Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jul 15

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY, 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 70 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY.  A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY OVER MANY PARTS OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY.
 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE SATURDAY
 AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND
 SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
 WOULD BE THE PRIMARY RISKS IF SEVERE WEATHER WERE TO DEVELOP.
 
 OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY THROUGH
 THURSDAY.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) announces the date of this year’s Garden Tour as Wednesday, July 20, 2016 4-8 pm.

This will be the twenty-seventh tour sponsored by AAUW. Featured gardens this year include:

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Kelly Krein said, gardens on the tour are:

Gerhardt & Gayl Lange, 901 2nd Ave SE; Ken & Rosemary McDougall, 1605 9th Ave SE; Gary & Jill Riffe, 220 9th Ave NE; and Al & Renaye Wartner, 602 8th Ave NW. Guests are also encouraged to stop at The Arts Center, 115 2nd St SW to view the special exhibit of photographs of Jamestown entitled “The Great Buffalo, Tin Can Alley & The Writer’s Block.

Advance tickets are $8.00 and will be available to purchase after July 7th at The Arts Center, 115 2nd St. SW; Country Gardens Floral, 106 Business Loop West; Don’s House of Flowers, 1107 7th Ave SE and also at the Buffalo Mall; The Garden District, Inc., 1602 Business Loop E, Lloyds Toyota, 500 17th St SW, the Garden Gate, 208 1st St W, and all AAUW members.

Tickets are $10 the day of the tour and after 3 PM on tour day, they will only be available at: The Arts Center or at each tour site during tour hours.

Refreshments will be served at The Arts Center, 115 2nd St SW from 5:30 – 8 PM. so you may take a break during the tour or afterwards. Plan to also spend some time enjoying the many wonderful photos of Jamestown that are in the gallery. Everyone turning in their tour ticket there or at their last tour site, will be eligible for door prizes.

Proceeds from the garden tour support the AAUW Educational Foundation, The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund and the AAUW Endowment Fund at the University of Jamestown.

For more information and maps showing the host sites, visit the Jamestown AAUW website at http://jamestown-nd.aauw.net or call Kelly Krein, 252-4690 or 4107.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) has re-opened their used bookstore at the Buffalo Mall.

On The Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Kelly Krein pointed out that the new location is across from the previous location now, next to the fabric shop.

For the remainder of July the store is open on Friday July 29^th, from 11-a.m., to 2-p.m., and Saturdays July 30^th and August 13^th and 27^th.

Otherwise the bookstore is open Thursdays from 11-a.m., to 2-p.m., with a variety of used books with a range of prices starting as low as 25-cents, with average of $1 to $4. Other books may be more depending on the type and age of the book.

She pointed out that reference books old than the year 2000 are not accept, nor are books in poor condition, which may be recycled.

Used books can be dropped off in the bin in front of the store, or when the store is open or make arrangements to drop off large amounts.

The used bookstore proceeds go to t the AAUW’s continued support of the Jamestown Arts Center, the University of Jamestown, the Alfred Dickey Public Library, the Frontier Village School House, and other community programs.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota authorities are investigating the death of an inmate who was found unresponsive at a women’s prison in New England.
 
     Authorities say 52-year-old Jayta Schmidt was transported by ambulance from the prison to Dickinson and then airlifted to a Bismarck hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
 
     No further details were available.
 
     The case is being investigated by North Dakota Highway Patrol, Bureau of Criminal Investigation and state Medical Examiner.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo woman is accused of kicking a Minot police officer in the stomach.
 
     Authorities allege 25-year-old Faith Vettleson resisted officers who were trying to put her in detox on Sunday, and kicked an officer in the stomach twice.
 
     Police say she later became unresponsive in jail and was taken to the hospital, where her blood-alcohol level was measured at about three times the legal limit for driving.
 
Vettleson made an initial court appearance this week on a felony assault charge that carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison. She could enter a plea at an Aug. 18 hearing.
 
     Court documents do not list an attorney for Vettleson, and a home telephone listing could not be found.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck man has pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of another man last spring.
 
     Fifty-five-year-old Morris Pederson is accused of killing 61-year-old Greg Comes, who was found dead of multiple stab wounds in his apartment on April 5.
 
Pederson appeared in court Friday and entered his not guilty plea. A trial date was not immediately set. He could face life in prison without parole if convicted.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for starting a fire that forced more than 30 people from a community homes apartment building in Wahpeton.
 
     Several people had to be rescued by firefighters during the March 6 blaze. Yolanda Thinn told investigators she fell asleep while smoking a cigarette and set a mattress on fire.
 
     Thinn was charged with 36 counts of reckless endangerment. She pleaded guilty in April to one count.
 
     A judge ordered Thinn to serve two years of probation when she is released from piston. She is also required to undergo chemical dependency treatment and pay $1,000 in restitution.

Bismarck  (CSi)   – In accordance with a directive from the President, Gov. Jack Dalrymple has directed state government agencies and encouraged North Dakotans to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff as a mark of respect for the victims of the attack in Nice, France. The Governor’s directive directs that flags be lowered to half-staff effective immediately and continuing until sunset on Tuesday, July 19.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s oil production increased about 5,400 barrels a day in May, after dropping by about 70,000 barrels the month before.
 
     The Department of Mineral Resources says the state produced an average of 1.047 million barrels of oil daily in May. North Dakota’s production record was set in December 2014 at 1.22 million barrels daily.
 
     North Dakota also produced a 1.64 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day in May, up from 1.61 billion cubic feet daily in April.
 
     The May tally is the latest figure available because oil production numbers typically lag at least two months.
 
     There were 29 drill rigs operating in North Dakota’s oil patch on Friday. The record was 218 rigs in May 2012.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A $1.3 million project is underway to repair leaky granite steps leading to the state Capitol in Bismarck.
 
     It’s the final phase of a four-year, nearly $5 million renovation of the Depression-era building, which is among North Dakota’s tallest.
 
     Capitol Facilities Manager John Boyle says the work involves removing hundreds of granite blocks to replace matting beneath them. Boyle says water has been leaking from the steps to storage areas below them. Work is slated for completion in November.
 
     Fort Scott, Kansas-based Mid-Continental Restoration is heading the project.
 
     The 242-foot-tall Capitol was completed during the Great Depression in 1934, about four years after the original statehouse burned.
 
     It was constructed for $2 million, or about $35 million in today’s dollars.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Republican majority leaders say they are not entirely opposed to postponing construction of a new governor’s mansion due to the state’s budget problems.
 
     Gov. Jack Dalrymple on Wednesday called for a special session of the North Dakota Legislature to address state treasury shortfalls.
 
     The Legislature last year approved construction of a new $5 million governor’s home, stipulating that 20 percent of its cost must be funded by private donations. The project is protected from funding cuts because it comes from a trust fund established by the state Constitution. Money from the fund must only be used for projects on the state Capitol grounds
 
     Sen. Rich Wardner says a new governor’s home is needed. But he says it could be delayed for the sake of “appearances.”

 WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Postal Service has chosen a site for an expanded post office in Watford City.
 
     Officials announced plans to move and expand the facility last fall, to better meet the needs of the growing oil patch city.
 
     U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says the Postal Service has chosen a 9,000-square-foot building that has much-needed parking space and the capacity for 10 postal carrier routes. He says it will house nearly 3,000 post office boxes and two service windows.
 
     Remodeling is set to begin in the fall, with the facility fully operational early next year.
 
     The Postal Service has struggled to keep up with tremendous growth in oil patch communities in recent years, and residents have complained about long lines and late deliveries.

In world and national news…

 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – A Turkish news agency has published a statement from the military saying the armed forces have “fully seized control” of the country.
 
     The Dogan agency reported that the statement said that the military did this “to reinstall the constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms, to ensure that the rule of law once again reigns in the country, for the law and order to be reinstated.”
 
     The military statement went on to say that “all international agreements and commitments will remain. We pledge that good relations with all world countries will continue.”
 
     Earlier, Turkey’s prime minister said a group within Turkey’s military has engaged in what appeared to be an attempted coup. Binali Yildirim spoke to NTV television in the past tense, acknowledging a coup attempt.    

              WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama has ordered flags at U.S. government facilities, including embassies and consulates abroad, to be flown at half-staff for the next four days in memory of the victims of the truck attack in France that killed at least 84 people, including two Americans. Obama also has called French President Francois Hollande to offer him condolences on behalf of the American people.

 NEW YORK (AP) – Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says he’s excited and humbled by Donald Trump’s decision to select him as his running mate. Pence spoke to reporters briefly as he left his midtown Manhattan hotel. He’d flown to New York Thursday for an appearance with Trump Friday, but it was postponed after the attacks in France. Trump and Pence are now scheduled to hold their first joint appearance in New York Saturday.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The delegate rebellion against Donald Trump is over. That’s according to Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus (ryns PREE’-bus). He tells The Associated Press that a highly publicized push to dump Trump during next week’s convention is a “nothing burger.” His comments come a day after anti-Trump delegates failed to change party rules to allow them to oppose Trump on the convention floor.