Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Mar 18

CSi Weather…

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…JAMESTOWN
621 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013
…BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING…
.TODAY…CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE
DAY. VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. WINDY. SNOW
ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. STORM TOTAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHS
10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW
60 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN
THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 10 BELOW. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
IN THE EVENING. WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 BELOW.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. HIGHS
AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILLS
AROUND 25 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

 

 INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…COOPERSTOWN…VALLEY CITY…LISBON…
GWINNER
410 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013
…BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING…
.TODAY…CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY.
SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8
INCHES. HIGHS 10 TO 15. WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 BELOW. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING. LOWEST WIND
CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 15 BELOW.

Forecast…

957 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013
…BLIZZARD WARNING FOR JMST/ VALLEY CITY  IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING…
.REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDY. HIGHS 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO
35 MPH.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN
THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 10 BELOW. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
IN THE EVENING. WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 BELOW.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. HIGHS
AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILLS
AROUND 25 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

No Travel Advisory extended to Jamestown and Valley City area

The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the North Dakota Highway
Patrol have extended the No Travel Advisory for the cities of Jamestown, Valley
City, Ellendale and surrounding areas due to high winds causing blowing snow, areas
of near zero visibility, compacted snow and continuous ice on roadways. Motorists
should not travel due to hazardous conditions which may make it unsafe to travel.
Also ND Highway 13 from I-29 to Wahpeton is blocked due to drifting snow on the
roadway. Motorists will need to use an alternative route. Snow plows will resume
operations in the early morning hours.

A No Travel Advisory is still in effect for Williston,  Minot, Kenmare, Bottineau,
Garrison, Fargo, Wahpeton and surrounding areas due to high winds causing blowing
snow, areas of near zero visibility, compacted snow and continuous ice on roadways.
Motorists should not travel due to hazardous conditions which may make it unsafe to
travel.

 

Mar 18, 19, 2013

Jamestown City crews will continue to monitor and plow the snow Emergency Routes as necessary, on Monday Mar 18, 2013.

City crews will begin snow removal in the DOWNTOWN area beginning approximately at 11:00 p.m. tonight, Monday, March 18, 2013, and continue during the night.

Downtown merchants and all public/private schools are asked to have their sidewalks shoveled by 9 p.m. tonight.

 

Please push snow directly into the street and DONOT create piles of snow.

 

Snow removal in the RESIDENTIAL areas will begin at approximately 11:00 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, March 19, 2013.

PLEASE NOTE:

The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.

 

Jamestown, ND (Feb 13 2013) – Daffodil Days deliveries and other sales takes place in the Jamestown area, March 19-22,, 2013.

Locally Nellie Degen says, the planned delivery that was to start Monday March 18, has been postponed due to weather and is scheduled to start on Tuesday March 19, 2013.

 

Community Relations Manager, Mary Dahl, of Fargo says, the Society would like to share that every bouquet of daffodils purchased is appreciated, and that the dollars raised by the event will be used to help the American Cancer Society continue its funding of cancer research, its state and national legislative advocacy, and its many educational and patient service programs.

A portion of the money raised by Daffodil Days in Stutsman County is being used to support Look Good … Feel Better, Reach to Recovery, Patient Lodging Program, and Transportation Assistance, which are very successful and well-utilized programs here in the area.

The money raised locally is also helping to fund the Society’s Cancer Resource Centers. Patients and their families from Jamestown and throughout North Dakota have been visiting these Centers for information and assistance following their diagnosis of cancer.

　

On Friday’s (Mar 15, 2013) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Nellie Degen said, the flowers will be delivered by Jim and Linda Bender to the locations at which the flower were ordered.

On Tuesday March 19^th a limited number of daffodils will be able to be purchased at the Buffalo Mall, at the K-Mart entrance.

The products being sold remain the same as the pre-orders: a bunch of 10 daffodils for $10; bunch and a vase for $15; 3 bunches for $25; commemorative Boyd Bear & bunch for $25; Gift of Hope for a Cancer Patient for $25.

For more information, please contact Bill and Nellie Degen at 320-5440 or Jim and Linda Bender at 763-6277.

Ms. Dahl, adds, the Cancer Society’s Flower of Hope, is a sign of renewed life.

She says, Daffodil Days comes at a time of year when a sign of spring is a welcome sight.

She points out that, once again along with the Degen’s and Bender’s, the Jamestown High School National Honor Society, under the supervision of Tammy Mullowney, hosted the event in Jamestown and neighboring communities of Stutsman County.

　

Don’s House of Flowers is keeping the flowers fresh until they are delivered, on Tuesday beginning at 9:30-a.m.

 

The Society’s research program is the largest, private, not-for-profit source of funding for cancer research in the United States, second only to the federal government.

46 of the researchers we have financially supported have gone on to win the Nobel Prize. The Society’s funding has also helped play a part in every major research break-through in the past 50 years, including: the Pap Test, mammography, Gleevex, Tamoxifen, Herceptin, Gardacil, the first successful chemotherapy treatment for cancer, and the bone marrow transplant technique.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Buffalo City Tourism Foundation’s Executive Board met Friday (Mar 15, 2013) at the CSi Technology Center at Historic Franklin School.

The board heard requests from the earlier Grant Advisory Board meeting.

The Executive Board unanimously denied the request from the Frontier Village for a grant of $3,899, an entertainment expenditure for the annual two day Pioneer Days activities.

CORRECTION  Charlie Kourajian is not a board member but rather an Ex-Offico member of the city council and thus is not a voting member of the board. He said the BCTF Board needs to make suggestions to the Frontier Village board of new ideas, and said there seems to be a “riff” between the two boards.

BCTF Board member Beth Dewald said the Frontier Village needs more creative events, based on poor attendance at last year’s Pioneer Days activities.

BCTF Board Chairman Aldon Kollman added that the board has approved a significant amount of funding for Frontier Village, and that a new manager this year may come up with new ideas, and Nina Sneider says, the FVB can also reapply for grant funding later.

Grant requests approved by the board include:

$8,250 for advertising an equipment for the Drag Races to be held at Jamestown Regional Airport July 27, 28 this year.

$13,682 for summer staffing of six individuals at the National Buffalo Museum.

$1,680 for boardwalk sealant, and for a sign (cannon information) at $136.61.

Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund’s report included updates on the new web site progress, along with indicating that tourism will reach out for new partnerships in the community, regarding economic impact that tourism has.

Civic Center Manage Pam Fosse told the board that a planners guide is being readied for distribution, and pointed out that the Jehovah’s Witness convention will be coming back to Jamestown over the next 4-5 years. They indicated that Jamestown is centrally located, and noted Jamestown’s hospitality to convention-goers.

The Buffalo City Tourism Board went into closed Executive Session for discussion about the contract negotiations with the City of Jamestown.

The City Council’s Finance and Legal Committee on Tuesday (Mar 19, 2013) will meet in Special Session at 3-p.m. at City Hall to discuss with Buffalo City Tourism, a financing agreement, and entering into an enterprise agreement for financing

　

BISMARCK, N.D. (KCSi-T.V. News Mar 15, 2013) —North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm encourages homeowners and business owners to educate themselves about flood risks and flood insurance.

Property owners should be aware of their flood risk.

Floodplain maps can be found at www.msc.fema.gov.

Enter your address in the box on the left side of the screen. Floodplain Zone A has the highest risk for flooding; however, 25 percent of all flood insurance claims are paid out to policyholders in lower-risk zones.

Hamm says, “I encourage everyone to learn about the risks of living in a flood plain and how they can protect their property. Property owners in high risk areas may want to consider purchasing flood insurance.”

Flood insurance is offered and underwritten by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Several insurance companies in North Dakota write and service flood policies through the NFIP. Flood insurance policies kick in 30 days after purchase.

Hamm says, “Traditional homeowners’ insurance policies do not cover flooding or sewer back up. Consumers should talk to their insurance agent about their policy’s limits and what other coverage can be purchased separately.”

For more information, contact your insurance agent or the NFIP at 1.800.638.6620 or www.floodsmart.gov. Consumers are also welcome to call the North Dakota Insurance Department at 1.800.247.0560 or visit www.nd.gov/ndins.

　 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Williams County authorities say they’ve arrested a man in connection with the stabbing death of another man at an oil crew camp in North Dakota.
 
     The Williams County Sheriff’s Office says it responded at about 4 a.m. Sunday to a report of a stabbing at the Capitol Lodge man camp, east of Ray.
 
     Authorities say the victim, 32-year-old Christopher King, was transported by private vehicle to the Tioga Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
 
     The suspect was apprehended at the Tioga hospital. Charges have not been filed.
 
     Police say both the victim and the suspect are from Michigan. No further details were available.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man has pleaded guilty for his role in a gang fight on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
 
     Thirty-two-year-old Joey White Eagle, of Fort Totten, is charged with assault for the April 2010 melee.
 
     Federal court documents show that White Eagle used a metal bar or bat during the fight, which took place on the South Dakota side of the reservation.
 
     Sentencing is scheduled for June 3 in Aberdeen, S.D.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple says it would be nice if the controversy surrounding the university system chancellor would “settle down,” but adds that intense scrutiny of higher education is nothing new.
 
     Chancellor Hamid Shirvani has been under fire in recent weeks for his management style. The state Senate has set aside money to buy out his contract and six former North Dakota college presidents have called for his ouster.
 
     Dalrymple says it’s no secret that Shirvani is off to a rocky start, but the governor says it’s “a little discouraging at times” to see all the attention given to a personnel issue.
 
     Lawmakers are debating proposals that would change the way higher education is governed, but Dalrymple says the current system is still the best.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Seven homes that have been bought out by the city of Fargo as part of its flood prevention efforts are up for auction.
 
     The houses are valued between $300,000 and $500,000. Auction winners are responsible for moving the homes.
 
     Reality agent Jim Lakoduk says  some bidders might be interested in salvaging parts of a home, rather than moving it.
 
     The city expects to spend more than $23 million dollars on home buyouts this year. Fargo residents battled major flooding for three straight years, beginning with a record Red River crest in 2009.
 
     The auction is scheduled at 1 p.m. Monday at Fargo City Hall.

 

 DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – Dickinson State University students have cataloged 1,000 creature specimens in the school’s natural history collection.
 
     Professor Michael Shaughnessysays the school’s collection of bird, mammal and insect specimens in priceless.
 
     Shaughnessy says that when he came to DSU in 2007, he found a collection of specimens that had not been maintained after the retirement of the previous curator. He says only about 300 of the specimens were worth saving.
 
     Students have added 700 specimens since then.

 

WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – A man who spent half of 2012 commuting from Southern California to Watford City is working with his wife to manage two housing projects designed to reunite families in Oil Country.
 
     Jake Walters says it was tough sleeping on an RV floor and touching base with his family via video-chat back home. He says he was separated from his wife Katie and children Julia and Drew for weeks at a time The family jumped at the chance to relocate to Watford full time.
 
     The couple is helping launch the Fox Hills Village and Wolf Run Village to address North Dakota’s housing shortage. Katie Walters says she’s especially excited about Wolf Run, which will provide affordable housing for teachers, law enforcement and other public service employees.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota is experiencing a boom in hotel construction.
 
     The state Tourism Division says 42 hotels have been built in the state since 2011, adding 3,500 rooms. About an equal number are planned this year.
 
     State Tourism Director Sara Otte Coleman says not all of the new hotels have been built in the booming western oil patch. She says 11 hotels opened east of U.S. Highway 83 in 2012 or will open this year.
 
     Coleman says travelers should still book rooms before they travel.

 

In sports…

Bismarck, ND  (KCSi-T.V. Sports Mar 16, 2013)  –  The jamestown High School Blue Jays girl’s basketball team took 5th Place, in the North Dakota State Class A Basketball Tournamnet, Saturday, at the Bismarck Civic Center.

The Jays defeated Mandan 48-40, as Kyra Dewald added 22 points.

She knocked down  a long range 3-pointer  with 27 seconds on the clock, one of six.

The Blue Jays Paige Peterson contributed  eight points and 11 boards.

 

  GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Amateur boxing bouts have resumed at a Grand Forks-area club, one month after a North Dakota man collapsed in the ring and later died.
 
     Twenty-nine-year-old Jeremiah “J.J.” Moen, of Grand Forks, suffered a seizure and lost consciousness following the first round of his Feb. 16 match in East Grand Forks, Minn. He died on Feb. 20.
 
     The Forx Fighters club, which shut down for a week after Moen’s death, was back in action Saturday with 11 scheduled bouts at the East Grand Forks American Legion club.
 
    Club coach Eddie Obregon unveiled a plaque with Moen’s photo, paid for by the families of fellow boxers.
 
     Boxer Reid Nelson says Moen’s death has weighed on him and dedicated his Saturday match to his former teammate.

 

COLLEGE HOCKEY…

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota scored four times in the second period Sunday and coasted to a 6-0 win over Michigan Tech in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs.
 
     North Dakota (21-11-7) wins the best-of-three series and advances to the WCHA Final Five for the 11th straight year.
 
     UND led 1-0 when Corban Knight started a four-goal burst against Huskies goalie Pheonix Copley. Carter Rowney, Mitch MacMillan and Colten St. Clair followed for a 5-0 lead after two periods.
 
     Copley made 38 saves, but stopped just 10 of 14 shots in the second period in Grand Forks.
 
     North Dakota goalie Clarke Saunders made 15 of his 27 saves in the second period. Senior goalie Tate Maris played his first college minutes and made 1 save.
 
     North Dakota won Friday’s game 5-3 but Michigan Tech (13-20-4) tied it 2-1 on Saturday.

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) – Matt Leitner had a goal and an assist yesterday as Minnesota State, Mankato beat Nebraska-Omaha 3-1 in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs. Bryce Gervais and Max Gaede also scored in the victory. MSUM won the best-of-three series to move on to the WCHA Final Five.

 

  NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Derrick Williams scored a career-high 28 points last night in the Minnesota Timberwolves- 97-95 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. Ricky Rubio added 16 points for the Timberwolves, who shot 56 percent from the field. Greivis Vasquez had 24 points and Robin Lopez added a double-double for the Hornets.
 
   Final    Miami                    108    Toronto              91
   Final    Milwaukee            115    Orlando            109
   Final    L-A  Clippers        93    New  York            80
   Final    Golden  State      108    Houston              78
   Final    Oklahoma  City    107    Dallas              101
   Final    Atlanta                105    Brooklyn            93
   Final    L-A  Lakers          113    Sacramento      102
 
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE
 
   Final    Pittsburgh      2    Boston            1
   Final    Ottawa              4    Winnipeg        1
   Final    Washington      5    Buffalo          3
   Final    Edmonton          3    Nashville      2
 
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final    (  9)  Miami                  87              North  Carolina      77
   Final    (10)  Ohio  St.            50    (22)  Wisconsin                43
   Final              Mississippi      66    (13)  Florida                    63
   Final    (16)  Saint  Louis      62    (25)  VCU  

 

 COLLEGE  BASKETBALL  TOURNAMENTS
 
 UNDATED (AP) – Top overall seed Louisville, Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga earned No. 1 seeds for NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Defending national champion Kentucky won’t even get a chance to defend its title as the 21-11 Wildcats are the 20th national champion to not make the NCAA field the next season and instead will play Robert Morris in the National Invitation Tournament opener Tuesday night.
 
     UNDATED (AP) – The 68-team NCAA tournament starts Tuesday with a pair of first-round games. Liberty takes its 15-20 mark against NC A&T and Middle Tennessee State tackles Saint Mary’s of California as the tourney tips off in Dayton.
       Atlantic  10  Conference
 
       Championship
       at  Barclays  Center
   Final              Saint  Louis      62              VCU                            56
 
       Atlantic  Coast  Conference
 
       Championship
       at  Greensboro  Coliseum
   Final              Miami                  87    (  1)  North  Carolina      77
 
       Big  Ten  Conference
 
       Championship
       at  United  Center
   Final    (  1)  Ohio  St.            50              Wisconsin                43
 
       Southeastern  Conference
 
       Championship
       at  Bridgestone  Arena
   Final              Mississippi      66    (  1)  Florida                    63
 
 
       WOMEN’S  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL  TOURNAMENTS
 
 
       Colonial  Athletic  Association
 
       Championship
       at  Show  Place  Arena
   Final    Delaware            59    Drexel                            56
 
       Horizon  League
 
       Championship
       at  Kress  Events  Center
   Final    Green  Bay          54    Loyola  of  Chicago      38
 
       Missouri  Valley  Conference
 
       Championship
       at  The  Family  Arena
   Final    Wichita  St.      69    Illinois  St.                65
 
       Northeast  Conference
 
       Championship
       at  William  Pitt  Center  –  West  Gym
   Final    Quinnipiac        72    St.  Francis  (Pa.)      33