Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Dec 2

 

CSi Weather…

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY…
.REST OF TODAY…SNOW LIKELY. PATCHY FOG. LITTLE OR NO NEW SNOW
ACCUMULATION. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT…CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING…THEN SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY…SNOW. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW
ACCUMULATION AROUND 3 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
BREEZY…COLDER. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BREEZY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SNOW. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR ZERO.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 5 BELOW.
LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15 BELOW.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
NEAR ZERO.

VALLEY CITY…

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY…
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…

.TONIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. LOWS
20 TO 25. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.TUESDAY…LIGHT SNOW. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW
ACCUMULATION AROUND 3 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO
7 INCHES. LOWS 5 TO 10. WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDY. HIGHS 5 TO 10.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW.
LOWS ZERO TO 5 BELOW.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15 BELOW.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 BELOW.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20 BELOW.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 BELOW.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20 BELOW.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS ZERO
TO 5 ABOVE.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 BELOW.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

Bismarck  (CSi)  The North Dakota Department of Transportation issued a statewide travel alert at 5:30 p.m. Monday. The department said the National Weather Service is predicting changing weather conditions overnight Monday into Tuesday, with freezing rain causing icy conditions.

Jamestown (CSi) — Jamestown Public School District has made a change to the calendar. Classes dismiss early on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 1 pm. And a full day with no early dismissal for the planned for Wednesday, December 4, 2013. At this time the school district is planning to have MOST afterschool programming at Washington, Lincoln, Louis L’Amour and Roosevelt running until 6:00 pm on Tuesday, December 3.  Activities and practices will be rescheduled.

 

Update

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police report that two Jamestown men were taken in custody in connection with an altercation outside an apartment building Thursday which resulted in a third Jamestown man being stabbed.

35-year-old Ernest Castillo and 26-year-old Shawn Laber are both charged with aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy.

Castillo and Laber face up to two years in prison.

Authorities say 36-year-old Harold Smith was stabbed with a steak knife on Thursday. He was airlifted to a Fargo hospital, but has been released.

Smith, was airlifted to a hospital in Fargo from Jamestown Regional Medical Center for treatment of a stab wound received from the altercation.

The police were called to the Jamestown Regional Medical Center at 4:19 p.m. Thursday after Smith took himself to JRMC for treatment of his wound.

He was treated and released from the Fargo hospital and returned to Jamestown on Friday.

Castillo and Laber were taken into custody after interviewed about the incident.

There were several witnesses to the incident and they were interviewed.

 

Jamestown (CSi) — The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session Monday Night, (Dec 2 , 2013) at City Hall.

All members were present.

Consent Agenda items considered separately:

The Board President of the James River Valley Library System, Dale Marks asked that item “F” be considered separately,  a Resolution to set a public hearing, to be held January 6, 2014, on the request from MetroPlains for the City Council to include Block 42, Original Addition to the City of Jamestown, into the Renaissance Zone. MetroPlains has a purchase agreement in place with Essentia to build housing units on the site.

Marks read a statement of support for the Essentia Clinic location be the site for a new public library. He asked for a postponement of a vote of approval of the inclusion of the block into the Renaissance Zone. He said the JRVLS Board will be meeting with Essentia officials to further discuss the sale to MetroPlains.

Mayor Andersen pointed out no decision would be made Monday evening, pending a public hearing on the MetroPlans request. She said in the past the City Council had voted not to proceed with purchasing the site in April of 2011, as did the Stutsman County Commission. The City Council voted to set a Public Hearing to include Block 42, into the Renaissance Zone, on January 6, 2014. The vote was 4-1 with Council Member Kourajian voting in opposition, saying a couple more months would be appropriate for  Essential to meet with the library board.

Regular Agenda:

Resolutions:

The City Council considered the request of Norm Aldinger for the City to direct Otter Tail Power Company to remove the structure in the front yead, at 113 12th Avenue NE based on language in the city franchise ordinance.Aldinger read a statement concerning an “intrusion” of his property by the presence of the pole. He said the placement of the pole in its present location was a “mistake” by Otter Tail Power Company.   Otter Tail Power’s Jamestown Operations Manager, Charles Krebs said the utility and the Aldinger’s attorney continue to meet on the issue, and was unable to answer specific questions. Mayor Andersen said the City Council Members have viewed the structure.  The City Council tabled the request, to the January 6, 2014, City Council meeting, pending results of the two parties discussions.

Approved the request from the Planning Commission for the City to fund formal planning and development services for calendar year 2014 either by contract or position for at least what was budgeted through JSDC for 2013, which was $35,000.

Approved entering into a revised agreement with Interstate Engineering, Inc., forengineering services to provide needed improvements to the water distribution system to provide for water sales to Great River Energy.

The Council Members considered a plan to place a Bus Shelter in the City parking lot on 2nd Avenue SW, south of the former Eagles Club. City Adminstrator Jeff Fuchs says the propose structure does not meet the Americans with Disabilities Act. It’s placement in the zoning is in question, along with compliance with building and fire codes. Council Member Kourajian said the proposal is not for a permanent structure. The Mayor moved to table the plan to next month’s committee meeting, which was approved.

The City Council voted to re-establish an Assistant Police Chief position and the update of the organizational structure for the Police Department. No additional officer will be hired.

Approved the offer from Ambassador Steel Corporation to purchase Lot 4 in the JSDC Ag Food Processing Industrial Park, in the amount of $81,375.

Ordinances:

FIRST READING: Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact Section 26 of the City Code pertaining to taxicab licenses and taxicab driver’s licenses.

FIRST READING: Concerning an ordinance to amend and re-enact Sections 6.1 and 6.2 of Appendix B, of the City Code pertaining to simple lot splits and boundary line adjustments. The City Attorney has recommended changes.

SECOND READING was approved, Ordinance No. 1426, to amend and re-enact Sections 9-12, 9-13, and 23-38, of the City Code pertaining to the Building Code and Plumbing Code.

SECOND READING: was approved, an Ordinance No. 1427, introduced by Council Member Kourajian, to amend and re-enact Articles III and VI, Chapter 15, of the City Code pertaining to the Fire Protection Code.

Hearing from the audience: No one spoke.

Mayor and Council Members Report:  No reports were made.

Other Business: The Council rejected the bid received for construction of Jamestown East Business Loop Landscaping Project.

The City Council considered the request from Sean Syverson to store and work on the restoration of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe model train in a city building located on railroad property. City Administrator Jeff Fuchs has concerns about the city’s liability, based on previous experiences with flooding of the building, plus any fire that could be started. Plus he says the building is not ADA compliant, among other issues.

The City Council voted to have the City Attorney work with Syverson and the Frontire Village on a possible lease of the building from the city.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.

 

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Monday evening at City Hall.  Commission member Nielson was not present.

ORDINANCES

Heard the first reading of an Ordinance recodifing the liquor ordinance. Comments from the audience, concerned competing businesses under the same reclassification, along with required server training, including costs incurred.  City officials said the costs would be picked up by the police department. The additional requirement of Dram Shop liability was also brought up, concerning the costs.  Mayor Werkhoven suggested a meeting with the bar owners to get their input on the Ordinance, which the city will set up.

RESOLUTIONS

The City Commissioners approved a Resolution approving the Greenline Deere Addition replat.

NEW BUSINESS

Commissioners considered approving the Water Service Cooperative Agreement with Barnes Rural Water. City Administrator Schelkoph said he favors moving forward with the agreement as does Rural Water.  The City Commissioners voted to approve the agreement.

The commission reviewed and approved the appraised amount $142,000, for Phase 2 buy-out of property at 492 5th Avenue SW.

The commissioners approved a Renaissance Zone application for Scott and Kay Stanford for a 5 year income tax exemption and 5 year property tax exemption, and designate it VC-68 (transfer from Six D Construction).

 

The Commision approving Retail Image Enhancement Grant for Kirin House (the former Pizza Hut location) not to exceed the amount of $7,500.

The Commissioners approved a Retail Image Enhancement Grant for Clark’s Cake and Catering dba Mo*Eats not to exceed the amount of $7,500. In the former Broken Spoke location.

The Commission approved additional wording to the Retail Image Enhancement Grant application and guidelines.

 

The City Commission approved a request from VCBC Development Corporation to de-obligate $9,612.20 dedicated to the economic development for the Practical Nursing or LPN program and return to the City Sales Tax fund.

A presentation was made from BEK Communications concerning services they want to provide to the city.  City Administrator David Schelkoph says the company is willing to make a $20 Million dollar investment.

The Commissioners approved a bid to Border States Paving, Inc. in the amount of $1,387,271.76, with city share of $28,000.34, for NDDOT Project – Valley City I-94 Business Loop and Wolski Plaza Road.

City Administrator Schelkoph Report ;

The AMI meter installation has reached 575. He said Cooper Power’s Load Control equipment has been delivered to be installed soon.

City Updates & Commission Comments:

City Attorney Russel Myhre announced that Barnes County States Attorney Lee Grossman will be resigning, and joining Myhre’s law office, in February of 2014.

City Fire Chief Gary Retterath reminds residents to check heating systems, and chimneys, and use safe electrical cords, with Christmas decorations. He said nine new recruits have come on board at the Valley City Fire Department.

Police Chief Fred Thompson asks motorists to slow down and use caution with winter driving conditions returning. He said, Monday the police department was responding to several traffic accidents.

The meeting was shown live on CSi 68, followed by replays.

 

Jamestown (CSi) – At a ceremony at the Law Enforcement Center in Jamestown, Monday, Senator John Hoeven honored the military service of World War II Veteran Philip Dewald, who passed away in August 2008. Technician Fifth Grade Dewald was never presented the medals he earned while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Senator Hoeven’s office has been working with the Dewald family to secure the military awards for Philip, and the senator presented the awards he earned to Dewald’s wife, Bertha.

Sen. Hoeven said, “Philip left his home in North Dakota to serve our country during a time of war. These medals, while belated in their presentation, are a token of our nation’s appreciation and our sincere gratitude for his service. We are proud of our veterans and the enormous contributions they made in defending our nation and our way of life. We remember Technician Fifth Grade Philip Dewald today and pay tribute to his dedicated service. He left his family farm in North Dakota to fight for our freedoms and our way of life. We will never forget the service of Tech Corporal Dewald and his World War II comrades. The service of our nation’s greatest generation continues to inspire today.”

Technician Fifth Grade Philip Dewald Military Honors include:

· Good Conduct Medal

· American Campaign Medal

· Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 Bronze Star

· World War II Victory Medal

· Honorable Service World War II Lapel Button

Technician Fifth Grade Philip Dewald

Philip Dewald, son of Peter and Albina Dewald, was born in Streeter, North Dakota. He grew up on the family farm with his six brothers and five sisters. Three of Philip’s brothers also served in the Army. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 and served for more than three years. Technician Fifth Grade Dewald was deployed to the Aleutian Islands for two years. He received an honorable discharge on September 3, 1945.

Philip married Bertha, on June 7, 1946, and together they raised two sons, Darrel and David. Following his discharge, Philip returned to farming, was active in the American Legion and served on many church and town boards. He lived on the family farm until 2003. His wife Bertha lives at the Rock of Ages Retirement Home in Jamestown.

Jamestown (CSi) Gov. Jack Dalrymple Monday celebrated with William S. Gussner Elementary School in Jamestown for earning a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School designation. Three North Dakota schools were named National Blue Ribbon School Awardees this year, Gussner Elementary School, Edgeley Public School and Wyndmere Elementary School.

Dalrymple said “Congratulations to Gussner Elementary School, as well as Edgeley Public School and Wyndmere Elementary School on their designations as National Blue Ribbon Schools. Quality education is a top priority in North Dakota and these schools are excellent examples of that. I would especially like to thank the many teachers, administrators and staff who are dedicated to providing great education for our students.”

The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was founded in 1982 to recognize the work of the nation’s top schools. Since the program’s founding, the blue ribbon distinction has been awarded to schools achieving impressive results through exemplary teaching practices. To date, more than 7,000 schools have received the designation, including 31 North Dakota schools.

 

Valley City (CSi) The estate of the late Sharon Clancy has made a generous gift to the Valley City State University Scholarship program. Proceeds from the gift will establish an endowment in memory of Sharon Clancy.

The earnings from the endowment will sponsor a scholarship for a VCSU student, in the STEM fields, e.g., Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. In addition, the estate earmarks dollars to the V-500 scholarship fund at the university.

Alison Kasowski, assistant director of annual giving, says “It will have a great effect on this year’s scholarship allocation and recruitment of students. We are grateful for the kindness and generosity of Sharon Clancy and her family.”

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s largest insurer says it will not extend policies that are being canceled under the federal health care law.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota says in a statement that it’s not in the insurer’s best interest to give renewals for health insurance plans that don’t meet the minimum standards of the Affordable Care Act. The insurer says that doing so would cause uncertainty and rate increases for its members.

Millions of people nationwide who buy their own insurance have gotten cancellation notices because their plans don’t meet the higher standards. President Barack Obama last month reversed course and said those customers would be allowed to keep their existing plans for another year.

But the final decision lies with insurers and state insurance commissioners.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – BNSF Railway says a rail line has reopened in North Dakota after a derailment just outside of western North Dakota’s oil patch.

The railroad says nine empty oil tanker cars derailed after a train was hit by a pickup truck Sunday morning, about 60 miles southeast of Minot.

BNSF spokeswoman Amy McBeth says the line reopened at about 2:30 p.m. on Monday.

McBeth says there were no injuries to the pickup driver or to personnel on the train. She says the incident is under investigation.

The mile-long train, with 104 empty oil tanker cars, was coming from Oklahoma to get filled with North Dakota crude oil.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge has refused to accept a guilty plea from a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and another man at a north Fargo apartment last month.

35-year-old David Stevens took the stand at an arraignment Monday. He is charged with two counts of murder in the Nov. 23 stabbing deaths of 23-year-old Samantha Wickenheiser, of Fargo, and 30-year-old Ward Berg, of Moorhead, Minn.

Judge Steven Marquart said he could not accept the plea because of concerns that Stevens fully understood what was happening in court. He ordered a psychological evaluation.

David Stevens’ wife told police the pair drove from Brookings, S.D., to Fargo because the suspect wanted to pick up clothing. David Stevens later told dispatchers he had brought a knife for protection.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Health Department is slated to launch a website this week that will enable the public to monitor oil spills and other hazardous leaks reported in the state.

State Environmental Health Chief Dave Glatt says users of the website will be able to track recent spills and those that happened years ago.

The new website comes after a massive spill from a Tesoro Corp. pipeline that was discovered by a farmer in September. The incident exposed that state regulators had known about the spill but failed to notify the public for nearly two weeks – and only after The Associated Press asked about it.

Don Morrison with the Dakota Resource Council says the website “is a long time coming and a step in the right direction.”

 

In sports…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota State University football team will play Furman on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

Furman beat South Caroline State 30-20 on Saturday in the first round. The two-time defending FCS champion Bison had a bye.

Furman is 8-5 on the season and NDSU is unbeaten in 11 games. The winner of the Saturday game at the Fargodome will take on either Coastal Carolina or Montana in the quarterfinals.

The FCS national championship game is Jan. 4 in Frisco, Texas.

 

In world and national news…

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Police in the Southern California community of Valencia say the area where actor Paul Walker died in a car crash over the weekend is known to attract street racers. Walker, a star of the “Fast & Furious” movies about fast cars, was killed along with a friend in the one-car crash on Saturday — on a street that police call “a hot spot for street racers.” The sheriff’s department is still investigating, but it’s already said speed was a factor in the crash. Fans of Walker continue to gather at the site Monday, leaving flowers and memorabilia.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration has had two months now to make improvements to the health care website — and while consumers are still seeing delays, officials say the site is handling a lot more visitors. They say 375,000 people visited the website by noon, Eastern time, Monday — the first business day since officials declared that the site could handle a much heavier traffic load.

PHOENIX (AP) – Authorities are trying to determine whether a man who was on a flight into Phoenix has tuberculosis. But a public health official says any risk to passengers on his flight is extremely low even if it turns out he does have the infectious respiratory illness. About 70 passengers on the US Airways Express flight on Saturday from Austin, Texas, were kept on board until after responders boarded and removed the man, who was asked to put on a medical mask. He’s being tested at a hospital.

SEATTLE (AP) – Officials are reviewing security for a ferry service that runs between Washington state and Canada. This, after a man identified as a sex offender managed to take off in one of the ships from the Seattle waterfront, risking collisions in busy Elliott Bay. Samuel McDonough was arrested by a SWAT team that bordered the ferry seven hours after it left the dock Sunday. The ferry makes daily runs from Seattle to Victoria, British Columbia.

HONOLULU (AP) – Gay marriages are under way in Hawaii, under a new law that allows same-sex couples to register for a license and be married on the same day. It’s a process that appeals to tourists who are visiting for just a short time. Six couples at a resort in Waikiki were among the first to be married Monday, exchanging vows side-by-side in front of a few hundred guests.