Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Apr 18

CSi Weather…

Jamestown…

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT
FRIDAY  EVENING…

Valley City…

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY EVENING…VALLEY CITY AND FARGO, GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

 

Forecast…
.TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING…
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 50 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.

 THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL

NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called to fight a stubborn grass fire, Thursday, with the call coming in about 3:10-p.m., to 3768 88^th Street Southeast.

Fire fighters constructed a defensive fire line as the fire caused an estimated 120-acres damage.

Residents had reported a grass fire and started back burning a fire line of their own to keep the grass fire away from some buildings to the north.

No injuries were reported in the fire.

Seven rural fire department units and 17 fire fighters were on the scene about three hours, using grass-fire rigs, a six-wheeler truck, two tankers and one personnel-transport unit.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Prairie Paws Rescue in Jamestown has taken in 11 dogs that came from a “puppy mill,” in South Dakota.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Prairie Paws Rescue Founder and President, Kaye John said the puppies were “rescued” from a breeder at a location in South Dakota, just south of the North Dakota border, earlier this week.

She added that the breeder had shut down operations.

She said the dogs. ranging in age from one to six or seven years old, are in relatively good condition, and will received medical care where needed, as they are held for foster care, and then adoption.

She pointed out that the medical needs are expensive, and thus continued monetary donations are always welcome.

Those wishing to make a monetary donation or to give gas cards for the van that extensively travels to pick up animals, can contact Kaye John, or go to the web site,

www.prairiepawsrescue.com The organization is also on Face Book.

Also on our show, Kaye said the recent “Raise the Woof,” comedy tour that came to Jamestown raised over $3,000. That money plus the $3,000 donated by country music star, Miranda Lambert allowed with the help of R.M. Stoudt in Jamestown to purchase a new van, replacing the van that was old and in need of many repairs.

Another “Raise the Woof,” show is planned for February 27, 2015, at the Gladstone Inn & Suites in Jamestown.

Before that, the 2^nd Annual Paw-Sta-Palooza fundraiser is set for November 1, 2014, at a location to be determined.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) is drawing up a lease if the South Central Dakota Regional Council needs a location, following the sale for its part of the Center for Economic Development.

JSDC is buying the SCDRC’s share of the building for $125,000.

The sale is contingent on the approval of the SCDRC attorney.

No decision has been made at this time by the SCDRC Executive Committee, on a new location.

Leasing its current space from the JSDC would cost the SCDRC approximately $12.50 per square foot, and for 1,305 square feet.

The total would be $16,312 per year or $1,359 per month.

　

Jamestown (CSi) — JSDC business development coordinator, DeAnn Brunner, recently graduated from Dale Carnegie Leadership Training Course. The course was held in Jamestown and Valley City for 9 weeks. The course pushes participants outside of their comfort zone, striving them to learn new principles for building relationships. The program teachings participants the 5 drivers to success.

• Build greater self-confidence
• Strength people skills
• Enhance communication skills
• Develop leadership skills
• Reduce stress and improve our attitude

“To have a friend, one must be friendly. We start by showing genuine interest and asking people about things that interest them. We focus on them as individuals, we ask: Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How? We become proficient at building relationships and seize the opportunity to know people better with understanding what is important to them, we build trust.” Dale Carnegie

The course focuses on Dale Carnegie’s Golden Book and the 30 principles for building relationships which are grouped in 3 categories.

• Become a friendlier person that includes principles like: don’t criticize, condemn or complain; remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.
• Win people to your way of thinking that includes principles like: the only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it; show respect for the other person’s opinion and never say “you’re wrong”.
• Be a leader which includes principles like: let the other person save face; call attention to people’s mistakes indirectly; always use encouragement with the slightest improvement.

Ms Brunner says, “The course is a really eye opener for a person, it really helps a person see how to best handle those difficult situations and helps you develop the skills to be an effective leader.”

She received two notable honors in the course. She was recognized for Outstanding Performance: which is given to the participant that demonstrates effective use of the principles of communication, human relations and leadership. DeAnn also received one of the top 3 honors of the course with the Business Application Project Award.

For more information on the course visit

http://northdakota.dalecarnegie.com/

　

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man is accused in a drug conspiracy on the North Dakota oil patch.
 
     Randy Skarda, of Keene, has pleaded not guilty to five counts, including conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of meth and cocaine, and two illegal weapons charges.
 
     Authorities say Skarda was involved in an operation that sold drugs on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and the Watford City area.
 
     Trial has been scheduled for June 24.
 
     Skarda’s attorney could not be reached for comment.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Police say a Bismarck woman was too intoxicated to care for her son after she reported she didn’t know where he was even though the boy was at home with her.
 
     Thirty-one-year-old Adelann Bradford has been charged with Class C felony child abuse or neglect.
 
     The Bismarck Tribune reports Bradford had called police Tuesday saying she couldn’t find her son. She said she had dropped him off at her mother’s house after school.
 
     Bradford’s mother told police she had not seen the boy all day. The boy also told police his mother had picked him up from school, and they went home.
 
     Bradford later told police she had taken some Benadryl pills then “chugged” a beer and had a glass of wine after finding her son at home.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – State officials in the Upper Midwest are cautioning horse owners about a virus that spreads easily among the animals and can lead to breathing problems, abortions and nervous system disorders.
 
     Three cases of equine herpesvirus have been documented this year in North Dakota and seven cases have been confirmed in Minnesota. The North Dakota horses are recovering, but three in Minnesota have been euthanized.
 
     South Dakota hasn’t documented any cases of EHV, but the state’s Animal Industry Board earlier this month cautioned horse owners because of the cases in other states.
 
     The American Quarter Horse Association has documented a number of cases and outbreaks across the nation over the past year, including the Minnesota cases. The association this month rescheduled events in Minnesota because of the Upper Midwest cases.

 

 KILLDEER, N.D. (AP) – State health officials have ordered a facility in western North Dakota that handles radioactive material to cease operations immediately.
 
     The Department of Health says it issued an emergency order Thursday to secure the Killdeer facility operated by Dyad Environmental, LLC.
 
     The order alleges inspections earlier this month revealed various safety violations including the lack of a qualified radiation safety officer on staff.
 
     The department says the company must cease all operations and allow state inspectors to verify compliance with the order.
 
     The company says all compliance issues were corrected within two days of the inspection and says it invites officials to inspect the plant again.
 
     The facility handles radioactive filter socks, a byproduct of the oil industry. The filter socks bear technologically enhanced, naturally occurring radioactive material, known as TENORM.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Construction is underway on a stretch of U.S. Highway 85 four miles west of Watford City.
 
     Starting Tuesday the three-lane stretch of roadway will be reduced to two lanes. Speed limits will also be reduced to 25 mph during the project.
 
     The state Department of Transportation says the work officially started Thursday and is expected to be completed in late May.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota has a new website for gambling addicts.
 
     The state Department of Human Services says Lutheran Social Services developed the website with support from the agency.
 
     Officials say www.GamblerND.com provides North Dakota-specific information about where to get help for gambling addiction. People also can chat online with a counselor.
 
     Educational information also is available for schools, churches, civic groups, addiction counselors, and mental health professionals.
 

 

　POWERS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – When efforts to fund a $7.5 million school construction project in Powers Lake fell $1 million short, students turned to their piggy banks.
 
     In six days, the 105 elementary school students in the northwestern North Dakota town raised nearly $1,200 in pennies and other coins. That is an average of more than 1,100 pennies per student.
 
     Superintendent Marlyn Vatne says  the money won’t be enough – but the effort made the students feel a part of the project.
 
     The planned classroom addition and new cafeteria at the high school is being funded through loans, a state grant, a bond issue passed by voters and donations. The district has set up a fundraising fund through the North Dakota School Foundation to try to reach the goal.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota National Guard is at full strength in its chaplain corps for the first time in 15 years. The Guard appointed 1st Lieutenant Yacob Makonnen as chaplain yesterday. The Bismarck Tribune reports he will be assigned to the Bismarck-based 68th Troop Command.
 

 

In sports….

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Former Bismarck State College standout basketball guard Justin McCloud has signed a letter of intent to play for NCAA Division I Illinois State.

The Bottineau native has two years of college eligibility remaining, after his two-year stint at the junior college in North Dakota.

The 6-foot-4, 188-pound McCloud last season led BSC in both scoring and rebounding, with an average of 20 points and seven boards a game. He made 45 percent of the 149 three-point shots he attempted.

Illinois State coach Dan Muller calls McCloud “a tremendous shooter with a quick release and great range.”

  FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Former Wahpeton High School and North Dakota State University football standout Ryan Smith is continuing his career north of the border.
 
     The 5-foot-7, 175-pound receiver has signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. Details of the contract weren’t released.
 
     Smith caught 147 passes for 1,783 yards and eight touchdowns during his four years at NDSU. He also had 271 yards and three touchdowns on 32 rushing attempts.
 
     Smith also returned punts and kickoffs for the Bison. He was named to the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference second team in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
 
     The Roughriders are the defending Grey Cup champions. Former Bismarck High and University of North Dakota standout Weston Dressler was a receiver for the team for six seasons. He’s now pursuing an NFL career.

 

 MANKATO, Minn. (AP) – Football players at Minnesota State, Mankato say they are ready to practice under reinstated coach Todd Hoffner.
 
     The Mavericks football program held a news conference Thursday, the day after players refused to practice when Hoffner returned to the school.
 
     In a statement, junior defensive back Sam Thompson and sophomore wide receiver Kyle Riggott say the team is “ready to get back to playing football.”  The players say they wanted their voice heard about their support for interim coach Aaron Keen and for a “more robust communication channel” about the coaching situation.
 
     Hoffner said in a statement he does not take the players’ actions personally.
 
     Hoffner returned to campus for the first time Wednesday since an arbitrator ruled he was fired unfairly last year in the wake of a child porn investigation that ultimately cleared him.
 
     The team is scheduled to practice Friday afternoon.

 

AMERICAN  LEAGUE

 

 In the nightcap… the Twins walked eight times off three relievers in rallying for a 9-5 victory over the Blue Jays and a sweep of yesterday’s day-night doubleheader. Kyle Gibson threw eight scoreless innings as Minnesota won the opener 7-0. The Twins trailed 5-1 in the fifth of the night game after another lackluster start by Mike Pelfrey.

The New York Yankees trounced Tampa Bay 10-2 and turned in the first triple play of the season.
 
   Final    Detroit                7    Cleveland              5
   Final    Texas                    8    Seattle                  6
   Final    Boston                  3    Chi  White  Sox      1
   Final    Kansas  City        5    Houston                  1
 
 
       NATIONAL  LEAGUE
 
   Final    Philadelphia      1    Atlanta                  0
   Final    L.A.  Dodgers      2    San  Francisco      1
   Final    Colorado              3    San  Diego              1
   Final    Pittsburgh        11    Milwaukee              2
   Final    St.  Louis            8    Washington            0
 
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE  PLAYOFFS

 DENVER (AP) – Paul Stastny scored 7:27 into overtime after tying the game with 13.4 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild last night. Gabriel Landeskog, Ryan O’Reilly and Jamie McGinn also added goals for Colorado. Erik Haula, Charlie Coyle, Ryan Suter and Kyle Brodziak scored for the Wild.

 ST. LOUIS (AP) – Alexander Steen scored 26 seconds into the third overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 4-3 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks last night in the longest game in Blues history. Game 2 is Saturday afternoon, also in St. Louis.
  NEW YORK (AP)- The New York Rangers routed Philadelphia 4-1 in their playoff series opener for their ninth straight victory over the Flyers at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers held Philadelphia to one shot on goal in the final period.
 

San Jose built a five-goal lead after two periods and doubled up the L.A. Kings 6-3. Joe Thornton, Tomas Hertl and Patrick Marleau got the Sharks off to a fast start with first-period goals.

NBA…

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves won nine more games than they did a season ago and saw Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio make it through the entire season without injury. But the season will still go down as a massive disappointment because they missed the playoffs for the 10th straight season. They head into an offseason filled with uncertainty.

  UNDATED (AP) – The NBA is taking a couple days off to prepare for its second season. The playoffs start Saturday with four games: Brooklyn at Toronto, Golden State at the L.A. Clippers, Atlanta at Indiana and Memphis at Oklahoma City.

 

COLLEGE BASKETBALL…

UNDATED (AP) – Duke’s Jabari (juh-BAR’-ee) Parker is hoping to become Duke’s latest one-and-done star to become the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. The 6-foot-8 All-American forward said Thursday he’ll enter the NBA draft after being the highest-scoring freshman in Duke history. He was also the first freshman to lead the Blue Devils in scoring and rebounding, and the first freshman in three decades to be selected team MVP.
 
     LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky guard James Young has announced that he will enter the NBA draft, becoming the first of the Wildcats’ heralded freshmen to turn pro. The 6-foot-6 Young led Kentucky with 82 3-pointers last season. He was one of six high school All-American recruits on the Wildcats.
 
     LOS ANGELES (AP) – The UCLA basketball team and its fans got some good news when Jordan Adams announced he will return to for his junior season and won’t enter the NBA draft. Adams led the Bruins in scoring with 17.4 points per game, was the second-leading rebounder with 5.3 per game, and set the school single-season steals record with 95. He was named first team All-Pac-12.
 

CFL… 

 
     MONTREAL (AP) – Former NFL receiver Chad Johnson is heading to the Canadian Football League. The 36-year-old has signed a two-year contract with the Montreal Alouettes The former Pro Bowler last appeared in an NFL game during the 2011 season with New England. Johnson, who once changed his last name to Ochocinco (oh-choh-SINK’-oh), is 30th on the NFL’s all-time receiving list with 11,059 yards.

 

 PGA… 

 
     HILTON HEAD, S.C. (AP) – Matt Kuchar (KOO’-chur), Scott Langley and William McGirt share the lead after the first round of the RBC Heritage tournament after posting 5-under-66’s. They enjoy a one-shot lead over Harris English. Masters’ co-runner-up Jordan Spieth (SPEETH) is among a group that shot 69 and trail by three shots.

 

DOME GONE…

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Metrodome is no more.
 
     Project leaders for the new Minnesota Vikings stadium say the demolition of the team’s old home has been completed ahead of schedule. The new facility, costing nearly $1 billion, is scheduled to open in 2016. About 80 percent of materials from the torn-down stadium will be recycled, including 80,000 tons of concrete.

 

In world and national news…

 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The captain and two crewmembers of a sunken South Korean ferry are the subjects of prosecution efforts to obtain arrest warrants. The ferry investigation has focused on the sharp turn it took just before it started listing and a delay ordering an evacuation. Investigators are also determining whether the captain abandoned the ship. Some 270 people are missing and feared dead. The official death toll is 28.
 
     KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) – An avalanche on one of Mount Everest’s climbing routes has killed at least 12 Nepalese guides with three others missing. It’s the deadliest disaster on the world’s tallest mountain and comes as hundreds of climbers, their guides and support crews have gathered at the base camp to prepare for next month’s attempts on the 29,035-foot summit.

 
     DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) – Pro-Russian insurgents in Ukraine’s east say they don’t recognize the legitimacy of the Kiev government and won’t end their occupation of buildings unless that government resigns. Ukraine and Russia agreed yesterday to take tentative steps toward calming tensions. The deal specifies that all illegally seized buildings should be vacated. The insurgents say that applies to the Kiev government too.
 
     HOMOSASSA, Fla. (AP) – Sheriff’s deputies in north Florida say they’ve charged a man with third-degree murder and child neglect. Authorities say 24-year-old Cody Wygant suffocated his young, crying son so he could play video games. He’s being without bail at the Citrus County Jail. His infant daughter is in the Department of Children and Families’ custody.
 
     SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) – Devotees in northern Philippine villages had themselves nailed to wooded crosses today to re-enact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as thousands of local and foreign spectators watched. The bloody annual rites to mark Good Friday in Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation have been frowned upon by church leaders and health officials, but to no avail.