Wayne Byers Show – Morning – May 15

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Jamestown (CSi) With the James River Valley Library System Board of Directors approving options to purchase two properties in downtown Jamestown, adjacent to the existing Alfred Dickey Public Library, JRVLS officials, on Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, talked about the project, and the impact the plans will have on downtown Jamestown, and improved and expanded services at the library.

Library Director, Joe Rector said the expansion would allow the library to give patrons access to more electronic services including connecting to E-Commerce, government and each other with new devices and technologies along with traditional printed materials.

He said the key is the ability of the new library to evolve as the E-World evolves and provide the correct balance of print to electronic.

He added that when a new library is built, entire neigborhoods are revitalized., and becomes a selling point for recruiting the best and brightest talent.

JRVLS Board Chariman Dale Marks said the downtown location will provide the best access for children to walk or ride bikes, form the middle school and elementary schools.

He pointed out that over 60% of libraries circulation comes from kids and young adults, and senior citizens have easy access to a downtown location. He added that a new library will be a catalyst to keep current businesses alive and dreaw new businesses to downtown.

　

JRVLS, Development Director, Bill Kennedy said voters in November 2014 will be asked to vote on approving a quarter percent city sales tax initiative throughout Stutsman County with the cost to the average family, if approved $33.75 a year, according to the North Dakota State Tax Department. He added the new library will cost about $9-million dollars, stating that donations will bring the net cost down to about $7.5 million.

The timetable for the new library to date, and in the future inclues:

May 13, 2014: The Board finalizing the new location

May 19, 2014: Submitting the Sales Tax initiative to the county Auditor for approval

Jun 1, 2014: Petition signatures solicited for the initiative to be put on the November 3, 2014 election ballot.

Aug 1, 2014: 1,452 or more signatures (15% of voters in the 2012) General Election submitted to the county auditor for review.

Nov 4, 2014: General Election for the quarter percent sales tax on the ballot.

Aug 1, 2015: Groundbreaking

Sept 1, 2016: Grand Opening

The James River Valley Library System officials say the two properties, directly north of Alfred Dickey Library will allow for the construction of a new two level 16,000 sf state of the art addition to the 11,200 sf Alfred Dickey facility. Alfred Dickey will be renovated to take advantage of today’s electronic innovations while preserving the beauty and heritage of the 1919 design. Bringing the classic and the contemporary together allows the board to honor the past and recognize the constantly changing learning environment.

The new facility will bring the Stutsman County Library, the bookmobile and the Alfred Dickey Library under one roof. The estimated cost of the new facility is $9,000,000. Net cost after donations is conservatively estimated at $7,750,000.

Joe Rector added that plans are in motion to replace the aging Stutsman County Bookmobile, with a federal matching grant applied for through the USDA, along with a request for donations going out. for a smaller more efficient vehicle.

See the original story with additional details on line at CSiNewsNow.com

　

Jamestown (CSi) Examining the current housing situation in Jamestown and Stutsman County and planning for future growth will be the focus of a roundtable discussion in Jamestown, next week.

North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA), Stutsman County Housing Authority, and other local and state leaders will host the roundtable at the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation office, 120 2nd Street SE, on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, from 1-5 p.m.

NDHFA’s planning and housing development director, Jennifer Henderson says, “Ensuring suitable and affordable housing options are available for all the residents of the community will be important as Jamestown and Stutsman County continue to grow. This roundtable will allow the community to discuss its changing economic and housing needs and plot out effective strategies for the future.”

Discussion topics will include current and future housing needs, programs and methods to encourage development, potential stumbling blocks, and solutions to create additional housing in the community.

City and county commissioners; legislators; housing, economic and job development authority officials; lenders; and rural electric cooperative representatives are encouraged to attend.

To RSVP or if you have questions, contact NDHFA at (800) 292-8621 or info@ndhfa.org. The registration deadline is May 19, 2014.

　

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown’s Sons of Norway will hold a Syttende Mai celebration (Norway’s Constitution Day, May 17th) on Saturday May 17, 2014, beginning at 6-p.m., at the Knight’s of Columbus Hall.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Mary Englund said this year is the 200th anniversary of Norway’s independence.

At the event there will be food, dancing, and entertainment by Myron Sommerfeld’s Band.

Also on our show, Linda Mohn said the traditional Norwegian menu will consist of torsk with meatballs and gravy, potatoes, vegetables lefse, and more.

Tickets in advance are $25 each and reservations should be made by contacting Lois Knutson at 701-952-2411.

Mary added the Jamestown Son’s of Norway group has 60 members and presents cultural programs, and holds bake sales that support the Sons of Norway Foundation.

　

Bismarck (CSi) The NDDOT informs motorists that the Oriska Rest Area about three miles west of Tower City will be temporarily closed beginning Tuesday, May 20, 2014 for maintenance work. The rest area is expected to re-open on Wednesday, May 21.

For road information, motorists should go to www.dot.nd.gov or call 511.

　

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo woman charged with manslaughter and making false reports in her boyfriend’s death has pleaded not guilty.
 
21-year-old Olivia Anderson entered her plea Wednesday.
 
     Prosecutors say 22-year-old Dyraughn Rutues jumped on the hood of a car during an argument with Anderson in March and hung on for a block until his girlfriend slammed on the brakes.
 
     The prosecution says Rutues fell off the hood and hit his head on the pavement.
 
     Authorities have said Anderson faces the false information charge because she initially told law enforcement that she didn’t know what had happened to Rutues.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A driver in North Dakota has escaped a fire in his truck after being alerted by a passer-by. The Bismarck Tribune reports the driver was in the truck’s sleeper area when someone pounded on his door and told him the truck was on fire. The Bismarck Fire Department says the blaze was reported around 12:40 a.m. Wednesday.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota is appealing a judge’s ruling that overturned a state law banning abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat can be detected.
 
     Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN’-juhm) says the state filed its notice of appeal Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bismarck.
 
     Stenehjem said last month’s ruling from Judge Daniel Hovland wasn’t unexpected and that lawmakers approved the law hoping “a higher court would revisit the issue.”
 
     A fetal heartbeat can be detected as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, before many women know they’re pregnant.
 
     The state’s only abortion clinic is in Fargo. It filed the lawsuit challenging the law in July, and a judge put the law on hold last year.
 
     Hovland ruled last month that the law was invalid and wouldn’t withstand a constitutional challenge.
 

 

TIOGA, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Health Department has confirmed that diesel fuel and antifreeze were introduced to water lines serving an apartment complex in Tioga.
 
     The conclusion came after three rounds of water sampling. Officials last month determined that the general water supply in Tioga had not been contaminated.
 
     The 20 residents of the apartment complex have been staying at hotels or with friends during the investigation. Wayne Kern with the Health Department says water to the complex remains shut off.
 
     Officials speculate that a contractor put the diesel fuel and antifreeze in the lines to thaw frozen water pipes. The investigation is continuing and city officials say they are still deciding what to do next.

 

   BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The company providing coverage for North Dakota’s Medicaid expansion told state lawmakers that many residents who haven’t sought medical treatment in years are doing so now.
 
     Sanford Health spokeswoman Lisa Carlson told the Health Care Reform Review Committee that some residents hadn’t been seeking treatment for cancer and other diseases because of the lack of money.
 
     More than 7,880 people have been enrolled in the expanded state’s Medicaid program since January. Officials estimate another 13,000 people are still eligible.
 
     North Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature reluctantly voted last year to expand Medicaid to cover more uninsured residents of the state. GOP lawmakers in both chambers testified that they don’t like the new federal law championed by President Barack Obama, but believed the state’s residents would have to shoulder more costs without it.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota is remembering its fallen law enforcement officers.
 
     Gov. Jack Dalrymple has declared Thursday as Peace Officers Memorial Day, in accordance with a proclamation signed by President Barack Obama.
 
     The governor has directed all government agencies to fly the American and North Dakota flags at hall-staff from sunrise to sunset.
 
     Dalrymple says North Dakota remains one of the safest states in the nation due in large part to the law enforcement officers who “put their lives on the line every day to protect and serve their fellow citizens.”
 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota officials have officially launched a national campaign designed to attract workers to the state to fill thousands of open jobs.
 
     The state’s Economic Development Foundation on Wednesday announced the official kick off of the so-called “Find the Good Life in North Dakota” campaign.
 
     The effort will rely on media advertising and a state website.
 
     The $800,000 campaign is being paid equally by tax-supported state funds and a donation by an oil company. Sanford Health and the sporting goods store Scheels each also gave $50,000 to the effort.
 
     Officials say there are about 25,000 more jobs than takers in oil-rich North Dakota at present and the number is expected to increase.
 
     Digital ads are targeting primarily 15 states including Alaska, Illinois, Ohio and South Dakota.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot State University is graduating its 100th class of students.
 
     The university has scheduled its spring commencement for Friday morning. The university celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, and the class of 2014 is the school’s centennial graduating class.
 
     The school’s first president, Arthur G. Crane, is one of the scheduled speakers. Current President David Fuller is overseeing his final graduation ceremony. He’s retiring at the end of June.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Paul Sukut has been named CEO and general manager at North Dakota-based Basin Electric Power Cooperative.
 
     Sukut has been serving as interim CEO since January. He was previously the company’s chief financial officer.
 
     Basin Electric board president Wayne Peltier says Sukut did a good job handling the transition after Andy Serri resigned as CEO.
 
     Sukut has been employed with Basin Electric since 1983.

 

In sports

Hutchinson KS (CSi)   After leading 4-0 in th 6th inning the Jamestown Jimmies  gave up 11 runs in the bottom of the inning , and lost to Viterbo University of Wisconsin, Wednesday evening,  11-4, in the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round in Hutchinson, Kansas, ending Jamestown’s season.

 All the Jimmies runs came in the top of the fourth inning.

Marcus Blackmon paced the Jimmies at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI.  Jamestown had  11 hits, with eight runners left  on base.

Valley City (VCSU CSi) – Valley City State University women’s basketball coach Jill DeVries announced Wednesday that Brooke Brommenschenkel has signed a letter of intent to attend classes at VCSU and play basketball for the Vikings this fall.

A 5-foot-7 shooting guard, Brommenschenkel just completed her senior season at Norman County West (Minn.), where she is the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,451 career points.

“We are very excited about Brooke joining our Viking family after having watched her grow as a player for three years,” said DeVries. “She has great character, a tireless work ethic, and fits the culture of VCSU women’s basketball.”

Brommenschenkel is a 3-time All-Conference selection in the Pine to Prairie Conference. She averaged 16.3 points and 5 rebounds per game this season, helping Norman County West to a 10-15 overall record under head coach Phil Gaugler. The shooting guard saved her best for last, averaging 21 points per contest in the final seven games of her career.

In her junior season, she averaged 18.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game as the Panthers posted a 14-12 record. Brommenschenkel made 107 3-pointers over her final two seasons at Norman County West and scored 20 or more points in 23 games during her career.

“Brooke has developed into a consistent perimeter threat from beyond the arc,” said DeVries. “She can also shoot a pull-up jumper and finish going to the rim. We look forward to working with her and helping her develop into an outstanding guard in the North Star Athletic Association.”

Brooke is the daughter of Danielle Brommenschenkel and Paul Brommenschenkel. She plans to major in business while at VCSU.

Brommenschenkel joins Nicole Duske (F, Montrose, Minn.), Rae Beaver (F, Rolette, N.D.), and Mikaela Fischer (G/F, Goodwin, S.D.) as signed recruits for the 2014-15 season.

Valley City State University is a member of the North Star Athletic Association and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. With DeVries as head coach, the Vikings qualified for three straight NAIA National Tournaments from 2011-2013.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota State University men’s basketball team will play its home games during the next two seasons in Scheels Arena. The games will be played there during construction of the new Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex on the NDSU campus.

 

 ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) – Legendary basketball coach Don Meyer (MY’-er) is visiting with family under hospice care at home in South Dakota after a yearslong battle with cancer. The family’s spokeswoman says family members are reading messages sent to him over social media. She says the family is asking for privacy.

 

MLB…

 INTERLEAGUE
 
   Final    L.A.  Angels          3    Philadelphia      0
   Final    Kansas  City          3    Colorado              2
   Final    N-Y  Yankees          4    N-Y  Mets              0
 
 
       AMERICAN  LEAGUE
 

 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – David Ortiz homered twice for the second straight game as the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-4 last night. Big Papi went 3 for 5 with two RBIs one night after a four-hit performance against his former team. Both of his homeruns traveled more than 400 feet into the right-field upper deck at Target Field.
   Final    Detroit                  7    Baltimore            5
   Final    Chi  White  Sox      4    Oakland                2
   Final    Tampa  Bay              2    Seattle                0
   Final    Cleveland            15    Toronto                4
   Final    Houston                  5    Texas                    4
 
 
       NATIONAL  LEAGUE
 
   Final    Washington            5    Arizona                1
   Final    San  Francisco    10    Atlanta                4
   Final    Pittsburgh            4    Milwaukee            1
   Final    Miami                    13    L.A.  Dodgers      3
 
     San  Diego    at    Cincinnati    (7:10  p.m.,    postponed,  rain)
     Chi  Cubs      at    St.  Louis      (8:15  p.m.,    postponed,  rain)
 
 
       NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION  PLAYOFFS

 UNDATED (AP) – The Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs have advanced to the NBA’s conference finals by winning Game 5 of their respective second-round series. LeBron James scored 29 points and the Heat rallied from a nine-point deficit in the final 5  1/2 minutes to beat Brooklyn 96-94. Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard and Danny Green each had 22 points in the Spurs’ blowout win over Portland, 104-82.
 
 
 
       NATIONAL  HOCKEY  LEAGUE  PLAYOFFS

UNDATED (AP) – The Montreal Canadiens were able to win Game 7 of their conference semifinal series before the Los Angeles Kings forced a seventh game in their series with Anaheim. Carey Price turned back 29 shots and Daniel Briere (bree-EHR’) had a goal and an assist as the Canadiens downed the Bruins 3-1 in Boston. Jonathan Quick handled 21 shots and Trevor Lewis provided the game-winner to lead the Kings past the Ducks 2-1.
 The Kings had dropped three straight before taking Game 6. They will head to Anaheim for the finale on Friday.
 
     Meanwhile, it will be the Montreal Canadiens taking on the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference finals.
     

NBA..

 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The Golden State Warriors have hired Steve Kerr as their new head coach, giving him a five-year deal worth $25 million. Kerr had been in talks with the Knicks about becoming their next coach since Phil Jackson took over as team president in March. He replaces Mark Jackson, who was fired by the Warriors last week after three seasons and back-to-back playoff appearances.

 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) – The Detroit Pistons have hired Stan Van Gundy as their coach and president of basketball operations. Van Gundy is 371-208 in seven-plus seasons as a coach with Miami and Orlando. He reached the NBA Finals in 2009 with the Magic.
 
     Detroit went 29-53 last season, missing the playoffs for a fifth straight year.

 

PREAKNESS….

  BALTIMORE (AP) – Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome has been made the heavy 3-5 favorite for the Preakness Stakes, and he drew a favorable post position in the 10-horse field. California Chrome will break from the No. 3 post, which has produced 10 winners in the previous 138 runnings of the 1 3/16-mile race. Social Inclusion has drawn the No. 8 post and is the 5-1 second choice.

 

In world and national news…

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A half-mile oil spill that’s knee-high in some places has sloshed into the streets of the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale. The Los Angeles Fire Department says a ruptured oil pipe spilled about 50,000 gallons of crude oil onto streets before it was remotely shut off. No injuries were reported and hazardous materials crews are on the scene.
 
     SAN MARCOS, Calif. (AP) – Some residents returned to homes but thousands remain evacuated today as wildfire after wildfire erupted in San Diego County, California, including the suburb of Carlsbad. Mayor Matt Hall says the blaze consumed an eight-unit condominium complex, as well as damaging eight homes and two businesses. Forecasters say today will again see sky-high temperatures and dry winds. Nine fires are burning in the county.
 
     NEW YORK (AP) – The National September 11 Memorial Museum is being dedicated today at the World Trade Center site. President Barack Obama will lead the way, joining survivors, rescuers and victims’ relatives. The museum tells the story of the terrorist attacks on a large scale and includes intimate details like victims’ last voicemails.
 
     DETROIT (AP) – A software problem with a power breaking system is prompting a General Motors recall. The recall involves more than 140,000, 2014 Chevrolet Malibu midsize cars with 2.5-liter four-cylinder engines and stop-start technology that shuts off the engine at red lights. GM says a software problem in the brake control computer can disable the power brakes. That means drivers would have to push the brakes harder to stop, and stopping distances would increase.
 
     BAGHDAD (AP) – A bustling area in downtown Baghdad has been shattered by a car bomb and a suicide bomber, killing at least 11 people and wounding 33 today. Karrada is a busy commercial area where several government offices are also located, as well as courts and a hospital. Since last year, Iraq has been seeing the worst level of violence since the nation emerged from Shiite-Sunni bloodletting in 2008.