Wayne Byers Show – Evening – June 18

CSi Weather…

JAMESTOWN AREA……FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…

Forecast

.TONIGHT…SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY
MORNING…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN
THE NIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE
EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL IN
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 50 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.  HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…FOR THE JAMESTOWN AREA…
A FEW STORMS  WEDNSDAY EVENING, EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL…DAMAGING WINDS…AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH ANY TRAINING STORMS.
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY AND ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A flood watch has been issued for portions of western and central North Dakota in response to heavy rain that’s expected to hit Wednesday afternoon and into the evening hours.

The National Weather Service in Bismarck says thunderstorms with heavy rainfall are expected to increase in western North Dakota and spread east through the night.

Parts of the state could see 2 to 3 inches of rain that could flood creeks, streams and low-lying areas. Some areas may also experience heavy rainfall that could exceed drainage capabilities.

Officials are advising residents to not walk or drive in flooded areas.

A tornado watch has also been issued for parts of western and central North Dakota until 9-p.m. CDT.

North Dakota Counties included are: Adams, Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Hettinger, Kidder, Logan McIntosh, Morton, Oliver Sioux, and Stark.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The 18^th Annual Stutsman County Relay for Life will be held June 21 & 22, 2014 at University of Jamestown’s Taylor Stadium track, from 6-p.m. Saturday  to 5-a.m. Sunday.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Relay for Life spokesperson, Pam Phillips said this is the first time the event will be on Saturday/Sunday, and this year returns to the stadium location.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) Executive Committee has set June 25, 2014 from 11-a.m. to 1-p.m., at the Center for Economic Development to meet with lenders.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, JSDC Business Development Coordinator, DeAnn Brunner said, a recommendation will be made to the JSDC Board of Directors concerning participating in the Bank of North Dakota Flex Pace Affordable Housing program.

A meeting with developers is expected to be set up later.

The program may provide an interest rate buy down up to a maximum of $500,000, helping finance affordable multi-family housing units.

The affordable housing project must be located in North Dakota.

A maximum of $25,000 interest buy down is available for each unit committed to affordable housing. The program can be used with other state and federal government affordable housing programs. The BND Flex Pace Affordable Housing program is in effect until June 30, 2015.

The Bank of North Dakota’s website lists criteria for eligibility.

The JSDC has approved a Flex PACE interest buy down for Marvel Homes, to assist in construction of an office for the business, at I-94 and the Highway 281 by-pass area.

The business will be securing a $270,000 loan from First Community Credit Union with a 20-year amortization and interest rate of 5 percent being bought down to 1 percent.

The total buy down amount for the community share is $43,000. The $43,000 will be an 80/20 split between Stutsman County and the city of Jamestown. The county’s share would be $34,400, and the city’s share would be $8,600 because the office would be located in the county. The recommendation for approval goes to the Jamestown City Council and Stutsman County Commission for review.

 

Valley City (CSi) The summer solstice is June 21^st, and an event will be held Medicine Wheel park at 205 Winter Show Road Southeast in Valley City.

Joe Stickler will be at the Medicine Wheel from 1 to 2 p.m., conducting a tour of the park and give an explanation of the two solar calendars. Of particular interest will be the alignment of the Solar Meridian calendar showing local apparent noon at 1:32 p.m. if it is sunny.

The nearby 38-foot utility pole and rock alignment serves as a reminder of another ancient method of tracking of the seasons. This type of calendar uses a beam of sunlight or the length of the shadow cast by an object when the sun is directly south at local apparent noon (as the sun crosses the meridian or mid-point in the sky). At this moment the shadow points directly north. With minor adjustments this type of device can be used as a sundial to monitor the hours in a day.

Evidence suggests that the Anasazi, the ancestral Pueblo Indians of the southwestern United States, used the interplay of a beam of sunlight and rock art to monitor the seasons in a similar fashion. Many European churches employed the beam of sunlight technique for calendar construction. In the 13th century the Chinese astronomer Guo Shoujing used the shadow method to determine the length of the year to the nearest minute. Early pioneers in this area noted local apparent noon with the saying, “When the horse walks on the shadow of its belly, it’s dinner time!”

Also at 2 p.m. Saturday, the Valley City State University Planetarium will hold a free show in room 309 of the VCSU Rhoades Science Center. The 40 minute program, “It’s About Time,” takes a lighthearted look at the various ways time has been calculated since early people first began observing the sun, moon and constellations. There is no charge for these events, a donation box is available.

For more information, contact Wes Anderson or Stickler at (701) 845-1848.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A Seattle-bound JetBlue flight with 126 passengers had to make an emergency landing in Minot after the pilot detected an “electrical odor” onboard.

Flight 597 landed at Minot International Airport around 9:50 a.m. Wednesday.

JetBlue spokeswoman Sharon Jones says the pilot diverted the plane out of precaution. The flight originated in Boston.

Jones says the aircraft will be assessed by maintenance technicians.

City spokesman Bob Lindee says Minot’s airport activated its emergency plan when the pilot advised officials of the unscheduled landing.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota man whose pay loader was seized by state agents and then ordered by a judge to be returned says he hasn’t received the equipment and wants the state to pay him back.

Agents confiscated the loader last month from Darrell Schrum’s shop in Forbes after an investigation found it was stolen. Schrum told authorities he didn’t know about the theft and said he bought the loader in good faith.

Judge Daniel Narum ruled earlier this month that the loader should be returned to the Dickey County sheriff no later than 5 p.m. on June 6. The equipment is believed to be in Texas.

Schrum’s lawyers say state Bureau of Criminal Investigation special agent Arnie Rummel gave the loader away without approval and should be held in contempt.

 

CASSELTON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say it took sheriff’s deputies in Cass County more than two hours to round up a steer that got loose on its way to a slaughterhouse.

The  steer on Wednesday ran through yards, down streets and even through a construction zone.

Deputy Sheriff Keenan Zundel says men on horseback had to assist in corralling the animal. A veterinarian shot tranquilizer darts to the animal, but they had no immediate effect.

The steer was eventually cornered against a fence and pushed into a trailer. The animal was not injured.

The steer was been transported to Casselton Cold Storage when it got loose.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – New Environmental Protection Agency regulations will likely not shake North Dakota’s reliance on coal when they take effect.

North Dakota is home to a number of electricity generation sources. But in 2013 the state still relied on coal for 79 percent of its power according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Wind represented about 16 percent of the electricity mix.

Lignite Energy Council vice president Steve Van Dyke says coal has been the “old faithful” of the state’s economy for decades. The state’s U.S. senators say the state needs federal regulations that support coal.

But there are some opportunities for coal alternatives. Tom Vinson of the American Wind Energy association says the new rules could be an opportunity for North Dakota to export more wind energy to other states.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University is unveiling a new resource center to help Native Americans in the Northern Plains improve public health programs.

The American Indian Public Health Resource Center will help tribes with health promotion and policy, disease prevention, technical assistance, and grant writing.

The center in Fargo will be part of NDSU’s master of public health program, which features the only American Indian specialization in the country.

Center director Don Warne says the Indian population in the Northern Plains has some of the worst health disparities in the country and the program should help “even the playing field.”

The center is being funded by a $1.4 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and $720,000 for the North Dakota Higher Education Challenge Fund.

 

In world and national news…

BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraq’s foreign minister says his country has formally asked the United States to launch airstrikes against positions held by insurgents from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. But U.S. officials say President Barack Obama has shifted his focus away from airstrikes as an immediate option, partly because there are few clear targets that could be hit. Obama is discussing the options Wednesday with congressional leaders.

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s new president is promising that government troops will soon stop firing on pro-Russian armed separatists. It offers a chance to end the fighting that has killed hundreds of people in Ukraine. In another concession to Moscow, Petro Poroshenko is replacing his foreign minister — who had used an obscenity to describe President Vladimir Putin. It’s still not clear whether Russia is willing and able to get the insurgents in Ukraine to accept the president’s plan for a cease-fire.

NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks are edging higher in Wednesday afternoon trading after the Federal Reserve made its latest reduction to its bond purchasing program. Noting that the U.S. job market was making further improvements, the Fed said it would cut another $10 billion from its monthly bond purchases. The decrease was in line with what investors were expecting.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve has sharply cut its forecast for U.S. growth this year, reflecting a shrinking economy last quarter caused mostly by harsh weather. The Fed expects growth to be just 2.1 percent to 2.3 percent this year, down from 2.8 percent to 3 percent in its last projections in March. At the same time, the Fed has barely increased its estimate of inflation despite signs that consumer price increases are picking up.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) – Thousands of immigrant children who have entered the U.S. illegally are being held in crowded, foul-smelling holding cells in South Texas until they’re transferred to shelters. Customs and Border Protection officials offered a tour Wednesday of an overcrowded Border Patrol station in Brownsville. Most of the immigrants being held there are teenagers and children. They are held in concrete cells and sleep on the floor. President Barack Obama has called the more than 47,000 unaccompanied children who have come this budget year an “urgent humanitarian situation.”