Wayne Byers Show Weekdays on CSi 2

Wayne Byers Show Weekdays on CSi 2

CSi Weather…

LATE THIS AFTERNOON…CLOUDY.  MUCH COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT…CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. PATCHY FROST IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.

 

WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
 AREAS OF FROST ARE FORECAST FOR THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SOME PLACES COULD HAVE A FREEZE FRIDAY MORNING.
 
 RAIN COULD MIX WITH SNOW DURING THE NIGHTS OF TUESDAY…WEDNESDAY… AND THURSDAY. NO ACCUMULATION IS FORECAST.

 IT LOOKS DRY WITH TEMPERATURES MODERATING THROUGH
 THE WEEKEND…WITH TEMPERATURES BACK TO NEAR NORMAL BY THE FIRST OF  NEXT WEEK.
 

Jamestown (CSi) Tourists at Frontier Village in Jamestown in 2014 have been fewer, with a few weeks remaining in the present tourism season.

Frontier Village is open with reduced hours in September closing around sunset each day.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund said so far this season there have been 400 few cars coming though the gate, compared to last year.

He pointed out a late spring and rainy weather may have hampered the attendance at the beginning of the season.

Swedlund pointed out that a number of events this coming weekend, should draw not only local people, but also tourists to Jamestown.

Those include this Saturday Sept 13, 2014, the Elvis Singing Contest at Frontier Village from 1-5 p.m. including a concert with “Big Elvis,” at the amphitheater. To participate in the contest, contact the Frontier Village at

FrontierVillage2013@outlook.com.

Also Saturday, the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse Open House from 1-5-p.m. along with, at that time, the Ft. Seward Encampment, and later Saturday the Jamestown Arts Center’s Oktoberfest, from 5:30-p.m. to 9:30-p.m., at the Stutsman County Fairgrounds.

 

Valley City (CSi) Preliminary plans for a $16-million Health and Wellness Center in Valley City were reviewed Monday, along with taking public input on the project.

Valley City Development Group’s Jennifer Feist said the City Commission has unanimously approved placing two questions on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for the project.

JLG Engineer, Dan Miller presented a layout of both floors.

The facility plans call for three indoor basketball courts, in conjunction with two tennis courts.

At the meeting a number of Valley City residents and business owners voiced concerns.

A question concerned if membership would be required to have access to swimming lessons in the future, as officials said there would be no requirement.

Another concern was if Valley City State students would pay an extra fee to fund the project.

ORB Management has been holding focus meetings with stakeholders and community members.

Additional hearings are planned to gather public input and feasibility on the planned wellness center.

Another hearing will be scheduled for sometime in mid-October.

　

Jamestown (CSi) Friday Evening, September 12 from 5:30 – 7:30pm , there will be a Special Preview of the 50th Annual Jamestown Fine Arts Association Art Show.

Tickets are $10 for member $20 for non members, available at the Arts Center or at the door. People are encouraged to buy tickets early.

With your ticket you will enjoy hors d’oeuvres and beverages, first chance at purchasing art, meet regional artists and if you are lucky you will have a chance to take home a piece of art that has been donated by regional artists—among the many—Walter Piehl, Jr., Deane Colin Fay, Sabrina Hornung, and Jaci Trefz.

An  Arts Center fundraiser is OKTOBERFEST 2014.

A celebration of beer, brats and lederhosen.
Saturday, September 13th
Fun starts at 5:30 pm
Stutsman County Fairgrounds

Tickets $25 available at The Arts Center and Cork & Barrel.

Oktoberfest is a great time of camaraderie, beer, music, costumes, fun. Look for some great mouth-watering Oktoberfest food: Bratwurst, Sauerkraut, German Pretzels and more. Enjoy German style music, games and, of course, there is the beer. As with all Oktoberfest celebrations around the world quaffing great beer, partying with wonderful, enthusiastic members of the community and celebrating life, German style is what it is all about.

　

Jamestown (CSi) Applebee’s in Jamestown will host the law enforcement 2014 Tip-A-Cop program to support North Dakota Special Olympics,on September 23rd and 24th from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

The event raises awareness to North Dakota Special Olympics with tip money going to Special Olympics.

12 Applebee’s restaurants in North Dakota will be holding the Tip-A-Cop event.

　

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota attorney general’s office says the Mott-Regent school board violated the state’s open meetings laws by using email to solicit comments and opinions on board business.
 
     Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said in a ruling issued Tuesday that the board broke the law in emails where its members shared “thoughts, opinions, positions and reports on committee meetings.”
 
     Stenehjem says any information that goes beyond official matters is equivalent to having a meeting that requires notice.
 
     The attorney general says copes of email exchanges by the board since February 2014 must be saved and provided, free of charge, to anyone requesting them.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The Democratic candidate for North Dakota tax commissioner says he would resign if he was facing the same health issues as his opponent.
 
     Republican Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger has taken a temporary leave of absence for alcohol treatment and says he will return to the job in a few weeks.
 
     Democratic candidate Jason Astrup says  he’s waiting for the facts to come out surrounding Rauschenberger’s alcohol addiction and the sequence of events that led to his hiatus. However, Astrup says if he was in Rauschenberger’s position, he would “seriously consider stepping down” to focus on getting better.
 
     State Republican Party officials did not respond to messages left by The Associated Press seeking comment.
 
     Astrup was in Fargo Tuesday to announce a new tax credit proposal.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – David Rupkalvis has been named editor at The Minot Daily News.
 
     The newspaper reports that Rupkalvis assumed the position Monday, replacing longtime editor Bryan Obenchain, who resigned in July to take a position with a Bismarck advertising firm.
 
     Rupkalvis was editor of the Williston Herald for the past two years.
 
     Rupkalvis worked at newspapers in Arizona and Texas before coming to North Dakota.

 

In sports…

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Park Board has approved a five percent salary increase for the Parks and Recreation Department’s 12 full-time employees.

Director Doug Hogan says his monthly salary increase is from $6,179 to $6,488, for an annual salary of $77,856.

Parks and Recreation Department Shop Foreman, Ted Kapp’s annual salary go from $61,994 to $63,816. The commission will consider wage increases for its part-time seasonal employees at the October meeting.

Meanwhile the ongoing improvement project at Hillcrest Municipal Golf Course may see costs double if a new irrigation pond is approved.

A new irrigation pond constructed between hole 10 and the 17th hole, has been reviewed with eliminating the present irrigation pond from the top of a hill next to the 10th hole.

Including the cost for new irrigation pumps and improvement to the existing irrigation pipe system, the cost for the new pond rises to about $800,000, raising the project’s cost from about $610,000 to $1.4 million.

The Park Board has a cost estimate of $100,000 for repairing the existing irrigation pond.

Hogan says if a new irrigation pond is built, or the existing pond is repaired, the entire in-ground pipe for the existing irrigation system for the first nine holes of the golf course need replacing, with no cost estimate presently available.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) – Ahead of Wednesday night’s speech to the nation, in which he’ll outline a strategy against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, President Barack Obama is meeting at the White House Tuesday afternoon with congressional leaders. The White House says Obama sees the fight against the militant group as “a high national security priority.” Republican leaders say the group poses a threat that must be dealt with.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military says it’s launched five more airstrikes in support of Iraqi troops and Sunni tribesman, as they protect a dam against fighters from the Islamic State group. U.S. officials have said the Haditha (hah-DEE’-thuh) Dam is a strategic target that can’t be allowed to fall into the hands of the extremists. In all, the U.S. has carried out more than 150 strikes in Iraq in the past month.
 
     MIAMI (AP) – Federal prosecutors in Miami still don’t believe Jose Padilla (hoh-ZAY’ puh-DEE’-uh) has been sentenced to enough prison time. The convicted al-Qaida terrorism plotter was sentenced today to 21 years, because an appeals court found that his previous 17-year term was too lenient. But prosecutors who wanted a 30-year sentence say the government may appeal the new sentence as well. Padilla is a U.S. citizen who was jailed for years as an enemy combatant.
 
     ATLANTA (AP) – A doctor at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta says it’s a good sign that an aid worker with the Ebola virus was able to walk from an ambulance into the hospital Tuesday, after arriving in the Atlanta area aboard a specially-equipped plane. Hospital officials haven’t released the patient’s identity. But the World Health Organization has said a doctor who was working in an Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone tested positive for the disease. Last month, two U.S. workers who contracted Ebola in Liberia were treated successfully at Emory.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The National Transportation Safety Board says a fatal UPS cargo plane crash during a landing attempt last year was caused by pilots who made a series of errors and should have aborted the landing. The panel also says the pilots may have been suffering from fatigue — but that tougher federal rules governing pilot hours wouldn’t have prevented the accident. The pilots’ union is seeking tighter rules, but UPS is resisting.