Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Oct 7

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
.COLUMBUS DAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.

 

CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY.

THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS THIS WEEKEND.

THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE AT THIS TIME APPEARS TO BE RAIN.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Tuesday afternoon.

Council Members met at the Alfred Dickey Public Library upper level area and the met with the library architect followed by a tour of the library.

Mayor Katie Andersen says the Council Members noted improvements to the library and looked at which would be the integration of the present building, and the possible addtion to the north.

City Council members also noted the layout of the proposed renovation and expansion of the library.

No action items were taken at the meeting.

　

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall. At the start of the meeting, Commissioner Nielson was present, via conference call.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Auditor, Municipal Judge and Public Works Accountant.

Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $1,511,809.15

A Game of Chance Raffle Permit for ND Hereford Assn., Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals, Mercy Healthcare Foundation and Kody Amann Benefit.

Approved new electric license for New Horizons Electric Inc., and new plumbing license for Laney’s Inc. and new heating license for Cass County Heating, Inc.

PUBLIC FORUM: Lloyd Nelson spoke, and thanked Commissioner Nielson concerning addressed the overloaded garbage issue. He said the city police department was operating patrol cars, without headlights on, especially during foggy conditions. Chief Thompson said the lights may be off for specific reasons, such as surveillance, or when visibility allows the lights to be off.

ORDINANCES

Approved the second and final reading of an Ordinance approving the 2015 Budget. City Auditor Richter said following the first reading, and the public hearing there were no changes to the budget.

RESOLUTIONS

Approved a Resolution for a Special Alcohol Beverage Event Permit for Market Place Liquors and Dakota Silver to serve wine at the Barnes County Museum on October 21, 2014.

NEW BUSINESS

The City Commission considered Replacement of 2012 Case TR270 Track Skid Loader. City Administrator Schelkoph, the present two year old equipment is not cost effective, due to repairs.

He said that he and City Engineer, Jeff Differding recommend purchasing a Caterpillar from Butler Machinery at a cost of $19,950, with trade in.

The City Commission approved the replacement.

An update was given by Commissioner Luke, on Public Utility Assistance.

She said a legal snag had occurred, and the application process and administration of the program is being handled by South Central Adult Services. Anyone wishing to donate to the fund may do so through a check to Barnes County Senior Citizens. Assistance dollars given to those eligible will be reimbursed to the city. Commissioner Luke asked the City Attorney to look into a roundup fund, North Dakota.

The City Commission took no action at Tuesday’s meeting as the program is not being run through the city.

The City Commission considered a Public Hearing on My Bar, Valley City for alleged violations. City Attorney Russell Myhre said the allegations stem from a complaint, consisting of three counts. One count of serving a minor has been resolved, and the establishment is working on server training, and the staff had partaken in drinking (dispensing, consuming) beer after the bar closed at 2-a.m.

Myhre said the City Commission was asked to determine if there is probable cause to go forward with the complaint, that would be followed by a hearing, and then a determination of any violation of the city alcohol Ordinance.

At Tuesday’s meeting, when Commissioner Nielson joined the meeting in person,  City Commission City Attorney Myhre recommended a do-pass to hold a hearing.

Commissioner Pedersen said the My Bar owner has agreed to comply with the city Ordinance.

The City Commissioners voted to hold a hearing.

Considered an agreement between the ND State Water Commission and the City for the Sheyenne River Valley Flood Control Project Phase I – Engineering and Legal Services. Mayor Wekkhoven said a formal agreement had not been previously signed.

He said the City Attorney approved the agreement, which the Commissioners voted to approve.

Robert Drake discussed a Human Resource/Training Position.  He said the application process for the position was not passed through the City Commission.

Adminstrator Schelkoph said he began the application process. Drake said the position is part of the City Administrators duties, which Schelkoph agreed with. Schelkoph said the city budget allows for hiring the position.

Schelkoph said the position being advertised for has been withdrawn, due to determining the job descriptions of a Personnel Director and Human Resources person.

The City Commission took no official action on the information.

The City Commissioners approved that KLJ advertise for bids for the Phase I Permanent Flood Construction.

The City Commissioners discussed a possible VCSU Lime pit replacement project. Casey Williams- VCSU Dept. of Biology supports the project. The city would make land available to the VCSU conservation class, which would be responsible for maintenance, with the green space area, in the center of town, available to the community.

The City Commission considered and then approved an interest rate of 4.5% on the following special assessment projects: Storm Sewer #48, Paving #102, Paving #103, Road Dust Control #1, Paving #100, Storm Sewer #47, Sanitary Sewer #60 and Water Main #95.

Commissioners approved an agreement with KLJ for Preliminary, Design and Construction Engineering Services for Hillside Addition in an amount not to exceed $38,500.

The City Commission approved the Preliminary, Design, and Construction Engineering Agreement for Central Avenue North Sewer Replacement and Paving Overlay (district numbers to be assigned) in the amount of $144,500.

Also approved is the Preliminary, Design, and Construction Engineering Agreement for Victory Park Phase 2 Water Replacement and 4th Street NW Water Service Transfer (district numbers to be assigned) in the amount of $89,500.

CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT

Administrator Schelkoph said 68 percent of the AMI utility meters have been installed and 81 percent of the LCR units.

Cyber security information will be given to city employees during an upcoming meeting.

 

CITY UPDATE & COMMISSION REPORTS

Fire Chief Retterath said recruiting has ended for new volunteer fire fighters, and the full complement of 40 fire fighters will be met.

Police Chief Thompson said the police department computers have been outfitted with cyber security software.

City Police officers have their new rifles in service, replacing previous weapons.

Commissioner Nielson said Walk To School Day, is Wednesday in Valley City.

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

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) is now recruiting community members to volunteer for the Patient and Family Advisory Council for Quality and Safety. The council and its goals are part of a much larger picture for nationwide improvement in our healthcare system through the Affordable Care Act and its federally-funded program called Partnership for Patients.

The new council at JRMC will focus on hospital care for patients and help create informed decisions about hospital programs in how they deliver care and provide services. The council will be comprised of patients, family members and/or friends of patients and community leaders, as well as healthcare professionals.

JRMC Quality Manager, Jenna Bredahl says, “Together, partnering with patients and their families, we hope to design or discover the best and safest care possible, and to acknowledge that when we fail to deliver on this goal, we are all responsible.”

Candidates for the council should enjoy working on a team, want to help JRMC put patients first, are committed to improving quality and patient safety, want to strengthen partnerships with patients and families and can volunteer a few hours of their time.

To learn more or be considered for the Patient and Family Advisory Council for Quality and Safety, visit www.jrmcnd.com to fill out an application or contact Jenna Bredahl at 701-952-4803.

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20^th St. SW, Jamestown, ND and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. Between JRMC, JRMC Clinic, Sanford Health Jamestown and Essentia Health Jamestown, the community is served by 30 local medical providers and a variety of visiting specialists. For more information on services at JRMC, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call 701-952-1050.

(CSi) Halloween party activities area set in Jamestown and Valley City.

The Halloween “Ruckus at the Rec” in Valley City will be on Friday October 17, 2014, from 6pm to 8:00 p.m. Valley City Rec Center Gym, for Boys & Girls, preschool through the 6th Grade.

The free carnival has a variety of games for all children ages 2 through 6th grade with prizes for everyone.

Volunteers and donations are needed, contact the Valley City Parks & Recreation office at 845-3294.

Donations will also be taken at the door for the Barnes County Food Pantry.

The 25^th Annual, James River Family Fitness (formerly the James River Family Y) Halloween Party will be held on Halloween this year, Friday October 31, 2014 from 5:30-p.m., to 8-p.m.

Volunteer help will come from the University of Jamestown athletes.

More information is available by calling 701-253-4101

　

Jamestown (CSi) Float entries are being accepted for the 2014 Holiday Dazzle Parade, in Jamestown.

Jamestown Downtown Association, Ambassador Charlie Kourajian says, now is the time to start planning and constructing floats.

This year parade planners would like to have over 50 floats.

Those who have participated in past parades should have gotten

a letter, if not and plan to participate, call Charlie at 320-3015 for a registration form and instructions. Or E-mail mainstreet@csicable.net

Also anyone wishing to be a $100 parade sponsor should contact Charlie.

Sponsors will be listed in advertising as a valued sponsor.

The parade is planned for Friday November 28, 2014 on 1^st Avenue in Jamestown.

There will be trophies and $100 cash for the best floats in the categories of :

Best Dazzle,

Most Original Theme,

Most Outstanding Amateur Built

Most Outstanding Civic or Non-Profit

More information will be coming soon.

　

 LAMOURE, N.D. (AP) – A semitrailer crash in southeastern North Dakota killed an estimated 400 turkeys and injured the South Dakota driver.
 
     The Highway Patrol says the semi went out of control on a curve on a county road near LaMoure about 9 p.m. Monday and landed on its side in the ditch.
 
     The semi was hauling a flatbed trailer with cages containing about 800 turkeys. Patrol Sgt. Tom Herzig says the owner of the turkeys rounded up those that were not killed.
 
     Fifty-nine-year-old driver Lavern Lentz, of Huron, South Dakota, was flown to an Aberdeen hospital with what the patrol said were serious injuries.

 

 CASSELTON, N.D. (AP) – A Colorado man was cited for a permit violation after steel tanks on a semitrailer he was driving crashed into an Interstate 94 bridge in southeastern North Dakota.
 
     The Highway Patrol says 50-year-old Robert Bettini, of Lakewood, Colorado, was hauling two steel tanks on a flatbed trailer, bound for the western oil patch Monday afternoon.
 
     Authorities say Bettini wasn’t following his permitted route when he drove underneath the I-94 overpass near Casselton and the tanks struck the concrete bridge girders.
 
     Bettini told The Associated Press that he thought he was on the right route. He said roads were unclearly marked and he’ll fight the ticket.
 
     Bettini wasn’t hurt. The tanks valued at $40,000 were destroyed. Damage to the bridge was still being assessed, though state inspectors deemed it structurally safe.

 

　 MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – A 33-year-old Mandan man accused of having sex with three teenage girls has pleaded guilty to four sex offense charges.
 
     Under the amended charges, Cameron Zahn will face a maximum of 31 years in prison rather than a possible life term. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 2.
 
     Authorities allege that Zahn offered a 14-year-old girl alcohol in exchange for sex, and also had sex with two 16-year-olds he met on Facebook.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A prominent Jamaican disc jockey charged for his role in a lottery scam targeting elderly victims in the Dakotas and elsewhere has filed a plea agreement in the case.
 
     Deon-ville O’Hara, also known as ZJ Wah Wa, is among 26 people who have been indicted by a federal grand jury in North Dakota. He is charged with three counts, including conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering.
 
     A plea agreement calls for O’Hara to plead guilty to conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison. His plea hearing is scheduled for Oct. 24 in Bismarck.
 
     Defense attorney Steven Mottinger declined to comment.
 
     U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon says people should be on guard and discuss possible scams with elderly family members.

 

 WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Bond is set at $2 million apiece for two men arrested in North Dakota’s oil patch with what authorities said was more than $300,000 worth of narcotics in their possession.
 
     Court documents released this week allege that 39-year-old Pablo Lopez-Vallapando and 42-year-old Porifirio Ruiz sold meth, heroin, cocaine and marijuana to a confidential informant. A subsequent raid of their Williston hotel room allegedly uncovered 11 ounces of methamphetamine, 9 ounces of black tar heroin, 7.5 ounces of cocaine, 9 pounds of marijuana and a 9 mm pistol.
 
     A statement from the Northwest Narcotics Task Force says the men were arrested Thursday.
 
     It was not immediately clear where the men are from or if they have lawyers.

 

In sports…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University has retained the top spot in both of this week’s Football Championship Subdivision polls.
 
     The Bison came back to beat Western Illinois 17-10 on Saturday for the team’s FCS-record 29th straight win. NDSU is the three-time defending national champion.
 
     NDSU got all but one of the 26 first-place votes in this week’s coaches’ poll and all but three of the 156 first-place votes in The Sports Network Poll.
 
     The Bison are 5-0 heading into a homecoming game against Southern Illinois at the Fargodome on Saturday.

 

In world and national news…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The new United Nations envoy to Syria is calling for an urgent international response to the Islamic State group’s assault on a Kurdish town by the Turkish border. The envoy (Staffan de Mistura) says the global community needs to take “concrete action” to keep the city from falling to the extremist group. He says the world will “regret deeply” if Islamic State militants take over a city that he says “has defended itself with courage.”
 
     LONDON (AP) – Armed police took part in raids across London Tuesday, as police arrested four suspected Islamic terrorists. The armed presence of the unit comes as an indication that the situation was deemed potentially dangerous to officers. The terror threat in the United Kingdom was recently raised to “severe” because of the increase in the number of Britons traveling to Syria to join up with the Islamic State group.
 
     OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The American video journalist being treated for Ebola in Nebraska is receiving the same experimental drug being used to treat a patient in Dallas. The Nebraska Medical Center says doctors have received federal permission to give Ashoka Mukpo (ah-SHOH’-kuh MUK’-poh) an oral medication.  The drug is currently in late-stage testing for use against several common viruses, but laboratory tests suggest it might also fight Ebola.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says President Barack Obama has met with the retired Secret Service agent who is leading the agency until a new director is named. Joe Clancy most recently served as head of the agency’s Presidential Protective Division and was the lead agent on Obama’s security detail. Obama spokesman Josh Earnest says the president thanked Clancy for returning to service after Julia Pierson’s resignation last week. Pierson stepped down following multiple breaches of security around Obama and at the White House.
 
     CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) – A New Jersey bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of Atlantic City’s former Revel Casino Hotel for 5 cents on the dollar. The Toronto firm Brookfield Asset Management is buying the property for $110 million. The casino cost $2.4 billion to build and never turned a profit. It closed Sept. 2, a little more than two years after opening.