– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Nov 19

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. BREEZY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
.TONIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. COLDER. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS 15 TO 20. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 30. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. BREEZY.
LOWS AROUND 15.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. BREEZY. HIGHS
15 TO 20.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE HIGHEST PRECIPITATION CHANCES ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF NORTH DAKOTA.

WRAP AROUND MOISTURE AND COLD AIR WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY…AND SEASONABLY COOL THROUGH TUESDAY.

Jamestown (CSi) Ave Maria Village in Jamestown has sent out its Thanksgiving Appeal in the community
Ave Maria Village, Development Director, Jan Barnes, points out, that, a matching gift of $5,000 has been met, and another $10,000 matching gift has been received, with $3,200 left toward fulfilling that match.

She says gifts sent now will be doubled.

All proceeds go toward the Ave Maria Capital Campaign to go toward paying for the new chapel, all-weather garage and the McCoy Family End-of-Life Suite.

In addition, volunteers are hosting a Holiday Bazaar, on Friday December 5, 2014, in the Barthel Room.

Items include, along with baked goods, baskets, crafts, décor and many other items including:

1) Two crocks

2) Table Runners

3) Home-made dish towels and dish clothes

4) Children’s books

5) Candles

6) Lotions

7) Scarves

8) Small Christmas tree all decorated

The proceeds will also go toward the capital campaign for the new addition that was built for Ave Maira residents.

Ms. Barnes adds, the event is a good time to enjoy Christmas goodies and pick up Christmas presents, helping Ave Maria residents.

Jamestown (CSi) The NDSU Stutsman County Extension Service office is looking to settle in a new location – The former Southeast Jamestown home to the James River Senior/Community Center.

The Extension Service is now located at 116 1/2 1st St. SE, in the Memorial Building, but needs more space.

The Stutsman County Commission has unanimously approved having Stutsman County Auditor/COO Casey Bradley, to start with modifying the building to establish an office and a reception area.

The estimated cost is $20,000 to $30,000 paid from the Extension Service budget.

Bradley says the project and new Extension Service location will not effect the Stutsman County Library, which shares the location.

The county commission sought bids to sell the building, and rejected one bid for $40,000.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says residents across the state are receiving scam recorded messages that appear to come from their own phone number.

     Stenehjem says residents who have received the calls are worried that their phones may have been hacked. He says this is just the latest effort by con artists to try to trick people into answering the phone.

     The Consumer Protection Division says the robocalls are variations of the credit card interest rate reduction scams that have been circulating in North Dakota.

     Parrell Grossman is the division’s director. He is urging residents to not pick up the phone if the caller ID displays their own phone number. He adds residents should never provide or confirm any personal or banking information to an unsolicited call.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A federal judge has refused to dismiss charges against a Minnesota man accused of running an illegal gambling operation in North Dakota.

     Gerald Greenfield, of Bloomington, Minnesota, is charged in federal court with three counts, including conducting a sports betting business and conspiring to commit money laundering.

     Greenfield asked to have the case dismissed because he said the charges conflict with a federal plea agreement in a separate money laundering case in Minnesota.   Greenfield previously pleaded guilty to participating in a $2.5 million mortgage fraud scheme in the Twin Cities.

     Authorities say Greenfield ran the North Dakota gambling operation for four years and made an annual profit of between $500,000 and $600,000.

     Greenfield’s lawyer did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A worker in the North Dakota oil patch says his employer illegally classified him and other employees as independent contractors to avoid paying taxes and employee benefits.

     Matthew Ross is seeking class action status for his lawsuit against Williston-based Baha Petroleum Consulting Corp. Ross says he did not receive overtime pay despite regularly working more than 40 hours per week.

     The suit says Ross had worked as a roustabout for nearly two years. His main job responsibilities included building water tanks, operating equipment, containing spills, construction and other tasks.

     The suit seeks to add to the class all roustabouts who worked for the company for the last three years and have not been paid for overtime.

     Officials with Baha Petroleum were not immediately available for comment.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Law enforcement officials have scheduled a training exercise that will simulate a shooting at the Grand Forks International Airport.

The event will is scheduled for Wednesday at 11 a.m. during down time between flights. Participants will act out a shooting while passengers are checking in for flights.

The exercise is meant to show tenants and staff what actions would be necessary in an active shooter situation. It’s expected to last about 30 minutes.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Ward County residents will vote in about three months on whether to approve up to $41 million in borrowing to further expand the jail and renovate the courthouse.

     The County Commission voted Tuesday to schedule a special election on Feb. 24. If approved, total bonding authority for the project would approach $80 million.

     County voters in 2012 approved about $40 million in bonding for a 50-cell jail expansion. But the number of inmates has grown along with the population in the region, which is on the fringe of the booming oil patch. The jail has 104 beds but was housing more than 150 inmates before state Corrections officials late last month ordered the county to address the problem.

     If the measure is approved in February, it would increase the jail expansion project to 100 new cells.

In sports…

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The Valley City State University women’s softball team began to build its 2015-16 recruiting class this week.

Viking head coach Elle Fracker announced that Kadie Anderson, a 5-foot-5 second baseman from Jamestown, N.D., signed a letter of intent to attend VCSU and play for the Vikings next fall. Anderson is in the middle of her senior year at Jamestown High School. She is the daughter of Cory and Kristi Anderson. Her brother Brady currently plays baseball at VCSU.

Fracker says, “Kadie is a great fit for our team and program. Not only does she excel on the field, but in the classroom as well. We are very excited to see what she will add to our team next fall.”

Anderson has started for the Jamestown Blue Jays as a pitcher or infielder since 8^th grade and had a .356 batting average last season. She also plays volleyball and basketball for the Blue Jays.

Outside of sports, Anderson is a part of the National Honor Society and carries a 4.0 GPA. Her education plans at VCSU are to major in Health Sciences.

Valley City State University is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and a conference member of the North Star Athletic Association. Last season, in Fracker’s first year as head coach, the Vikings went 22-21 overall and 10-2 in conference play. With that record, the Vikings were conference champs for the first time since 1990.

In world and national news…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) – Immigrants who are in the country illegally already are flooding attorneys’ offices with phone calls. They want to see if they can qualify under President Barack Obama’s yet-to-be-announced plan to shield as many as 5 million immigrants from deportation. Obama will reveal the long-awaited administrative order tomorrow. While Obama has yet to reveal details of the order, immigrant advocates are gearing up to help millions determine if they are eligible to apply.

     UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. Security Council is urging countries to deny the Islamic State and other extremist groups their sources of money and fighters. The Council says they should shut down oil trade, refuse ransom payments and tighten security checks. The statement follows a new U.N. report that recommends new sanctions but warns that sanctions alone are insufficient to counter the global terror threat.

     CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina has now had its first gay marriage. A judge Wednesday issued the first licenses in the state for same-sex weddings, and two women were married at the courthouse in Charleston. The state’s attorney general is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to step in and block the weddings.

     NEW YORK (AP) – There’s more fallout from the allegations that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted a number of women. NBC says it has scrapped a Cosby comedy that was under development. Tuesday, Netflix said it would postpone next week’s premiere of a new Cosby standup comedy special. The NBC project would have brought Cosby back to the network where he had reigned in the 1980s with the top-rated “The Cosby Show.”

     PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – To mark what would have been the 30th birthday of Brittany Maynard, a right-to-die advocacy group has issued new video footage of the terminally ill woman, recorded in August. In it, Maynard calls on more states to enact legislation allowing terminally ill people to end life on their own terms. Maynard, who had brain cancer, grabbed the national spotlight for about a month after publicizing that she and her husband moved to Portland so she could use Oregon’s law to end her life on her own terms. She did so on November first.