Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Oct 26

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 15 TO 20. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
RAIN…SNOW AND SLEET. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.

 

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Valley City Commission met in Special Session Thursday morning (Oct 25, 2012), at City Hall. City Commissioners, Nielson, and Luke were not present.

 

The City Commission approved a Resolution appointing an Assistant City Attorney on an as-needed basis.

City Administrator, David Schelkoph said according to the North Dakota Century Code, the Commission needs to have an Assistant in place, in the event, the City Attorney would have to recuse himself from a case.

 

Schelkoph said City Attorney Russell Myhre will in fact recuse himself from a case.

 

Also approved was a letter of support to the Griggs County Water Resource District.

 

Mayor Werkhoven said the District asked for Valley City support as the District has requested an investigation into additional drainage, and possible removal of control structures, in Barnes, Griggs and Stutsman Counties.

 

Representatives from each county will meet on the issue with Governor Dalrymple and the State Water Commission.

 

Mayor Werkhoven updated City Commisisoners, on the purchase of the Stan Ryan property, for the proposed National Guard facility.

 

He said the City has exercised its option on purchasing the property.

 

The meeting was recorded and played back on CSi Cable 68.

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council’s Police, Committee, Fire Committee, and Public Works Committee met Thursday afternoon, (Oct 25, 2012) at City Hall.

With Police Committee business:

Committee members discussed salary increases for supervisors relative to twelve hour scheduling.

Police Chief Scott Edinger said, supervisors came up with the shifts, day and night.

He said doing that will put the staffing short a Sgt. And Lt.

He said the adjustment in shifts means a sgt. Would be assigned Lt. Positions and the and corporals will take on the responsibilty of the sgt.

He request an out of grade pay raise, for those moved up a position.

He said the schedule will be tried for a year, and then reviewed.

Mayor Andersen questioned the viability of twelve hour shifts, concerning fatgue.

The Chief said the change in schedule will be arranged so that the officers will actually be less stressed, and most officers were in favor of the change.

He said there would be five to six officers available on the street, compared to three now.

Supervisors will be on the street, rather than in the dispatch center, which is the case now.

The Mayor asked if the officers are aware that they would not be paid overtime, under the plan.

She pointed out that the elimination of overtime will balance the salary structure, and may save the city dollars.

She is also concerned about out of grade pay, relative to the positions responsibilities under the restructuring.

Council Member, Ramone Gumke, who is a Stutsman County Sheriff’s deputy, said he personally prefers a twelve hour shift, over a six to seven day stretch.

The committee unanimously recommends the plan be tried for a year.

　

Public Works Committee reviewed the cover letter and technical memo from AE2S relating to Water Treatment Plant Improvements.

Chairman Brubakken said the plant is not under compliance for ground water treatment, with the State, following an inspection.

Four options recommended are.. do nothing…abandon recycling water…modifications to the water treatment plant to comply with surface water treatment rules…go to an above ground operation.

City Engineer Reed Schwartzkoph favors a closed system for recycling water, with the water a resource.

He said the State Health Department will work with the city in planning, and implementing the plans.

City Administrator Jeff Fuchs suggested the city and State Health Department meet and consider and implement the options.

He added the city’s debt service is increasing just with projects that are in progress.

Mayor Andersen said the city needs to look at funding.

Mayor Andersen moved to send the issue to the City Council without recommendation, and directed the city to find out from the State Health Department to determine a time line for compliance.

Council Member Buchanan suggested keeping the issue in committee.

The committee recommends sending the issue to the City Council without recommendations.

The committee then reviewed the Concept Alternatives Report from Interstate Engineering, relating to the 2012, Sanitary Sewer Improvements project.

Darrell Hournbuckle gave a presentation on rehabing lift stations 8,9, and 10, along with information about future northwest stations and force main alternatives.

He pointed out, that lift station eight has associated clay pipes installed about 1900.

He outlined options including replacing lift station 8, 9 and 10, and other possible alternative combinations.

City officials are in favor of replacing lift stations 8, 9, and 10, and changing the flow of the system, through new infrastructure.

Hournbuckle outlined possible routes and the impacts of the project on traffic flow interruptions, and to access to homes and other structures.

Least pipe vs. least traffic interruption.

He added the improvements, if in place during the 2009 flooding, would have taken the stress off the aging infrastructure, and eliminated the need to pump raw sewage into the river.

Mayor Andersen said the City Council needs time to digest all the information Hournbuckle related in Thursday’s power point presentation.

Chairman Brubakken agreed that information needs to be in the committee’s hands sooner.

Mayor Andersen said she preferred the installation route of less traffic interruption, with the north route.

Council member Gumke preferred the installation route least affecting homes along the route.

On Thursday, the committee moved the item to the City Council agenda without recommendation.

　

　

A change order relating to Phase I, Part B, Water Treatment Plant Improvements was recommended for approval, with the exception of a design flaw that needs correction.

　

Discussion concerning curbside recycling at the request of Francis Silbernagel, was tabled until further information and an explanation is available from Silbernagel.

The Committee then discussed the Alana Addition alley vacation at the request of Nancy Williams.

City Administrator Fuchs says a pervious council action turned down the request, because a full panel was not present to vote on the original request with a two thirds majority of the panel required, and not just a two thirds of those council members present.

The committee recommends reconsideration of the original request at the City Council meeting. Mayor Andersen voted against, and Council Member Gumke was not present at Thursday’s meeting when the vote was taken.

　

The request from Leo and Kari Ness, tabled from the October 1, 2012, City Council meeting, regarding interest in purchasing City Lots in Beverly Hills 6th Addition, was discussed.

Tim Dabill who previously requested purchasing the lots, at Thursday’s meeting, said he in the interim the Ness offer came in to the City council.

Dabill’s was an offer to purchase, which was approved, pending Dabill’s wish to purchase a fourth lot.

The Ness offer that then came to the committee was conditional.

Kari Ness said their proposal is for multiple housing units, but is uncommitted, and requested a six month stand-still period.

The Dabill plan is committed, with a March 2013 start date.

The committee recommends, recinding the current action, with Dabill, and give the Ness’s the first position to purchase all lots, and Dabill in the second position.

The second motion approved recommends the Ness’s have a stand still provision until April 30, 2013.

And Dabilll has 30 days to execute a purschase offer, after notified of the lots availability.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Oct 25, 2012) — The Buffalo City Tourism Foundation Board, representatives of the Jamestown City Council and the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. met Thursday (Oct 25, 2012) to review the 2012 tourism report and discussed the future of tourism in Jamestown.

The meeting was a requirement of the contract between the Buffalo City Tourism Foundation and the City Of Jamestown.

The contract ends on Dec. 31, 2012.

City officials are researching legal issues of the BCTF board structure specified in previous contracts.

If the contract is not renewed the Buffalo City Tourism Foundation may not have the authority to operate in 2013.

The Tourism Foundation promotes tourism and provides grants for tourism related sites in Jamestown,

In other business, the BCTF did not pass a motion to fund fireworks on the 4^th of July, pending 2013 funding.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Oct 25, 2012) – The Jamestown City Engineer’s Office reminds residents, that it is unlawful for any person to discharge, deposit, dump, or drain…any material which may degrade stormwater quality…..into the stormwater system.

Such prohibition includes but is not limited to the disposal of …grass clippings, leaves or other vegetative materials on impervious surfaces or within storm drainage systems.

 

Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Barnes County Highway Department informs motorists that construction activity wrapped up Thursday (Oct 25, 2012) on a 100 yard portion of the hill under Barnes County Road 21, located twelve miles north of Valley City.

Barnes County Highway Department Superintendent Kerry Johnson says, Strata Corporation the contractor, is in line to pay liquidated damages after October 20, 2012 stemming from the construction delay.

　

Valley City, ND  (KCSi-T.V. News)  —  The Valley City Area  Chamber of Commerce is supporting  the proposed ordinance, which is the subject of a special election to be held November 6, 2012, that would update and reenact the existing 1 percent city sales tax for an additional 10-year term until Dec. 2029. 

The Chamber says it’s taking  this position in recognition of the Development Corporation’s need to make long-term financial commitments in order to support development of infrastructure (including water, sewer, and frontage road) for two major projects: a) an expanded National Guard Readiness Center and vehicle maintenance facility that is expected to increase the number of full-time soldiers to 30-35, and b) development of a 45-acre site for primary sector or commercial development.

The Chamber statement says it supports these projects because” we believe them to be consistent with the Chamber’s purpose (“to advance, promote and give emphasis to the commercial, industrial, civic and general interests of Valley City, Barnes County, and its trade area”). We further believe that these projects will allow substantial development of these sites, support continued economic development, and add long-term jobs.”

 

  DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – Dickinson authorities are investigating
an incident in which a man died after being struck by a truck.
68-year-old Roger Gawryluk was hit in an area near his home south
of Interstate 94 on Monday and died the next day in a Bismarck
hospital.
     The driver of the truck was not immediately charged.

 

WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Police in West Fargo arrested three
people in a motel parking lot after shooting a tire on a car they
say was trying to flee.
     Officers headed to the Sunset Motel about 10:15 a.m. Thursday on
a report of people wanted on outstanding warrants. Police found the
suspect vehicle and ordered the two occupants out, but they didn’t
exit.
     Police say that when one of the men started the vehicle, one of
the officers fired a shot flattening the tire.
     The driver and passenger then unlocked the doors, exited and
were arrested on obstruction and other charges. Another man inside
one of the motel rooms was arrested on warrant and drug charges.

 

 MEDORA, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota State Medical Examiner says
a hiker from Virginia found dead in Theodore Roosevelt National
Park in July suffered a massive heart attack.
     Park Superintendent Valerie Naylor says 48-year-old Dan
Olszewski of Midlothian, Virginia was an avid and well-prepared
hiker.
     Olszewski had come to the park for a day hike and was reported
missing when he did not report to work. His body was found in the
park’s south unit after a three day, multi-agency search.
     An autopsy was performed to determine the cause of death.
     Olszewski had been in North Dakota working.

 

WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – Wahpeton-based Mnn-Dak Farmers
Cooperative has been fined by the Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency.
     The  sugar beet co-op paid $70,261 for polluting water in Minnesota’s Wilkin County in May 2011.
     Minnesota regulators say Minn-Dak took numerous actions to
address the problem.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A livestock auction business in Minot that
has been a staple of the area ranching scene for more than half a
century is being forced to close to make way for new railroad
tracks.
BNSF Railway earlier this month gave Northern Livestock Auction until
Jan. 31 to move off its property, where the auction leases land.
State Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring helped negotiate an
extension until March 15.
     Auction co-owner Roger Sundsbak says he isn’t shocked that the
railroad is expanding track in the area, given the booming business
in the western oil patch. He has planned the last sale at Northern
Livestock for Jan. 29.
     Sundsbak isn’t sure whether the auction will sell off its
equipment or rebuild somewhere else.

 

 STANTON, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck-based contracting company with
ties to North Dakota’s coal industry plans to buy the old school in
Stanton and remodel it into a hotel for its workers and the public.
     Industrial Contractors Inc. spokesman Jeff Hammes says the company will
acquire the building by the end of the month and finish the remodeling by spring.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s U.S. Senate candidates
agree that a bipartisan solution is needed to repair the new
federal health care law.
     Republican Rick Berg and Democrat Heidi Heitkamp had their third
and final debate Thursday night at a Bismarck middle school.

     Heitkamp has said during her campaign she won’t be tied to the
wishes of national Democratic Party leaders.
     Berg says that wasn’t true during the debate on the health care
law two years ago. He says Heitkamp held partisan Democratic
rallies to support the bill.
     Heitkamp says she wasn’t in the Senate then. And she says if
Republicans had pushed to repair the law’s shortcomings, things
would be better now.
     Berg wants to repeal the health care law. Heitkamp says its
flaws can be fixed without dumping the bill.

 Berg says in order to get federal spending under control,
Congress first has to approve a budget.
     He says that hasn’t been done in three years, and Senate
Democrats are blocking the idea.
     Democratic candidate Heidi Heitkamp says Congress’ failure to
approve a budget is “atrocious.”
     But she says there’s plenty of blame for both parties.

Polls show Republican Rick Berg and Democrat Heidi Heitkamp are
close in the campaign’s home stretch.
     The two candidates have had two previous public debates. They’ve
argued about farm policy, taxes and health care.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Democrats say Republican U.S.
Senate candidate Rick Berg hasn’t been reporting his campaign use
of his own private plane.
     Berg and two other people own the plane through a limited
partnership. Democratic spokeswoman Rania Batrice (bat-TREES’) says
it was used for campaigning at least 13 times from June through
September.
     She says Federal Election Commission rules require Berg to
report the plane’s use and pay for it. The party is filing a
complaint with the FEC.
     Berg is running against Democratic Senate candidate Heidi
Heitkamp.
     Berg campaign spokesman Chris Van Guilder says the campaign has
paid for all the trips cited in the Democratic complaint.
     He says the complaint is “yet another in a long line of false
and increasingly desperate attacks” on Heitkamp’s behalf.

 

WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – The National Park Service is reopening
the scenic drive in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National
Park in western North Dakota.
     Superintendent Valerie Naylor says parts of the 14-mile drive
were damaged by wet weather last year. She says fixing the erosion
damage was “a huge project.”
     The road was being reopened today.

 

 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Vice President Joe Biden received a
standing ovation yesterday at the start of a prayer service tribute to former
Sen. George McGovern.
     Former state Sen. Scott Heidepriem thanked Biden for coming to
South Dakota and honoring McGovern, at which point the hundreds of
people in attendance stood up and clapped.
     McGovern, the former Democratic presidential candidate, died
Sunday at age 90.

He and Biden are former Senate colleagues. Biden
is among the political dignitaries expected at a Thursday evening
prayer service.
     McGovern’s funeral is set for today.

 

In sports…

MEDORA, N.D. (AP) – The National Park Service says it will need
a limited elk reduction in Theodore Roosevelt National Park based
on numbers from September’s elk collaring study.
     A recent count by staff biologists indicated that between 215
and 300 elk reside in the park’s south unit. Park officials say a
limited reduction will be necessary this year to ensure that future
population growth remains within the target range of 100 to 400
animals.
     A limited number of elk will be removed by park staff from
October 30th through December 6th. The south unit’s backcountry
trails will be closed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during
the time period.
     Meat from the animals taken will be packed out of the park and
donated to local Native American tribes and Sportsman Against
Hunger.

 

PREP VOLLEYBALL
     Bismarck Century def. Jamestown, 25-19, 25-14, 14-25, 26-24
     Dickinson def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 27-25, 25-20, 25-15
     Fargo North def. Fargo Shanley, 14-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-20
     Grand Forks Central def. Fargo South, 25-16, 23-25, 25-23, 25-16
     Grand Forks Red River def. Valley City, 25-16, 25-10, 23-25,
25-10
     Ray def. Trinity Christian, 25-9, 25-13, 25-13
     Trenton def. Divide County, 23-25, 25-23, 11-25, 25-15, 15-13
     Underwood def. Garrison-Max, 25-16, 25-17, 25-23
     West Fargo def. Fargo Davies, 25-22, 25-19, 25-18
     Wilton-Wing def. Standing Rock, 25-14, 25-14, 25-17
 Class B District 1
 Quarterfinal
     Lisbon def. Sargent Central, 19-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-19
     Milnor def. Hankinson, 25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 25-22
     North Sargent def. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood, 25-8, 25-15, 25-17
     Oakes def. Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah, 25-6, 25-20, 25-21
 Class B District 11
 Quarterfinal
     Bottineau def. Dunseith, 25-12, 25-13, 25-11
     Drake/Anamoose def. Sawyer, 25-18, 15-25, 25-15, 25-15
     Rugby def. Towner-Granville-Upham, 25-15, 25-17, 25-5
     Velva def. Newburg-Westhope, 25-15, 23-25, 25-20, 28-26
 Class B District 2
 Quarterfinal
     Central Cass def. Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page, 25-20, 25-14, 25-2
     Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran def. Richland, 25-22, 25-6, 25-10
     Kindred def. Maple Valley, 25-15, 25-16, 25-18
     Northern Cass def. Enderlin, 22-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-21
 Class B District 3
 Quarterfinal
     Griggs County Central def. Larimore, 25-17, 25-20, 14-25, 25-21
     Hatton-Northwood def. Dakota Prairie, 25-2, 25-7, 25-5
     May Port CG def. Hillsboro/Central Valley, 27-25, 25-21, 25-22
 Class B District 4
 Quarterfinal
     Cavalier def. Midway, 25-16, 25-12, 25-21
     Grafton def. Valley-Edinburg, 25-12, 26-24, 18-25, 25-18
     North Border def. Drayton-St. Thomas, 25-16, 25-16, 25-11
     Park River/Fordville Lankin def. Minto, 25-5, 25-8, 25-15
 Class B District 5
 First Round
     Edgeley-Kulm def. Litchville-Marion/Montpelier, 25-18, 25-12,
13-25, 23-25, 15-5
     Pingree/Buchanan-Kensal def. Barnes County North, 25-22, 25-11,
25-14
 Class B District 6
 Semifinal
     Napoleon def. Linton-HMB, 25-20, 25-22, 25-21
     South Border def. Strasburg-Zeeland, 25-21, 17-25, 25-23, 25-12
 Class B District 7
 Quarterfinal
     Carrington def. Harvey-Wells County, 25-15, 25-27, 25-23, 25-16
     Lakota/Adams-Edmore def. New Rockford-Sheyenne, 25-19, 25-19,
25-20

 

 WORLD SERIES
 
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -The San Francisco Giants are going to
Detroit with a 2-0 lead in the World Series after blanking the
Tigers 2-0 last night. Madison Bumgarner and two relievers combined
on a two-hitter for the Giants, who now travel to Motor City for
Game 3 Saturday night.

 

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
     
     MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Tampa Bay routed Minnesota 36-17, handing the
Vikings their first home loss of the season. Bucs rookie Doug
Martin, their first-round draft pick out of Boise State, ran 29
times for 135 yards and also took a screen pass 64 yards for a
touchdown, one of three TDs thrown by Josh Freeman.

 

 NFL-NEWS
 

     UNDATED (AP) – The Cleveland Browns officially belong to Jimmy
Haslam. His $1.05 billion purchase of the NFL franchise from Randy
Lerner was closed today, just nine days after the sale was approved
by the league’s owners. Haslam now owns 70 percent of the team, and
the truck stop magnate will get the other 30 percent from Lerner in
four years.

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
     
     WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) – Tajh Boyd threw for a school-record
428 yards with five touchdown passes in 14th-ranked Clemson’s 42-13
victory over Wake Forest last night. Sammy Watkins added a
school-record 202 yards receiving for the 7-1 Tigers.

 

 NBA-STERN
     

     NEW YORK (AP) – David Stern spent nearly 30 years growing the
NBA, turning a league that couldn’t even get its championship
series on live prime-time TV into a projected $5 billion a year
industry.
     Confident the NBA is in good shape and certain he has found
someone who can make it even better, the 70-year-old Stern is ready
to end one of the most successful and impactful careers in sports
history.
     Stern will retire as commissioner Feb. 1, 2014, 30 years to the
day after taking charge of the league. He’ll be replaced by Deputy
Commissioner Adam Silver.

 

NHL LOCKOUT
     
     NEW YORK (AP) -It’s Day 41 of the NHL lockout, hopes are fading
that there can be a full 82-game regular season. No talks are
scheduled between the league and its players, who have rejected the
NHL’s proposed 50-50 revenue split.
 
     
 In world and national news…

DEFIANCE, Ohio (AP) – President Barack Obama is taking a brief
break from the campaign trail after a 40-hour battleground state
blitz. He plans to spend much of the day at the White House.

But Republican Mitt Romney will be on the stump renewing his focus on
the economy.

He’s scheduled to deliver an economic address this
afternoon in the swing state of Iowa.
     
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Utilities and local officials along the East
Coast are getting ready for the arrival of a hybrid weather monster
that meteorologists have nicknamed “Frankenstorm.”

Forecasters expect high wind, heavy rain, extreme tides and maybe snow
beginning early Sunday.

It should peak with the arrival of Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday near New Jersey and linger past Halloween. Experts predict at least $1 billion in damage.
     
     LONDON (AP) – The father of a 15-year-old Pakistani girl shot in
the head by the Taliban says his daughter is recovering with
encouraging speed.

Malala Yousufzai (mah-LAH’-lah yoo-SOOF’-zeye)
is being treated at a British hospital, where she was flown for
treatment and protection from Taliban threats after she was shot on
Oct. 9.

Her father says his daughter, respected internationally as
an activist for girls’ education, “will rise again, she will stand
again.”
     
     LONDON (AP) – Britain’s government says it’s involved in
military contingency planning with the United States on potential
flashpoints in the Middle East.

But it insists it doesn’t support any imminent strike on Iran’s nuclear sites.

The Guardian newspaper reports that the U.S. has asked Britain to use its bases in Cyprus, and British territory in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, to build up forces in the Gulf.

It reported the move was a contingency for potential strikes on Tehran’s nuclear program.
    
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Colleges and universities around the country
are offering veterans-only courses as a way to cater to military
students, who tend to be older, more experienced and further
removed from the classroom than the typical undergraduate.
Advocates say the classes can ease the transition from military to
civilian life. But there’s some concern veterans-only courses don’t
necessarily help re-integrate veteran students into the broader
student population.