Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jun 8

CSi Weather..

.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE 70S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.

 

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NORTH CENTRAL INTO THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY.    BRIEF DOWNPOURS AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS.
 
 THERE ARE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY AND AGAIN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

 

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Fire Department was called to Wells Fargo Bank at about 1:25 p.m., Monday.

Fire Chief Gary Retterath says no flames were visible, adding that caused a delay in finding the source of the smell of smoke, which may have been caused by  a faulty electric motor, or light fixture.

Fire fighters extracted smoke from the building, and bank officials will have a repair company locate and repair the issue.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Canvassing board, consisting of the five City Council Members, Monday, certified the June 2, 2015 election ballots, where voters approved the one percent City Sales Tax for the construction and operation of the first phase of the Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC.)

City Administrator Jeff Fuchs says the ‘yes’ votes were 1773 compared to the unofficial total of 1771

The ‘no’ votes went from 1178 to 1180.

Fuchs says the four additional votes stemmed from:

One ballot approved, which was held for the signature comparison.

One ballot that was added had not been signed by a long-term care resident.

Two ballots that were added did not have initials by election officials.

2,953 Total Ballots Cast.

Total Absentee/Early Voting Ballots:

893

Total Election Day Ballots:

2060

The Jamestown Canvassing Board’s certification now goes to the North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office for the official certification.

 

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Public School Public School District school board election is on Tuesday, June 9,2015, to elect the At-Large position.

Incumbent Rick Ross is seeking another term on the school board. Ross is near the end of his first 4-year term.

Ross is an assistant professor at Valley City State University in the Division of Business & Information Technology Department.

Valley City resident Rich Schueneman is on the ballot for the At-Large position now held by Ross. Schueneman is the Bald Hill Dam Resource Manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and previously served as a Valley City Commissioner.

The one polling place is at the school district Administration Building at 460 Central Avenue North. The polls will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

 

Jamestown (CSi) A fundraiser for the James River Humane Society is ‘A very Special Elvis Presley Display,” presented by Jack and Betty Gorman of Jamestown.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers show on CSi Cable 2, Jack said, that on Wednesday and Thursday, June 24, 25, 2015 the All Vets Club, lower level, in Jamestown will be open from 9-a.m., to 6-p.m.

All donations are welcome for admission, including monetary, a donation of dog and cat food and or toys.

Jack will also have copies of Elvis’s Black Belt Karate ID card, with a donation.

Without the donation there will be a $5 admission charge.

Also inside there will be rare Elvis Souvenirs for sale, along with videos playing of Graceland, and other Elvis related events.

Jack says that he and Betty support the James River Humane Society, those who take care of the dogs and cats, and the shelter’s efforts of finding homes for them.

Jack points out that Elvis loved pets and always has a dozen pets or more on the grounds of his Graceland home.

Jack also said, in cooperation with Unison Bank he will have an Elvis display at the bank all month long in September this year.

　

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Police in Minot are investigating a woman’s report that she scared off an intruder by firing a gun in her home.
 
     The woman told officers who responded to her home about 1:30 a.m. Sunday that she had fled from a male who then followed her into her residence. She said she got the gun and fired it once, scaring away the intruder.
 
     Police searched the area but found no one.

 

  FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Bail has been set at $1 million for an Iowa man accused of robbing a downtown Fargo motel and shooting at police.
 
     A court appearance was held Monday at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo where Eric Webb, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa is recovering from injuries suffered in a shootout with police. Webb is charged with robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon.
 
     Police say Webb demanded money and fired a shot into the front desk of the Howard Johnson motel during the Thursday afternoon robbery. Webb fled on foot before he was spotted by officers a few blocks away.
 
     Police say one officer fired twice at Webb, whose condition has not been released. No other people were hurt in the incident.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Fargo man accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls has pleaded not guilty in state court.
 
     Samuel Taylor is charged with felony gross sexual imposition and corruption of a minor. Authorities say the victims were ages 16 and 13.
 
     The  allegations against Taylor date back to 2013.
 
     Taylor’s attorney could not be immediately reached for comment.
    

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A half-dozen bakers from Africa are in the Dakotas and Minnesota learning how to bake with soy flour.
 
     The group spent several days at the Northern Crops Institute on the campus of North Dakota State University experimenting with soy in breads, croissants, scones, buns, cookies and doughnuts.
 
     Experts at the Fargo institute say that while soy flour is important in the fight against malnutrition because it has more protein and is cheaper to use, the challenge is finding the right combination so the food tastes good. 
 
     The group that includes a couple of marketing experts is in Minnesota this week looking at ways to sell the products.
 
     The trip was co-sponsored by the soybean associations in the Dakotas and Minnesota, along with an international group that promotes soy products.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Sen. Kelly Armstrong of Dickinson is the new chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party.
 
     Armstrong was unanimously elected at a state committee meeting Saturday in Bismarck. Armstrong replaces Robert Harms, who did not seek re-election.
 
     Armstrong is an attorney and vice president of Armstrong Corp. He was elected to the Senate in 2012.
 
     Armstrong will serve a two-year term as the GOP party chairman, a position that promotes Republican policies and candidates in the state.
 

 

Update…

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A six-member committee is meeting in Bismarck to try to negotiate a compromise on an unresolved measure in this year’s Legislature that affects public employee benefits.
 
     If an agreement is reached Monday, the Legislature could reconvene June 16.
 
     The session ended in April two days short of the maximum permitted under the state constitution. But the House and Senate were still at odds over policy changes in a budget bill that House budget writers inserted to ensure that thousands of public employees, including lawmakers, can keep the same health benefits and medical providers when their insurer changes July 1.
 
     Senate leaders likened the House version of the bill to micromanaging and say it could jeopardize the new contract with Sanford Health and spur legal action.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The female otter at Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot has died.
 
     The otter named Cinnamon arrived at the zoo from a zoo in Massachusetts on May 6 and was placed in quarantine to be evaluated for disease and to be given time to adjust to new surroundings.
 
     The animal became ill on May 30 and died. Officials are investigating the cause.
 
     Cinnamon was to be put on display over the weekend, joining a male named Loki.
 
     This is the first year the otter exhibit has been open since the 2011 Souris River flood damaged the exhibit.
 

In sports…

Jamestown  (CSi) The 2015 Jamestown Blue Jay football schedule includes two Thursday night, and one Saturday contest, along with the tradtional Friday night football.

The game  at Century on October 9th will kickoff at 4-p.m.

The  Homecoming game is September 18th, hosting  Williston.

2015 schedule:

August 28th – at Grand Forks Central

September 4th – vs. Sheyenne

September 11th – at Minot

September 18th – vs. Williston

September 24th – at Dickinson (Thursday 8pm CT)

October 2nd – vs. Bismarck

October 9th – at Century (4pm)

October 15th – vs. Mandan (Thursday)

October 24th – at Legacy (Saturday)

 

In world and national news…

 ELMAU, Germany (AP) – It’s been nearly a year since American troops started returning to Iraq to help forces there deal with the Islamic State group. And President Barack Obama says the militants are still “nimble, aggressive and opportunistic.” Obama told reporters Monday in Germany — where he met with Iraq’s prime minister — that there’s been “significant progress” in areas where the U.S. has trained Iraqis to fight. But he said Iraqi troops who haven’t had U.S. assistance are often ill-equipped, and suffer from poor morale.
 
     CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) – The family of one of the Iraq war’s most celebrated Marine heroes has accepted the nation’s second-highest award for valor — seven years after the Pentagon denied him the Medal of Honor. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus (MAY’-buhs) Monday posthumously bestowed the Navy Cross on Sgt. Rafael Peralta for falling on a grenade during the battle for Fallujah (fuh-LOO’-juh) in November 2004. His mother accepted the medal at California’s Camp Pendleton. The Pentagon had denied the Medal of Honor after questions were raised about whether Peralta was even conscious when he fell on the grenade, shielding other troops from the explosion.
 
     McKINNEY, Texas (AP) – There are differing accounts of the incident near Dallas after police responded to a report of a disturbance Friday night involving a group of black youths at a neighborhood pool party. Some witnesses told the Dallas Morning News that police singled out black kids and confronted them. But a local radio personality who is black says the actions of an officer who pulled a black girl to the ground were not about race. Benet Embry, who lives in the neighborhood, says the situation at the party was getting out of hand, and the police were right to respond.
 
     EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – Authorities say 61 people were arrested and 10 New Jersey state troopers were injured during a clash outside a major hip-hop concert in New Jersey last night. State police say the arrests came after people tried to climb fences and push past security to get into the sold-out show at MetLife Stadium. Some in the crowd also threw bottles at police. Officials say the troopers’ injuries were minor. Police used tear gas, pepper spray and noise generators to disperse the rowdy crowds outside the concert.
 
     PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A Philadelphia street performer who gained national attention for his performance on “The Voice” has died. Anthony Riley was 28. The medical examiner’s office in Philadelphia says he took his own life. The contestant on the eighth season of NBC’s “The Voice” wowed the judges and became a fan favorite after belting out James Brown’s “I Got You (I Feel Good).” He left the show in January to deal with substance abuse issues and to enter rehab.