Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Sept 1

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND LABOR DAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 70S.

WEDNESDAY WILL BE MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE
 UPPER 90S WEST TO LOWER 90S FROM THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS TO THE JAMES  VALLEY.

 DRY AND VERY WARM INTO THURSDAY…THEN COOLER WITH CHANCES
 OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND..THEN ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY

 

Valley City CSi The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall.  All members were present.  Mayor Werkhoven swore in  a police officer, Eric Triebold.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDED:

Approving 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 $ 2,888,047.50.

Also approved was a Bingo Permit for Barnes County Senior Citizens council, Inc., a Tree Trimming Permit for David Singleton, a Parade application and Blocking off Street application for VCHS Homecoming Parade on October 2, 4 p.m. and a new Plumbing License for TNT Plumbing.

 

PUBLIC FORUM…No one spoke

ORDINANCES …

City Commissioners approved the first reading of an Ordinance rezoning property from I-2 to R-1,described as:

Section 1. That Section 2A of Ordinance No. 572 be amended to change the zoning of the following described real property, set forth below, from I-2, Heavy Industrial, to R-1, Single Family, legally described as a tract of land situated in Auditor’s Lot 1 in the Southeast Quarter of Section 30, in Township 140 North, Range 58 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Barnes County, North Dakota, more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Southeast Quarter; thence N89º02’11″W along the south line of Southeast quarter a distance of 1076.31 feet to the southwesterly corner of said Auditor’s Lot 1, the point of beginning; thence N42º20’44″W along the westerly boundary of said Auditor’s Lot 1 a distance of 225.68 feet; thence S89º02’11″E parallel with said south line of Southeast Quarter a distance of 370.69 feet; thence S00º57’49″W a distance of 164.17 feet to said south line of the Southeast Quarter and Auditor’s Lot 1; thence N89º02’11″W along said south line a distance of 215.93 feet to the point of beginning. Said tract of land contains 1.11 acres more or less and is subject to any easements, restrictions or reservations, existing or of record.

City Attorney Myhre said planning and zoning has approved and recommends approval by the City Commission. The property is located southwest of Valley City, owned by Adam Paul, who plans to build a house on the property.

 

The City Commission approved the first reading of an Ordinance amending and reenacting Section 26-51.10of Article II, Chapter 26 of the revised ordinances of Valley City, ND, 1963 relating to Dedication of Tax Proceeds.

 

NEW BUSINESS

The City Commission apporved awarding bid for a bucket truck for the electric department to Terex Hi-Ranger in the amount of $126,958. It’s a nine percent higher bid than the only other bid.

Administrator Schelkoph said the unit is better suited for its application. He said the cost is $45,000 under the projected cost.

Commissioners approved the updated Employee Policy and Procedure Manual.

 

The City Commission discussed a section of the Valley City Vehicular Driving Codes. Police Chief Thompson, asked that patrol vehicles use sirens along with emergency lights at all times.

Commissioners indicated a limited use of sirens, during times when traffic is light, such as between midnight and 6-a.m.

City Attorney Myhre said he favors minimizing liability to the city.

The Commission voted 4-1 to follow the North Dakota Century Code,  allowing sirens to be  sounded early in the morning, with commissioner Luke voting in opposition.

 

City Commissioners approved deeding the Water Treatment Plant lime pit to the Park District.  Commissioner Luke voted in opposition.

 

CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT

With the Energy Efficient Campaign the city has purchased energy efficient LED light bulbs. The city in October will establish an educational campaign for residents to use energy efficient LED lights.

He said the plan by Barnes County Rural Water for modifications concerning lines is not opposed by the city.

CITY UPDATE & COMMISSION REPORTS

KLJ updated project reports, noting that  VCSU students and staff have shown understanding in changes in the parking lot, and additional walking required with the construction of the permanent flood control walls in that area.

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

 

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund says, the arts has a significant economic impact on Jamestown and the area.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, he pointed out that the tourism Grant/Executive Board recent approved a request by the Jamestown Arts Center, to help fund a study on how the Art Center, impacts the area, in the amount of $2,750, or half the amount, for a study of the economic impact of the arts and culture on Jamestown.

The balance of the funds will come from the Americans for the Arts program.

Arts Center Director Cyndi Wish has said the North Dakota Council on the Arts is working with Americans for the Arts to do an economic Impact Study for North Dakota, which Jamestown’s will be a part of, separately. She said the Jamestown Arts Center will be cooperating with the organizations on the Jamestown Study.

Materials she supplied to tourism, said the study will assist the Jamestown Arts Center, with accurate data when making a case to local and state legislators in understanding how the arts drive tourism, support economic development, help attract and retain new residents, and provide jobs.

She added that understanding the impact of the arts in Jamestown could be very helpful in lobbying to get the Jamestown Arts Center’s City budget allocation increased, allowing for expanded programming which will continue to support Jamestown’s tourism.

Americans for the Arts will facilitate an evaluation process for the study.

The last study was done in 2007, and she said is outdated

Swedlund also pointed out the importance concerning tourism of the changes at the Jamestown Arts Park, downtown.

He said three groups last week visited Jamestown including an architect, artists and agencies, concerning proposals for the stage to be built at the Arts Park.

He indicated that community input on the new elements is important as the work at Arts Park goes on.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce, Jamestown Tourism, the University of Jamestown, and Tellwell will present sessions concerning using social media, web sites, and using tricks and tools.

Session One on September 30^th, 2015 is about how to get started on social media, presented by Max, from Tellwell.

Session Two on October 7h is Website 101, presented by Margot from Tellwell.

Session Three on October 14^th deals with pro tips, tricks and tools, with walk-throughs including Mailchimp, Canva, and Buffer.

All three session run from 10-a.m., to noon at locations at the University of Jamestown.

The cost is $30 for all three sessions and is open to everyone.

To register, contact the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce, at 701-252-4830, or E-Mail, director@jamestownchamber.com

　

Valley City (CSi) Valley City State University is setting activities and events in recognition of the 125^th Anniversary.

Highlights include VCSU President, Dr. Tisa Mason’s inauguration on Thursday, October 1, 2015 to coincide with the Homecoming festivities on October 2nd & 3rd.

The 125th celebration will be held October 13th to be held on the VCSU campus.

This coming fall, the inauguration of Tisa A. Mason, Ed.D., as Valley City

Homecoming weekend, which will include an all-Greek reunion and a Viking Hall of Fame reunion.

The weekend will also include the dedication of the Don Mugan Career and Technical Education Leadership Center, along with the traditional Homecoming parade, football game, and alumni social and dance.

The 125th celebration will culminate with a Founders Day Celebration on Oct. 13.

VCSU Homecoming 2015

Thursday, October 1
• Inauguration of President Tisa A. Mason, Ed.D.

Friday, October 2
• Alumni and Friends Ice Cream Social (2 p.m.), McFarland Hall Alumni Room
• Campus Tours (2:30 p.m.)
• Dedication of the Don Mugan Career and Technical Education Leadership Center (3:00 p.m.)
• Greek and Alumni Reunion/Social (8 p.m.),
Valley City Eagles Club

Saturday, October 3
• Alumni Honors Breakfast (8:30 a.m.)
• Parade (10 a.m.)
• Viking Hall of Fame Tailgating (11 a.m.–2 p.m.)
• VCSU Football Game (2 p.m.)
• Postgame Social (4 p.m.), Valley City Town & Country Club
• Viking Hall of Fame Reunion:
Social (6 p.m.), Program (7 p.m.), Valley City Eagles Club
• College Student and Alumni Dance (9 p.m.),
Valley City Eagles Club

Tuesday, October 13
• VCSU 125th Anniversary Founders Day Celebration

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Police in Minot are investigating a shooting in which a 42-year-old woman was injured in the abdomen.
 
     Cpt. John Klug on Tuesday said authorities were called to the emergency room of Trinity Hospital Monday after the woman was brought in with a single gunshot wound.
 
     Klug says the woman was treated for non-life threatening injuries, but details of the shooting are unclear at this time.
 
     Klug says police have identified the home were the shooting took place. It wasn’t immediately clear whether police have identified and arrested any suspects.
 
     The Minot Police Department continues to investigate the incident.

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A California man has pleaded guilty to a murder conspiracy charge in a July 2013 shooting in Minot that authorities said involved members of a California gang.
 
     James Robinson agreed to plead guilty Tuesday in exchange for a nine-year prison sentence.   Prosecutors dropped an attempted murder charge as part of the deal.
 
     Robinson and three other men were accused of traveling to Minot from Dickinson with plans to kill another man. Two of the other suspects are scheduled to be in court next week on conspiracy charges. The fourth pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
 
     Investigators say the man who was shot was apparently not the intended target because the suspects had received an incorrect address. Christopher Docher was shot twice in the neck but survived.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The captain of the Minot State University baseball team who allegedly was assaulted over the weekend is out of the hospital.
 
     Authorities say outfielder/first baseman Keith Ailes was taken to a hospital for treatment of facial injuries early Saturday and spent a day there.
 
     Minot State University dismissed one football player and suspended indefinitely two others after the alleged assault on Ailes. No criminal charges were immediately filed against those players. Minot police say they’re continuing to investigate.
 
     Football coach Tyler Hughes declined to comment on the details of the incident but said he’s disappointed in what happened.
 
     The football team’s season-opener is Thursday against Southwest Minnesota State.

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Supreme Court says a judge was wrong to order a state criminal investigator to pay a man for a payloader the agent confiscated and gave away because it was stolen.
 
     Bureau of Criminal Investigation agent Arnie Rummel took possession of the loader in May 2014 from Forbes resident Darrell Schrum after an investigation determined the equipment was stolen. Schrum told authorities he didn’t know about the theft and bought the loader in good faith.
 
     Southeast District Judge Daniel Narum declared Rummel to be in contempt of court for failing to meet a deadline to return the loader, and later ordered Rummel to pay Schrum nearly $54,000.
 
     The Supreme Court says the judge’s order did not comply with requirements for claims against the state.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Officials at private schools in North Dakota say they’re grappling with the same teacher shortage problems that public schools are facing.
 
     Shiloh Christian Superintendent Travis Jordan says the Bismarck school had a difficult time getting applicants for open science and English teacher positions this year.
 
     St. Joseph School Principal Valerie Vogel says the Mandan school’s music teacher was hired away by Bismarck Public Schools shortly before classes started.
 
     Recent data from North Dakota’s Department of Public Instruction shows that 129 of the state’s 179 school districts have a combined shortage of nearly 175 teaching positions.
 
     Martin Luther School Principal Kathryn Jones in Mandan says she anticipates a hard time finding substitutes this year, because a lot of subs are getting hired full time.
    

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Another week of dry weather has helped North Dakota farmers harvesting small grains crops, though humid conditions late in the week slowed combining.
 
     The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that 63 percent of the durum wheat, 85 percent of the spring wheat, 90 percent of the oats and 95 percent of barley and winter wheat is in the bin. Harvesting of all the crops is well ahead of the average pace.
 
     The corn and soybean crops are maturing ahead of average. Harvesting of the state’s sugar beet and potato crops is just getting underway.
 
     Pasture and range conditions in North Dakota are rated 56 percent good to excellent. Stock water supplies are 83 percent adequate to surplus.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck Mayor Mike Seminary plans to create a transportation task force to address the impacts of growth, increased traffic and traffic congestion.
 
     The Bismarck Tribune reports that the task force will have representatives from Bismarck, Lincoln, Burleigh County and the state. They’ll review regional roadway plans and propose strategies to address the higher volumes of traffic.
 
     Seminary says there’s an increasing amount of traffic moving into the city from Interstate 94 and U.S. Highway 83. He attributes it to the energy industry; business at the state Capitol; activities associated with being a regional medical hub; and retail, tourism and higher education activities.
 
     Seminary says it’s a quality-of-life issue for area residents.

 

In world and national news…

 NEW YORK (AP) – A new month is bringing the same old rocky ride on Wall Street, where the Dow has been about 400 points lower in afternoon trading. The trigger once again is some bleak economic news out of China — renewing fears that the world’s second-biggest economy is slowing down more than expected. U.S. stocks are coming off of their worst month in more than three years.
 
     FOX LAKE, Ill. (AP) – Police with helicopters and dogs are conducting a massive manhunt in northern Illinois, after an officer was shot and killed while pursuing a group of suspicious men. The officer had radioed in to tell dispatchers he was chasing three men on foot in the city of Fox Lake, 55 miles north of Chicago. When his backup arrived, authorities say, the officer was found with a gunshot wound. He later died.
 
     MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) – Kim Davis says her continued refusal to grant same-sex marriage licenses is a decision of obedience to God — and the county clerk in Kentucky says she won’t resign. Even after the U.S. Supreme Court Monday upheld an order requiring her to issue the licenses, same-sex couples were turned away from the clerk’s office Tuesday morning. A federal judge is now giving her until the close of business Wednesday to respond to the latest motion in the case. Gay couples are asking that she be held in contempt of court and fined — but that she not be sent to jail. A hearing is set for Thursday.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Supporters of the Iran nuclear deal are now just one vote shy of the 34 Senate votes needed to keep the deal alive and hand a major foreign policy victory to President Barack Obama. Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware Tuesday became the 33rd senator to back the deal. Coons says that despite the flaws of the deal, it is a better strategy for the United States to lead the global community in trying to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. Thirty-four votes are needed to uphold an Obama veto of GOP legislation aimed at blocking the agreement.
 
     SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California officials have agreed to end their practice of unlimited isolation of gang leaders in prison. It’s a practice that once kept hundreds of inmates in segregation units for a decade or longer. According to the Center for Constitutional Rights, no other state keeps so many inmates segregated for so long. California is agreeing to segregate only the inmates who commit new crimes behind bars. And gang members will no longer be kept in sound-proofed, windowless cells for the sole purpose of keeping them from directing illegal gang activity.