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Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board has approved a Special Election for September 29, 2015, for $19 million in general obligation school-building bonds for school construction and renovations at elementary and middle schools.
If approved, Superintendent Rob Lech says, the proposal would continue the 21.1 mills currently levied to help pay for building Jamestown High School and remodeling Jamestown Middle School that is slated to expire this year. The proposal would also add another 3.71 mills or roughly a $19 per-year property tax increase beyond the current levy.
If voters turn down the referendum, then the current high school levy drops off when it’s repaid in August and property owners would see an approximately $96 annual reduction in property taxes.
On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Superintendent Lech addressed some of the more frequently asked questions of residents of the Jamestown Public School District.
He pointed out that the Tuesday September 29, 2015 vote is open to eligible voters in the Jamestown Public School District.
This includes both city and rural families within the school district boundaries.
He talked about the need for air conditioning in school buildings.
He said it’s important to understand that air conditioning is not just air cooling. The process alters both the temperature and the humidity. When coupled with enhanced ventilation, an upgraded system will improve the air quality through increased oxygenation with fewer allergens. These systems enhance the learning environment for all students.
He noted that when only considering air cooling, it is not unusual to see classroom temperatures ranging from 85-95 degrees on very hot days. With continued heat, many students would begin the day with low to mid 80’s in their classrooms. Very little learning is taking place during these times due to the conditions.
He said, it’s accurate to say that there are not a significant number of days each year that see excessive heat, but context is important. For example a Roosevelt Kindergartener with an average of 5 days of excessive heat per year as an example. By the end of his/her 8th grade year, that student would have essentially lost 45 days or just over 25% of one school year. This change would help us maximize learning time.
Currently the middle school, Gussner, and Lincoln have partial air conditioning and no a/c at Roosevelt.
If voters pass the referendum on September 29th, Washington Elementary School in Northwest Jamestown will be decommissioned.
Lech said that Washington Elementary, in the short-term, will provide a level of security for any overflow beyond the school district’s expected growth. Washington Elementary would also, in the short-term, continue to house some administrative spaces, such as the after school program.
Greater discussions still needs to be held on Washington Elementary in the long-term, however, it is no longer ideal as an educational setting.
He added that an educational demongrapher would redraw the school building boundaries, should Washington School be closed.
He said, that at this time there are no plans to change the location of Ernie Gates Field, and he decommissioning of Washington Elementary would not impact the football facility.
On our show Superintendent Lech addressed,Louis L’Amour can accommodate 360 students with 2 sections of each grade level.
He said that unlike the West Fargo School District, which recently announced a $95 million referendum, or the schools in western North Dakota, the Jamestown School District is projecting a moderate growth cycle.
Because of this moderate growth, there will not be an “explosion” of new students in Jamestown, but rather a upward trend for a number of years. Because of this, the plan for Louis L’Amour needs to fit both the present need as well as the future need.
The map of the Louis L’Amour proposal shows 2 sections as well as flexible learning spaces, which are identified by the green classroom areas. The district has the ability to transition these spaces, as needed, into classrooms to accommodate future growth.
He also explained what is meant by deferred maintenance and how the school district has $45 million in deferred maintenance.
He went on to explain that facility maintenance is either considered deferred or preventative. Preventative maintenance items are things like patching the roof, annual boiler maintenance, etc. When considering deferred maintenance, the school district is looking at areas that have a life span from a usability/efficiency standpoint or facility improvements.
An example, is that at some point, the boiler at Washington is going to need to be replaced, so it is a deferred maintenance item. That does not mean that the boiler is in danger of failing, but rather that the district needs to be prepared to replace the equipment in the future.
He said it shouldn’t be assumed that deferred maintenance is emergency maintenance or work that has been put off, but rather work that needs to be accounted for and be completed in the future to maintain the highest quality facilities.
He pointed out that some of the items are very basic, such as lighting changes, and others are more significant, such as boiler replacement.
He added that the school district monitors maintenance needs (both preventative and deferred) through the district’s building fund. For deferred maintenance, a priority list is created each year and approved by the Board of Education for summer projects. There are five levels (1 being the biggest needs and 5 being the lowest priority). In a typical year, the district will fund at least levels 1-3, so each year we are able to target the largest needs. The annual building fund budget ranges from $450,000 – $650,000.
He reminded voters that Early Voting and Absentee Voting continues at the Stutsman County Courthouse through Monday September 28, 2015.
Voting takes place on Tuesday September 29, 2015 from 7-a.m., to 7-p.m., at the Jamestown Civic Center, at the west lobby. More information at JPS web site
COURTENAY, N.D. (AP) – Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy is starting construction on a 200-megawatt wind farm in southeastern North Dakota.
The Courtenay Wind Farm near Jamestown will cost about $300 million. North Dakota’s Public Service Commission in August gave Xcel Energy permission to buy the project from Geronimo Energy, which had problems securing financing.
Xcel earlier had agreed to buy all power produced from the 100-turbine wind farm that will have the capacity to power up to 105,000 homes.
A ground-breaking ceremony is scheduled for this afternoon. The project should be completed next year.
Jamestown (CSi) A reminder, following the Jamestown City Council meeting, on Monday October 5,2015, the City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the 2016 city budget and increasing the 2015 City of Jamestown property tax levy by %6.29.
At that time citizens will have the opportunity to present oral or written comments regarding the Property Tax Levy or 2016 City Budget.
The Regular Jamestown City Council meeting precedes the Public at 5-p.m. at City Hall.
The meeting will be covered by CSi Cable 67, followed by replays.
GILBY, N.D. (AP) – A 45-year-old woman in northeast North Dakota has been transported to a burn unit following an early morning house fire.
Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Lt. B.J. Maxson says authorities were called to the home of Tom and Robyn Brusegaard around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday. Maxson says officers could see the fire from several miles away.
Maxson says they believe lit candles in a bedroom started a piece of cardboard on fire, which then spread. Tom Brusegaard pulled his wife out of bed and went outside along with their two children.
Robyn Brusegaard was transported to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks and later taken by helicopter to a burn unit.
The children were not hurt. Tom Brusegaard suffered a cut to his arm.
Maxson says the home is a total loss.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Two researchers at North Dakota State University have received a $1.2 million grant to combat prostate cancer.
Sanku Mallik and Bin Guo in the school’s pharmaceutical sciences department are receiving the money from a National Institutes of Health research project grant. They plan to study ways of using tiny polymer spheres to deliver anticancer drugs to prostate cancers.
North Dakota State President Dean Bresciani says the work by Mallik and Guo will make a difference, and this type of research will lead to saving lives.
The tiny spheres known as nanocarriers will contain conventional anticancer drugs and air bubbles. The air bubbles provide a means of tracking the nanocarriers through the blood stream via high-frequency ultrasound imaging.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota regulators are deciding whether to extend a Jan. 1, 2016, target for the reduction of wasteful flaring of natural gas.
The oil industry wants more time to meet the target, but environmental groups say the benchmark should be enforced. The state Industrial Commission is taking up the matter Thursday afternoon.
Natural gas is a byproduct of oil production. Some of it gets burned off because the infrastructure isn’t in place to move all of it to market.
The oil industry is required to capture 85 percent of natural gas by Jan. 1. Right now, about 80 percent is being captured.
State Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms has recommended a compromise date of Oct. 1, 2016, to meet the 85 percent threshold. Environmental groups say an extension isn’t warranted.
TIOGA, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing in Tioga next month on a proposal to build a wind farm in Williams County.
Lindahl Wind Project has filed an application for the 150 megawatt farm that will feature up to 75 wind turbine generators about four miles north of Tioga. The project will include access roads, electrical collection and communication systems and cabling, an operation and maintenance building, permanent meteorological towers and a substation.
The wind farm will encompass about 13,000 acres. The company has a power purchase agreement with Basin Electric for the entire output of the project.
The meeting is planned for 9 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, at Neset Consulting Service.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – State Sen. Ron Carlisle (CAR’-lyl) says he won’t run for re-election next year.
The Bismarck Republican tell says he’s enjoyed his time in the Legislature and that he’s been honored to serve, but that it’s time for him “to relax.”
Carlisle served in the state House from 1991 to 2008 before being named to District 30’s Senate seat in 2011 to replace Bob Stenehjem, who died in a car accident. He was a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
In sports..
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Nearly 1,000 fall wild turkey licenses for the 2015 season are still available in eight units following this year’s lottery.
The remaining 990 licenses will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Sept. 30. Hunters are allowed a maximum of 15 licenses for the fall season.
Resident and nonresident hunters will be able to apply online, or print out an application to mail, at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website. Paper applications will also be available at license vendors. Licenses remain in units: 03, 13, 19, 25, 30, 31, 45 and 51.
The fall turkey season runs Oct. 10 through Jan. 3.
Unsuccessful applicants who applied online will have a refund issued directly to their credit card.
PREP FOOTBALL
Dickinson 14, Jamestown 7
PREP VOLLEYBALL<<
Barnes County North def. Litchville-Marion/Montpelier, 25-19, 25-23, 25-22
Benson County def. St. John, 25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21
Bismarck Century def. Bismarck St. Mary’s, 25-14, 25-17, 25-20
Bottineau def. Drake/Anamoose, 28-30, 25-22, 25-22, 14-25, 16-14
Bowman County def. Dickinson JV, 25-19, 25-21, 25-18, 15-25
Cavalier def. Midway, 25-14, 25-15, 25-17
Central Cass def. Enderlin, 3-0
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Minot Bishop Ryan, 25-9, 25-12, 25-15
Edgeley-Kulm def. Kidder County, 25-16, 23-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-8
Ellendale def. Leola/Frederick, S.D., 25-16, 25-17, 25-22
Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah def. Rosholt, S.D., 25-14, 25-22, 25-23
Fargo Davies def. Devils Lake, 25-12, 25-11, 25-12
Fargo South def. Wahpeton, 25-11, 25-17, 25-15
Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page def. May Port CG, 3-2
Grand Forks Red River def. Valley City, 25-13, 26-24, 25-15
Grant County def. Underwood, 25-22, 25-17, 21-25, 25-19
Griggs County Central def. Larimore, 25-20, 25-11, 25-11
Hillsboro/Central Valley def. Hatton-Northwood, 3-1
Jamestown def. Minot, 18-25, 21-25, 25-13, 25-19, 15-13
Killdeer def. Glen Ullin-Hebron, 10-25, 25-16, 15-25, 25-21, 15-13
Lakota/Edmore def. Midkota-Kensal, 25-18, 25-22, 22-25, 25-14
LaMoure def. Maple Valley, 3-0
Langdon-Munich def. Dunseith, 25-3, 25-8, 25-7
Lewis and Clark def. Surrey, 25-16, 25-23, 25-16
Linton-HMB def. Herreid/Selby Area, S.D., 25-23, 25-17, 28-26
Medina-Pingree-Buchanan def. Wilton-Wing, 3-0
Minot Our Redeemer’s def. South Prairie, 25-11, 25-11, 25-5
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood def. Glenburn, 25-14, 23-25, 27-29, 25-10, 15-13
New England def. Flasher, 25-21, 25-21, 18-25, 26-24
New Rockford-Sheyenne def. Harvey-Wells County, 3-0
New Salem-Almont def. Washburn, 25-19, 25-16, 22-25, 25-11
North Star def. Rolla, 25-15, 25-3, 25-9
Oakes def. South Border, 25-15, 16-25, 25-21, 27-25
Powers Lake def. Stanley, 21-25, 25-19, 25-23, 17-25, 15-12
Ray def. Burke County, 25-2, 25-4, 25-6
Rugby def. Sawyer, 25-11, 25-27, 25-15, 25-23
Sheyenne def. Fargo North, 25-21, 25-15, 21-25, 25-18
Thompson def. North Border, 25-12, 25-10, 25-18
Trenton def. Parshall, 25-8, 25-15, 25-23
West Fargo def. Grand Forks Central, 25-17, 25-17, 25-12
Wyndmere-Lidgerwood def. Sargent Central, 3-1
BISMARCK (AP) The following is the list of the top five teams in Class 9-Man, A, AA and AAA football for the week of September 21, as voted on by members of the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.
First place votes are in parenthesis, followed by the team’s record and the number of total votes received.
Class 9-Man
1. Thompson (15) 5-0 75
2. Cavalier 4-1 50
3. Richland 5-0 49
4. Shiloh Christian 5-0 32
5. North Prairie 5-0 9
Others Receiving Votes: Hankinson (5-0) 8, Linton-HMB (4-1) 2.
Class A
1. Park River-FL (15) 4-0 75
2. Carrington 4-0 60
3. Hazen 3-1 41
4. Velva/Sawyer 4-0 31
5. Northern Cass 4-0 9
Others Receiving Votes: Larimore (3-1) 7, Killdeer (3-1) 1, Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn (3-1) 1.
Class AA
1. Beulah (13) 4-0 77
2. Valley City (3) 3-1 67
3. Bismarck St. Mary’s 3-1 48
4. Fargo Shanley 3-1 31
5. Dickinson Trinity 3-1 10
Others Receiving Votes: Wahpeton (2-2) 6, Central Cass (3-1) 1.
Class AAA
1. Minot (15) 4-0 75
2. Dickinson 4-0 60
3. Bismarck 3-1 45
4. West Fargo 2-2 28
5. Fargo South 3-1 14
Others Receiving Votes: WF Sheyenne (3-1) 2, Mandan (3-1) 1.
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Baltimore reduced the Mets’ magic number by beating the Nationals, 5-4 in Washington. The New York Mets own a magic number of three for winning the NL East following their 6-4 win at Cincinnati.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Jason Kipnis hit a leadoff homer as the Cleveland Indians helped their slim playoff chances by beating the Minnesota Twins 6-3 Thursday night. Francisco Lindor had three hits for Cleveland. Torii Hunter and Eddie Rosario homered for Minnesota.
KANSAS CITY, (AP) – The Kansas City Royals have clinched their first division title in 30 years by pounding Seattle 10-4.
Cole Hamels allowed an unearned run and four hits over six innings to help Texas hammer Oakland 8-1 and stretch their lead in the AL West to 3 1/2 games over Houston.
Final N-Y Yankees 3 Chi White Sox 2
Final Tampa Bay 4 Boston 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
The New York Mets own a magic number of three for winning the NL East following their 6-4 win at Cincinnati and a little help from the Orioles.
The Cardinals whipped Milwaukee 7-3 to slice their magic number for winning the NL Central to six.
The Dodgers’ magic number to clinch the NL West is down to three after the San Francisco giants lost and Chris Heisey (HY’-see) launched a grand slam in a six-run fifth that lifted Los Angeles over Arizona, 6-3.
San Diego’s 5-4 win over San Francisco gives the Dodgers a magic number of three for clinching the NL West.
Final Pittsburgh 5 Colorado 4
Final N-Y Mets 6 Cincinnati 4
Final Miami 1 Philadelphia 0
MLB-INJURIES
Royals Holland done for the season
UNDATED (AP) – Kansas City reliever Greg Holland will not pitch again this year due to a right elbow injury that is scheduled to be examined by a specialist next week.
The 29-year old leads the Royals with 32 saves in 37 opportunities but has been erratic this season. His fastball velocity has dipped to the upper 80s and lower 90s mph since the All-Star break.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – The New York Giants opened the NFL season with two straight losses before Eli Manning threw for 279 yards and a pair of long fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 32-21 victory against Washington.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Sam Craft scored a 3-yard run with 53 seconds left to lift Memphis past Cincinnati 53-46 on Thursday night in a game marred by an injury to Bearcats starting quarterback Gunner Kiel.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON
Final Minnesota 5 Columbus 2
Final 2OT Boston 4 N-Y Rangers 3 (SO Boston 3-2)
Final Detroit 6 Pittsburgh 1
Final 2OT Washington 4 Montreal 3 (SO Washington 1-0)
Final St. Louis 6 Dallas 0
Final Calgary 1 Colorado 0
WNBA PLAYOFFS….
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Maya Moore scored 19 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to a 67-60 victory over the Phoenix Mercury in the opener of the Western Conference finals Thursday night. Seimone Augustus added 14 points for Minnesota. Dewanna Bonner led Phoenix with 21 points.
GOLF…
ATLANTA (AP) – Henrik Stenson opened with a 7-under 63 to take the lead in the first round of the PGA’s season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta. Stenson was unstoppable for 12 holes until he settled for a 7-under 63 for a two-shot lead over Paul Casey. Stenson is No. 4 in the FedEx Cup standings and only has to win this week to claim the $10 million bonus.
YOGI REMEMBERED….
The Yanks honored the memory of Yogi Berra with a moment of silence and a 10-minute ceremony before last night’s game against the Chicago White Sox.
Both teams were lined up outside their dugouts as Yankees manager Joe Girardi put a wreath of blue and white flowers in the shape of Berra’s No. 8 in the catcher’s box. A Navy bugler played “Taps” in a salute to Berra’s service aboard a Navy gunboat during the D-Day invasion.
The three-time MVP and Hall of Famer died Tuesday at 90.
T25 FOOTBALL-WISCONSIN-CLEMENT…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – No. 22 Wisconsin will need to get its running game going without starting tailback Corey Clement.
Coach Paul Chryst says that the junior will miss four to six weeks to have sports hernia surgery. Clement missed the last two games, and he played sparingly in the season opener against Alabama after hurting his groin in practice.
Clement says an ultrasound Wednesday showed two hernias.
NBA…
ATLANTA (AP) – Jason Richardson is calling it a career after 13 years in the NBA. The 34-year-old swingman signed with the Atlanta Hawks in August after playing in just 19 games with the Philadelphia 76ers last season because of a knee injury.
Richardson also played with Golden State, Phoenix, Orlando and Charlotte.
NEW YORK (AP) – The NBA is adding additional rest days to its NBA Finals schedule, putting two days in between every game where travel is necessary. Continuing one of Commissioner Adam Silver’s goals of finding extra time off for players, the 2016 finals will begin June 2 and would end June 19 if a Game 7 is necessary.
The latest change moves Game 3 and Game 5 back a day. Last year, there was only one off day when teams changed cities, and they played again the night after arriving.
PGA-TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP…
ATLANTA (AP) – Henrik Stenson shot a 7-under 63 to take the lead after the first round of the Tour Championship. The Swede is one of five golfers that can wrap up the $10 million FedEx Cup bonus is he wins the final event of the four-tournament playoff series. He holds a two shot lead over Paul Casey, with Rory McIlory and Zach Johnson three back.
The others that can claim the FedEx Cup title with a win this week are Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Bubba Watson.
Spieth finished with a 68, Day and Fowler shot 69s, and Watson posted a 70.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – China’s cyberspying in the U.S. and its territorial disputes in the Asian Pacific reflect the dark side of relations between the two countries that President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) will address today. But in keeping with the spirit of a state visit – an honor bestowed on close partners – the U.S. is accentuating the positive. U.S. officials say there will be a joint statement on climate change, one of the few areas where cooperation has been smooth.
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republican leaders are calling GOP members together today to talk about keeping the government running while still trying to defund Planned Parenthood. That follows similar action by Senate GOP leaders. The House GOP will discuss possible alternatives that will allow them to get a Planned Parenthood measure to President Barack Obama’s desk.
BERLIN (AP) – Volkswagen’s supervisory board needs to make an urgent decision today about who’s running the company in the wake of the emissions-rigging scandal. The board must pick a CEO to replace Martin Winterkorn, who has stepped down. VW is in the midst of probably its biggest crisis ever, with its reputation for trustworthiness in tatters.
STOCKHOLM (AP) – The fight against climate change is getting a boost. The Asian Development Bank says it will double its funding to $6 billion by 2020. The Manila, Philippines-based ADB says that means its spending on global warming will rise to about 30 percent of its overall financing. The bank says it will dedicate $4 billion to lowering greenhouse gas emissions and earmark the rest to help vulnerable countries adapt.
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – German officials say many in the hordes of asylum seekers arriving in the country are not Syrian, even though they claim to be. Hundreds of thousands of people have come to Germany since the start of the year seeking refuge from poverty, persecution and war. Tobias Plate, a spokesman for Germany’s interior ministry, says the percentage of non-Syrians claiming to be from Syria is as high as 30 percent.
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