Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Nov 19

CSi Weather…

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON…

TONIGHT…CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE EVENING.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS AROUND
40.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
15 TO 20.
.THANKSGIVING DAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.

.North Dakota Highway Patrol has lifted the restricted travel for all permitted over-dimensional vehicles statewide.    Start Date: 11/19/2015 2:30:00 PM

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Tourism Grant/Executive Advisory board met Thursday at Historic Franklin School.

Grant requests were made on behalf of The Jamestown Classic Car Club’s, Winter Wheels Car Show, and the Jamestown Branch of the AAUW Frontier Village Schoolhouse, and the 1908 map at the site.

The Jamestown Classic Car Club asked for open-ended dollars, for assistance for advertising, for the event to be held January 30, 2016 at the Jamestown Civic Center, in order to reach more to attend from outside the Jamestown trade area.

Jack Meikle (mick-el) said advertising expenses amount to $1,800 and expenses for promotion events at the show amounts to just over $1,000.

The total costs for the show amounts to $7,500.

The board passed a motion to grant $1,800, providing it’s used within event guidelines. Last year the grant approved was for $3,000 for the 2015 show.

The AAUW request of $762.19 to provide, funds to mount and frame and provide acrylic cover for an historic map of North Dakota, in the Pioneer School, at Frontier Village was approved. The total cost of the program is $1,012.19. The AAUW is providing the balance. The request is in conjunction with the Jamestown Community Foundation.

Kelly Krien said The Jamestown AAUW Branch had helped to furnish and maintain the Pioneer School since it was moved to Frontier Village, by Reece and Margaret Hawkins. AAUW members and friends have also acted as the “school teacher” during the summer season. It has also provided authentic furnishings including books and maps.

Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund reported that Shawn Brannan from Talking Trails, in Mandan, will be back in Jamestown on Monday to give a report on proposals for locations for the signage and cell phone information on Jamestown area tourist locations.

He said the grant application forms will be updated, to include those requesting grants being more specific on requests, and will include three separate categories, for the request areas.

In other business, the Tourism Grant/Executive Advisory Board set the date for the 2016 public fireworks date for July 4, 2016 in conjunction with races at Jamestown Speedway, which will include a $1 charge to the ticket price.

Jamestown Tourism will contribute $10,000 to pay for the fireworks display.

The board approved an increase in the holiday bonuses for Director Searle Swedlund, and Office Manager Emily Bivens.

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Regional Medical Center announces that it has been recognized as a 2015 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures^® by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States.

JRMC was recognized as part of The Joint Commission’s 2015 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety,” for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance for clinical processes for certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children’s asthma, inpatient psychiatric services, venous thromboembolism, stroke, perinatal care, immunization, tobacco treatment and substance use. JRMC is one of only 1,043 hospitals out of more than 3,300 eligible hospitals in the United States to achieve the 2015 Top Performer distinction.

The Top Performer program recognizes hospitals for improving performance on evidence-based interventions that increase the chances of healthy outcomes for patients with certain conditions. The performance measures included in the recognition program including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children’s asthma, inpatient psychiatric services, stroke, venous thromboembolism, perinatal care, immunization, tobacco treatment and substance use.

To be a 2015 Top Performer, hospitals had to meet three performance criteria based on 2014 accountability measure data, including:

1. Achieve cumulative performance of 95 percent or above across all reported accountability measures;
2. Achieve performance of 95 percent or above on each and every reported accountability measure with at least 30 denominator cases; and
3. Have at least one core measure set that had a composite rate of 95 percent or above, and within that measure set, achieve a performance rate of 95 percent or above on all applicable individual accountability measures.

The Joint Commission, President and CEO, Mark R. Chassin, MD, FACP, MPP, MPH,

“Delivering the right treatment in the right way at the right time is a cornerstone of high-quality health care. I commend the efforts of JRMC for their excellent performance on the use of evidence-based interventions.

JRMC Chief Executive Officer, K.C. DeBoer, says ,”It is our mission to exceed expectations and be the difference in the lives of those we serve at JRMC. To do that, we continually focus our efforts to improve patient outcomes through evidence-based care processes specific to the quality and safety of the care that our patients receive.

We are very proud to be named a Top Performer as it recognizes the knowledge, teamwork and dedication of our entire team – they are making a difference every day.”

For more information about the Top Performer program, visit www.jointcommission.org/accreditation/top_performers.aspx.

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is a 25-bed, critical access hospital located at 2422 20^th St. SW, Jamestown, ND. For more information on services at JRMC, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call 701-952-1050.

Jamestown (CSi) Explore the World of Wine at The Art Center’s Annual Wine & Cheese Event Saturday, November 21, 2015.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, the Arts Center’s Miranda Leatherman said, 6:00 pm is the Premiere Event, for a special preview with a professional sommelier and select premium wines. (Limited 50 people.)
7:00 – 9:00 pm is Main Event: The 11th annual wine & cheese event. Sample a large variety of wine from around the world all perfectly paired with great cheeses and delicious morsels.
Tickets available at Cork & Barrel and The Arts Center. Main Event $35 each, Premiere Hour + Main Event $100 per couple.

Other Arts Center notes…

Dakota’s Photography Exhibit Now Open – The Arts Center has two photography exhibits in the gallery. The first photography exhibit is based on a book collaboration between a poet Sharon Chmielarz and photographer Ken Smith, whose black and white photos were paired with poems by Chmielarz in Visibility Ten Miles: A Prairie Memoir in Photography and Poetry (North Star, 2015). The second exhibit, ND/SD Photography Survey gives a current view of photography within the Dakotas through the eyes of 15 regional photographers. This diverse collection surveys well-known artists from both North & South Dakota who work as photography educators, commercial photographers, as well as hobbyists in the field. Learn more about these exhibits When shopping online, remember Amazon donates to The Arts Center when you use Amazon Smile.

JEWELRY MAKING Friday, November 20 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm Hansen Arts Studio This workshop is a great introduction to the wonderful world of beading. Students will learn about various beads, techniques, bindings, and jewelry tools. Then use this new knowledge to create a necklace or bracelet.

READER’S THEATER Tuesday, November 24 Where’s Daddy by William Inge 7:00 pm in the Hansen Arts Studio Classroom Do you enjoy the drama of theater, but don’t like the spotlight? Then Reader’s Theater is for you! Join this lively bunch for the dramatic reading of original scripts the 4th Tuesday of each month. For more information, contact: Dina Laskowski at or 701-269-9111.

Open Mic Night Saturday, Dec 19 7:00 pm at The Arts Center Writers, musicians, poets, comedians, and performers welcome. There will be a sign up sheet at the door. Please limit your piece to 5 minutes. Original work only. Refreshments will be served.

 WILTON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have identified three men killed when a sport utility vehicle rolled over on an icy U.S. Highway 83 near Wilton.
 
     The patrol identified the victims as 44-year-old Manual Valenzuela of Mandan, 43-year-old Christopher Williams of Bismarck and 54-year-old Robert Moore of Bismarck.
 
     The SUV was heading north on Highway 83 about 8:45 a.m. Wednesday when the driver failed to maintain control of the vehicle and it entered the right ditch.
 
     The patrol said troopers have not determined who was driving, and none of the occupants were wearing seat belts. The crash remains under investigation.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Highway Patrol has identified two Underwood residents who died in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 83 near Bismarck.
 
     Authorities say 36-year-old Chauncey Radke was driving a car that crossed the median and into oncoming traffic Tuesday evening. The car crashed into a Jeep about 6 miles north of Bismarck.
 
     Radke and 29-year-old car passenger Robi Bogo were pronounced dead at the scene.
 
     A 38-year-old Bismarck man traveling alone in the Jeep was taken to a Bismarck hospital with undisclosed injuries.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s state medical examiner says a homicide victim in Bismarck died after being shot in the head with a .22-caliber bullet.
 
     Thirty-year-old Caine Fischer was killed Monday in the home of the woman he was dating. Police suspect the woman’s estranged husband pulled the trigger.
 
     Thirty-five-year-old suspect Kirk Kwasniewski was found dead in Dunn County later Monday. The Bismarck Tribune reports that state Forensic Medical Examiner William Massello concluded Kwasniewski hanged himself from a picnic shelter in Little Missouri State Park.

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Warwick couple is accused in a business robbery and burglary spree.
 
     Authorities allege 36-year-olds Billy and Crystal Herman robbed a bar in Buxton and burglarized a convenience store in Grandin on Oct. 30. They’ve also been charged in the Oct. 27 robbery of a convenience store across the Minnesota border in Perley.
 
     Crystal Herman also is accused of escaping from a Traill County Sheriff’s Department squad car, along with drug charges. Court documents indicate she maintains her innocence.
 
     Authorities on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for her husband. Court documents do not list an attorney for him.

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN’-juhm) has formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court ruling that the state’s law banning abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected is unconstitutional.
 
     The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a decision last year from federal Judge Daniel Hovland, who ruled the law unconstitutional. The Republican-dominated Legislature passed the law in 2013, though it was quickly put on hold after the state’s lone abortion clinic sued.
 
     Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple has called the law “a legitimate attempt by a state Legislature to discover the boundaries of Roe v. Wade.”
 
     Opponents say it’s an attempt to shutter the abortion clinic in Fargo.
 
     Stenehjem had until the end of November to request a Supreme Court review.

In world and national news…

 WASHINGTON (AP) – The House has approved a measure that would set up fresh barriers for Syrian and Iraqi refugees trying to enter the United States. In doing so, lawmakers ignored a veto threat from President Barack Obama. Passage came on a vote of 289 to 137 — a margin that would be big enough to override a veto. Dozens of Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure. Supporters said tighter restrictions are needed following last week’s Paris terrorist attacks. Obama and most Democrats said the system was already safe and the U.S. shouldn’t abandon its tradition of accepting refugees.
 
     PARIS (AP) – The Paris prosecutor’s office says the eight people detained Wednesday in a police raid that killed the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks will stay in custody for at least another day. Police searching for Belgian extremist Abdelhamid Abaaoud (ahb-dehl-hah-MEED’ ah-bah-OOD’) stormed an apartment in a Paris suburb, killing Abaaoud. Authorities say a woman there also was killed when she blew herself up with a suicide belt.
 
     DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) – Los Angeles County authorities say they’ve made an arrest and that more could be imminent in the fatal shooting of an officer near his police department headquarters. They say investigators have arrested a man suspected of driving the getaway car after Downey police Officer Ricky Galvez was shot. A spokesman says detectives are interviewing others who have been detained. Galvez was in plainclothes and sitting in the driver’s seat of his personal car when two men ran up and opened fire last night. Police say they don’t suspect terrorism and that the suspects may not have known Galvez was a police officer.
 
     CHICAGO (AP) – The attorney for a Chicago police officer who fatally shot a black teenager says he’s concerned for the safety of the officer if the dash camera video of the incident is released. The attorney told a judge Thursday that someone could try to harm Officer Jason Van Dyke because they don’t understand the context in which the shooting occurred. The judge is expected to announce whether he will allow the video of the October 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald by Van Dyke to be made public. The video is said to show the officer shooting the teen 16 times.
 
     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – A man who became famous as a pitchman for Subway sandwiches has been taken from a federal courtroom in handcuffs, after being sentenced to more than 15 years in prison. Jared Fogle was sentenced Thursday in Indianapolis, after pleading guilty in a deal with prosecutors. He admitted paying for sex with girls as young as 16 and receiving child pornography produced by his charitable foundation’s former director. Fogle showed little emotion as the judge announced the sentence — which was longer than prosecutors had asked for.