Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Dec 14

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Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) – The Jamestown City Council met Thursday morning (Dec 13,2012) at 9-a.m., at City Hall, in Special Session and then entered into Executive Session.

During the open session, the City Council approved a Resolution for payment to Interstate Engineering, Inc., for engineering services on the following:

Payment on 2012 Water Tower & Distribution System Improvements, in the amount of $7,135.00.

Payment on 2012 Water Tower & Distribution System Improvements, in the amount of $3,898.00.

Payment for Survey & Design for 13^th Avenue & 13^th Street SW, in the amount of $857.50.

Payment on 2012 Lift Station and Sewer System Improvements, in the amount of $15,800.00.

Payment on 2012 Lift Station and Sewer System Improvements, in the amount of $8,325.00.

Payment on Water & Sewer District 12-61 & 12-31 (Titan Addition), in the amount of $14,291.00.

Payment on Water & Sewer District 12-61 & 12-31 (Titan Addition), in the amount of $8,773.50.

Payment on the Plant Influent Piping at Wastewater Treatment Plant, in the amount of $3,722.10.

Payment on the Plant Influent Piping at Wastewater Treatment Plant, in the amount of $12,147.40.

Payment on Phase II, Water System Improvements, Water Treatment Plant Improvements, DWSRF Project No. 4700498-03, in the amount of $632.55.

Mayor Andersen said the bills being paid were unpaid for August and September of 2012.

Mayor Andersen said the bill paying process will be improved to eliminate future clerical errors, of bills being overlooked for payment.

　

Another topic discussed at Thursday’s Council meeting, in Executive Session, was negotiations between the City and Stutsman Rural Water District.

Representatives from the City of Jamestown and Stutsman Rural Water District met privately on December 10, 2012 to further discuss issues and concerns, relative to territorial service claims by Stutsman Rural Water District, including the area of Jamestown Regional Medical Center, and the Titan Machinery building under construction in that area.

At that meeting were: Mayor Andersen, City Administrator Jeff Fuchs, and City Attorney, Ken Dalsted, representing the City of Jamestown.

Representing Stutsman Rural Water Users were, board members Joel Lees, Ron Wanzek, and Roger Florhaug, along with Manager Geneva Kaiser, along with Council Scott Sandness, and Co-Council Steven Harris joining on the phone with a conference call from Oklahoma.

At the meeting, Rural Water proposed the city pay it a royalty of $1.50 per 1,000 gallons and the city suggested a royalty of about 6 cents per 1,000 gallons.

The city proposed an additional two a percent payment on any development on sections 2,3 and 4.

Rural Water Manager, Geneva Kaiser, says the two parties were far apart but hoped a compromise could be reached.

　

At Thursday’s City Council meeting, Council Member Charlie Kourajian asked Mayor Andersen if the meeting she attended this week with representatives from Stutsman Rural Water Users, to discuss issues, was open to the public.

The Mayor said it was not officially announced as open, as she was not acting at the meeting by direction of the City Council. No other City Council members were in attendance at that meeting.

Mayor Andersen said future meetings between any city representative and the Stutsman Rural Water District will be announced, in the media.

The Mayor added that the Stutsman Rural Water District met Wednesday, and sent to the city, information discussed at their meeting, in response to the city’s proposal, which the City Council was to discuss at Thursday’s Executive Session meeting.

The Rural Water Users were expected to respond to a city proposal of an additional two a percent payment on any development on sections 2,3 and 4.

　

The City Council then entered into closed Executive Session for the purpose of consulting with the City Attorney relative to territorial service claims by Stutsman Rural Water District.

Those present were: Mayor Andersen, City Attorney Ken Dalsted, City Council Members Kourajian, Gumke and Brubakken, and Jamestown City Fire Chief, Jim Reuther, along with Jamestown Deputy Auditor, Jay Sveum.

　

Following the closed Executive Session at Thursday’s City Council meeting, the Special Session was reconvened, with no further discussion, and no action announced by the Mayor, stemming from the Executive Session.

The City Council meeting was then adjourned.

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

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the hiring of a new Executive Director.

Chamber President Tim Burchill says Felicia Sargeant has been selected, by the Chamber’s Board of Directors following a search.

The regular day to day operations of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce continued while the search was in progress, spearheaded by the Chamber’s Communications/Program Coordinator, Lisa Hicks.

Burchill said four individuals applied for the position, and three were interviewed.

Burchill says Ms. Sargeant is well known in the Jamestown community serving as the National Buffalo Museum Director, and the National Buffalo Association.

Ms. Sargeant will step down as the Director of the National Buffalo Museum in Jamestown.

She succeeds Kimberly Saxberg, who voluntary stepped down for the Chamber’s Executive Director position October, 9^th this year.

The Jamestown Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors had hired Ms. Saxberg to serve as the organization’s Executive Director June 1st of 2011.

 

Burchill also has announced the winners of awards to be given out at the January 31, 2013 annual banquet.

Selected as the Outstanding Citizen of the Year was: Fran Romsdal

The Above and Beyond Award for volunteerism will be given to : Corey and Jodi Bayer

And the Business of Year is: The Bison Six Cinemas.

　

More information with an interview with Chamber officials on Friday’s (Dec 14, 2012) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Frontier Village Association believes that charging admission for Jamestown tourist attractions is not feasible to raise dollars.

Manager, Tina Busche says at the village a ticket booth would need to be constructed in the middle of the road.

She says two shifts would need to be established for workers, seven days a week, at an additional cost of over $29,000.

　

Frontier Village Association President, Charlie Tanata adds, that admission would be charged twice if visitors also go into the National Buffalo Museum.

Buffalo City Tourism Foundation, Director Nina Sneider says charging admission for tourist attractions, would cut attendance back to 2004 levels.

The idea of charging to attend Jamestown tourist attractions, was offered as a suggestion by Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen.

It was noted that using the Mayor’s calulations based on charging $5 per car, minus expenses, the net proceeds would amount to about just over $25,000, no other attractions would incur extra costs from taking tickets.

　

Valley City (KCSi-T.V. News Dec 13, 2012) — Volunteers are needed to help wrap presents, as Valley City area law enforcement agencies hosts their annual Santa Cops & Kids.

Call 845-3110 for more information on times and the location.

The event takes place, Monday, December 17, 2012 in Valley City.

Children are taken out for pizza and transported in squad cars and emergency vehicles to shop with an officer.

After, they return to the law enforcement center where they will wrap Christmas presents for themselves and family members.

The program is for less fortunate area children, and money raised is spent locally to benefit Barnes County residents.

Donations can be mailed to: Santa Cops & Kids Program, 216 2nd Avenue, Northeast Valley City, 58072.

　

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Governor Jack Dalrymple (DAHL’-rimp-ul) says a North Dakota National Guard soldier killed in Afghanistan died doing what he loved and will be remembered as an American hero. Dalrymple spoke yesterday at the funeral for 20-year-old Specialist Tyler Orgaard of Bismarck yesterday. More than 900 people packed the church.

From National Guard..

BISMARCK N.D. (KCSi-T.V. News Dec 13, 2012) — A memorial service to honor the late Sgt. 1st Class Darren M. Linde will be at 3 p.m. on Dec. 15 at the 164th Regional Training Institute (164th RTI) theatre at Camp Grafton Training Center at Devils Lake, N.D.

Linde, 41, of Devils Lake and Spc. Tyler J. Orgaard, 20, of Bismarck, were killed in action while conducting route clearance operations in Afghanistan on Dec. 3, when an improvised explosive device struck their vehicle in southern Afghanistan. Linde was buried in his hometown of Sidney, Mont. on Tuesday.

During the ceremony, Linde’s family will accept the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, and the North Dakota Legion of Merit on his behalf.

The public is invited. Be prepared to present a government issued identification card at the Camp Grafton main entrance with photo i.e., or North Dakota driver’s license.
Linde worked full time as an instruction at the 164th RTI prior to his deployment.

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Another former University of North Dakota student has been sent to prison in what authorities say was a synthetic drug ring in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota that led to two overdose deaths. 
 
22-year-old Peter Jevning Hoistad was sentenced for probation violation in state court Thursday to three years, which will be served concurrently with a federal sentence handed down earlier this week.
 
     The eight-year federal prison sentence issued Monday relates to Hoistad’s guilty plea to conspiracy and distributing illegal drugs. Prosecutors dropped a charge that the drugs resulted in injury and death, which could have landed Hoistad in prison for life.
 
     Hoistad told the judge that he made an extremely bad mistake.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck police say a Bismarck woman claims her wallet was stolen during a drug deal.
 
     Sgt. Mark Buschena tells says  the 41-year-old homeless woman reported she had gone to a basement laundry room in an apartment building to meet a man whom she knew to buy drugs.
 
     The woman told police she took out her wallet and the man took it and left. 
 
     Buschena says officers did not find the man in the area.

 

PARSHALL, N.D. (AP) – An oil well blowout has been reported about a half mile from Lake Sakakawea (suh-kah-kuh-WEE’-uh), but state environmental officials say the lake does not appear compromised. Department of Mineral Resources spokeswoman Alison Ritter says that the blowout began Wednesday afternoon at a well operated by a company called Slawson about nine miles west of Parshall.

 

 HOUSTON (AP) – A judge is allowing TransCanada to resume work on an oil pipeline being built on private property in Texas before a hearing next week.
 
     Texas landowner Michael Bishop has filed suit against TransCanada in Nacogdoches County, claiming the company lied to Texans when it said it would use its Keystone XL pipeline to transport crude oil.
 
     The pipeline will carry tar sands oil, which TransCanada says is a form of crude but Bishop says is not. He also says he originally settled with the company under duress.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Police in North Dakota’s capital city are on the lookout for a cat burglar who broke into a pet store and stole a weeks-old orange tabby from its cage. Barbara Weekes, owner of Animal Kingdom in Bismarck, tells The Associated Press that someone broke into the store overnight Monday by smashing a glass door, then stole the kitten and some change from a till.

 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo police are preparing for a busy afternoon of traffic on the campus of North Dakota State University.
 
     The school is holding its winter graduation ceremonies at the Bison Sports Arena at 4 p.m., three hours before the NDSU football team is scheduled to begin its playoff game at the Fargodome.
 
     Police says the peak time for congestion will be between 5:30 and 6 p.m. and are asking motorists to find alternate routes to and from the two facilities.
 
     School officials say more than 500 students have signed up for the commencement ceremony.
 
     More than 19,000 fans are expected to attend Friday night’s Football Championship Subdivision playoff game between NDSU and visiting Georgia Southern.

 

In sports…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A group pushing a state constitutional amendment to save the University of North Dakota’s retired “Fighting Sioux” nickname has missed a one-year deadline to submit petition signatures.
 
     The group had until Wednesday to turn in 27,000 signatures to Secretary of State Al Jaeger to get the issue on the June 2014 primary ballot. Jaeger says no petitions were submitted.
 
     The proposed constitutional amendment would have required UND’s sports teams to be known as the Fighting Sioux. Jaeger says if the group wants to continue pushing the proposal, it will have to start from scratch.
 
     Group spokesman Sean Johnson says he considers the initiated measure “dormant,” but supporters have not given up their campaign to save the logo.
 
     UND dropped the nickname after voters in June chose to dump the moniker.

 

 BOYS BASKETBALL

Stutsman County Tournament
 First Round
     Carrington 82, Midkota 49
     Ellendale 62, Pingree/Buchanan-Kensal 55
     Napoleon 45, Kidder County 37

Barnes County Tournament
 Consolation Semifinal
     Enderlin 64, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 23
     Griggs County Central 61, Barnes County North 42
 SemifinalValley City 60, Milnor 58
     Maple Valley 55, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 45
     
 Velva Tournament
 First Round
     Dunseith 52, Surrey 49
     Minot Our Redeemer’s 52, Sawyer 33
 Consolation Semifinal
     Westhope-Newburg 51, Velva 36
  Roughrider Tournament
 Consolation Semifinal
     Mott-Regent 69, Glen Ullin-Hebron 32
     New England 59, Killdeer 52
 Semifinal
     Bowman County 72, Richardton-Taylor 62
     Dickinson Trinity 51, Heart River 48
 Stanley Lions Tournament
 Consolation Semifinal
     Tioga 64, North Shore 47
 Semifinal
     Powers Lake 71, Ray 33
     Trenton 54, Lewis and Clark-Berthold 52

 
     Drake/Anamoose 84, Rolla 21
     Eureka/Bowdle, S.D. 60, South Border 45
     Fargo Davies 75, Wahpeton 53
     Fargo Shanley 75, West Fargo 56
     Grafton 75, Midway-Minto 67
     Grand Forks Central 70, East Grand Forks, Minn. 52
     Grand Forks Red River 93, Devils Lake 54
     Grant County 73, Flasher 48
     Harding County, S.D. 61, Hettinger/Scranton 38
     Lidgerwood-Wyndmere 50, North Sargent 40
     Lisbon 58, Oakes 24
     Minot 53, Bismarck High 46
     Minot Bishop Ryan 48, Shiloh Christian 40
     Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 44, Underwood 35
     New Town 69, Watford City 68, OT
     Park Christian (Moorhead), Minn. 73, Hillsboro/Central Valley 55
     Starkweather-Munich 62, Rolette-Wolford 49
     Strasburg-Zeeland 65, Linton-HMB 55
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
     Bismarck High 63, Minot 48
     Fargo Shanley 56, West Fargo 47

 NATIONAL  FOOTBALL  LEAGUE
 
   Final    Cincinnati    34    Philadelphia    13
 
 
       NATIONAL  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION
 
   Final    Atlanta      113    Charlotte          90
   Final    New  York    116    L-A  Lakers      107
   Final    Portland      98    San  Antonio      90
 
 
       TOP-25  COLLEGE  BASKETBALL
 
   Final    (20)  UNLV                91              La  Verne            44
   Final              Tennessee      69    (23)  Wichita  St.      60

 

NFL…

 EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe’s latest campaign for a cause isn’t sitting well with special teams coordinator Mike Priefer. He says Kluwe needs to “focus on punting and holding.” The outspoken Kluwe has taken up public fights for gay marriage and against drunken driving this season.

 

NBA…
 
     MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Timberwolves guard Brandon Roy says he never considered retirement after his latest operation. Roy was back at practice yesterday on a limited, non-contact basis nearly one month after arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Roy says he’ll be able to participate without restriction next week.

 

MLB…
 
     MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Twins have finalized a $10 million, two-year contract with pitcher Kevin Correia. The former All-Star had a 12-11 record with a 4.21 ERA for the Pittsburgh Pirates last season. The Twins appear to have three-fifths of their pitching rotation filled.

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – After an offseason spending spree a year ago, the L.A. Angels have opened their pocketbook again, landing free-agent slugger Josh Hamilton. Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels says the 31-year-old outfielder is leaving his club for the AL West-rival Halos. Sources with knowledge of the deal says it’s for five years and $125 million.

 

NHL Labor…

 NEW YORK (AP) – The NHL labor dispute is dragging and the two sides don’t appear to be anywhere close to a deal. Representatives of the owners and players made it into the same room with a federal mediator on Thursday, a day after holding separate meetings, and failed to make any noticeable progress.

 

In world and national news…

MEXICO CITY (AP) – No tsunami warning has been issued after a strong earthquake 163 miles off the Pacific Coast. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 6.4 magnitude quake was in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California and Mexico at the relatively shallow depth of 6.3 miles.
 
     INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (AP) – U.S. troops and their Patriot missile batteries will be heading for Turkey. The Pentagon says two batteries and 400 troops will be placed near the Syrian border to fend off possible missile attacks. A number of Syrian shells have landed in Turkish territory during the civil war.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Two decorated Vietnam War veterans, one Navy, the other Army, are head the head of the class for the top Cabinet posts at the State Department and the Pentagon. The withdrawal of Susan Rice puts Democratic Sen. John Kerry at the top of the short list at the State Department while Chuck Hagel, a former Republican senator from Nebraska, emerged as the front-runner to serve as defense secretary. Obama meets privately with Rice today.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The possibility of a more modest fiscal cliff agreement may slowly be gaining traction amid the continued impasse between the administration and House Republicans. Such a deal could extend middle class tax cuts and leave the heavier lifting for January.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – Concerns about climate change are growing amid a large majority of Americans. A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds nearly 4 out of 5 Americans now think temperatures are rising and that global warming will be a serious problem for the United States if nothing is done about it. Even among the doubters, more are saying they believe their own eyes about weather changes they’ve seen.