Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Dec 21

 

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Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Dec 19, 2012) — The Jamestown Stutsman County, United Way Campaign has set a fundraiser for January.

The campaign  for 2012 is at the mid-point, and has reached about 27% of the goal, or about $53,000.

The figure is in line with last year’s donations.

The goal this is a little higher this year, based on a greater need in the community, at $200,000.

On Friday’s (Dec 21, 2012) Wayne Byers Show, on CSi Cable 2, United Way representatives Jessica Haak, and Connie Sova, talked about an upcoming fundraiser at Applebee’s Restaurant in Jamestown.

The theme is “Be An All-Star,” as patrons may purchase a star, when they donate as much as they want, and the amount is added to their bill.

The stars will be hanginf around Applebee’s for the community to view.

There are numerous other ways to still donate, with a payroll deduction through employers, or call 952-UWAY (8929) or mail a donation to PO Box 85 Jamestown ND 58402.

Find the United Way on facebook ‘United Way of Stutsman County’ and someone will get in touch with you about donating.

United Way has 22 agencies benefiting from donations, varying across a wide variety of needs. Those include SAFE Shelter, SART, he Jamestown Arts Center, the Senior Companion program, and Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, and many more.

The United Way Board is comprised of volunteers. Currently there are nearly 20 people on the board, who are listed on the Facebook page.

Individuals who donate give varying amounts, which are all appreciated.

A few of the major sponsors include: UTC in Jamestown , Cavendish, North Dakota State Hospital, Unison Bank, First Community Credit Union, Newman Signs and Butler Machinery.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Dec 21, 2012) —  The Boat & Water Safety Programs for area youth, ages 5 –12 years old, will be held on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at the James River Family “Y.”

The event is sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pipestem Dam and Lake Project with local cooperators….free of charge, and no registration is required.

Pipestem Dam, Manager, Bob Martin says while the course is geared for youth, anyone can attend, and learn more.

Martin said two course offerings are available at either 10-a.m., or 1-p.m.,

Both courses are the same.

Items To Be Discussed Include: Life Jackets (PFDs), Hypothermia, Boat

Safety Equipment, Ice Safety Rescue, and Boating “Rules of the Road”, and more.

Classroom instruction is first, followed by, all Participants being allowed to operate mini boats with electric trolling motors on the Y’s pool.

Participants do not need to wear swimsuits nor bring along lifejackets!

　

The Boat and Water Safety Course is sponsored By Corps of Engineers, Pipestem Dam and Lake Project.

Cooperators Include: Corps of Engineers, James River YMCA, Jamestown Fire Department, and North Dakota Game and Fish Department.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Dec 21, 2012) — The U.S. Army Corps. Of Engineers reports, a water release from Pipestem Dam is two cubic feet of water/second (CFS), as of December 21, 2012.

On Fthe pre-recorded Christmas Day (Dec 25, 2012) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Pipestem Dam, Manager, Bob Martin, pointed out, at Pipestem Reservoir, conservation pool, occurred in mid-September 2012.

However, after freeze up the level crept up a bit, to need the release of 2 cfs.

Jamestown Reservoir inflows stopped in mid June, 2012, and there is no release presently being made, but Jamestown Reservoir also rose about 2-3 inches since October, 2012.

The rise stems from ground water going into the reservoirs, after freeze-up.

A landowner, south of Jamestown told Martin that his stock water pond dried up last fall, and then refilled, due to ground water, running into James River Tributaries after freeze-up.

Martin pointed out that it can take 50-years for ground water supplies to return to normal after either years of drought, or years of excess moisture added.

He reminds residents that due to springs and pressure ridges, local bodies of water have varying thickness of ice cover.

He said Jamestown Reservoir completely froze over about two weeks ago.

Martin added that the Corps of Engineers will periodically measure moisture supplies in the snowpack over the next few months to determine the likelihood of spring flooding.

The amount of moisture in the snowpack, along with the amount of spring rain will be closely monitored by the Corps and the National Weather service, with periodic reports issued.

　

Jamestown, ND (Dec 21, 2012) — The 2013 American Cancer Society Daffodil Days have been set, to benefit the American Cancer Society.

Community Relations Manager, Mary Dahl, of Fargo says, the Cancer Society’s Flower of Hope, is a sign of renewed life.

She says Daffodil Days comes at a time of year when a sign of spring is a welcome sight.

She adds, once again the Jamestown High School National Honor Society, under the supervision of Tammy Mullowney, along with Community Representatives, Bill & Nellie Degen and Jim & Linda Bender, will be hosting the event in Jamestown and neighboring communities of Stutsman County.

Pre-Sale orders of daffodils will be January 7-February 15, 2013, with the fresh, cut daffodils being delivered the week of March 18th.

More information will be released later, on the pick up dates, and location.

　

The products being sold remain the same as in the past: a bunch of 10 daffodils for $10; bunch and a vase for $15; 3 bunches for $25; commemorative Boyd Bear & bunch for $25; Gift of Hope for a Cancer Patient for $25.

For more information, please contact Bill and Nellie Degen at 320-5440 or Jim and Linda Bender at 763-6277.

A NHS student may soon be approaching you regarding an order.

Orders and payments may be made to Mary Dahl, 4646 Amber Valley Parkway, Fargo, ND 58104. Orders may also be faxed to 701-232-1109. Brighten someone’s day while helping to support the mission of the American Cancer Society.

The Society would like to share that every bouquet of daffodils purchased is appreciated, and that the dollars raised by the event will be used to help the American Cancer Society continue its funding of cancer research, its state and national legislative advocacy, and its many educational and patient service programs.

She points out,this year alone, there will be approximately $120 million invested

in cancer research nationwide; $3.2 billion has been invested since the research program began in 1946.

A portion of the money raised by past Daffodil Days in Stutsman County is presently being used to support Look Good … Feel Better, Reach to Recovery, Patient Lodging Program, and Transportation Assistance, which are very successful and well-utilized programs here in the area.

The money raised locally is also helping to fund the Society’s Cancer Resource Centers. Patients and their families from Jamestown and throughout North Dakota have been visiting these Centers for information and assistance following their diagnosis of cancer.

The Society’s research program is the largest, private, not-for-profit source of funding for cancer research in the United States, second only to the federal government.

46 of the researchers we have financially supported have gone on to win the Nobel Prize. The Society’s funding has also helped play a part in every major research break-through in the past 50 years, including: the Pap Test, mammography, Gleevex, Tamoxifen, Herceptin, Gardacil, the first successful chemotherapy treatment for cancer, and the bone marrow transplant technique.

 

NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a front-end loader was used to break into a New Town home to end a standoff with an armed man barricaded inside.
 
     New Town Police Chief Art Walgren says  law enforcement used the loader Thursday to “dismantle the house.” He says attempts to use tear gas failed during the daylong standoff.
 
     Schools in the community went on lockdown during the incident.
 
     The FBI identified the man taken into custody as 32-year-old Michael Jason Smith.
 
     Authorities say Smith faces narcotics charges in Colorado. Smith, who had previously been convicted of a felony in Colorado, also faces a charge of possessing a firearm in North Dakota.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Wayne Sanstead says he’s confident the department will be in good hands when he retires at the end of the month.
 
     Sanstead is leaving the department after 28 years in office. His retirement also marks the end to a public service career that has spanned 46 years, including 10 years in the Legislature and eight years as lieutenant governor.  Former Mandan School Board President Kirsten Baesler was elected as the new superintendent in November.
 
     Baesler says that Sanstead’s guidance after the election has been excellent. She says he’s done a great job in preparing her for the position.
 

 

 MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The city of Minot is getting federal grant money to shore up its sanitary sewer system.
 
     Minot is getting more than $574,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to buy and install six emergency generators at lift stations within the city. FEMA says the backup generators will minimize the impacts of power outages at the lift stations, which serve about 8,100 homes.
 
     The FEMA grant will pay 75 percent of the $766,000 project. The city and state are picking up the rest of the cost.

 

 RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s United Tribes Technical College plans to open a new learning center in downtown Rapid City.
 
     The Rapid City Journal reports that officials from the Bismarck college made the announcement on Thursday in Rapid City.
 
     School officials say the new technical learning center will be located on the National American University campus and could be ready for students in time for the 2013 fall semester.
 
     UTTC has an enrollment of about 1,400 students. Its Bismarck campus offers two- and four-year degree programs and online courses.
 
     College spokesman Phil Baird says Rapid City-area students could have the opportunity to tap into those online programs as early as this summer.
 

In world and national news…

 

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) – In Newton, Conn., and in New York, Boston, Denver and elsewhere, bells  chimed Friday to mark one week since the shootings that left 20 schoolchildren dead. Among those who gathered in Newtown were 13 survivors of a 2005 school shooting on an Indian reservation in Minnesota. They drove nearly 1,500 miles to support and comfort the families and survivors.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – As the NRA sees it, guns are the solution — not the problem. Ending the silence of the gun rights group a week after the deadly shootings at a Connecticut elementary school, NRA chief Wayne LaPierre called for armed police officers to be posted in schools to stop the next killer “waiting in the wings.” He blames video games, movies and music videos for exposing children to a violent culture.  
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – John Kerry won’t need “a lot of on-the-job training,” according to the man who’s chosen him to be the next secretary of state. President Barack Obama says there are few people who know as many world leaders, and who understand U.S. policies, as Kerry does. The Democratic senator and former presidential candidate is expected to easily be confirmed by his Senate colleagues.
 
     BEIRUT (AP) – Syrian rebels are stepping up their attacks on strategic sites — including a large military complex in the country’s north. Syria’s 21-month-old conflict is showing no signs of ending soon, but observers say steady rebel advances appear to be tipping the balance in favor of those fighting to topple Bashar Assad’s regime.
 
     SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – For the first time since the recession began, the unemployment rate in California is below 10 percent. The 9.8 percent rate reported for November is down from 10.1 percent in October. It’s a signal that the state’s economy may have finally turned the corner.