Ilana Xinos 1Jamestown (CSi) Plans are well underway to develop a 12-15 minute video on the American Bison, which will be shown in conjunction with a theater to become part of the National Buffalo Museum in Jamestown.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, museum director, Ilana Xinos said the project will entail a section of the museum to be converted into a theater to show the video.

She said, when the project is completed the museum will have a split entrance with one side going into the theater, and the other into the museum proper.

She said the video shows the history of the American Bison, as the animal will soon become the National Mammal when sign into law by the President, and the connection as to why the National Buffalo Museum is located in Jamestown.

She said the cost of the video production is estimated at $40,000 to $50,000 and price tag of the remodeling is projected at $60,000 to $80,000.

Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund, also on our show, said  the video is being produce by Darrell Dorgan of Bismarck, and Dave Gack who is a Bison Historian.

BisonExhibitAlso presently at the museum is the traveling exhibit that traces and tells the story and history of the American Bison.

She pointed out the annual Bison Dinner and Auction will be at the Jamestown Civic Center on June 8, 2016. Tickets and ticket information available at the National Buffalo Museum in Jamestown, plus how to donate auction items for the fundraiser.

Swedlund also pointed out the added significance of the Museum’s video, and theater on attracting more visitors to Jamestown.

On another topic, Swedlund reminds the community that the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse Open House is set for Saturday May 14, 2016, from 1-4-p.m., as visitors will see the recent interior updates.