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Valley City (CSi) The operating cost of running the proposed Valley City Health, Wellness, and Physical Education Center is estimated at $812,729, with the first year operating revenue estimated at $836,389.
At the final meeting before the November 4, 2014 vote on whether to approve the facility, the consulting firm of ORB Management Corporation said the projected annual cost associated for personal expenses with the proposed facility is estimated at $462,229.
Valley City Barnes County Economic Development Director Jennifer Feist added that the estimates are conservative and she believes incoming revenues for operating the facility will be higher once it is up and running.
Valley City Park and Recreation board president Dick Gulmon says the Wellness Center would have a positive impact on the community.
Supporters of the project say the city can support both permanent flood protection another issue on the ballot, and the proposed Wellness Center. Gulmon added that it’s important for the city to support permanent flood protection to make both projects possible.
The proposed 62,000 square foot Wellness Center would be located east of the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse across 8th Avenue southwest.
The facility would be owned and operated with the Valley City Parks and Recreation Department with VCSU renting or leasing space from the park district for classroom space.
More money would be committed to the project from investors who are waiting to see if Valley City residents support the plan following a vote on two city measures in the November 4th election.
It expected that another $4 million dollars needs be raised through a community wide fund drive.
Measure Number 3 on the ballot….an Advisory Vote on the Wellness Center Sales Tax asks Valley City residents whether to use up to 17% of the existing 1/2 cent city sales tax used for economic development to support the proposed Wellness Center
For more information call the Valley City Parks & Recreation office at 845-3294, Valley City State University foundation office at 845-7203, Valley Development Group at 840-7820 or the Sheyenne Valley Community Foundation at 490-1596.
Valley City (CSi) The Public is invited to a meeting on Thursday October 30, 2014, to hear information from KLJ about planning and zoning in Valley City.
The meeting will be at City Hall, starting at 7-p.m.
Jamestown (CSi) – The Community Action, Region 6 Weekend Backpack program received a total of $3,066 in a fundraiser, and bake sales on October 23, 2014, at the Jamestown Business Center.
The events were held in Conjunction with National Massage Therapy Awareness Week.
Local massage therapist Michelle Kinzler says the Noridian Bake Sale raised $1,323.50 toward the final total.
Proceeds were raised as the massage therapists and reflexologists gave 10 minute massages, for a minimum donation of $10.
Jamestown (CSi) The 25th Annual, James River Family Fitness (formerly the James River Family Y) Halloween Party will be held on Halloween this year, Friday October 31, 2014 from 5:30-p.m., to 8-p.m. No admission.
On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, James River Family Fitness, Executive Director, Frank Conlin said, volunteer help will come from the University of Jamestown athletes.
He added that thanks to local businesses there will be Door Prizes, Raffles, Coupons, and more.
There will be 25 carnival games, Bingo, Cake Walk, Swamp Rides, Domino’s Pizza, and Pop.
Punch cards will be available for $5, with 15 punches, good for games and food.
Proceeds will support the facility’s Learning Center.
Conlin pointed out that the next day, Saturday November 1st the University of Jamestown will host a women’s wrestling tournament at Family Fitness with wrestlers coming from nearby and Canada.
He said the upcoming Session Three, that starts on Monday, will have a different approach to swimming lessons, as the three week program will focus on a swimming stroke clinic.
He said Adult Fitness Classes are growing, including Battle Ropes and more.
Conlin said James River Family Fitness will host Veteran’s Day activities on November 11th.
He added that the facility will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, and reopens on Friday November 28th.
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Police have concluded that an 18-year-old high school student accidentally shot himself at his home over the weekend.
West Fargo Police say Zachary Myoget died at a Fargo hospital. Detective Tim Runcorn says Myoget was showing the gun to friends when it went off.
Several people were in the garage of the Myoget’s home when the incident occurred early Saturday.
Runcorn says the investigation is now closed.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Catholic Health Initiatives is donating $10 million to the University of Mary – the largest gift the private Bismarck school has received.
The money will fund endowed scholarships supporting students enrolled in nursing and other health care-focused academic programs at Mary.
CHI is based in Colorado and has a division in Fargo. Bismarck-based St. Alexius Medical Center in September became an affiliate of the national nonprofit health system. CHI and St. Alexius are forming a regional health system of hospitals and clinics in western and central North Dakota.
Jeffrey Drop with CHI says Mary is the “perfect partner” for the nonprofit’s growing presence in the state.
University President James Shea says CHI’s gift will strengthen the existing relationship between Mary and St. Alexius.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Harvesting of most late-season crops is wrapping up in North Dakota after a week of unseasonably warm weather and little rain.
The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that the flaxseed, dry bean, potato and soybean harvests all are more than 90 percent done.
The harvests of corn and sunflowers remain behind the long-term average pace.
About 85 percent of the state’s winter wheat crop has emerged, on pace with last year.
The report says North Dakota ranchers are busy weaning and marketing calves.
Pasture and range conditions statewide are rated 72 percent good to excellent. Stockwater supplies are 96 percent adequate to surplus.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Inmates at the Ward County jail are being moved to lockups in Bismarck, Rugby and potentially Grand Forks because of a lack of space at the Minot facility.
The state Corrections Department has told the jail to address the overcrowding problem. The jail has 104 beds, but last week the number of inmates surpassed 150.
Deputies this week are moving about 10 prisoners each day to other facilities. The jail also has been releasing inmates accused of misdemeanors on their promise to appear in court.
Ward County voters in 2012 approved about $40 million in bonding for a 50-cell jail expansion. They’ll decide in a special election early next year whether to approve another $38 million in borrowing to increase the project to 100 new cells.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota elementary school is getting technology resources through the White House’s ConnectEd program.
U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says every student at Cannon Ball Elementary School will receive an iPad. Every teacher and administrator will get an iPad or a Mac computer.
Cannon Ball Elementary is one of 114 schools nationwide that will receive Apple technology in every classroom under the program. Cannon Ball is part of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation that straddles the North Dakota-South Dakota border.
The White House’s ConnectEd program is a partnership with private companies that seeks to bring high-speed Internet to classrooms around the country.
In world and national news…
HONOLULU (AP) – A river of lava is now within yards of a home on Hawaii’s Big Island. The lava, the color of asphalt, is crackling and smoking as it advances toward the two-story home in Pahoa Village. Residents of the small town have had weeks to prepare for what’s been described as a slow-motion disaster. Most have left, or are prepared to go when necessary.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Amid the continuing debate over whether to quarantine health care workers and others who’ve been in contact with Ebola patients, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is defending his state’s quarantine policy — which has been criticized by a nurse who was held at a hospital against her will. Christie told NBC’s “Today” show that it’s the responsibility of governors to “protect the public health of people within their borders.” For the first time yesterday, federal health officials recommended isolation and travel restrictions for people at highest risk for Ebola, even if they have no symptoms.
WASHINGTON (AP) – According to an internal Postal Service audit, about 49,000 pieces of mail were monitored during the last fiscal year under a federal surveillance program. And the audit concludes that more oversight is needed to ease privacy concerns. Under the program, information on the outside of a piece of mail is recorded for use in law enforcement investigations.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – College athletes are graduating at record numbers and with better rates than non-athlete. That’s according to new statistics released today by the NCAA. The annual report shows 84 percent of freshmen players who entered school in 2007 earned degrees within six years. That’s a 2 percentage point increase over the previous one-year record high.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – An election-night party in Austin, Texas next week could feature three potential Republican presidential candidates. Governor Rick Perry, who isn’t seeking re-election, is expected to be there. So is tea-party-backed Sen. Ted Cruz. And former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is expected to be in Austin with hopes of celebrating with his son, George P. Bush, who is favored in the race for Texas land commissioner.