{"id":271680,"date":"2023-04-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=271680"},"modified":"2023-05-01T08:23:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T13:23:00","slug":"news-and-notes-from-mayor-carlsrud-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=271680","title":{"rendered":"News and Notes from Valley City Mayor Carlsrud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello Everyone,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Saturday was the fifty third celebration of Earth Day.&nbsp; It is a day when a billion people in 193 countries support environmental protection.&nbsp; How about giving some consideration to our earth everyday?<\/li><li>Drew Kohler, a third grader, in Valley City served as Mayor for a Day at our Valley City Commission Meeting last week.&nbsp; As part of City Government Week, Drew was selected for her essay submission.&nbsp; A side note, she \u201cloves meatloaf and encourages all of us to pick up 5-pieces of garbage in town daily\u201d!&nbsp; Thank you to all third graders who submitted essays as all were good.<\/li><li>With temperatures being either side of 20 degrees below average, \u201cglobal warming\u201d would be a tough sell at this point.&nbsp; The good part of the cooler weather and snow, it is melting slowly, replenishing subsoil moisture and retarding floods.<\/li><li>Speaking of flooding, the USACE was releasing about 1500 cfs from Bald Hill Dam over the weekend.&nbsp; That, along with runoff between the dam and here, our river level was about ten feet and the forecast is friendly.<\/li><li>We need to hang on, I believe better weather is coming.&nbsp; \u201cHope dies last\u201d.<\/li><li>You may have heard, residential garbage pick up will be changing, June 5th is the \u201ctarget\u201d.&nbsp; Only one operator is needed to run the truck to pick up containers.&nbsp; Our truck has arrived and we are awaiting the containers.&nbsp; A 65-gallon container with wheels and barcode identification will be delivered to our homes the week of May 22nd.&nbsp; Delivery personnel will use addresses to deliver so containers will be left in the \u201cfront\u201d.&nbsp; Please see the city website and Facebook for updates.<\/li><li>Thanks to all who provide and proof material for this article.<\/li><li><strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>If we magnified Blessings as much as we magnified disappointments, we would all be much happier<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~ John Wooden<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blessings, Pray, be Grateful and Respectful,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave Carlsrud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Everyone, Saturday was the fifty third celebration of Earth Day.&nbsp; It is a day when a billion people in 193 countries support environmental protection.&nbsp; How about giving some consideration to our earth everyday? 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