{"id":287649,"date":"2024-10-14T08:22:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T13:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=287649"},"modified":"2024-10-14T08:22:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T13:22:28","slug":"news-notes-from-mayor-carlsrud-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=287649","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Notes from Mayor Carlsrud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Valley City &#8211; Hi Everybody, Valley City and Barnes County continue being in a \u201cburn ban\u201d as grasses, stubble and bushes are tinder dry.\u00a0 A recent report from the Tioga &#8211; Ray area fires indicated 88,934\u00a0acres have been burned so far.\u00a0 Please be prudent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kudos to the volunteer firefighters and their commitment to serve.\u00a0 Along with Ray, Tioga and area fire departments, ten trucks with volunteer firefighters traveled about seventy-five miles to help battle the fires.\u00a0 Blessings and thank you all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you aware of the \u201cValley City App\u201d?\u00a0 It is a place to find pertinent information concerning schools and university schedules, parks &amp; recreation activities, job openings, along with church and business news.\u00a0 It is an \u201cinformational hub\u201d for everything Valley City and the area.\u00a0 The app is FREE and can be downloaded by searching Valley City in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Measure #4 is passed, only another ballot measure could make needed adjustments.\u00a0 Constitutional language can only be changed by another tax ballot measure and election.\u00a0 If Measure #4 is defeated, local control remains and customized Property Tax Reform can be enacted legislatively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A long time teacher and coach, Darrell Olson, writes a weekly column named \u201cFriday Sports Wrap\u201d (FSW) with a plethora of topics from family, small towns, the region &amp; nation.\u00a0 See an FSW excerpt below and thank you Darrell.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI have come to realize that my sisters and I were driven by a powerful word: The word is \u201cshould.\u201d Consider these options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Obligatory Should: \u201cI suppose we should go to their open house, they came to ours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doing the Right Thing Should:\u00a0 \u201cOf course we should, they have been our friends for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeking Agreement Should: \u201cShould we go to Mr. Steak for supper?\u201d The speaker has already made the determination and is looking for agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feeling Sorry for Someone Should:\u00a0 \u201cI suppose we should invite him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Thank you to all who provide and proof material for this article&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;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><strong>We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give<\/strong><strong><em>.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><em>~ <\/em><em>Winston Churchill<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Blessings, Pray, be Grateful and Respectful,<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave Carlsrud\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valley City &#8211; Hi Everybody, Valley City and Barnes County continue being in a \u201cburn ban\u201d as grasses, stubble and bushes are tinder dry.\u00a0 A recent report from the Tioga &#8211; Ray area fires indicated 88,934\u00a0acres have been burned so far.\u00a0 Please be prudent. 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