{"id":290549,"date":"2025-02-03T05:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T11:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=290549"},"modified":"2025-02-04T17:09:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T23:09:49","slug":"news-notes-from-mayor-dave-carlsrud-feb-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=290549","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Notes from Mayor Dave Carlsrud Feb 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Catholic Schools Week was celebrated at St. Kates last week. It began Monday with a heartfelt program honoring our Military and its Veterans.&nbsp; Nicely done everyone, thanks to all who are serving and to our veterans.<\/li><li>It is looking like we have a solid week of pretty cold weather coming.&nbsp; It is a perfect time to use the Gaukler Family Wellness Center!&nbsp; If you haven\u2019t been there, go, tour, and have a cup of coffee.<\/li><li>Thank you to the North Dakota League of Cities (NDLC) which provides numerous services for its North Dakota member cities and during the legislative session ,\u201cbill tracking\u201d is a huge.&nbsp; With over a thousand bills submitted this year, the NDLC Team is invaluable for us.<\/li><li>Whether you are involved with a business, a church, a school, a community etc., remember \u201cPeople will go where they are invited, but they will stay where they feel welcome\u201d ~ <em>Sheryl Solberg<\/em>.&nbsp; Let\u2019s do our best to make people feel welcome.<\/li><li>This week, how about doing something nice for at least three people?&nbsp; Keep it simple, it could be a phone call, text or hand written note \u2026\u2026<\/li><li>Following two years of construction, Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) and Western Minnesota Municipal Power Association\u2019s (WMMPA) Marshall Solar Plus Project began commercial operation.&nbsp; The Marshall Solar Plus Project has more than 21,000 solar panels, has a 10 megawatt capacity and a 5 megawatt storage-battery facility.&nbsp; It is capable of generating 21,000 megawatt-hours of electricity annually &#8211; enough to power over 2,000 homes.<\/li><li>Sunday was Groundhog Day and sadly, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, dang!!<\/li><li>Valley City Parks and Recreation\u2019s \u201cSafety Series\u201d continues this Thursday, 5:30 at the Gaukler Family Wellness Center.&nbsp; This week our Police Department addresses general safety tips along with how to recognize and avoid being scammed.<\/li><li>Thank you to all who provide and proof material for this column.<\/li><li><strong>\u201cI am very proud to be an American.&nbsp; This country has so much potential, I\u2019d just like to see things better, or whatever, and I think they will be.\u201d<\/strong><strong><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong>~ <em>Hank Aaron<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em>Blessings, Pray, be Respectful and Grateful,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave Carlsrud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, Catholic Schools Week was celebrated at St. Kates last week. It began Monday with a heartfelt program honoring our Military and its Veterans.&nbsp; Nicely done everyone, thanks to all who are serving and to our veterans. 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