{"id":291912,"date":"2025-03-24T09:33:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=291912"},"modified":"2025-03-24T09:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:33:11","slug":"news-notes-from-mayor-carlsrud-march-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=291912","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; Notes from Mayor Carlsrud March 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CarlsrudDavid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CarlsrudDavid.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221795\" width=\"294\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CarlsrudDavid.jpg 445w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CarlsrudDavid-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CarlsrudDavid-260x175.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>With Women\u2019s and Men\u2019s March Madness basketball beginning\u00a0 last week, it is a dream time for basketball lovers like my brother.\u00a0 So for all of you \u201cbasketball junkies\u201d, enjoy the tournaments.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For you hockey fans, the NCAA College Hockey Women\u2019s and Men\u2019s tournaments are also under way.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t happen to be a \u201cdyed-in-the-wool\u201d hockey fan, the tournament contests are VERY intense \u2026\u2026 check\u2019m out &amp; enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contain cigarette butts\/filters in your vehicle or yard for proper disposal later.\u00a0 Cigarette filters are made of cellulose acetate and will take up to ten years to decompose and can contribute to pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week at the North Dakota League of Cities (NDLC) Spring Conference Judi Hintz, Brandy Johnson and Gwen Crawford were recognized for their continuing education in the NDLC Leadership Training Program.\u00a0 Congratulations and thank you for going the \u201cextra mile\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the NDLC Spring Conference presentations were: Liability and Reporting, Landfill Rules and Regulations, Legislative Updates, ND Corrections and Rehabilitation to name a few.\u00a0 The folks at the NDLC do a great job facilitating their conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on the Valley City Service Center Complex, please see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.valleycity.us\/public-works\/public-works-service-center-complex\/\">https:\/\/www.valleycity.us\/public-works\/public-works-service-center-complex\/<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.valleycity.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Service-Center-Complex-Overview.pdf\">https:\/\/www.valleycity.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Service-Center-Complex-Overview.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Valley City Fire Department held a fundraiser Saturday night, there was a wonderful turnout and a good time was had by all.\u00a0 Funds are earmarked for needed Fire &amp; Rescue Equipment purchases with this year\u2019s goal being Amkus Push-Pull Rams,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigskyfire.com\/products\/amkus-push-pull-rams\/\">https:\/\/www.bigskyfire.com\/products\/amkus-push-pull-rams\/<\/a>.\u00a0 The ram is a lifesaver which costs over $100,000 so your help is greatly appreciated. Thank you to all who contributed and to the firefighters for all they do.\u00a0 Be safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to all who provide and proof material for this column.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cPeace begins with a smile.\u201d<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>~\u00a0<em>Mother Teresa<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&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>With Women\u2019s and Men\u2019s March Madness basketball beginning\u00a0 last week, it is a dream time for basketball lovers like my brother.\u00a0 So for all of you \u201cbasketball junkies\u201d, enjoy the tournaments.\u00a0 For you hockey fans, the NCAA College Hockey Women\u2019s and Men\u2019s tournaments are also under way.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":221795,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-291912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-valley-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=291912"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":291913,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291912\/revisions\/291913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/221795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=291912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=291912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=291912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}