{"id":278234,"date":"2023-12-01T08:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T14:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=278234"},"modified":"2023-12-18T08:30:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T14:30:31","slug":"news-and-notes-from-mayor-carlsrud-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=278234","title":{"rendered":"News And Notes From Mayor Carlsrud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Valley City &#8211; Hello Folks, Wow, Friday night took much of North Dakota from late fall to winter and gave our snow blowers a workout!&nbsp; Christmas seems much closer now that there is snow.&nbsp; However, I was enjoying the warm weather.&nbsp;<\/li><li>If you still have garbage can racks and wish you didn\u2019t, please call 845-0314 to make arrangements&nbsp; for free pick-up and disposal.<\/li><li>Friday night during the storm, there were a number of electrical \u201cblinks\u201d.&nbsp; The source seemed to be between Valley City and Western Area Power Association (WAPA).&nbsp; Our Electrical Department has been monitoring the transmission flows.&nbsp; Thanks guys.<\/li><li>Though NOT like the \u201cspring clean-up\u201d program, watch for information about ridding yourselves of excess garbage up to 100 pounds from December 26 to 29 at no charge.<\/li><li>Friday BEFORE the storm, I was privileged to attend class at Jefferson School where the curriculum that day included \u201cCoding\u201d.&nbsp; I had to ask, \u201cWhat is Coding?&nbsp; A definition is: \u201cCoding tells a machine which actions to perform and how to complete tasks.\u201d&nbsp; The kindergarten through 3rd grade students, with their iPads, partnered to helped each other with programing challenges.&nbsp; Teachers and students, you all are amazing!&nbsp; Thanks a bunch for including me.<\/li><li>The new garbage containers and automated pick-up seem to be working well.&nbsp; Remember, the containers must have three feet of clearance all around them.&nbsp; Extra garbage will not be picked up, if it doesn\u2019t fit in the container with the lid closed, it will be left.<\/li><li>Neighbors can help each other by sharing when one has extra garbage and the other has room in her\/his container.&nbsp; It might just be fun to visit with your neighbor!<\/li><li>Thanks 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;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>There is always a Blessing in disguise in every situation. Something far greater always comes from moments that test us. Keep going. Keep rising. Keep believing.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u201d &nbsp;&nbsp;&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><\/strong><em>~ From a Friend<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Blessings, Pray, be Grateful and Respectful,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave Carlsrud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valley City &#8211; Hello Folks, Wow, Friday night took much of North Dakota from late fall to winter and gave our snow blowers a workout!&nbsp; Christmas seems much closer now that there is snow.&nbsp; However, I was enjoying the warm weather.&nbsp; If you still have garbage can racks and wish [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":272833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-278234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-valley-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=278234"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278399,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278234\/revisions\/278399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/272833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=278234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=278234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=278234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}