{"id":294854,"date":"2025-08-04T16:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=294854"},"modified":"2025-08-04T16:31:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:31:45","slug":"news-notes-from-mayor-carlsrud-aug-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=294854","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Notes from Mayor Carlsrud Aug 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Greetings Everyone,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Our hearts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the 9-year old cyclist who was killed in Moorhead.\u00a0 Stop signs are in place for everyone\u2019s safety, please stop fully.<\/li><li>Charlie Brown Field is a beautiful institution in Valley City with a carefully groomed playing surface making it fun and safe for players.\u00a0 The great charm of the complex itself along with views of the Hi-Line Bridge are mesmerizing.\u00a0 Thank you to all the folks who maintain this delightful facility.<\/li><li>The Valley City Public Works Service Center Complex is progressing on time and on budget. For the current status of said Complex, please read more here: <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>.\u00a0 <\/li><li>For information about the anticipated soil mitigation, see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsdakota.com\/2025\/07\/30\/valley-city-resident-raises-concerns-with-farming-out-site\/\">https:\/\/www.newsdakota.com\/2025\/07\/30\/valley-city-resident-raises-concerns-with-farming-out-site\/<\/a><\/li><li>National Hydropower Day 2025 is August 24. \u00a0For over 140 years, hydropower has fueled the nation with clean, renewable and reliable energy.<\/li><li>Happy 90th Birthday Social Security, on August 14th, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act.\u00a0 It has been a lifeline to tens of millions Americans including over 146,000 North Dakotans.\u00a0 In the midst of the Great Depression, \u201cDirty 30\u2019s\u201d, legislators were pretty forward in their thinking.<\/li><li>One of the guys working on the crews cleaning our sanitary sewers in preparation for relining, stopped to visit one day.\u00a0 He told me our sewers were \u201cloaded\u201d with \u201cflushable wipes, feminine pads\u201d and the like.\u00a0 Not only that, when they returned a couple weeks later, it was \u201cloaded\u201d again!\u00a0 PLEASE, these products have synthetic materials in them and are NOT made to be flushed!\u00a0 When they plug a sewer, ALL citizens PAY to clean them out. DO NOT FLUSH, THANK YOU.<\/li><li>Be ready!\u00a0 The final branch pickup for this year will begin September 25th.\u00a0 For further information call: 701-845-1700 or see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valleycity.us\/sanitation-garbage\/\">https:\/\/www.valleycity.us\/sanitation-garbage\/<\/a><\/li><li>Thank you to all who provide and proof material for this column.<\/li><li><strong>\u201cThe answer to the big question in running is the same as to the big questions in life: Do the best you the best with what you\u2019ve got<em>.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0 <\/strong>~ <em>George A. Sheehan<\/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>Greetings Everyone, Our hearts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the 9-year old cyclist who was killed in Moorhead.\u00a0 Stop signs are in place for everyone\u2019s safety, please stop fully. 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