{"id":297574,"date":"2026-01-05T09:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=297574"},"modified":"2026-01-05T09:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:55:50","slug":"news-notes-mayor-carlsrud-jan-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=297574","title":{"rendered":"News & Notes Mayor Carlsrud Jan 5"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Happy New Year everyone, I hope your holiday season was gratifying and safe for you, your family and friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That the \u201choliday season\u201d was mentioned, I am looking forward to a weekday \u201cjust\u201d being a weekday and a weekend \u201cjust\u201d being a weekend for a while.\u00a0 Being an older retired guy with holidays mixed in the week, I have a heck of a time keeping the days straight!\u00a0 Hopefully, getting back to a \u201croutine\u201d will help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Law Enforcement Appreciation Day<\/strong>\u00a0is this Thursday, January 9, 2026.\u00a0 Please join the nation in honoring the dedicated women and men in law enforcement. \u00a0Whether wearing blue clothing or ribbons, sending thank you notes, or simply saying \u201cthank you\u201d, your support makes a difference. Let\u2019s recognize the courage and sacrifices of our officers who keep our communities safe every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doug Leier, of North Dakota Game and Fish, regularly writes an outstanding column titled \u201cNorth Dakota Outdoors\u201d. \u00a0In the December 30, 2025, edition of the\u00a0Times Record<\/em>, he crafted a serenely written piece, \u201cEmbrace the Winter<\/strong>.\u201d \u00a0I hope you look it up and enjoy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Valley City Barnes County Development Corporation\u00a0<\/strong>(VCBCDC) is working tirelessly improving quality of life and place in all of Barnes County.\u00a0 Please visit:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/www.developvcbc.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0\u201c<\/strong>Good Life\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0in Valley City.\u00a0 They say, \u201cIt Takes a Village\u201d, we believe\u00a0\u201c<\/strong>It Takes A Valley\u201d<\/strong>.\u00a0 We live in a small town in North Dakota where city, county, and community work together to create a lifestyle that conveys the quality of place for our residents and visitors. Valley City is home to nationally recognized school systems, an array of apartment and housing options, numerous job industries, and a growing list of community events.\u00a0 Learn more about why we believe Valley City is one of the best places to live and work in North Dakota.\u00a0 For further information, you are invited to see:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/www.developvcbc.com\/goodlife<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To have the kind of year you want to have, something has to happen that you can\u2019t explain why it happened. Something has to happen that you can\u2019t coach<\/strong>.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>~\u00a0Bobby Bowden<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/em>Blessings, Prayer, Respect and Gratitude,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dave<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dave Carlsrud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy New Year everyone, I hope your holiday season was gratifying and safe for you, your family and friends.\u00a0 That the \u201choliday season\u201d was mentioned, I am looking forward to a weekday \u201cjust\u201d being a weekday and a weekend \u201cjust\u201d being a weekend for a while.\u00a0 Being an older retired […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":272833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-297574","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\/297574","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\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=297574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":297575,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297574\/revisions\/297575"}],"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=297574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=297574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=297574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}