NEWS & NOTES
5/19/2025
Best Wishes Everyone,
▪ This is Clean-up Week in Valley City. Please put your stuff out
arranged as directed by the following link so all will be removed
for you: https://www.valleycity.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/
Clean-up-week-2025.pdf NOTE: Valley City Residents can haul
materials to the transfer station at no charge during the week.
For further information call: 701-845-0314
▪ Valley City State University held its commencement Saturday
and Valley City Public Schools will having graduation May 25th.
Gosh, the school term seemed to fly by this year!
▪ With the aforementioned, there will be youngsters out in droves
running, riding bikes, chasing game balls, etc.. Please be extra
careful when you are driving as some kids may not be. Thank
you
▪ Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest serving First Lady of the
United States, 1933-1945. She was also the First United States
Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human
Rights.
▪ Be an informed voter; June 5 at 10:00 – 11:00AM is a Q & A at
VCPS District Office. This is an opportunity to have your tough
questions answered accurately before voting. June 10 is the
Valley City Public School Referendum Vote. To have your voice
heard, you have to vote. For information, please see: https://
www.hiliners.org/o/vcsd/page/referendum ,
vcps.referendum@k12.nd.us and 701-845-0483 ext 0
▪ This weekend is Memorial Day which honors the brave men and
women who sacrificed their lives in service to our country.
Memorial Day reminds us, “freedom is not free” and we owe a
debt of gratitude to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Originally coined “Decoration Day”, the national observance was
declared on May 5th, 1868 by General John A. Logan. It was
designated as a time to decorate graves of the fallen and honor
their sacrifice.
▪ Thank you to all who provide and proof material for this column.
- “If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day. That’s
a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you’re
going to have something special.” ~ Jim Valvano
Blessings, Pray, be Respectful and Grateful,
Dave
Dave Carlsrud