Greetings Everyone,
- There have been a number of instances this fall where vehicles have ignored school bus stop arm signs. Stopping is the law, it is NOT a suggestion! Worse than breaking the law, there is a chance you could kill a child, not something with which any of us would want to live. PLEASE respect the stop arm law.
- Winter weather seems to have arrived in Valley City as well as much of North and South Dakota. Though I am hardly ever ready for the first snow, the very white blanket of insulating snow we have is quite pretty.
- I am grateful for the “Merry & Bright Carolers” who caroled along the Parade of Lights route and presented a few numbers at the Lighting Ceremony in Veterans Park. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.
- Winter snow and ice events create especially hazardous driving conditions, even in town. Our street crews do a great job cleaning snow and treating ice, remember the down town area and emergency routes are done FIRST. Residential areas are later, we in those areas need to live with rough and icy roads until crews can reach us. Generally winter driving needs to be a bit slower to be safe.
- Valley City’s Chamber of Commerce Parade of Lights was held Saturday. A wonderful crowd on a beautiful light snowy, cool night about which Kaleen said “It was like a Hallmark Movie” was there for the parade, visiting friends and of course, parade candy. Thank you to all who constructed and shared parade units.
- Kudos to our Electric Department for great design and installation of the beautiful lighting in Veterans Park and City Hall Park. Congratulations Hatley Thoreson, winner of the Christmas in the Valley Button artwork. He had the honor of throwing the “master switch” to illuminate Veterans Park. Thank you Hatley
- I hope your Thanksgiving was as Blessed as ours. Sue made a great meal for a group of family and friends which we followed with dessert, visiting and some football. We are grateful for family and friends.
- Thank you to all who provide and proof material for this column.
- “There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family.” ~ Unknown
Blessings, Prayer, Respect and Gratitude,
Dave
Dave Carlsrud