Christmas light recycling offered

at Household Hazardous Waste Facility

FARGO, N.D.– It’s always a guessing game when unpacking last year’s Christmas lights – do they still work? If yours are burned out or if you just don’t need them anymore, you don’t have to throw them away. This year residents are encouraged to take advantage of the free Christmas Lights Recycling Program. “We’re always looking for ways to divert recyclable items from the landfill. This program will allow recyclable elements in the lights to be put back into use instead of piling up at the landfill,” says City of Fargo Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Pickett.

Residents can drop off string lights including new-style L.E.D. lights and older styles with small, screw-in bulbs at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 606 43 ½ St. N., between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Rope lights cannot be recycled. The Christmas Light Recycling Program will be available Dec. 29 through Jan. 30, 2015.

Alcohol Compliance Check Results

Fargo, N.D. — The Fargo Police Department, with the assistance of Fargo Cass Public Health, conducted alcohol compliance checks in Fargo on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. There were 20 establishments checked, with 19 of these establishments passing.

On Monday, Dec. 22, the West Fargo Police Department, with the assistance of Fargo Cass Public Health, conducted alcohol compliance checks in West Fargo. There were 11 establishments checked, with 10 of these establishments passing.

Passed in Fargo:

Acapulco Mexican Restaurant

Amvets

Atomic Coffee

Buffalo Wild Wings- 42nd St. S.

Country Inn & Suites

Doolittles Woodfire Grill

Doublewood Lounge

Green Mill Restaurant

Ground Round Restaurant

Holiday Inn

JL Beers- 1st Ave. N.

Carinos

JT Cigarro

Noodles & Company- 15th Ave. S.

Olive Garden

Osaka Sushi & Hibachi

Radisson Hotel

Royal Liquors- Main Ave.

Cactus Jack’s Saloon

Failed in Fargo:

Ramada Plaza Suites

Passed in West Fargo:

Bar Nine

Cambria Suites

JL Beers

Lake Mode Liquors

Max Lounge

Pub West

Spitfire

Sunmart Liquors

Three Lyons British Pub

Maxwell’s

Failed in West Fargo:

Ole & Lena’s Pizzeria

15th Annual MLK

Event at Fargo Theatre

FARGO, N.D.– The Fargo Human Relations Commission will host a celebration in honor of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, Jan. 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway. The event is free and open to the public. The 15th annual event will feature the Native American Hand Drum Honor Song, performances by local musicians Treo’ Soul, video presentations and the Fargo Human Relations Award presentations by Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney.

The Fargo Human Relations Award will be presented in the categories of youth, adult and organization to those who have made significant contributions to the area of human relations in the FM community:

· Organization: Growing Together is a community gardening group composed of more than 100 diverse individuals and families, who grow and share thousands of pounds of produce from community gardens each year. For over eight years, the families, primarily New Americans, have gathered weekly to work in the community gardens. While the produce is the most visible product of this effort, it is the deep friendship, sense of community, and connections to the earth that are developed.

· Adult: Andrea Jang is an amazing advocate of people from many different backgrounds, especially for the New Americans with whom she works closely as a Community Outreach Coordinator at CHARISM Neighborhood Center. Andrea is constantly thinking of new ideas for assisting refugee members by helping them expand their skills, learn new things, and feel welcome in their new city of residence. Andrea always goes above and beyond to help families from many different ethnicities while juggling many other duties and responsibilities.

· Student: Kristina Heggedal is an active young member of the Fargo-Moorhead area in various service projects and leadership roles. She demonstrates a commitment to improving the community through engagement with numerous nonprofit and youth-led organizations. These projects include Fill the Dome, Youth Summit, The Fargo Youth Initiative, Philanthropy and Youth (PaY), TEDx and TEDxYouth. Kristina’s work is community focused – she shows up, has fun and is eagerly invested in Fargo to create lasting and meaningful improvements that help build a stronger community.

New Year’s week schedules

for garbage collection,

library & City offices

FARGO, N.D. – Fargo City offices will be closed on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, for the New Year’s Day holiday. The Fargo Public Library and its branch locations will close early at 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 31, and remain closed on New Year’s Day.

Garbage and recycling collection will run as follows for the New Year’s week of Dec. 29: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday will be collected on schedule. Thursday will be collected on Friday. The Sanitary Landfill will be closed on New Year’s Day.

Youth Theatre Company announces 2015 production and relocates to MSUM

The School of Performing Arts at MSUM will host one of the community’s longest running summer theatre programs for youth in 2015. Gooseberry Park Players will present Footloose July 15-19 on the Hansen Theatre stage in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts on the MSUM campus.

Craig Ellingson, director of Theatre at MSUM, is pleased that MSUM will play a role in the education of young theatre artists. “Participating in the Gooseberry Park Players has been an important part of the lives of many young artists,” he said. “Our community is stronger because of programs such as Gooseberry Park Players.”

Debbie Griffith, Managing Artistic Director for Gooseberry Park Players, is thrilled to add MSUM to the list of community organizations who have supported the program over the years. “We are excited about the opportunities our youth will have on the MSUM campus. Working in some of the region’s finest facilities and with professional staff members will enhance the experience and life skills we strive to develop through our program. We look forward to a new home at MSUM.”

Gooseberry’s first show took place in 1983 in Moorhead’s Gooseberry Mound Park. The company was eventually moved to the Frances Frazier Comstock Theatre on the campus of Concordia College, where it stayed until 2014. The company provides an opportunity for youth ages 11 to 18 to participate in the entire scope of theatrical productions, using plays based on classic and contemporary dramatic literature. Gooseberry is a fee-free program. Students do not pay to participate.

For youth interested in participating in Footloose this summer, cast and crew information sessions and audition sign-up will be held April 13 and 15 at 6:00 p.m. Auditions and technical crew interviews are May 5 and 6 and are open to students ages 11 to 18 years old. More details at www.gooseberryparkplayers.org.