HELLO AND WELCOME TO THIS WEEK’S COUNCIL BLUFFS NEWS, I’M AARON ZACH… EVERYDAY THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS RECEIVE LETTERS AND PACKAGES FROM THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE...THEY’RE OUT THERE FACING MOTHER NATURE'S HEAT IN THE SUMMER AND BRUTAL COLD IN THE WINTER...ALL IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR PACKAGE DELIVERED…. WITH THE HOLIDAY SEASON HERE, THE POST OFFICE IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, HAS BEEN FLOODED WITH A HIGHER VOLUME, BUT THEIR EXPECTATIONS HAVE REMAINED UNCHANGED...

THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE EXPECTS TO DELIVER APPROXIMATELY SIXTEEN BILLION CARDS, LETTERS AND PACKAGES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, INCLUDING 750 MILLION PACKAGES...NOW,  DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION -- GLOBAL EXPRESS GUARANTEED SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM DECEMBER 19TH TO DECEMBER 22ND...IF YOU’D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MAILING TIPS, MAIL BY DATES AND MORE YOU CAN HEAD TO THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE’S WEBSITE AT USPS DOT COM SLASH HOLIDAY….