Posted: 7/27/04
School board, commissioners to face challengers
Caledonia School District voters will have five candidates to choose from for the three school board openings that will be decided in November.
Two of the three seats open on the Houston County board of Commissioners are also contested.
Here is a breakdown of the filings, which were finalized on July 20.
School board, ISD #299
Three four-year positions are open on the ISD #299 board. They are currently held by Barb Hurley, Dave Klinski, and Suzanne Roesler.
Five people filed: Barb Hurley, Brownsville; Joel Lidstrom, Caledonia; Jean Meyer, Brownsville; Mike Novak, Caledonia; and Michele Pierce, Caledonia.
The election will take place during the General Election on Tuesday, November 2.
Houston County
Three Houston County Board of Commissioner seats will be up for election this fall. They are all for four-year terms.
ï District 3, which encompasses Caledonia City - 1st Precinct, Caledonia City - 2nd Precinct and Caledonia and Mayville Townships. Ann Thompson, Caledonia, who has held this seat since 1993, filed for re-election. Mark J. Coffield, Caledonia, also filed.
ï District 5, which encompasses Black Hammer Township, Spring Grove City; and Spring Grove, Wilmington, Eitzen City, Winnebago, Jefferson, and Crooked Creek Townships. Nels Gulbranson, Spring Grove, who has held this seat since 2001, filed again. Three other people filed also: Thomas A. Bjerke, Spring Grove; Danielle Burg, Caledonia; and Matthew S. Myrah, Spring Grove.
ï District 1, which encompasses La Crescent City - 1st Precinct, and La Crescent City - 2nd Precinct. Incumbent Larry Graf, La Crescent, who has held this seat since 1999, is the only who filed.
Soil and water district
The Root River Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Managers has three openings, all for four year terms. They are:
ï District 3, which covers Black Hammer, Spring Grove, and Wilmington Townships and Spring Grove City. Glenn Kinneberg, the current supervisor, filed for election, as did Harold Jetson, Spring Grove.
ï District 4, which covers the cities of Caledonia and Eitzen, and the townships of Mayville and Winnebago. Vern Fruechte, the current supervisor, is the only person to file for the office.
ï District 5, which covers Houston City, and Houston, Money Creek, Sheldon, and Yucatan Townships. Joseph McManimon, the current supervisor, is the only person to file for the office.
SWCDs are local units of government that manage natural resource programs. Minnesota has 91 SWCDs; their boundaries usually coincide with the county lines. Each SWCD is run by a board of five elected supervisors.
State representative
For Minnesota House of Representatives District 31B, which covers Houston County, Republican incumbent Greg Davids filed for election as did Peggy Hanson, Lanesboro, Democratic-Farmer-Labor.
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