City Council Primary
City Council primary recount ends in draw
Aug 17, 2016
A high-card draw will determine whether John Mead or Tom Dwelle’s name appears on the Nov. 8 City Council ballot after a hand recount of the Aug. 9 primary election results revealed a tie for the sixth and final spot.
Dwelle had 238 votes to Mead’s 237 going into the recount, which took place Aug...
City Council field to be narrowed in Tuesday's primary
Aug 3, 2016
Polls will be open all day, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9 for the statewide primary election.
There are a smattering of choices to be made in judicial and congressional races (see related story) but voters living in the city will have some big picks to make.
A field of 12 candidates for...
City Council Primary Questionnaire: Cindy McGrath
Jul 28, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
Born and raised in Lake City, graduate of Lincoln High School and Winona State University with a bachelor of science degree in physical education, with coaching and driver education certification. I’m...
City Council Primary Questionnaire: Mark Spence
Jul 28, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
My name is Mark Spence and I am seeking re-election for City Council this fall. My wife and I moved to Lake City in 2000 with our daughter and are proud to call Lake City our home. I graduated from Iowa...
City Council Primary Questionnaire: Mary Lou Waltman
Jul 28, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
My husband Terry and I have lived in this beautiful community 51 years. I worked for the Red Wing Shoe Company 35 years, we raised our three children here, and I am retired. We are members of Bethany...
City Council Primary Questionnaire: John Mead
Jul 28, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
I have been a Lake City resident for 28 years. I am an honest, hard working individual that believes family is very important. I believe that I can bring common sense to the table regarding budgeting,...
City Council Primary Questionnaire: James Rainwater
Jul 28, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
I am an 1980 graduate of Red Wing Central High School, and I hold a bachelor of arts from the University of Minnesota and a juris doctor from St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. I...
City Council Primary Questionnaire: Mark Fayette
Jul 28, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
I have been a business owner in Lake City for the past 35-plus years. In 1982 my wife Shayna and I moved to Lake City, built and then operated Waterman’s Restaurant on Lake Pepin. Since selling the...
Letter: A reminder to vote Aug. 9
Jul 28, 2016
To the editor:
I am writing this letter to the editor to remind everyone to vote at the primary election Aug. 9. This is a very important election as there are 12 individuals running and this will reduce it to six candidates and then in November you can vote again for the best three that will...
Letter: Two stand out in good primary field
Jul 28, 2016
To the editor:
We have a good field of candidates in the upcoming Lake City City Council primary election. Two of them bring experience without which the council’s perspective would be incomplete.
Without equal, Phil Gartner possesses the most intimate knowledge of Lake City governance including...
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