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Candidates file for governmental positions

By GENE KEMMETER
of The Gazette
Several positions on the Portage County Board of Supervisors, Stevens Point Area Board of Education, Stevens Point Common Council and the Plover Village Board are being contested in the April 2 spring election.

And a primary will be held on Feb. 19 for the four seats on the Stevens Point Area Board of Education as 13 candidates have filed nomination papers. The primary will narrow the field to eight in April. In the April election the three collecting the most votes will serve three-year terms and the fourth highest in the vote total will complete the remaining two years of the term of Ray Haas, who resigned.

For the three three-year seats, only incumbent James F. Harmon, 3800 Heffron St., is seeking re-election. He was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the May death of Scott Schultz. Incumbents besides Haas who did not seek re-election are Deb Wilz and LeRoy Heiser.

The candidates vying with Harmon for the four seats are Christina M. Scott, 355 Eastwood Drive, Stevens Point; Mark Douglas Marti, 2221 Church St., Stevens Point; Robert L. Larson, 3283 Lindbergh Ave.; Edward H. Morganroth Jr., 2161 Shadowview Circle, Plover; James M. Gingles, 5463 Sorenson St., Stevens Point; Ted A. Johanson, 1016 Wisconsin St., Stevens Point; Rory Suomi, 2300 Fourth Ave., Stevens Point; Curtis "Kit" Alan Kiefer, 801 Ninth St., Plover; Zach Shelton, 2250 Jefferson St., Stevens Point; John Alekna, 316 Acorn St., Whiting; Trudy Beth Peters, 6792 Lone Pine St., Stevens Point; and Leo Trzebiatowski, 816 Indiana Ave., Stevens Point. Trzebiatowski stepped down from the board several years ago after serving several terms.

The Portage County Board will have eight contests, including a challenge by Greg Chelcun against Board Chairman Clarence Hintz in District 29, which includes the towns of Carson and Linwood. Hintz defeated Chelcun, 337-243, in April 2000, with Chelcun winning the vote in Carson, but losing in Linwood.

A contest in District 24, which includes the town of Sharon and Ward 4 of the town of Sharon, pits incumbent Ronald J. Check against Jeanne Dodge. Dodge had represented District 22 on the board until 1996 but is in a new district.

In District 1, which is Stevens Point's 1st Ward, incumbent Bob Woehr is being challenged by Matt Tennessen.

In District 5, which is Stevens Point's 5th Ward, incumbent Marion "Bud" Flood is being challenged by John Brown.

In District 9, Stevens Point's 9th Ward, incumbent Eugene G. Szymkowiak is being challenged by Jason Nagrew.

In District 12, which includes the village of Whiting and Ward 3 in the town of Plover, incumbent William H. Peterson is being challenged by Kirk Bangstad.

In District 15, which includes wards 7, 8 and 9 of the village of Plover, incumbent Doug Warner is being challenged by Jeff Jagodinski, who formerly represented District 1.

In District 26, which includes wards 4, 5 and 6 in the town of Hull, incumbent Robert Brilowski is being challenged by Gerald C. Kirschling.
Two others are running in districts where there are vacancies. Kevin Ruehl has filed for the District 5 position, Stevens Point's 5th Ward, to fill the vacancy created by the October death of Walter "Wally" Jakusz. Tony Patton has filed for the District 8 position, Stevens Point's 8th Ward, to fill the vacancy created when incumbent Carole Holmes moved from the area.

The incumbents in the remaining seats are running unopposed: They, and their district, are Jesse Higgins, 2; Bill Zimdars, 3; Richard M. Purcell, 6; James E. Clark, 7; Dwight Stevens, 10; Richard Bishop, 11; Donald Jankowski, 13; James Gifford, 14; O. Philip Idsvoog, 16; Robert Steinke, 17; Melvin Steinke, 18; John O. Rendall, 19; Lonnie Krogwold, 20; Harvey Olson, 21; Ronald J. Borski, 22; James Zdroik, 23; Jerome Borski, 25; James F. Krems, 27; and Leif Erickson, 28.

Stevens Point will have two contests, in the 2nd and 8th Wards, and both challengers are unchallenged candidates for the corresponding County Board seats.

In the 2nd Ward, incumbent Hans Walther is being challenged by Higgins.
In the 8th Ward, incumbent Marge Molski is being challenged by Patton, who lost to Molski, 330-161 in 2000.

Without opposition on the ballot in April are aldermen Jo Seiser, 4th Ward; Jack Barr, 6th Ward; and Mike Phillips, 10th Ward.

In Plover, where write-ins have won elections in some recent years because no candidate filed, there will be two contests.

In the 1st Ward, Kenneth Schmidt and Joe Desorcy are vying for the position formerly held by Roger Bullis, who resigned last month.

In the 2nd Ward, incumbent Anton Anday faces a challenge from Orville Damrow, who lost his seat on the board to Thomas Davies in the April 2001 election, 327-260.

In the 3rd Ward, incumbent Gary Krause is without opposition.

In Junction City Incumbent trustees Terry Trzinski and Mary Jicinsky are the only candidates for the two trustee positions.

Candidates for positions in other municipalities and on other school boards were unavailable at press time on Wednesday.



	Candidates file for governmental positions By GENE KEMMETER of The Gazette Several positions on the Portage County Board of Supervisors, Stevens Point Area Board of Education, Stevens Point Common Council and the Plover Village Board are being contested in the April 2 spring election. And a primary will be held on Feb. 19 for the four seats on the Stevens Point Area Board of Education as 13 candidates have filed nomination papers. The primary will narrow the field to eight in April. In the April election the three collecting the most votes will serve three-year terms and the fourth highest in the vote total will complete the remaining two years of the term of Ray Haas, who resigned. For the three three-year seats, only incumbent James F. Harmon, 3800 Heffron St., is seeking re-election. He was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the May death of Scott Schultz. Incumbents besides Haas who did not seek re-election are Deb Wilz and LeRoy Heiser. The candidates vying with Harmon for the four seats are Christina M. Scott, 355 Eastwood Drive, Stevens Point; Mark Douglas Marti, 2221 Church St., Stevens Point; Robert L. Larson, 3283 Lindbergh Ave.; Edward H. Morganroth Jr., 2161 Shadowview Circle, Plover; James M. Gingles, 5463 Sorenson St., Stevens Point; Ted A. Johanson, 1016 Wisconsin St., Stevens Point; Rory Suomi, 2300 Fourth Ave., Stevens Point; Curtis "Kit" Alan Kiefer, 801 Ninth St., Plover; Zach Shelton, 2250 Jefferson St., Stevens Point; John Alekna, 316 Acorn St., Whiting; Trudy Beth Peters, 6792 Lone Pine St., Stevens Point; and Leo Trzebiatowski, 816 Indiana Ave., Stevens Point. Trzebiatowski stepped down from the board several years ago after serving several terms. The Portage County Board will have eight contests, including a challenge by Greg Chelcun against Board Chairman Clarence Hintz in District 29, which includes the towns of Carson and Linwood. Hintz defeated Chelcun, 337-243, in April 2000, with Chelcun winning the vote in Carson, but losing in Linwood. A contest in District 24, which includes the town of Sharon and Ward 4 of the town of Sharon, pits incumbent Ronald J. Check against Jeanne Dodge. Dodge had represented District 22 on the board until 1996 but is in a new district. In District 1, which is Stevens Point's 1st Ward, incumbent Bob Woehr is being challenged by Matt Tennessen. In District 5, which is Stevens Point's 5th Ward, incumbent Marion "Bud" Flood is being challenged by John Brown. In District 9, Stevens Point's 9th Ward, incumbent Eugene G. Szymkowiak is being challenged by Jason Nagrew. In District 12, which includes the village of Whiting and Ward 3 in the town of Plover, incumbent William H. Peterson is being challenged by Kirk Bangstad. In District 15, which includes wards 7, 8 and 9 of the village of Plover, incumbent Doug Warner is being challenged by Jeff Jagodinski, who formerly represented District 1. In District 26, which includes wards 4, 5 and 6 in the town of Hull, incumbent Robert Brilowski is being challenged by Gerald C. Kirschling. Two others are running in districts where there are vacancies. Kevin Ruehl has filed for the District 5 position, Stevens Point's 5th Ward, to fill the vacancy created by the October death of Walter "Wally" Jakusz. Tony Patton has filed for the District 8 position, Stevens Point's 8th Ward, to fill the vacancy created when incumbent Carole Holmes moved from the area. The incumbents in the remaining seats are running unopposed: They, and their district, are Jesse Higgins, 2; Bill Zimdars, 3; Richard M. Purcell, 6; James E. Clark, 7; Dwight Stevens, 10; Richard Bishop, 11; Donald Jankowski, 13; James Gifford, 14; O. Philip Idsvoog, 16; Robert Steinke, 17; Melvin Steinke, 18; John O. Rendall, 19; Lonnie Krogwold, 20; Harvey Olson, 21; Ronald J. Borski, 22; James Zdroik, 23; Jerome Borski, 25; James F. Krems, 27; and Leif Erickson, 28. Stevens Point will have two contests, in the 2nd and 8th Wards, and both challengers are unchallenged candidates for the corresponding County Board seats. In the 2nd Ward, incumbent Hans Walther is being challenged by Higgins. In the 8th Ward, incumbent Marge Molski is being challenged by Patton, who lost to Molski, 330-161 in 2000. Without opposition on the ballot in April are aldermen Jo Seiser, 4th Ward; Jack Barr, 6th Ward; and Mike Phillips, 10th Ward. In Plover, where write-ins have won elections in some recent years because no candidate filed, there will be two contests. In the 1st Ward, Kenneth Schmidt and Joe Desorcy are vying for the position formerly held by Roger Bullis, who resigned last month. In the 2nd Ward, incumbent Anton Anday faces a challenge from Orville Damrow, who lost his seat on the board to Thomas Davies in the April 2001 election, 327-260. In the 3rd Ward, incumbent Gary Krause is without opposition. In Junction City Incumbent trustees Terry Trzinski and Mary Jicinsky are the only candidates for the two trustee positions. Candidates for positions in other municipalities and on other school boards were unavailable at press time on Wednesday.