Election 2016
Letter: Truck traffic is essential to Lake City
Jul 28, 2016
To the editor:
In regards to Mr. Peters’ recent article in the Graphic regarding truck traffic, apparently Mr. Peters has not had to make a living driving truck, because everything in the city of Lake City is truck-related, including business and furthermore all the truck drivers that live in Lake...
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...
Candidates to speak ahead of Aug. 9 primary election
Jul 21, 2016
Citizens in Lake City have some summer homework to do prior to the Aug. 9 primary election.
The first of a two-part study guide appears on pages 8 and 9 in today’s Graphic.
Lake City voters will elect three City Council members and a mayor in this fall’s general election.
Twelve people are seeking...
Group to tour Albert Lea three-lane project
Jul 21, 2016
Albert Lea, Minn., keeps popping up in conversation as an example of how Lake City might look and function with a three-lane highway running through it.
So a group of local residents are going down there to check it out for themselves.
The Lake City Chamber is hosting a coach bus tour to Albert Lea...
City Council Primary Questionnaire: Russell Malcomson
Jul 21, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
I have, after graduating from the University of Minnesota, owned and made profitable four different businesses throughout my career. They range from buying a feed business from a bank, developing it and...
City Council Primary Questionnaire: Andru Peters
Jul 21, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
I grew up in Lake City in a family that cared about our community. My parents, Martin and Lefty Peters owned the Blue Moon Cafe for 46 years in downtown Lake City. I am now a retired adjunct professor...
City Council Primary Questionnaire: Tom Dwelle
Jul 21, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
My family has been in Lake City since Abner Dwelle moved to Lake City in the 1800’s and helped plat Lake City. I graduated from Lincoln High School in 1973 and went to Rochester Technical College for a...
City Council Primary Questionnaire: Mary Jane Rasmussen
Jul 21, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
I am a homeowner and business owner in the Lake Pepin Pearl Button Co. I have a college degree, and have worked as a registered nurse for 40-plus years in various public and private health care...
City Council Primary Questionnaire: Phil Gartner
Jul 21, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
I graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1961 with a degree in business administration. Thereafter, graduated from William Mitchell College of Law in 1966. My wife, Dana and I moved to Lake City...
City Council Primary Questionnaire: Ryan Anderson
Jul 21, 2016
1. Please give a brief biographic description of yourself you think pertinent to your candidacy.
I attended the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and achieved a bachelor of science in chemistry. I’m currently working for the clinical and forensic toxicology laboratory at Mayo Clinic in Rochester....
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