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Posted: Saturday, June 6, 2009 - 8:18 p.m. PDT
Filing week wraps up; special filing period set
     OKANOGAN - Candidates signed up for many of the non-partisan positions up for election this year, but a special filing week is planned June 10-12 for positions that drew no hopefuls.
     Some positions drew two candidates and one, Tonasket mayor, attracted three.
     Councilwoman Joyce Fancher, former councilman Patrick D. Plumb and Eric D. Griffin are seeking the position being vacated by Patrick Walter. Fancher holds a safe council seat.
     An extended filing period of June 10-12 will be offered for offices that drew no candidates, plus the Okanogan School Board position held by Joe Mitschelen until his death May 22.
     Candidates who file during the three-day extended period will go directly to the general election, regardless of how many people file, Okanogan County Elections Deputy Mila Jury said.
     Positions included in the special filing period are (with the incumbent listed):
     Town of Coulee Dam - Council position No. 2, Steve Chapman, four-year term, $10 filing fee.
     Town of Conconully - Council position No. 5, Jim LeMaster, two-year unexpired term.
     Town of Nespelem - Council position No. 1, vacant, short and four-year term.
     City of Okanogan - Council position No. 1, Joan Pfeiffer, two-year unexpired term, $12 filing fee. Council position No. 2, Tracey Nicholas Orr, four-year term, $12 filing fee. Council position No. 3, Synthia Edwards (resigned), short and four-year term, $12.
     City of Tonasket - Council position No. 1, Jean E Ramsey, four-year term.
     Omak School Board - Position No. 1 (at large), Wendell George, four-year term.
     Okanogan School Board - Position No. 5, vacant, two-year unexpired term.
     Brewster School Board - Position No. 5 (at large), Edith E. Sattler, four-year term.
     Pateros School Board - Position No. 3, Patti Luchte, four-year term. Position No. 4 (at large), Jerry Evans, four-year term.
     Methow Valley School Board - William A. Boosman, four-year term.
     Oroville School Board - Position No. 2, Verle O. Rowton, four-year term. Position No. 4, Jerry L. Nelson, four-year term.
     Coulee Area Park and Recreation District - Position No. 1, Phil Hansen, two-year unexpired term. Position No. 2, Susan Chaffee, two-year unexpired term.
     Those who filed June 1-5 are:
     Hospital District No. 1 - William E. Bayless, position No. 2.
     Hospital District No. 3 (Mid-Valley) - Gary H. Oestreich, position No. 1.
     Hospital District No. 4 (North Valley) - Herb Wandler, position No. 3.
     Hospital District No. 6 - Greg W. Behrens, position No. 2.
     City of Brewster - David Smith, mayor. Lee W. Webster, mayor. Art Smyth, council position No. 1. Mario Camacho, council position No. 2. John Scheller, council position No. 2. Dan Smith, council position No. 3.
     Town of Conconully - Sam Martin, mayor. Donald G. Smith, council position No. 1. Cheryl A. Russell, position No. 2. Maggie Kubo, council position No. 3.
     Town of Coulee Dam - Gayland (Quincy) Snow, mayor. Bob Poch, council position No. 1. Raymond J. Duclos, council position No. 3.
     Town of Elmer City - Mary Jo Carey, mayor. Jeff M. DeWinkler, council position No. 2. Cliff Layton, council position No. 2. Bill Black, council position No. 3.
     Town of Nespelem - Brian S. Nanamkin, mayor. Jonnie L. Bray, council position No. 3. Jama VanBrunt, council position No. 4.
     City of Okanogan - Michael Blake, mayor. Steven H. Gadd, council position No. 5. Ken Thompson, council position No. 6.
     City of Omak - Cindy Gagne, mayor. Michael Foth, council position No. 1. John Sackman, council position No. 2. Nattalie Cariker, council position No. 3. Chris Thew, council position No. 3. Dino DeCesari, council position No. 4. Lew Goebel, council at large.
     City of Oroville - C.F. (Chuck) Spieth, mayor. Jon R. Neal, council position No. 1. Anthony C. Koepke, council position No. 2. Ed Naillon, council position No. 3.
     City of Pateros - Gail A. Howe, mayor. Michael D. Thurber, council position No. 1. Brent Sillito, council position No. 2.
     City of Riverside - Margie L. Mefford, mayor. Catrina Fling, council position No. 1. Kathy R. Armstrong, council position No. 2. Billy Armstrong, council position No. 3. Bill Bond, council position No. 5.
     City of Tonasket - Joyce Fancher, mayor. Patrick D. Plumb, mayor. Eric D. Griffin, mayor. Connie Maden, council position No. 3.
     Town of Twisp - Stephanie L. Hickman, mayor. William A. Boosman, mayor. John Lomison, mayor. Soo Ing-Moody, council position No. 1. Clint G. Estes, council position No. 2. Tom Mulgrew, council position No. 3.
     Town of Winthrop - Dave Acheson, mayor. Rick Northcott, council position No. 1. James Langdalen, council position No. 2. Joanne Uehara, council position No. 2.
     Brewster School Board - Dana Divis, position No. 3.
     Bridgeport School Board - Richard Halterman, position No. 2. Stuart Dezellem, position No. 5. Tracy Zahn, position No. 5.
     Curlew School Board - Kim McElheran, position No. 1. Jim Davidson, position No. 1. Brad Miller, position No. 3.
     Lake Chelan School Board - Siri Tift, position No. 1. Ken Brunner, position No. 3. Mary Horlebein, position No. 3.
     Grand Coulee Dam School Board - Carla Marconi, position No. 1. Kenneth Butch Stanger, position No. 2.
     Methow Valley School Board - Mary Anne Quigley, position No. 3. Gary L. Marchbank, position No. 4.
     Nespelem School Board - Patrick Morin Jr., position No. 1. P. Jolene Marchand, position No. 3. Jeannie Moon, position No. 4. Andy Joseph Jr.
     Okanogan School Board - Jane Cline, position No. 2. Sabrena Smith, position No. 3.
     Omak School Board - Mike Thornton, position No. 4.
     Oroville School Board - Timothy R. Whiteaker, position No. 5.
     Pateros School Board - Marc Armstrong, position No. 2.
     Republic School Board - Ralph C. Ellingson, position No. 1. Linette Richie, position No. 1. Richard Eich, position No. 5.
     Tonasket School Board - Lloyd E. Caton Jr., position No. 1. Ernesto Cerrillo, position No. 4.
     Cemetery District No. 1 - Clarence Walker, position No. 1. Susie Gardner, position No. 3.
     Cemetery District No. 2 - Susan (Susie) Kowalczyk, position No. 1.
     Cemetery District No. 3 - Jean Foster, position No. 3.
     Cemetery District No. 4 - Johnny L. Minyard Sr., position No. 2.
     Fire District No. 1 - Kenneth D. Ripley, position No. 3.
     Fire District No. 2 - Shelly Black, position No. 2.
     Fire District No. 4 - Ron Hirst, position No. 3.
     Fire District No. 6 - Roy Reiber, position No. 1.
     Fire District No. 7 - Margaret "Maggie" Williamson, position No. 1.
     Fire District No. 8 - Larry Boyd, position No. 1. Cris A. Kirchner, position No. 1.
     Fire District No. 10 - Chris Williams, position No. 2.
     Fire District No. 11 - Steve A. Leslie, position No. 1.
     Fire District No. 12 - Patty Ekenes, position No. 3.
     Fire District No. 13 - John E. Jensen, position No. 1.
     Fire District No. 14 - Landon Swafford, position No. 1.
     Fire District No. 15 - Chris Bailey, position No. 2. Timothy Baird, position No. 4. Kyle Wilfong, position No. 4.
     Fire District No. 16 - Michael Woelke, position No. 2.
 
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