Filing period opens for host of local seats

The filing period for school board, cities (except Cloquet) and township positions opens Tuesday, July 28, for residents looking to serve by leading at the most local levels. The filing period runs through 5 p.m. Aug. 11. In most cases, the filing fee is $2. Applicants can generally pick up an application and/or file at school, city or township offices, although people should call ahead for hours because of pandemic protocols. The general election is Nov. 3.

Following is a list of school board, city and township positions that are open for filing next week in Carlton County.

School board

Cloquet

Three 4-year seats currently held by board members Jim Crowley, Nate Sandman and Duane Buytaert

Esko

Three 4-year seats currently held by Mark Nyholm, Jerry Frederick and Julian Bertogliat

Carlton

Three 4-year seats currently held by LaRae Lehto, Timothy Hagenah and Jennifer Chmielewski

Cromwell-Wright

Three 4-year seats currently held by Angela Anderson, Tim Homstad and Brian Granholm

Wrenshall

Three 4-year seats currently held by Matt Laveau, Janaki Fisher-Merritt and Warren Weiderman

Moose Lake

Three 4-year seats currently held by Lisa Anderson Reed, Jerome Pederson and Ben Anderson

Barnum

Four 4-year seats currently held by Patrick Poirier, Colleen Fetters, James Fuglestad and Timothy Peterson

City positions

Barnum

Two council seats currently held by Dale Riihiluoma and Darrel Berry

Carlton

Mayor (currently Mike Soderstrom) and two council seats currently held by Heather MacDonald and Ryan Schmidt

Cromwell

Mayor (currently Sharon Zelazny) and two council seats currently held by Arthur Vigness and Joshua King-Hage

Kettle River

Mayor (currently David Lucas) and two council seats currently held by Guy Collier and Tina Tollgaard

Moose Lake

Mayor (currently Ted Shaw) and two council seats currently held by Kristin Huso and Greg Sarvela

Scanlon

Two council seats currently held by James Pratt and Scott Boedigheimer

Wrenshall

Mayor (currently Jody Mattinen) and two council seats currently held by Malvin Martindale and Jody Mattinen

Wright

Mayor (currently Mark Groth) and two council seats currently held by Shale Korpela and Jerri Haugan

Township positions

Atkinson Township

One 4-year supervisor position currently held by Leonard Anderson

Automba Township

One 4-year supervisor position currently held by Dan Reed

Barnum Township

One 4-year supervisor position currently held by Thomas Duesler and clerk Kristina Asperheim

Besemen Township

Two 4-year supervisor positions currently held by Jeanne Schulke and Robert Erickson and clerk Sara Kachinske

Blackhoof Township

One 4-year supervisor position currently held by Clayton Kauppila and clerk Kimberly Carlson

Holyoke Township

One 4-year supervisor position currently held by Paula Sittberg and clerk Rosanne Haynes

Kalevala Township

Two 4-year supervisor positions currently held by John Gran and Lee Naylor and treasurer Melinda Ninefeldt

Mahtowa Township

One 4-year supervisor position currently held by Emma Higby and clerk James Haley

Moose Lake Township

One 4-year supervisor position currently held by Robert Moffett and clerk Jeretta Seidling

Silver Township

One 4-year supervisor position currently held by Jeremy Grimm and clerk Mark Carlson

Silver Brook Township

One 4-year supervisor position currently held by Brian Johnson and clerk Alieca Johnson

Skelton Township

Two 4-year supervisor positions currently held by Bruce Benson and James Charboneau and treasurer Corina Newman

Split Rock Township

Two 4-year supervisor positions currently held by Kevin Tomczak and Philip Jurek and clerk Ken Halvorson

Thomson Township

Two 4-year supervisor positions currently held by Bill Gerard (Supervisor C) and Jason Paulson (Supervisor D)

Twin Lakes Township

One 4-year supervisor position currently held by Diane Felde-Finke

Wrenshall Township

One 4-year supervisor position currently held by Marvin Durkee and clerk Judy Korby

Eagle Township

Two 4-year supervisor positions currently held by Loran Shelton and Kenneth Koivisto and treasurer Jackie Koivisto

Perch Lake Township

One 4-year supervisor position currently held by Steve Olson and clerk Lora Eames