Two Seek Board Seat In Wolf Point
By Bill Vander Weele
Wolf Point will have one contested race for a school board position this year.
Liara Braaten and Robert Manning have each filed to serve on district I. Manning was appointed last November to hold the position until the election. Manning replaced Keith Higgins in district I after Higgins moved outside of that district.
Incumbents Michael Holen in district 4 and Roxanne Gourneau in district 2 filed for re-election.
Higgins is the only filed candidate in district 6. Incumbent Sarah Copenhaver didn’t file for re-election.
The annual school election in Wolf Point will be held Tuesday, May 6, by mail ballot.
Ballots will be mailed Thursday, April 16, by the Wolf Point School District.
Voted ballots can be mailed back or dropped off at the Wolf Point School District Office, Ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Candidates in Poplar are Kenny Smoker Jr. for an one-year term and Jeffrey Berger for a three-year term.
Adeline Smoker is the lone candidate who filed in the Frazer School District.
Incumbents Sammy Nygard and Rae Jean Belgarde are the lone candidates in Brockton. The filing deadline for write-in candidates is April 3.
Three individuals have filed to seek one position on the Culbertson School Board.
The position currently held by Ian Walker is up for election. Walker decided not to re-file for the spot.
The three candidates for the position are Heather Carlisle, Chris Newbill and Verlin Steppler.
In Bainville, incumbent Chris Hansen is the only person who filed for the election.
Incumbents Ryan Young and Troy Sundheim are the lone candidates in Froid.
