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Precinct Committeeman- STARKE

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

Judy Ahlenius 6809 S. Shewski,  Knox 46534 California-I 772-2622

Paul Bau 3835 E. 400 South,  Knox 46534 California I Vice 772-7723

Shirley Fields 7480 S. 125 E., North Judson 46366 California-II 896-5088

James VanVactor 3735 S. 150 E.,  Knox 46534 California-II Vice 772-4774

Jeff Houston 7 S East Street,  Knox 46534 Center-I 772-6441

Vicki Cooley 306 N. Heaton St.,  Knox 46534 Center-I Vice 772-3802

Linda Belork 811 So. Pearl Street, Knox 46534 Center-II 772-5328

Delbert Bowman 803 S. Heaton, Knox 46534 Center-II Vice 772-4650

Jeff Berg 106 S. Pearl St., Knox 46534 Center- III 772-7255

Marlene Wallace 408 W. Bender Steet, Knox 46534 Center-III Vice 772-5446

Ray Walton 505 S. Delmatyr, Knox 46534 Center-IV 772-5134

Gay Walton 505 S. Delmatyr, Knox 46534 Center-IV-vice

Kenny Wallace 5175 E. 200 South, Knox 46534 Center-V 772-4900

Donna De Runtz 2074 So. 550 E, Knox 46534 Center-V Vice 772-7460

Judy Sinn 5655 E. 250 North, Knox 46534 Center-VI 772-2516

Eli Roscka 1595 No 600 East, Knox 46534 Center-VI Vice 772-2848

Jack Bell 4255 No. 600 East, Hamlet 46532 Davis 867-5402

Cheryle Ferch 5740 E. 600 No., Hamlet 46532 Davis Vice 867-5970

Marilyn Lockridge 1260 W. 250, South North Judson 46366 Jackson 772-6364

Perry Thompson 1495 W. 200, South North Judson 46366 Jackson Vice 772-2770

Kiyoko Ikeda 7115 E. SR 10 Knox 46534 North Bend 772-2074

Bill Dulin 8710 S. Main, Ora 46968 North Bend Vice 542-9733

Susan Louzon 8885 N. 1175 E PO Box 199 Walkerton 46574 Oregon II 586-2074 Walkerton 46574

Oregon II- Vice- not filled

Beverly Fraine 7829 N. Clover Lane, Walkerton 46574 Oregon III 586-2175

Jerry Pearish 10748 E. Prairie Ave. ,Walkerton 46574 Oregon III-Vice 586-2466

Warren Allen 6670 N 1100 East, Walkerton 46574 Oregon-I 586-2190

Flora Tibbetts 6240 No. 100 E Grovertown 46531 Oregon-I Vice 867-4201

Albert Eckert 206 E. Ann Street, San Pierre 46366 Railroad 828-7173

Katherine Chaffins 6960 W. 250 South, North Judson 46366 Railroad- Vice 896-3627

Shirley M Short 1435 N. 1025 East, Grovertown 46531 Washington-I 772-4959

Tom Nowak 1695 N. 700 East Grovertown 46531 Washington-I- Vice 772-2476

Ronald Simoni 6755 E. 200 So., Knox 46534 Washington-II 772-4102

Teresa G. Sitek 8922 E. Campbell Rd., Knox 46534 Washington-II Vice

Ronald Lawson 6195 S. Hubeny St.,  North Judson 46366 Wayne-I 896-2227

Margaret A. Noble 605 W. Talmer Ave North Judson 46366 Wayne-I Vice 896-3301

Connie Miller 507 E. Arlington Ave,  North Judson 46366 Wayne-II 896-3340

Ronnie Clemons 704 Main St,  North Judson 46366 Wayne-II Vice 896-3263

Frank Amidei 4720 South S.R. # 39 North Judson 46366 Wayne III 896-2370

Clara Schacht 4930 S. 100 West, North Judson 46366 Wayne-III Vice 772-3483

Douglas Vessely 301 E. Garden St., North Judson 46366 Wayne-IV 896-5500

Donna Griffo 7715 S. 100 West, North Judson 46366 Wayne-IV Vice 896-3414

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STARKE DEMOS TO HOLD CAUCUS

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

The Starke County Democrat Central Committee will meet on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 7:00 PM at the Knox V.F.W., 1511 South Heaton Street, Knox, Indiana. We will hold a caucus to fill any and/ or all vacancies on the General ballot. The caucus will be held first at 7:00PM. Any interested candidates must file a declaration of candidacy [CAN 31} with the county Clerk by close of business on Friday, June 23, 2006 and file a copy of the CAN 31 with me, by fax- [574-896-3334], in person, or by U.S. Mail [above address] by Sunday, June 25, 2006 by 7:00 PM.  Please encourage someone to get involved and file for a office.

It will be a good year to have the Democrat ballot filled. We have several people interested in many of the positions, however if you know someone who is interested support them to file.

We will conduct a regular meeting after the caucus. The purpose of the meeting will include introducing new committee members, fund raisers, fish fry discussion, campaign material, county flyer, and radio advertisements. Remember all Candidates on the 2006 General Ballot above Township Office, have a $100.00 assessment, please pay Jeff Houston, if you have not done so already.

Please attend and encourage a friend or neighbor interested in the Democrats to attend as well.

We need all precinct people, officer holders, and people interested in the 2006 elections to attend. This is your Party, Please help make it as great a Democrat Party as it can be. Thanks for your efforts concerning this matter.

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TIM ROEMER & JOE DONNELLY

Friday, May 19th, 2006

A STARS AND STRIPES EVENING WITH TIM ROEMER AND JOE DONNELLY WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006 FROM 6:00 TO 9:00 PM AT THE WINDSOR PARK CONFERENCE CENTER IN MISHAWAKA, INDIANA.

JOIN TIM ROEMER, OUR FORMER CONGRESSMAN, DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF THE 911 COMMISSION AND NATIVE SON, IN THE FIGHT TO BRING TRUE REPRESENTATION BACK TO THE 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

WEDNESDAY , MAY 31ST

WINDSOR PARK CONFERENCE CENTER

4020 EDISON LAKES PARKWAY

MISHAWAKA, IN

RECEPTION $50.00 PER PERSON

PLEASE CALL 574-272-0883 WITH YOUR RESERVATION

OR CONTACT


DOUG VESSELY – 574-896-5500
dougncindy@mchsi.com

JOE DONNELLY FOR CONGRESS

PO BOX 1961, SOUTH BEND , IN 46634

PAID FOR BY JOE DONNELLY FOR CONGRESS

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Democrats call for probe of businessman’s contract

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

A Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette article by Niki Kelly, reports that the Daniels administration entered into a contract with Ft. Wayne businessman Richard E. Rhoad to privately operate some activities of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration. The article reports that Rhoad had been doing the same duties as a state employee for $100,000 per year; under the contract he would have the same responsibilities but would be paid $180,000 per year. The article also reports that the Indiana Democratic Party requested Inspector General David Thomas to investigate the contract.

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HOUSTON FOR AUDITOR

Monday, April 24th, 2006

I, Michaelene J. Houston, am a lifelong resident of Starke County. I started in the Auditor’s office in November of 1984. In 1990 I signed up as a candidate for the office of Starke County Auditor. I took office on January 1, 1991, and served 2 terms as Auditor. I could not hold 3 consecutive terms and ran for Starke County Commissioner district 2 and took that office on January 1, 1999. At the end of that term I ran for Auditor again and took office for my third term as Auditor on January 1, 2003. With almost 22 years in County Government—18 of which were in the Auditor’s office—I feel I would be the most qualified for the position to continue as your County Auditor.

I am a graduate of Knox High School and graduated from Michiana College of Commerce with an Associates Degree.

I have been married for 35 years to Jeffery J. Houston. We have three children–Michelle Snowdon, Melissa Fairchild and Melinda McCarty. We have 9 grandchildren—Kayla, Byron, Halle, Robby, Brian, Brady, Joey, Miranda and Ellah.

I am the daughter of Michael D. Zingarelli and Billie J. Zingarelli and the granddaughter of Joyce Halcomb and the late Basel Halcomb.

I would appreciate your support on May 2, 2006, and November 7, 2006.

Thank you for voting for your Starke County Democrat Team!!

Michaelene J. Houston, Starke County Auditor

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TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES & ADVISORY BOARDS

Saturday, April 15th, 2006

Candidates for Township Trustee & Advisory Boards

CALIFORNIA TOWNSHIP

Trustee- Judy A. Ahlenius

Advisory Board- Harison Fields

 

CENTER TOWNSHIP

Trustee – Gay F. Walton

Center Assessor- Priscilla Upp

Advisory Board

Steve Berndt

John [Ben] Warren

Jeffery Houston

 

DAVIS TOWNSHIP

Trustee- Robin Latimer

Advisory Board-

Cheryle S. Ferch

 

JACKSON TOWNSHIP

Trustee- Perry L. Thompson, Sr.

Advisory Board -
Marliyn Lockridge

 

NORTH BEND TOWNSHIP

Trustee- no candidate

advisory board

Richard Wieczorek, Sr.

Kiyoko (Kiyo) Ikeda

 

OREGON TOWNSHIP

Trustee- Warren R. Allen

Advisory Board

Mark Allen

Teddy G. bierly

Susan Louzon

 

RAILROAD TOWNSHIP

Trustee – Katherine “Kay” Chaffins

Advisory Board

Rachelle Back

 

Joe Krzyzanowski

 

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP

Trustee- Karen S. White

Advisory Board

Shirley Short

Joseph L. Welter, Jr.

Betty J. Lenig

 

 

 

WAYNE TOWNSHIP

Trustee- Clara Schacht

Advisory Board

Joe Griffo

Venture Pacillo

Tom Griffo

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Democrats ask Governor to publicly correct jobs record

Friday, April 14th, 2006

Department of Workforce Development misreported numbers

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Democrats today called on Gov. Mitch Daniels to publicly correct a reporting error by the Department of Workforce Development that led to the repeated dissemination of inaccurate jobs numbers by the administration.

On March 17, DWD Commissioner Ron Stiver claimed in a news release that Indiana added 19,500 jobs between February 2005 and February 2006. However, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which recently revised Indiana’s data, DWD officials originally misreported and later corrected the state’s estimate. Indiana actually added almost 7,000 fewer jobs over the past year than it originally had reported.

An April 7 e-mail from a BLS economist to the Indiana Democratic Party explains that “Indiana changed their estimate because they discovered a reporting error.”

Indiana Democratic Party Chair Dan Parker pointed out that the Daniels administration claims economic development and job creation are among its top priorities.

“There’s no shame in admitting you made a mistake and apologizing to the public for it,” Parker said. “But this is the most important issue on most Hoosiers’ minds, and they deserve to know the true facts about job growth in Indiana.”

Parker noted that between February 2004 and February 2005, Indiana led the Midwest in job growth, adding 44,000 jobs. Now, he said, the state is languishing near the bottom of the rankings – 45th in the nation for job gain, according to BLS statistics.

“There’s no way you can twist these numbers,” Parker said. “While the national economy is recovering, Indiana is dragging its heels, and hard-working Hoosiers are suffering. Meanwhile, Mitch Daniels is shipping millions of taxpayer dollars out of Indiana.”

In his 16 months as Governor, Daniels has sent almost $1 billion taxpayer dollars to out-of-state companies, and his administration has said that a $1 billion social services contract will soon be awarded to a non-Indiana vendor. When he took office, Daniels changed the definition of an Indiana company to make his outsourcing efforts look more inclusive.

For more information: Jennifer Wagner, 317-231-7125 or 317-752-6497

Paid for and authorized by the Indiana Democratic Party, Daniel J. Parker, Chair. This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.

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VOTE NANCY DEMBOWSKI –
DISTRICT 17 REPRESENTATIVE

Friday, April 7th, 2006

IT’S “TIME” TO ELECT DEMBOWSKI

Nancy DembowskiNancy Dembowski has deep roots in Indiana’s 17th House District. Her parents lived in Knox their entire lives and her grandfather was a County Assessor and the longest-serving Fire Chief in Knox history.

Nancy was born and raised in Knox and has lived her entire life there. She graduated from Knox Community High School and married her husband Ed and they made the decision to stay in Knox and raise their family there. They have three children who live in Knox and eight grandchildren. Ed passed away in 1995. They have been married for 43 years.

While Ed worked as a union steelworker for 34 years, Nancy worked at W.K.V.I. Radio in Knox for 25 years. In 1984, Nancy was elected to the Starke County Council and received the highest number of votes among all county candidates. She was re-elected to serve on the County Council in 1988, again leading the county ticket. The County had a balanced budget all seven years Nancy served on the County Council. In 1990, Nancy received the Starke County Citizen of the Year Award. She served on the Council until 1991 when Nancy was elected Mayor of Knox. Nancy was re-elected to two additional terms and served a total of eleven years in the Office of Mayor. She is one of the longest serving mayors in Knox history. As Mayor, Nancy led the effort to build the Knox Community Center and led the renovation of the Historic Gateway Depot. In addition, during her service as Mayor, the City of Knox received two prestigious Achievement Awards from the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns. Only four Indiana Cities receive these awards each year.

Nancy was elected to the Indiana Senate in December of 2002 by Democratic precinct committee people to fill the unexpired term of former Senator Bill Alexa. Nancy Dembowski is a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Knox. She is also a member of the Starke County Economic Development Foundation, having served on that board since it first began and currently serves as its Vice President. She has served as Chairman of Starke United and President of the Starke County Junior Achievement board and the Chamber of Commerce. She is a past member of the Kiwanis Club and also served as a member of the Knox High School Inprovement Plan Committee, the Harvest Festival Committee, and the Starke County Workforce One Advisory Board.

She recently became a member of the Starke County Community Foundation and is a former member of the Starke County Coalition Against Domestic Abuse where she helped institute a plan to build the Phoenix House, a safe haven for families escaping abuse. Nancy also founded the Candy Cane Committee, a group of volunteers who built and designed Christmas decorations for the City of Knox.

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STARKE DEMOCRATS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD CANDIDATES

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006

The Starke Democrat Central Committee is looking for a few good candidates to fill some vacancies on the ballott for the fall, general election.

The position of County Council, District III is open. The candidate must reside in either California, Washington, or North Bend Township. If you or someone you know might be interested please contact Chairman Doug Vessely at 896-5500.

The Center Township Assessor position is also available for any Democrat living in Center Township. This position is a part time position. Again contact Vessely.

Other ballot vacancies include Township Trustees in Jackson, Railroad, Davis, and North Bend Townships as well as some advisory board members.

Think about becoming involved with local Government.

Respectfully, Doug Vessely

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VOTE DICK BALLARD FOR PROSECUTOR

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006

Dick Ballard

HELLO, MY NAME IS RICHARD (DICK) BALLARD. I AM YOUR DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE FOR STARKE COUNTY PROSECUTOR.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN TIPTON, INDIANA. AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL, I SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY. I DID MY UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES AT I.U. IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA.

I RECEIVED MY JURIS DOCTORATE IN LAW FROM
VALPARAISO,INDIANA IN 1985. AFTER LEAVING THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE, I OPENED A PRIVATE LAW PRACTICE HERE IN KNOX. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE DOWNTOWN KNOX REDEVELOPMENT, I AM A MEMBER OF THE LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATION.

MY WIFE, GLORIA AND I ARE CURRENTLY LIVING AT BASS LAKE. I HAVE BEEN A STARKE COUNTY RESIDENT FOR 32 YEARS, OF WHICH 18 OF THOSE YEARS I WAS CHIEF DEPUTY PROSECUTOR, AND I HOPE WITH ALL OF YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT THIS NOVEMBER I WILL BE BACK IN THE PROSECUTORS’ OFFICE AGAIN.

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