Marshall County Republic precinct committee men and women gathered at Republican Headquarters Monday evening to conduct a caucus to elect a new county treasurer to fill the vacancy that will be left when Deb VanDeMark moves to Clerk of the Courts on January 1st. VanDeMark still has two years remaining of her current term at Treasurer.
Marshall County Chairman Dave Holmes welcomed candidate Penny Lukenbill to address the crowd.
Lukenbill said she was proud to serve the citizens of Marshall County as Auditor for 7 years and treasurer for 8 years. She also commented on the benefit of having staggered terms so the county doesn’t get a new treasurer and auditor at the same time.
Holmes said, “Only one person filed within the required time frame, we have one candidate, Mrs. Lukenbill. There was another candidate that withdrew her name.” He told prescient committee men, “Since there was only one candidate I see no purpose in passing out ballots.” With a motion and second, and a voice vote, Lukenbill was unanimously selected to service the citizens of Marshall County as Treasurer for the next two years beginning on January 1, 2015.
A second caucus was conducted to fill a vacancy on the Culver Town Council. The only candidate filing for the position was Jean Rakich. Originally from Illinois, Rakick moved to Bass Lake years ago and has been a Culver resident for 35 years. She raised her two children in Culver and owned and operated A Touch of Class and worked at the Academies for 10 years. She is also a CASA volunteer.
