Candidates file in time

By Ron VandenBoom

Three mayoral candidates and 9 city council candidates met Thursday's 5 p.m. filing deadline for the next Havre city election.

The primary election will be held Sept. 11. The general election is in November.

Filing for mayor are:

Michael Shortell Democrat

Roberta Demarest Democrat

Robert (Bob) Well Rice Republican

The office of mayor is for a four-year term.

Havre City Council candidates are:

Ward 1,

Dana West Democrat

R. Cameron Worstell Republican

Ward 2,

Richard F. Pierson Democrat incumbent

Jerry L. Hanson Republican

Ward 3,

Thomas M. Farnham Democrat incumbent

Ward 4,

Arnold Tyler Democrat incumbent

Allen "Woody" Woodwick Democrat

Ronald Wolford Republican

Erik Meis Republican

Two candidates have also filed in the nonpartisan race for city judge. They are:

Joyce Perszyk incumbent

Carl White.

Raymond C. Lipp has filed as a nonpartisan candidate for mayor of Hingham, and Roger L. Haas and William Rodney Spicher have filed as nonpartisan candidates for alderman at large. All three candidates are incumbents.