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Vol. 39 No. 23
Norwalk, Iowa 50211
USPS No. 395-120
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Voting Sites Listed On Page 9
Phone 515-981-0406
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Following are the bi-
ographical sketches of
the three candidates
who are seeking election
as Mayor of l Iorwalk.
Election will be from 7
a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday,
Nov. 6. Polling places
are listed in a related
article in this issue.
Candidates are listed
in alphabetical order.
SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK!
NOVEMBER 4
Alexander Grugurich
Alexander Grugurich,
21, lives at 4316 Medina
Dr. He has lived in
Norwalk for 11 years
and graduated from
Norwalk High School.
He has studied finance
at Drake University
and is an entrepreneur.
Q. Why do you wish
to serve as Mayor?
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N. Newton Standridge
N. Newton Stan-
dridge; 61, is currently
serving as Mayor of
Norwalk. He and his
wife, Carol, have
resided at 1304 Skylane
Dr. since 1973. His busi-
ness has been providing
communication solutions
for print, design and
specialties since 1972.
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Pat Wahl
Pat Wahl, 57, has
lived in Norwalk for 35
years. She is a Letter
Carrier and her hus-
band, Mike, is a ma-
chinist/welder. They
live at 607 Wright Road
and have four grown
children, Mike (Cathy),
Katie (Shane) Matt and
Mitch.
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Lions Breakfast CITY REPORT
A "Mystery Basket", By Mark Miller, City Administrator
filled with surprises
will be featured during
the annual Norwalk
Lions Club Pancake
Breakfast Saturday,
Nov. 3, from 6 to 11 am.
Hotel Motel Tax
The residents of Norwalk will be given the oppor-
tunity to vote November 6, 2007 on whether or not to
approve a 7% tax on lodging room rates. This is a tax
that has no direct impact on Norwalk residents.
Lodge. Cost for the
breakfast of pancakes,
sausage, and drink is a
free-will donation. The
chances for the basket
are two for $1, with the
drawing at 11 a.m You
need not be present to
win.
Proceeds from the
event are used for Nor-
walk High School
scholarships and other
community projects.
representatives of those companies indicated th/it
should the tax be in place in Norwalk, it would not
affect their choice of Norwalk as a site,-as long as
the other demographics met the chain criteria for
location of a facility in Norwalk.
It is a tax, once approved, that will be paid only
by those people who stay at a hotel, motel and bed
and breakfast facility in Norwalk.
At this time Norwalk has not been chosen as a site
for a hotel, motel or bed and Breakfast. Pleasant
Hill recently put in the tax and sknce then, two mo-
tels have located in that community. Carlisle re-
cently voted this in as well and it is in place in Indi-
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Following are the bi-
ographical sketches of
the six candidates who
are seeking election to
the Norwalk City Coun-
cil. Election will be from
7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday,
Nov. 6. Polling places
are listed in a related
article in this issue.
Candidates are listed
in alphabetical order.
Frank Curtis
Frank Curtis, 54, and
his wife, Debbie, reside
at 427 Lane Ave. They
have two grown chil-
dren, Stacy Cox and
Todd Curtis, who grad-
uated from Norwalk
High School.
Frank has lived in
Norwalk 44 years. His
Eric Delker
Eric Delker, 35, has
lived in Norwalk since
1976 and graduated from
Norwalk High School
in 1990. He is a caulker
in Bricklayers Local 3.
Eric and his wife,
Laura, a CNA, reside at
710 Lane Ave. They
have four children,
Bryan Nelson
Br an Nelson, 36, and
his wife, Traci, live at
9416 Happy Hollow Dr.
with their two chil-
dren, Jordan and Josh.
Bryan is a real estate
agent with Re/Max
Real Estate Group. His
wife is a training devel-
opment coordinator. He
John Putbrese
John Putrese, 42, and
his wife, Debra, reside
at 3817 Blue Stem Rd.
They have lived in
Norwalk two years.
John is President of
KWKY Radio Station
and has operated and
owned the Norwalk sta-
tion for 16 vears. He
Sharla Richardson
Sharla Richardson,
24, lives at 4697
Wakonda Dr with her
husband, Doug. She is
an accountant and he is
a transportation logis-
tics/paramedic. They
have no children. She
has lived in Norwalk
five years.
Michael Vacco
Michael Vacco, 55,
lives at 8006 Echo Drive
and is an entrepreneur,
Scornovaaca Inc. He has
lived in Norwalk for
two and a half years.
Vacco graduated from
Dowling High School
and attended the Uni-
versity of Northern
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