{"id":3549,"date":"2016-07-14T20:55:57","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T00:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/indylite\/?p=3549"},"modified":"2016-07-14T20:55:57","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T00:55:57","slug":"greenbush-township-candidates-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/indylite\/2016\/07\/14\/greenbush-township-candidates-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenbush Township candidates announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lee Thelen is running for Supervisor <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"LeeLee Thelen is a life-long resident of Greenbush Township. Lee, along with Marilyn, his wife of 28 years, raised their children in this area. Lee began farming in 1981 on the family farm and has grown the business over the years. In 1996, he opened Thelen Ag Products, an agriculture parts and equipment business which he still owns and operates today. Lee’s over 35 years of experience farming and operating a business have provided valuable and practical knowledge of state and local laws as well and a good understanding of financial management.<\/p>\n

Lee was motivated to run for the Greenbush Township Supervisor to help to move the Township to a more sustainable financial position, one that will allow funding to improve the roads, while providing adequate fire and emergency services. Lee is looking to make a positive change for Greenbush Township.<\/p>\n

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Ramona Smith is running for Township Clerk<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"RamonaAs a lifelong resident of Greenbush Township, Ramona Smith would like to see and achieve positive change for her Township. With many years of working on Township elections and her employment of working with the public, she feels this is a great opportunity to serve her Township! She has the support of her husband Scott and their family whom feel that this clerk position is a positive for Ramona. <\/p>\n

The primary election is on August 2, so your vote would be truly appreciated. Also Ramona is in full support of her fellow running team, Lee Thelen, Denise Roof, Kyle Graham and Larry Kindle. The positive change is for YOU our Greenbush Township.<\/p>\n

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Denise is running for Township Treasurer<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"DeniseDenise Roof has lived a total of 27 years in Greenbush Township. She and her husband of 41 years, Tom, have raised their 3 children in this area. <\/p>\n

Denise has 23 years of experience working in the banking and mortgage industry. She was the Assistant Manager of the Savings Bank in St. Johns for 15 years, Mortgage Officer at Mortgage Lenders for 4 years and procured and managed the mortgage department at Journey Federal Credit Union for 4 years. <\/p>\n

She owns and operates a small business and has continued to support the St. Johns area for over 20 years with her small business. Denise’s many years of banking experience and owning her own business will be a valuable advantage in the financial management of the township funds.<\/p>\n

Denise Roof is seeking the position of Township Treasure to support and preserve the needs of the residents of Greenbush Township. She will be fiscally responsible and take an active role in supporting the members and residents of Greenbush Township.<\/p>\n

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Larry Kindel is running for Trustee<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"LarryLarry and his wife Cynthia have lived in Greenbush Township since 1979, where they have raised their 2 sons and are farming. Larry retired from the Clinton County Road Commission in 2010 after 20 years of employment. He was President of the Road Commission Road Employees Union for 15 years. Larry served as a 4-H Board member for 9 years, six as president. He has been serving as board member for the Eureka Christian Church since 2003. He is also a Vietnam Veteran.<\/p>\n

His goal is to help provide the needed fire service at a lower cost. As a 20 year employee of the Road Commission he says he has the knowledge of road maintenance and funding to help the township better maintain their roads.<\/p>\n

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Kyle Graham is running for Trustee<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"KyleKyle Graham has been a lifelong resident of Greenbush Township. He has been married for 15 years to Angela (Beck) Graham and has two children, a daughter Brooklyn and a son Bryer. <\/p>\n

Kyle was raised on a farm where they milked cows and raised hogs. After high school he has continued to work on the farm along-side his father and uncle. He has also been employed at the Clinton County Road Commission since 1997.<\/p>\n

In his spare time Kyle enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family and friends. He has been an active member of the Clinton County Pheasants Forever Chapter for the past several years and has served as president for the last two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lee Thelen is running for Supervisor Lee Thelen is a life-long resident of Greenbush Township. Lee, along with Marilyn, his wife of 28 years, raised their children in this area. Lee began farming in 1981 on the family farm and has grown the business over the years. In 1996, he opened Thelen Ag Products, an Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/indylite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/indylite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/indylite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/indylite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/indylite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/indylite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3549\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/indylite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/indylite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/indylite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}