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The '92 race Nov. 4, 1992 St. Cloud (Minn.) Times 3B Bettermann retains 10B seat Sartell picks O'Driscoll, Carlson to sit on council stead, legislators need to decide which programs they can cut, she said. Bettermann, 49, was first elected to the House in 1990. She is also a teacher at Alexandria Technical College.

Issues on Bettermann's agenda include health care, workers' compensation and crime. More importantly, Bettermann wants to improve the job climate in Minnesota. She said she is tired of seeing Minnesota's jobs move to neighboring states. Brenda Ling Incumbent Hilda Bettermann, IR-Brandon, easily won another term Tuesday in House District 10B. Bettermann received 1,518 votes to beat challenger Helen Claggett, DFL-Alexandria, who had 869 votes.

District 10B covers the western end of Stearns County, and parts of Douglas and Pope counties. The first thing Bettermann said she would dig into is the more than $800 million projected state budget shortfall. I A tax increase to help balance the budget should not be contemplated; in House 10B Precincts BotUrman Claggett Douglas totals 1358 650 Pope totals 9 8 Stearns County Townships Ashley 82 33 Getty 119 54 Raymond 73 53 Sauk Centre 302 150 Cities Sauk Centre 1,015 604 Totals 1,518 869 Percents 64 36 House 11B Precincts Krueger Marcoullier Douglas totals 382 252 Ottertail totals 275 166 Stearns County Townships Melrose 160 186 Millwood 220 209 Todd totals 6,713 4,172 Wadena totals Totals 7,750 4,985 Percents 61 39 1 II Staples DFLer wins sixth term Pauline Carlson Returns to council Tim O'Driscoll Wins In second try quately represent the total community. The city needs to focus on developirj commercial and industrial businesses while controlling spending as much is is feasible, Carlson said. O'Driscoll, who failed in his first bi for a council seat in 1990, said he ah found through his campaigning thi city residents generally were pleas with the council's direction.

The implications of the recent anne: ation agreement with LeSauk Towi i-ship became voters' key interest, le said. Once the gradual annexation proce is is completed, Sartell's city limits w. 11 encompass more land than St. Clou 1, and will create a community of dive r-gent interests, he said. The city will need to establish co i-crete, written plans detailing a cour le of action over a five- to 10-year perio O'Driscoll said.

By TOM LARSON Timet Staff Writer The process of annexing a neighboring township was the overriding concern of Sartell voters Tuesday, not one candidate's assertion that the panel had become a centralized power. As such, city voters chose incumbent Pauline Carlson and Tim O'Driscoll over a third candidate, Geoff Quist. Carlson led the candidates, garnering 1,470 votes from the city's three precincts. O'Driscoll finished second with 1,436, and Quist picked up 930 votes. "Voters have been very supportive," said Carlson, who won her first election to the council.

She was appointed in 1990. "I think they're happy with the way the city is being run and they didn't seem to have a lot of large issues with me, with the council or the mayor." Carlson disagreed and succinctly indicated that voters did, too with Quist's claims that the council had "a Incumbent Richard "Rick" Krueger, DFL-Staples, on Tuesday won his sixth term representing House District 11B. Krueger received 7,750 votes to beat Jerry Marcoullier, IR-Long Prairie, who had 4,985 votes. District 11B covers parts of Stearns, Douglas, Otter Tail, Todd and Wadena counties. Krueger, 43, said will continue to focus on the larger scope of problems he sees facing Minnesota and the United States as the country moves from an industrial-based system to a knowledge-based system.

For the country to remain economically competitive, education as well as the ecomomy and jobs will need to be discussed, said Krueger, an information management consultant. To meet the needs of a knowledge-based system, educators will need to make mathematics and science a greater part of the students' curriculum, he said. Brenda Ling Sartell City Council Pauline Carlson 1 ,470 Tim O'Driscoll 1,436 Geoff Quist 930 monopoly of power." Quist maintained that because Carlson, Mayor Bob Pogatshnik and three other council members live within a mile of one another, they could not ade THE FIRST AMERICAN WAY OF DOING BUSINESS tSvv 'it ty i- Tailorec. Ootions For Your Commercial Jfr if eal Estate Needs! 4C Kj. i.

L. 1 Albany board adds 2 new faces, 1 old one by TOM LARSON TlniM Staff Writer Albany school district voters, looking to put a difficult year behind them, elected three new school board members Tuesday. Elected in a six-way race were Renee Thelen, an administrative secretary at Albany Area Hospital; Arnie Meier, an Albany-area farmer, and Pat Murphy, a building maintenance worker at Holy Family School in Albany. IncumbentCarol Collier, seeking her second term, was defeated. Two other incumbents, Jim Wensel and Bernie Hukriede, did not seek re-election.

The Albany school district was beset by problems that included a lack of space, changes in education philosophy and controversy and legal struggles with the former superintendent. The most devastating events surrounded former superintendent Ron Rollins. The board alleged about a year ago that Rollins might have emotional problems. Rollins sued, but dropped his case against the district when he agreed to resign for a $75,000 payment from the district. Rollins killed himself March 31.

The district also is working to deal with space problems and implement outcome-based education. Thelen, who led all candidates with 2.107 votes, supports a district committee's recommendation to build a new facility to ease the space problem. Thelen also has said she wants to encourage the district to develop programs conducive to students seeking vocational education after high school. Meier served 18 years on the school board, left in 1989, but has said district residents convinced him to run again. Meier, who received 1,850 votes, likes the attitude within the district and has said he is confident the district will overcome its problems.

Meier said he hasn't decided how he would like to see the space problems handled. Murphy, who received 1,565 votes, said he wants to open better lines of communication between the district and residents. He supports the district's current building plans and has said the plan is proof that solutions can be found when the district stays in touch with residents. Challenger Leo Sand was fourth with 1.108 votes, and Collier received 1,039 votes. Challenger Jean Pundsack received 829 votes.

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Wins 11th term District 12B covers Crow Wing and Morrison counties and a bit of Cass County. Wenzel said Tuesday night he will continue his fight to protect programs that affect rural Minnesota. The 45-year-old representative also is chair of the House agriculture committee. The 1993 Legislature will face budget and deficit issues, Wenzel said. With an $838 million projected budget deficit, how the state makes its decisions on those issues will have an impact on rural Minnesota, he said.

He also said he will resist any type of tax increase, especially regressive taxes, such as those on sales. If necessary, Wenzel would lean toward an income tax increase, because that would be based on the ability to pay. I However, reducing the increased rate of state spending and keeping the rate down will help close the deficit hole, he said. Wenzel said he will continue to support equity funding for rural schools. Brenda Ling BREMER ESI First American National Bank of St Cloud Member Bremer Financial Corporation Member FDIC Downtown, 1100 W.

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