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Four more candidates for Warsaw City Council have been added to the roster since the beginning of the month, bringing the total to 14.
The filing deadline was noon Friday.
Incumbent Bill Rhoades now has four challengers for his District 5 seat: Carl Lee Sowers, Steven Brown, Bruce Woodward and Alan Clingan.
Jerry Patterson, the current District 4 councilman, is being challenged by Tammy Rockey.
Four candidates are available for the two at-large positions, including current officeholders Joe Thallemer and Trish Brown and contenders Dewey Lawshe and Bob Morrison.
In Winona Lake, the only challenger is Jim LeMasters who seeks the District 3 city council office held by Rolly Ortega.
In Syracuse, Brian Woody will face incumbent Barbara Carwile for the District 4 town council seat and Brian Antonides faces incumbent Bill Hane in District 5. Carol Kolbe is unchallenged in District 3.
Because all of those seeking office are running on the Republican ticket, officeholders will be decided in the May 6 primary election. Current terms end Dec. 31.
To date, the candidates are:
(* Denotes incumbents)
Mayor of Warsaw: Ernest B. Wiggins, 1555 Meadow Lane, and Craig J. Allebach, 1605 Fisher Ave.
District 1: Jeff R. Grose*, 1801 E. Clark St.
District 2: Charles "Charlie" D. Smith*, 1902 North Bay Drive.
District 3: George M. Clemens*, 1211 Country Club Lane.
District 4: Gerald "Jerry" W. Patterson*, 616 N. Lake St.; and Tammy J. Rockey, 724 W. Market St.
District 5: Steven R. Brown, 1089 N. Detroit St.; Alan Clingan, 927 E. Main St.; William "Bill" S. Rhoades*, 2144 Bluewater Drive; Carl Lee Sowers, 812 E. Fort Wayne St.; and Bruce A. Woodward, 1515 E. Main St.
At-Large: Letrecia M. Brown*, 316 S. High St.; Dewey L. Lawshe, 1210 E. Center St.; Bob Morrison, 608 N. Lincoln St.; and Joseph M. Thallemer*, 816 Lydia Drive.
Madeline E. Call, 203 Sandpoint Drive, is running unopposed for the Warsaw clerk-treasurer's office, as is current clerk-treasurer of Winona Lake, Retha Hicks, 105 Third St.
Candidates for the Winona Lake council are:
District 1: Craig T. Snow*, 202 Fifth St.
District 2: Jerry L. Clevenger*, 1706 St. Andrews Road.
District 3: Roland "Rolly' Ortega*, 705 Terrace Drive, and James F. LeMasters, 202 Esplanade.
District 4: David R. Delp*, 12 Stone Camp Trail.
District 5: Jeffry A. Carroll*, 2505 Orchard Drive.
In Syracuse only Julie A. Kline, 610 E. Wawonaissa Dr, has filed for the clerk-treasurer's office.
Syracuse city council candidates are:
District 3: Carol F. Koble*, 7003 E. Medusa St.
District 4: Barbara J. Carwile*, 605 W. Brooklyn St.; and Brian N. Woody, 605 North St.
District 5: and William F. Hane*, 823 S. Lakeside Drive; and Brian Antonides, 310 W. Valleyview Drive.
Town clerk offices and council seats in Claypool, Etna Green, Mentone, Milford, North Webster, Pierceton, Sidney and Silver Lake will be held during general elections in November. To date, no one has filed as a candidate for any of these seats. The filing period for these offices ends Aug. 1 at noon.
