VETERANS Nov. 11 marks the 100th Anniversary Armistice Day, the end of World War I
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Linda G. Tenneson holds up her U.S. Navy uniform Nov. 2 at her home in Sauk Rapids. Tenneson joined the Navy when she was 23 years old.
Tenneson volunteers as pastor, educator after military career
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PUBLIC NOTICES • Mortgage Foreclosure Hovey - pg. 12 • Mortgage Foreclosure Brown - pg. 12 • Mayhew Lake Township Meeting Notice - pg. 12 • Amendment to Assumed Name - Bridge Church - pg. 13 • Probate Notice - Burke pg. 13 • City of Sauk Rapids Notice of Public Hearing - pg. 13 • Benton County Regular Meeting Minutes, Oct. 16, 2018 - pg. 12
Vol. 164, No. 31
SERVICE
BY ELIZABETH HOAG STAFF WRITER
SAUK RAPIDS — After serving her country for 20 years in the U.S. Navy, Linda G. Tenneson retired. Tenneson continued giving back by joining the ministry and volunteer organizations. Tenneson, a native from Fergus Falls, grew up on a farm and attended Moorhead State College. “After I graduated from college with a degree in political science, I sent out job applications and talked to military recruiters,” she said. “I started out with the Air Force, but failed the mathematics portion of the entrance exam. After re-studying mathematics, I went next door to the Navy recruiter. At the time the Navy was trying to increase the percentage of women on active duty.” Tenneson joined the Navy in October 1972 at the age of 23, following in the footsteps of two female cousins who served in the Army; her uncle, Robert Tenneson, who served in WWII; and her great uncle, Gustaf Christofferson, who served in WWI. Shortly after enlisting, Tenneson attended officer candidate
school in Newport, R.I. ROTC and the Naval Academy were not open to women at that point. Five months later, Tenneson was commissioned as an ensign. “Over the years I served in Virginia Beach, Va., London, England, Milwaukee, Wis., Monterey, Calif., at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Little Rock, Ark., San Diego, Calif., and Cameron Station, a now closed base in Alexandria, Va.,” Tenneson said. The Naval officer spent up to three years at each location with assignments including personnel, official protocol, recruiting, custody, distribution of classified documents and as the principal of several schools. She supervised both military and civilian personnel. During Tenneson’s time in London, she worked on an admiral’s staff taking care of protocol duties, which included invitations and seating charts for official dinners. The challenge was to avoid creating any diplomatic errors or embarrassments. “During my time in Milwaukee, I recruited other officers,”
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Benton County goes red in midterm election BY NATASHA BARBER | STAFF WRITER
SAUK RAPIDS — Despite many federal and state offices being won by Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidates Nov. 6, Benton County residents voted in the Republican Party’s favor. All but one office – Minnesota House of Representative District 14B – was won by the GOP at the county level. In District 14B, DFL candidate Dan Wolgamott bested Jim Knoblach by less than 100 votes. Knoblach’s name appeared on the ballot, but he had announced the end of his campaign roughly six weeks prior to Election Day. The Republican vote remains strong in Benton County. In the 2016 presidential election, all federal and state offices also went to GOP candidates. After compiling statewide results, incumbent Amy Klobuchar was reelected to her position as U.S. Senator. She won with 60.3 percent of the vote over former House District 15B Rep. Jim Newberger. Former Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith is U.S. Senator-elect after triumphing over Republican Karin Housley in the special
election race to fill former senator Al Franken’s term. Tom Emmer will continue his position as U.S. Representative District 6. Emmer won against Ian Todd, 61.11 percent to 38.74 percent, respectively. Minnesota will be led by governor Tim Walz and lieutenant governor Peggy Flanagan for at least the next four years. The Walz-Flanagan DFL ticket earned 53.84 percent of the vote over Republicans Jeff Johnson and Donna Bergstrom. In state senate special election to fulfill former senator Michelle Fischbach’s role, Jeff Howe bested Joe Perske by nearly 15 percent – winning 21,714 votes to 16,108. Tim O’Driscoll will keep his seat as House Representative District 13B with 64.32 percent support, defeating Heidi Everett. Shane Mekeland will represent House 15B after receiving 59.41 percent of the vote. DFL candidate Karla Scapanski and Independent candidate Myron Wilson were defeated in that rate. Steve Simon will continue to serve
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How Benton County voted: Federal and state office results
The following total votes and percentages represent Benton County voters alone. Percentages not adding to 100 are on account of those who voted for representatives and write-in candidates not listed. Candidate U.S. Senator Jim Newberger (R) Amy Klobuchar (DFL) Other U.S. Senator – special election Karin Housley (R) Tina Smith (DFL) Other U.S. Representative District 6 Tom Emmer (R) Ian Todd (DFL) State Senator District 13 Jeff Howe (R) Joe Perske (DFL) State Representative District 13B Tim O’Driscoll (R) Heidi Everett (DFL) State Representative District 14B Jim Knoblach (R) Dan Wolgamott (DFL)
Total
Percent
8,291 7,131 667
51.53 44.32 4.14
9,125 5,999 880
57.02 37.48 5.5
10,082 5,800
63.32 36.43
3,277 3,225
50.35 49.55
3,750 2,659
58.47 41.46
1,321 1,404
48.30 51.33
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