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SUMMARY:Meet the Candidates 2026 - Otter Tail County Commissioners
DESCRIPTION:2026 Fergus Falls Area "Meet the Candidates" Public Events\n\nThe Fergus Falls Area Chamber of Commerce has served as the lead advocate for our members for the past 140 years. We host candidate forums during election years to give candidates the opportunity to speak to our members and the general public about business-related issues that affect our region. We co-host four forums with Leighton Media\, Daily Journal Media and PEG Access TV at Fergus Falls Center for the Arts\, 124 W. Lincoln Avenue in downtown Fergus Falls. \n\n\n\nFriday\, October 2   4:30-5:30pm: Otter Tail County Commissioners Districts 2 & 4\n\nCandidates Invited:\n\n	(Dist. 2): Wayne Johnson\, Jeff Gontarek\n	(Dist. 4): Stephen Springer\, Jim Stewart\n\nPlease Note:\n\n\n	Events are free and open to the public. \n	Signs/posters will not be allowed in the auditorium\, on the event premises or at the entrance. \n	Candidates will present an introduction and a closing statement. \n	Questions will focus on issues impacting our local business community.\n	Questions are not provided to candidates in advance\n	Questions will NOT be taken from the audience. \n	Each forum's questions may vary.\n	The order of questioning will rotate with each subsequent question beginning with the next candidate next.\n\n\n\n	From the beginning of the forum until its conclusion\, the moderator will maintain control of the discussion   this is as a matter of polite proceedings.\n	A two-flag system will be used to indicate the remaining time. The timekeeper will hold up a YELLOW flag to indicate 30 seconds or fewer remain. A RED flag indicates time has elapsed.\n	Time limits will be enforced. The moderator will interrupt any candidate speaking past their allotted time. Candidates must yield the floor when directed by the moderator\, in respect to other candidates.\n\n\n\n	There will be NO rebuttals. \n	Events may be broadcast/re-broadcast on 1250AM KBRF and PEG Access/YouTube.\n	Audience members are invited to meet individual candidates following the forum.\n	Chamber staff and volunteers have the authority to ask anyone to leave at any time.\n\n\nFor 140 years\, the Fergus Falls Area Chamber of Commerce has served as the lead advocate and resource for our members and created partnerships that foster a healthy business climate.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><strong>2026 Fergus Falls Area &ldquo\;Meet the Candidates&rdquo\; Public Events</strong></span><br />\n<span style="color:black\;">The Fergus Falls Area Chamber of Commerce has served as the lead advocate for our members for the past 140 years. We host candidate forums during election years to give candidates the opportunity to speak to our members and the general public about business-related issues that affect our region. We co-host four forums with Leighton Media\, Daily Journal Media and PEG Access TV at Fergus Falls Center for the Arts\, 124 W. Lincoln Avenue in downtown Fergus Falls. </span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:black\;">Friday\, October 2 &ndash\; 4:30-5:30pm: Otter Tail County Commissioners Districts 2 &amp\; 4</span></strong><br />\n<u><span style="color:black\;">Candidates Invited:</span></u></span></span>\n<ul>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;background:white\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="color:black\;">(Dist. 2): Wayne Johnson\, Jeff Gontarek</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;background:white\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="color:black\;">(Dist. 4): Stephen Springer\, Jim Stewart</span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><u>Please Note:</u></strong></span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Events are free and open to the public. </span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Signs/posters will not be allowed in the auditorium\, on the event premises or at the entrance. </span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Candidates will present an introduction and a closing statement. </span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Questions will focus on issues impacting our local business community.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Questions are not provided to candidates in advance</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Questions will NOT be taken from the audience. </span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Each forum&rsquo\;s questions may vary.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">The order of questioning will rotate with each subsequent question beginning with the next candidate next.</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">From the beginning of the forum until its conclusion\, the moderator will maintain control of the discussion &ndash\; this is as a matter of polite proceedings.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">A two-flag system will be used to indicate the remaining time. The timekeeper will hold up a <strong><span style="background:yellow\;">YELLOW</span></strong> flag to indicate 30 seconds or fewer remain. A <strong><span style="background:red\;">RED</span></strong> flag indicates time has elapsed.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Time limits will be enforced. The moderator will interrupt any candidate speaking past their allotted time. Candidates must yield the floor when directed by the moderator\, in respect to other candidates.</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">There will be NO rebuttals. </span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Events may be broadcast/re-broadcast on 1250AM KBRF and PEG Access/YouTube.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Audience members are invited to meet individual candidates following the forum.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Chamber staff and volunteers have the authority to ask anyone to leave at any time.</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<div style="margin-bottom:3.0pt\;"><em><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">For 140 years\, the Fergus Falls Area Chamber of Commerce has served as&nbsp\;the lead advocate and resource for our members and created partnerships that foster a healthy business climate.</span></span></em></div>\n
LOCATION:Fergus Falls Center for the Arts 124 Lincoln Ave. W. Fergus Falls\, MN
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DTSTAMP:20260912T101837Z
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