GIBBON — Two Gibbon Ciity Council

seats and the mayor’s seat are open in the

November general election.

Incumbent city councilor Greg Hartmann

and challengers Dave Theis and Shannon

Zangel filed for election. Mayor Steve Klukas

is running unopposed.

Hartmann said he feels the city council

has accomplished a lot the past several years

and he looks forward to the future of Gibbon.

“It’s been an honor, rewarding, challenging

and interesting, all in one. The main

project and goal is to make Gibbon appealing,

to attract businesses and new residents,”

said Hartmann.

He said business owners have done well

in improving building appearances and creating

events attracting people to town.

“With the new GFW (Gibbon Fairfax

Winthrop) school being built, we can expect

and hope new residents and businesses will

follow. The City of Gibbon needs to look

into the future and prepare new lots of building

homes,” Hartmann said.

He said he’s like to hear new ideas for the

old elementary school before it is unusable.

“My project of passion is to renovate the

hold city hall building or at least keep it so

rain and snow doesn’t destroy it.

A retired Denver firefighter, Hartmann

returned to his hometown and bought the

Gibbon bowling alley. His hobbies are running

and to-do lists. Hartmann’s wife Ann

owns “The Homeplace” arts and crafts store

in downtown Gibbon.

Lifetime Gibbon resident Dave Theis

and his wife Terry retired from the City of

Gibbon in 2021. He now grows corn, soybeans

and raises swine with his wife Terry,”I was approached by a city council member

who asked me to file for office. I see this

as an opportunity to give back to the community

that supported my family and I for many

years. I’ve witnessed city leadership work hard

to better this small community for the benefit

of the whole community,” Theis said.

He enjoys yardwork, landscape projects

and traveling.

Originally from New Ulm, Shannon Zangel

is a general contractor who owns Zangel

Construction, which does everthing from

frame to finish houses and additions.

“I like the community. They’re very

welcoming and tight-knit. The way they’ve

embraced me speaks volumes. I want to be

part of this community. I want to bring my

background and experience,” he said.