6/14/00 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Wendy Riggle, director, Iowa American Legion Auxiliary Girls State, (319) 222-0434
Vicki Grimes, Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
Local residents elected to city office at Iowa American Legion Auxiliary Girls State on University of Northern Iowa campus
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa —Mayors and city council members were elected to serve the mythical cities of Ladehoff, Hinderman, Hanson and Young on Monday, June 12, as Hawkeye Girls State activities continued on the University of Northern Iowa campus.
Inaugurated as mayors of the four cities were Erika Bassler of Ames, Ladehoff; Mindy Euken of Wiota, Hinderman; Bridget Prins of Ocheyedan, Hanson; and Haley Swedlund of Ankeny, Young.
Among the high school students elected to city council positions at the Iowa American Legion Auxiliary sponsored program was (Name) of (Hometown) , elected to the office of (Office) .
The city councils began meeting Monday evening to appoint the rest of the city staff members, including treasurers, city clerks and police chiefs.
Girls State is a program established to provide high school women with an opportunity to learn about Iowa government at the city, county and state levels. The girls may run for office in the mythical “State of Hawkeye,” and are encouraged to take an active role in many other facets of government throughout the week.
Each participant is pre-assigned to the “Nationalist” or “Federalist” parties, and lives in a precinct within a ward in a designated city and county. State office elections will be held Thursday.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack will administer the oaths of office to the newly-elected Girls State Governor and other state officials at inauguration ceremonies at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center.
Girls State, now in its 55th session, began meeting on the Northern Iowa campus in 1952.
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Note: to obtain a listing of the participating students, please contact the Office of Public Relations at (319) 273-2761.
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