April 16 breakfast for county candidate Vandetta

There will be a breakfast 8-10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 16 in the Monongah Town Hall for Monongah mayor and Marion County commissioner candidate Greg Vandetta, Class of 1975.

Greg Vandetta

The cost is $10.

Monongah Town Recorder Patty Steele McCombs, who broke the tie that made Greg the mayor, is selling tickets for the event.

Patty’s husband, Bill McCombs, won the Monongah mayoral race when his name was drawn from a hat to break the tie with Don Harris. But the state ruled that he couldn’t be both mayor and town water director, so he resigned as mayor and Greg got the job.

The other Marion County Commission candidates are Randy Elliott, current commission president from Mannington; Samuel Wilson, also a Mannington High grad; James Emerick; and Robin Salai, the only Republican running.

Ernie VanGlider and Rick Garcia, who ousted sitting commissioner Butch Tennant by one vote 2014, are the other current commissioners.

Vandetta Construction owner Greg is married to Monongahfest president Debbie Manzo Vandetta, Class of 1973.

 

Monongah fire chief Harless McCombs, Class of 1976, is Bill McCombs’ brother. Harless is married to Monongah Middle School language arts teacher and children’s book author Lisa Myers McCombs, Class of 1977.