PATTY McCOMBS TO RETIRE AS RECORDER TO RUN FOR TOWN COUNCIL

 

Patty Steele McCombs, Monongah’s excellent Town Recorder since 2003, is leaving that job to run for Town Council.

Patty’s post:

“After a long hard conversation with myself...I have decided not to run for Recorder! 20 years of dedication of giving it my heart and soul.

“Just wanted to let everyone know the recorder position is open! I am going to run for Council, so I can keep active with the town and the news page. I hope all my Monongah friends will support me!”

Fairmont East grad Patty and her husband, Bill McCombs, Class of 1969, have spent a combined 60 years serving Monongah including, for Patty, deep involvement in the annual Monongahfest.

Assistant fire chief Bill, also Monongah’s premier water expert, has served in the Monongah Fire Department for more than 40 years and was town councilman for two decades.

Bill McCombs won the Monongah mayoral race several years ago when his name was drawn from a hat to break a tie with incumbent Don Harris. But after the state ruled that he couldn’t be both mayor and town water director, Bill resigned as mayor. 

 

 

 

Bill’s wife, Patty, broke the tie that put Greg Vandetta into the mayor’s chair. Vandetta Construction owner Greg is married to Monongahfest president Debbie Manzo Vandetta, Class of 1973.

Debbie and Patty have been involved with Monongahfest since 1988, the year it started when Danny Woods was Monongah’s mayor.

Patty and Bill have been married more than 40 years.

They once owned for five years the Dairy Kone built and operated by Amelia Shenasky Zentz and husband Bruce Zentz.

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.