Organizations

Arlington is rich in service organizations. 
Below you will find a list of them along with the person to contact for more information.

Organization Contact       Number
4H - Arlington Conquerors Joann Rosenfeld  (507) 964-5668
4H - High Island Clovers Barb Diehn   (507) 964-5231
American Legion Post #250 Galen Wills  (507) 964-5460
VFW Post #6031 Elroy (Blackie) Schwirtz (507) 964-2787

Arlington Baseball Association

Leon Dose  (507) 964-5482
Boy Scouts Joe Streeter (507) 964-5846
Cub Scouts  Keith Herd    (507) 964-5910
Chamber of Commerce  Jim Heiland (507) 964-5177
Lions/Sea Lions      (Web Link here) Dan Hislop   (507) 964-5286
Sportsman’s Club Dan Thomes (507) 964-5415
Woman of Today   (Web Link here) Kim Mork (507) 964-5364
Summer Recreation Dan Thomes (507) 964-2378
Girl Scouts  Mary Hennies (507) 964-5888
Pheasants Forever  Edward Warweg (Treas)  (507) 964-5656
Ducks Unlimited Dennis Overson (507) 964-5636
Knights of Columbus Pat Anderly (507) 248-3686
Golden Agers  Doreen Willmsen (507) 964-2825
Sibley Star Quilters  Joan Pinske (507) 964-5449
Garden Club Lea Ann Post  (507) 964-5651
Sibley Medical Center Auxiliary Pauline Woehler (507) 964-5194
Arlington Good Samaritan Center Auxiliary Betty Vos (507) 964-2993


2009 Mayoral Appointees

 

Appointees To Municiple Offices:                                   Printable committee application
Vice Mayor Curt Reetz
City Attorney Attorney Ross Arneson
Chief of Police Bruce Rovinsky
Health Officer Dean Bergersen, M.D.
Emergency Management Director Jeff Otto-Chief of Fire Department
   
Delegates to Extra Municiple Agencies
MMUA Delegates: Councilmember Mike Vrklan
  City Administrator Matt Jaunich
MMPA Delegates: City Administrator Matt Jaunich
  City Clerk Lisa Tesch
Sibley County Economic Development  
(SEDCO) Delegate: EDA Director Denny Schultz
Prairie Line Trail Committee Delegate Councilmember Jim Pederson
Cable Commission Delegates: Councilmember Galen Wills
  Bruce Hanneman
A-GI Wastewater Board Delegates Councilmember Curt Reetz
  Councilmember Bob Pichelmann
  PeopleService Representative
Minnesota Valley Regional Rail  
Coalition (MVRRC) Delgate: EDA Director Denny Schultz
Prairie Line Trail Committee Delegate: Councilmember Jim Pederson
   
Council Comittees: (All Council members serve one year terms)
Employee Relations Comittee: Councilmember Curt Reetz
  Councilmember Bob Pichelmann
Finance Committee : Councilmember Galen Wills
  Councilmember Jim Pederson
Public Buildings: Councilmember Bob Pichelmann
  Councilmember Jim Pederson
Streets Committee: Councilmember Bob Pichelmann
  Councilmember Mike Vrklan
Utilities Committee: Councilmember Curt Reetz
  Councilmember Galen Wills
   
Misc. Committees:  
Firefighter Relief Committee: Mayor James Kreft
  City Administrator Matt Jaunich
  Fire Chief Jeff Otto
   
Ambulance Committee: Council Rep to SMC: Councilmember Mike Vrklan
  At Large Councilmember: Jim Pederson
  City Administrator: Matt Jaunich
  Ambulance Director: Kevin Sullivan
  Assistant Ambulance Director: Bob Lueth
  SMC Administrator: Rhonda Matz
  SMC Director of Nursing: Sandy Domeier
   
Fire Department Committee: Councilmember Mike Vrklan
  Councilmember Bob Pichelmann
  Fire Department Officer Corp
   
Citizen Committees  (All Council members serve 1 year terms):
Cemetery Committee: (2 Year Term)
Staff Representatives: City Administrator Matt Jaunich
  Superintendent Dan Thomes
Councilmember Appointees: Councilmember Mike Vrklan Secretary
Citizen Appointees: Bernet Pinske (2010) Chair
  Ken Wieman (2009)
  Pete Glieden (2010)  Vice-Chair
  Mildred Weckwerth (2009)
  Elmer Burdorf (2010)
  Gordon Schauer (2011)
   
Economic Development Authority (4 Year Term):
Staff Representative: EDA Director Denny Schultz  Secretary
Councilmember Appointees: Councilmember Mike Vrklan
  Councilmember Bob Pichelmann
Citizen Appointees: David Krueger (2012)   Vice-President
  Larry Sorenson (2014)  Treasurer
  Mike Noack (2010)
  Mark Lundstrom (2011)   President
  Mike Feterl (2011) 
   
Library Committee (2 Year Term):
Staff Representative: Library Director Kathy Homme
Councilmember Appointee: Concilmember Galen Wills
Citizen Appointees: Sue Morrisette (2010) Chair
  Annemarie Trocke (2010)
  Dee Czech (2010)
  Jean Olson (2010) Secretary
  Pauline Wieman (2009)  Vice-Chair
  Ellen Boreen (2009)
Sibley Co. Lib. Board Representative: Jean Olson
   
Parks Committee/Shade Tree Board (2 Year Term):
Staff Representative: Superintendent Dan Thomes
Councilmember Appointee: Concilmember Jim Pederson
Citizen Appointees: Al Ihrke (2010)   Chair
  Michelle Battcher (2010) Secretary
  Robert Thomes (2010) Vice-Chair
  Jill Warzecha (2011)
  Leslie Kaesarmann (2011)
  Gary Hultgren (2011)
   
Planning and Zoning Committee (3 Year Term):
Staff Representative: Consulting P&Z Administrator Cynthia Smith-Strack
Councilmember Appointee: Councilmember Curt Reetz
Citizen Appointees: Darin Mielke (2011)
  Arden Kreft (2011)  Vice-Chair
  Jeff Pinske (2012)
  Tim Haggenmiller (2012)
  Dwight Grabitske (2010)  Secretary
  Lowell Nagel (2010)  Chair
   
Police Committee (1 Year Term):
Staff Representative: Police Chief Bruce Rovinsky
Councilmember Appointees: Councilmember Curt Reetz
  Councilmember Galen Wills
Citizen Appointees: 1 vacancy
  Michelle Uhden (2011)
  Marlys Schauer (2011)
  Bill Ehlke (2011) Chair
  Sharla Allison (2010)
Ex-officio Member: Sibley Co. Sherriff Department Rep.: Pat Nienaber
   
Sibley Medical Center Board of Directors (5 Year Term):
Staff Representative: SMC Administrator Rhonda Matz
Councilmember Appointee: Councilmember Mike Vrklan
Citzen Appointees: Dave Czech (2011) Chair
  Denny Schultz (2014) Secretary
  Lisa Pfarr (2013)
  Kevin Linstrand (2012)
Ex-officio Member: Medical Chief-of-Staff: Assen Chekerdjiev, M.D.
  Vice Medical Chief-of-Staff: Ehtaisham Mohammed, M.D.
   
Task Forces and Commissions:
Arlington Historical Society :  
Staff Representative: None
Board of Directors/Volunteers: Curt Boeder President
  Greg Goblirsch Treasurer
  Pauline Wieman
  Dwight Grabitske Secretary
  Ramona Bade
  Mike Noack
   
Charter Commission: (3 Year Term - All terms expire on 12/31/2011)
Staff Representative: City Attorney Ross Arneson
Citizen Appointees: Rick Koepp  (C)
  Patrick Vossen
  Daniel Tackmann
  Juanita Kube
  Melba Meffert
  Albert Sander
  Pauline Wieman
  Lorraine Nuebarth
  Frances Ferch
  Karen Kroells-Archer
  Jeff Hardel
  Wayne Quast
  Susan Pinske
  Morris Mesenbring
  Gerald Ebersviller

Printable committee application