Wilson Creek:

Position: Mayor
Name: Kathy Bohnet
     I grew up in Yakima Washington. I met my Wilson Creek wheat farmer husband Harvey through friends while I was a student at WSU. We were married in 1960 and I moved to Wilson Creek. I have now lived in the area forty-six years. We lived for thirty years on our farm north of town. I was an active farm wife driving a truck or combine during harvest and doing any thing else that needed doing.
     I have served on the school board, in many ag related positions and held many presbyterian church offices. I have especially enjoyed working with youth both at the school and the church. I am the mother of four and the grandmother of seven.
     My interests are gardening, reading, history, antiques and travel.
     I was elected Mayor in November of 1999. I consider it an honor to serve the people of Wilson Creek as their Mayor.

Position: Council Member
Name: Raymond Kelby
     Raymond Kelby has lived in Wilson Creek for 30 years. In the span of that time he graduated from Wilson Creek High School, watched the town change quite a bit, and served for 4 years on the council. He is serving on the cemetery board, the county Board of Health and is the treasurer for the Presbyterian Church.
     He does picture framing and quality wood working in his spare time.

Position: Council Member
Name: Scott Mortimer

Position: Council Member
Name: Vera Bauman
     Vera, native of Minnesota, became a resident of the Wilson Creek area in 1954 with Jim, her husband, and two small children. She was the City Clerk a school bus driver, and is active in Grace Baptist Church and the Chamber of Commerce. She worked in the grocery store for Nellie Weber from the fall of 1969 to 1971 to help fund her daughter's college education. She also drove truck and combine for Oscar McCoy for several summers. Married 57 years, Mother, GrandMother, and Great Grand Mother. She enjoys reading, gardening, sewing, board games, crafts, baseball, laughing and is a carpenter wannabe.

Position: Council Member
Name: Darrel Mordhorst
     I was raised on a farm a short distance east of Wilson Creek. I attended school here in town. After graduating I became the main farm hand and then later the operator of the home farm. In 1949 I married our neighbor's beautiful daughter, and we built a home in town. We raised 2 daughters one of which lives near the old home farm at this time.
     I very much enjoy being a part of things that go on in the area. I never desired to hold any chairmanship or Mayor Position, but just try to be available to help out. I spent quite a few years on the local school board. This school has become a very nice modern small school. It has grown from a one building school, when I attended, to what you may now, almost call a campus.
     A few years after I became a town resident I was elected to the town council. This post, I am still holding. I have seen many changes in the world and in our area. I stay very interested in the well being of our small town and the surrounding area. I have seen our dirt streets graveled and also dug up while redesigning of several water systems. Our previous Mayor also began a street oiling project, one short area a year, and our ambitious Mayor has acquired several grants that has finished and restarted an up date on this project. With the help of her grant writing we have beautified the whole main route through town. I am very proud to be a part of the administration while these projects were accomplished.

Position: Council Member
Name: Howard Thorsen
     Howard has been a resident of Grant County since 1984. He and Harriet moved to Wilson Creek from Soap Lake in 2001. They have tried to be helpful in any way they can. Howard has been on the Council for 2.5 years. He is also an advocate of the Wilson Creek Airport.