Village of Holden gets new mayor

Joy Zoopkow was sworn in as the new Mayor of Holden on Monday, Oct. 19 and took the reins from former Mayor Mark Giebelhaus.

Mayor of Holden, Joy Zoopkow took over the reins of the village from former Mayor Mark Giebelhaus.

As a councillor, Zoopkow is not new to the Holden landscape, however she said that one of her challenges would be to get more familiar with the Municipal Government Act (MGA), “I pride myself in knowing my facts and will do my best to meet this challenge and others as they come.”

Speaking to the fact that since Holden no longer has a school what would be some of the attractions of this little hamlet, she said, “Although it’s true that we no longer have a school here in Holden, we do have a very involved arts and cultural community. . . . contd.

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