Different Faces Appear in Line Up for Barnard City Council Elections in April

Three people have filed to run for election against the three current members up for election on the Barnard city council.  Alfred Wayne Wallace, Travis Zirkle, and William M. "Monty" Fuller registered at the Lincoln County Courthouse as candidates for Barnard city council elections to be held in April 2013.

Alfred Wayne Wallace, known around Barnard simply as Wayne, comes from one of Barnard's oldest families.  Wayne is running for Mayor of Barnard.  He raised his family on the farm his family homesteaded around the time of Barnard's founding.  He currently farms that same farmstead with his son and grandsons.  He comes from a long line of Wallaces that have been in public service.  Wayne has served in the military as well as having served as Lincoln County Commissioner and Mayor of Barnard.

Travis Zirkle is running for Barnard city council position 1.  He is a teacher by profession with extensive management experience in business and finance.  He recently completed his Master's degree in special education.  Travis has interned in the Kansas House of Representatives, has been on the founding boards of two successful historic preservation organizations, and served on the governing board of his church.  One of his current projects is the Barnard Banter which is now in its second year of publication with a readership of about 15,000 people in over 40 countries around the world.  He also organized the community free movie night this last June that featured "Joyful Noise" and is working on another movie night for this coming summer.  He is fascinated by Barnard's rich history and believes that the city has tremendous potential.

William M. "Monty" Fuller is running for Barnard city council position 2.  Monty has been in the Barnard community for many years now and thinks of it as a wonderful and peaceful place to live.  He has a degree in business administration from St. Edward's University in Austin, TX.  He has served on the board of directors of several organizations as well as on the governing board of his church.  Monty currently volunteers at the Lord's Diner in Wichita, a facility that provides meals for people who are homeless or on limited incomes.  Monty bought the former Matyas building in downtown Barnard with the hopes of starting a community library and gym while providing additional community gathering space.