Barta, a former commissioner from Pisek who narrowly lost reelection on Nov. 8, was appointed to the board, sworn in and participated in the remainder of the Walsh County Commission meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Christopher Thompson, the commissioner-elect who Barta replaces, was slated to be sworn in at the meeting, but submitted his resignation on Nov. 22.
The event included 15-, 40- and 100-mile competitive races, as well as the Six-Mile Ice Cream Loop, where any participant that finished got a free ice cream cone.