Stakes have been reorganized in Japan and in Idaho and Louisiana.
Stake reorganizations
ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA STAKE: (Aug. 18, 1996) President - V. Kenneth Dutile, 55, superintendent of education for Natchitoches Parish Schools; succeeding Brent F. Williams; wife, Betty Jean Grappe Dutile. Counselors - Theodore J. Badger Jr., 51, chief executive officer for Beauregard Memorial Hospital; wife, Evelyn Aileen Norton Badger. J. Michael Slay, 55, owner of Slay Electronics; wife, Susan Jan Chambers Slay.
BLACKFOOT IDAHO WEST STAKE: (Aug. 25, 1996) President - Gale O. Lim, 53, self-employed heavy highway contractor; succeeding Arnold Julius Dance; wife, Rebecca Carole Goodwin Lim. Counselors - James F. Turpin, 58, engineer for Lockheed Martin; wife, Sharon Lynne Yancey Turpin. Ted C. Jensen, 47, business manager for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; wife, Patricia Lynn Bahr Jensen.
SAPPORO JAPAN WEST STAKE: (Aug. 4, 1996) President - Makoto Ono, 45, deputy department chief for Takeyama Foods Co.; succeeding Yoshinori Satou; wife, Michiko Murata Ono. Counselors - Kazihiko Sakamoto, 37, director for Support Architectural Design; wife, Takami Saito Sakamoto. Jun Marunaka, 43, chief at NTT Hokkaido Information System Center; wife, Yoko Komatsu Marunaka.
SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA STAKE: (Aug. 25, 1996) President - Ronald T. Brockner, 37, owner and manager of Union Financial Services Inc.; succeeding Charles Alvin Odom; wife, Kim Melissa Magee Brockner. Counselors - Radford Kay Snelding, 46, internal auditor for city of Shreveport; wife, Connie Gay Graham Snelding. Roland V. Crenshaw Jr., 57, data processing manager for EDS; wife, Mary Ann Cranney Crenshaw.