RETIRED RAILROAD FOREMAN CHOSEN FOR KEPPEL SEAT LAKE LOS ANGELES RESIDENT.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer PEARBLOSSOM - Keppel Union School District trustees have selected a retired railroad railroad or railway, form of transportation most commonly consisting of steel rails, called tracks, on which freight cars, passenger cars, and other rolling stock are drawn by one locomotive or more. foreman to fill a board seat left vacant by a resignation. Board members said Manuel Magana, 69, of Lake Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. was selected from among three candidates because he has been active in Keppel schools and in the community. ``The board is very pleased to have Mr. Magana join us. He's been a longtime long·time adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective volunteer in our district and has been very active on a variety of committees,'' board President Valorie Gorny said. ``He has run for the board and sought appointments previously and has a marvelous track record of community service.'' The Keppel board interviewed the three candidates and made the appointment at a special meeting Thursday. Magana will be sworn in at a board meeting next week. Magana replaces Craig Morgan, who resigned from the board to move to Texas. Board member Michael Dutton noted Magana comes from Lake Los Angeles, a community that has not been represented on the board. ``Mr. Magana has been very active in the community and he's served on a lot of district committees and been very involved in the district for a number of years, and I personally thought he's made a lot of contributions to the community and was a good candidate for the board,'' Dutton said. Magana retired from the Santa Maria Valley Railroad The Santa Maria Valley Railroad (AAR reporting marks SMV) is a 14.8 mile shortline railroad that interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad's (former Southern Pacific) Coast Line. on the Central California Central California can refer to one of several divisions or regions of the U.S state of California:
``I had been participating on different committees, so I figured it was time to try to be in on the decision-making,'' Magana said. Magana said he will work to improve parent participation and the education and attitudes of schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school . Magana also said his appointment will bring diversity to the school board. ``Parents can bring whatever concerns they have, and we can work together to improve the communication among parents and schools,'' Magana said. Magana has lived in Lake Los Angeles for 11 years. A child of migrant mi·grant n. 1. One that moves from one region to another by chance, instinct, or plan. 2. An itinerant worker who travels from one area to another in search of work. adj. Migratory. farmworkers, Magana said he moved frequently and found it hard to stay in school. ``I really believe in education. I'm self-educated. I never went to school. I don't want them to go through what I went through,'' Magana said. karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 |
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