SCHOOL TRUSTEE TO LEAVE; FILING DEADLINE EXTENDED.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Daily News Staff Writer With Mojave Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. board President Richard Hall's decision not to seek re-election, the deadline for filing to run for two school board seats has been extended. Three candidates made Friday's deadline: incumbent trustee L. Wayne Dickerson, a California City police lieutenant; real estate broker Larell Anthony; and Chris Babcock, president of a concrete, sand and gravel company. ``I anticipate the board will be very active over the next two years, and it would just take up too much of my time,'' said Hall, who is seeking re-election as mayor of California City. ``I needed to step down and allow someone else with time to devote to it.'' State law says that the filing deadline must be extended whenever an incumbent decides not to seek re-election, giving time GIVING TIME, contracts. Any agreement by which a creditor gives his debtor a delay or time in paying his debt, beyond that contained in the original agreement. When other persons are responsible to him, either as drawer, endorser, or surety, if such time be given without the consent of for more candidates to sign up. The new filing deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday for both seats, which carry four-year terms. In the Muroc Joint Unified School District, the filing period has been extended to Wednesday for the Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. trustee area only, because incumbent board member Michael Lowery low·er·y also lour·y adj. Overcast; threatening. did not file to run again. No one filed by Friday for Lowery's seat, which carries a four-year term. For the Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. trustee area, no election will be held because two people filed to run for the two seats and face no opposition, Kern County election officials said. They are Karen Webster, who was appointed by the board to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of trustee Karen Hancock Karen Hancock was born in Pasadena, California but is currently living in Tucson, Arizona. She is a recent author with an award winning series The Legend of the Guardian King. , and Paula Harper, who applied to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of trustee Susan Burnett and will be appointed to the seat at Wednesday's board meeting. For the North Edwards area four-year seat, incumbent Bruce Davies faces challenger Chuck James, a school inspector and contractor. |
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