School board incumbents face little competition.Byline: Anne Williams and Greg Bolt The Register-Guard Incumbents appear to be shoo-ins for many of the local school board seats up for grabs in the May 15 election. But that's not the case at Lane Community College, where six candidates filed for four seats on LCC's Board of Education, but only one incumbent is seeking re-election. In the case of the Eugene school board, longtime board member Craig Smith For the rugby player, see . Craig Smith (born November 10, 1983 in Inglewood, California) is an American professional basketball player. After playing for Boston College from 2002-2006, he was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2006 NBA Draft. , along with recent appointees Alicia Hays and Yvette Webber-Davis, are unopposed. With the fourth open seat, the incumbent - board Chairman Tom Herrmann - opted not to run, and former Mayor Jim Torrey was the only candidate to throw his hat into the ring. Herrmann, who announced in January that he wouldn't run to give potential candidates plenty of time to decide and organize, said it's a bit disappointing, though not entirely surprising, that a wide-open seat didn't pique more interest. "When it's districtwide and there's not a ward or precinct and the school board elections seem to kind of fly below the radar for the community, it's really kind of tough to get the message out," Herrmann said. Springfield incumbent Garry Weber faces an opponent, newcomer Trisha Barnes, but his colleague, Laurie Adams, is unopposed. The filing deadline for the election was 5 p.m. Thursday. Candidates in Eugene-Springfield are: EUGENE SCHOOL BOARD Position 1: Alicia Hays, appointed incumbent, director of the Lane County Department of Children and Families. Position 4: Craig Smith, elected incumbent, business attorney with Hershner Hunter LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol . Position 5: Jim Torrey, former mayor and business consultant. Position 7: Yvette Webber-Davis, appointed incumbent, director of Education Policy and Inclusion for the Oregon University System The Oregon University System (OUS) consists of seven public, four-year universities in the State of Oregon administered by the Chancellor of the OUS, who serves at the will and pleasure of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education. . BETHEL SCHOOL The Bethel School is a historic school in Monticello, Florida. It is located on County Road 149. On October 12, 2001, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. BOARD Position 3: Greg Nelson, adjunct assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . Position 4: Wayne Watkins, elected incumbent, an accountant with Industrial Finishes and Systems Inc. Position 6: Ginger Poage, elected incumbent, retired sales clerk sales clerk n (US) → dependiente/a m/f sales clerk n (US) → commesso/a and small-business owner; Rachel Parra, a translator at the Lane County Housing Authority. SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL BOARD Position 1: Laurie Adams, elected incumbent, real estate broker with RE/MAX RE/MAX Real Estate Maximums (Canada) First Choice. Position 4: Garry Weber, elected incumbent, general operating partner, Roaring Rapids Pizza Co.; and Trisha Barnes, freelance writer and homemaker. LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD Position 2, north Eugene, Coburg, Junction City Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an agricultural and dairy area, it grew as the supply point for nearby Fort Riley, and Harrisburg: Anthony "Tony" McCown, former LCC (Leadless Chip Carrier, Leaded Chip Carrier) See leadless chip carrier, CLCC and PLCC. 1. LCC - Language for Conversational Computing. Written at CMU in the 1960's. student body president; and Stefan Ostrach, union organizer. Position 5, downtown and south Eugene: Pat Albright, retired teacher. Position 6, at large: Roger Hall, four-term incumbent and Springfield radiologist; and Robert Spooner, a Florence magazine publisher. Position 7, at large: Robert Ackerman, attorney. |
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