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Jeff Gowing, 63 Hometown: Cottage Grove Marital Status: Married Partner occupation: accounting/finance Children: 3 adult children Public Sector work: US Army 1982 – 1988 Private Sector work: Production Operator 1989 – 2004; Millwright 2004 – 2023; currently retired Elected Offices…

Tony Lefler, 55  Hometown: Cottage Grove  Marital status: Married  Partner occupation: Housewife  Children: Ages 34, 32 Ward/neighborhood: Mount David neighborhood  Employer and occupation: Brad’s Chevrolet, service manager Private sector work experience: GM- Les Schwab, Brad’s Chevrolet  One word to describe…

Colleen Valley, 58 Hometown: St Louis, Missouri Marital status: Married Partner occupation: Acupuncturist  Children: Ages 21, 18 Online election platforms: southlane.org Employer and occupation: South Lane Mental Health, QMHP Private sector work experience: Retail, holistic health care Elected office held,…

South Lane School Board District 7 Candidate Bill Parsons, 61  Hometown: Cottage Grove  Family: Married 40 years  Occupation: Retired Captain, Firefighter/Paramedic, South Lane County Fire & Rescue, 28 years; owner/operator of Parsons Tree Service. Leadership style: Lead by “Example”  At…

Amber Langworthy, 44 Position 5 candidate Springfield School Board ■ Hometown: Lebanon, Ind. ■ Family: Married, spouse senior director of Core Facilities Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact … 9-year-old at Yolanda Elementary and 25-year-old Student at PCC’s EMT program.…

Justin Martin, 41 Position 3 candidate Springfield School Board ■ Hometown: Dexter ■ Family: Married, spouse is an educational assistant at SPS. … two kids in SPS, one 17 and another 14 years old. ■ Employer, occupation: Umpqua Bank, Assistant…

Jonathan Light, 69  Incumbent, Position 3 Springfield School Board ■ Hometown: Springfield ■ Family, Married  ■ Partner occupation: Retired … children, Gavin, 37 and Bria, 36  ■ Employer, occupation: Retired  ■ Public sector work: Teacher for 15 years ■ Private…

Heather Quaas-Annsa, 42  Incumbent, Position 2 Springfield School Board ■ Hometown: Corona, Calif.  ■ Family: Married, spouse is an analytical chemist  … children, ages 17 at Academy of Arts and Academics, a 16-year-old at Springfield High, 14 year-old at Agnes…

Diane Hicks, 64 Hometown: Cottage Grove Marital status: Married Partner occupation: Retired   Children: Age 39, attended K-12 at SLSD Ward/neighborhood: Bohemia School neighborhood Employer and occupation: Retired South Lane School District Teacher Public sector work experience: Public School teacher Private…

SPRINGFIELD – The Centennial Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) will hold its annual Plant Sale Fundraiser on Saturday, May 10, from 9 am.-1 p.m. at Centennial Elementary School, 1315 Aspen St., featuring a selection of low-cost plant starts, including vegetables,…