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• Wellpinit Voters Upset With Payne Some Say Candidate Abused Her Position As Poll Worker

  November 18, 1997 in City on Page B4 Some voters here say they felt intimidated when they handed their ballots to poll worker Terry Payne, who also was a candidate in a contested school board race. “A lot …

• Kootenai Voters Take On School Bond Tuesday District Wants $3.5 Million To Build New Four-Year High School

  November 17, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A7 Voters in the Kootenai School District will decide Tuesday whether to build a new high school. It’s the district’s second attempt to pass a $3.5 million bond for a new …

• Dp’s New School Board Member Ready To Work

  November 13, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page N4 There wasn’t anything remotely spectacular about Joanne Greer’s victory over Phil Bray in the Deer Park School Board race. Neither candidate dropped out of the race before the election and …

• Janet Hansen Looks Ahead

  November 13, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page N5 From the North Side Voice, November 20, 1997, page N3: CORRECTION The Deer Park and Riverside School Districts do not have combined busing. A story in last week’s edition was …

• Talbott Still On Top After Latest Count School Board Race Of Barlow, Mccann Remains Too Close To Call

  November 11, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 John Talbott will be Spokane’s next mayor, absentee ballots confirmed Monday. Incumbent Jack Geraghty inched closer to Talbott as about 3,600 mail-in ballots were counted in city races. Closer, but …

• School Bond Issue Passes In Kellogg

  October 29, 1997 in Idaho on Page B3 Kellogg residents passed a $6.6 million bond Tuesday to construct a new elementary and remodel the high school. The bond received 73.5 percent voter approval, with 1,278 residents voting yes …

• Stevens County Voters Face Some Interesting Decisions

  October 29, 1997 in City on Page B3 Kettle Falls voters, in addition to choosing a new mayor, must decide Tuesday whether to fill a council position with a woman they voted out of office or with an …

• Two Schools Of Thought Joanne Mccann And Don Barlow Give Voters Clear-Cut Alternatives In School District 81 Race

  October 23, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page N1 1. Don Barlow plants a sign to advertise his bid for a school board seat. Photo by Kristy MacDonald/The Spokesman-Review 2. Joanne McCann doorbells with her husband, Al, and grandchildren. …

• Bill Zimmer

  October 23, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page V5 West Valley School Board, unchallenged incumbent Personal: age 67 … 32 years as an educator … married, 10 children … enjoys woodworking, RV travel, reading … has lived in community …

• Gary Hann

  October 23, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Central Valley School Board, unchallenged incumbent Personal: Age 49 … manager of Zephyr Lodge, a Christian retreat, former minister … has lived in community 18 years … married, two children, …

• Four Board Positions Open In Liberty District

  October 23, 1997 on Page S4 At least two new faces will be sitting on the Liberty School Board come election day. With four board positions open, there’s ample chance for some turn-over when voters go …

• Coin Toss Settles Place On Ballot Janet Hansen Will Be Listed First Followed By Patricia Blair

  October 23, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page N3 All the sophisticated technology at the disposal of Western civilization today couldn’t replace the simplicity of the coin toss. That’s what county elections officials did to break the tie between …

• Jim Williams

  October 23, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page V5 West Valley School Board, unchallenged incumbent Personal: Age 57 … businessman … has lived in community almost 40 years … married, five children, one of whom still lives at home …

• Few Challengers Take On Running For School Board Seats

  October 23, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Unpublished correction: The name of June Sine was misspelled in this story.

• Susan Wentz

  October 23, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Susan Wentz

• Joe Dahmen

  October 23, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Freeman School Board, unchallenged incumbent Personal: Age 45 … market manager for Monsanto Agricultural Group … married, six children … served four years on Freeman’s board. Education: Gonzaga Prep, bachelor’s …

• Pete Schweda

  October 23, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Pete Schweda

• Robert Estey

  October 23, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Robert Estey

• Dave Koch

  October 23, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Freeman School Board, unchallenged incumbent Personal: Age 50 … salesman for Motorola Communications … lifetime resident of Freeman area … married, two children … interested in photography, history, farming and …

• Craig Holmes

  October 23, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Central Valley School Board, unchallenged incumbent Personal: Age 42 … financial planner, former minister … lived in Valley almost 10 years … hobbies: “I don’t have time for any” …

• Karl Wilkinson

  October 23, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page V5 East Valley School Board, unchallenged incumbent Personal: Age 45 … mediator, former teacher and real estate agent … lived in community 27 years … married, six children, “three that are …

• Karen Cecil

  October 23, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Karen Cecil

• June Sines

  October 23, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Unpublished correction: The name of June Sine was misspelled in this story.

• $98,000 Curlew School Levy In Voters’ Hands On Nov. 4

  October 22, 1997 in City on Page B2 Curlew School District voters will decide Nov. 4 whether to approve a two-year operating levy. The levy would collect $62,000 in 1998 at an estimated rate of $1.19 per $1,000 …

• School District Official Takes Sides In Board Race Administrator Hugh Davis Active In Barlow Campaign

  October 22, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Joanne McCann 2. Don Barlow

• School Board Studies March Bond Proposal

  October 22, 1997 in Idaho on Page B3 The Post Falls School Board will meet Monday to discuss what sort of school bond proposal will be presented to voters in March. The board approved a school bond election …

• Kellogg Voters Face School Bond Levy Options Meetings Planned On Oct. 28 Vote To Replace Old Elementary School

  October 14, 1997 in Idaho on Page B1 A wish list that gives residents several options for a bond levy to replace the city’s oldest school will be the topic of public meetings this week, starting tonight. The …

• Campaign ‘97

  October 5, 1997 in City on Page B7 Candidate Q&A; Do you think Spokane School District 81 should increase, decrease or keep at its current level of $200,000 the funding for its Equity Program? - asked of candidates …

• Absentee Ballots Hold Key To Stevens County Tax Items

  September 18, 1997 in City on Page B4 Absentee ballots will determine whether two tax measures were approved Tuesday in Stevens County. Voters strongly supported a two-year, $100,000 Loon Lake School District operating levy and a request by …

• A Quick Trip To Polls Today In Some Cities

  September 16, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 If you live in the right place, today is election day. But don’t worry about spending too much time at the polls. No voter in Spokane County has more than …

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