4A | MAY 13, 2021 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
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LETTERS
Taylor right person for
school board
I am writing in support of my
husband, Taylor Wilhour, who is
running for School Board Position
2.
Taylor has been a valuable mem-
ber of the school board because he
is knowledgeable and level-headed.
He looks at issues from all sides
and supports the choice that offers
the most benefit for our kids and
our teachers.
We have kids in the school dis-
trict in both traditional and charter
schools. Cottage Grove has been a
wonderful community to live and
work in.
I am grateful that he has chosen
to give back by volunteering in the
schools and serving on the Board.
Taylor Wilhour has my vote for
School Board Position 2.
—Zuzanna Wieckowska, MD
Cottage Grove
Re-elect a champion
for students, families
As a member of the Lane Ed-
ucation Service District Board,
I have been privileged to work
with Rose Wilde, a dedicated and
innovative advocate for students
and their families.
Rose Wilde has shown incredi-
ble leadership skills, as a Chair of
the LESD Board, member of the
Legislative Policy Committee for
the Oregon School Board Asso-
ciation and now, as Chair of Or-
egon Association of ESDs, where
she co-founded the Equity and
Racial Task Force.
She has trained school board
members from across the state at
our conventions and seminars.
Before Rose joined the Lane
ESD Board eight years ago, she
had already demonstrated her
deep care and compassion for
children and families, working
with the 90-by-30 organization,
where she connected with many
community members, as well as
Womenspace in Eugene.
Rose carried that compassion
forward in her board work to en-
sure success for all of our K-12
students in Lane County, no mat-
ter what their background.
Her newest priority is expand-
ing Career and Technical Educa-
tion services to give an opportu-
nity for all students to train for a
living wage job.
Rose Wilde has eight years of
work experience for the Lane
ESD board, as well as significant
connections at the state level. She
offers the stability and continu-
ity we need as we cautiously re-
open schools.
I want Rose to continue to en-
gage with students and families
while she helps build a vision for
our future. I will be voting for our
champion, Rose Wilde.
—Nora Kent
Deadwood
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Creativity, experience
needed for LCC board
I have known Mark Boren for a
couple of years. He was born and
raised in Lane County and raised
a family in the Fern Ridge area. I
noticed that he is passionate about
education and training.
He is currently Chairman of the
Board of Fern Ridge School Dis-
trict, so I was excited when he told
me he was running for Position 1
on the Lane Community College
Board of Education.
As a Firefighter/EMT by profes-
sion and specifically a Training Of-
ficer, he began as a volunteer and
continued for six years while work-
ing as an Instructional Assistant in
Special Education for the Lane Ed-
ucation Service District.
Mark believes that LCC is primed
to support the Career Technical
Education needs of the ever-grow-
ing programs in the local school
districts. We need someone who
can hit the ground running.
Too often, people run for the
Lane Community College Board as
a political stepping-stone.
Not Mark.
Lane Community College is a
place where he can add creativity
and experience to helping instruc-
tors, students and their families
succeed.
—Sherry Harvey
Florence
HOW TO CONTACT YOUR REPS
Oregon state
representatives
• Sen. Floyd Prozanski
District 4 State Senator
PO Box 11511
Eugene, Ore. 97440
Phone: 541-342-2447
Email : sen.floydprozanski@
state.or.us
• Rep. Cedric Hayden
Republican District 7 State
Representative
900 Court St. NE
Salem, Ore. 97301
Phone: 503-986-1407
Email: rep.cedrichayden@
state.or.us
• Rep. Peter DeFazio
(House of Representatives)
405 East 8th Ave.
#2030
Eugene, Ore. 97401
Oregon federal
representatives
Email: defazio.house.gov/
contact/email-peter
Phone: 541-465-6732
• Sen. Ron Wyden
405 East 8th Ave., Suite 2020
Eugene, Ore. 97401
Email: wyden.senate.gov
Phone: (541) 431-0229
• Sen. Jeff Merkley
Email: merkley.senate.gov
Phone: 541-465-6750
• Heather Buch
Lane County Commissioner
- District 5
Email: Heather.Buch@lane
countyorg.gov
125 E. Eighth Ave.
Eugene, OR 97401
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