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School district candidates announced Mar 26, 2005 12:00 AM A A Three candidates will run unopposed for three seats on the Medford school board. Tricia Prendergast wants to keep the post she has held since 2001. Two of her fellow board members whose terms are ending, Joe Frodsham and Pat Knudson, aren't seeking re-election so Randi Rigby will run for Frodsham's seat and Robin Stroh will vie for Knudson's spot. Rigby is assistant director of the Foster Grandparents program at Rogue Valley Manor Community Services and has worked in other volunteer coordinator positions in the past. She has an associate's degree in communications from Rogue Community College. Stroh is an alcohol and drug counselor for youth at OnTrack Inc. and previously worked in personnel and payroll. She has a bachelor's degree in liberal studies from Oregon State University and has served on the district's budget committee since 2002. She ran unsuccessfully for a board seat in 2003 and narrowly lost to Cynthia Wright. Prendergast has served on the school board since 2001 and was on the district's budget committee prior to that. She is a program assistant at Asante Child Development Services and a yoga instructor at the YMCA. Elections for school board races countywide will be May 17. Candidate filing closed last week. These are the candidates who will appear on the ballot. — Rogue Community College Candidates file by zone and will serve a four-year term. Zone 2 , Josephine County: Dean Wendle Zone 3, northwest Jackson County: Sharon Davidson Zone 6, southwest Jackson County: Tim Johnson, Wallace Kaufman, David S. Trump Zone 7, north Medford: Patrick G. Huycke Southern Oregon Education Service District Candidates file by zone and will serve a four-year term. Zone 1, Josephine County: DonnaJean Wendle Zone 2, Josephine County: Duane G. Petersen Zone 5, school districts 5, 94 and 4, except precinct 84 and portions of precincts 87: Christine Norton-Cotts Zone 6, portions of precincts 38, 58, 60 & 64 and precincts 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48 in District 549C: Al Densmore Zone 7, portions of precincts 38,58 & 60; precincts 54,56,62,70,73,75 & 77 in District 549C and the portion of precinct 90 within the boundaries of District 549C: Louis A. Castillo Jr. Zone 8, Districts 6, 35 and the part of Three Rivers School District in Jackson County: Paul David Rasmussen Ashland School District 5 Position 1, four-year term: Ruth Alexander, Howard Miller Position 3, four-year term: Chuck Keil, Mat Marr Position 4, four-year term: Sue Graham, Amy Sager Patton, Jim Teece Position 5, two-year term: Amy W. Amrhein, Michael L. Hays Butte Falls School District 91 All open positions have four-year terms Position 1: John R. Huey Position 2: Chris Zornes Position 5: Sue Macy Central Point School District 6 Candidates file by zone but are on the ballot at large. Zone — is south of the Rogue River minus Patrick Elementary School attendance area and zone 2 is north of the Rogue River plus Patrick Elementary School attendance area. Position 1, zone 1, four-year term: June M. Brock Position 2, zone 1, four-year term: Richard Dunn Position 4, zone 2, four-year term: Lenore Carol Gebhard Eagle Point School District 9 All open positions have four-year terms. Position 2: Yvonne Fletes, Scott Grissom, Fred Thomas, Jon Vait Position 3: Jonathan A. Bilden Position 5: Deborah L. Brown, Theresa Erickson Phoenix-Talent School District 4 Candidates file by zone and are on the ballot at-large. Zone — is the Talent area, and zone 2 is the Phoenix area. All open positions have four-year terms. Position 1, zone 2: Bob Kerlinger Position 3, zone 1: Laura L. Lotspeich Position 6, zone 2: Nathan Shinn Position 7, zone 2: Craig L. Prewitt Pinehurst School District 94 No candidates filed for Position — or 4, which each have four-year terms. Prospect School District 59 Open positions have four-year terms. Position 3: Kim A. Marshall, Michele McIntyre Position 4: Ron Scriven Position 5: William C. Pace Rogue River School District 35 All open positions have four-year terms. Position 2: Mike Kuntz Position 4: Ed Angeletti, Harry Davis, John B. Myers Position 5: Dick Handbury