School district votes, now and then

To The Eagle:

In a 1942 Grays River Builder newspaper, a short article focused on the latest school district election. It read, "The voters tried out the new method of elections on Saturday when the elections were held in each of the component parts of the consolidated district."

"Locally our issues were the election of one director and a 5-mill tax levy. The director elected was William Whitten of Altoona, succeeding Mayme Johnson. The tax levy, however, failed to carry as there was an insufficient number of votes cast to legalize a tax levy. The requirements were a total of 176 votes whereas only 155 were cast. The voters voting, however, registered their approval of the tax by 135 for and 3 against."

With the levy vote coming up for the Naselle Grays River School District, I surely hope all voters will vote and I sincerely hope it passes with a high margin of support. Let's all vote and encourage all our families and neighbors to do the same.

There is no treasure as valuable as our children and youth.

Karen Bertroch

Grays River