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School board chair loses seat

Ray Sass, the current chair of Good Spirit School Division, was not re-elected in the October 24 election. Sass, a regional manager for SARCAN, has been a trustee with the school board for 10 years, eight of which he served as chair.


Ray Sass, the current chair of Good Spirit School Division, was not re-elected in the October 24 election.

Sass, a regional manager for SARCAN, has been a trustee with the school board for 10 years, eight of which he served as chair.

Lenore Pinder, a director on a local credit union board who has served on the GSSD board for the last three years, also lost her seat.

Sass and Pinder are replaced by Gordon Gendur, a retired administrator/educator who currently serves on the Sunrise Health Region board and Richard B. Haacke, a retired teacher, Melville Comprehensive School principal and in-school administrator.

Bonnie Rushowick, the other incumbent and a registered nurse, retained her seat, which she has held for 14 years.

David Deswiage, a newcomer to Yorkton and first-time candidate, brought of the rear finishing last among the six vying for three city of Yorkton spots.

All members of Christ the Teacher Catholic Separate School Division were acclaimed September 19.

RESULTS

GSSD - Yorkton

*Gordon Gendur 1383

Bonnie Rushowick 1231

*Richard Haacke 1103

Ray Sass 1031

Lenore Pinder 912

David Deswiage 205

Kamsack/Norquay

Bryan Cottenie

Preeceville/Sturgis

Christopher Balyski

Canora/Invermay

*Shannon Leson

Calder/Rhein/Springside

*Florence Stachura

Churchbridge/Langenburg

Lois Smandych

Melville/Grayson

Robert A. Simpson

Esterhazy/Stockholm

Dorothy-Jo (DJ) Cairns

Key First Nation Reserve

*Gilda Dokuchie

CTTCSSD - Yorkton

Jerome Niezgoda

Doreen Rathgeber

*Dwayne Todas

Patricia Zaryski

Rural

*Dwight Guy

*New to board.

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