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The
WCL Board of Trustees is composed of five members of the community
who are appointed by the county commissioners to serve five-year
terms. A board member may serve two consecutive terms. Each
member serves without compensation. They are:
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John Aune - Chair,
position 1
509-397-4428
711 S. Hillcrest
Colfax, WA 99111
jjaune70@yahoo.com
2nd term. 1/07 -12/31/2011
(filled unexpired term beginning in 1998-2001, 2002-2006) |
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John Aune, a third generation
resident of Whitman County, has owned and operated a diversified
farm the past 35 years. A graduate of Lacrosse High School,
Aune attended Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma where he
developed a lifelong love of libraries. He was a member of the
U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. Aune served twelve years on the
Dusty Farm Co-op Board of Directors including three as chairman.
Aune is a member of Selbu Lutheran Church in Lacrosse and attends
the Onecho Bible Church. He and his wife Jane have a son, a
daughter, and 3 grandchildren. In addition to being an avid
reader, he enjoys golfing, sport fishing and following the area’s
athletic teams on all levels of competition.
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Rebecca Dickerson, Vice-chair, position 2
509-648-3264
602 Shields Road
Colfax, WA 99111
becky@communitycurrentnewspaper.com
1st term 1/05 - 12/31/2012 (filled unexpired term 10/02
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Becky
Dickerson is a mom, library cardholder and publisher of The
Community Current Newspaper in St. John, WA. As an Air Force
kid, Becky was stationed with her family throughout the states
and Europe, always finding refuge in her local library. This
adoration of libraries has stayed with her through adulthood
and leads her to her branch library, children in tow twice a
week. Becky lives with her husband Todd and three girls near
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Jon Kehne, position 3
509-397-4755
801 Southview
Colfax, WA 99111
jkehne@awbank.net
2nd term 1/08 - 12/31/2012 (1st term 2003-2007)
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Jon has many years of experience
in business administration, serving as a bank manager for over
30 years. Jon believes
the library to be essential to our community for educational,
business, and recreational needs.
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Leslee Miller - Chair, position 4
509-229-3655
P.O. Box 122
Uniontown, WA 99179
dlmiller@inlandnet.com
2nd term expires 12/31/2010 (1st term 2001-2005) |
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Leslee Miller was born and raised
in the Seattle area and moved to Whitman County with her husband
Dale and son Cameron in 1989. She has a degree from the University
of Washington in textile art and design plus a two-year degree
in photography. While in Seattle, Leslee worked in architectural
design and construction management as a partner in the Phoenix
Group, which specialized in renovating historic buildings and
community development. Leslee
and Dale began raising alpacas, cousins to llamas that were
domesticated in South America by the Incas thousands of years
ago. In 1994 on
their 8-acre farm in Uniontown they converted the original farm
bunkhouse into a guesthouse and now offer bed and breakfast
accommodations. As the Premier Alpacas Ranch & Guest Home
business grew, Leslee found she needed to retire her job as
the 9-year Town Clerk for Uniontown. This has enabled her to
volunteer as a Board Member for the Whitman County Library and
she is currently managing Artisans, at the Dahmen Barn in
Uniontown (www.ArtisanBarn.org.)
Visit Leslee Miller's website at: http://www.premieralpacas.com/
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Teresa Myott - position 5
509-878-1739
P O Box 259
Palouse, WA 99161
tmyott@hotmail.com
1st term 1/09 - 12/31/2013 (filled unexpired term 2006-2008)
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Teresa
Myott is a first grade teacher in the Potlatch School
district. She
has 22 years of teaching experience and is Nationally Board
Certified. Teresa serves as a first responder for the Palouse
Emergency Medical System and a volunteer at the Palouse
Community Center Thrift Store. She and her husband Don
have lived in Palouse for 19 years.
The library has always
been a window to the world for Teresa. She serves as a library
trustee because of this experience. Teresa says, "I
could never really give back enough for all I have been given
from books and libraries."
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Kristie
Kirkpatrick, Library Director 877-733-3375, email Peggy
Bryan, Associate Director, Board secretary 877-733-3375, email
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"A word from the Library Board"
The
Whitman County Library District was formed in 1945 with the
goal of providing service to all residents throughout the
vast reaches of our rural county. WCL’s dedicated staff
has brought technology and innovation to our library
district without sacrificing our most important mission: to
provide you with the best and most modern library services
possible. Thirteen branch libraries provide quality services
to over 10,000 cardholders. Residents can access the library
twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week through our
website, place book orders on-line and have them delivered
to their front door or the nearest community library.
Hundreds
of children regularly attend story time and juvenile library
programs. Thanks to a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation we provide much-improved Internet access and
computing to over 400 customers each week. We do all of this
at great value to Whitman County taxpayers. Our continued
goal is to serve our citizens and communities with this bold
approach to rural library services and a resolute sense of
stewardship.
Rebecca
Dickerson, Trustee, Whitman County Library
Most
recent previous board members
Linda Fletcher 2001-2005
Ronald
B. Webster 1997–2002
Anna-Maria
Shannon 1999-2002
Dennis
Ulrey 1998-2001
Mary Sue Thompson 1990-2000
Bob Wallace 1998-2000
Marilyn Bafus 1988-1998
Dorothy Smith 1991-1998
*Explanation of terms:
A
trustee can serve a maximum of 2 terms of 5 yrs each. Filling
any part of an un-expired term does not count as a term and
can be in addition to the two full terms of service.
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