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BELLEVILLE
BELLEVILLE

Voters to choose Van Buren school board trustees

Voters in the City of degree in accounting from ministry from 2015 to present, She and her husband have She is active with the Tyler
Belleville and Sumpter and Van Cleary College of Business. and Church Administrative been married for 26 years and Elementary School Parent
Buren townships will chose She is a past member of Council chairperson from are the parents of three adult Teacher Organization and is
four members of the school Michigan Schools Energy January 2017 to August 2018. children. vice president of AGAPE
board during the Nov. 3 elec- Cooperative, elected to the Featheringill has lived in the Uniting Families for Christ cou-
tion. board for 2001-2005; vice presi- school district for 47 years. She Incumbent Simone Pinter, 58, ples' ministry.
Five Van Buren Township dent, 2005-2006; and president, and her husband are the par- has been a resident of the She and her husband are the
residents are seeking the four 2006-2007 and also served on ents of two adult children. school district for 39 years. parents of three children.
open seats on the Van Buren the board of Wayne County She is a retired florist and She was also on the school
Public Schools Board of School Business Officials, as Incumbent Kelly Owen, 57, attended both high school and board ballot in 2018.
Education. secretary 1996-97; treasurer, has an associate's degree and is trade school. She is active with
Voters will chose from 1997-98; vice president, 1998-99; a homemaker. Relay for Life and the Moose Terrance C. Goff, 48, has lived
incumbents Susan K. and president, 1999-2000. She is A resident of the district for Lodge. in the school district for three
Featheringill, Kelly Owen and currently an emeritus member. 28 years, she has served on the She and her husband are the years. He is employed as a
Simone Pinter who are being She also has been a member Van Buren Public Schools parents of three children. building inspector and earned
challenged by Nicole Falconer of the Michigan Association of Board of Education for eight his high school degree. This is
and Terrance C. Goff. School Boards since January years. She was previously a Dionne Falconer, 47, has lived his first run for public office.
2017. member of the Van Buren in the district for eight years. Goff served an appointed
Incumbent Susan K. Her civil involvement Public Schools Education She is a Regulation Agent position for a three-year term
Featheringill, 63, is a retired includes Girls Scouts of Foundation where she served with the Michigan State on a Farmington Hills charter
assistant superintendent for America Council, Southeastern for eight years and was active Unemployment Office and school.
business operations at the Michigan Finance Committee, with the Parent Teacher earned her Bachelor of Science He was also a parent coordi-
Taylor School District. Women's Study Club, Staff Organizations while her chil- degree in Business nator for the Detroit Youth
She earned her Master of Parish Committee, Sunday dren were in school, serving on Administration at Ferris State Choir prior to seeking election
Arts degree in educational lead- School Teacher, Junior Girl various volunteer committees University and a Master of Arts to the Van Buren Public Schools
ership at Eastern Michigan Scout Leader, Children's Choir for events. 42607 Maude Ct., Van degree in Business Board of Education.
University and has a bachelor Director, Church Finance Buren Township, is running for Administration/Ebusiness from He and his wife are the par-
of business administration Committee, Joyful Noise music reelection to the school board. the University of Phoenix.. ents of three daughters.

Bottled up

Members of the Belleville Rotary Club
and the Rotary Passport to Service Club
are coordinating a water bottle drive for
children attending Van Buren Public
Schools in kindergarten through sixth
grade. The bottles are needed as water
fountains in the school buildings are not
available. Rotary Club President Debra
Green, left, delivers bottles to district
administrative assistant Debbie
McWilliams and Superintendent of
Schools Pete Kudlak Oct. 15. The effort
will continue through October and clean,
new or used bottles can be donated at
the Belleville Library.The club also pur-
chased more than 50 sets of school sup-
plies donated to local elementary
schools.The Belleville Rotary Club mem-
bers meet at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at
Wayne County Community College,
9555 Haggerty Road in Belleville. Photo by
Brian Pearcy