ABWA URGES FORUM ATTENDANCE

The 1996 school board candidates for the Jackson R-2 school district will face questions from the public on Tuesday, March 19, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Jackson Junior High School library. The "Meet the School Board Candidates" forum is sponsored by the Jackson charter chapter of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA) to help voters make informed school board choices.

Candidates meeting for the open seats are incumbents T. Wayne Lewis, Darrell Hanschen and Vicky McDowell.

"Meet the School Board Candidates" is an annual event sponsored by ABWA as a community service project. This year's moderator will be Brad Palmer of radio station KZIM. All registered voters and taxpayers in the R-2 school district are invited to attend. Babysitting will be provided and refreshments will be served after the forum.

For any questions or concerns regarding the "Meet the School Board Candidates" public forum, or if there are any questions you would like to have addressed, please contact Cindy Jeter, education chairperson at 335-8291 or Sandra Perry, president, at 651-3566.