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July 27, 2004
| Election 2004 - Local school districts to place parcel tax vote on November ballot |
By Bea Baechle
Editor
Both local public school districts serving the Evergreen community—the East Side Union High School District and the Evergreen School District—will be asking voters to pass a parcel tax on the Nov. 2 general election ballot.
Parcel taxes are typically used for instructional materials and programs, unlike a bond measure that usually funds new buildings and other construction. They require a two-thirds or 66.6 percent voter approval to pass. All the funds will be spent locally and not transferred to the state.
Increasing costs, coupled with state-imposed budget cuts to education, have taken their toll upon both school districts. In the shadow of Read
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Former Evergreen Little Leaguer gets drafted by Philadelphia Phillies
From T-ball to the minors, pitcher Kevin Rose has his eyes set on home plate with the Phillies
By Mariecar Mendoza
Staff Writer
In the midst of the afternoon in California, I call Kevin Rose, Evergreen’s baseball prodigy. Answering his phone, sounding groggy and exhausted, I turn apologetic at the thought I might have woken him up from a nap, but Rose explains he just got back from practice.
Holding his cell phone to his ear in New York—nearly 3,000 miles from the Evergreen community Read
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