North Mason School Board selects Youngberg

May 19, 2022

Gordon Weeks

A firefighter walks by with firefighting equipment on the ground and a vehicle ready to roll at the new North Mason Regional Fire Authority station in Belfair on Tuesday.

The North Mason School District selected Erik Youngberg on May 10 to fill the District 1 School Board position left vacant by Art Wightman, whose resignation was accepted at the board's March 24 meeting.

In his letter to the board, Youngberg described himself as a fifth-generation resident of Mason County who wants to make a difference in the community by doing what he can to ensure future residents "continue to have a great school system."

Youngberg said he learned to cope with childhood dyslexia and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, allowing him to overcome predictions that "I wou...

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