Wednesday, September 25, 2013 • The South Whidbey Record
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coNTeSTANTS CONTINUED FROM A12
Tom Churchill
Kent Ratekin
Age: 60 Residence: Langley Occupation: Full time English/History/Art teacher at Langley Middle School. How long have you lived on South Whidbey? 19 years. What do you want readers to know about you? I am married to a wonderful woman, Tricia Beckner-Ratekin, have two grown daughters and one grandchild with one on the way. We helped
Age: 79 Residence: Langley Occupation: Writer-actor /amateur How long have you lived on South Whidbey? Off and on for 45 years. What do you want readers to know about you? I care more about health care for everyone than for any other issue. What is your biggest shortcoming? Ego. Why should you be Mr. South Whidbey? If I pull in the most cash, the question and answer become moot. start the Langley Second Street Market 3 years ago to begin to bring fresh, organic foods to a Friday Fair. I pioneered the Waldorf School in Bellingham (Whatcom Hills Waldorf School), and helped the Waldorf School get off the ground here on Whidbey Island, which is how I came to live here. I was the teacher of their first graduating 8th grade class in 1994. What is your biggest shortcoming? You’ll have to ask people around me about shortcomings. There’s too many in my own mind: I’m excessive, wild, immature and overly emotional but I try to do the right thing as much as possible. Why should you be Mr. South Whidbey? I, actually, would not like to be Mr. South Whidbey, but couldn’t say no to helping such a fine organization. I won’t have to worry about it anyway as all my friends are poor but wonderful.
Ben Thomas
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Age: 50 Residence: Maxwelton Valley Occupation: National Expert on Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks How long have you lived on South Whidbey? 11 years What do you want readers to know about you? I’m just your typical postnuclear-tie-dye-environmental-entrepreneur husband/father-of-teens kind of guy. What is your biggest shortcoming? Not see-
ing enough movies at the Clyde. Why should you be Mr. South Whidbey? Because when they asked
for my candidacy I had no decent reason to say no.
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