Every year Young at Heart (YAH) Resources holds regional elections to its board of directors. The Silver-Haired Legislature conducts elections on the same day. These elections are set this year for Tuesday, May 4.
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The YAH board is comprised of nine members representing 18 counties in Northwest Missouri, and each member term is three years. The area is divided into three regions.
In the ABCD Region (Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, and DeKalb Counties) Sherry Golden of Gallatin is running unopposed. Ms. Golden is running for her third term on the board. She is a retired school teacher, having taught school for 30 years in Gallatin. She retired in 2011.
Voting in the ABCD region is conducted at the Andrew County Council on Aging, InterServ Community Services in St. Joseph, the Caldwell County Nutrition Center, the Clinton County Senior Action Council, the Daviess County Multi-Purpose Center in Gallatin, Pattonsburg Multipurpose Center, and the DeKalb County Senior Citizens Council in Maysville. Voting hours will be from 9 am-3 pm, unless otherwise indicated by polling site.
In the Northwest region (Atchison, Gentry, Harrison, Holt, Nodaway, and Worth Counties), Dixie (Eitel) McGary is running against Paula York.
Residents of ABCD and Northwest regions can vote in person or cast a mail-in ballot. Individuals must be 60 years old to be eligible to vote.
In the Green Hills Region (Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Putnam, and Sullivan counties), Steve Johnson is running unopposed. Because Green Hills has one unopposed candidate running for the YAH board of directors and one unopposed for Silver Haired Legislature (SHL), voting will take place only by mail-in ballot. Ballots can be requested by calling 660-240-9400 and asking for Janna, or emailing [email protected]. Ballots must be postmarked by April 30 to be valid.
Young at Heart Resources is one of 10 planning and service agencies in Missouri. Its primary client groups are adults who are at least 60 years of age and their caregivers. The organization targets low income people but serves all income levels, asking only for voluntary contributions to expand services. It is unbiased in helping clients make informed choices. Young at Heart Resources promotes systems that maintain and enhance the quality of life for older adults, wherever they may live. It is funded by federal, state, and local resources, as well as contributions, and has served older adults in its 18-county public service area since 1973.
Silver Haired Legislature
Silver Haired Legislature was created in 1973, and Missouri holds the distinction of having founded the first such organization in the United States. Silver Haired Legislature is composed of citizens, age 60 and older, who volunteer their time to advocate on behalf of Missouri’s older adults.
Voting for Silver Haired Legislature in the ABCD Region will take place at the same polling locations as for Young at Heart Board of Directors; Green Hills Region is by mail-in only. Telephone: 660-240-9400; website yahresources.org.
In the ABCD Region Walter Burnett is running against Deb Snider in Daviess County.
Burnett is a retired sheet metal worker and semi-retired farmer. He has served one year on the Daviess County senior tax board and has served as a volunteer at the Pattonsburg Senior Center.
Deb Snider is currently serving as board chairperson with the Daviess County Senior Tax Board and has also served on the board of Public Water Supply District #1 in Daviess County for six years. She retired in 2020 after 45 years as an in-home child care provider. For the past five years, she has served as a volunteer at the local senior center.
John Murphy is running unopposed in DeKalb County. Kathy Roach is running unopposed in Andrew County. Sharon Murphy, DeKalb County, is running for alternate.
Northwest Region has no candidates running. In the Green Hills region, Johnnie Herndon is running unopposed in Linn County.