Student Transport Team Bus Garage Phone: 509-285-4322
Gerald Shahan	Debbie Crossett	Sheri Schell	Sandy Couch	Sue Hooper
I have been driving school bus for Oakesdale for 39 years! I have also been farming for most of my life. I was married for 21 years and had two children, Stuart and Katrina. Katrina is a Paralegal and Accounting Supervisor for a law firm in Spokane.	I have worked for the school district for about 21 years. My husband Mike, and I also own the corner grocery store in town. We have two sons who graduated from Oakesdale High School – Sam in 2000 and Ben in 2003. Sam is married and is in his 4th year of medical school in Iowa. Ben graduated from EWU with a major in Computer Science, I love my job here at Oakesdale School and plan to keep on driving until I retire!	My beginnings at Oakesdale School were at the tender age of 5, and I graduated from OHS in 1979. About 18 years ago, Don Paden ran across the street and asked if I “wanted to be a bus driver.” My husband, Cory, and I enjoy being able to raise our two sons – Riley, 16 and Cameron, 9 – on our farm. I love my job, my co-workers and especially the kids.	Blake, my husband of 28 years, and I moved to Oakesdale 16 years ago. We have 8 children ages 28 – 16 and 2 grandsons, ages 6 and 3. I have been driving for Oakesdale for the past 11 years. My Dad is a retired Navy man so we moved around quite a bit when I was growing up. I have lived North, South, East and West, but have settled in and most enjoyed it here in the Palouse area.	My husband and I moved to Oakesdale in the summer of 2000.We have 3 children – RJ, Megan and Joey. RJ graduated from OHS in 2002, Megan in 2005 and Joey is a junior. This is my 6^th year as a bus driver and I have also been the Assistant Cook for the past 3 years.
Substitute Bus Drivers
	Carla Wagner	Don Monforton	Marvin Wigen	Don Thursby
		I have been a substitute bus driver in Oakesdale for 18 years. I retired from the military in 1977.I was a pilot for both rotary wing (helicopters) and fixed wing (airplane) aircraft. I have lived in this area for 28 years. Two of my children graduated from Oakesdale – one in1987 and one in1989.	After I semi-retired from teaching, I decided I needed something to fill my “spare” time. Kevin had asked me for several years if I was interested in being a substitute school bus driver, so I thought I’d give it a try – and it turns out I like it.
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