Solea Kabakov has been selected to fill the Zone 5 seat on the North Wasco County School District 21 board. Kabakov was one of four people who applied for the position that was vacated when Bethany Frantz-Studebaker, who was elected to the seat in May, moved out of the area. Kabakov is a parent to four children, is on the budget committees for both the City of The Dalles and the Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency, and is a senior sales associate for Powder Pure. Josh Farris and John Grant were also interviewed for the position, while Brian Stevens also applied but had to bow out because he is employed by the district as a basketball coach. Stevens told the board he plans to run once he his finished with his tenure as coach.