Rich Truax has been tabbed to take a vacant position on the Hood River County School District Board. Truax was picked from five applicants for the at-large position being vacated by Jan Veldhuisen-Virk after serving on the board for 18 years. Truax is a licensed engineer, and has been on the school district’s finance advisory committee and served on local option and capital bond campaign committees. He has also been board president for the Cooper Spur Ski Race Team and the Port of Hood River’s budget committee. Truax was chosen unanimously by the board to fill the seat, and will be formally sworn in on February 8 at the district office.