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SAN MARCOS -- A Palomar College graduate was selected to fill a
vacancy on the five-member Vallecitos Water District board of
directors, officials said Wednesday.

Stephen G. Kildoo, a 25-year San Marcos resident, was selected
by the board at its Wednesday meeting to fill a vacancy left by
former board member Dale Mason. Mason retired last month to apply
for the position of the water district's assistant general
manager.

Kildoo, vice president of the kitchen division of the Hall of
Fame Design and Remodeling Center, has been a member of the San
Marcos Unified School District Bond Exploratory Committee and the
San Marcos Traffic and Safety Commission. He has also been
affiliated with several local organizations such as the San Marcos
Kiwanis Club, Los Cabelleros de Adventura, and the Panorama Teen
and Family Resource Center.

Kildoo will assume his