Creston woman retires after 54 years with school district - Creston Valley Advance

Creston woman retires after 54 years with school district - Creston Valley Advance

Joan Saigeon, born and raised in Creston, is retiring from her position with School District N0. 8 after 54 years. She began volunteering with the District right out of high school at age 17 and took her first position at Creston Elementary (now Adam Robertson Elementary) shortly after that. “A few months later, the librarian at the high school (now Kootenay River Secondary) and I bumped into each other at the Dairy Queen and she told me I shoul…