Gilbert Yzaguirre Gilbert Yzaguirre will start his third term next month as mayor of Jefferson.
People have more time to give than money.
Born in Texas and raised in Oregon, he was the fifth of 12 children and the one who took on the role of leader and mediator in the family. His dad, Guadalupe, was a migrant worker and the family moved around Oregon a lot, working with him. They picked apples and pears in the Hood River Valley, potatoes near Bend and Redmond and pole beans and strawberries in the Willamette Valley. They also worked for many years harvesting row crops at E.A. Chambers' farm in the Dever-Conner area. Yzaguirre lives about a mile from his dad, who is now 77 and retired.