that's the kind of conscientious person and public servant doug irand is. in 1999, doug announced he was stepping down after 28 1/2 years as country treasurer. at that time, he was in a life-and-death struggle with smoking-related cancer and his prognosis wasn't very good. once again, doug irand defied the odds. he beat cancer, resumed his political career, winning election as harlem township supervisor and a winnebegoth county board member. after ten years, he lost his reelection bid to the country board last november and he'll step down from the harlem county township board next month. it will shortly be his 70th birthday, leaving behind a distinguished record of 40 years and 8 months of public service. he grew up on a form in rural winnebego county. he was one of six kids, including three foster children. his family raised miniature horses. doug's dad worked in the factory. doug served in the air force during the vietnam war and came home and started working delivering mail. that's when he got the political bug. federal law prohibits public employees from