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Hood River News, Wednesday, July 8, 2015
4th O’ July
Photos by Trisha Walker
ALICIA CARABANTES and son Jose Rueda, 6, enjoy fresh fruit from Casa Ruiz at Mer-
cado del Valle on July 4. Georgia Tuttle, right, decorates a cart for the annual parade
through downtown Odell — and below, children dash for candy as classic cars drive by.
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Community celebrates with parade, farmers’ market
A BIG DRAW at El
Mercado was the
Mid Valley Elemen-
tary bounce house
set up by Gorge
Grown staff. Sophia
Herrera, 10, and
Kaliah Gatiac, 6,
who were in town
visiting cousin Alex
Chairez, 10, of
Odell, not pictured,
slide with flair. An-
other draw was
fresh fruit and veg-
gies sold by local
farmers; at left,
Manuel Irusta pur-
chases cherries.
SCENES FROM
the parade:
Above, patriotic
motorcyclist
pops a wheelie
to the delight of
the crowd, and
a group of
youngsters
watch the four-
wheelers go by,
candy sacks in
hand.