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Mom’s Christmas surprise
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Mom’s Christmas surprise

  • Neita Cecil
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Elizabeth Leon spent the two days before church on Sunday crying because her daughter Timarra Roth, stationed in South Carolina with the Air Force, wouldn’t be home for Christmas. But a few minutes into the Dec. 23 service at The Dalles Christian Vineyard Fellowship, Leon was crying again, for an entirely different reason: she was holding Timarra in a tight embrace, the culmination of a surprise visit long in the making.

Disney Day at The Dalles High School Homecoming week
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Disney Day at The Dalles High School Homecoming week

  • Derek Wiley
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The Dalles High School students Alex McCall (Peter Pan), from left, Julissa Marquez (Russell from “Up”), Timarra Roth (Jessie from “Toy Story”) and Desiray Almaraz (Snow White) dressed up as their favorite Walt Disney characters Wednesday as part of Homecoming week.