July 12, 2007

	Gearing up for Festival of People
	Headlining this year's festival is the 5th annual Historic Montesano Antique Car Show with about 180 cars expected. By Dee Anne Shaw Vidette Editor Montesano's Festival of People got a tune-up this year, and more cars, more games and more fun all-around are expected for the day-long event next Saturday, July 21. Lori Benedict of Montesano is this year's chairman. She answered the call for help put out by the few frazzled folks who have been putting the festival on in previous years. She says everything is coming together nicely. The Festival of People is sponsored by the Montesano Chamber of Commerce and the city. It's intended to be an old-fashioned, ice-cream-social kind of day where folks just hang out and have fun.		Teri Daneker of Montesano is all smiles as she sits in the driver's seat of her bright red 1961 Chevy Impala convertible. She's owned it for nine years now, and says her husband Lynn bought it for her as a surprise instead of the car she thought she wanted, and now she won't trade it for anything. That's Lynn Daneker looking on, standing by his favorite street rod, a 1930 Chevy Roadster. He knows of only one other on Grays Harbor, but it's a classic. Look for the Danekers at the 5th Annual Historic Montesano Antique Car Show next Saturday, July 21. (Photo by Dee Anne Shaw)
	Fred Keel is grand marshal of 2007's Bear Festival Parade
	Parade is July 14, twelve noon By Tommi Halvorsen Gatlin Vidette Reporter For years, Fred Keel of McCleary has faithfully served his family, his employer, his town and his country. For those reasons and more, Keel's been named grand marshal of this year's Bear Festival Parade. Preferring to work out of the limelight, he's a little "embearassed" about it. When the parade gets under way at noon Saturday; though, look for the classy black Mustang convertible following the fire and police entries, and you'll spot a smiling, waving man who retired last year after 25 years with the McCleary Fire Department - the final decade as its chief.		Fred Keel, who retired last year as McCleary's longtime fire chief, stands in his sunny backyard Monday. Few residents of his town don't know Keel or why he would be honored as this year's grand marshal of the Bear Festival Parade, which gets under way at noon Saturday. Watch for Keel in a classy black Mustang convertible. (Photo by Dee Anne Shaw)
	Montesano All-Stars upend East G.H.
	Monte drops next two games, EGH eliminated in next round By Jerrad Kellogg Vidette Reporter Three big innings, in which Monte scored at least five runs, helped propel the Montesano Little League All-Stars past the East Grays Harbor All-Stars, 18-4, during the first round of the District III Major League Tournament at Nelson Field on Saturday, July, 7. The pace for this game was established early and looked as if it was going to be a shootout, as Monte tallied five runs in the top of the inning and then EGH responded with two runs of their own.		Members of the Monte squad congratulate Shad Rogers after he blasted his first-inning two-run homer to right field. (Photo by Jerrad Kellogg)