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June 24, 2015 Vol. 8 No. 49
President Obama Visit Congressman Raul Ruiz and President Obama holding Sky Ruiz. Photo by Pat Krause
Congressman Ruiz brought his wife and twins Sage and Sky; the President held one of the Congressman’s three-month-old babies. Story and Photos by Pat Krause President Obama made his second annual Fathers Day Trip to our Valley on Sat. June 20th. Air Force one touched down at 11:00 after a short visit to LA and San Francisco. On hand to greet the President was Tribal Chairman Jeff Grubbe, Rancho Mirage Mayor, Dana Hobart, and Congressman Raul Ruiz.
President Obama stood at the door of the plane and waved as he made his way down to greet them. Obama saluted the servicemen that waited for him on the ground. Congressman Ruiz told the President that he had brought along his wife and 2 little newborn twins. The President said he needed some baby time and said
they should all go over and meet the little twins. President Obama held Sky Ruiz and patted Sage Ruiz on the head and greeted Monica Ruiz. Photographers had a field day with that photograph. Presidential staff photographers all made a mad dash over to the press area to get the photos of the President and the babies. All the the security also had to follow
Dick Van Patten dies at 86
‘Eight is Enough’ star died Tuesday in Santa Monica, CA By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Dick Van Patten, the genial, round-faced comic actor who premiered on Broadway as a child, starred on television in its infancy and then, in middle age, found lasting fame as the patriarch on TV’s “Eight is Enough,” has died. Van Patten died Tuesday in Santa Monica, California, of complications from diabetes, said his publicist, Daniel Bernstein. He was 86. Born in New York, the veteran entertainer began his
career as a model and child actor, making his Broadway debut in 1935 at the age of seven, billed as “Dickie Van Patten.” He would go on to appear in 27 other Broadway plays, acting alongside such giants as Melvyn Douglas, Tallulah Bankhead and, for three years, as the son of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in “O Mistress Mine.” In 1949, he began a sevenyear run on one of TV’s earliest series, the CBS comedy “Mama,” playing one of the sons of a Norwegian-American family in early 1900s San Francisco.
Van Patten’s greatest TV success was as Tom Bradford, a widower and father of eight who met and married Abby (played by Betty Buckley), with whom he set up a loving if chaotic household. The ABC comedy-drama aired from 1977-1981. “Every day on set he was a happy, jovial person, always generous and ready to play, tease and always keep us all laughing,” said Buckley. “He was the consummate professional, a wonderful actor, master of comedy, and a kind and Continues on Page 7
along to protect the President. Ruiz said he was thrilled that this happened on his first Fathers Day weekend. Ruiz said that was what is so great about our country when a poor boy from parents who toiled in the fields can rise to be a congressman and have your children meet the President. This can only happen in America. Monica Ruiz said her
mother would be excited beyond words to see the President holding one of her grandchildren. Dana Hobart and his wife Vicki was supposed to visit family for Fathers Day, but their children felt greeting the President was more important. This was the first-time Vicki Hobart had seen Continues on Page 2