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10/18/2008: "Welcome To Newest US Citizen In SJC"

(L to R: Ary Hobbel, Bianca and David Tobon -and their little one )

Bianca Tobon is San Juan County’s most recent U.S. citizen. Bianca took the oath of citizenship in Seattle on Thursday, October 9, 2008. Bianca’s husband, David is in the National Guard and his unit was called to serve in Iraq - related story.

On Saturday, October 11, Ary Hobbel presented Bianca and husband David with an American flag. The presentation took place at at E.J. Thorndike’s big red barn where the SJC Republicans had gathered for a country hoedown.

Included with a mix of politics, music and dancing, the group took time to congratulate Bianca. Ary served as a spokesperson for a group of islanders called "LLB" that are helping the family build their home in the latest Homes for Islanders project. The LLB is making sure that sufficient volunteer hours are completed to fulfill the Tobon’s sweat equity requirement for Homes for Islanders participants.