Bond Starker displays the same hard hat that his grandfather, TJ Starker, wore in 1978 when. he served as grand marshal. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) The hard hat Bond Starker wore in Saturday morning’s Grand Parade wasn’t new. It was the same green hat his grandfather, T.J. Starker, wore nearly 50 years ago the last time a member of the Starker family led the parade as grand marshal — hand-lettered with small drawings in permanent marke…
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