Category: Germaine Biographies

Character bios

Applegate, Faith Chastity

Faith Applegate was born in Germaine, Oregon at the beginning of the Great Depression to Timothy Applegate and Celia Bradford. An accomplished musician and vocalist, she graduated from Old Paiute High School in the class of 1948, and attended music school at the University of Oregon. Charles Sevigny Lafontaine In 1948, Faith Applegate gave birth to a daughter, Rochelle, fathered by Charles Sevigny LaFontaine, a black man who was subsequently murdered by town bigots. Birthplace: Parents: Partner: Children: Achievement:

Applegate, Howard

Owner and editor of the family-owned newspaper, The Germaine Truth. He is one of a long line of newspaper editors and a respected member of the community. Birthplace: Parents: Partner: Children: Achievement:

Applegate, Susie

Susie Applegate was born in Germaine, Oregon, the only child of Howard and Margie Ann Applegate. She is the star reporter for The Germaine Truth newspaper, and writes a blog, The Applegate Trail. Birthplace: Parents: Achievement: Wilbur County Index

Applegate, William Henry

One of the founders of Germaine, Will Applegate brought the first printing press to Germaine, all the way from Independence Missouri, in 1845. Birthplace: Parents: Partner: Children: Achievement:

Arratola, Angie

Born Angela Jane McCoy on April 21, 1960 in Germaine, Oregon. Angela Arratola is a successful real estate agent and owner of New Dawn Realty, which has been credited with the multi-million dollar sale of the old lodge at Lake Germaine. The remodeled lodge and the new owners, Red Nation Enterprises, have not been without controversy, but there is now doubt they’ve brought in a huge number of tourist dollars to Wilbur County.

Cardinales, Eugina Petrova

Also known as Dr. Rosa, Evgina Petrova Cardenas played an important role in the development of the Cuban medical system under Castro.

Donald “Donnie” Wicker

Donnie Wicker is a welder, metal sculptor, and founder of the Wilbur County Yacht Club. He is the son of George Wicker and Evangeline Forsythe. He learned the welding trade from his father, who operated a welding business in Germaine for several years, retiring in 2002. The Wickers moved to Germaine in 1965. Donnie has an older sister, Sherrie Wicker, who graduated from OPHS in 1985. Birthplace: Parents: Partner: Children: Achievement:

Dr Rosa

See also: Cardinales, Eugina Petrova Dr Rosa is a volunteer with the EcoSurvival Village in Wilbur County. Born in Barcelona, Spain, she is the daughter of Germaine matron, Vanessa Van Bibber, and a member of the Spanish resistance during the Spanish Civil War.

Grey Wolf

Born Martin Phineas Larsson, Grey Wolf had his name legally changed in 1993, shortly before moving to Wilbur County to found what was then called The Cherokee Nation of Wilbur County. He was force to change the name in 2003 to Red Nation Enterprises, after a drawn-out lawsuit by Germaine residents, Willie Walkingstick and Tsalagi Red, both registered citizens of the genuine Cherokee Nation. Grey Wolf has a long history of legal troubles since the mid-1970s, when he was involved in a “Natural Healing” scandal in Minneapolis that many called a ponzi scheme to market herbal remedies. After leaving Minnesota in 1977, he moved to California, where he studied Shamanic Principles and Rites at the Marin County Shamanic Institute. In 1994, he moved to Wilbur County to “establish my shamanic practice,” he told the court in 2001. Shortly after arriving he purchased nearly four square miles of land bordering Lake…