Happy Canyon Princess Susie Blackwolf Patrick, 20, of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation waves to the crowd Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at the Umatilla County Kick-Off Parade in Hermiston. (Photo by Yasser Marte/Hermiston Herald)
Members of the Hermiston High School football team hand candy to children standing in the crowd Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at the Umatilla County Kick-Off Parade in Hermiston. (Photo by Yasser Marte/Hermiston Herald)
The FFA float rolls along Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in the Umatilla County Kick-Off Parade in Hermiston. (Photo by Yasser Marte/Hermiston Herald)
Umatilla County Commissioner John Schafer greets the crowd Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at the Umatilla County Kick-Off Parade in Hermiston. (Photo by Yasser Marte/Hermiston Herald)
The Hermiston High School band performs as they march through the procession Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in the Umatilla County Kick-Off Parade in Hermiston. (Photo by Yasser Marte/Hermiston Herald)
Eastern Oregon Livestock Show Queen Paisley Miller of the Grande Ronde Valley rides her horse Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at the Umatilla County Kick-Off Parade in Hermiston. (Photo by Yasser Marte/Hermiston Herald)
Umatilla-Morrow Head Start Inc.'s float uses a forest theme Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at the Umatilla County Kick-Off Parade in Hermiston. (Photo by Yasser Marte/Hermiston Herald)
Children scavenge for candy Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at the Umatilla County Kick-Off Parade in Hermiston. (Photo by Yasser Marte/Hermiston Herald)
A participant in the Umatilla County Kick-Off Parade greets the crowd in her traditional Mexican regalia Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Hermiston. (Photo by Yasser Marte/Hermiston Herald)
A local Shriner greets children in the crowd Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at the Umatilla County Kick-Off Parade in Hermiston. (Photo by Yasser Marte)
