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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)
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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)
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The FFA float rolls along Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in the Umatilla County Kick-Off Parade in Hermiston. (Photo by Yasser Marte/Hermiston Herald)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Children scavenge for candy Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at the Umatilla County Kick-Off Parade in Hermiston. (Photo by Yasser Marte/Hermiston Herald)