Oral History:
Interview#: OH020
Interviewee: Nell Hallmark Kuonen
Interviewer: Barbara Ditman
Date: 11/16/2010
Location: Shaw Historical Library
Length: 1:02:38
Subjects: Water protests, Klamath Falls, Klamath Cruise
| Time Index | Topic |
| 0:00 - 4:50 | Introduction; Personal history; Family history (husband, Frank; son, Rocky; daughter, Rita). |
| 4:51 - 8:28 | Nell's businesses (mobile home park, golf course, RV park). |
| 8:29 - 12:02 | Involvement with the Shaw Historical Library and the Klamath County Museums; Choosing OIT as the location for the Shaw Historical Library. |
| 12:03 - 15:41 | Serving as the Commissioner of Klamath County and Chair man of the Board of Commissioners from 1976 to 1984 (co-workers and others: Ray Thorn, Alvin Cheyne, Floyd Wynne, Zon Gerbert, Jean Elzner). |
| 15:42 - 22:19 | Improved the Klamath County Fairgrounds; opening the Klamath Falls Airport's new routes to Bend and Redmond in 1983; comments on local transportation; History and usage of the airport. |
| 22:20 - 31:39 | Work with the Klamath River Compact Commission as chairman; Her son's work with Ronald and Nancy Reagan and President George H. W. Bush. |
| 31:40 - 36:24 | The 2001 water crisis protests; The effects of the government's water shut-off; The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and their effects of the local unrest. |
| 36:25 - 44:01 | Work with the Legislative Committee for the Association of Oregon Counties; Representation of Klamath County on the County on the Council of State Forest Trust Land Counties; Chairman of the Klamath Lake County Manpower Commission. |
| 44:02 - 45:23 | Earlier work experience; Frank's work experience. |
| 45:24 - 46:48 | Nell's inspiration, and reasons for her success and popularity. |
| 46:49 - 50:32 | Nell and Frank's classic cars; The Klamath Cruise. |
| 50:33 - 54:12 | Working with and knowing the people of the Klamath Basin; Private property and farmland rights. |
| 54:13 - 1:00:48 | Changes in the Klamath Basin (businesses, population, infrastructure); The urban growth boundary; Land development; George Flitcraft, Bertha Halpen. |
| 1:00:49 - 1:02:38 | Nell's Legacy. |
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