 Pete & Jerene |
The GertonsonsMy Mom (Marge) & Dad (Pete) moved to Lewiston Idaho when I was about 4 years old from Ely Nevada where my brother, Steve was born. Both of my sisters, Chris & Laurie were born in Lewiston. Dad worked for the Weather Bureau as a Weatherman at the Lewiston Airport. Both Mom & Dad were very active in the community and taught me the spirit of community and volunteering. We are proud to have passed on their traditional values to our children through our community work over the years! I have been married for 38 years to a wonderful Prairie Girl from Winchester Idaho. My wife, Jerene, was born and raised in Idaho, while I was born in Massachusetts. Jerene graduated from Highland High School in Craigmont in 1969. I graduated from Lewiston High School in 1971. I retired from the US Postal Service in 2007. My wife still works part time in Winchester. In 1980 we moved 15 miles South of Lewiston to Waha. (see photo below) |
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 Waha Idaho |
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 Bill & Kathy, Cole, Kaleigh, Rylan |
Our Kids We have 2 grown daughters and 5 perfect Grandchildren! As for our Son-in-laws, we feel as though we have won the lottery! |
 Josh & Nikki, Cooper & Abby |
A Bit More about Me Below |
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Profile: |
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| I was born in Fallriver Massachusetts in 1951. Our family moved to Idaho in the mid 50's. I've been married 38 years to my wife: Jerene, we have 2 Children, Kathy & Nikki, and 5 grandchildren. |
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Organizations: |
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| Waha Water District: Board Member 26 years Current Chairman – 20 years Current Water-master 4 years |
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| Kiwanis: Currently President Elect for 2013 Currently President for 2012 Member 4 years |
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| Idaho State Democratic Party: DNC National Committeeman 2011-2016 Chair of Idaho State County Chairs 2009 -2010 Executive Board Member 2009 - 2010 Nez Perce County Chair 2006 - 2010 Precinct 39 Captain 2004 - 2010 |
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| National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC): Member 40 years Food Drive Coordinator 1996 - 2006 |
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| Washington State Association of letter Carriers (WSALC) Executive Board Member 2000 -2007 |
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| New Hope Services Food Bank: Chairman 1986 -1999 Distributed over 250,000 lbs of food annually & clothing to needy residents of Asotin County, Washington. |
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Education: |
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| Bachelor of Science Degree from Lewis Clark State College 2010: General Studies: Natural Sciences & Mathematics Minor: Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Lewiston High School Graduate 1971 |
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Academic Interests: |
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| Computer Programming Avenue ESRI C++ Visual Basic PHP - a widely used, general-purpose scripting language that was originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. Databases Microsoft Office Access - a relational database management system from Microsoft that combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software development tools. MySQL – An open source relational database management system (RDBMS) that is the de-facto standard for high-traffic web sites because of its high performance, stability and ease of use. Geodatabase - A database designed to store, query, and manipulate geographic information and spatial data. Webpage Design Dreamweaver Flash Frontpage PHP & ASP GIS ArcView 3.1 Avenue MapObjects with Visual Basic ArcGis9 Google Earth KMZ files |
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Employment: |
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| US Postal Service: Retired Letter Carrier 30 years (Retired)
Idaho Virtual Incubator (IVI) 1996 - 1999: |
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Published Papers and Oral presentations (GIS Related): |
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| 2001: Title: Avenue Scripts for Census Data Processing Where: Intermountain GIS conference (URISA regional meeting) Boise, Idaho. 2002: Title: Visual Basic and MapObjects Techniques for Census Data Processing 2005: Title: The Peculiarities of Public Data for Use in GIS |
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