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B USINESS A Longtime NEW LOOK FOR THE PHEASANT Hermiston business updating its menu, bar and banquet room Hermiston A4 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM By SEAN HART Staff Writer After more than 40 years in business on Main Street in Hermiston, The Pheasant is renovating. Owner Cherie McLeod decided to replace the original bar that her parents installed in 1976 and update the busi- ness. “It was time for a change,” she said. “We needed some- thing new. Our customers needed something new.” The construction is almost complete, and McLeod said a grand reopening is planned Oct. 30-31 for the cafe and lounge under its new name and image: The Pheasant Blue Collar Bar & Grill. The business will still serve breakfast, lunch and dinner and feature a bar and a banquet room, but the menu, the atmosphere and the events are being upgraded, she said. “It’s going to be somewhere you want to go hang out with your friends and just go relax,” she said. “We’re go- ing to have a better appetizer menu. We’ve got 12 beers on tap, so we’ll have a big variety of the different beers. We’re going to change the restaurant food up a lit- Share your tle bit. It’s still homestyle business news cooking. Everything is done from scratch. It’s good food. The Hermiston Herald accepts news We’re not fast food.” announcements about job changes In addition to a larger and promotions, business ownership beer selection, the bar will changes, renovations and remodels, feature a new rustic look. changes in business hours and new The banquet room has also business openings, business owner been upgraded to host sport- retirements and related items. Submit ing and other events. your business news and photos to Event coordinator Ralph newsroom@hermistonherald.com. Ramirez said two large pro- jection screens have been added with another coming soon. The business now uses them to show 8)C ¿ ghts, boxing matches, other sporting events and music videos. He said, in addition to banquets and parties, the room also hosts poker on Monday nights, a game night for those 21 and older on Wednesday nights, karaoke on Thursday nights and live or DJ music on Friday and Saturday nights. “We wanted to make it more appealing to people,” he said. “We changed a lot of the specials. We changed a lot of the ethic. You have to keep up with the times, of course. We fell a little bit behind, and now we’re catching up.” The banquet room will feature two dartboards and two resurfaced pool tables, as well as other games. New sound and lighting equipment will also improve the atmosphere on the dance À oor, Ramirez said. “We’re trying to build something here so it’s just going to grow and grow and grow,” he said. “Hermiston is a little behind the times when it comes to a few things. This is a perfect opportunity to jump in right now and get ahead of the game and have a good place for people to hang out and relax.” 6TAFF 3H2T2 %< 6(A1 HA5T The Pheasant Blue Collar Bar & Grill owner Cherie McLeod, right, and her partner, Rodger Bumpaous, show off the new 12-tap system at the bar in the business, which is currently being remodeled. The construction is almost complete, and the business is planning a grand reopening Oct. 30-31 at the restaurant and bar, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston. 6TAFF 3H2T2 %< 6(A1 HA5T 6TAFF 3H2T2 %< 6(A1 HA5T Ralph Ramirez, event coordinator for The Pheasant Blue Collar Bar & Grill in Hermiston, sits at his DJ post in the banquet room. Along with a remodeling of the bar, the business is being updated to feature a variety of events, including live or DJ music on Fridays and Saturdays. Neal Correa painted this mural on the back side of The Pheasant Blue Collar Bar & Grill. Owner Cherie McLeod is remodeling the bar and updating the rest of the business. A grand reopening is scheduled for Oct. 30-31. The Pheasant Blue Collar Bar & Grill A grand reopening for The Pheasant featuring prizes and specials is planned for Oct. 30 and Oct. 31 at the business in downtown Hermiston, 149 E. Main St. The bar opens at 7 a.m. every day and, if there are patrons, it stays open until 2 a.m., but it closes at 10 p.m. Sundays. The restaurant is open from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. The banquet room hosts poker Monday nights, game night on Wednesdays, karaoke Thursday nights and live or DJ music Friday and Saturday nights. VOLUME 109 ɿ NUMBER 56 Gary L. West Jade McDowell Tammy Malgesini Sean Hart Sam Barbee Jeanne Jewett Editor gwest@hermistonherald.com 541-564-4532 Reporter jmcdowell@eastoregonian.com 541-564-4536 Community Editor tmalgesini@eastoregonian.com 541-564-4539 6TAFF 3H2T2 %< 6(A1 HA5T Left: Ramirez plays a music video on a 10-by-14-foot projection screen in the banquet room at the business in downtown Hermiston. Reporter smhart@hermistonherald.com 541-564-4534 Sports Reporter sbarbee@hermistonherald.com 541-564-4542 Multi-Media Consultant jjewett@hermistonherald.com 541-564-4531 Don’t Be Left In The Dark! 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