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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2016
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IN THE LOOP
CITY ADDING ANOTHER MILE
TO THE HERMISTON LOOP
TRAIL; WILL ADD BIKE/HIKE
SECTION ALONG HIGHLAND
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HELPING OUT
HERMISTON SISTERS STRIKE
GOLD WITH GIRL SCOUTS
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APPLICATION
WANT TO REIGN OVER THE
UMATILLA COUNTY FAIR?
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE SOON
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TREATS ON MAIN
ATTRACTS CAST OF HALLOWEEN CHARACTERS
SOCCER
BULLDOG BOYS, GIRLS WIN
PLAY-IN ROUNDS, MOVE ON
TO STATE TOURNAMENT
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By JADE McDOWELL
Staff Writer
F
amilies turned out in force on Monday for the Hal-
loween tradition of for Treats on Main.
Hundreds of princesses, superheroes, mermaids
and pirates crowded the sidewalks and spilled into the
closed-off streets downtown as they worked with their
parents to get their trick-or-treating in before dark.
Brandi Verley of Gems and Gents Kids Center was handing
out candy Monday for the fi rst time, and said she was glad the
city puts on a fun alternative to nighttime trick-or-treating for
its youngest residents.
“It’s a really good, fun event and it’s nice to have a safe
place for the kids to go, and nice to be a part of it this year,”
she said.
Verley, who was dressed as a sparkly blue and purple mer-
maid, said one of the best parts of handing out candy was get-
ting to see all of the creative costumes that go by.
“The dinosaurs, they’re twins,” she said, pointing out a pair
of pint-sized dinos. “Oh my gosh, so cute.”
Terra and Luis Nava from Bloomz were handing out candy
dressed as a Guns N Roses fan and Capt. Jack Sparrow, re-
spectively. As a steady stream of children moved past, pump-
kin-shaped buckets held
high, Terra said it was
fun to hand out treats and
enjoy the creativity of the
costumes.
“I like the Stay-Puffed
Marshmallow Man,” she
said.
Not all of the people
handing out candy were
adults. Payton Howard,
10, was handing out candy
with a wave and a smile in
front of Andee’s Boutique.
“I love your family!”
she exclaimed as a group
of Dallas Cowboys fans walked by.
One set of costumes drawing the most attention (and re-
quests for photos) was a set of four M&Ms and an M&M
package. The brightly-colored costumes belonged to the Thiel
BRIEFLY
Election
results will be
posted online
next week
“IT’S A REALLY GOOD, FUN
EVENT AND IT’S NICE TO
HAVE A SAFE PLACE FOR THE
KIDS TO GO, AND NICE TO BE
A PART OF IT THIS YEAR.”
See HALLOWEEN, A14
STAFF PHOTOS BY JADE McDOWELL
Above: Tess Alexander, left, and Levi Nelson went to Treats on Main in
Hermiston dressed as the Joker and the devil.
Top: A set of Minions searches for candy at Hermiston’s Treats on Main.
City gears up for free bus service in 2017
By JADE McDOWELL
Staff Writer
Hermiston residents may have no-
ticed a fake bus stop sign appear in
their neighborhood as of Wednesday,
Oct. 26, as the prepares to give resi-
dents more transportation options.
The signs are a precursor to the free
public bus system the city plans to be-
gin on Jan. 2 through an agreement
with Kayak Public Transit. They pro-
vide a map of the proposed route and
information about a Nov. 1 meeting
for the community to provide feed-
back on the proposal before it goes in
front of the city council for a decision
on Nov. 14.
The meeting, held Tuesday at 5
p.m. at city hall, was the last meet-
ing of the Public Transit Adviso-
ry Committee before it submits a
See BUS, A14
STAFF PHOTO BY JADE McDOWELL
A temporary sign at the Hermiston Plaza shows a proposed bus stop location.
Umatilla County and
the state of Oregon will
not start releasing elec-
tion results for the Nov.
8 election until after the
press deadline for the
Nov. 9 edition of the
Hermiston Herald.
Election results will
not be available for the
Nov. 9 print edition,
however, the Herald
will post election re-
sults online through the
evening on Nov. 8 for
local races.
You will be able to
find election updates
throughout the evening
on Tuesday, Nov. 8, on
our website at www.
HermistonHerald.com.
Look for results
from local, state and
key national races in
the Wednesday, Nov. 9,
print edition of the East
Oregonian, on online at
w w w. E a s t O r e g o n i a n .
com.
Road work to
create delays on
Highway 395
Drivers on Highway
395 in Hermiston may
experience some traffi c
delays over the next cou-
ple of weeks.
The Oregon Depart-
ment of Transportation
will be working to make
some minor adjustments
to the repaving project
it completed earlier this
year.
Drivers can expect
lane closures and minor
delays between 8 a.m.
and 4 p.m. until Nov.
11, and are reminded to
drive with extra caution
through work zones.