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East Oregonian
Saturday, August 13, 2016
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Ed Miltenberger, owner of Sign Men, takes the face off a sign at a Hermiston
restaurant while sign technician Dave Schmidtgall assists. The men were updat-
ing the sign as Stetson’s Steak House has changed its name to Stet’s Steak House.
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