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CULTURE & HERITAGE
CELEBRATING THE HISTORY
OF EASTERN OREGON
Go trick-or-treat on Sixth Street
Umatilla plans variety of
Halloween events Oct. 29
By Jennifer Colton
Go! Magazine
U
MATILLA — The city of
Umatilla and the Umatilla
Chamber of Commerce are
partnering to welcome back
Halloween events on Friday,
Oct. 29, including multiple con-
tests, live entertainment and
plenty of candy.
Chamber Representative
Mark Ribich said the event will
start quietly and build through
the evening. The Trick-or-Treat
on Sixth Street will open the
celebration, and the fi rst half
hour — from 4-4:30 p.m. — is
a designated sensory advisory
portion to allow those with sen-
sory concerns to participate.
“We’re asking businesses to
keep the noise down that fi rst
half hour to let those individu-
als move through and enjoy it
with everyone else,” he said.
Umatilla’s Sixth Street —
also Highway 730 — will be
closed to vehicles from Swit-
zler Avenue to B Street, from
4-7 p.m.
During that time, the Uma-
tilla Police Department will
have a haunted house at the
police station, and businesses
will give out candy while also
participating in a business cos-
tume and decoration contest.
“All of the businesses in the
downtown core — 95% of them
— say they’re participating in
trick-or-treat this year,” Ribich
said. “It’s some tough compe-
tition for the contest. People
really get into it.”
Businesses not within the
closed area will still be partici-
pating. Some will have candy
and costumes at their locations
and others will have booths and
vehicles set up for a Trunk-or-
Treat at Village Square Park.
Ben Lonergan/Hermiston Herald
A truck full of children trick-or-treat during an adaptation of Treats on Main in
Hermiston on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020.
The Umatilla Museum and
Historical Society will also
have a table at Village Square
Park for the pet costume con-
test. The competition is open
to all pets, from dogs to llamas.
Winners of the pet contest
11am-8pm Tuesday-Saturday
will be announced on Monday,
Nov. 1.
After the trick-or-treat
events wind down, the city has
a Music in the Park concert
with STATIK from 7:30-10 p.m.,
also at Village Square Park.
While posted events will
happen on Oct. 29, one event
is happening now.
Umatilla is keeping one
of its events from last year’s
virtual celebration: the virtual
pumpkin carving contest.
To participate in the sec-
onnd annual contest, pick up
a free pumpkin at the Umatilla
Visitor Center (or use your
own), carve the pumpkin and
then post photos on the Face-
book page for Umatilla Oregon
Chamber of Commerce &
Visitors Center. Submissions
are due by Oct. 29 and should
include the name and age of
the person who designed and
carved the pumpkin. Winners
in each category — under 12,
13-20 and 21 and older — will
be chosen by the number
of likes, and each age group
winner will receive gift cards
or prizes from Umatilla busi-
nesses.
Call the Umatilla Chamber
of Commerce at 922-4825 for
more information.