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Newspaper Page TextHEADED TO COLLEGE — Colbray comits to Iowa State SEE SPORTS Page B1 Hermiston Herald WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2015 HermistonHerald.com $1.00 SPECIAL SECTION INSIDE ABOUT TOWN Area music students perform at festival STAFF PHOTO BY SEAN HART Hermiston Walmart Supercenter store manager Erik Smith stands in the new produce section of the recently remodeled store after a grand reopening celeEration 7hursday morning 7he upgrades were ´Tuite an oYerhaulµ he said including new Á ooring À [tures lighting and displays Walmart ready for holiday shopping season Hermiston store receives ‘quite an overhaul’ By SEAN HART Staff Writer A PDMRU UHPRGHOLQJ RI WKH +HUPLVWRQ :DOPDUW 6XSHU FHQWHUZDVFRPSOHWHGMXVWLQWLPHIRU%ODFN)ULGD\DQG WKHKROLGD\UXVK 7KHVWRUHKRVWHGJUDQGUHRSHQLQJHYHQWV)ULGD\DQG 6DWXUGD\DIWHUWKHZHHNSURMHFWLQWHQGHGWRPDNH WKH VKRSSLQJ H[SHULHQFH ³IDVW FOHDQ DQG IULHQGO\´ VWRUHPDQDJHU(ULN6PLWKVDLG ³:H¶UHGRLQJWKHULJKWWKLQJIRUWKHFXVWRPHUVWU\LQJWRJLYH WKHPZKDWWKH\GHVHUYH´KH VDLG³:HGRQ¶WMXVWZDQWWR EH WKH ORZFRVW OHDGHU :H ZDQWSHRSOHWRFRPHLQKHUH DQGVD\µ+H\WKLVLVDFOHDQ SODFH , ZDQW WR EULQJ P\ IDPLO\LQKHUHDQGWKHNLGV¶ DQG DOO WKDW JRRG VWXII 6R ZHGLGVSHQGDORWRIH[WUD PRQH\RQWKHVHXSJUDGHV´ $OWKRXJK 6PLWK VDLG KH FRXOGQRWGLVFORVHWKHWRWDO FRVWRIWKHUHPRGHOKHVDLG WKHQHZÀRRULQJLQVWDOOHGRQ — Erik Smith WKH HQWLUH VTXDUH Store manager IRRWVDOHVDUHDDORQHZRXOG FRVWWR 7KDWGRHVQ¶WLQFOXGHWKHH[SDQGHGFXVWRPHUVHUYLFHDUHDWKH H[WHULRU SDLQW MRE RU WKH QHZ VKHOYLQJ ¿[WXUHV DQG GLVSOD\V WKURXJKRXWWKHVWRUH ³7KH\GLGTXLWHDQRYHUKDXO´KHVDLG³7KH\UHSODFHGDOO WKH¿[WXUHVLQWKHGHSDUWPHQWV7KH\ZHQWDVIDUDVUHSODFLQJ DOOWKHIUHH]HUVLQWKHEDFN(YHU\WKLQJLVMXVWEUDQGQHZZKLFK LVJUHDWVRQRZLW¶VXSWRXVWRREYLRXVO\NHHSLWWKHZD\LWLV´ $VSHRSOHZDONLQWRWKHVWRUHRQWKHJURFHU\VLGHQHZ/(' OLJKWLQJ LOOXPLQDWHV D UHGHVLJQHG SURGXFH DQG EDNHU\ DUHD “We’re doing the right thing for the customers, trying to give them what they deserve.” See WALMART, A11 STAFF PHOTO BY SEAN HART The new produce section in the recently remodeled Hermiston Walmart Supercenter features new display cases and lighting. STAFF PHOTO BY SEAN HART After a recent remodel, the Hermiston Walmart Supercenter bakery now features new display tables and e[panded offerings. Tree festival spreads spirit of giving By TAMMY MALGESINI Community Editor $IHVWLYHWZRGD\HYHQWIHDWXUHVGD]]OLQJ DQG EHDXWLIXOO\ GHFRUDWHG WUHHV GXULQJ WKH +HUPLVWRQ)HVWLYDORI7UHHV 3HRSOH FDQ ELG RQ ODUJH WUHHV ZKLFK FRPH ZLWK D ERXQW\ RI JLIWV DV ZHOO DV VPDOO WUHHV DQG WKHPHG EDVNHWV$OVR D VLOHQW DXFWLRQ LQFOXGHV ZUHDWKV DQG VWRFNLQJV7KH )DPLO\ 'D\ RIIHUV D YDULHW\ RIDFWLYLWLHVDQGWKHWUHHVUHPDLQIRUYLHZ LQJ ³,W¶VUHDOO\SRSXODU´VDLG-RKQ6SRPHURI WKH +HUPLVWRQ %UHDNIDVW .LZDQLV &OXE ³,W KDVEHFRPHD&KULVWPDVNLFNRIIHYHQW´ 7KHIHVWLYDO¶VJDODHYHQWEHJLQVZLWKWUHH YLHZLQJDQGZLQHWDVWLQJ6DWXUGD\'HFDW SPDWWKH+HUPLVWRQ&RQIHUHQFH&HQWHU STAFF PHOTO BY TAMMY MALGESINI 6+LJKZD\7KHGLQQHUSULPHULE RUVDOPRQE\6LPSO\&DWHULQJLVDWSP A family visits with Santa Claus during a past Family Day during the Festival of Trees at the Hermiston Conference Center. This year’s dinner and auction See FESTIVAL, A11 is Saturday, Dec. 5, and the family activities are Sunday, Dec. 6. 7KH 8PDWLOOD0RUURZ 'LVWULFWRIWKH2UHJRQ0X VLF 7HDFKHUV $VVRFLDWLRQ¶V (QVHPEOH)HVWLYDOIHDWXUHG QHDUO\ DUHD SLDQR DQG YRLFHVWXGHQWV +HOG2FWLQ+HUPLV WRQ 0LR$LRNH RI (DVWHUQ 2UHJRQ8QLYHUVLW\ZDVDG MXGLFDWRUIRUWKHHYHQW 7KH ORFDO ZLQQHUV LQ FOXGHG (OHPHQWDU\ SLDQR /DQGRQ %DUQGW 0DWWKHZ +DPPRQG 5LOH\ +DPS WRQ5XE\:HVW+HUPLVWRQ +RQRUDEOHPHQWLRQV0LPL &KHQ&RQQLH&KHQ+HUP LVWRQ (OHPHQWDU\ YRLFH 0F.HQQD %UD\ (FKR 0DULQD )UDVVHU 6WDQ¿HOG 5XE\:HVW+HUPLVWRQ 0LGGOH VFKRRO SLDQR 3DXO (UQVW .\OH (UQVW (PPD:LOOLDPVRQ.DLWO\Q 5DPLUH] +XQWHU 0F'RQ DOG-D\GHQ$JXLOHUD7\OHU %ODNH +HUPLVWRQ +RQRU DEOH PHQWLRQV (OOLH (UQVW .\OH(UQVW+HUPLVWRQ 0LGGOH VFKRRO YRLFH 0\D+D\GHQ+HUPLVWRQ +LJK VFKRRO SLDQR +RQRUDEOHPHQWLRQV5\OHH +DQFRFN -XVWLQ %ODNH +HUPLVWRQ +LJK VFKRRO YRLFH 0HODQL 3XUFHO +HUPLVWRQ 5\OHH %UD\ /H[L %UD\ (FKR 7HDFKHUV 6DUDK 0LO EXUQ 3K\OOLV 3HWHUVRQ +HUPLVWRQ .DWK\ 7XUQHU %RDUGPDQ $ODLQD /HP PRQ /H[LQJWRQ 5REHUWD :LQGKDP %HWKDQ\ 9DQ &OHDYH0\UQD9DQ&OHDYH 3HQGOHWRQ :LQQLQJ HQVHPEOHV ZHUHHOLJLEOHWRSHUIRUPDW WKH 6WDWH (QVHPEOH )HVWL YDO KHOG 1RY DW:HVW HUQ 2UHJRQ 8QLYHUVLW\ LQ 0RQPRXWK Area DMV offi ces closed Nov. 26-27 for Thanksgiving All Oregon DMV RI¿FHV DORQJ ZLWK RWK HU VWDWH RI¿FHV ZLOO EH FORVHG RQ ERWK 7KDQNV JLYLQJ DQG WKH )ULGD\ DIWHU 7KDQNVJLYLQJ 1RY DQGDFFRUGLQJWRD UHOHDVH IURP WKH 2UHJRQ 'HSDUWPHQW RI 7UDQVSRU WDWLRQ &XVWRPHU ZDLW WLPHV WHQG WR EH ORQJHU RQ WKH GD\VMXVWEHIRUHDQGDIWHU KROLGD\V DQG ZHHNHQGV VR'09XUJHVFXVWRPHUV WR GR EXVLQHVV E\ PDLO RU RQOLQH LI SRVVLEOH ,I \RX GR KDYH WR YLVLW D '09RI¿FHGHSDUWPHQW RI¿FLDOV VXJJHVW \RX JR EHIRUH :HGQHVGD\ 1RY RU DIWHU 0RQGD\ 1RY