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FROM A1 A14 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAy, ApRIL 24, 2019 Staff photo by Jade McDowell A display of DeWalt tools sits on the floor of Ranch & Home during its soft opening Friday. OPENING Continued from Page A1 Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini Maria Castillo, Elida Gutierrez and Aracely Urenda, all employees of Columbia Bank in Hermiston, get ready to eat a taco Monday at Nookie’s Restaurant/Hermiston Brewing Co. TACOS delivered, Stanley pulled out her cell phone to take a photo and make a Facebook post — tagging both the restaurant and United Way. She ranks tacos as one of her favorite foods — espe- cially when they’re made with homemade tortillas. Bettencourt said partici- pating in Tastiest Taco pro- vides an incentive for people to eat at restaurants they’ve never gone to before. Sev- eral of the Columbia Bank employees agreed, saying they have already discov- ered new places to eat as part of their own personal taco journey. Maria Castillo, a drive-up teller, said she loves tacos. However, prior to buying Continued from Page A1 stays locally. “The United Way is a good thing,” Gutierrez said. “People don’t always real- ize it, but they help a lot of people in our community.” Nearly a dozen peo- ple gathered around a set of tables Monday night at Nookie’s Restaurant/Herm- iston Brewing Co. Server Sean Altizer didn’t need to write down the order — a round of tacos. The prime rib taco came with a special sauce and pico de gallo. “This is something we made for this event,” Altizer said. “We are talking about adding it to the menu.” As soon as her taco was a taco stamp book, she had only eaten at four of the 10 participating vendors. “It just gives me another reason to eat tacos. I didn’t realize how many Mexican restaurants are in town,” Castillo said. “I’m excited to try them out.” The 10 participating ven- dors include six locations in Hermiston and one each in Irrigon, Pendleton, Stan- field and Umatilla. Several restaurants that were too late to get in on this year’s Tastiest Tacos are still a part of the fundraiser. Several have donated gift certifi- cates. Harrington said peo- ple who turn in completed stamp books will be entered into a drawing for a chance LEASE A NEW 2019 SE Confidently face the elements in the NEW AWD Prius. This means more exploring with fewer compromises. LEASE A NEW 2019 LE AWD-e $ 179 $ 0 Security Deposit AWD $ 299 $ 0 Security Deposit mo. 36 mos. $ 3,399 Due at Signing 8” multimedia touch screen comes standard with Apple CarPlay support mo. 36 mos. $ 2,999 Merkley to hold town hall Thursday As a part of his annual town hall tours tour of every county in Oregon, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley will be holding a town hall Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Pendleton Early Learning Center. According to a press release, Merkley will update constituents on his work and take questions from the audience. The Pendleton Early Learning Center is at 455 S.W. 13th St. His stop in Pendleton is a part of a two-day swing through Eastern Oregon. He will hold town halls in Ontario and Baker City on Wednesday and fol- low it up on Thursday with appearances in La Grande, Enterprise, and Pendleton. k 10 5 1 mile run SATURDAY May 11th, 2019 Due at Signing LEASE A NEW 2019 LEASE A NEW 2019 LE LE What will you run for? AWD $ 269 mo. 36 mos. $ 0 Security Deposit to win. Harrington said the fundraiser comes at a criti- cal time for the United Way. Members of the Commu- nity Investment Commit- tees are currently involved with the funding alloca- tion process. With a short- age of funds, Harrington is hopeful enough additional money will be raised to help support agencies in need. Tastiest Taco stamp books can still be obtained via www.umatillamorrow- unitedway.org, Columbia Bank branches in Herm- iston (1033 S. Highway 395) or Pendleton (2101 S.W. Court Place), or by calling Harrington at 541-314-5888. Jerry and Cheryl Ennis were browsing the weed- killer selection Friday morning as customers trickled in. They said they had recently returned to Hermiston after a stint liv- ing elsewhere and they were excited to see the store open. “It’s great,” Jerry said. “We’re just checking out prices. Maybe this will help with the competition in town.” He said the store had “quite an inventory” avail- able for the soft opening. George and Laura Koel- man of Pendleton drove over to check out the selec- tion of rubs for a barbecue they are hosting over the weekend. “This is a big store,” Laura said. George said he liked that Ranch & Home has “everything” in one store. The city of Hermis- ton had originally offered the company an incen- tive package of reim- bursements worth about $107,800 if it opened by the end of 2017, but the store was unable to meet the deadline even after it was extended to June 2018. 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