Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 1994-current, September 11, 2019, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 FEATURES HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A13 Open for business Staﬀ photo by Jade McDowell People wait in line for drinks during the grand opening of the Union Club, a coﬀ ee by day, bar by night establishment in downtown Hermiston. Staﬀ photo by Jade McDowell Staﬀ photo by Jade McDowell Staﬀ photo by Jade McDowell Justin Doyle, owner of the Union Club, speaks to the audience during the club’s grand opening Friday. Customers order coﬀ ee during the grand opening of the Union Club in downtown Hermiston on Friday. Customers sit and talk in the upstairs lounge at the Union Club . By JADE MCDOWELL NEWS EDITOR noon that the project had been a “doozy” but he was glad it was ﬁ nally complete. “It’s been a tough project, because this building is very old,” he said. “After we started opening things up, this building had a lot of surprises.” The red brick building on the corner of Main Street and Northeast Second Street was built in 1906. Throughout its history it served a wide variety of pur- poses, including a library, bar, shops, the headquarters of the East Oregonian and RoeMark’s Mens and West- ern Wear. The shorter sides of the building serve as Simmons Insurance ofﬁ ces and the salad shop Veg Out, but the main section has been empty since 2012. Now it will serve as the Union Club, a coffee by day, bar by night establishment that also serves pastries and savory pies. Almost 75 years to the day from when Hermiston’s original Union Club opened, the business’s rebirth was complete Friday with a grand opening. Owner Justin Doyle told the crowd of nearly 100 gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday after- CRYPTOQUIP SUPER CROSSWORD: NOVEL COUPLES SUDOKU DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK  EASTERN OREGON EVENTS The place to ﬁ nd everything happening in Eastern Oregon. Post your events. It’s fast and easy! e-Edition For Hermiston Herald information 541-567-6457 • info@hermistonherald.com 333 E. Main St. • HermistonHerald.com Exact digital replica of this print edition is available online, every Wednesday by 5:30 a.m. Check out Hermiston Herald.com for more information.