HERMISTON â Thereâs a small orange note that Michael Gormley, the owner of Neighborhood Books & Gifts in downtown Hermiston, plans to show his customers in the coming days.
It says: âUnfortunately, we either have to require masks or check vaccine cards (which we donât know how to do).â
Heâs not the only one.
Several Umatilla County business owners and employees have voiced frustration about the recent mask-wearing guidance put forth by the state this past week.
The new requirements, announced on Tuesday, May 18, say businesses allowing customers to be maskless indoors must verify if the customer is vaccinated against COVID-19. Businesses that donât check must require masks, the state says.
Thereâs a small orange note that Michael Gormley, the owner of Neighborhood Books & Gifts in downtown Hermiston, plans to show his customers in the coming days.
It says: âUnfortunately, we either have to require masks or check vaccine cards (which we donât know how to do).â
Heâs not the only one.
Several Umatilla County business owners and employees have voiced frustration about the recent mask-wearing guidance put forth by the state this past week.
The new requirements, announced on Tuesday, May 18, say businesses allowing customers to be maskless indoors must verify if the customer is vaccinated against COVID-19. Businesses that donât check must require masks, the state says.
HERMISTON — There’s a small orange note that Michael Gormley, the owner of Neighborhood Books & Gifts in downtown Hermiston, plans to show his customers in the coming days.
PENDLETON â Over the next four months, a good chunk of the expenses of local restaurants will be covered courtesy of the city of Pendleton.
At a special meeting of the Pendleton Development Commission, which is helmed by the city council, members voted to approve the Save Our Amazing Restaurants grant program, which will provide non-chain restaurants with an up to $5,000-per-month grant for four months.
The total cost of the proposal is $600,000 for restaurants in and outside the urban renewal district, and itâs unlike any other grant or loan program the city has done before. Pendleton Economic Development Director Steve Chrisman said the circumstances of the stateâs COVID-19 restaurant shutdowns required a significant response.