After Sundays event, Hermiston may have a reputation for celebrating Cinco de Mayo.
For one day, foot traffic replaced the coming and going of cars on Second Street, and festive music echoed as an estimated 2,000 residents or more people from across the area gathered to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
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