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FRESH LOOK PREP SOFTBALL UMATILLA ADDS NEW PARK BULLDOGS SWEEP POST FALLS PAGE A3 SPORTS PAGE A9 SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER $ Well ove r 150 ZRUWKR IVDYLQJV 6((,16 ,'( HERMISTONHERALD.COM Extra funds +HUPLVWRQ&LQFRGH0D\RFHOHEUDWLRQJURZLQJ Carnival new highlight adding to at this year’s event city’s budget BY SEAN HART HERMISTON HERALD Land for a skate park and improvements to Vic- tory Square Park are among line items in a supplemen- WDOEXGJHWFLW\RI¿FLDOVZLOO consider Monday. At the regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Hermiston &LW\&RXQFLOPHPEHUVZLOO hold a public hearing and then vote on a $5.5 million supplemental budget for the ¿VFDO \HDU HQGLQJ LQ -XQH according to the council agenda. The budget request of ZLWK QHZ DS propriations of $4,693,234 and reserves for future ex- penditures of $853,700, in- cludes the $2 million Com- munity Development Block Grant the city received for the senior center, $600,000 LQJUDQWVIRUDLUSRUWWD[LZD\ improvements and $33,300 in grants and donations for WKH /DZ (QIRUFHPHQW 6SH cial Revenue Fund. The budget includes a $115,000 loan from the general fund to the reserve fund for improvements at Victory 6TXDUH 3DUN ZKLFK ZLOO EH UHSDLG ³ZKHQ WKH 6WDWH reimburses the City for the money spent to improve HERALD FILE PHOTO A performer dances during the Cinco de Mayo celebration in Hermiston in this May À le photo. (vent organi]ers say this year·s event May will be bigger and feature more festivities for families to enjoy. The organizers said they are still accepting sponsors, vendors, parade participants and pageant contestants, but the initial response from people has been enthusiastic. “We’re doing great,” organizer BY SEAN HART (GGLH'H/D&UX]VDLG³,¶PUHDOO\ HERMISTON HERALD KDSS\KRZWKLQJVDUHJRLQJ:H¶UH With more volunteers organiz- expecting to have more numbers. ing the Cinco de Mayo celebra- :H ZDQW WKLV WR EH D FRPPXQLW\ WLRQLQGRZQWRZQ+HUPLVWRQWKLV multicultural event, not just a Lati- year’s event is shaping up to be QR &LQFR GH 0D\R ,W¶V D /DWLQR bigger and better than previous URRWV HYHQW EXW ZH ZDQW WR FDOO years. WKLV D FRPPXQLW\ZLGH PXOWLFXO (YHQW RUJDQL]HUV VDLG WKH PXO tural event.” The celebration is hosted by WLFXOWXUDO FHOHEUDWLRQ ZLOO IHDWXUH a larger parade, more vendors, +HUPLVWRQ &LQFR 'H 0D\R ,QF quality entertainment and even a ZKLFK UHFHLYHG RI¿FLDO QRQSUR¿W carnival May 3 near the Hermiston SEE CELEBRATION/A18 City Hall. REVVED FOR THE FUTURE SEE BUDGET/A6 TODAY’S WEATHER Mostly cloudy High: 70º Low: 48º OUTLOOK • SUNDAY Windy with clouds High: 66º Low: 37º • MONDAY Mostly cloudy High: 69º Low: 44º MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTO Umatilla High School junior Stephen Morris prepares to drag the UHS softball À eld using a gokart that he and friends Chris Humphrey left Cody %oggs second from right and Trevor Hodge built together. school project. Since last year, UHS students have been build- ing go-karts in a program 8+6 VKRS WHDFKHU -HUU\ 0F0LFKDHOODXQFKHGZKHQ the school district cut high school mechanics. McMi- chael said the go-cart pro- gram is a good alternative BY MAEGAN MURRAY for his advanced students HERMISTON HERALD to still receive some in- The group of teenagers struction in mechanics. driving go-karts in circles “Some of these kids around the Umatilla High have a special talent for School softball diamond PHFKDQLFV´KHVDLG³,W¶V early Wednesday morning DJUHDW¿WIRUWKHP6RPH ZHUHQ¶W FDXVLQJ KDYRF RU ERG\ KDV JRW WR ¿[ RXU disturbing the peace. Rath- cars. Somebody has got HUWKHMR\ULGHVZHUHIRUD to build our houses. They Students build go-karts, gain auto mechanic experience A complete weather forecast is featured on page A2. Find the Hermiston Herald on Facebook and Twitter and join the conversation. FOR LOCAL BREAKING NEWS www.HermistonHerald.com © 2015 EO Media Group MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTO Umatilla High School senior Cody %oggs drags the UHS softball À eld using a gokart he helped build in his metal shop class. McMichael said he themselves in the foot be- FDXVH LW ZRXOG JHW WRR H[ ZDQWHG WR GR LW ULJKW WKLV SHQVLYHRUWKH\ZRXOGORVH SEE KARTS/A6 interest.” :KHHOFKDLUELNHZRXOG bring siblings closer together *60&VXUJLFDOZLQJWRIHDWXUH QHZVWDWHRIWKHDUWHTXLSPHQW enjoy life better and, of course, his sister,” Padilla said. “That’s one of her little dreams is be- LQJ DEOH WR ULGH ZLWK KHU EURWKHU instead of him being pushed in KLV ZKHHOFKDLU 6KH DOZD\V DVNV BY SEAN HART µ0RPZK\FDQ¶W&DUV\QULGHKLV HERMISTON HERALD ELNHZLWKPH"¶6KH¶VDQGDKDOI Hermiston 4-year-old Camiryn DQG VKH¶V FXULRXV DV HYHU ,W MXVW Culp loves riding her bike, but she breaks my heart to hear her say KDV QHYHU EHHQ DEOH WR ULGH ZLWK WKDWDQGZDQWWRULGHZLWKKLP,W¶V KHU WZLQ EURWKHU &DUV\Q DIWHU MXVWQRWWKHVDPHZLWKKLPEHLQJ PHGLFDOSUREOHPVFRQ¿QHGKLPWR LQDVWUROOHURUKLVZKHHOFKDLU´ DZKHHOFKDLU Carsyn’s health problems be- To solve that problem, their JDQZKHQKHZDVDOPRVWDQGDQ mother, Aubbree Padilla, is rais- 05, UHYHDOHG KH KDG D EUDLQ WX ing funds to purchase a tandem mor. Doctors removed the mass WKUHHZKHHOHGELNHZLWKDZKHHO LQ $SULO RI DQG IROORZLQJ chair in front that she could pedal surgery, Carsyn appeared to be DVKHUWZLQVULGHVLGHE\VLGH SEE BIKE/A18 ³, WKLQN LW ZRXOG KHOS &DUV\Q WKDQWKDWKRZHYHULVWKHVWDWH RIWKHDUW HTXLSPHQW WKDW ZLOO FRPHZLWKLW ³7KLV ZLOO DOORZ XV WR GR even more,” Kelly Sanders, vice president of human re- BY MAEGAN MURRAY sources at Good Shepherd, said HERMISTON HERALD WKLV ZHHN ³0RVW GRFWRUV ZDQW For the last several years, to do their surgeries and other space for high-tech medical things during the day. Current- equipment has decreased in the ly, they have to compete for Good Shepherd Medical Center times they could do their proce- VXUJLFDO ZLQJ DV WKH KRVSLWDO GXUHV 1RZ PRUH VSDFH PHDQV has made room for more patient more options.” On Wednesday, project su- procedures. 6R ODVW \HDU ZKHQ DGPLQ perintendent Chris Giles, Mc- istrators announced a $12.3 Cormack Construction Com- PLOOLRQ H[SDQVLRQ ZRXOG WDNH pany, hosted a tour through the SODFH KRVSLWDO VWDII ZHUH expanded facility under con- WKULOOHG WKH\ ZRXOG KDYH PRUH SEE SPACE/A8 DYDLODEOH VSDFH (YHQ EHWWHU Family raising funds to give son chance to ride Hermiston Herald $1.00 HDUQDOLYLQJZDJH,¶PQRW saying that they are aiming ORZ7KHVHDUHVNLOOHGMREV WKDWZHQHHG´ This year, McMichael’s students learned the basics RI ZHOGLQJ D FKDVVLV WR gether and building an en- gine, even if their vehicle ZDVRQWKHVPDOOHUVLGH,Q prior years, students have tried to build a go-kart as an advanced project, but WKHLU LPDJLQDWLRQV DOZD\V got the best of them. ³7KH\ ZDQWHG WR PDNH WKHPELJJHU²WKH\ZDQW ed a roll cage or a bigger engine,” he said. “They ZRXOG HQG XS VKRRWLQJ Project scheduled for completion in mid-June