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Hermiston BULLDOGS WRESTLERS FINISH STRONG Sports Page 6 Herald HermistonHerald.com WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016 $1.00 ABOUT TOWN SAIF off ers ag worker safety seminars STAFF PHOTO BY JADE McDOWELL &onstruction equipment sits at the site oI the a planned Holiday Inn E[press, located two blocks Irom &ity Hall. AFTER NEW HOTEL, CITY SETS SIGHTS ON NEW BUSINESSES . Ave ton W. Orchard Ave. E. Main Street S.E. Fifth St. Hermiston High School W. Highland Ave. N E. Highland Ave. Hodge Park 500 feet Source: City of Hermiston Alan Kenaga/EO Media Group tion recently put together by the city touts the new hotel, which based on traditional oc- cupancy rates for Holiday Inn Express as well as for Herm- iston is expected to host be- tween 56 and 112 out-of-town guests a night. It also points out projects that are currently bringing in visitors, such as 5 d oa l R na o g Dia Kennison Field, and ones that are expected to boost travel to Hermiston soon, such as the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center. Morgan said the informa- tion was sent out to local busi- nesses and the Chamber of Commerce ¿ rst. City staff are also sending the information Planned improvements 1. Holiday Inn Express 2. Welcome to Main Street signage 3. Festival Street 4. Street lighting 5. Facade grants 6. Downtown gateway 7. New Hermiston senior center to wineries, coffee chains and other businesses in the region. “The city constantly gets comments from people in the community about, ‘what downtown needs,’ and they’re generally recommendations like coffee shops, wine tast- See BUILD, A12 2UR]FR¿UVWEDE\RIERUQLQ+HUPLVWRQ By JADE McDOWELL Staff Writer Hermiston’s ¿ rst baby of 2016 was Edgar Orozco II, born Sunday, Jan. 3, at 2:51 a.m. to Jaqueline Maya and Ed- gar Orozco at Good Shepherd Health Care System’s Family Birthing Center. He weighed ¿ ve pounds, 10 ounces and was 19 inches long. He is the couple’s ¿ rst child. For their ¿ rst baby of 2016, Good Shepherd staff put to- gether a special gift basket for the family that included toys, wipes and other useful baby items, plus mementos that in- cluded a free professional pho- to shoot. Edgar didn’t make the list of top baby names in Umatilla County for 2015, although they could prove to be trend setters for the new year. The list of baby names gen- erated by the 443 new parents who signed a media release at St. Anthony Hospital or Good Shepherd Medical Center in 2015 showed a wide range of unique names and creative spellings. According to the list, ¿ ve girls were named Brook- lyn and four boys were named Henry, making those the top two baby names of Umatilla County in 2015. CONTRIBUTED BY GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER Edgar Orozco II, was welcomed by his parents, Jaqueline Maya and Edgar Orozco on Jan.y 3 at 2:51 a.m. as +ermiston·s À rst baby oI the new year. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY HERMISTON FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES Hermiston Fire & Emergency Services’ new ambulance has a diIIerent look than its predecessors. E. Hurlburt Ave. Newport Park S.E. Fourth St. 6 4 S.E. Third St. McKenzie Park E. Gladys Ave. 3 S.E. Second St. 2 E. Ridgeway Ave. S.E. Seventh St. W. H ermi s N. First St. 1 St. W ith construction of a 93-room ho- tel underway and plans for a $2 mil- lion senior center in the works, the future of Hermiston’s down- town is looking bright. “If you’ve ever thought downtown needs x, y, or z you’re never going to see a better opportunity than in the next two years,” assistant city manager Mark Morgan said. The city set its sights on reeling in a new hotel two years ago. Now that ground has been broken on a new Holiday Inn Express on the corner of Hermiston Avenue and Highway 395, the next goal is to bring in more busi- nesses to help entice hotel guests to venture downtown. A package of informa- 7 W. Ridgeway Ave. urth Staff Writer Urban Renewal Area . Fo S.W By JADE McDOWELL Projects planned for Downtown Hermiston S.W. Sixth St. New year, new opportunities for downtown development, renovation SAIF Corporation will present free, half-day agri- cultural safety seminars in English and Spanish next week in Hermiston. The focus of the seminars is to reduce the number of inju- ries in agriculture. The English-language session will be held Tues- day, Jan. 12, and a Spanish language seminar will be held Wednesday, Jan 13. Both sessions will be held at the Hermiston Conference Center from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and include lunch. The seminars are designed primarily for people working in agriculture, but anyone with an interest in agricultural safety can attend. Employ- ers with small agricultural businesses who attend the seminar will meet OSHA’s instructional requirement, one of four requirements that exempt small agricultural es- tablishments from random OSHA inspections. Seating is limited and registration is required. You may register online at saif. com/agseminar or by call- ing 800-285-8525. SAIF Corporation is a state-chartered, non-for- pro¿ t workers’ compensa- tion insurance company. New style ambulance comes to town Residents who spot Hermiston Fire & Emergency Services’ newest ambulance on the road might not recognize it as such. The red vehicle looks more like a large van than a typical “big box” model of ambulance people are used to seeing on the streets, but if the lights are À ashing drivers still need to pull over and give it the right of way. According to Hermiston Fire, the model cost 30 percent less than the district’s last ambulance purchased in 2013 and is expected to get twice the miles per gallon as the big box model it is replacing. Agape House hosts indoor sale Clothing, knick-knacks and furniture are among the items available during an indoor sale at the Agape House. Clothes are three items for $1, furniture is as marked and knick-knacks are you name the price. The sale is Saturday from 8:30- 11 a.m. at 500 Harper Road, Hermiston. Donations are accepted through Friday. Agape House serves the needs of low-income res- idents in the community. For more information, call 541-567-8774.