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BUSINESS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7 Hermiston Herald wins General Excellence award By JADE MCDOWELL NEWS EDITOR The Hermiston Herald took home the top prize for newspapers in its size cate- gory in the Oregon Newspa- per Publishers Association’s annual Better Newspapers Contest. Contest results for 2020 were announced Sept. 29, including the Herald’s fi rst place General Excellence award. Entries were from the 2019 calendar year. The Herald placed fi rst over newspapers in size category D, while the Hood River News came in sec- ond and the Newport News- Times came in third. The East Oregonian also took home the General Excel- lence award for its size cat- egory, placing fi rst for the ninth time in 10 years. Andrew Cutler, man- aging editor of the East Oregonian and publisher for several of EO Media Group’s newspapers, said having both the Herald and the EO win General Excel- HH fi le photo The Hermiston Herald took home an Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association prize for reporting on the fi re at Funland Playground on May 10, 2019. lence in the same year is “quite an achievement.” “The newsrooms in Hermiston and Pendleton — and the entire EO/HH staff — work tirelessly to bring Umatilla and Mor- row counties accurate and timely information,” he said. “The Oregon Newspa- pers Publishers Association allows our reporters the opportunity to compete for the top awards in the state. They’ve done phenome- nal work over the last 12 months. I couldn’t be more proud of our institution.” In addition to General Excellence, the Hermis- ton Herald and East Ore- gonian also won several individual awards in the contest, which covered the 2019 calendar year and saw 976 entries in 33 catego- ries from 31 Oregon news- papers and was judged by a panel of editors and pub- lishers from newspapers around the country. For the Herald, edi- tor Jade McDowell’s arti- cle “What’s the Holdup?” about local businesses that saw long delays for con- struction projects won sec- ond place for Best Cov- erage of Business and Economic News. “From the Ashes,” McDowell’s article about the fi re that burned down Funland Playground, placed third for Best Spot News. Former Herald reporter Jayati Ramakrishnan’s fea- ture ”Recovery takes pri- ority at Hermiston facility” about Power House Treat- ment Center in Hermiston won second place for Best Spot News. The East Oregonian staff won fi rst place for Best Special Section, Best Enterprise Reporting and Best Spot News Coverage. Staff also took home sec- ond place prizes for Best Editorial Page, Best Fea- ture Photo, Best Sports Photo, Best Government Coverage and Best Sports Story, and third place for Best Feature Photo. “Our company is hon- ored to be recognized for the quality of our news- papers by our peers in the newspaper industry,” owner Kathryn Brown said. “Our editors and reporters work hard to shine a light on our communities and keep our readers well informed, and I’m grateful to work with such talented and dedicated journalists.” Umatilla welcomes three new businesses to town By JADE MCDOWELL NEWS EDITOR Umatilla rolled out the red carpet — fi gura- tively speaking — on Sat- urday, Oct. 3, for three new businesses. Lite em Up BBQ, Fru- teria Piqui and Evange- line Gift Shop share a newly renovated space at 1201 Sixth St. in Uma- tilla. The Umatilla Cham- ber of Commerce and City of Umatilla hosted a rib- bon-cutting celebration for them on Saturday. “It’s unbelievable to have three businesses (open) all at once,” City Manager David Stockdale said, noting he knew that a lot of “blood, sweat and tears” went into all three. The building, formerly home to Honey Bunnz strip club, was purchased by Umatilla School Dis- trict Superintendent Heidi Sipe and her husband Kyle Sipe in December 2019 in an effort to make sure a more family-friendly busi- ness moved in. Heidi said they bought the building “on faith” not knowing whether it would work out into a good investment. She said they decided to offer up smaller spaces to multiple businesses to keep rent low and make starting a new business in Uma- tilla more affordable. They have since seen some set- backs with COVID-19 and ongoing road construction in front of the building, but now all three businesses The most valuable and respected source of local news, advertising and information for our communities. CONTACTS Lite em Up BBQ: 541-656-6598 Fruteria Piqui: 541-314-4333 Evangeline Gift Shop: 541-720-0227 are fully open. The Sipes own Evange- line Gift Shop, which fea- tures décor and accessories from multiple local artists in Umatilla, Irrigon and Hermiston. The greeting cards sold at the shop are made by a retired Umatilla principal, and 100% of the proceeds go to Clara Brownell Mid- dle School. Fruteria Piqui, owned by Gerargo Mejia, offers smoothies and other fruit- based treats, inside the building or through a drive-up window on the west side. Lite em Up BBQ is run by Rikkilynn and Brian Starliper. 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