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ART SHOWCASE PREP HOOPS AREA ARTISTS DISPLAY WORK AT LIBRARY HERMISTON BOYS FALL TO BUCKAROOS PAGE A3 SPORTS PAGE A9 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2015 YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER HERMISTONHERALD.COM Two men Gov. John Kitzhaber to resign Local leaders Superintendents charged concerned about the ‘cautiously optimistic’ on water proposal fate future of education with burglary Kitzhaber BY SEAN HART HERMISTON HERALD Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber announced Friday his intention to resign, and local leaders hope his departure does not derail a water infrastructure proposal in his budget. Following ethics inquiries and Victims reported finding people in their homes BY SEAN HART HERMISTON HERALD Hermiston and Umatilla residents recently reported UHWXUQLQJKRPHDQG¿QGLQJ people in their residences, and two men have been ar- rested and are facing bur- glary charges from sepa- rate incidents. According to Umatilla &RXQW\ 6KHULII¶V 2I¿FH DU- rest records, Joseph Arthur Manning, 28, was arrested Monday and is facing sec- ond-degree burglary charges, and Jason Thomas Payton, 32, was arrested Sunday and LVIDFLQJ¿UVWGHJUHHEXUJODU\ unauthorized use of a vehi- cle, credit card fraud, crim- inal possession of a forged instrument, identity theft and second-degree kidnapping charges. calls for his resigna- tion from other state leaders, Kitzhaber said in a statement that he will step GRZQ IURP RI¿FH Wednesday when Secretary of State .DWH%URZQZLOOUH- place him. Oregon Attorney General El- len Rosenblum is investigating allegations of ethical misconduct VXUURXQGLQJ.LW]KDEHUDQGKLV¿- ancée, Cylvia Hayes. Hayes has SEE WATER/A6 BY MAEGAN MURRAY HERMISTON HERALD Following the announcement Friday of Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber’s intention to resign, many area superintendents are waiting to see how the decision will impact the education system, especially since, under the current governance structure for the state, the governor serves as the super- intendent of public instruction for Oregon. Umatilla Superintendent Hei- di Sipe, who is also the Oregon Association of School Executives president, which operates un- der the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, said it is still too early to tell whether or not Kitzhaber’s resignation will impact the state education system, either positively or negatively. “Depending on what governor SEE EDUCATION/A6 LITERARY ‘WAX MUSEUM’ SEE BURGLARY/A7 TODAY’S WEATHER Partly cloudy High: 61º Low: 34º OUTLOOK • SUNDAY Mostly sunny High: 56º Low: 30º • MONDAY Sunny High: 53º Low: 28º MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTOS Rocky Heights Elementary School fourth-grader Stephanie Booher recites a speech she prepared while in character as Laura from ‘The Year of the Book,’ GXULQJDQHYHQWZKHUHVWXGHQWVSUHWHQGHGWREHZD[ÀJXUHVEHIRUHFRPLQJWROLIHDVWKHLUFKDUDFWHUVIURP%DWWOHRIWKH%RRNVVHOHFWLRQV A complete weather forecast is featured on page A2. Rocky Heights fourth-graders bring books to life Find the Hermiston Herald on Facebook and Twitter and join the conversation. BY MAEGAN MURRAY FOR LOCAL BREAKING NEWS HERMISTON HERALD www.HermistonHerald.com Rocky Heights Elemen- tary School fourth-grade student Ismael Arceo stood perfectly still Thursday afternoon in the school li- brary as a group of fellow classmates approached. When one student pushed a small red button to Arceo’s left, the boy sprung to life. “I need that card back,” thing (that) needs to be done.” Arceo was one of sever- al student performers who made up Rocky Heights’ literary wax museum, ZKHUH DV OLYLQJ ³ZD[ ¿J- ures,” they were brought to life at the push of the but- ton portraying one of their favorite characters from one of more than a dozen %DWWOH RI WKH %RRNV VHOHF- tions. Rocky Heights Elementary School fourth-grader Lilly Mendo- Hermiston Librarian za recites a speech she prepared for the living wax museum Kristi Smalley said, un- Thursday morning. OLNH RWKHU %DWWOH RI WKH %RRNV FRPSHWLWRUV ZKR he exclaimed in character VWROH P\ %DEH 5XWK FDUG mostly prepare for com- DV *ULI¿Q %LQJ IURP WKH You have been chosen to petition by reading books book “Swindle” to a fellow assist me because of your by themselves, students in student. “That Swindle special skills to do some- Susan Frink’s fourth-grade skills class pretended to be their characters for an hour. The goal of the activity, Smalley said, was to give students the chance to ful- ly immerse themselves in characters from the books so that they better under- stood and remembered what they had read for the %DWWOHRIWKH%RRNVFRPSH- tition. “With this group, they have taken it to a whole other level of expecta- tions,” Smalley said. “Oth- er students can come in and watch what they are doing. It also allows these kids to work on their public speak- SEE BOOKS/A16 Hermiston couple celebrating 65th Valentine’s Day together Crawfords reflect on their lifetime together BY MAEGAN MURRAY HERMISTON HERALD Hermiston Herald $1.00 © 2014 EO Media Group Hermiston residents Delmer and Francine Crawford have been married for 65 years, but for this year’s romantic holi- day, they don’t have any spe- cific plans and will most likely reflect on their lifetime together today. Through the years, the Craw- fords, who now reside at Sun Terrace Assisted Living Com- munity, celebrated Valentine’s Day by going out to dinner as a couple or doing something else special with one another. The couple said the day has held a certain amount of significance for them, especially when their children were growing up. The Crawfords said they will likely just celebrate today with a small group of their favorite people. “We’ll probably just be here and the family will all get to- gether,” Delmer Crawford said SEE CRAWFORDS/A16 MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTO Delmer and Francine Crawford pose for a photo in their home at Sun Terrace Assisted Living in Hermiston. The couple have been married since 1949 and are celebrating their 65th Valentine’s Day today.