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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2015
YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER
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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
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people in their residences,
and two men have been ar-
rested and are facing bur-
glary charges from sepa-
rate incidents.
According to Umatilla
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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
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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
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allegations of ethical misconduct
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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
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Rocky Heights
fourth-graders
bring books to life
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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,
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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
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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.
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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
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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-
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Hermiston couple celebrating 65th Valentine’s Day together
Crawfords reflect on
their lifetime together
BY MAEGAN MURRAY
HERMISTON HERALD
Hermiston Herald $1.00
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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
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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.
