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Hermiston Herald WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016 HermistonHerald.com BULLDOGS EYE STATE TITLE Hermiston putting in extra time to bring home championship SPORTS Page B1 $1.00 SPRING FORWARD Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday at 2 a.m. when clocks are turned to 3 a.m. Sunrise and sunset will be about one hour later than the day before, which means there will be more light in the evening. ABOUT TOWN Former Umatilla city manager wins Man of the Year STAFF PHOTO BY JENNIFER COLTON Banks, pots and rattles wait for glaze in an art room at Hermiston High School. The school recently revitalized its ceramics program thanks to two grants. Bob Ward may no longer work for the city of Umatilla, but he’s still near and dear to many citizens’ hearts. The former city manager was honored with the Man of the Year award at the Uma- tilla Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Citizens Award Ward Banquet Satur- day. The cham- ber praised Ward’s honesty and integrity in helping city hall become a place people want to Putnam visit. Vicky Bor- den was named Woman of the Year. Her high- lights include contributing to local schools Borden and the chamber of commerce and was singled out in col- lecting the signatures for the chamber awards’ silent auc- tion. Taking home Business of the Year was Carlson’s Uma- tilla Drug Store and its owner, Catherine Putnam. The chamber honored Put- nam because of her strong customer service, helping ¿ ll orders for residents who can’t leave their home and then helping them administer injec- tions before she leaves. In the community, she serves in the Umatilla/Irrigon Lions Club, Two Rivers Cor- rectional Institution’s Prison Advisory Committee, the Agape House and the chamber of commerce. CERAMICS CLASS RETURNS TO HERMISTON HIGH By JENNIFER COLTON Staff Writer I n a classroom at Hermiston High School, 30 students worked in tandem. A gentle hum of conversation ¿ lled the room, but the students were focused, cell phones silent and joking to a minimum. The topic for the day’s les- son was simple but engaging: Clay. “You can tell they’re en- gaged, and you can tell they’re learning from it. As an educa- tor, this is awesome,” instruc- tor Marianne Smith said. “We are exposing these kids to an art that’s been around for thou- sands of years. I think it’s im- portant they know where this art form came from and how dif¿ cult it is.” Hermiston High School’s ceramics program was cut six years ago due to budget cuts. This year, Smith, an art teacher, revitalized the program through grant funding and a lot of initia- tive. The grants, including one for $5,000 from the Hermiston Education Foundation and one from the Walmart Foundation, have purchased clay, glaze, and equipment. Smith has crafted a curriculum out of her own sort of clay, laying out plans and lessons to bring the art form to students. Monday. Gisselle Galaviz, a senior, rolled clay into delicate spirals and placed the coils on her base. She concentrated on making the spirals even and round. “I’m more of a drawing/ painting person, and you actu- See CERAMICS, A10 STAFF PHOTO BY JENNIFER COLTON Seniors Monica Aguilar, left, and Gisselle Galaviz, place clay for their coil pots Monday at Hermiston High School. The school recently revitalized its ceramics program thanks to two grants. STAFF PHOTO BY JENNIFER COLTON STAFF PHOTO BY JENNIFER COLTON Junior Dalton Hains places clay for a coil pot Monday at Hermiston High School. Marianne Smith works with senior Bryce Flanagan on a coil pot Monday at Hermiston High School. The school recently revitalized its ceramics program thanks to two grants. Chief: Murder investigation ongoing By PHIL WRIGHT Staff Writer Madrigal Alonso Madrigal was killed more than a year ago in a Hermiston parking lot in a round of gun¿ re. He was 3. Hermiston Chief of Police Jason Edmiston said his de- partment determined early on that gang members were in- volved and a wall of silence would hinder solving the case. “That’s still true,” he said. “We have not made an arrest yet.” Even so, Edmiston said, the case is “inching forward.” Last week detectives took an- other trip to California to fol- low leads, just as they have traveled to other nearby states for the investigation. And de- tectives Randy Studebaker and Robert Guerrero have ques- tioned and interviewed people over and again, often to verify Little Darlings ! information. The detectives also continue to communicate with Madrigal’s family, in- cluding on the anniversary of death of their son and brother. “They have walked with the family through the last year,” Edmiston said. “Everybody’s got the same goal: Hold the people responsible (for the crime) accountable.” Hermiston police the night of March , 05, responded to a call about gunshots. 2f¿ - cers then heard shooting from the area of the th Street Mar- ket and rushed there. Edmiston said an of¿ cer got to Madrigal as he drew his last breath. Two weeks later, a vehicle associated with the murder turned up in southern Califor- nia. Detectives À ew to Los An- geles. Edmiston credited the See MURDER, A10 This special section will be full of adorable little darlings and a special keepsake for their family for years to come. Submit a photo of your Little Darling (Age 0 - 3) & be entered into a drawing for prizes by local sponsors! 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