Hermiston
Herald
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016
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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
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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
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