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LOCAL NEWS A4 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM Maryhill announces art festival Maryhill Museum of Art invites artists of the Pacific Northwest to apply to exhibit at the 2016 Mary- hill Arts Festival. Organizers are looking for art- ists working in all media forms, including painting, drawing, print- making, jewelry, ceramics, wood- working, fiber arts and glass. Par- ticipants will be juried into the festival based on quality and cre- ativity. The application deadline is Monday, Aug. 1. The festival is Oct. 1-2 at the museum, located in Goldendale, Washington. For more information or an application, visit www.maryhillmuseum.org/ call-for-artists-maryhill-arts-festi- val. For questions, call 509-773- 3733. Computer sciences coming to Hermiston elementary schools With the coming of a new school year, Hermiston School District will usher in a new partnership bringing computer science instruc- tion to elementary schools. The district has teamed up with the nonprofi t Code. org, an organization dedi- cated to bringing comput- er science to every school and increasing interest of girls and minority students in computer sciences. The student popula- tion of the school district is 48.5 percent Hispanic, according to district of- fi cer Briana Cortaberria, with 2,623 of the district’s 5,396 students identifying as Hispanic. “We are excited to have the opportunity to partner with Code.org,” said Min- dy Barron, instruction- al technology coach for Hermiston schools. Code.org offers com- pletely free classroom courses consisting of about 20 lessons that teachers have the fl exibility to pres- ent in a way best suited for their classroom. The curriculum blends online tutorials with unplugged activities that teach com- puting concepts without a computer and align with national standards. In addition, the partner- ship will include teacher workshops. Workshops last 6-7 hours and will pre- pare teachers to teach the computer science courses for grades K-5. The fi rst full-day work- shop for teachers will be July 21 at the district of- fi ce. Cundiff Jr. arrested on sex abuse charges Hermiston man charged with rape A Hermiston man was She and Rodriguez were arrested Friday on rape reportedly friends and the charges. alleged assault took place Ricardo Villar- at the victim’s resi- real Rodriguez, 33, dence in Hermiston. was arrested by the Rodriguez has Hermiston Police been charged with Department after one count of rape in what Capt. Darryl the fi rst degree (forc- Johnson called an ible), a class A felo- “extensive investiga- ny. Rodri- tion.” He was lodged in guez The 27-year-old the Umatilla County female victim report- Jail with bail set at ed the rape to authorities. $50,000. A Hermiston man was County jail with bail set at arrested Thursday and $150,000. charged with three The Hermiston felonies. Police Department Donald Kenneth received a call from Cundiff Jr., 21, fac- a citizen regard- es two counts of un- ing possible sexual lawful sexual pen- abuse of a minor. etration in the fi rst Offi cers followed degree, a class A fel- up by interview- ony, and one count Cundiff ing the victim and of sexual abuse in suspect. The vic- the fi rst degree, a class B tim, according to police felony. Capt. Darryl Johnson, is A class A felony has a a female juvenile familiar maximum prison sentence with Cundiff. The inter- of 20 years. Cundiff was views led to the charges lodged in the Umatilla and arrest. WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016 No lead detected in Morrow County schools The Morrow County School District has an- nounced that no lead was detected in drinking water tested in the district. The testing occurred in June and indicated all sources of drinking water either had “no lead detect- ed” or levels below the EPA limit of .020 milligrams per liter. In May, the Oregon De- partment of Education cre- ated a plan with the Oregon Health Authority in regards to lead in school water. The plan requests all school dis- tricts that get drinking wa- ter from public water sys- tems test for lead. However, there is currently no state or federal requirements for testing. Public water systems regularly test water for lead; however, lead may be present in pipes and fi xtures within a building’s plumb- ing system that can enter tap water. “The Morrow County School District is pleased to report that water at our schools is safe for drink- ing,” Superintendent Dirk Dirksen said in a press re- lease. “We will continue to monitor this and will keep communicating to parents and our commu- nity.” Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 110 ● NUMBER 28 Gary L. West | Editor • gwest@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4532 Tammy Malgesini | Community Editor • tmalgesini@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4539 Alexa Lougee | Reporter • alougee@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4534 Jade McDowell | Reporter • jmcdowell@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4536 Jeanne Jewett | Multi-Media consultant • jjewett@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4531 Shannon Paxton | Offi ce coordinator • spaxton@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4530 Audra Workman | Multi-Media consultant • aworkman@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4538 To contact the Hermiston Herald for news, advertising or subscription information: • call 541-567-6457 • e-mail info@hermistonherald.com • stop by our offi ces at 333 E. Main St. • visit us online at: hermistonherald.com The Hermiston Herald (USPS 242220, ISSN 8750-4782) is published weekly at Hermiston Herald, 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR 97838, (541) 567-6457, FAX (541) 567-1764. 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