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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2015 Public meetings TODAY Warrenton-Hammond School District Board, 6 p.m. work session, Warrenton High School library, 1700 S.E. Main Ave. Astoria School District Board, 6:15 p.m. special session, Capt. Robert Gray School WKLUGÀRRUERDUGURRP$ODPHGD$YH Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. TUESDAY Clatsop Care Center Health District Board, 5:30 p.m., Clatsop Care Center, 646 16th St., Astoria. Astoria Library Board, 5:30 p.m., Astor Public Library Flag Room, 450 10th St.Astoria 7UDI¿F 6DIHW\ &RPPLWWHH SP$VWRULD City Hall, 1095 Duane St. $VWRULD7UDI¿F6DIHW\$GYLVRU\&RPPLW- tee, 6:30 p.m., Astoria City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Astoria Planning Commission, follows WUDI¿FVDIHW\PHHWLQJ$VWRULD&LW\+DOO Duane St. 2UHJRQ 'HSDUWPHQW RI (QYLURQPHQWDO Quality, LNG review, 6 p.m., Warrenton Com- munity Center, 170 S.W. Third St. Warrenton City Commission, 7 p.m., Warrenton City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. WEDNESDAY Astoria Parks and Recreation Board, 6:45 a.m., Astoria Recreation Center, 1555 W. Marine Drive. Clatsop County Housing Authority Board, 5 p.m., Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria. Lotteries OREGON Sunday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 5-8-4-7 4 p.m.: 3-7-7-4 7 p.m.: 3-6-4-0 10 p.m.: 9-8-5-3 Saturday’s Megabucks: 10-23-29-34-38-47 Estimated jackpot: $7.9 million Saturday’s Powerball: 16-19-20-29-33, Powerball: 10, Power Play: 2 Estimated jackpot: $230 million Saturday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 3-0-5-5 4 p.m.: 1-6-8-7 7 p.m.: 1-9-0-3 10 p.m.: 1-6-3-8 Friday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 1-2-9-3 4 p.m.: 9-8-4-2 7 p.m.: 5-4-3-1 10 p.m.: 5-7-3-9 Saturday’s Keno:01-06- 12-13-14-16-22-24-34-37-41- 44-47-50-51-54-74-75-76-79 Saturday’s Lotto: 05-08- 09-12-30-49 Estimated jackpot: $3.5 million Saturday’s Match 4: 06- 14-19-21 Friday’s Daily Game: 5-4-8 Friday’s Keno: 01-02-07- 09-16-17-19-21-22-26-27-29- 35-46-47-52-56-65-71-74 Friday’s Match 4: 01-17- 22-23 Friday’s Mega Millions: 14-15-32-68-72, Mega Ball: 8 Estimated jackpot: $20 million WASHINGTON Sunday’s Daily Game: 2-2-8 Sunday’s Keno: 07-10- 17-23-28-34-36-37-38-39-41- 45-49-55-59-61-67-68-77-80 Sunday’s Match 4: 01- 09-22-23 Saturday’s Daily Game: 8-6-9 Saturday’s Hit 5: 03-14- 29-32-33 Estimated jackpot: $240,000 Deaths Jan. 20, 2015 STACEY, Christina Louise, 73, of Svensen, died in Portland. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortu- ary is in charge of arrangements. OBITUARIES Melissa Ann Yowell Astoria Aug. 23, 1939 – Jan. 20, 2015 Melissa was born in Baltimore, MD, the and it was selected to appear in the book “Amer- second of four girls born to Gabrielle vonPlan- ica’s Painted Ladies.” She was active in the his- ta Yowell and Joseph Wilson Yowell. toric preservation of Astoria, includ- She attended public schools in West- ing the Liberty Theater and the Lower Columbia Preservation Society. port, CT, where in high school she In 2013, Melissa was diagnosed played three sports and was elect- with cancer and went back east for ed best girl athlete in her class. She treatment at Duke University and to attended St. Lawrence University be with family. She returned to Astoria and earned a BA in History from the in February 2014 to continue her ac- University of Connecticut. She then tivities. She enjoyed taking ENCORE attended Katharine Gibbs School to classes and was an enthusiastic, ac- secure some “practical” skills. complished and competitive bridge Melissa was an East Coast girl by Melissa player. She enjoyed her bridge time birth but her heart was on the West Yowell with friends and was returning home Coast, more particularly in Astoria, from bridge when she was broadsid- OR. In the early 60s she hopped in the OLWWOHJUHHQ0*7)DQGKHDGHGZHVW¿UVW ed at an intersection. She died shortly after the to Seattle and then to San Francisco, where she incident. She is survived by two sisters and their hus- worked as a paralegal. In 1976, she traveled to Astoria for her bands, Melinda Yowell Small and Raymond JUDQGPRWKHU¶VEXULDODQG¿UVWVDZWKHKRPHRQ Rutan of Harpswell, Maine, Marcia Yowell 17th Street that her great-grandfather had built Bingham and Tayler of Raleigh, NC; two niec- in 1890 and where her “Gram” had grown up. es, Whitney Foard Small of Bangkok, Thailand In 1982, while enjoying a full life in San Fran- and Somers Foard Killian of Boston, MA; three cisco, she took a vacation, traveling up the coast nephews, Sebastian Somers Small and wife WR$VWRULD WR SXW VRPH ÀRZHUV RQ KHU *UDP¶V Naomi of Brunswick, ME, Seth Harrison Bing- grave and take a picture of the house. She found ham and wife JoEllen of Raleigh, NC, and Mat- the house shrouded in scaffolding, BUT for sale. thew Foard Bingham and wife Amy of Cary, It had to be hers and it was later that year. Short- NC; and three grand nephews and a grand niece. ly thereafter she left SF and moved to the Mar- Her youngest sister Molly Somers Yowell pre- tin and Lilli Foard House on 17th Street, over- deceased her in 2008. At Melissa’s request there will be no funer- looking the Columbia River. While working as a paralegal, she ran a bed and breakfast on the al or memorial service. However, the family weekends and became a Master Gardener. She is looking forward to meeting with her friends ORYHGKHUFRORUIXODQGÀRSS\9LFWRULDQJDUGHQ in the home she loved so much. If you would Preserving and improving her family home like to remember Melissa through a charitable and her community were important to her. She contribution, please select an organization that had the home placed on the National Register UHÀHFWVKHUORYHRI$VWRULD Benjamin Charles Smith Astoria May 18, 1969 — Dec. 29, 2014 ® ACCUWEATHER FORECAST FOR ASTORIA Astoria 5-Day Forecast Tonight Patchy clouds 45° Tuesday Oregon Weather Shown is tomorrow’s weather. Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs The Dalles 38/57 Astoria 45/54 Portland 40/54 Corvallis 41/55 Eugene 40/56 Pendleton 36/52 Salem 41/56 Albany 41/55 Ontario 30/41 Bend 32/56 Wednesday Burns 27/49 Medford 39/57 Cloudy with a little rain Benjamin Charles Smith, age 45, of Astoria, died Monday, De- cember 29, 2014 in Astoria. He was born May 18, 1969 in Port- land, Oregon to Jennefer J. Smith. He grew up in Southeast Port- land, graduating from Grant High School in 1989. He worked as a carpenter most of his life. Ben loved art and music. He attended Clat- sop Community College and Stuart Douglas Jordan Klamath Falls 30/53 Astoria July 15, 1979 — Jan. 1, 2015 Mostly cloudy Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 54° 43° Thursday 55° 43° Friday Times of clouds and sun Mostly cloudy 56° 56° 37° 39° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High ........................................... 63° Low ............................................ 43° Normal high ............................... 51° Normal low ................................. 38° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.00" Month to date .......................... 9.16" Normal month to date ............. 8.42" Year to date ............................. 9.16" Normal year to date ................ 8.42" Sunset tonight ................... 5:11 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday .............. 7:44 a.m. Moonrise today ............... 11:08 a.m. Moonset today ............... 12:05 a.m. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend Today Hi Lo W 43 27 pc 64 32 pc 61 47 pc 60 40 pc 57 46 pc 60 30 pc 61 39 pc 59 46 pc 61 46 pc National Cities Today City Hi Lo W Atlanta 46 33 pc Boston 28 20 sn Chicago 29 25 sn Denver 69 43 s Des Moines 49 31 pc Detroit 23 12 pc El Paso 63 40 pc Fairbanks -27 -36 pc Honolulu 78 68 pc Indianapolis 31 21 c Kansas City 60 31 s Las Vegas 68 50 pc Los Angeles 73 55 c Memphis 50 37 pc Miami 74 52 pc Nashville 41 33 c New Orleans 58 45 s New York 28 25 sn Oklahoma City 71 41 s Philadelphia 32 26 sn St. Louis 46 34 pc Salt Lake City 49 31 pc San Francisco 65 54 pc Seattle 58 46 pc Washington, DC 42 34 sn First Full Last New Jan 26 Feb 3 Feb 11 Feb 18 Under the Sky Tues. Hi Lo W 44 30 c 56 32 pc 58 48 pc 56 42 c 54 45 r 53 31 c 57 39 pc 55 48 c 58 47 pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 58 42 pc 54 36 pc 58 40 pc 63 46 pc 59 41 pc 58 45 pc 49 32 pc 57 38 pc 53 33 pc Tues. Hi Lo W 54 42 c 52 40 pc 54 44 c 58 44 pc 56 46 c 54 45 r 45 33 c 53 43 c 52 34 c Tonight's Sky: First quarter moon is 8:48 p.m., within the constellation of Aries. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Tomorrow’s Tides Astoria / Port Docks Time High 6:34 a.m. 9.2 ft. 7:29 p.m. 6.9 ft. Time 12:06 a.m. 1:28 p.m. Low 1.8 ft. 1.3 ft. Tomorrow’s National Weather Tues. Hi Lo W 49 31 s 26 17 sn 33 21 pc 69 39 pc 46 33 s 25 12 c 68 41 s -22 -34 s 79 66 s 33 18 pc 56 38 s 62 47 sh 71 52 pc 54 34 s 71 54 pc 44 26 pc 66 44 s 26 19 sn 74 48 s 30 16 sn 47 30 s 50 37 sh 63 50 c 54 45 c 39 25 sf Fronts Cold Warm Stationary Showers T-Storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Forecast high/low temperatures are given for selected cities. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. APPLIANCE PACKAGE DEALS APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON Mattresses, Furniture & More! Benjamin Smith did some carpentry work around town. He lived in Astoria the past four years, and love to walk the Riverwalk and sail on the Colum- bia River. He is survived by his mother, his Aunt Sadie Dukart and Uncle Charles Smith, and several cousins. May he rest in peace. A memorial will be held at a later date. 503-861-0929 HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 • SATURDAY 9-5 • SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell Stuart Douglas Jordan, “Big Stu,” of Asto- was a family guy and did anything he could to ria, OR, passed away at home in his sleep the help his children and any other child he had morning of January 1, 2015 at the age of 35. He the means to assist. He knew that family is far was born July 15, 1979 to Leslie Steven Jordan more inclusive than just biological relations and Kathryn Gail Rose at Columbia Memorial and he extended that care and compassion of- Hospital in Astoria, OR. He grew up in the As- ten. He loved the people in his town and he enjoyed making people smile, laugh and feel toria, Warrenton Knappa and Vernonia areas. Stuart’s youth was spent in Boy Scouts, Sea the good in the world. He is survived by his fiance Lisa Scouts and taking everything apart just to see how it worked, without regard to how to put Korte; his children Steven Jordan, Dai- it all back. He played tuba in the school band sy Jordan, Fiona Jordan, Allison Jordan and played baseball, football and was on the and Scott Korte; his mother Kathryn Gail ZUHVWOLQJ WHDP +LV ¿UVW MRE ZDV GHOLYHULQJ Rose-Schultz of Portland, OR; his father newspapers for The Daily Astorian. He loved Leslie Steven Jordan and Leslie’s wife Sali camping, bicycling, and playing at the beach; Diamond of Astoria, OR; his grandmother Dodie Ogden and grandfather Paul most of all he loved spending time Ogden of Citrus Heights, CA; his with people telling stories and jokes. great-grandmother Lucille Tomp- In his teens, Stuart met Laura Pi- kins of Portland, OR; his siblings etila and fell in love. They had their Heather Bouyear and Michael ¿UVW FKLOG 6WHYHQ LQ 'XULQJ Bouyear of Vancouver WA, Lyn this time, Stu worked for Johnson Oil Schultz of Hillsboro, OR, Cather- and later the mill in Madras. Laura ine Malkemus and Nate Malkemus and Stuart welcomed their second of Warrenton OR, Michelle Park- child Daisy in 2001. Eventually, er and Cecil Parker ofAstoria OR, Stuart and Laura went their separate and Lance Diamond and Elizabeth ways and Stu moved to Portland. He had a few jobs assembling cabinetry Stuart Douglas Diamond of Astoria, OR; his niec- Jordan es Elektra, B’Elanna, Jadzia, Kay- while he obtained his G.E.D. In class, tlyn, Mikayla, Briauna, Cha’leeah he met Amie Ennis. They were mar- ried on October 10, 2004 and had two children, and Kylie; his nephews Luke, De’Vonte, Miles, Caleb and Troy; and his many aunts Fiona in 2005 and Allison in 2007. He worked for Freightliner mounting tires and uncles, cousins, friends, co-workers until laid off. Stuart always wanted to operate and two beloved dogs. He was greatly loved a crane, so he went to school and earned his and will be dearly missed. 6WXDUW¶V ¿QDO DUUDQJHPHQWV ZHUH KDQGOHG heavy equipment operator’s license and then earlier through Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mor- worked for North Sky. Later, Stuart and Amie divorced and he tuary in Astoria. A celebration of Stuart’s life eventually moved back to Astoria. He worked will be held on January 31, 2015 at 2 p.m. at several jobs, attended Clatsop Community The Loft at the Red Building, located at 20 College and then began working at Trails End Basin St., in Astoria, OR. The Seventh-day Recovery and Custom Excavating. He joined $GYHQWLVW&KXUFKRI$VWRULDZLOORI¿FLDWHWKH the Seventh-day Adventist church and met service there, followed by a reception. $QRQSUR¿WPHPRULDOIXQGIRUWKHHGXFD- Lisa Korte. They established a home together and enjoyed a rich family life. Lisa and Stuart tion of Stuart’s children is being set up by his family at Wauna Federal Credit Union. In lieu were engaged to be married. Stuart loved family, friends and cared deep- RI ÀRZHUV SOHDVH FRQVLGHU GRQDWLQJ WR WKH ly about the happiness and well-being of chil- Stuart D. Jordan Memorial Education Fund dren. He was an Astoria Clown and frequently and help to make his children’s dreams come handed out balloons and candy at parades. He true. The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103- 0210 www.dailyastorian.com MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper. 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