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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015 ‘How do you feel about the Port of Astoria wanting to close the boatyard?’ “No. We love the boatyard. We like to walk over there. It’s historic.” “I think it’s a terrible idea. Ships and boat maintenance are a core of the com- munity.” Mary Tanguay Webb, Astoria Josh Marquis, Astoria “I’m against it. The boatyard is vital.” “I think it’s a terrible idea. And I think we have too many commissioners with a sin- gular interest, instead of thinking about the whole port, and whole community.” “No. People need a place to work on their boats so they can be a vital part of the community and contribute to the local economy.” Christi Payne, Astoria Roger Rocka, Astoria Jeff Jacobson, Astoria (This question was asked before Tuesday’s Port meeting) Portion of Commercial Street closed through Wednesday Commercial Street be- tween Fourth and Fifth Street in Astoria will be closed through Wednesday afternoon, according to the Astoria Police Department. The road closure is due to a small landslide in the area. The minor slide has not covered the roadway, but is threatening the area, police said. A local geologist inspect- ed the site Monday. Police are waiting for the geologist’s report before reopening the roadway. The cause is unknown, but likely due to the recent heavy rain and winds over the week- end. The roadway is currently blocked off with cones. “There is a hillside adjacent to the roadway and a tree or dirt could move into the road- way,” Police Chief Brad John- ston said. Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare to serve Seaside students By KATHERINE LACAZE EO Media Group SEASIDE — The Seaside School District, in partner- ship with Clatsop Behavior- al Healthcare, is giving chil- dren the opportunity to have their behavioral health needs met directly at school. At Tuesday’s meeting, the Seaside School Board of Di- rectors voted unanimously to approve a memorandum of understanding with Clat- sop Behavioral Healthcare that will allow the organiza- tion to provide its services in Seaside schools. Doing so will mitigate the need for parents and students to trav- el to Astoria to receive those services, Superintendent Doug Dougherty said. The county agency has offered this opportunity to all the school districts, some of which also have estab- lished an agreement, such as the Astoria School District and the Knappa School Dis- trict, Dougherty said. The reason for the effort, he said, is so “parents and students will be able to ac- cess those services directly within our school district.” A counselor from Clat- sop Behavioral Healthcare, or several, will have a pres- ence at each of the Seaside schools on various weekdays to have appointments with students. The schedule is to be determined, Dougherty said. The collaboration will not cost the school district anything. When the services will start being offered also is to be determined, Dougherty said. Director of Special Ser- vices Elizabeth Friedman said she is eager for the pro- gram to begin. About 40 stu- dents in the school district are existing clients of Clat- sop Behavioral Healthcare. Those students will bene- fit greatly from being able to access their care right at their schools, she said. In other news: • The board voted unani- mously to approve a recom- mendation from the Building and Grounds Committee to declare an emergency and allow the district to pur- sue having a roof replaced on Gearhart Elementary School’s portable class- room. The roof was blown off during a storm over the weekend. • The board unanimous- ly approved a motion to accept cultural exchange students through a new or- ganization, CCI Greenheart. Board member Hugh Stel- son said CCI Greenheart seems to be “the kind of or- ganization the board should endorse.” • Seaside High School juniors and seniors will at- tend a student-centered job fair being put on by Clat- sop Economic Develop- ment Resources. The job fair is scheduled for April 15 at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds. ACCUWEATHER ® FORECAST FOR ASTORIA Astoria 5-Day Forecast Tonight Oregon Weather Shown is tomorrow’s weather. Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs Rather cloudy 41° Thursday Portland 40/68 Corvallis 39/68 Eugene 35/67 Pendleton 36/67 Salem 38/67 Albany 38/66 Ontario 33/65 Bend 26/66 Friday Burns 25/63 Medford 37/71 Mostly cloudy Klamath Falls 25/65 Partly sunny, then breezy with rain Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 62° 46° 61° Saturday Sunday Clouds break for sun with a few showers 57° 44° 41° Some sun, then turning cloudy 60° 46° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High ........................................... 56° Low ............................................ 40° Normal high ............................... 54° Normal low ................................. 39° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.01" Month to date .......................... 3.52" Normal month to date ............. 4.23" Year to date ........................... 19.00" Normal year to date .............. 21.62" Sunset tonight .................. Sunrise Thursday ............. Moonrise today ................ Moonset today ................. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend Today Hi Lo W 55 25 s 57 26 s 61 44 s 61 35 pc 57 42 pc 59 25 s 66 37 s 56 41 pc 58 42 s Hi 62 66 60 67 60 65 71 59 62 Hi 54 33 51 50 51 45 72 39 81 51 49 79 75 63 86 56 79 42 65 46 51 63 68 62 54 Thu. 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Lo W 30 s 31 pc 46 pc 40 pc 48 c 31 s 42 pc 45 c 45 pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 59 37 pc 60 36 s 62 40 pc 65 40 s 62 38 pc 58 42 pc 56 34 sh 61 38 pc 66 35 s Hi 64 67 68 70 67 62 58 66 69 Thu. Lo W 40 c 41 s 44 pc 43 pc 42 pc 46 c 38 pc 42 pc 38 pc William H. Johnson Jr. Carnation, Wash. May 10, 1955 — March 16, 2015 Bill was born May 10, 1955 in Seattle, of guy. Oh, and we won’t forget his Swedish Wash., to William Howard Johnson Sr. and and Norwegian heritage that gave him his Mabel Ida Broback. He passed away peace- stubborn, ornery streak. But that was just an- fully on March 16, 2015, at 12:05 p.m. at other thing to love about him. We will deeply his home in Carnation. miss him. Bill married Christine Elizabeth Cars- Although they were not fortunate enough ner on June 16, 1979, in Astoria, to be blessed with their own chil- Ore. He had been a commercial dren, he had one special neighbor kid, Russell, whom he taught to ski, fisherman on and off in the Astoria WRRN WR KLV ¿UVW EDVHEDOO JDPH DQG area for the previous 10 years. He let him assist in building the house captained the 36-foot fishing boat by providing Russell with rounds of named Tiburon, with Christine be- wood to pound nails into. ing his boat puller. Bill was preceded in death by In 1980 they moved to Seattle, his parents and grandparents. He where he became a stevedore long- is survived by his wife; two sisters, shoreman and later a crane opera- William Connie (John) Hope and Carrie tor. He was with ILWU Local 19 Johnson Jr. M. Zacher; and one brother, James for over 30 years. In 1987 they N. (Laurine) Bowerman; numer- built a log house in the Carnation, Wash., area where he remained until his ous nieces and nephews; six great-nieces and nephews; and many cousins, aunts and death. Bill loved golfing, traveling, and fish- uncles. A memorial service is at 2 p.m. Friday, ing. He was a huge Seahawks and Mariners fan, but watching golf and the travel station March 20, 2015, at Flintoft’s Funeral Home, were right up there. He will be remembered 540 E. Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027. by his family and friends for his great sense Friends are invited to view photos, get di- of humor, generosity almost to a fault, and rections and share memories in the family’s for being a fun loving, life of the party kind online guest book at www.flintofts.com Memorials SATURDAY, MARCH 21 KLAAS, ANN — Me- morial at 11 a.m., St. Peter the Fisherman’s Catholic Church, 79441 U.S. High- way 101 in Arch Cape. Klaas, 84, of Seattle, for- merly of Cannon Beach, died in Seattle Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Sunset Hills Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Bellev- ue, Wash., is in charge of the cremation. In lieu of flowers, memorial contri- butions may be made to: Sisters of St. Mary of Ore- gon, 4440 S.W. 148th Ave., Beaverton, OR 97007. HAMILTON, CAR- OL ANN (WESTPHAL) — Memorial at 2 p.m., Kingdom Hall of Jeho- vah’s Witnesses, 2667 U.S. Highway 101 N., Seaside. SUNDAY, MARCH 22 MEADE, JANET ANNE — Memorial at 3 p.m., Leg- acy Funeral Home Heritage Chapel, 440 E. Klatt Road, Anchorage, Alaska. Cele- bration of life and potluck follows at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 9981, 12870 Old Seward Highway, Anchorage. Meade, 63, of An- chorage, died Monday, March 2, 2015, in Anchorage. Death March 17, 2015 FORD, Jacqueline M., 96, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Births The Dalles 36/70 Astoria 41/62 OBITUARIES Tonight's Sky: Capella, the brightest star of Auriga is nearly overhead before midnight. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Tomorrow’s Tides Astoria / Port Docks Time High 1:19 a.m. 8.8 ft. 1:20 p.m. 9.3 ft. Time 7:23 a.m. 7:49 p.m. Low 0.7 ft. -0.5 ft. Feb. 18, 2015 KELLEY, Brittany and Brian, of Astoria, a boy, Hayden Woodward Kelley, born at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Grand- parents are Bill and Brenda Self, David Shelton, Stuart and Leigh Kelley and Debbie and Travis Hazlewood. March 4, 2015 HAYNER, Leslie and Paul John, of Gearhart, a girl, Na- thalie Helen Hayner, born at Providence St. Vincent Med- ical Center in Portland. March 12, 2015 KLOSTERMAN, Erin Public meetings Lotteries THURSDAY Seaside City Tree Board, 4 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad- way. OREGON Tuesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 7-1-0-5 4 p.m.: 6-4-3-3 7 p.m.: 9-7-4-4 10 p.m.: 9-0-1-3 WASHINGTON Tuesday’s Daily Game: 4-6-0 Warrenton Planning Commission, 7 p.m., War- renton City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Denny and Fritz Kemna, of Portland, a boy, Bo Denny Klosterman, born in Port- land. Older siblings are Brock and Sadie Davis Klosterman. Grandparents are Roger and Rhonda Denny of Lebanon, Ohio, and Kem and Karen Klosterman of Seaside. 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