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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015 Coast Guard rescues boaters near Skamokawa 6PDOO¿UHDW&ROXPELD%DQN Boaters had apparently struck navigational buoy Firefighters work the scene of a small fire at the Columbia Bank building at 11th and Duane streets Wednesday. The fire was reportedly confined to the computer server room. People watch from across the street as fire- fighters work the scene of a small fire at Columbia Bank at 11th and Duane streets Wednesday. Photos by JOSHUA BESSEX The Daily Astorian 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 Mostly cloudy 49° Friday The Dalles 50/71 Astoria 49/60 Portland 50/66 Corvallis 47/66 Eugene 45/64 Pendleton 47/70 Salem 46/66 Albany 47/65 Ontario 52/64 Bend 39/61 Saturday SKAMOKAWA, Wash. — Three boaters were rescued from a beach near Skamoka- wa Tuesday night after they apparently struck a navigational buoy in the Columbia River and their boat began taking on water, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Boaters aboard the Midnight Rock- et made a mayday call at about 11 p.m. A Coast Guard helicopter crew guided the boaters to a beach near Skamokawa, Wash., where, according to the Coast Guard, they grounded the boat to avoid sinking and be- coming a hazard to other vessels. A rescue boat crew took the stranded boaters up river to Cathlamet. “These boaters had the proper equip- ment and did exactly what they need- &RDVW*XDUGDVVLVWVYHVVHODIWHU¿UH WARRENTON — U.S. Coast Guard crews respond- ed to a boat fire at the mouth of the Columbia River Wednesday. A rescue boat crew from Station Cape Disappoint- ment, Wash., arrived after the fire was extinguished by onboard suppressant systems. The Coast Guard secured any source of po- tential pollution while towing the disabled 34- foot vessel to Ilwaco, Wash. Watchstanders at Sta- tion Cape Disappointment received a call for help on VHF-FM radio channel 16 at 11:57 a.m., from the fish- ermen aboard the Sea Nile, saying that they had a fire in their engine room and were adrift. A 47-foot motor Times of clouds and sun Mostly cloudy 60° 59° Sunday Monday More clouds than sun 62° 47° Variably cloudy with a brief shower 50° 65° 51° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Wednesday. Temperatures High ........................................... 57° Low ............................................ 49° Normal high ............................... 60° Normal low ................................. 45° Precipitation Yesterday .............................. Trace" Month to date .......................... 1.15" Normal month to date ............. 1.53" Year to date ........................... 26.52" Normal year to date .............. 31.57" Sunset tonight .................. Sunrise Friday .................. Moonrise today ................ Moonset today ................. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend Today Hi Lo W 63 44 pc 59 39 sh 59 48 c 66 45 c 63 49 c 59 39 sh 68 50 sh 57 47 c 60 50 c 8:40 p.m. 5:43 a.m. 3:53 a.m. 4:44 p.m. New First Full Last May 17 May 25 June 2 June 9 Under the Sky Hi 59 61 58 64 59 55 66 56 58 Fri. Lo 41 35 47 46 50 33 47 48 50 Hi 78 68 77 66 79 76 83 79 84 81 79 67 69 84 87 83 82 75 80 76 84 62 63 67 78 Fri. Lo 66 53 61 41 64 62 59 49 70 64 64 52 57 69 77 65 74 62 65 62 69 47 52 51 66 W sh pc c pc pc sh c pc pc National Cities City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 68 45 c 67 47 c 72 50 c 70 50 sh 70 46 c 64 49 c 70 50 c 71 48 c 72 46 c Hi 66 70 66 65 66 61 73 67 80 Fri. Lo 48 49 51 50 48 50 50 49 50 W pc pc pc c pc pc pc pc pc Tonight's Sky: Before midnight, emerging low SE is Scorpius, the scorpion. Its brilliant orange star is Antares, the heart of scorpion. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Tomorrow’s Tides Astoria / Port Docks Time High 12:04 p.m. 7.7 ft. none Time 6:00 a.m. 5:59 p.m. Low 0.0 ft. 1.0 ft. Seaside Dec. 10, 1913 — May 9, 2015 W c pc t t t r pc pc s pc t t r t pc c t pc t pc t t c pc s Maude Luella Wieting died May 9, 2015, at Wieting, who died in Sioux Falls in 1995. She and her husband lived and raised their the age of 101 in Astoria, Ore. She had moved daughters in New York City, Wash- to Seaside, Ore., in 2008. ington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio, She was born in Lennox, S.D., before returning to live in Sioux Falls Dec. 10, 1913, to Maude (Jacobs) in 1990. Both of them had strong ties DQG/XGZLJ*UHHQ¿HOG6KHZDVRQH to South Dakota their entire lives, and of seven children. Sisters Marion and visited relatives often. Sanna (Martin), and brothers Arthur, /XHOOD ZDV DQ DYLG ÀRZHU DQG /OR\G DQG 5XVVHOO *UHHQ¿HOG SUH vegetable gardener, reader, quilter, ceded her in death. embroiderer, and traveler. She made $ EURWKHU 'U 'XDQH *UHHQ¿HOG many trips back and forth to Sweden, survives in Sioux Falls, S.D. She is England, and Oregon to visit her also survived by three daughters and their spouses, Whitney Lind in Swe- Maude Luella daughters and their families. She was Wieting a member of the Methodist church in den, Christine Wieting in England Columbus and Sioux Falls. and Jan Wieting in Gearhart, Ore.; She will be buried at the Lennox Cemetery two grandsons, Erik and Karl Lind; and two great-grandchildren, Anton and Emma Lind. in South Dakota, joining her parents, siblings, She was married in 1934 to Charles Maurice and husband. Deaths Tomorrow’s National Weather Today City Hi Lo W Atlanta 84 67 s Boston 65 49 s Chicago 65 55 pc Denver 73 47 pc Des Moines 64 58 r Detroit 66 51 s El Paso 83 63 pc Fairbanks 77 49 pc Honolulu 82 69 pc Indianapolis 71 58 pc Kansas City 72 62 r Las Vegas 73 53 pc Los Angeles 65 58 sh Memphis 81 67 pc Miami 87 77 pc Nashville 83 63 pc New Orleans 87 74 c New York 73 56 s Oklahoma City 81 64 t Philadelphia 73 54 s St. Louis 71 65 t Salt Lake City 71 50 t San Francisco 65 51 sh Seattle 65 49 c Washington, DC 72 56 s ing of the fishermen helped ensure they were safe and that help was coming once the incident occurred. With- out their preparedness, a sit- uation like this could have turned deadly.” Coast Guard pollution responders determined there is no current threat of pollu- tion from the damaged ves- sel. Coast Guard vessel in- spectors are performing an investigation into the cause of the fire. The helicopter crew was released from the response and continued with sched- uled operations. There were no injuries re- ported. Weather at the time of the incident was reported as cloudy, with light winds and ¿YHIRRWVHDV Maude Luella Wieting Klamath Falls 39/55 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 50° lifeboat from Station Cape Disappointment immediate- ly responded, and an MH- 60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Astoria launched to assist as needed. Arriving on scene, the lifeboat crew worked with the fishermen to minimize any further potential for fire or pollution. It towed the vessel to Ilwaco, where it was met by Coast Guard vessel inspectors. “The vessel’s fire sup- pression system worked as intended and a potential life-threatening situation was quickly under control,” said Chief Petty Officer Matthew Degerolamo, an operations specialist at Sec- tor Columbia River. “The vessel’s onboard equipment, along with the quick think- OBITUARIES Burns 41/57 Medford 50/66 ed to do in an emergency, which was to call for help to ensure their safety,” Petty Officer 1st Class Richard God- sey, an operations specialist and Sector Columbia River watchstander, said in a statement. “Transiting the coastal and river wa- ters here in the Pacific Northwest can be challenging due to weather, tides and cur- rents. This is especially true at night when visibility can be greatly reduced. Cas- es like this highlight the reason boaters need to be prepared with essential safety equipment.” The Coast Guard later found a 1-inch- by-8-inch gash in the hull of Jim Crow Lighted Buoy 22A — at mile 30 along the river — about five miles from the ground- ed Midnight Rocket. Crews are address- ing the damage, according to the Coast Guard. Fronts May 12, 2015 DOUGLAS, Rodney Dean “Rod,” 71, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Hughes-Ransom 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. CLATSOP POWER EQUIPMENT, INC. SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS 78, of Astoria, died in Portland. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mor- tuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Board, 6:30 p.m., 92648 Svensen Market Road, Svensen. Warrenton Budget Com- mittee, 5:30 p.m., Warrenton City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. MONDAY Cannon Beach Farmers Market Committee Meet- ing, 10 a.m., Cannon Beach City Hall 163 E. Gower St. Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., Astoria City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Estimated jackpot: $100 million WASHINGTON Wednesday’s Daily Game: 1-5-0 Wednesday’s Hit 5: 10-11- 21-29-38 Estimated jackpot: $100,000 Wednesday’s Keno: 01-11- 14-18-24-25-32-33-38-42-47- 49-54-55-56-58-65-69-70-72 Wednesday’s Lotto: 01- 13-18-32-36-43 Estimated jackpot: $3.2 million Wednesday’s Match 4: 01- 06-22-23 Tuesday’s Daily Game: 3-2-3 Tuesday’s Keno: 01-06- 14-15-19-24-31-32-33-45-47- 48-50-52-54-71-74-78-79-80 Tuesday’s Match 4: 04-06- 16-23 Tuesday’s Mega Mil- lions: 14-30-33-36-44, Mega Ball: 2 Public meetings TODAY Cannon Beach Emergen- cy Preparedness Committee Work Session, 2:30 p.m., Cannon Beach City Hall 163 E. Gower St. Wickiup Water District Lotteries OREGON Wednesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 4-1-9-4 4 p.m.: 3-0-7-9 7 p.m.: 8-4-8-1 10 p.m.: 4-3-0-1 Wednesday’s Mega- bucks: 08-10-17-26-37- 38 Estimated jackpot: $3.4 million Wednesday’s Powerball: 01-25-29-31-47, Powerball: 7, Power Play: 3 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. 34912 HWY 101 BUS • ASTORIA 503-325-0792 • 1-800-220-0792 Mortuary in Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. 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