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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2015 Memorials Saturday, Oct. 17 CLAYTON, Vickey — Memorial at 1 p.m., Grace Episcopal Church, 1545 Franklin Ave., followed by a reception in the parish hall. WHEALDON, John W. “Jack” — Memorial from 1 to 4 p.m., Poulsbo Yacht Club, 18129 Fjord Drive N.E., No. T, Poulsbo, Washington. Lunch will be served. MATTHIES, Donald Louis — Memorial and celebration of life at 2 p.m., Johnson Park, State Route 4, Rosburg, Wash- ington, across from the Rosburg Store. ‘What are you doing to get ready for winter?’ “I just had my whole house done — roof, gutters and paint. It’s an old house. It needed it.” Laura Rogers, Astoria Lotteries OREGON Tuesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 7-1-9-4 4 p.m.: 3-7-9-6 7 p.m.: 9-9-4-4 10 p.m.: 3-1-9-4 “We’re putting the garden to bed, and cleaning it out, and we’re planting grass seed. We’re mostly working on the yard.” Rachel Jensen, Astoria WASHINGTON Tuesday’s Daily Game: 2-6-7 Tuesday’s Keno: 01- 02-06-12-15-19-24-28-29- 36-41-44-51-52-56-58-60- 71-76-80 Tuesday’s Match 4: 07-15-18-23 Tuesday’s Mega Mil- lions: 07-09-24-38-52, Mega Ball: 1 Estimated jackpot: $75 million. “Honestly, nothing. I’m still wear- ing sandals. What’s there to think about?” Amy Gouge, Astoria ® ACCUWEATHER FORECAST FOR ASTORIA Astoria 5-Day Forecast Tonight Clear to partly cloudy 48° Thursday Oregon Weather Shown is tomorrow’s weather. Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs The Dalles 47/75 Astoria 48/73 Portland 51/77 Corvallis 44/78 Eugene 46/79 Pendleton 45/69 Salem 45/78 Albany 44/76 Ontario 41/80 Bend 42/71 Friday Burns 36/82 Medford 52/90 Mostly sunny, nice and warm Klamath Falls 38/83 Partial sunshine Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 73° 50° Saturday 53° Sunday Cloudy with occasional rain 65° 66° 50° Cloudy with a shower possible 65° 51° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High ........................................... 65° Low ............................................ 49° Normal high ............................... 62° Normal low ................................. 45° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.00" Month to date .......................... 1.35" Normal month to date ............. 1.82" Year to date ........................... 32.59" Normal year to date .............. 42.06" 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 78 32 s 77 42 s 72 56 s 75 46 pc 65 55 s 84 38 s 90 52 s 67 50 s 71 52 s First Full Last New Oct 20 Oct 27 Nov 3 Nov 11 Curtis Alexander Seymour Redmond Dec. 15, 1941 — Oct. 6, 2015 It’s with deepest regret that the counting and tax service business. family of Curtis Alexander Seymour This allowed him to do one of the announces his peaceful passing on things he loved most — travel. In Oct. 6, 2015, in Redmond, Oregon. later life he moved to Clarkston, Curtis is survived by his wife Gin- Washington, and most recently ny Seymour; sons Samuel Seymour Redmond, Oregon, where he could be closer to his brother. and Erick Knight; daughter Shelby Curtis was always an active com- Zadow; grandkids Madelyn Knight, munity member, and was a member Leo Knight, Shelby Seymour and of Knights of Columbus, OCI, Ki- Bennett Zadow; brother Bob Sey- mour; cousins Madeline Miller, Curtis Seymour wanis, the Astoria Clown Society, the ¿ rst Astoria Trolley volunteer Linda Kruss, Marvin Methven and driver, and most recently the Band Bill Seymour; and many nieces and of Brothers in Redmond, Oregon. He dutiful- nephews. Curtis was a larger-than-life person with ly donated to many charities, but his favorites a huge heart, and his absence will be greatly were always the wildlife charities, Helping felt by all those who knew him. Those who Hands, the local shelters and ASPCA. If you loved him know he liked to tell a good story, would like to do something in his honor, the wear colorful socks, walk his dogs, drive his family would ask you to consider one of these big yellow truck and hunt. But most of all, charities. Curtis lived life with a positive spirit. He he loved his family and his wife deeply. He was a faithful person whose handshake was loved to meet new people and go to new plac- his word, and whose friendships spanned the es. There is a big shadow where a rainbow once stood, and he will be dearly missed. decades. Curtis’s funeral service will be held at St. Born in San Francisco, California, on Dec. 16, 1941, he grew up in a family-owned Matthews Episcopal Church in Portland, Ore- apartment complex in Hollywood, Califor- gon, at 12:30 p.m. on Monday Oct, 19 . There nia, amongst his grandparents, aunts, uncles will be an opportunity during the service for and cousins, whom he considered as close as anyone who would like to share a memory to siblings. Curtis loved to regale people with speak. A full military graveside service and burial stories of his youth, including climbing trees to listen to concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, will be held at Willamette National Cemetery washing the car for the actor who played “T he at 2:30 p.m. that day, including Bannermen and the presenting of the À ag. The burial will F ugitive,” and cruising the boulevards. He was always a hard worker and his ¿ rst be followed by dinner and a celebration of job was at age 9 as a paperboy. In Hollywood, life. Frank Sinatra, “My Way” (Lyrics by Paul Curtis attended Blessed Sacrament School and St. John Vianney, where he created many Anka) And now, the end is near; friendships that endure to this day, and was a And so I face the ¿ nal curtain. main organizer of yearly “good ol’ boy” re- My friend, I’ll say it clear, unions of friends from that era. I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain. At the urging of a friend he moved to Ida- ho in 1962 to attend the University of Idaho. I’ve lived a life that’s full. There he met his lifelong love and spouse, I’ve traveled each and every highway; Ginny Wood Seymour. Then, two months be- And more, much more than this, fore he received his degree, he was drafted. I did it my way. He joined the Navy, married, and was de- ployed to the Vietnam War in 1967. He was Regrets, I’ve had a few; stationed in Guam, served in the Tet offensive But then again, too few to mention. and spent time at Da Nang Air Force Base. I did what I had to do He returned home in 1969, and served for 30 And saw it through without exemption. years in the reserves until retiring with honors as a chief warrant of¿ cer. I planned each charted course; Returning home from the war he had a Each careful step along the byway, choice to move back to California, or take And more, much more than this, a job as a bank manager in Idaho. He chose I did it my way. Idaho as the place to raise his small family, and spent the majority of time in Oro¿ no. It’s Yes, there were times, I’m sure you knew in Oro¿ no that he became an avid hunter and When I bit off more than I could chew. ¿ sherman, and his favorite place to go was But through it all, when there was doubt, Joseph Plains. He was manager of the First I ate it up and spit it out. Security Bank there for over a decade. I faced it all and I stood tall; Shortly after his youngest child’s gradu- And did it my way. ation from Oro¿ no High School he and his wife moved to Astoria, Oregon, where he I’ve loved, I’ve laughed and cried. was the manager at Western Bank of Astoria. I’ve had my ¿ ll; my share of losing. There he enjoyed whale watching and spend- And now, as tears subside, ing time at the beach, and also took up buffalo I ¿ nd it all so amusing. hunting in Montana and Eastern Oregon, and ¿ shing in Alaska. To think I did all that; It was late in life that Curtis decided to go And may I say — not in a shy way, back to college. He got his accounting degree, “Oh no, oh no not me, became a certi¿ ed public accountant , retired I did it my way.” from the bank and started his own home ac- Under the Sky Hi 77 71 68 79 68 83 90 66 68 Thu. Lo W 34 s 39 s 54 pc 48 s 53 s 39 s 53 s 51 s 52 s Hi 77 63 65 70 71 68 89 39 87 71 76 89 80 86 87 76 86 66 93 65 78 78 72 68 67 Thu. Lo W 56 s 50 s 41 pc 38 s 41 pc 42 pc 64 pc 23 s 76 pc 45 s 43 s 67 c 68 c 60 s 76 t 53 s 63 s 54 s 55 s 53 s 49 s 52 s 61 pc 52 s 50 s National Cities Today City Hi Lo W Atlanta 76 53 s Boston 68 47 pc Chicago 62 48 s Denver 83 46 s Des Moines 71 50 s Detroit 59 44 pc El Paso 89 61 s Fairbanks 38 21 pc Honolulu 87 75 pc Indianapolis 66 43 s Kansas City 74 50 s Las Vegas 94 72 pc Los Angeles 85 70 c Memphis 83 55 s Miami 86 75 t Nashville 77 46 s New Orleans 85 62 s New York 69 50 pc Oklahoma City 92 61 s Philadelphia 69 48 pc St. Louis 73 50 s Salt Lake City 80 52 s San Francisco 76 62 pc Seattle 61 49 s Washington, DC 70 51 pc 6:32 p.m. 7:32 a.m. 9:04 a.m. 7:39 p.m. OBITUARY City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 64 40 s 72 45 s 73 51 s 84 52 s 73 45 s 67 53 s 69 42 s 72 50 s 76 42 s Hi 69 69 77 86 78 70 69 76 75 Thu. Lo 41 42 52 54 48 51 45 50 42 W s s s s s s s s s Tonight's Sky: Before midnight, Aries the Ram is high in the eastern night sky. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI The Daily Astorian Tomorrow’s Tides Astoria / Port Docks Time High 3:36 a.m. 7.4 ft. 3:04 p.m. 8.5 ft. Time 9:16 a.m. 9:53 p.m. Low 1.8 ft. -0.2 ft. Tomorrow’s National Weather Fronts Cold Warm Stationary Showers T-Storms -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Rain Flurries Snow Ice 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. Need a Lift? Roby’s can help. Lift chairs starting at $599. Side pocket to keep remote control handy at all times Battery support ensures lift mechanism works for one cycle without electricity. 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PORTLAND — Columbia Riverkeeper is holding its 15th Anniversary Celebration and Clean Water Champion Awards from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Axiom Custom Products, 2424 N.E. Riverside Way. The Astoria group, Colum- bia Paci¿ c Common Sense, is receiving the Partnership Award at the event for its efforts during the last 10 years to help River- keeper protect the Columbia River from liTue¿ ed natural gas import and export terminals. Other recipients include: former U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Furse, the Riverkeeper Life- time Achievement Award; Bob Sallinger of the Audubon Soci- ety o f Portland, the River Hero Award; Hoesly Eco Automotive, the River Protector Business Award; and the students at Sun- nyside Environmental School, the Youth Leadership Award. The event includes a silent auction and rafÀ e to win an As- toria weekend package, a classic small sailboat, a canoe with out- rigger, and other river-themed packages. Craft beer, local wine, and snacks or dinner from food carts will be available for pur- chase, and Casey Neil and the Norway Rats are providing dance music for the event. Death Oct. 10, 2015 WALLER, Charnell, 76, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Public meetings WEDNESDAY Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria. Astoria School Board, 6:15 p.m., study session, 7:30 p.m., board meeting, Capt. 5obert Gray ScKool tKirdÀ oor 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. 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