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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2015 Amtrak Cascade improves on-time performance By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau Zith about percent of trains on time, accordinJ to state data. AmtraN is budJeted to re ceive . million from the state in the current biennium to subsidize the line. The 2reJon Department of Transportation is collectinJ data on AmtraN &ascades trains and must issue a report to the state /eJislature by 1ov. on CAPITAL THE AmtraN &ascades appears to be on tracN to improYe its ontime performance in the (uJenePort land corridor this year, Zith ap pro[imately percent of trains stayinJ Zithin a to minute ZindoZ of their scheduled arriY al times as of late summer. BUREAU The railZay is reTuired to haYe percent of passenJer trains arrive on time under a contract Zith the 2reJon De partment of Transportation, but fell beloZ that standard last year hoZ to improve ontime perfor mance and ridership. Those re Tuirements Zere set out in a bill the /eJislature passed earlier this year . 6helley 6noZ, a spoNes Zoman for the aJency, said staff are ZorNinJ on the report. ³2ur Joal increase ridership in the :illamette 9alley substan tially,´ 6noZ Zrote in an email. 2D2T and AmtraN &as cades already made one sched ule chanJe, movinJ the north bound departure of 6aturday, 6unday and holiday trains up from a a.m. departure to a a.m. departure . ³:e saZ an immediate Mump in the number of riders,´ 6noZ Zrote. ³1oZ, Ze must Neep that JroZth JoinJ up and up and up.´ 2D2T Zill conduct a brief survey of current and ³Zould be´ passenJer train riders in the ne[t feZ ZeeNs, to ¿ nd out if potential schedule chanJes could increase ridership. This story first appeared in the Oregon Capital Insid- er newsletter. To subscribe, go to oregoncapitalinsider. com Portion of Oregon Coast closed to crab harvesting Man found dead on The Daily Astorian The state has announced the immediate closure of rec reational and commercial bay crabbinJ from +eceta +ead, north of )lorence on the 2r eJon &oast, south to the &al ifornia border due to elevated levels of domoic acid. The closure includes crab harvested in bays and estuar ies, and off docNs, piers, Met ties and the ocean. &rab harvestinJ from +eceta +ead north to the &o lumbia 5iver remains open, althouJh it is recommended that crab alZays be eviscerat ed prior to cooNinJ. (viscer ation includes removal and discard of the internal orJans and Jills. Despite the closure, crab and shell¿ sh products sold in retail marNets and restaurants remain safe for consumers. Domoic acid or amne sic shell¿ sh to[in can cause minor to severe illness and even death. 6evere poisoninJ can result in dizziness, head aches, vomitinJ and diarrhea. 0ore severe cases can result in memory loss and death. 6hell¿ sh to[ins are pro duced by alJae and oriJinate in the ocean. To[ins cannot be removed by cooNinJ, freez inJ or any other treatment. The 2reJon Department of AJriculture Zill continue to test for to[ins in the cominJ ZeeNs. 5emoval of the advi sory reTuires tZo consecutive tests in the safe ranJe. )or more information, call 2DA’s shell¿ sh safety information hotline at or visit the shell¿ sh closures ZebpaJe at http. usa.Jov/-y9m Astoria Coffee Zith a Cop proJram returns ne[t month The Daily Astorian Astoria Police of¿ cers and community members Zill meet aJain ne[t month in an infor mal, neutral space to discuss local issues, build relationships and drinN coffee throuJh the ³Coffee Zith a Cop´ proJram. All community members are invited to attend. The proJram Zill taNe place from to p.m. Dec. at The Coffee *irl on Pier . Police say the proJram of fers a uniTue opportunity for community members to asN Tuestions and learn more about the department’s ZorN in Asto ria’s neiJhborhoods. The maMority of contacts laZ enforcement has Zith the public happen durinJ emer Jencies or emotional situations. Police understand such situa tions are not alZays the most effective times for relationship buildinJ Zith the community. 6ome community members may feel that of¿ cers are unap proachable on the street. ³Coffee Zith a Cop´ breaNs doZn barriers and alloZs for a rela[ed, oneonone interac tion, Astoria Police Chief %rad Johnston said. ³:e hope that community members Zill feel comfortable to asN Tuestions, brinJ con ACCUWEATHER ® FORECAST FOR ASTORIA Astoria 5-Day Forecast Tonight Heavy rain developing; watch for fl ooding 53° Tuesday Portland 47/59 Corvallis 47/59 Eugene 45/58 The The Dalles 45/62 Astoria 53/60 Pendleton 43/62 Salem 48/60 Albany 47/59 Wednesday Burns 25/51 Medford 43/54 Very windy; watch for fl ooding Klamath Falls 31/46 Rain and drizzle in the afternoon Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 60° 47° Thursday 54° Friday Rain 56° 47° Rain 44° 55° 41° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High ........................................... 51° Low ............................................ 42° Normal high ............................... 54° Normal low ................................. 40° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.37" Month to date ........................ 10.69" Normal month to date ............. 5.15" Year to date ........................... 49.13" Normal year to date .............. 51.37" Sunset tonight .................. 4:42 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday .............. 7:18 a.m. Moonrise today ............... 11:25 a.m. Moonset today ................. 9:21 p.m. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend Today Hi Lo W 40 29 pc 41 38 sn 52 48 r 50 45 r 56 55 r 40 31 c 47 43 r 50 50 r 53 51 r National Cities Today City Hi Lo W Atlanta 65 51 pc Boston 58 34 s Chicago 58 45 r Denver 46 28 r Des Moines 57 50 sh Detroit 62 44 pc El Paso 65 41 pc Fairbanks -7 -15 pc Honolulu 87 72 sh Indianapolis 59 46 r Kansas City 57 52 r Las Vegas 57 38 pc Los Angeles 65 44 s Memphis 68 62 r Miami 83 74 sh Nashville 60 55 pc New Orleans 79 71 c New York 65 42 s Oklahoma City 66 50 t Philadelphia 67 45 s St. Louis 55 51 r Salt Lake City 38 26 sn San Francisco 61 50 s Seattle 47 45 r Washington, DC 66 47 s First Full Last New Nov 18 Nov 25 Dec 2 Dec 11 Under the Sky Tues. Hi Lo W 44 34 c 50 37 r 58 51 r 58 46 r 58 49 r 46 38 r 54 48 c 57 46 r 60 52 r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 46 45 r 47 43 pc 49 47 r 50 47 r 50 48 r 57 55 r 40 35 pc 49 47 r 50 37 r Tues. Hi Lo W 58 40 r 62 41 c 59 44 r 59 51 r 60 44 r 59 49 r 51 34 r 59 43 r 63 36 r Tonight's Sky: The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak around midnight. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Tomorrow’s Tides Astoria / Port Docks Time High 5:21 a.m. 7.4 ft. 4:23 p.m. 8.2 ft. Time 10:49 a.m. 11:21 p.m. Low 3.2 ft. 0.3 ft. Tomorrow’s National Weather Tues. Hi Lo W 66 57 c 48 35 s 56 53 r 41 29 sn 63 44 r 60 51 r 57 36 pc -10 -18 pc 87 74 s 60 56 r 67 41 r 61 43 s 73 50 s 75 53 r 84 77 sh 72 63 c 81 60 sh 52 46 s 62 41 s 56 46 pc 68 52 r 42 35 pc 65 49 s 57 43 r 61 51 pc 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. Pau l Joh n H ayner, M .D . Board -C ertified Internal M ed icine 1406 M A R IN E D R IVE A ST O R IA , O R 97103 (503) 325-0505 drhayner.com I N NETWORK WITH THE FOLLOWING INSURANCE PLANS : A yearold man Zas found dead 6unday on the vieZinJ platform at the foot of 6i[th 6treet in Astoria. Astoria Police and )ire Departments and 0edi[ Am bulance responded at a.m. to a report of an unre sponsive man. The responders found Tyler :atson, , of /eZiston, ,daho. The cause of the death is un NnoZn but there Zas no siJn of foul play, accordinJ to police. Cause and manner of death Zill be determined by the 0edical ([aminer’s 2 f¿ ce. Anyone Zith information is encouraJed to contact De tective Thomas /itZin at or tlitZin#astoria. or.us *rounded ship toZed to Portland Associated Press P25T/A1D ² The 8.6. &oast *uard says a carJo ship that lost steerinJ and ran aJround in the &olumbia 5iver has been toZed to Portland. Petty 2f¿ cer rd &lass Amanda 1orcross said 6unday that )oss 0aritime tuJboats Jot the foot lonJ 9iNinJ (mer ald off the beach and toZed it to Portland’s Terminal 6 sometime 6aturday niJht. The ship had reported 6aturday afternoon that it lost steerinJ and ran aJround near &olumbia &ity. .2,1T9 says the carJo ship Zas carryinJ a load of cars and Zas on its Zay from Tacoma, :ashinJton, to Portland. 1orcross says there Zere no reports of pollution, inMuries or damaJe to the vessel. /oZer &olumbia &hief Petty 2f¿ cers Associa tion meets at p.m. Thursday at the Astoria 0oose /odJe, th 6t. )or information, call DaYe .inney at . of¿ ces, *ateZay AYe. Union Health District, a.m., ProYidence 6easide +ospital, (ducation 5oom %, 6. :ahanna 5oad, 6ea side. Port of Astoria Commis- sion, p.m., ZorNshop, p.m. e[ecutiYe session closed to public, 6 p.m. reJular meetinJ, old Port of¿ ces, *ateZay AYe. Clatsop County Human Services Advisory Council, to p.m., ([chanJe 6t., 5oom . Northwest Regional Ed- ucation Service District Board, 6 p.m., +illsboro 5e Jional of¿ ce, 1.(. 5ay &ircle, +illsboro. Astoria Historic Land- marks Commission, p.m., &ity +all, Duane 6t. Seaside School District, 6 p.m., 6. )ranNlin 6t. Seaside Planning Com- mission, p.m., ZorN session, &ity +all, %roadZay. folloZs at *reenZood &em etery. Saturday, Nov. 21 /2:5A1&(, Donald 5aymond ² 0emorial at noon, &latsNanie Presbyteri an &hurch, 6. 1ehalem 6t., &latsNanie, Zith Pastor (ric +uJet officiatinJ. A social time is planned fol loZinJ the serYice remem brances Zill be Zelcome. Public meetings Ontario 31/48 Bend 38/50 The Daily Astorian Petty of¿ cers association to meet Thursday The Daily Astorian Oregon Weather Shown is tomorrow’s weather. Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs cerns, or simply Jet to NnoZ our of¿ cers,´ Johnston said. ³These interactions are the foundation of community partnerships.” ³Coffee Zith a Cop” is a national initiative supported by t he 8. 6. Department of Justice, 2f¿ ce of Community 2riented PolicinJ 6ervices. )or more information, con tact 6Jt. Christopher 0c1eary at or C0c1eary# astoria.or.us. viewing platform MONDAY Knappa School Board, p.m., .nappa +iJh 6chool library, 2ld 8.6. +iJhZay . Jewell School Board, 6 p.m., -eZell 6chool library, 2reJon +iJhZay . Astoria City Council, p.m., &ity +all, Duane 6t. TUESDAY Port of Astoria Budget Committee, noon, old Port Memorials Thursday, Nov. 19 *A55,621, 5oy D. ² 9ieZinJ at noon, serYice at p.m., &hurch of -esus &hrist of /atterday 6aints, 1iaJara AYe. ,nterment Lotteries OREGON Sunday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 6 4 p.m.: 7 p.m.: 66 10 p.m.: Saturday’s Megabucks: (stimated MacNpot 6.6 mil lion. Saturday’s Powerball: 66, PoZerball (stimated MacNpot 6 mil lion. Saturday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 4 p.m.: 7 p.m.: 6 10 p.m.: Friday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 4 p.m.: 7 p.m.: 10 p.m.: 6 WASHINGTON Sunday’s Daily Game: 6 Sunday’s Keno: 66 666 Sunday’s Match 4: Saturday’s Daily Game: Saturday’s Hit 5: (stimated MacNpot ,. Saturday’s Keno: 6 666 Saturday’s Lotto: 6 (stimated MacNpot . mil lion. Saturday’s Match 4: 6 Friday’s Daily Game: 6 Friday’s Keno: 66 666 Friday’s Match 4: Friday’s Mega Millions: , 0eJa %all (stimated MacNpot mil lion. OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, Ior Yeterans, a À aJ symbol at no charJe. The deadline Ior all obituaries is a.m. the business day prior. 2bituaries may be edited Ior spellinJ, proper punctuation and style. Death notices and up cominJ serYices Zill be published at no charJe. 1otices must be submitted by a.m. the day of publication. 2bituaries and notices may be submitted online at ZZZ.dailyastorian.comformsobits, by email at eZilson#dailyastorian.com, placed Yia the funeral home or in person at The Daily As torian of¿ ce, ([chanJe 6t. in Astoria. )or more information, call , e[t. . 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