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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015
)eds investiJatinJ state claims for Jrant money
3robe centers
on funds for
3ortland foster
care aJency
By HILLARY BORRUD
Capital Bureau
The 8.6. Department of
+ealth and +uman 6ervices is
investiJatinJ Zhether the 2r
eJon Department of +uman
6ervices submitted false or
improper claims for payment
under a federal Jrant.
The federal aJency¶s 2f
fice of ,nspector *eneral
served a subpoena on the
state aJency in 1ovember
for records related to the
3ortland foster care aJen
cy *ive 8s This Day. The
aJency faces alleJations of
child neJlect and misuse of
funds, includinJ million
the 2reJon Department
of -ustice said the aJency
Zasted on travel, desiJner
luJJaJe and other e[pens
es.
The Department of +u
man 6ervices receives federal
fundinJ includinJ a speci¿ c
Jrant mentioned in the sub
poena, Zhich prompted the
inspector Jeneral¶s inTuiry
into hoZ those funds miJht
have been spent on *ive 8s
This Day.
Willamette Week
documented problems
Willamette WeeN ¿ rst re
ported the federal investiJation
Wednesday, and the neZspaper
also Zrote stories documentinJ
that top Department of +uman
6ervices administrators iJnored
reports of problems at the 3ort
land foster care aJency .
The subpoena calls for
the state to hand over a broad
ranJe of documents JoinJ
bacN to -anuary , in
cludinJ records of all cash
advances and other payments
to *ive 8s This Day and con
tracts and data for all children
placed Zith the aJency.
Deadline to respond
The state faces a Dec.
deadline to provide documents
listed in the subpoena, accord
inJ to a letter from 6teven 5yan,
actinJ special aJent in charJe.
A spoNesman for the De
partment of +uman 6ervices
declined to comment, citinJ the
open investiJation. A spoNes
Zoman for *ov. .ate %roZn,
Zho has ordered an indepen
dent revieZ of the aJency, did
not immediately respond to a
reTuest for comment on Zhether
the federal investiJation Zould
delay or otherZise impact that
revieZ.
The Capital Bureau is a
collaboration between EO Me-
dia Group and Pamplin Media
Group.
Real estate companies collect
3olice arrest µarmed and
food, clothing for the needy
danJerous¶ man after
search in 5ocNaZay %each
The Daily Astorian
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52C.AWA< %(AC+ ² 3olice
arrested a man considered ³armed
and danJerous´ after a search Thurs
day morninJ in 5ocNaZay %each.
TillamooN (merJency Man
aJement Director *ordon McCraZ
announced on his )acebooN paJe at
about a.m. that the suspect, 1olan
6eth 2tey, , Zas found and arrested.
³Armed and danJerous sub
Mect in the 5ocNaZay %each area
has been located and picNed up by
Nolan Seth Otey
laZ enforcement,´ McCraZ Zrote.
³5esidents can resume normal activ
ity and the s helteri np lace has been
cancel ed. /aZ e nforcement Zould
liNe to thanN everyone for their coop
eration. The 1orth County 6chools
hoZever, Zill remain closed the rest
of today.´
2tey Zas seen earlier in the
morninJ on foot in 5ocNaZay %each
ZearinJ a blacN MacNet and darN
Means. The 1eah.ah1ie 6chool
District had closed schools for the
day as a precaution.
ACCUWEATHER ® FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
Astoria 5-Day Forecast
Tonight
Mostly cloudy
and breezy with
showers
44°
Friday
The Dalles
34/45
Astoria
44/52
Portland
42/51
Corvallis
42/51
Eugene
43/52
Pendleton
36/46
Salem
44/52
Albany
43/51
Ontario
32/44
Bend
33/42
Saturday
Burns
24/35
Medford
39/51
Mostly cloudy
with a couple of
showers
52°
Klamath Falls
29/41
Windy with periods
of rain
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015
45°
53°
Sunday
45°
Monday
A little morning
rain, then a few
showers
Windy with rain
55°
56°
48°
49°
Almanac
Sun and Moon
Astoria through Wednesday.
Temperatures
High ........................................... 54°
Low ............................................ 42°
Normal high ............................... 50°
Normal low ................................. 37°
Precipitation
Yesterday ................................ 0.41"
Month to date ........................... 1.11"
Normal month to date ............. 0.72"
Year to date ........................... 54.35"
Normal year to date .............. 58.09"
Sunset tonight .................. 4:30 p.m.
Sunrise Friday .................. 7:40 a.m.
Moonrise today ....................... none
Moonset today ............... 12:55 p.m.
Regional Cities
Hi
36
42
54
52
51
41
51
51
55
Fri.
Lo
22
30
48
41
47
26
35
45
47
W
c
c
c
sh
sh
pc
c
sh
c
Hi
57
46
46
54
50
49
64
-5
84
49
53
64
71
56
77
55
60
51
57
52
54
44
60
50
52
Fri.
Lo
37
36
29
29
34
28
37
-15
72
29
34
40
49
34
70
30
48
38
36
35
33
30
44
42
37
W
s
s
s
pc
s
s
s
c
pc
s
s
pc
pc
s
r
s
s
s
s
s
s
c
pc
sh
s
National Cities
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Nashville
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington, DC
Hi
55
48
41
48
46
45
60
5
84
43
48
61
75
52
81
49
61
52
57
52
47
46
59
52
51
First
Full
Last
Dec 11
Dec 18
Dec 25
Jan 1
Under the Sky
Today
Hi Lo W
34 28 c
46 33 c
55 46
r
55 43
r
53 46
r
44 29
r
53 39
r
53 45
r
57 45
r
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newport
North Bend
New
City
Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Vancouver
Yakima
Today
Hi Lo W
52 39
r
42 36
r
51 42
r
56 45
r
56 44
r
55 47
r
42 33
r
51 43
r
38 26
r
Hi
49
46
51
53
52
52
41
50
43
Fri.
Lo
39
33
42
43
43
48
31
43
27
W
c
c
sh
c
sh
sh
pc
sh
c
Tonight's Sky: High SE, look for Orion, the
hunter; Gemini, the twins; and Orion's hunting
dogs, Canis Minor and Canis Major.
Tomorrow’s Tides
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
1:20 a.m.
2:25 p.m.
Low
1.9 ft.
2.6 ft.
Tomorrow’s National Weather
Today
Lo W
36 s
36 pc
28 pc
26 s
29 s
32 pc
35 s
-8 pc
73 pc
28 s
28 s
40 pc
50 pc
31 s
70
t
29 s
44 s
40 pc
34 s
37 pc
30 s
30 pc
46
r
42
r
37 pc
Cold
Warm
Stationary
Showers
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
Lotteries
OREGON
Wednesday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.:
4 p.m.:
7 p.m.:
10 p.m.:
Wednesday’s
Mega-
bucks:
(stimated MacNpot .6
million.
WASHINGTON
Wednesday’s
Daily
Game:
Wednesday’s Hit 5:
DUII arrest
At p.m. Monday, 2reJon 6tate 3olice
arrested -effrey Michael Tarabochia, , of
THURSDAY
Northwest Oregon Hous-
ing Authority Board,
a.m., 12+A of¿ ce, 6.
Main Ave., Warrenton.
Seaside Parks Advisory
Committee, p.m., 6easide
(stimated MacNpot ,.
Wednesday’s Keno:
666
6666
Wednesday’s Lotto:
(stimated MacNpot .
million.
Wednesday’s Match 4:
6cappoose, for drivinJ under the inÀ uence of
into[icants on 8.6. +iJhZay at milepost
.
&ity +all, %roadZay.
MONDAY
Cannon Beach Rural
Fire Protection District
Board, p.m., &annon %each
)ire 6tation, 6unset %lvd.
Youngs River Lewis &
Clark Water District Board,
p.m., 8.6. +iJhZay
%usiness.
Astoria City Council, 6
p.m., &ity +all, Duane
6t.
Memorials
Thursday, Dec. 3
M,T&+8M, William 5ansome ,,, ³Mitch´
² 9ieZinJ from 6 to p.m., &aldZell¶s /uce
/ayton Mortuary, 6 )ranNlin Ave.
Saturday, Dec. 5
M,T&+8M, William 5ansome ,,, ³Mitch´
² )uneral Mass at a.m., 6t. Mary 6tar of the
6ea &atholic &hurch, 6 *rand Ave., folloZed
by a celebration of life from to p.m. in
the McTavish 5oom at the /iberty Theater.
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Wednesday’s Powerball:
6, 3oZerball
(stimated MacNpot
million.
Public meetings
Fronts
T-Storms
6easide¶s neZ 3ublic
WorNs Director Dale McDoZ
ell says there Zon¶t be maMor
chanJes under his leadership.
McDoZell plans to continue
supportinJ staff and servinJ
community residents as they
tacNle neZ proMects.
McDoZell, a year 6ea
side resident, started ZorNinJ
as 3ublic WorNs director in
1ovember . +e is ¿ llinJ the
role formerly held by 1eal
Wallace, Zho retired in -une.
Wallace served the city for
about years.
McDoZell brinJs to the
Mob about years
Zater, seZer and
of e[perience in
streets and parNs
the
construction
departments.
+e
also ZorNs Zith the
industry. Most re
6easide buildinJ
cently, he ZorNed
and planninJ de
for T)T &onstruc
partments on sever
tion, a fullservice
al proMects.
contractor based in
+e plans to
6cappoose. 3rior to
brinJ more proM
that, he ZorNed for
a contractor based Dale McDowell ects to the table and
Zrite Jrants to Jet
in Astoria. +e has
fundinJ to accom
e[perience ZorNinJ
on buildinJs roads ZasteZa plish those proMects.
³We have a lonJ, lonJ list
ter and storm systems Zater
lines and Zater treatment and of proMects,´ he said. The city
has to decide Zhich ³ones to
seZer treatment plants.
McDoZell oversees a staff taNe on at a time because of
of from the enJineerinJ, fundinJ.´
On the record
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Time
High
8:00 a.m. 8.0 ft.
8:13 p.m. 6.4 ft.
(asom 3roperty ManaJe
ment Inc. and Windermere
3aci¿ c /and Co. are provid
inJ their of¿ ce once aJain as
a dropoff site for this year¶s
drive, and are collectinJ neZ
and Jently used coats, hats,
scarves, blanNets and Jloves
throuJh Dec. .
The of¿ ce hours are from
a.m. to p.m. Monday
throuJh )riday. %oth of¿ ces
are located in the th 6treet
3ilot 6tation %uildinJ.
McDoZell diJs in to neZ role to
accomplish biJ buildinJ proMects
EO Media Group
Oregon Weather
Shown is
tomorrow’s
weather.
Temperatures
are tonight’s
lows and
tomorrow’s
highs
(asom 3roperty ManaJe
ment Inc. and Windermere
3aci¿ c /and &o. are teaminJ
up for the fourth year Zith
the WishinJ Tree an d )ood
%asNet 3roJram to provide
Zarmth and holiday cheer to
Clatsop County families in
need this holiday season.
The WishinJ Tree and )ood
%asNet 3roJram is a nonpro¿ t
orJani]ation that relies on vol
unteers and donations. With the
increasinJ numbers of people
JoinJ Zithout, the need for dona
tions is Jreater than ever this year.
This lonJrunninJ proJram
has helped countless families
for over years, not only
providinJ them Zith food,
but also personali]ed Jifts for
Nids and Zarm clothinJ items.
+undreds of individuals and
families from the community
have asNed to receive assis
tance this season.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Effective July 1, 2015
HOME DELIVERY
MAIL
EZpay (per month) ................................ $11.25
EZpay (per month) ................................ $16.60
13 weeks in advance ............................ $36.79
13 weeks in advance ............................ $51.98
26 weeks in advance ............................ $70.82
26 weeks in advance .......................... $102.63
52 weeks in advance .......................... $135.05
52 weeks in advance .......................... $199.90
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