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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015
Community mourns loss of Wendy Richardson
6(A6,D( ² &ommunity
members, business leaders and
coZorNers at The Daily Astorian
mourn the sudden loss of :en
dy 5ichardson. 5ichardson Zas
a lonJtime 6outh &ounty advo
cate and had been an advertisinJ
representative for The Daily As
torian and 6easide 6iJnal since
.
5ichardson suffered an aneu
rysm 6unday afternoon. 6he Zas
floZn via /ife )liJht 1etZorN
to 3ortland and Zas removed
from life support 6unday niJht
at p.m., accordinJ to fam
ily members, and died 0onday
afternoon.
³,t is immensely sad this morn
inJ to report that :endy 5ichard
son died this ZeeNend,´ (2 0edia
*roup 3ublisher 6teve )orrester
said 0onday. ³:endy Zas Zide
ly admired and loved in 6easide,
and she Zas Zell NnoZn in &an
non %each, Zhere she oZned a
business years
aJo.´
5 ichard
son, , Zas
married to Al
5 ichardson
for years.
They recent
ly moved to
:arrenton af
Wendy
ter many years
Richardson
in *earhart.
W e n d y
6hannon Zas born 0arch ,
, in 3uerto 5ico Zhere her
father served in the 8.6. &oast
*uard. DurinJ her father¶s three
&latsop &ounty tours, she attend
ed school here and Jraduated from
Astoria +iJh 6chool in , and
attended the Art ,nstitute of 3ort
land, formerly the %assist ,nsti
tute .
5ichardson and her moth
er, Dorie 6hannon, opened ¶Tis
the 6eason, a yearround &hrist
mas store in &annon %each. The
store offered holiday items and
collectibles, as Zell as cards
and liJhts. The store closed in
.
6he Zas hired as the sales con
sultant for 6outh &ounty for the
Daily Astorian in 2ctober .
³2ne of the pleasures of Tues
day morninJs Zas JreetinJ Wen
dy as she ZalNed past my office
to Moin our sales meetinJ,´ )or
rester said. ³+er Zarm person
ality and Neen insiJhts into 6ea
side and &annon %each Zere
a constant inJredient of those
meetinJs.´
³Wendy Zas a stable and trust
ed sales consultant for her adver
tisers for almost nine years,´ said
Daily Astorian¶s AdvertisinJ Di
rector %etty 6mith. ³Wendy Zas
a huJe asset to this company and
she ZorNed tirelessly as our am
bassador. 6he tooN a leadership
role in the 6easide office Zhen Ze
5a]or clamminJ reopens on county beaches
5a]or clam harvestinJ
remains closed because of
elevated domoic acid levels
from TillamooN +ead south
to the &alifornia border.
0eanZhile, mussel har
vestinJ has been reopened
from the <achats 5iver on
the central 2reJon &oast
to the &alifornia border as
domoic acid levels have
dropped beloZ the alert lev
el. This means the entire 2r
eJon &oast is noZ open to all
mussel harvestinJ.
Despite the recent clo
The Daily Astorian
5a]or clam harvestinJ
alonJ &latsop &ounty beach
es from the &olumbia 5iver
to TillamooN +ead south of
6easide are open, the 2re
Jon Department of AJricul
ture and the 2reJon Depart
ment of )ish and :ildlife
announced today. 6amples
taNen from the area indicate
levels of domoic acid have
remained beloZ the alert lev
el for the second consecutive
samplinJ period.
sure, shellfish products
sold in retail marNets and
restaurants are safe for
consumers.
The aJriculture depart
ment Zill continue to test for
shell¿ sh to[ins ZeeNly, as
tides permit. 5eopeninJ of
an area reTuires tZo consec
utive tests in the safe ranJe.
)or more information,
call 2DA¶s shell¿ sh safety
information hotline at
or visit the shell
¿ sh closures Zeb paJe at
http.usa.Jov/-y9m
ACCUWEATHER ® FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
Astoria 5-Day Forecast
Tonight
Windy with periods
of rain
41°
Wednesday
Oregon Weather
Shown is
tomorrow’s
weather.
Temperatures
are tonight’s
lows and
tomorrow’s
highs
The Dalles
37/43
Astoria
41/49
Portland
39/46
Corvallis
37/46
Eugene
38/46
Salem
38/47
Albany
39/46
49°
45°
46°
36°
Saturday
Clouds and sun
with a shower in
the area
35°
Cloudy
46°
38°
Sun and Moon
Astoria through Monday.
Temperatures
High ........................................... 53°
Low ............................................ 42°
Normal high ............................... 48°
Normal low ................................. 36°
Precipitation
Yesterday ................................ 0.82"
Month to date ......................... 17.80"
Normal month to date ............. 6.76"
Year to date ........................... 71.04"
Normal year to date .............. 64.13"
Sunset tonight ..................
Sunrise Wednesday .........
Moonrise today ................
Moonset today .................
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newport
North Bend
National Cities
Today
City
Hi Lo W
Atlanta
70 62 r
Boston
58 46 r
Chicago
45 39 sh
Denver
46 21 c
Des Moines
46 40 pc
Detroit
52 40 sh
El Paso
64 45 pc
Fairbanks
-7 -13 pc
Honolulu
83 74 pc
Indianapolis
51 48 c
Kansas City
53 47 pc
Las Vegas
61 43 pc
Los Angeles
65 51 sh
Memphis
70 62 c
Miami
83 75 c
Nashville
71 62 c
New Orleans
75 63 r
New York
62 51 r
Oklahoma City 68 47 s
Philadelphia
64 52 r
St. Louis
53 49 pc
Salt Lake City
40 33 sn
San Francisco
58 48 r
Seattle
44 38 r
Washington, DC 62 54 r
City
Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Vancouver
Yakima
Today
Hi Lo W
44 36 r
41 32 c
46 39 r
50 39 r
48 38 r
48 45 r
31 19 c
46 39 r
36 26 c
4:32 p.m.
7:56 a.m.
2:51 p.m.
4:34 a.m.
Full
Last
New
First
Dec 25
Jan 1
Jan 9
Jan 16
Wed.
Hi Lo W
44 34 r
43 30 sn
46 37 r
45 36 r
47 36 r
49 41 r
32 26 sf
45 36 r
38 24 c
Tonight's Sky: At 12:09 p.m. today, the sun will
be at its lowest altitude of 21 degrees above the
southern horizon for the year.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Tomorrow’s Tides
Time
High
11:02 a.m. 10.2 ft.
none
Time
4:58 a.m.
6:07 p.m.
Low
2.6 ft.
-0.8 ft.
Fronts
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.
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Terry :illiam 6ZiJart ³6:A*´ of &an time Zith his many friends. Terry Zas stronJ
non %each, 2reJon, died peacefully at his and darinJ, yet Jentle and Nind. +e loved his
home on Dec. , , at the aJe of . Terry family and friends. +e had an adventurous
Zas born on -an. , , in 3ortland, 2re soul and loved travelinJ, deepsea ¿ shinJ
and À yinJ. +e also enMoyed horse
Jon, to parents 3aul and Donna 0a
bacN ridinJ and e[plorinJ neZ ter
rie %entley 6ZiJart.
rains on his motorcycle. +e touched
Terry Zas Yery proud and hon
many peoples¶ lives, and Ze Zill
ored to have served his country in
miss him dearly.
the Army 1ational *uard. Terry
Terry is survived by his Zife,
Zas honorably discharJed in the
&armen 5. 6ZiJart of &annon
sprinJ of .
%each and a dauJhter, 0iracle
2n Dec. , , in 3ortland,
Tumi 6ZiJart -ohnson husband
2reJon, Terry Zas united in mar
Tim of 3ortland, 2reJon.
riaJe Zith &armen 5ivadeneyra.
A celebration of life service
Terry and &armen enMoyed years
Terry
Zill be held at p.m. on 6aturday,
of marriaJe. Terry, alonJ Zith &ar
Swigart
-an. , , at the &annon %each
men, oZns the 6ea 5anch 5esort
American /eJion 3ost.
and 6tables in &annon %each, 2r
+uJhes5ansom 0ortuary is in charJe of
eJon.
Terry Zas a member of the &annon %each the arranJements. An online Juest booN may
American /eJion, Zhere he enMoyed spendinJ be siJned at ZZZ.huJhesransom.com
Astoria / Port Docks
Tomorrow’s National Weather
Wed.
Hi Lo W
71 65 r
54 51 r
60 38 r
34 18 sf
45 29 sh
61 50 c
63 44 s
-8 -23 pc
83 73 pc
64 49 r
54 35 sh
57 38 pc
67 45 pc
74 59 t
84 75 pc
73 60 r
78 68 r
62 61 r
66 37 s
66 64 r
69 44 r
34 17 sf
56 46 pc
45 37 r
67 64 r
That Zas a messaJe present
ed last ZeeN at the American
*eophysical 8nion meetinJ in
6an )rancisco. The presentation
included an observation that
³atmospheric rivers´ tend to
intensify durinJ stronJ (l 1ixo
events, liNely brinJinJ more
precipitation to drouJhtstricN
en &alifornia.
+oZever, the 12AA &li
mate 3rediction &enter¶s
threemonth forecast, based
on e[pected (l 1ixo inÀ uenc
es, forecasts drier and Zarm
erthannormal Zeather for the
3aci¿ c 1orthZest. That has
been the consistent messaJe
from 12AA for the last feZ
months.
Cannon Beach
Jan. 10, 1943 — Dec. 4, 2015
Under the Sky
Wed.
Hi Lo W
32 18 sn
35 19 sf
46 37 r
46 33 r
49 41 r
34 26 sf
43 33 r
47 37 r
50 39 r
(l 1ixo is a pattern of hiJh
erthannormal temperatures
in the eTuatorial 3aci¿ c 2cean
that is a reoccurrinJ natural
phenomenon Zith inÀ uences
on local Zeather across 1orth
America and beyond.
³3eople the Zorld over are
feelinJ, or soon Zill feel, the
effects of the stronJest (l 1ixo
event since , currently
unfoldinJ in the eastern eTua
torial 3aci¿ c 2cean,´ states a
press release issued this ZeeN
by 1A6A. ³1eZ satellite ob
servations are beJinninJ to
shoZ scientists its impact on
the distribution of rain, tropo
spheric o]one and Zild¿ res
around the Jlobe.´
Terry William Swigart
Klamath Falls
26/34
Almanac
Regional Cities
Today
Hi Lo W
32 19 sn
37 27 c
49 41 r
48 38 r
48 45 r
39 26 sn
50 37 r
48 40 r
52 42 r
12AA¶s &limate 3redic
tion &enter last ZeeN issued
a threemonth outlooN for (l
1ixo Zeather pattern inÀ u
ences, shoZinJ Zell above
averaJe temperatures and be
loZaveraJe precipitation for
the 3aci¿ c 1orthZest throuJh
0arch .
6o despite recent heavy
rain and snoZfall in the &o
lumbia %asin, the outlooN
indicates a Zeather trend sim
ilar to last year rapid snoZ
melt and runoff, alonJ Zith
Zarmer than normal and dry
Zeather in the early months of
the year.
Ontario
30/37
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015
Friday
Columbia Basin Bulletin
OBITUARIES
Bend
27/35
Medford
37/43
39°
Take heart: Somewhat drier, much
warmer than average after Jan. 1
Burns
25/29
Cloudy with a
shower
irreverent sense of humor. 6he
NneZ everyone and had an under
standinJ of Zhat maNes 6easide
ticN.´
)ormer 6iJnal and *a]ette edi
tor, 1ancy 0c&arthy said, ³0any
times, Zhen , needed to NnoZ
Zhom to contact about a story ,
Zas coverinJ, , Zould asN Wen
dy because she seemed to NnoZ
everyone alonJ our stretch of the
1orth &oast. Wendy Zas the con
summate friend and community
volunteer. « 6he Zill be Jreatly
missed.
AlonJ Zith husband Al and her
three children, Wendy is survived
by tZo stepdauJhters, Tiffany
+unt and *retchen Teevin.
³6he Zas a fabulous, JivinJ
person to everyone she NneZ,´
6easide business oZner -eff Ter
+ar said. ³,t¶s a biJ loss to the
community.´
)uneral arranJements Zill be
announced later this ZeeN.
Pendleton
32/43
Thursday
Breezy with
periods of rain
acTuired the 6iJnal and &annon
%each *a]ette. 6he Zill be Jreat
ly missed.´
³6he Zas selfless and a dedi
cated volunteer, but her Jreatest
Moys Zere her three children, Ale[,
Andi and 1icN,´ said *retchen
Darnell, a lonJtime friend and
the d irector of sales for the 6ea
side &ivic and &onvention &enter.
³Above all, she loved her family,
her children and her husband. Al.
6he Zill be sorely missed.
6he had the Nindest heart. 6he
Zas so full of life and fun to be
around.´
³, alZays found her to be a ray
of sunshine and smiles and very
Jood at all she did,´ Daily Astori
an 0anaJinJ (ditor /aura 6ellers
said. ³2ur thouJhts are Zith her
family and friends.´
³Wendy immediately made me
feel Zelcome in the community,´
6easide 6iJnal (ditor 5.-. 0ar[
said. ³, especially appreciated her
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