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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2015 TaNinJ care of community er, planninJ for hoZ many volunteers Zill help deliver each year ³is a crapshoot,´ he said. ³,¶ve learned, Zhoever shoZs up, Must to maNe it ZorN,´ he added. ,n past years ² the le Jion has done the proJram ³for many, many years noZ,´ 3ost &ommander Dan 2¶5eilly said ² &ub 6cout 3acN , &annon %each )ire and 5escue, the 6easide 3olice Department, 6ea side +iJh 6chool and other Jroups have sent volunteers to help on distribution day. This year, the helpers Zere feZ, but all the recipients Jot their bo[es ahead of &hrist mas (ve. The bo[es contained an array of items, dependinJ on the household si]e. AmonJ the items Zere Zhole tur Neys, veJetables, apples, canned Joods, dried ramen noodles, croutons for stuff inJ and more. The pacNaJ es contained a special treat from %ruce¶s &andy .itch en, as Zell. &hildren also received presents Zrapped earlier in the ZeeN by mem bers of the American /eJion Au[iliary. About households ² or appro[imately peo ple ² received bo[es this By KATHERINE LACAZE EO Media Group &A1121 %(A&+ ² 6ometimes a lot of volun teers shoZ up to help Zith American /eJion 3ost ¶s &ommunity &hristmas %as Net 3roJram sometimes only a handful participate. %ut Zithout fail, they Jet the Mob done, deliverinJ sever al do]en bo[es of food and toys to loZincome house holds throuJhout &annon %each to briJhten the holi day season. 3reparation for the annu al proJram started Dec. , and durinJ the ne[t feZ days, food and other supplies Zere brouJht to the American /e Jion and put into assembled bo[es, or the ³&hristmas basNets.´ At the breaN of daZn Dec. , leJion mem bers Jathered to distribute the bo[es at the (lN &reeN Terrace Apartments, the 6horeZood Apartments and other households throuJhout toZn. Don %oehm, Zho has participated since and oversees the proJram, said most volunteers ³looN for Zard to´ helpinJ Zith the proJram and come bacN time and aJain. +oZev Jane Scarbach/Submitted Photo Flooding at Skamokawa, Wash., in late November. (The elk trophy was placed in the old truck to add to the scene’s visual interest.) )or rainy Astoria, a record Zet December EO Media Group /21* %(A&+, :ash. ² +ail, rain sTualls and sprin Nles in the &olumbia3aci¿ c reJion combined for an all time record for December precipitation. As of this morninJ, the ar ea¶s of¿ cial 1ational :eather 6ervice station at the Asto ria:arrenton 5eJional Air port recorded . inches so far this month, surpassinJ the previous record of .inch es set in December . 6ince the of¿ cial ³Zater year´ beJan 2ct. , . inch es have been recorded at the airport, . inches more than the normal value of . inches. The Zeather station at :ashinJton 6tate 8niversity¶s /onJ %each facility recorded . inches of precipitation throuJh 6unday , compared to a lonJterm averaJe throuJh that date of .. 5ainfall Zas recorded every day betZeen Dec. and Dec. , ranJinJ from a nearly dry . inch es on &hristmas D ay to very damp . inches on Dec. . The constant days of rain compares to the modern re cord of days set betZeen 1ov. and Dec. , . 2n Dec. , 3ortland broNe its alltime monthly precipita tion record for December. ³At A0 their total Decem ber rainfall Zas . inch es, e[ceedinJ the previously monthly record of . inch es,´ 8niversity of :ashinJton meteoroloJist &liff 0ass ob served. ³6ince then 3ortland has had another tZothirds of an inch. And there is a third of the month left! The record there is JoinJ to be smashed. 1ot even close.´ ® 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 Clear and cold 30° Friday Scott Mitchell Rice Astoria 30/46 Portland 28/39 Corvallis 24/41 Eugene 24/41 Cannon Beach July 29, 1955 — Dec. 21, 2015 The Dalles 22/31 Pendleton 12/21 Salem 25/42 Albany 24/41 Ontario 6/16 Bend 9/26 Saturday Burns 1/16 Medford 22/41 Plenty of sunshine Klamath Falls 2/22 Plenty of sunshine Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 46° 30° 44° Sunday 44° 34° Monday Partly sunny Chance of a little rain in the afternoon 35° 46° 37° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Wednesday. Temperatures High ........................................... 44° Low ............................................ 31° Normal high ............................... 49° Normal low ................................. 37° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.00" Month to date ........................ 20.53" Normal month to date ............. 9.59" Year to date ........................... 73.77" Normal year to date .............. 66.96" Sunset tonight .................. 4:39 p.m. Sunrise Friday .................. 7:58 a.m. Moonrise today ............... 11:35 p.m. Moonset today ................ 11:24 a.m. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend Last New First Full Jan 1 Jan 9 Jan 16 Jan 23 Under the Sky Today Hi Lo W 19 2 s 24 9 pc 48 31 s 40 24 pc 44 35 s 24 2 s 43 22 pc 43 31 s 50 32 s Hi 17 26 47 41 46 22 41 45 50 Fri. Lo W 0 s 6 c 31 s 20 pc 35 s -1 s 20 pc 31 s 31 s Hi 52 42 23 31 29 29 44 29 83 29 34 47 65 46 83 45 52 45 40 46 38 24 50 39 48 Fri. Lo 34 29 17 14 12 23 33 24 69 21 17 32 43 28 70 24 45 32 21 32 25 10 37 27 30 National Cities City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 36 19 pc 24 12 c 39 28 pc 43 26 pc 41 25 pc 44 34 s 18 7 c 37 26 pc 28 10 c Hi 37 21 39 44 42 46 16 37 26 Fri. Lo 21 12 25 26 23 33 6 22 11 W pc c pc pc pc s c pc c Tonight's Sky: At magnitude 4, Comet Catalina is below Arcturus before dawn. Tomorrow’s Tides Astoria / Port Docks Time High 6:16 a.m. 8.2 ft. 6:13 p.m. 6.6 ft. Time 12:31 p.m. none W c s pc s s c c c pc s s s s pc pc pc r pc pc pc s s s pc pc Low 3.0 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. CLATSOP POWER EQUIPMENT, INC. SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS The family and friends of 6cott 0itchell 5ice. +e is survived by a son, &ory 5ice of 5ice mourn his passinJ on Dec. , . +e )lorence, 2reJon his Zife, 6usan 5ice of &an Zas a beloYed member of his community, and non %each, 2reJon his mother, %everly 5ice of 6easide, 2reJon a brother, *reJJ 5ice and is deeply missed. his Zife, -ulie, of /os %anos, &ali %orn in /os AnJeles, &alifornia, fornia a sister, Alison 5ice and her he attended (dison +iJh 6chool in husband, 3aul, of 3leasant 9alley, +untinJton %each, &alifornia. +e 2reJon a sister, 9iNNi 5edhaZN of moYed to 2reJon in , Zhere he 9ancouver, :ashinJton his nieces, ZorNed at the &annon %each &hris 5ose 6teZart and Dory 6teZart of tian &onference &enter as a Jrounds 0endocino, &alifornia a stepson, assistant. :hile there he met his Zife, Tim %urNe, and his Zife, &assia, and 6usan, and they Zere married in . son, Thomas, of %remerton, :ash After ZorNinJ in the construction in inJton and a stepdauJhter, Deborah dustry for several years, he started his %urNe of 1eZ <orN &ity. oZn company Zith a shoZroom in Scott Rice There Zill be a memorial ser *earhart 605 &onstruction. vice at &annon %each &ommunity +e loved sNy divinJ, hanJ Jlid &hurch on 6aturday, -an. , at p.m. inJ, Zas a licensed pilot, avid mo ,n lieu of À oZers, donations in 6cott¶s mem torcyclist, and enMoyed NayaNinJ and playinJ practical MoNes. As elder for buildinJs and ory may be made to the AnJel Tree 3roMect of Jrounds at &annon %each &ommunity &hurch, 3rison )elloZship, &annon %each &hristian he Zas instrumental in JettinJ the steeple built. &onference &enter or &annon %each &ommu Also, he orJani]ed the AnJel Tree 3roMect of nity &hurch. +uJhes5ansom 0ortuary is in charJe of 3rison )elloZship at the &ommunity &hurch the arranJements. An online Juest booN may every &hristmas, this year included. +e is preceded in death by a son, 5yan be siJned at ZZZ.huJhesransom.com Lotteries Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Tomorrow’s National Weather Today City Hi Lo W Atlanta 59 41 c Boston 45 32 pc Chicago 29 14 c Denver 24 7 pc Des Moines 23 12 pc Detroit 34 25 c El Paso 52 36 c Fairbanks 35 13 pc Honolulu 83 66 pc Indianapolis 33 22 c Kansas City 32 13 pc Las Vegas 48 29 s Los Angeles 65 42 s Memphis 46 33 c Miami 84 73 pc Nashville 46 30 c New Orleans 58 47 sh New York 48 37 pc Oklahoma City 39 23 pc Philadelphia 50 36 pc St. Louis 37 24 pc Salt Lake City 24 5 pc San Francisco 50 35 s Seattle 40 27 pc Washington, DC 54 36 pc OBITUARIES OREGON Wednesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 4 p.m.: 7 p.m.: 10 p.m.: Wednesday’s Mega- bucks: (stimated MacNpot mil lion. Wednesday’s Powerball: , 3oZerball (stimated MacNpot million. WASHINGTON Wednesday’s Daily Game: Wednesday’s Hit 5: (stimated MacNpot Death Nov. 24, 2015 1250A1, -acTueline -., , of 6easide, died in %end. &aldZell¶s /uce/ayton 0ortuary in Astoria is in charJe of the arranJements. On the record Assault At a.m. 6unday, :arrenton 3olice arrested 5obert &harles 5idenour, , of %oise, ,daho, for fourthde Jree assault after an alleJed domestic dispute at the 6outh -etty ,nn. Theft At p.m. Tuesday, :arrenton 3olice cited &o rey (li]abeth -ones, , of Astoria, for thirddeJree theft after she alleJedly stole a pair of blue leJJinJs, Yalued at ., from 5ite Aid. 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. 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