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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016
Oregon nears health insurance deadline
Associated Press
PORTLAND — Oregonians have a
few more weeks to get their health insur-
ance plans locked down for 2016.
Sign ups, renewals and changes to ex-
isting plans through Healthcare.gov can
be made until Jan. 31, the last day of open
‘What changes would you
like to see happen in 2016?’
Oregon’s
warmest year
on record,
data shows
“I like Astoria just the way it is,
but I wish more affordable housing
for families was available. It’s
hard. We’re all competing for one
house. We also need more local
retail jobs and stores.”
Associated Press
“Massive gun control and getting
the automatic weapons away from
everyone. Eliminate assault riÀ es
— they’re just for killing people.
That would be my No. 1.”
Hilarie Phelps, Astoria
“I’d like to see less threat of terror-
ism. That’s what is screwing things
up now. Get rid of Obamacare,
too.”
David Starr, Astoria
®
ACCUWEATHER FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
Tonight
A shower or two
early; mostly
cloudy
41°
Thursday
Shown is
tomorrow’s
weather.
Temperatures
are tonight’s
lows and
tomorrow’s
highs
Corvallis
39/46
Eugene
39/45
Pendleton
34/45
Salem
40/47
Albany
39/45
Ontario
24/37
Bend
29/38
Friday
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Astoria City Councilor Cindy Price will
hold a “salonical” on Saturday at the Astoria
Public Library Flag Room.
Saturday
51°
Sunday
Breezy with rain
54°
45°
45°
Rain
53°
45°
Almanac
Sun and Moon
Astoria through Tuesday.
Temperatures
High ........................................... 56°
Low ............................................ 44°
Normal high ............................... 50°
Normal low ................................. 38°
Precipitation
Yesterday ................................ 1.27"
Month to date .......................... 0.92"
Normal month to date ............. 4.17"
Year to date ............................. 0.92"
Normal year to date ................ 4.17"
Sunset tonight .................. 4:53 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday ............. 7:55 a.m.
Moonrise today .............. 10:00 a.m.
Moonset today ................. 9:37 p.m.
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newport
North Bend
Hi
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47
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Hi
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39 pc
46 pc
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52 r
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34 s
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45 pc
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National Cities
Today
City
Hi Lo W
Atlanta
48 33 s
Boston
31 19 s
Chicago
22 20 sn
Denver
51 23 s
Des Moines
37 28 pc
Detroit
18 15 sf
El Paso
53 30 s
Fairbanks
6 1
c
Honolulu
83 67 s
Indianapolis
24 22 pc
Kansas City
47 32 s
Las Vegas
55 37 pc
Los Angeles
65 44 pc
Memphis
54 39 s
Miami
74 62 c
Nashville
44 34 s
New Orleans
63 48 s
New York
31 23 s
Oklahoma City 57 31 s
Philadelphia
31 23 s
St. Louis
43 34 pc
Salt Lake City
34 26 pc
San Francisco
56 44 sh
Seattle
48 40 sh
Washington, DC 33 24 s
First
Full
Last
New
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Jan 23
Jan 31
Feb 8
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City
Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Vancouver
Yakima
Today
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46 34 r
49 39 r
51 38 r
48 40 r
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Seaside Hospital Education
Center (lower level), 725 S.
Wahanna Road.
The sessions offer support,
ways and techniques to cope
with Chronic Obstructive Pul-
monary Disea se , asthma, pul-
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spiratory issues. Topics include
information on how COPD af-
fects the lungs, breathing tech-
niques, exercise, medications
and medical tests, supplemental
oxygen, home healthcare, lung
transplants, air pollution and
smoking cessation. Caregivers
are also welcome to attend.
There is no cost for the ses-
sions, but registration is encour-
aged by calling 800-562-8964.
John Andrew Owen
Klamath Falls
22/35
Regional Cities
Today
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Residents are invited to e xchange ideas and
information, ask questions and express con-
cerns about the work of the city.
The event is being held from 10:30 a.m. to
noon.
OBITUARY
Astoria
Jan. 19, 1944 — Dec. 24, 2015
Mostly cloudy with
a shower in places
43°
5. $564.1 million, Powerball,
Feb. 11, 2015 (three tickets, from
North Carolina, Puerto Rico and
Texas)
6. $448.4 million, Power-
ball, Aug. 7, 2013, (three tickets,
one from Minnesota and two
from New Jersey)
7. $425.3 million, Powerball,
Feb. 19, 2014 (one ticket, from
California)
8. $414 million, Mega Mil-
lions, March 18, 2014, (two tick-
ets, from Florida and Maryland)
9. $399.4 million, Powerball,
Sept. 18, 2013, (one ticket, from
South Carolina)
10. $390.0 million, Mega
Millions, March 6, 2007 (two
tickets, from Georgia and New
Jersey)
Better Breathers Club offers support for patients
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47°
like the Powerball. El Gordo
last month showered 2.2 billion
euros ($2.4 billion) across the
country.
As for the U.S., here’s a
look at the 10 previous highest
jackpots and the winners’ home
states:
1. $656.0 million, Mega
Millions, March 30, 2012 (three
tickets, from Kansas, Illinois and
Maryland)
2. $636 million, Mega Mil-
lions, Dec. 17, 2013, (two tickets,
from California and Georgia)
3. $590.5 million, Powerball,
May 18, 2013 (one ticket, from
Florida)
4. $587.5 million, Powerball,
Nov. 28, 2012 (two tickets, from
Arizona and Missouri)
Councilor Price to hold gathering
Burns
19/31
Medford
35/46
Rain
The Powerball jackpot for
Wednesday night’s drawing will
be an estimated $1.5 billion —
the largest lottery jackpot in the
world.
Not that there aren’t large
jackpots elsewhere. Spain’s
massively popular Christmas
lottery, known as “El Gordo,”
is ranked as the world’s rich-
est, though it doles out a single
jackpot among millions of priz-
es, instead of one large jackpot
SEASIDE — Providence
Seaside Hospital, in conjunc-
tion with the American Lung
Association, is holding Better
Breathers Club meetings from
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. the second
Thursday of each month, start-
ing Thursday, at the Providence
The Dalles
33/43
Astoria
41/47
Portland
39/46
A look at the
10 highest US
lottery jackpots
The Daily Astorian
Oregon Weather
eral exchange website since last spring
after ditching its problem-plagued Cov-
er Oregon portal.
Individuals without health insurance
face high penalties — 2.5 percent of
household income or $695 per adult plus
$347.50 per child, whichever is greater
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Powerball jackpot a lottery record
Associated Press
PORTLAND — Data
from the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administra-
tion shows that 2015 was Ore-
gon’s warmest year on record.
The Oregonian report-
ed that Oregon was one of
four states to experience re-
cord average temperatures
in 2015. Washington state,
Montana and Florida also
saw record years.
An Oregon State Uni-
versity article published on
Thursday about the NOAA
data says Oregon’s average
temperature in 2015 was
50.4 degrees, which breaks
the previous high set in 1934
by a half-degree.
According to NOAA data,
2015 was the second-warm-
est year on record for the 48
contiguous states, with aver-
age temperatures coming in
at 54.4 degrees.
Jenny Coccorese, Astoria
Astoria 5-Day Forecast
enrollment. Friday is the deadline for
those seeking coverage to start on Feb. 1.
Roughly 133,770 Oregonians have
selected plans through the federal ex-
change website as of Jan. 2, up nearly 20
percent from last year, the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services said
Tuesday. Oregon has been using the fed-
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Tonight's Sky: Galileo Galilei discovers Gany-
mede, moon of Jupiter in 1610.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Tomorrow’s Tides
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
High
4:28 a.m. 8.9 ft.
4:11 p.m. 8.7 ft.
Time
10:28 a.m.
10:40 p.m.
Low
2.1 ft.
0.2 ft.
Tomorrow’s National Weather
Longtime Astoria resident John Andrew years, Dale Owen of Astoria; children John (Ash-
Owen, 71, died in Vancouver, Washington, on OH\ RI 3RUWODQG 'DYLG 0DJJLH RI 6QRZÀDNH
Dec. 24, 2015 following a valiant battle with Lou Arizona, and Jen (Tony) of Hood River, Oregon;
Gehrig’s disease, or ALS. The son of Charles and brothers Charles (Klaudia) of Wasilla, Alaska, and
Bill (Stephanie) of Tigard, Oregon; sis-
Mary (Van Horn) Owen, he was born in
ters Mary (Moze) of Woodland, Wash-
Portland on Jan. 19, 1944.
ington, and Margaret of Astoria; nine
At an early age he moved to Asto-
grandchildren; one great-grandchild;
ria with his parents. He served with the
and numerous nieces and nephews. He
U.S. Army 101st Airborne in Vietnam
was preceded in death by his parents,
before returning to his roots on the
brothers Jim and Tom Owen, and sister
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Libby.
cially, an occupation he was proud of
No formal service will be held.
and enjoyed. He enjoyed hunting ar-
Memorials are suggested to the
rowheads in his youth and, later, cutting
Columbia River Maritime Museum,
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John Owen
Clatsop County Historical Society,
ly enjoyed elk and deer hunting with
Paralyzed Veterans of Oregon or the
the recently deceased Bob Williams
ALS Foundation, in care of Penttila’s
and the late George Strom. He was a
life member of both the American Legion in As- Chapel by The Sea, P.O. Box 417, Long Beach,
toria and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Westport, WA 98631.
His guestbook is available at www.pentti-
Washington.
John is survived by his partner/wife of 42.5 laschapel.com
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OREGON
Tuesday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 0-5-5-6
4 p.m.: 5-7-4-6
7 p.m.: 7-0-1-6
10 p.m.: 1-4-2-1
WASHINGTON
Tuesday’s Daily Game:
5-6-1
Tuesday’s Keno: 01-09-
12-14-23-27-29-31-32-34-35-
40-41-45-47-50-53-66-72-74
Tuesday’s Match 4: 03-
05-08-13
Tuesday’s Mega Millions:
15-27-29-31-48, Mega Ball: 15
Estimated jackpot: $22
million.
Memorial
Saturday, Jan. 16
HELLER, Sandra — Memorial and celebration of life from 1 to 4 p.m., First Lutheran Church,
360 Wyeth St. in St. Helens.
Public meetings
WEDNESDAY
Clatsop Soil and Wa-
ter Conservation District
Board, 10 a.m., OSU Sea-
food Lab Center, 2001 Marine
Drive, Conference Room 112.
Warrenton Business As-
sociation, 5:30 p.m., City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
Clatsop County Board
of Commissioners, 4 p.m.,
executive session, 6 p.m., reg-
ular meeting, Judge Guy Boy-
ington Building, 857 Com-
mercial St., Astoria.
Astoria School Board,
6:15 p.m., study session, 7:30
p.m., regular meeting, Capt.
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boardroom, 785 Alameda Ave.
Wickiup Water District
Board, 6:30 p.m., 92648
Svensen Market Road, Svensen.
Warrenton-Hammond
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