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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2016 Cultural Trust pays visits to talN Jrants Three-tier minimum wage plan ready for Senate vote of %end and .im Thatcher of .ei]er, votinJ no. “I really feel the impact of this is JoinJ to neJative in many Zays,´ .nopp said. “I thinN it is JoinJ to hurt the people you¶re tryinJ to help.´ He said small businesses Zould taNe an economic hit and employees Zould lose Mobs. The Republicans said they plan to Zrite a minority report and offer an amendment to the bill on the 6enate À oor. The bill could reach the 6enate À oor as early as Tuesday, DembroZ said. DembroZ authored the bill after months of meetinJ Zith staNeholders and consult inJ research on selfsuf¿ ciency thresholds for every county in the state, he said. The bill Zas intended to offer an alternative to ballot initiatives that Zould raise the minimum to or . stateZide and Zould repeal a ban on municipalities and coun ties from settinJ a hiJher ZaJe. The ¿ rst pay bump Zould start in -uly, increasinJ the ZaJe from . to . stateZide. The minimum Jradually Zill climb to . in in the 3ortland urban JroZth bound ary, Zhich includes parts of 0ultnomah, :ashinJton and ClacNamas counties. It Zill rise to . in %enton, Clatsop, Columbia, Deschutes, Hood River, -acNson, -osephine, By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau 6A/(0 ² A bill to set three different minimum ZaJe rates in the state is headed to the 6enate À oor this ZeeN. The bill Zould hiNe ZaJes to . in the 3ortland metro area, . in rural and coastal areas Zith struJJlinJ econo mies and . in the rest of the state by . The rates are based on median income and cost of liYinJ in those reJions and Zhat it taNes to be ³selfsuf¿ cient´ ² to pay basic e[penses such as food, housinJ and transportation, said 6en. 0ichael DembroZ, D3ortland, chairman of the 6enate :orN force and General Government Committee. The committee passed the proposal )riday to. ³3assinJ minimum ZaJe is not JoinJ to be a silver bullet for problems faced by loZincome 2reJonians,´ DembroZ said. DembroZ said laZmaNers still need to increase the earned income ta[ credit, address the cost of child care and ¿ nd Zays to increase affordable housinJ in the state, Zhere prices, particu larly in the 3ortland area, have sNyrocNeted. The vote fell alonJ party lines Zith the committee¶s tZo 5epublicans, 6ens. Tim .nopp Paris Achen/Pamplin Media Group A three-tiered minimum wage plan sponsored by Sen. Mi- chael Dembrow, D-Portland, chairman of the Senate Work- force and General Government Committee, will get a vote by the full Senate. /ane, /incoln, /inn, 0arion, 3olN, TillamooN, :asco, and Yamhill counties, and parts of 0ultnomah, ClacNamas and :ashinJton counties out side 3ortland¶s urban JroZth boundary. In rural areas, the minimum Zill increase to .. Those areas include 0alheur, /aNe, Harney, :heeler, 6herman, Gil liam, :alloZa, Grant, -efferson, %aNer, 8nion, CrooN, .lamath, DouJlas, Coos, Curry, 8matilla and 0orroZ counties. The /eJislative )iscal 2f¿ ce determined that the cost of rais 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 Partly cloudy 46° Tuesday The Dalles 35/55 Astoria 46/64 Portland 42/62 Corvallis 39/61 Eugene 39/63 Pendleton 31/51 Salem 38/62 Albany 39/61 Wednesday Partly sunny Burns 18/44 Klamath Falls 28/55 59° Thursday Friday Cloudy 59° 47° Cloudy, rain 48° 57° 46° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High ........................................... 62° Low ............................................ 39° Normal high ............................... 51° Normal low ................................. 37° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.00" Month to date .......................... 1.53" Normal month to date ............. 1.88" Year to date ........................... 15.28" Normal year to date .............. 12.08" Sunset tonight .................. Sunrise Tuesday .............. Moonrise today ................ Moonset today ................. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend Today Hi Lo W 42 20 s 58 30 s 65 49 s 59 39 s 62 50 s 55 28 s 69 37 s 66 49 s 71 47 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 53 30 33 47 21 44 62 11 76 37 32 71 86 46 67 44 60 36 51 43 34 39 69 58 47 Today Lo W 29 r 22 sn 19 sn 29 s 11 sn 29 c 31 s -10 pc 63 s 21 sn 20 sn 45 s 55 s 28 pc 56 s 26 pc 40 s 28 sn 30 s 31 c 20 sf 25 s 51 s 41 s 36 pc 5:30 p.m. 7:28 a.m. 7:21 a.m. 6:06 p.m. New First Full Last Feb 8 Feb 14 Feb 22 Mar 1 Under the Sky Tues. Hi Lo W 41 24 s 59 34 s 62 48 pc 63 43 s 61 49 pc 55 30 s 66 40 s 62 47 pc 65 48 pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 57 35 s 51 31 s 62 42 s 68 41 s 63 38 s 64 47 s 44 29 s 62 40 s 53 31 s Tues. Hi Lo W 62 40 pc 51 31 pc 62 42 pc 67 44 pc 62 42 s 63 49 pc 46 32 pc 61 43 pc 52 34 pc Tonight's Sky: New moon (6:39 a.m.) Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Tomorrow’s Tides Tues. Lo W 24 sf 24 sf 8 sn 32 s 5 pc 20 sf 34 s -9 s 65 s 11 sf 16 pc 45 s 54 s 24 s 52 pc 19 sf 40 s 30 sn 30 s 32 sn 14 pc 26 s 50 s 45 pc 30 sn The th annual Great %acNyard %ird Count taNes place from a.m. to p.m. )ri day throuJh )eb. . 9isitors to /eZis and ClarN 1ational Historical 3arN, )ort Clatsop, can learn about participatinJ in the count, record bird numbers in the parN and maNe plans to count birds in their oZn bacN yards. Binoculars are available for loan Zithin the parN durinJ this event. AlonJ Zith the actual bird countinJ activities, the parN has planned four days of birdrelated opportunities, includinJ an onJoinJ 3inN Heron 6cavenJe r Hunt, Zhich uses the 1etul Trail alonJ the /eZis and ClarN River. A Birds of )ort Clatsop display is in the visitor center lobby, and each day 0iNe 3atter son leads a birdinJ ZalN start inJ at a.m. in the )ort Clat sop 9isitor Center lobby. DoJs are not alloZed on these morn inJ ZalNs, and participants should dress for the Zeather. The ZalN is Zheelchair acces sible, althouJh non motori]ed users miJht need assistance for about yards. Admission is per adult and free for youth aJe and younJer. The ZeeNend¶s bird inJ events at )ort Clatsop are sponsored by the /eZis ClarN 1ational 3arN Associa tion and the 1ational 3arN 6er vice. )or information, call the parN at or Jo to ZZZ.nps.JovleZi or /eZis and ClarN 1ational Historical 3arN on )acebooN. )or information on the national bird count event, or to submit bird counts from home, Jo to ZZZ.birdcount.orJ Feb. 7, 2016 WALLACE, Prentice, 90 of Seaside, died in Seaside. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Cannon Beach Rural Fire De- partment, 6 p.m., Fire-Rescue Main Station, 188 Sunset Ave. Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. ment Board, 7 p.m., main ﬁ re station, 34571 Highway 101 Business. Warrenton City Commission, City Hall, 6 p.m., 225 S. Main Ave. TUESDAY Port of Astoria Commission, 8 a.m. goal-setting workshop, old Port offi ces, 422 Gateway Ave. Lewis & Clark Fire Depart- WEDNESDAY Clatsop Soil and Water Con- servation District Board, 10 a.m., OSU Seafood Lab Center, Room 231, 2001 Marine Drive. Warrenton Business Associa- tion, City Hall, 5:30 p.m., 225 S. Main Ave. Warrenton-Hammond School Board, 6:30 p.m. ﬁ nance committee meeting, 7:30 p.m. regular board meeting, Warren- ton High School library, 1700 S.E. Main Ave. Wickiup Water District Board, 6:30 p.m., 92648 Svensen Mar- ket Road, Svensen. Astoria / Port Docks Time High 2:01 a.m. 8.7 ft. 1:36 p.m. 9.8 ft. Time 7:49 a.m. 8:20 p.m. Low 1.9 ft. -0.8 ft. Tomorrow’s National Weather Hi 38 32 23 52 20 39 66 6 79 29 33 70 85 43 67 33 56 35 55 39 28 38 68 61 41 inJ minimum ZaJe for the state and local Jovernments is inde terminate because it¶s impossi ble to NnoZ hoZ many positions Zill affected by the time the increases taNe effect in the ne[t seven years. DembroZ¶s amendment, ¿ rst offered :ednesday, nudJed out a proposal by Gov. .ate %roZn that Zould have set tZo minimum ZaJe rates in the state. 1o pollinJ has been done in the 6enate on DembroZ¶s speci¿ c proposal, accordinJ to 6enate 3resident 3eter Court ney¶s 2f¿ ce. /indsey 2¶%rien, spoNesZoman for House 6peaNer Tina .oteN, D3ort land, said .oteN supports rais inJ minimum ZaJe but is still revieZinJ the 6enate proposal before taNinJ a stance on it. The Capital Bureau is a col- laboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. DEATH Mostly cloudy, a little rain in the p.m. 47° Annual bacNyard bird count starts )riday Jan. 30, 2016 HARROUN, George and Teresa, of San Antonio, Texas, a girl, Madeleine Mae Harroun, born at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. Older sister is Caitlin Harroun. Grandparents are Dennis and Joanne Bay of Rosburg, Washington, Cynthia Hess of Texas and George Harroun of Pennsylvania. Great-grand- mothers are JoAnne Bay of Svensen and Joan Kuhn of Texas. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 64° include libraries, arts orJa ni]ations, museums, cultural centers, historical societies, arts alliances, literary Jroups and heritaJe orJani]ations. ReJistration is not reTuired. “There are more than , cultural nonpro¿ ts servinJ 2reJonians,´ said 6chreiner. “:e Zant to maNe sure they NnoZ about the Jrant funds that are here to support them.´ AmonJ the Jrant oppor tunities discussed Zill be the Cultural Trust¶s Cul tural Development Grants; Jrant Juidelines are posted at ZZZ.culturaltrust.orJJrants developmentJrants. The application deadline is p.m. April . BIRTH Ontario 26/40 Bend 30/59 Medford 37/66 2reJon Cultural Trust 0anaJer Aili 6chreiner Moins colleaJues from the Trust¶s Cultural 3artners ² the 2reJon Arts Commission, 2reJon HeritaJe, 2reJon Humanities and the 2re Jon 6tate Historic 3reserva tion 2f¿ ce ² for a meetinJ in Astoria from to p.m. Tuesday at Columbia Hall, Clatsop Community ColleJe, /e[inJton Ave. Astoria is one of the stops on the “Conversations Zith )unders´ state tour, Zhich encouraJes cultural nonpro¿ ts to apply for close to million in collective Jrant funds. 2rJani]ations encouraJed to attend “Con versations Zith )unders´ 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 D R IVE 97103 (503) 325-0505 LOTTERIES OREGON Sunday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 3-8-2-9 4 p.m.: 1-0-2-4 7 p.m.: 5-9-4-7 10 p.m.: 5-4-4-2 Saturday’s Megabucks: 4-23- 24-30-34-48 Estimated jackpot: $6.7 million. Saturday’s Powerball: 4-13- 31-36-52, Powerball: 8 Estimated jackpot: $136 million. Saturday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 8-1-7-2 4 p.m.: 6-4-2-1 7 p.m.: 3-6-5-3 10 p.m.: 1-6-7-4 Friday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 7-4-7-3 4 p.m.: 7-2-1-3 7 p.m.: 0-6-0-1 10 p.m.: 2-0-7-9 WASHINGTON Sunday’s Daily Game: 3-4-0 Sunday’s Keno: 05-19-21-25- 29-32-35-38-41-42-43-44-53- 58-60-70-71-72-74-79 Sunday’s Match 4: 11-21-22- 24 Saturday’s Daily Game: 6-7-6 Saturday’s Hit 5: 10-14-17- 31-38 Estimated jackpot: $190,000. Saturday’s Keno: 03-12-13-24- 29-33-34-38-39-41-43-46-49- 53-55-59-63-69-72-78 Saturday’s Lotto: 13-25-26- 27-30-44 Estimated jackpot: $5.9 million. Saturday’s Match 4: 02-10- 20-24 Friday’s Daily Game: 7-4-9 Friday’s Keno: 02-08-16-17-22- 24-25-28-36-39-49-50-59-62- 63-65-66-73-78-79 Friday’s Match 4: 02-04-09-16 Friday’s Mega Millions: 04-06- 23-55-75, Mega Ball: 2 Estimated jackpot: $71 million. 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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