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Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs Periods of rain 47° Tuesday Portland 49/57 Corvallis 46/59 Eugene 45/60 Salem 48/60 Albany 47/60 46° 45° Breezy with rain 53° 43° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High ........................................... 53° Low ............................................ 51° Normal high ............................... 52° Normal low ................................. 37° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.88" Month to date .......................... 3.69" Normal month to date ............. 3.73" Year to date ............................ 17.44" Normal year to date .............. 13.93" Sunset tonight .................. 5:40 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday .............. 7:18 a.m. Moonrise today ............... 11:34 a.m. Moonset today ................. 1:23 a.m. Regional Cities Today Hi Lo W 52 32 pc 59 38 pc 60 46 pc 63 45 pc 54 48 r 60 32 c 67 41 pc 57 48 c 62 47 pc City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend 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 48 26 34 58 39 34 71 13 82 41 52 76 87 51 77 43 73 34 66 36 47 49 71 55 34 Today Lo W 41 r 26 sn 22 c 35 pc 31 pc 25 sn 39 s -3 sn 71 s 23 c 38 c 50 s 58 s 39 r 70 c 34 r 48 t 33 sn 42 pc 35 sn 32 c 36 c 53 s 47 r 32 sn Full Last New First Feb 22 Mar 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Under the Sky Tues. 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KLEMP F A MILY D ENTISTRY 1006 West Marine Drive, Astoria (503) 468-0116 www.klempfamilydentistry.com Wednesday, Feb. 17 6+((765REHUW$OOHQ²0HPRULDODWSPIRXUWKÀRRUGLQLQJURRP&ODWVRS&DUH&HQWHU WK6W+HLVLQWHUUHGDW*UHHQZRRG&HPHWHU\2UHJRQ+LJKZD\ PUBLIC MEETINGS TUESDAY Cannon Beach Public Works, 9 a.m., City Hall 163 E. Gower St. Seaside Tourism Advisory Committee, 3 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Clatsop County Human Services Advisory Council, 4 to 5:30 p.m., 800 Exchange St., Room 430. Astoria Historic Landmarks Commission, 5:15 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Knappa School Board, 5:30 p.m., Knappa High School library, 41535 Old U.S. Highway 30. Seaside Planning Commission, 6 p.m., work session, 6 p.m., City Hall, 698 Pacifi c Way. Port of Astoria Commission, 5 p.m., executive session (closed to public), 6 p.m., regular meet- ing, old Port offi ces, 422 Gateway Ave. Seaside School District, 6 p.m., 1801 S. Franklin St. Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Shoreline Sanitary District Board, 7 p.m., Gearhart Hertig Station, 33496 West Lake Lane, Warrenton. WEDNESDAY Sunset Empire Parks and Rec District, 5 p.m., 1225 Ave. A, Seaside. 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