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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016 Voters have until late April to pick party for primary Man spends day in Seattle tree, sparking curiosity By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press 6(ATT/( ² Amid chants of “0an In Tree,” the 25-hour saJa that trans- ¿ [ed 6eattle and the Internet ended as the eponymous man climbed doZn from his perch in an 80-foot-tall sequoia overlookinJ a busy 6eat- tle shoppinJ district. %ut the mystery remains ² Zho Zas the man? Police say they knoZ, but have not released his identity. “We are noZ ZorkinJ Zith him tryinJ to Jet a clearer pic- ture of Zhat e[actly led to this point,” said Detective Patrick 0ichaud. “We¶ll be able to Zork Zith him as he is in the hospital try to Jet this Zhole thinJ ¿ Jured out.” Of¿ cials have not said if the man is a member of the city¶s ballooninJ homeless population. 0ayor (d 0ur- ray declared a state of emer- Jency as deaths of homeless people mounted last fall, and the city has authori]ed neZ tent cities and safe parkinJ lots for those livinJ Zithout shelter or in their vehicles. After the man climbed doZn Wednesday, the 6eattle By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau Elaine Thompson/AP Photo A man sits near the top of a sequoia tree Wednesday in downtown Seattle. Authorities were alerted to the un- identified man in the tree Tuesday morning and he was still clinging to its branches nearly a day later. Police Department tZeeted a photo of the tree-like crea- ture named Groot from the “Guardians of the Gala[y” movie Zith the caption, “Groot job, everybody!” The tZeet Zas just part of the online commotion the incident sparked, Zith neZ TZitter accounts dedicated to it and the hashtaJ 0anIn- Tree trendinJ on TZitter and )acebook. A local TV station live-streamed video of the man as he dozed, shouted and knocked around a stick. At times, the man appeared aJitated, Jestured Zildly, yelled and threZ apples and branches at of¿ cers. Police tried to speak Zith him from a ¿ retruck ladder and the si[th- À oor ZindoZs of the 0acy¶s department store ne[t door. 0any passers-by, seem- inJ bemused by the man¶s antics, pulled out their cell- phones Wednesday to snap pictures of his silhouette, accentuated by a lonJ, bushy beard, aJainst the Jray morn- inJ sky. 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 Mostly cloudy with a little rain 42° Friday The Dalles 40/59 Astoria 42/52 Portland 44/55 Corvallis 42/56 Eugene 41/56 Pendleton 38/53 Salem 42/55 Albany 42/55 Ontario 36/53 Bend 25/46 Saturday Burns 27/45 Medford 38/59 Mostly cloudy with a passing shower Klamath Falls 25/52 Mostly cloudy Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 52° 40° 56° Sunday Monday Mostly cloudy with a bit of rain 51° 43° A shower in the morning; partly sunny 40° 53° 38° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Wednesday. Temperatures High ........................................... 52° Low ............................................ 46° Normal high ............................... 54° Normal low ................................. 40° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.36" Month to date ......................... 11.36" Normal month to date ............. 5.67" Year to date ........................... 33.64" Normal year to date .............. 23.31" Sunset tonight .................. Sunrise Friday .................. Moonrise today ................ Moonset today ................. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend 7:34 p.m. 7:08 a.m. 9:00 p.m. 7:51 a.m. Last New First Full Mar 31 Apr 7 Apr 13 Apr 21 Under the Sky Today Hi Lo W 49 29 pc 48 25 c 56 41 c 55 41 c 51 45 r 54 25 c 61 38 c 53 44 sh 55 43 c Hi 45 46 56 56 51 52 59 52 55 Fri. Lo 18 23 43 36 41 25 34 41 42 Hi 70 62 46 45 54 49 77 48 80 51 59 78 77 61 85 60 72 69 71 70 57 49 65 55 73 Fri. Lo 50 38 32 21 41 31 49 27 70 34 43 56 54 42 73 36 55 41 48 42 39 32 52 39 44 W sn c pc c c pc pc sh c National Cities City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 51 38 r 53 38 pc 54 44 sh 59 39 c 55 42 c 51 45 r 49 34 pc 52 43 sh 59 33 pc Hi 54 53 55 58 55 52 50 54 61 Fri. Lo 37 30 39 38 38 41 32 37 32 W c sn sh pc c c pc sh pc Tonight's Sky: Ursa Major is climbing higher above the northern horizon before midnight. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Tomorrow’s Tides Astoria / Port Docks Time High 3:11 a.m. 8.6 ft. 3:41 p.m. 7.8 ft. Time 9:37 a.m. 9:37 p.m. Low 0.6 ft. 1.3 ft. Tomorrow’s National Weather Today City Hi Lo W Atlanta 76 57 t Boston 43 40 sh Chicago 39 26 sn Denver 47 26 pc Des Moines 39 25 sn Detroit 62 32 r El Paso 69 42 s Fairbanks 41 19 s Honolulu 81 71 pc Indianapolis 63 34 r Kansas City 46 27 sn Las Vegas 75 54 s Los Angeles 79 55 s Memphis 68 40 t Miami 81 74 t Nashville 68 40 t New Orleans 78 56 t New York 56 52 c Oklahoma City 60 35 s Philadelphia 72 58 pc St. Louis 59 33 c Salt Lake City 56 37 pc San Francisco 66 51 s Seattle 51 42 r Washington, DC 77 60 s W s r s pc pc pc s pc sh s pc s s s c s s sh s sh s r s c pc 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 6A/(0 ² 2reJon¶s , non-af¿ liated voters have beJun to receive mailers from the 6ecretary of 6tate¶s 2f¿ ce, layinJ out their options to participate in the 0ay primary. The ranNs of 2reJon¶s non-af¿ liated voters have JroZn at a fast pace since the state¶s neZ automatic voter reJistration laZ tooN effect in -anuary, because the neZ sys- tem reJisters people as non-af- ¿ liated by default. (iJhty-si[ percent of voters reJistered throuJh the neZ system Zere non-af¿ liated as of )ebruary, accordinJ to the 6ecretary of 6tate¶s 2f¿ ce. These voters cannot cast ballots for Democratic or Republican candidates, because those parties Zill have closed primaries this year. 1on-af¿ liated voters can vote in the Independent Party of 2reJon¶s primary, but only if they request that ballot. 2reJon¶s automatic voter reJistration laZ is the ¿ rst of its Nind in the nation and it Zas a top priority for Gov. Kate %roZn, Zho advocated for it in her previous position as sec- retary of state. 8nder the laZ NnoZn as “motor voter,” the state auto- matically reJisters people Zho are eliJible to vote after they obtain or reneZ their driver¶s licenses, permits or identi¿ - cation cards. The 6ecretary of 6tate¶s (lections Division then sends notices to people identi- ¿ ed as eliJible, JivinJ them days to opt out of reJistration or to reJister Zith a political party. If people do nothinJ, the state reJisters them as unaf¿ li- ated voters. The 6 ecretary of 6 tate¶s pri- mary mailer lists three options for non-af¿ liated voters do nothinJ and receive a ballot Zith only nonpartisan races reJister Zith one of the three maMor parties online at ZZZ. oreJonvotes.Jov or at their county clerN¶s of¿ ce or return Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Oregon Secretary of the State Jeanne Atkins has sent out mailers to non-af- filiated voters informing them of their options. an enclosed postcard to request a primary ballot for the Inde- pendent Party of 2reJon. The deadline to chanJe party reJis- trations or request an Indepen- dent Party of 2reJon ballot is 5 p.m. April 26. The state sent out the ¿ rst batch of mailers on 0arch 5 and a second batch Zent out on 0onday . 6ecretary of 6tate -eanne Atkins said a couple of factors contributed to her decision to send the mailer. Atkins Zanted to notify non-af¿ liated voters of the opportunity to request an Inde- pendent Party of 2reJon bal- lot, even thouJh she said the laZ does not require this noti- ¿ cation. Atkins also saZ an opportunity to educate voters about other options. “I have a really Jreat inter- est in ensurinJ voters knoZ a lot about Zhat their options are and rather than sendinJ a mailinJ on behalf of one party, it seemed like a very natural e[pansion to say this is Zhat is happeninJ noZ,” Atkins said Wednesday. Atkins said that Zith “these hiJh pro¿ le races that are JoinJ on, I didn¶t Zant a lot of non-af¿ liated voters JettinJ ballots and sayinJ, µWhere do I vote for %ernie 6anders or +illary &linton"¶” 6al Peralta, secretary of the Independent Party of 2reJon, City seeks public input on upcominJ Zaterfront bridJe replacement project The city of Astoria is host- inJ a public open house Tues- day at City Hall to discuss ini- tial plans for replacinJ the si[ bridJes that connect 6i[th, 6ev- enth, (iJhth, 1inth, 0th, and th streets to the Zaterfront. Public input is souJht from community members and inter- ested parties, Zho are invited to drop in anytime betZeen 5 p.m. and p.m. The 6i[th throuJh th street bridJes provide access to businesses and attractions located on the Zaterfront , but rest on aJinJ timber founda- tions that cannot safely carry heavy truck loads. The city is in the pre- liminary staJes of desiJn- inJ replacement structures to accommodate modern loads and maintain safe access to the piers. At the open house, attend- LOTTERIES PUBLIC MEETINGS The Daily Astorian OREGON Wednesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 3-2-9-6 4 p.m.: 1-8-1-6 7 p.m.: 8-1-9-6 10 p.m.: 6-7-3-0 Wednesday’s Megabucks: 7-19-23-25-29-36 Estimated jackpot: $2.8 million Wednesday’s Powerball: 5-8-15-22-49, Powerball: 25 Estimated jackpot: $101 million WASHINGTON Wednesday’s Daily Game: 7-5-6 Wednesday’s Hit 5: 08-15- 19-34-39 Estimated jackpot: $100,000 Wednesday’s Keno: 18-27- 35-39-42-44-45-46-47-51- 55-56-57-58-62-66-68-70- 71-72 Wednesday’s Lotto: 01-05- 09-19-25-49 Estimated jackpot: $8.1 million Wednesday’s Match 4: 02- 03-09-23 THURSDAY Cannon Beach Planning Com- mission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. ees Zill be invited to revieZ preliminary bridJe desiJns and the proposed construc- tion approach. The city is seek- inJ input on the type of bridJe railinJ to be used, and detour routes. AccordinJ to the cur- rent project schedule, the city e[pects to complete proj- ect desiJns in early 20, and beJin construction in late 20. Construction is anticipated to be complete in 20. FRIDAY Cannon Beach Emergency Preparedness Committee, 10 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obitu- ary Fan inFlude a sPall photo and Ior Yeterans a À aJ syP- bol at no FharJe. The deadline Ior all obituaries is a.P. the business day prior. 2bituaries Pay be edited Ior spellinJ proper punFtuation and style. Death notiFes and upFoPinJ serYiFes Zill be pub- lished at no FharJe. 1otiFes Pust be subPitted by a.P. the day of publication. 2bituaries and notices Pay be subPitted online at ZZZ. dailyastorian.coPforPsobits by ePail at eZilson#dai- lyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Daily Astorian of¿ ce, ([chanJe 6t. in Astoria. )or more information, call --, e[t. . Visit us online at DailyAstorian.com The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103-0210 www.dailyastorian.com MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 34912 HWY 101 BUS • ASTORIA 503-325-0792 • 1-800-220-0792 had a mi[ed opinion of the pri- mary mailer. “I think the card itself pre- sented Jood information for voters,” Peralta said. “It Zas nice from a civics standpoint.” +oZever, Peralta suJJested the 6ecretary of 6tate¶s 2f¿ ce miJht have other reasons to send the mailer. “The fact they used our elections notice to encouraJe people to reJister Zith parties I think is an indicator they¶re Zorried party reJistration is plummetinJ as a result of that laZ,” Peralta said, referrinJ to the neZ motor voter laZ. Atkins said she Zas fol- loZinJ the precedent set a feZ years aJo, Zhen as secretary of state %roZn decided to send mailers to all voters informinJ them of the option to request ballots so they could partici- pate in the open Republican primary. The e[ecutive director of the Democratic Party of Ore- Jon declined to comment on Zhether the party Zas con- cerned about the increase in non-af¿ liated voters, and the OreJon Republican Party did not respond to the same question. As of )ebruary, the inÀ u[ of non-af¿ liated voters had a neJliJible effect on the split of voters amonJ the maMor par- ties, accordinJ to an analysis of voter reJistration data. +oZever, the state has estimated that automatic reJ- istration could eventually add as many as , neZ vot- ers to the rolls, Zith much of the increase e[pected after the 6ecretary of 6tate¶s Of¿ ce uses Department of 0otor 9ehicle data to reJister peo- ple Zho obtained or reneZed their driver¶s licenses, permits or identi¿ cation cards over the last tZo years. The aJency Zill not implement that plan until after the 0ay primary. OreJon has 2.2 million reJis- tered voters. The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. 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