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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016 ‘How do you feel about April Fools’ Day pranks?’ “They’re good as long as they are not harmful or embarrassing.” Robert McClelland, Astoria THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK “They’re ridiculous.” “I got married on April Fools’, so it was a big prank on my parents. After the vows, we turned around and said, ‘April Fools!’ My father refused to open the champagne until he saw the signed documents. It’s 36 years on Friday.” Mike Kempson, Astoria Carol Thomas, Astoria OBITUARIES Family sentenced in Depoe Bay angling license scam Timothy and Julie Harmon pleaded guilty alongside their daughter, Eva, to violating a state wildlife law. An Oregon State Police news release says the Har- mons have agreed to sell the company and permanently leave Oregon’s ¿ shing char- ter industry. Both parents have to pay $3,500 in court ¿ nes. Their Associated Press PORTLAND — The com- pany involved in a Depoe Bay ¿ shing license scam has been sentenced to refund customers and pay state agencies almost $100,000 in restitution. The Oregonian reported that Tradewinds of Depoe Bay, Inc. pleaded guilty to felony racketeering. Owners Lynda Rae Douglas Seaside July 25, 1944 — March 14, 2016 daughter is required to pay $3,000. Investigators found the company pocketed money from selling thousands of ¿ sh- ing licenses at $16.75 each. Customers who were given receipts instead of a daily angling license can con- tact the Lincoln County Dis- trict Attorney Victim’s Assis- tance Department. Judge OKs sale of Haggen to Albertsons owned by the Bellingham-based company. The Bellingham Herald reported U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross signed an order approving the sale on Tuesday. Haggen bought 146 stores in 2014 when Safeway and Albertsons merged but Haggen failed to convert the stores successfully. Albertsons says it plans to keep the Haggen name on 15 stores in Washington. Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A judge has approved a bid by Albertsons to take over the remaining Haggen grocery stores, bringing Haggen’s bankruptcy proceedings essentially to a close. Albertsons will pay about $106 million for 29 stores in Washington state and Oregon that were ® 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 45° Thursday The Dalles 40/75 Astoria 45/62 Portland 44/73 Corvallis 41/71 Eugene 40/70 Pendleton 41/66 Salem 42/71 Albany 39/71 Ontario 39/69 Bend 28/65 Friday Burns 30/64 Medford 40/74 Sunshine and mild Klamath Falls 29/66 While her children attended McKay Ele- Lynda Rae Douglas, retired nurse, mother of three and grandmother of six grandchildren, mentary in Beaverton, Lynda was very active passed away at 4:44 a.m. on the March 14 at in the PTA, fundraisers, Cub Scouts and the West Hills Soccer Club, in which her children Providence Milwaukie Hospital. Lynda had a series of unfortunate participated. Lynda took great pride in all of her endeavors, and was well medical issues which caused her respected by her family and peers. kidneys to fail. She was well cared She cultivated relationships that she for by the doctors and nurses, and cherished for the rest of her life. comforted by her family and friends In 1981, Lynda moved her fam- at Providence Milwaukie Hospital ily to their second home in Seaside, when she crossed over. Oregon. While she helped her hus- Lynda was born on July 25, 1944, band set up and open a denturist in Bellingham, Washington, to Lee company in Astoria, Lynda began Peterson and Donna (Hammond) her second nursing job at the North Peterson. The ¿ rst of four children, Lynda Rae Coast Medical Center. Lynda worked Lynda was preceded in death by her Douglas closely with Dr. Gordon Wolfe, Dr. brother David (Pete) Peterson (Feb Ben Cockcroft and the other doc- 26, 1949 — March 6, 2015). Her two younger sisters are Leoma Lavier and Debby tors who owned and operated the clinic before it was merged with Providence Seaside Hos- Tietz. The Peterson family was raised in the Glad- pital. Lynda retired from her nursing career in stone area, after ¿ rst moving to St. Johns in 2006. She remained involved for years with 1955. Lynda spent her elementary school years the annual Festival of Trees fundraiser hosted at Gladstone Grade School. Lynda graduated by Providence Seaside, and volunteered at the from West Linn High school in 1962. She hospital as well. Rod and Lynda loved visiting the estuar- went on to a nursing program and received her license as a practical nurse . She began her ial regions of the South Umpqua River and the nursing career as a licensed practical nurse at upper northwest area of Washington, speci¿ - Physicians’ and Surgeons’ Hospital in n orth- cally the San Juan Islands, Bellingham, Blaine west Portland in 1964, where she worked for and Mount Vernon. These regions were the homelands of Rodney and Lynda’s extended 16 years. In the summer of 1968 she met her life families . Lynda was forever stating the impor- partner and future husband, a Navy veteran tance of loving and honoring one’s family and and dental technician, Rodney Dean Doug- friends. She took great pride in her six grand- las. After a short courtship, Rodney and Lynda children: Dante, Diega, Saoul, Jordan, Parker were married in 1969 in Stevenson, Washing- and Ruby. One of Lynda’s greatest acts of kindness ton, in a simple ceremony attended by her best was dutifully nursing her beloved husband, friend, Renee Gionet and her husband. Using a small veterans home loan, Rod and Rod Sr., through his second and ¿ nal bout Lynda built a custom home on a 2 -acre parcel with cancer in May 2015. Her life’s work owned by Rod’s family in rural Tigard, Ore- was caring for and easing Rod into the after- gon. During this time they also began growing life, which she accomplished with dignity and their family. In June 1969, a daughter, Juliet pride. Her ¿ nal days were spent with her sis- Renee; in October 1970, a son Rodney Dean ters, her children, grandchildren and her close (II); and in February 1972, a daughter, Kris- friends. No service is planned at this time. ten Grace. Mostly sunny and pleasant Michael Thomas Sopko Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 62° 44° 60° Saturday Sunday Rather cloudy with a passing shower 58° 44° 43° Considerable cloudiness 61° 47° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High ........................................... 61° Low ............................................ 34° Normal high ............................... 55° Normal low ................................. 40° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.00" Month to date ........................ 12.10" Normal month to date .............. 7.01" Year to date ........................... 34.38" Normal year to date .............. 24.65" Sunset tonight .................. 7:42 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ............. 6:56 a.m. Moonrise today ................ 1:43 a.m. Moonset today ................ 11:22 a.m. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend Today Hi Lo W 59 29 s 59 28 s 64 45 s 68 40 s 63 46 s 62 29 s 70 40 s 63 45 s 65 44 s Hi 74 54 62 44 67 63 70 42 83 67 72 62 64 78 81 76 79 57 82 60 70 48 62 66 64 Today Lo W 61 pc 41 s 58 t 26 sn 47 t 55 pc 45 s 31 sn 66 s 58 pc 47 t 48 pc 48 pc 64 t 74 t 60 c 69 t 45 s 48 t 46 s 61 t 36 sh 49 pc 45 s 51 s New First Full Mar 31 Apr 7 Apr 13 Apr 21 Under the Sky Hi 63 65 62 70 62 66 74 62 64 Thu. Lo 30 33 46 44 45 32 43 46 45 W s s s s s s s s 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 Last City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 68 40 s 63 41 s 71 44 s 70 42 s 70 42 s 66 43 s 61 40 s 70 42 s 71 40 s Hi 70 66 73 71 71 65 62 72 74 Thu. Lo 43 43 49 47 44 43 42 46 44 W s s s s s s s s s Tonight's Sky: Pluto (mag of 14) is 7 degree southeast from the moon (mag of -12). Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Tomorrow’s Tides Astoria / Port Docks Time High 6:43 a.m. 7.9 ft. 8:55 p.m. 6.3 ft. Time 12:53 a.m. 2:03 p.m. Thu. Lo W 66 t 55 pc 35 r 19 pc 38 c 42 r 44 pc 26 r 68 pc 44 t 39 pc 56 s 52 s 52 t 76 pc 53 r 67 t 59 pc 42 s 60 pc 44 pc 34 pc 50 s 48 s 63 pc 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. Need a Lift? Roby’s can help. Lift chairs starting at $599. Side pocket to keep remote control handy at all times Battery support ensures lift mechanism works for one cycle without electricity. Available in a wide selection of fabrics and special-order fabrics ZERO GRAVITY device that supports legs, back, and neck Astoria - (503) 325-1535 1555 Commercial • www.robysfurniture.com In the comfort of his home, Mike Sopko passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2016. He was born March 11, 1950, in Seaside, Ore- gon, where he was raised by Joseph and Shir- ley Sopko. He graduated from Seaside High School in 1969, and from Clatsop Community College in 1972. On July 8, 1972, he married the love of his life, Cheryl Gustafson, of Astoria. She survives, living in Warrenton, Oregon. Also surviving is his son, Matt, and daughter-in-law Tricia Sopko, along with his grandchildren, Cadence and Cohen Sopko, all of Warrenton, Oregon; his mother, Shirley Sopko of Seaside, Oregon; his brothers, Ron Sopko of Georgetown, Del- aware, and Joe Sopko of Seaside, Oregon; and his sister, Susan Jarmer of Portland, Oregon. He is preceded in death by his father, Joseph Sopko, and his brother, Rance Sopko. Funeral services will be held at Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria, on Friday, April 1, at 1 p.m. A graveside service follows at Ocean View Cemetery. Viewings will be on Thursday from 1 to 5 p.m., and Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Memorial contributions can be made to Lower Columbia Hospice. Low 3.4 ft. 1.2 ft. Tomorrow’s National Weather Hi 74 65 65 42 54 66 67 45 83 70 60 72 69 79 86 74 82 69 70 72 73 53 64 67 73 Warrenton March 11, 1950 — March 27, 2016 OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian pub- lishes paid obituaries. The obit- uary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a flag sym- bol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 10 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctua- tion and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at www.dailyastorian.com/forms/ obits, by email at ewilson@ dailyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Daily Astorian office, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503- 325-3211, ext. 257. DEATHS MEMORIALS March 29, 2016 KAWASOE, Melvin “Dutch,” 90, of Gearhart, died at home. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Service in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Friday, April 1 ABRAHAMS, Patricia Van Cleave — Graveside service at 1 p.m., City View Cemetery, 390 Hoyt St. S., in Salem. Saturday, April 2 BERGESON, Chief Master Sgt. Alan Todd — Celebration of life from 1 to 4 p.m., Surf- sand Resort, 148 W. Gower St., in Cannon Beach. MILLER, Roger — Memo- rial and celebration of life at 2 p.m., Seaside Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1450 N. FULMER, Wayne Calvin, 64, of Seaside, died in Port- land. Hughes-Ransom Mortu- ary & Crematory in Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. Visit www.hughes-ransom.com to share memories and sign the guest book. LOTTERIES OREGON Tuesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 6-0-6-9 4 p.m.: 7-9-0-8 7 p.m.: 8-0-5-5 10 p.m.: 7-9-9-0 WASHINGTON Tuesday’s Daily Game: 5-5-7 Tuesday’s Keno: 01-11-14-21- 22-26-28-30-31-33-40-45-53- 54-65-68-70-74-75-78 Tuesday’s Match 4: 02-05-08-24 Roosevelt Drive, in Seaside. BURNETT, Ed — Celebra- tion of life at 3 p.m., Iredale Inn, 159 S. Main Ave., in Warrenton. Sunday, April 3 MENO, Michael John III — Celebration of life from 1 to 3 p.m., The Loft at the Red Building, 20 Basin St. ALBERTSON, Elizabeth Ann “Liz” — Celebration of life and potluck from 1 to 3 p.m., Warrenton Community Center, 170 S.W. Third St., in Warrenton. PUBLIC MEETINGS WEDNESDAY Cannon Beach Fire District Board, 1 p.m., executive session to discuss the hiring of a public offi cer (fi re chief), Cannon Beach Fire Station, 188 Sunset Blvd. THURSDAY Clatsop County Recreational Lands Planning and Advi- sory Committee, 1 to 3 p.m., 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 The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper. SUBSCRIBER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE MEMBER CERTIFIED AUDIT OF CIRCULATIONS, INC. fourth fl oor, 800 Exchange St. Veterans Services Out- reach, 3 to 4 p.m., Astoria Transit Center, 900 Marine Drive. 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