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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016 2ld <ounJs %ay %ridJe closures planned 2%,T8A5,(6 Merle Hall The Daily Astorian Astoria Aug. 4, 1925 — Feb. 25, 2016 At least niJhttime clo sures of the 2ld <ounJs %ay %ridJe, startinJ Monday , are planned as part of an e[ten sive bridJe rehabilitation project that started in late . The closures, Zhich are intermittent, Zill occur until July and are necessary for Merle Hall, , of Astoria, former lonJtime his deer for straiJht years until he hunJ up his resident of 1aselle, :ashinJton, passed aZay trusty riÀ e, the “MaJpie,” at aJe . )eb , . He Zas born AuJ , , in 5ay ,n he built his Zood shop, and Zas mond, to DouJ and (l]a Hall. He Jraduated from famous throuJhout the area for his intricately 5aymond HiJh 6chool, Zhere he Zas detailed projects includinJ a doll an e[ceptional athlete, earninJ varsity house, birdhouses and vehicles, letters in three sports. many of Zhich he Jave as Jifts to his Merle enlisted in the 1avy Zhile Jrandchildren. still in hiJh school, and served in the Merle Zas preceded in death by 3aci¿ c theater durinJ :orld :ar ,,. his parents, his Zife Mary Ann Hall, He returned to 5aymond after the Zar, his Zife %obbitt Hall, dauJhter Mer and Zorked as service manaJer for ikay Hall and son 6cott Hall. He is :illapa Harbor Motors before movinJ survived by his Zife Judy Hall sons to 1aselle to oZn and operate 2¶&on :ayne 5honda Hall, &huck 5o[ nor¶s ,nn. anne Hendrickson and DouJ Jackie Merle Hall Merle continued his athletic career Aske dauJhters 6hari :ood and .elly playinJ basketball Zith the very suc Mike :allace, 6usan Aske and Lau cessful 1aselle Veterans team. After tZo years, he rie %art as Zell as Jrandchildren and sold the inn, and alonJ Zith Jack 6ee, oZned and JreatJrandchildren. Merle¶s church family Zas operated Merle and Jack¶s 5ich¿ eld A5&2 ser also very important to him, as Zas his savior, vice station for more than years. He ended his Jesus &hrist. ZorkinJ career as maintenance superintendent A memorial service Zill be held at a.m. on for the 1aselle 6chool District, retirinJ in . 6aturday, April , at %ethany Lutheran &hurch Merle Zas the consummate family man. He in Astoria, 2reJon, Zith a reception folloZinJ. did not miss a sinJle state basketball tournament There Zill be a Jraveside service at 3eaceful Hill in Zhich his children or Jrandchildren partici &emetery at p.m. that afternoon. pated, and he drove literally thousands of miles to ,n lieu of À oZers, contributions may be made Zatch their sportinJ events. to the Hall Memorial 6cholarship )und, or to Merle Zas an accomplished hunter, JettinJ 3eaceful Hill &emetery at the %ank of the 3aci¿ c. &olleJe scholarships available for ne[t year 6cholarship information is also available on the col leJe¶s Zebsite in the ¿ nancial aid section. A Zide variety of merit and need based scholar ships are available. All online and supplemental materials for scholarship appli The Daily Astorian &latsop &ommunity &ol leJe has opened the compet itive application period for more than inschool schol arships for the aca demic year. cations must be received by the colleJe¶s ¿ nancial aid of¿ ce by p.m. April . )or further information, contact Lloyd Mueller, the col leJe¶s director of ¿ nancial aid, at lmueller#clatsopcc.edu, or call . the replacement of pile caps on different bridJe bents Zhich support the beams and Jirders of the bridJe. The 2reJon Department of Transportation Zill receive a hour notice from the contractor Zhen a niJht is selected for a closure, Zhich is from p.m. to a.m. There are no closures on )riday or 6aturday niJhts. µ3arentinJ 1oZ¶ class offers advice The Daily Astorian “3arentinJ 1oZ” ² a parentinJ class for parents and careJivers of children up to years old ² is beinJ offered from to p.m. on Thursdays throuJh May , at the 3ort of 3lay, Alameda Ave. The eveninJ beJins Zith a family dinner from to p.m., then the children are sent to free supervised child care, Zhich is provided each niJht. The class provides an opportunity for parents to come toJether and discuss common parentinJ dilemmas Astoria mayor hosts JatherinJ The Daily Astorian Astoria Mayor Arline L a M e a r Zill host her monthly “Meet the Mayor” event at noon :ednesday at Arline &ity +all. The Jath LaMear erinJs Jive residents a chance to dis cuss city issues. The Daily Astorian The &latsop &ounty Democrats are hostinJ a Meet <our &andidates )un 5aiser from to p.m. 6at urday at the Astoria (vent &enter3ort of &all Live . The doors open at p.m., and the candidates beJin speaNinJ at p.m. The speaNers, Zho Zill also taNe Tuestions, include 8.6. 5ep. 6u]anne %onamici 2reJon treasurer candidate Tobias 5ead 2re MEMORIAL Astoria 5-Day Forecast Saturday, April 9 +A//, 0erle DouJlas ² 0emorial at a.m., %ethany )ree /utheran &hurch, th 6t. +all, , of Astoria, a former lonJtime Tonight Partly cloudy 42° Wednesday Oregon Weather Shown is tomorrow’s weather. Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs The Dalles 39/78 Astoria 42/68 Portland 43/75 Corvallis 41/75 Eugene 38/74 Pendleton 41/72 Salem 42/73 Albany 41/74 Thursday Burns 28/72 Klamath Falls 33/76 Mostly sunny Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 68° 49° Friday 49° Saturday Cooler with times of clouds and sun 61° 72° 45° Sun and areas of low clouds 57° 43° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High ........................................... 56° Low ............................................ 43° Normal high ............................... 55° Normal low ................................. 40° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.09" Month to date .......................... 0.24" Normal month to date ............. 0.83" Year to date ........................... 34.62" Normal year to date .............. 25.92" Sunset tonight .................. Sunrise Wednesday ......... Moonrise today ................ Moonset today ................. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend Today Hi Lo W 56 27 pc 58 33 pc 66 50 s 63 38 pc 56 45 c 64 33 s 72 43 pc 57 42 pc 61 44 pc New First Full Last Apr 7 Apr 13 Apr 21 Apr 29 1aselle, :ashinJton, resident, died Thursday, )eb. , , in Astoria. &aldZell¶s /uce/ay ton 0ortuary in Astoria is in charJe of the arranJements. WASHINGTON Monday’s Daily Game: 0-4-9 Monday’s Hit 5: 07-11-14-17- 36 Estimated jackpot: $100,000 Monday’s Keno: 05-06-12-15- 16-17-18-20-21-22-25-30-42- 55-56-59-60-74-78-80 Monday’s Lotto: 10-12-26-36- 37-47 Estimated jackpot: $8.8 million Monday’s Match 4: 01-09-11- 23 TUESDAY Seaside Library Board, 4:30 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway. Port of Astoria Commission, 5 p.m., workshop, old Port offi ces, 422 Gateway Ave. Astoria City Council, 5:30 p.m., strategic planning ses- sion, City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Seaside Planning Commis- sion, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. WEDNESDAY Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., special meeting, Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Com- mercial St., Astoria. Seaside Improvement Com- mission, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Gearhart City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 698 Pacifi c Way. DEATH April 1, 2016 026&AT(5, (mily, , of *earhart, died in 6easide. 2cean 9ieZ )uneral &remation 6erYice in Astoria is in charJe of the arranJements. Under the Sky Wed. Hi Lo W 68 32 s 73 38 s 73 53 s 74 46 s 64 52 pc 76 39 s 86 49 s 66 52 s 71 51 s National Cities Today City Hi Lo W Atlanta 68 44 s Boston 35 22 s Chicago 45 40 pc Denver 61 32 pc Des Moines 57 43 sh Detroit 40 30 s El Paso 88 55 pc Fairbanks 48 25 s Honolulu 85 68 sh Indianapolis 50 39 s Kansas City 73 48 pc Las Vegas 87 62 s Los Angeles 82 60 s Memphis 70 53 s Miami 83 68 s Nashville 62 44 s New Orleans 80 59 s New York 41 25 s Oklahoma City 83 53 s Philadelphia 46 28 s St. Louis 60 52 pc Salt Lake City 55 36 pc San Francisco 75 56 s Seattle 58 43 c Washington, DC 50 33 pc 7:50 p.m. 6:45 a.m. 5:56 a.m. 5:57 p.m. Jon secretary of state candi dates %rad AvaNian, 5ichard Devlin and Val Hoyle, state 5ep. Deborah %oone &lat sop &ounty &ommissioner District candidate .athleen 6ullivan and &latsop &ounty &ommissioner District can didate 6arah 1ebeNer . At the door, admission is , and a clam choZder and salad dinner is an additional . To purchase dinner and admission tickets online for ., Jo to ZZZ.clatsop democrats.orJ PUBLIC MEETINGS OREGON Monday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 2-0-1-4 4 p.m.: 2-9-3-9 7 p.m.: 7-0-6-4 10 p.m.: 4-0-8-8 Monday’s Megabucks: 6-17- 20-21-25-37 Estimated jackpot: $3.8 million Ontario 35/71 Bend 33/73 Medford 43/86 Partly sunny and milder LOTTERIES such as discipline, communi cation, stress manaJement, realistic e[pectations, child development and Zhat to do Zhen thinJs break doZn. The cost is , and scholarships are available. To reJister, contact 1orth Zest 3arentinJ at , e[t. . &ounty Dems host fundraiser ACCUWEATHER FORECAST FOR ASTORIA ® 9ariable messaJe siJns Zill be posted in various locations ZarninJ travel ers of the closures. Travelers usinJ 8.6. +iJhZay Zill detour around the closures usinJ the LeZis and &larN 5iver and 1eZ <ounJs %ay bridJes. Travelers are urJed to checN ZZZ.Trip&hecN. com for the latest on sched uled closures. City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 58 35 c 61 41 pc 63 43 pc 67 43 pc 64 42 pc 57 44 c 54 37 pc 60 39 pc 65 38 pc Wed. Hi Lo W 68 41 pc 72 45 s 75 49 s 83 50 s 73 46 s 65 52 pc 64 42 s 75 51 s 77 44 pc Tonight's Sky: Judith Resnick's Birthday (1949). Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Tomorrow’s Tides Astoria / Port Docks Time High 1:09 a.m. 8.9 ft. 1:26 p.m. 8.8 ft. Time 7:25 a.m. 7:41 p.m. Low 0.2 ft. 0.0 ft. Tomorrow’s National Weather Wed. Hi Lo W 68 53 pc 41 37 pc 56 35 sh 66 38 s 56 38 sh 56 35 r 80 53 pc 48 25 s 79 70 c 58 40 t 61 39 pc 86 64 pc 86 59 pc 71 48 t 80 69 sh 65 45 t 78 60 pc 48 43 pc 76 42 s 56 47 pc 63 43 t 64 40 s 85 60 s 67 49 pc 60 50 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. ON THE RECORD DUII arrest At p.m. )riday, 2reJon 6tate 3olice arrested -ames 0yron 0asters, , of Astoria, for driYinJ under the inÀ uence of into[icants and recNless driYinJ on 8.6. +iJhZay and Dellmoor /oop in :arrenton. 0asters¶ blood alcohol Zas measured at . percent, accord inJ to police. At p.m. )riday, :arren ton 3olice arrested %rian -ames Ale[ander, , of Astoria, for D8,, on 8.6. +iJhZay near )red 0eyer. At p.m. )riday, &latsop &ounty 6her iff¶s 2f¿ ce arrested 1eil (dZard :eller, , of :arrenton, for D8,, on :est 0arine DriYe near Astoria +iJh 6chool. Disorderly conduct At a.m. 6unday, Astoria 3olice cited 5obert T. 5oberts2Jden, , of 3ortland, for seconddeJree disorderly conduct after 5ob erts2Jden Zas reportedly seen throZinJ his hat at cars, NicNinJ cars and ZaYinJ and danc inJ in front of a semitrucN at th 6treet and /ief (riNson DriYe. Misuse of 911 At p.m. )riday, Astoria 3olice arrested &raiJ ). +aberman, , of Astoria, for misuse of after he called repeatedly after beinJ Zarned not to call unless it Zas an emerJency. +aberman¶s blood alcohol con tent Zas measured at . percent, accordinJ to police. Deceased person found At about a.m. 6aturday, Astoria 3olice and )ire responded to a report of a deceased person on a bench in front of *race (piscopal &hurch. Teresa 3yle, , of Astoria, Zas found dead of natural causes. There Zere no siJns of foul play, accordinJ to police. Assault At a.m. 6aturday, Astoria 3olice arrested -eremy /ee Taft, , of *resham, for fourthdeJree assault, seconddeJree crimi nal trespass, seconddeJree disorderly conduct and unlaZful entry into a motor Yehicle after he alleJedly harassed employees and patrons at 0cDonald¶s. OBITUARY POLICY APPLIANCE PACKAGE DEALS APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 O VER 3 0 S Mattresses, Furniture IN YEA A R TSOP C L UNTY C O & More! HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 • SATURDAY 9-5 • SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for Yeterans, a À aJ symbol at no charJe. The deadline for all obituaries is a.m. the business day prior. 2bituaries may be edited for spellinJ, proper punctuation and style. 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