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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016
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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.
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