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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016 ‘How do you feel about Astoria’s sea lions?’ THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK “I think it’s time for a conductor to get them to come together and sing a really nice song. Maybe some Beatles covers. I love them.” “They may be noisy, but they don’t bother me. They are God’s creatures. Maybe they should do something to move them, but not kill them.” Mary de la Salandra, Astoria Omar Guerrero, Astoria “I think that we should respect their presence here because they are native — but at the same time, I under- stand the threat they pose to the piers and docks.” Lizzie Stoesz, Astoria Fisherman falls into Youngs River 2I¿FLDOVVLJQ.ODPDWK5LYHUSDFW WKHULYHUDWIXOOWKURWWOHZLWK out an operator. The Clatsop County $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH 6KHU 6KHULII¶V 2I¿FH FRQWLQXHG LII¶V2I¿FHWKHSHUVRQUHSRUW its search of Youngs River ing said they had talked with Wednesday for the body of a the boat’s operator, left and UHFUHDWLRQDO ¿VKHUPDQ ZKR returned shortly thereafter fell off a boat Tuesday. WR¿QGWKHERDWFLUFOLQJZLWK 7KH 6KHULII¶V 2I¿FH ZDV nobody on board . dispatched downriver from Deputies arrived shortly WKH <RXQJV 5LYHU¶V FRQÀX thereafter by land and boat, ence with the Klaskanine and began searching the river River Tuesday morning after and shoreline, assisted by the a report of a boat circling in /HZLV DQG &ODUN )LUH 'HSDUW The Daily Astorian PHQWDQGPHPEHUVRIWKH6KHU LII¶V2I¿FHGLYHWHDP7KH86 Coast Guard sent a helicopter and searched the area for two hours before standing down. The circumstances of the incident are unknown , and WKH 6KHULII¶V 2I¿FH KDV QRW UHOHDVHGWKHQDPHRIWKHPLVV LQJ ¿VKHUPDQ 0HPEHUV RI WKH &ODFNDPDV &RXQW\ 6KHU LII¶V 2I¿FH GLYH WHDP KDYH been brought in to help search for the body. Warrenton Police to wear body cameras The Daily Astorian 6WDUWLQJ WKLV ZHHN :DU renton Police began wearing body cameras. The department is using :DWFK*XDUG 9LGHR HTXLS ment, the same system used by Astoria, Seaside, and Cannon Beach police departments. Last year, Police Chief Mathew Workman requested 13 body cameras for himself, WKHVZRUQRI¿FHUVDQGUHVHUYH RI¿FHUVDQGVL[PRELOHYLGHR systems for patrol cars. The equipment cost IRU WKH ¿VFDO \HDU 7KH:DUUHQWRQ&LW\&RP PLVVLRQ DSSURYHG WKH SXU chase in December. Workman has said body FDPHUDV LQ ODZ HQIRUFH PHQW ³FXW GRZQ RQ IULYR ORXV FRPSODLQWV´ DQG ³SUR YLGHDQH[WUDOHYHORIYLGHR evidence and audio evidence when we’re performing our duties and investigating our cases.” “We’re looking forward WR WKH H[WUD YLGHR HYLGHQFH that the camera s provide, and to be able to review footage IRURI¿FHUGHYHORSPHQW´WKH GHSDUWPHQWZURWHRQLWV)DFH book page. ® ACCUWEATHER FORECAST FOR ASTORIA Astoria 5-Day Forecast Tonight Mainly clear 49° Thursday Oregon Weather Shown is tomorrow’s weather. Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs Portland 49/84 Corvallis 46/84 Eugene 45/82 Pendleton 45/78 Salem 46/82 Albany 46/83 Ontario 40/78 Bend 42/77 Friday Burns 36/77 Medford 49/89 Mostly sunny Klamath Falls 38/81 Cooler with times of clouds and sun Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 71° 49° Saturday 46° Sunday Partly sunny 59° 63° 44° Intervals of clouds and sunshine 58° 44° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High ........................................... 59° Low ............................................ 42° Normal high ............................... 55° Normal low ................................. 40° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.00" Month to date .......................... 0.24" Normal month to date ............. 1.04" Year to date ........................... 34.62" Normal year to date .............. 26.13" Sunset tonight .................. Sunrise Thursday ............. Moonrise today ................ Moonset today ................. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend Today Hi Lo W 70 31 s 75 42 s 75 53 s 74 45 s 63 51 pc 78 38 s 89 49 s 66 50 s 71 50 s New First Full Last Apr 7 Apr 13 Apr 21 Apr 29 Hi 75 77 68 82 70 81 89 69 69 Hi 71 57 46 65 57 45 84 50 81 48 65 83 70 75 86 67 79 59 83 61 61 71 69 78 64 Thu. 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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 Motorcycle safety courses are returning to Astoria on April 15. 7KH FRXUVHV DUH VSRQ sored by Team Oregon, the state’s approved motorcycle safety program, and provided DW WKH 3RUW RI $VWRULD FODVV URRP DQG WKH :DUUHQWRQ$V WRULD 5HJLRQDO $LUSRUW SUDF tice riding). Oregon law requires all new riders to take an approved safety course. Anyone younger than 21 must complete Basic 5LGHU7UDLQLQJWRHDUQDPRWRU cycle endorsement. 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For more information, or to UHJLVWHUJRWRKWWSWHDPRUH JRQRUJRUFDOO 6HDVLGHWHDPLQELUGDWKRQIXQGUDLVHU The Daily Astorian Under the Sky Thu. Lo 35 41 50 50 50 44 55 48 50 National Cities Today City Hi Lo W Atlanta 70 54 pc Boston 40 36 pc Chicago 54 36 r Denver 67 38 s Des Moines 58 38 sh Detroit 56 37 r El Paso 80 51 pc Fairbanks 47 24 s Honolulu 79 69 c Indianapolis 60 40 t Kansas City 63 44 pc Las Vegas 87 63 pc Los Angeles 86 59 pc Memphis 72 49 t Miami 80 69 sh Nashville 68 47 t New Orleans 80 60 pc New York 46 43 pc Oklahoma City 75 46 s Philadelphia 54 47 pc St. Louis 64 45 t Salt Lake City 63 41 s San Francisco 85 57 s Seattle 67 49 pc Washington, DC 59 51 pc 7:51 p.m. 6:43 a.m. 6:31 a.m. 7:14 p.m. algae bloom problems. Three WULEHV GHSHQG RQ WKH ¿VK IRU subsistence and ceremonial QHHGVDQGDIRXUWKKRSHV¿VK will return once the dams are removed. “They will recolonize the river immediately,” said Brian Johnson, California director IRU 7URXW 8QOLPLWHG D FRQ servation group that plans to sign the agreement. “They’re there at the dam every year. So they’ll start going back right away.” 1RW HYHU\RQH LV FHOHEUDW ing. Dam removal is a major LPSURYHPHQW EXW WKH JXDU DQWHHVIRUIDUPHUVDQGUDQFK HUVGRQ¶WEHORQJLQWKHDJUHH ment, said Jim McCarthy of the conservation group WaterWatch. “There’s a bunch of little VZHHWKHDUWGHDOVWKDWWKHLUUL gators want to maintain, and they’re trying to caboose it RQ WKLV GDPUHPRYDO WUDLQ´ McCarthy said. Motorcycle safety training coming to Astoria this month The Daily Astorian The Dalles 46/81 Astoria 49/71 By removing the dams without congressional approval, and providing price assurances to farmers in 6$&5$0(172 ² 2I¿ H[FKDQJHWKHDGYRFDWHVKRSH cials from Oregon, California to make the larger deal more and the Obama administration palatable for Congress. have signed a pact agreeing to “Now we’re regrouping, seek permission to tear down WU\LQJ WR ¿JXUH RXW ZKDW¶V four hydroelectric dams that RXUSDWKWRVROYHWKRVHSURE DUHEODPHGIRUNLOOLQJ¿VKDQG OHPV´ VDLG 7ULFLD +LOO WUHD blocking their migration. surer of the Klamath Water They also agreed to protect 8VHUV $VVRFLDWLRQ ZKLFK IDUPHUVDQGUDQFKHUVIURPULV advocates for farmers and ing power and water prices as ranchers. “We’ve got rural they work on a broader pact to communities that rely on EULQJ SHDFH WR ORQJUXQQLQJ the water for jobs ... and that water wars in the Klamath hasn’t changed.” River basin, which straddles The latest deal is spelled WKH2UHJRQ&DOLIRUQLDERUGHU out in two agreements. One The landmark agreement or both of them will be signed UHYLYHV D GRUPDQW VL[\HDU by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, old settlement process that California Gov. Jerry Brown, Congress failed to approve last KLJKUDQNLQJ IHGHUDO RI¿FLDOV year. In addition to removing tribal leaders, conservation dams, that original settlement JURXSVODUJHVFDOHZDWHUXVHUV would have restored tribal DQGGDPRZQHU3DFL¿&RUS lands and provided more water 'DPVDOWHUZDWHUÀRZVDQG for farmers and ranchers. FRQWULEXWHWR¿VKGLVHDVHVDQG By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press 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. 6($6,'( ² 7HDP 6HD side Eagles is participating in WKH1RUWK2UHJRQ&RDVW%LUG DWKRQ6DWXUGD\ This event has raised nearly IRUWKH:LOGOLIH&HQ ter of the North Coast in the three previous years . Friends and community members are asked to pledge 25 cents or more for every species the WHDPLGHQWL¿HVWKHJURXSWKHQ spends 12 hours identifying as many bird species as they can ¿QG “I love being a part of this fundraiser,” Mitzi York said in a statement. “It’s the fourth DQQXDOWKLV\HDUDQGWKH:LOG life Center is grateful for our efforts.” To sponsor the team, LOTTERIES OREGON Tuesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 6-5-8-7 4 p.m.: 3-1-5-7 7 p.m.: 0-4-0-9 10 p.m.: 4-9-2-8 WASHINGTON Tuesday’s Daily Game: 8-4-7 Tuesday’s Keno: 01-02-07- 12-16-17-18-20-22-23-24- 25-37-41-44-52-54-66-75-76 Tuesday’s Match 4: 07-08- 09-13 Tuesday’s Mega Millions: 13-45-52-53-57, Mega Ball: 105 Estimated jackpot: $57 million Submitted Photo From left, Mitzi York, Terry Finlayson and Susan Boac, Team Seaside Eagles, are seeking pledges for the North Oregon Coast Bird-a-thon fundraiser Saturday. email mitziyork@gmail.com or seasidesusan@gmail. com. For information about the event, or a link to donate GLUHFWO\ WR WKH ZLOGOLIH FHQ WHU ORRN IRU ³1RUWK 2UH JRQ &RDVW %LUGDWKRQ´ RQ Facebook. PUBLIC MEETINGS WEDNESDAY Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., special meeting, Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial 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. THURSDAY Northwest Oregon Housing Authority Board, 10 a.m., NOHA offi ce, 147 S. Main Ave., Warrenton. Clatsop Community College Board, 6:30 p.m., executive session (closed to public) to consider new employee, possible public session afterward, Columbia Hall Room 219, 1651 Lexing- ton Ave. Seaside Parks Advisory Com- mittee, 7 p.m., City Hall. DEATH April 5, 2016 MILLER, Marvin K., 71, of Westport, died in Westport. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Service in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. 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