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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2016 Seaside High School choir takes it on the road Choir enjoys ‘the happiest place on earth’ By KATHERINE LACAZE For The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — After three years, dozens of fundrais- ers and measureless amounts of determination, the Seaside High School choir is on the cusp of accomplishing a much sought after goal, cultivated by music teacher and choir director Vanessa Rush. From June 16 to June 19, about 35 choir students will travel to Anaheim to perform at Disneyland . Rush, who took a similar trip to Disneyland twice in high school as part of a choir, said, “I got to experience it myself as a student and I know how amaz- ing it was.” “Of all of the trips we took as a choir, that was my favor- ite,” she said, adding it was a special opportunity to travel and do an activity she loved with friends in what is dubbed Submitted P hoto Seaside High School Choir students react after learning they placed first in the Cowapa League and qualified to attend the state championship. “the happiest place on earth.” Rush hoped to take the stu- dents at the end of the 2013-14 school year, her fi rst year teach- ing at the high school. She real- ized planning and fundraising would take longer than she orig- inally thought. Living in such a small community, she said, “the fundraising opportunities are hard to come by,” especially with the town supporting several school-related programs and projects simultaneously. Rush joined forces with Danita Pappas, a local substi- LaMear holds ‘Meet the Mayor’ event The Daily Astorian Astoria Mayor Arline La- Mear will hold her monthly “Meet the Mayor” event at noon Wednesday at City Hall. The public is invited to discuss policy issues involv- ing the city. THURSDAY 66 54 Clear to partly cloudy ALMANAC First Newport 50/63 June 27 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 5:00 a.m. 4:52 p.m. Low 0.6 ft. 1.3 ft. ALBANY — Nine coun- ties are suing the state, claim- ing Oregon’s new paid sick- leave law is an unfunded government mandate. KEZI-TV reported that Linn County commissioners filed the suit Friday in Linn County Circuit Court. They were joined by Douglas, Jef- Roseburg 56/86 Lakeview 47/83 City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 77 81 72 87 69 84 97 87 67 69 Today Lo 38 49 53 50 53 47 58 56 50 52 W s s s s s s s s s s Hi 84 81 69 82 62 84 92 80 63 66 Wed. Lo 47 50 53 54 55 45 56 56 53 54 W s s pc s pc s s s pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 81 83 88 90 88 71 76 87 87 85 Today Lo 49 52 59 56 56 51 53 52 58 55 W s s s s s s s s s s Hi 75 88 82 86 81 64 79 83 81 89 Wed. Lo 55 60 60 55 57 55 57 53 58 61 W pc s s s s pc s s s s W t pc pc t t s pc pc sh pc t s pc pc t pc pc pc t pc pc s pc s s Hi 89 69 79 69 78 83 84 71 83 87 77 101 76 89 88 90 89 78 75 83 83 82 74 75 83 Wed. Lo 70 54 60 51 55 65 62 47 70 66 55 77 58 70 77 67 74 59 63 61 66 58 54 57 65 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W t s t pc pc s s pc pc pc c s pc t pc t pc s t s t s pc pc c LOTTERIES The commissioners are asking the state court for its interpretation of the con- stitution, which states they may refuse to comply with any state law if they aren’t given funding from the state. Linn County Commis- sioner Roger Nyquist said the county can’t afford any additional costs. DEATHS OREGON Monday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 8-8-2-7 4 p.m.: 7-9-9-4 7 p.m.: 2-1-8-6 10 p.m.: 7-4-8-6 Monday’s Megabucks: 4-12- WASHINGTON Monday’s Daily Game: 9-1-9 Monday’s Hit 5: 08-14-15-20-38 Estimated jackpot: $420,000 Monday’s Keno: 02-09-11-13- 14-15-16-17-20-37-43-44-46-55- 59-62-63-76-77-79 Monday’s Lotto: 04-09-12-20- 24-44 Estimated jackpot: $1.7 million Monday’s Match 4: 02-08-09-17 May 27, 2016 ROWE, James Arthur, 70, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary & Crematory in Seaside is in charge of arrangements. Go to www.hughes-ransom.com to share memories and sign the guest book. May 28, 2016 WILSON, Jennifer Louise, 35, of Warrenton, died in Port- land. Hughes-Ransom Mortu- ary & Crematory in Astoria is in charge of arrangements. Go to www.hughes-ransom.com to share memories and sign the guest book. PUBLIC MEETINGS TUESDAY Port of Astoria Budget Commit- tee, noon, old Port offi ces, 422 Gateway Ave. Astoria Community Emergency Preparedness Forum, 6 p.m., Lib- erty Theater, 1203 Commercial St. WEDNESDAY Seaside Improvement Com- mission, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Gearhart City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 698 Pacific Way. OBITUARY POLICY PACKAGE DEALS APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 O VER Mattresses, Furniture 3 A 0 RS TSOP C LA U Y C O NT ferson, Morrow, Malheur, Polk, Sherman, Wallowa and Yamhill counties. Since January, Ore- gon law requires employers with at least ten employees to provide paid sick leave. Employers must provide one hour of sick time for every 30 hours an employee works, or 1 1/3 hours for every 40 hours worked. TODAY Baseball — 4A Semifinal: Astoria Fishermen at Henley Hornets, 4 p.m.; 2A Semifinal: Monroe Dragons at Knappa Loggers, 4:30 p.m. Estimated jackpot: $5.5 million APPLIANCE YE able and are susceptible to weather and water con- ditions,” Petty Offi cer 1st Class Starr Franklin, opera- tions unit controller at Sec- tor Columbia River, said in a statement. “This is why we highly advise, regardless of the vessel size, having an emergency position indicat- ing radio beacon and a hand- held VHF radio available to use to call for help in an emergency.” PREP SCHEDULE 29-32-43-46 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. IN The Coast Guard said the pair had beached their 15-foot boat on the island and texted friends and family for help. An MH-60 Jayhawk heli- copter crew from Air Station Astoria and a boat crew from Coast Guard Station Portland responded. “This case serves as a reminder in the importance of having a reliable means of communication, as cell- phones are not always reli- SCOREBOARD REGIONAL CITIES TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Lo 69 59 64 48 62 58 65 46 71 66 60 77 59 70 76 66 73 65 63 66 69 52 54 55 68 Baker 38/84 Burns 42/85 Ashland 58/89 Going to state The Disneyland trip is a feather in the cap of a suc- cessful competitive year for the Seaside choir. In April, the choir took fi rst place in the 4A Cowapa League at a regional choir festival, which automat- ically qualifi ed the group to attend the state championship in May . It has been at least 10 years since the school’s choir last qualifi ed for the state com- petition, Rush said. At the championship, she said, the choir took 11th place. “The students performed really well,” Rush said . “We were really proud of the per- formance they gave.” Counties sue state over paid sick-leave law La Grande 44/83 Ontario 49/93 Klamath Falls 47/84 stressful, because we’re per- forming in a month,” she said. In between the scheduled activities for the trip, the stu- dents can explore the theme park. Rush has heard from many students that it will be their fi rst time visiting Disney- land, and the excitement level is high, she said. “A lot of these students have never even been outside of Seaside, let alone Oregon,” she said. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Tonight's Sky: Ursa Major is nearly overhead before midnight and Cassiopeia will now be low above the northern horizon. Hi 90 81 85 62 76 84 89 73 81 85 77 99 73 88 87 89 89 86 80 87 84 77 76 78 86 John Day 53/87 Bend 49/81 Medford 58/92 UNDER THE SKY High 7.1 ft. 9.1 ft. Prineville 50/84 Lebanon 53/83 Brookings 54/72 WESTPORT — Two peo- ple stranded on Wallace Island after their small boat was swamped by a passing ship in the Columbia River were res- cued by the U.S. Coast Guard Sunday night. A 20-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man were taken to Westport, according to the Coast Guard, where one of their vehicles was parked. Associated Press Salem 56/81 Last June 20 Pendleton 52/88 The Dalles 53/88 Portland 59/82 Eugene 50/82 Full June 12 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 Partly sunny, nice and warm Partial sunshine Tillamook 50/67 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:59 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday .................... 5:27 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today ........................... 2:57 a.m. 51/67 Moonset today ........................... 3:38 p.m. Time 11:01 a.m. 11:10 p.m. Rather cloudy 76 56 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 51/66 SUN AND MOON June 4 SATURDAY 69 54 REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Monday ............................................ 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.86" Normal month to date ....................... 3.22" Year to date .................................... 37.22" Normal year to date ........................ 33.51" New FRIDAY 65 50 Partly sunny and pleasant Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 69°/42° Normal high/low ........................... 62°/48° Record high ............................ 79° in 1924 Record low ............................. 38° in 1943 The choir students are doing a workshop June 16, the fi rst day they arrive at Dis- neyland. During a record- ing studio simulation, the stu- dents will work with a Disney clinician. Each using their own microphone and head- The Daily Astorian WEDNESDAY 51 Mixing business with pleasure set, the students will sight- read sheet music for a Disney song. Afterward, they will get to view a Disney video on a big screen with their record- ing played back as accompa- niment. Of multiple workshop options, Rush said, “that is by far the most exciting one.” The following day, June 17, the students will perform their “Totally Awesome ’80s” musi- cal revue, a performance they put on in Seaside in Decem- ber 2015 and the production they used for their Disneyland audition video. The “Awesome ’80s production,” Rush said, “made the most sense for Dis- neyland since there is dancing and costumes.” Some chore- ography is being tweaked for the Disneyland performance, since not all the jazz choir stu- dents nor students from the musical revue class will be going on the trip. Since the students have not performed the “Awe- some ’80s” production since the winter, Rush said they are spending a lot of time during class and after school brushing up the piece. “In that aspect it is a little Coast Guard rescues two people stranded on island FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT tute teacher, who is acting as the group’s tour manager. Pap- pas recently took a similar trip to Disneyland with students as a teacher in a different school district. She is making reserva- tions, budgeting and overseeing the details. Meanwhile, the choir stu- dents have embarked on several fundraising endeavors to help fi nance the trip. During the past couple years, they have hosted a jazz and dessert night, held silent auctions at concerts, per- formed at the Tillamook Head Gathering this and last year, fundraised through winter musi- cal revues, sold wreaths and Krispy Kreme donuts and much more. 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