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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2016
‘Should the city of Astoria build a new library at a cost
of $8 to $10 million, or renovate the old one?’
“Renovate the old one.
Keep the history.”
“I think they could
get away with reno-
vating the old one.
They’ve got better
things to spend their
money on.”
Rob Sturdivant,
Astoria
THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Alexander Pappas, Astoria
“It depends which is the
best buy. One thing I do
know is we need a good
library. It’s very im-
portant to a civilization
and future generations.”
Jean Dominey, Astoria
OBITUARIES
Richard V. Kearney
Betty Lynn Dodge
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan. 20, 1931 — June 30, 2016
Astoria
Aug. 28, 1953 — July 3, 2016
Richard V. Kearney passed away on June 30,
2016, at Arbor Hospice in Ann Arbor, Michigan,
following a brief illness.
Kearney was born on Jan. 20, 1931, in Asto-
ria, Oregon, and completed his elementary and
secondary education at St. Mary, Star of the Sea
School in Astoria, graduating from that school
in May 1949. Following a short stay at Ore-
gon State University, Kearney worked briefl y in
Astoria and later in Seattle, Washington.
In 1951, he was drafted into the U.S. Army,
spending 18 months in Korea, and returning as a
fi rst sergeant in the fall of 1953.
Following his discharge from the Army and a
short stay working in Astoria, he returned to Seat-
tle, where he then spent the better part of his adult
life rising to become secretary and treasurer of
Westlake Chevrolet.
Following his retirement from Westlake, he
continued to live in Seattle, moving later from
his own residence to Merrill Gardens, a retire-
ment home in downtown Seattle, very near to the
Space Needle. In early 2016, in failing health, he
moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and took up res-
idence at Story Point to be near his brother and
sister-in-law.
Richard is survived by his brother, Philip
Kearney, and sister-in-law, Julia Kearney, of Ann
Arbor; his niece, Susan Kearney Seeberg (Dan-
iel) of Northfi eld, Illinois; his two grand-nieces,
Katherine Kearney Seeberg and Jennifer Sim-
mons Seeberg of Chicago, Illinois; his grand-
nephew, John Kearney Seeberg, also of Chicago;
and cousins Barbara Planton of Oregon City,
Oregon, and John Pesonen of Seaside, Oregon.
Richard’s body has been cremated, and a
memorial service and interment of his ashes will
be held later in Astoria, Oregon.
Muehlig Funeral Chapel in Ann Arbor is in
charge of the arrangements.
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Newport
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46/82
Baker
41/83
Ontario
54/92
Burns
43/84
Klamath Falls
45/82
Lakeview
44/83
Ashland
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this debate and election day,
we hope the issues raised will
help give voters enough time to
learn where the two major can-
didates stand on a range of rural
issues, from the environment to
education to the economy.”
Oregon SPJ will host the
debate in partnership with the
East Oregonian, KTVZ-TV
and Jefferson Public Radio.
The Oregon SPJ Board sought
those particular media partners
because they serve rural Ore-
gon, Swindler said.
The hour-long debate will
be a moderator-panelist for-
mat in front of a live audi-
ence. Candidates may give a
90-second open statement and
a 90-second closing statement.
They will fi eld questions from
the panel made up of rural jour-
nalists. Candidates will have
60 seconds to respond, with a
30-second rebuttal period.
The exact location has yet
to be fi nalized.
The announcement follows
controversy over Brown’s
decision to skip a July 22
debate sponsored by the Ore-
gon Newspaper Publishers
Association. That debate has
traditionally served as the fi rst
debate of the campaign. No
other gubernatorial incumbent
has declined to appear in the
debate since it began 30 years
ago, according to ONPA.
Brown has said she plans
to participate in at least three
debates, starting no sooner
than Sept. 1, and will consider
more on a case-by-case basis.
Salem oncologist Bud Pierce
has called for a minimum of
six debates.
Environmental group claims to have
sabotaged Oregon lumber mill’s logs
EUGENE — A lumber
mill west of Eugene has been
on high alert since an online
claim that an environmental
group may put metal spikes
inside some of its logs.
A group called SAP
claimed on an Earth First!
website that it revived that
strategy on June 11 by plac-
ing dozens of spikes in logs
at the Swanson Brothers mill
in Noti, The Register-Guard
reported.
The mill operated as
usual for two days before
learning about SAP’s claim,
said Swanson Brothers Pres-
ident Larry Konnie.
Mill workers have been
cautious since then, but no
one has found any spikes
or evidence that someone
trespassed at the mill, said
Konnie.
He said workers hav-
en’t been able to check all
the logs in the yard because
some are stacked as high
as 50 feet, making it dan-
gerous for people to climb
them looking for spikes.
He estimated that the mill
has 800 to 900 truckloads
of logs because it is stock-
ing up to stay busy through
winter.
“It could be next spring
before we run everything,”
Konnie said.
Konnie said he is wor-
ried about his workers, espe-
cially the head rig sawyer
and spotter, who stay close
to the logs as they pass
through high-tension band-
saws. He said he’s talked to
both workers and they said
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Brown, Pierce agree on debate
Gov. Kate Brown and GOP
gubernatorial nominee Bud
Pierce have agreed to their
fi rst debate for the race for the
state’s top post.
The debate, hosted by the
Oregon Territory Chapter of
the Society of Professional
Journalist, is scheduled for
Sept. 24 in Bend.
The debate will focus solely
on issues facing Oregon’s rural
residents.
“The Oregon Territory SPJ
believes it is important to have
an honest and open exchange
at the highest levels about the
state’s future in rural areas,”
said Oregon SPJ President
Samantha Swindler. “With
more than a month between
Roseburg
57/79
Brookings
50/60
Aug 2
John Day
48/87
Bend
46/79
Medford
58/88
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89 71
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Prineville
49/81
Lebanon
55/74
Eugene
53/76
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Pendleton
55/82
The Dalles
60/79
Portland
61/73
Sunset tonight ........................... 9:09 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday ........................ 5:32 a.m. Coos Bay
Moonrise today ........................... 8:12 a.m. 55/65
Moonset today ......................... 10:36 p.m.
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Mostly cloudy with a
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Periods of rain
Tillamook
54/63
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High
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Considerable clouds with
showers
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ASTORIA
56/65
Precipitation
Tuesday ............................................ 0.00"
Month to date ................................... 0.07"
Normal month to date ....................... 0.23"
Year to date .................................... 39.29"
Normal year to date ........................ 36.39"
Time
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4:54 p.m.
SUNDAY
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REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Tuesday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 67°/54°
Normal high/low ........................... 66°/52°
Record high ............................ 93° in 1908
Record low ............................. 43° in 1932
July 11
66
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Mainly cloudy with a
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First
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In loving memory of Betty Lynn “Betty Bruce Gulleff of Canby, Oregon, and Brad
Boop” Dodge.
Gulleff (Gilda) of Astoria, Oregon; her sisters,
Betty was born in King City, California, on Barb Reeves of Marysville, Washington, and
Aug. 28, 1953, to Shirley and Robert Gulleff.
Rebecca Tufts (Charles) of Lakewood, Wash-
Betty grew up in Portland, Ore-
ington; and numerous nieces, neph-
ews, great-nieces and nephews, cous-
gon, and spent most of her adult life
ins and countless friends.
in Astoria, Oregon. She worked for
She was preceded in death by her
over 30 years at Columbia Memo-
father, Robert I. Gulleff, in 2002.
rial Hospital, until she retired in
At Betty’s request, there will be no
2014.
services.
Betty was a member of the Elks
In lieu of fl owers, please make
and Moose lodges. Her favorite pas-
donations to the American Cancer
time was playing bingo. Betty had an
Society.
infectious sense of humor and a beau-
Ocean View Funeral & Cremation
tiful heart. Her courage and strength
were unmatched in her battle against Betty Lynn Dodge Service in Astoria is in charge of the
arrangements. An online guest book
breast cancer.
to leave condolences and share mem-
She is survived by her mother,
Shirley Gulleff of Longview, Washington; her ories is available at www.OceanViewAstoria.
brothers, Brian Gulleff (Gail) of Payette, Idaho, com
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Attempted assault
• At 8:16 p.m. Saturday,
Astoria Police arrested Amber
Leanne Wilson, 32, of Asto-
ria, for fi rst-degree attempted
they want to keep doing their
jobs.
Grayson Flory, editor
of Earth First! Newswire,
said the people behind the
website don’t know who is
involved with SAP.
When asked about the
reported log spiking, the
Cascadia Forest Defend-
ers, an environmental activ-
ist group known for protests
in the Eugene area, sent a
brief email saying it “does
not encourage, condone or
commit acts of senseless
sabotage.”
Some
environmental-
ists turned to such tac-
tics during logging debates
in the 1990s. They would
pound the spikes into live
trees, making it potentially
dangerous for loggers to cut
them down.
assault, second-degree disor-
derly conduct and menacing
after she allegedly chased a man
while holding a screwdriver on
the 400 block of Bond Street.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY
Seaside Improvement Commission, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 989
Broadway.
Gearhart City Council, 6 p.m., City Hall, 698 Pacifi c Way.
THURSDAY
Northwest Oregon Housing Authority Board, 10 a.m., Champion
Park Apartments, 4317 Brookfi eld Ave., Tillamook.
Seaside Parks Advisory Committee, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad-
way.
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