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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JULY 18, 2016 After 30 years, popular organist takes her leave fter playing the organ for Sunday services, funer- als and weddings for three decades, on July 31 , Carol Abraham will play one last time at Grace Episcopal Church. Interestingly enough, the large piped instrument that Abraham has played for 31 years isn’t her main discipline, as she still describes herself as “a village piano teacher.” Since she moved to Astoria in 1965, hundreds of young stu- dents have come to Abraham’s living room studio fi lled with various instruments, includ- ing two full pianos. With her 13 -year -old corgi, Dash, at her feet, she teaches everything from simple note scales to Bach. While Abraham spends an average of six hours a day playing or teaching, one would think that she’d been playing since she was born. In fact, she didn’t begin until she was a teen; older than most of her students start. A There was never a piano around the house. Growing up on a farm near Happy Valley, Abraham’s father said music instruments were unnecessary and for rich people. However, when she had earned enough money from biking around town to babysit, he begrudg- ingly helped wrestle an old piano into the house. “My mom knew I was excited, but she told me I was only allowed to play when my father went outside to milk the cows or do other chores,” Abraham said. In college, Abraham began playing piano in churches . It was at that time that she discov- ered the connection between worship and music. Eli Stillman/The Daily Astorian Carol Abraham will retire from playing piano and organ for Grace Episcopal Church at the end of this month. She will continue to teach private lessons. “Words are clothing for ideas, and I feel that music can take us deeper into the art and understanding of those ideas,” she said. “The study of music is engrossing that there’s always FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 69 57 58 Mostly cloudy with a shower in the area Last New July 26 Salem 58/77 Newport 54/64 Coos Bay 55/67 First Aug 2 GRAYS HARBOR, Wash. — The crew of a U.S. Coast Guard 29-foot response boat rescued a man who was swept out to sea while wad- ing in the water near the Grays Harbor north jetty at Ocean Shores, Washington, Sunday. The man, in his early 20s , drifted approximately 300 yards past the tip of the jetty. He was rescued, treated for Aug 10 John Day 51/82 La Grande 53/79 Baker 48/80 Ontario 59/93 Bend 48/72 The Daily Astorian Lakeview 41/79 Ashland 56/82 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 8:09 a.m. 8:03 p.m. Low -1.0 ft. 2.3 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 81 73 62 74 64 74 81 72 64 68 Today Lo 48 48 52 55 57 44 59 57 54 55 W t t pc sh c s t c c c Hi 80 72 61 78 65 77 82 74 64 67 Tues. Lo 47 47 52 52 57 42 57 57 52 54 W t pc pc pc pc s s pc pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 73 80 77 76 74 65 81 73 74 80 Today Lo 56 58 62 58 58 58 56 56 60 56 W sh t c t c c pc t c t Hi 73 81 78 78 77 67 79 77 75 86 Tues. 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Watch standers at Sector Columbia River received the call from personnel at Grays Harbor County 911 dispatch and launched an MH-60 Jayhawk helicop- ter and small boat crew. “This case illustrates the possible dangers beach go- ers can face along the Ore- Aquatic Center closes Tuesday due to nearby waterline work Burns 44/83 Klamath Falls 44/77 erend of the Grace Episcopal Church. “Christmas was coming up and they were desperate for someone to play organ during the holidays,” Abraham said. “I don’t regard myself as an Man who was swept out to sea rescued near Grays Harbor The Daily Astorian Roseburg 58/78 Brookings 50/60 UNDER THE SKY Today Hi Lo 91 73 92 71 88 68 89 62 89 74 91 64 99 75 58 52 88 77 86 69 93 74 105 82 80 63 95 79 91 80 95 75 92 79 93 72 94 73 95 76 96 78 97 75 69 55 75 60 96 76 Prineville 51/77 Lebanon 57/77 Medford 59/82 Tonight's Sky: High above the southwest, Leo nose dives toward the west and Virgo stretches to its southeast. 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 Mostly cloudy and comfortable Pendleton 58/81 The Dalles 60/83 Portland 62/78 Eugene 55/78 Sunset tonight ........................... 9:01 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday .......................... 5:43 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 7:57 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 4:42 a.m. High 8.7 ft. 7.3 ft. 70 56 Pleasant with clouds and sun Partly sunny and nice Tillamook 56/67 SUN AND MOON Time 1:03 a.m. 2:35 p.m. 69 56 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 58/69 Precipitation Sunday ............................................. 0.01" Month to date ................................... 1.10" Normal month to date ....................... 0.67" Year to date .................................... 40.32" Normal year to date ........................ 36.83" July 19 FRIDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 67°/58° Normal high/low ........................... 68°/53° Record high ............................ 90° in 1908 Record low ............................. 43° in 1930 Full 70 53 Partly sunny with a shower in spots ALMANAC THURSDAY more to learn,” she said. Even after giving lessons for years, Abraham still considers herself a student and chooses to take classes across the Northwest. In the 1980 s, Abraham was approached by a former rev- Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W t pc s t r s pc r sh t pc s pc pc pc t t s pc s t s pc pc t The water to the Astoria Aquatic Center is being tem- porarily shutdown from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday due to the relocation of the waterline to accommodate the building of the new Columbia Memorial Hospital c ancer c enter. Because there will be no running water for restroom facilities, the pools and fi tness studio will be closed. The Aquatic Cen- ter building reopens as soon as the work is completed. The sec- ond phase of the waterline relo- cation takes place next week . It is not expect to affect the water usage at the Aquatic Center. Also on Tuesday, the Public Works Department is installing a gate valve by the fi re hydrant located on the west side of the Aquatic Center parking lot. Big River Construction is closing Exchange Street from 18th to 20th streets on Monday and Tuesday, detouring traffi c to Marine Drive from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. For questions, contact Terra Patterson at tpatterson@asto- ria.or.us or call 503-325-7027. DEATH July 15, 2016 ASHBAUGH, Clarence William, 90, of Astoria, died in Asto- ria. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Astoria City Council, 6 p.m., work session on aff ordable housing, 7 p.m., regular meet- ing, City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. WHY TRAVEL? WE HAVE ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND PREDICTABLE SYSTEMS AVAILABLE! K lem p Fam ily D entistry offers Im p la n ts ◉ C T sc a n Sa m e d a y d en tu res A ll on 4 im p la n t d en tu re G u id ed im p la n t p la c em en t X-Rays TUESDAY Cannon Beach Public Works Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Sunset Empire Transportation District Senior and Disabled Transportation Advisory Committee, 10:30 a.m., Astoria Transit Center Conference Room, 900 Marine Drive. Sunset Empire Parks and Rec District, 4 p.m., 1225 Ave. A, Seaside. Port of Astoria Commission, 6 p.m., old Port offi ces, 422 Gateway Ave. Suite 100. Youngs River Lewis & Clark Water District Board, 6 p.m., special meeting, 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Shoreline Sanitary District Board, 7 p.m., Gearhart Hertig Station, 33496 West Lake Lane, Warrenton. Clatsop County Human Services Advisory Council, 4 to 5:30 p.m., 800 Exchange St., Room 430. 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Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Implants in progress gon and Washington coast where waves, rip currents, and unseen deep holes or drop offs can be an unexpected sur- prise,” Mark Dobney, a search and rescue controller at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, said in a statement. “Thanks to the professional training of all the Coast Guard crew’s involved in this rescue, we were able to get this man out of danger and to the help he needed.” OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian Before implants organist, but I told them I’d d o it for 90 days.” After brushing up on a few lessons and working through the holidays, 90 days turned to 31 years as the ability to wor- ship through music became Abraham’s driving motivation. “It’s a beautiful church and area to pray, so staying for me has been very easy.” Now on the last Sun- day of the month, which hap- pens to be her 82nd birthday, the beloved organist will play one fi nal service on the bench where she’s sat for all these years. She will continue to attend the Sunday services and be a part of the church, but she wants to spend more time with her family. However, Abraham wants young adults to con- tinue to learn music and plans to continue her private lessons. “I will retire from teaching when no one knocks on my doors,” she said. — Eli Stillman Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103-0210 www.dailyastorian.com MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper. SUBSCRIBER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE MEMBER CERTIFIED AUDIT OF CIRCULATIONS, INC. 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