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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2016 Firefi ghters work to contain Gilliam County wildfi re Oregon timber harvest slips below 4 billion board feet Decrease driven by slowdown in Asian exports toward the community of Mikkalo — halfway between Arlington and Condon. The fi re has been deter- mined to be human-caused, but investigators are work- ing to fi gure out exactly how it started. Ground crews had battled the fl ames with help from six single-engine air tankers and three helicopters, which dumped water and retardant around the perimeter. The structural damage was limited to one unoccu- pied homestead, which was completely destroyed. Associated Press PENDLETON — Crews say they’ve gotten the bet- ter of a wildfi re that has scorched about 56 square miles and threatened homes in Eastern Oregon. A spokeswoman for the Central Oregon Inter- agency Dispatch Center told The East Oregonian crews expected to have the Scott Canyon fi re fully contained by Monday night. The blaze started Thurs- day along the banks of the John Day River and spread Associated Press PORTLAND — Ore- gon’s timber harvest dropped below 4 billion board feet in 2015, snapping a two-year run above that benchmark, accord- ing to statistics released Mon- day by the state Department of Forestry. The 3.79 billion board feet harvested last year represents an 8 percent decline from Associated Press GRANTS PASS — Jose- phine County Sheriff Dave Daniel says a medical exam- iner has identifi ed the bodies of a father and son from Grants are being held at the Provi- dence Medical Group, 725 S. Wahanna Road in Seaside. The events provide dedi- cated time to adolescent well visits in a way that is engag- ing and informative, by offering games, raffl e prizes and food along with check- ups and sports physicals. The free events are for Oregon Health Plan members ages 12 to 20. SEASIDE — The Colum- bia Pacifi c Coordinated Care Organization hosts two Stu- dent Wellness Activities and Games events as a creative and fun way to make pre- ventive care the norm for adolescents. The fi rst is from 6 to 7:30 tonight, and the second one is 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24. Both WEDNESDAY Associated Press PORTLAND — An outside investigation found no wrong- doing on the part of two Ore- gon Lottery commissioners who had been accused of dis- THURSDAY 73 60 60 Areas of low clouds and fog forming FRIDAY 73 60 Patchy fog, then sun; breezy in the p.m. Pass who died in a plane crash off the Oregon Coast. The bodies of 46-year-old John Belnap and 17-year-old Max Belnap were recovered last week near Brookings. The sheriff tells the Grants Pass Daily Courier that the search for the third victim, 17-year-old Ryan Merker, has been halted because of rough seas but will resume when conditions improve. A memorial service for 71 59 Sunshine; breezy in the afternoon Sunshine and comfortable criminating against an Irani- an-American lottery manager. Former lottery director Jack Roberts sought the investiga- tion shortly before Gov. Kate Brown fi red him in April. He expressed concern that national origin was the reason Liz Carle and Mary Wheat opposed a promotion for the manager. The outside review found Carle and Wheat’s concern was about performance, and there was no evidence it was DEATH SATURDAY 72 60 Patchy fog, then sun June 28, 2016 PLYTER, Duane A., 76, of Milton-Freewater, formerly of Astoria and Warrenton, died at home. At his request, there is no service. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home of Milton-Free- water is in charge of the arrangements. MEMORIAL ALMANAC REGIONAL WEATHER Tillamook 53/71 Salem 58/91 Newport 52/68 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:53 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday .................... 5:52 a.m. Moonrise today ......................... 12:09 a.m. Moonset today ........................... 1:40 p.m. July 26 First Aug 2 Coos Bay 55/72 Full Aug 10 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 2:05 a.m. 1:48 p.m. Low 0.8 ft. 1.4 ft. Hi 95 92 86 95 87 89 98 72 89 80 87 111 87 96 91 95 88 94 87 95 89 102 78 80 96 Today Lo 73 71 67 62 67 68 74 54 76 69 68 88 66 78 79 74 77 74 71 75 74 71 56 60 78 Burns 49/96 Klamath Falls 52/95 Lakeview 54/95 Ashland 60/98 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 91 88 74 89 65 92 97 83 66 70 Today Lo 48 51 56 55 59 52 62 56 52 56 W s s pc pc pc s s pc pc pc Hi 92 90 75 92 68 95 100 88 68 71 Wed. Lo 49 52 58 56 59 53 64 57 53 55 W s s s s pc s s s pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 79 95 83 91 87 66 91 86 81 99 Today Lo 54 60 61 61 58 59 63 55 59 63 W s s s s pc pc pc s s s Hi 86 95 88 94 91 69 91 91 87 98 W s s s t pc s t c s t pc s pc t pc t t s t pc c pc pc s t Hi 91 88 88 91 87 91 94 75 87 87 89 112 86 88 91 91 88 92 88 93 87 101 76 83 92 Wed. Lo 73 72 66 60 69 70 72 55 74 71 72 89 66 74 81 73 78 76 71 74 73 72 56 61 77 Wed. Lo 56 61 63 62 59 59 64 56 61 64 W s s s s s pc s s s s Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W s s pc t pc pc t c s pc pc s pc t pc t t s t s t s pc s pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. PACKAGE DEALS APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 O VER Mattresses, Furniture 3 A 0 RS YE TSOP C LA U Y C O NT Merker was held Sunday. He and Max Belnap were friends and fellow athletes at Grants Pass High School. The Cessna 172 crashed shortly after takeoff on the Fourth of July. Assault • At 5:31 p.m. Sunday, Oregon State Police arrested Jacob Allan Wilkins-Smith- son, 39, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, for assault on U.S. Highway 101 and Westlake Lane in Gearhart. DUII arrest • At 10:13 p.m. Friday, Oregon State Police arrested Benjamin Lee Jamison, 41, of Canby, for driving under the infl uence of intoxicants on U.S. Highway 26. • At 7:14 p.m. Saturday, Clatsop County Sheriff’s Offi ce arrested Angelyne Lamberts, 50, of Portland, for DUII on U.S. Highway 101 and East Pine Lane in Gearhart. • At 7:55 a.m. Sun- day, Clatsop County Sher- iff’s Offi ce arrested Richard Biros, 44, of Forest Grove, for DUII at the New Youngs Bay Bridge roundabout. PUBLIC MEETINGS TUESDAY Clatsop Care Health District Board, noon, Clatsop Care Health and Rehabilitation Center, 646 16th St. Astoria Library Board, 5:30 p.m., Astoria Public Library Flag Room, 450 10th St. Warrenton City Commis- sion, 6 p.m., 225 S. Main Ave. Seaside Airport Advisory Committee, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Cannon Beach Design Re- view Board, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Astoria Traffi c Safety Com- mittee, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Astoria Planning Commis- sion, immediately follows Traffi c Safety Committee, City Hall, 1095 Duane St. WEDNESDAY Astoria Parks and Recre- ation Board, 6:45 a.m., ARC, 1555 W. Marine Drive. Clatsop County Housing Au- thority Board, 5 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria. Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria. based on origin. Their opposi- tion did not stop the manager’s appointment. Acting lottery director Barry Pack said in a statement he considers the matter to be fully resolved. Open house planned for west side upgrade The Daily Astorian The city will host an open house Thursday on poten- tial improvements on the west side. The Astor West Urban Renewal District could expand to include a section of Bond Street, which might reopen the street to two-way traffi c. Slides have limited the street to one-way use. The city may also help property owners make improvements to help revital- ize the corridor. The open house is from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Astoria-War- renton Chamber of Com- merce, 111 W. Marine Drive in Uniontown. LOTTERIES OREGON Monday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 1-3-7-4 4 p.m.: 2-8-4-8 7 p.m.: 3-2-8-1 10 p.m.: 0-4-5-0 Monday’s Megabucks: 3-22- 23-28-34-35 Estimated jackpot: $7.9 million WASHINGTON Monday’s Daily Game: 5-3-5 Monday’s Hit 5: 03-21-23-24- 29 Estimated jackpot: $200,000 Monday’s Keno: 03-10-11-13- 15-16-17-18-24-26-28-37-40- 44-45-57-66-73-77-80 Monday’s Lotto: 02-03-05-12- 13-18 Estimated jackpot: $3 million Monday’s Match 4: 06-13-17- 23 OBITUARY POLICY APPLIANCE IN day, July 23, 2016, at Prov- idence Seaside Hospital. Longview Memorial Park Funeral Home & Ceme- tery in Longview, Wash- ington, is in charge of the arrangements. ON THE RECORD Ontario 66/101 TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES 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 Baker 48/92 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Tonight's Sky: The moon is at last quarter (4:00 p.m.), at a right angle to the line between Earth and the sun. High 6.3 ft. 8.5 ft. La Grande 53/92 Roseburg 61/94 Brookings 57/78 Aug 18 John Day 55/97 Bend 51/90 Medford 62/100 UNDER THE SKY Time 8:05 a.m. 8:14 p.m. Prineville 54/93 Lebanon 56/92 Eugene 55/92 SUN AND MOON New Pendleton 60/95 The Dalles 62/94 Portland 61/88 Precipitation Monday ............................................ 0.01" Month to date ................................... 1.12" Normal month to date ....................... 0.89" Year to date .................................... 40.34" Normal year to date ........................ 37.05" Last Sunday, July 31 LARSON, Mary (Lewis) — Memorial at 6 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church, 451 34th St. A reception follows. Larson, 92, of Astoria, died Satur- Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 60/73 Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 72°/60° Normal high/low ........................... 68°/54° Record high ............................ 86° in 1899 Record low ............................. 43° in 1930 County’s harvest jumped to 131 million board feet — 27 percent more than in 2014. Counties such as Baker and Grant saw even higher per- centage gains, but based on much lower volume. Oregon’s timber harvest is less than what it was before environmental issues such as the spotted owl led to reduced logging on federal lands. The harvest peaked at nearly 10 billion board feet in 1972 and has not exceeded 5 billion since 1993. The harvest has recovered from a recession-low 2.7 bil- lion board feet in 2009. Investigation of bias complaint clears lottery commissioners FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT comprise another 34 percent and the rest is divided between entities such as the state, coun- ties and tribes. The statistics show the har- vest slumped across all owner- ship types, except state-owned. Douglas County, in south- west Oregon, remained the state’s top producer in timber volume, though its total fell to about 560 million board feet. Neighboring Lane County was next at almost 553 million. Both counties topped 600 mil- lion in 2014. Though most timber-rich counties saw a decline, some defi ed the trend. Klamath Bodies identifi ed from Oregon Coast plane crash Youth health checks offered with some swag tonight The Daily Astorian 2014, and that harvest was slightly lower than 2013. Brandon Kaetzel, a top economist at the depart- ment, said the decrease was largely driven by a slowdown in exports to Asia. Moreover, an increase in Canadian lum- ber hurt demand for Oregon logs and an active fi re season caused problems. One board foot of lumber is a foot wide, a foot long and an inch thick. It takes 10,000 board feet to build a roughly 1,800-square-foot house. 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