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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 ‘What would you like to see happen with Heritage Square?’ “A new library. Let’s vote it back up again by public de- mand.” Mary Muniz, Astoria THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK “They could make a park of it. Possibly a contin- uation of the Chinese g arden. Or fi ll in the hole and plant trees — perhaps cottonwood, like in Alamogordo, New Mexico.” John Miller, Astoria PORTLAND — Advo- cates for wild horses have sought an injunction to stop researchers from surgically sterilizing more than 200 wild mares at a facility in Hines. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has said the research slated to begin this summer would help deter- mine whether the three methods to be studied are safe, effective options for controlling the wild horse population. But the nonprofi t group Front Range Equine Rescue describes the procedures as unnecessary and barbaric. Group President Hilary Wood said in a statement that performing unproven surger- ies is contrary to the Bureau of Land Management’s con- gressional mandate to care for wild horses, especially when an existing vaccine works as effective birth control. The Bureau of Land Management, which has said the vaccine isn’t effec- tive enough, did not have an immediate response to the lawsuit, which was fi led Monday in Washington, D.C. Of the three methods, the advocates are most con- cerned about a procedure that involves removing ovaries from sedated, pregnant mares in various gestational stages. The veterinarian reaches into the mare’s abdomen through Bonnie (Roberts) Oathes Astoria Nov. 29, 1941 — July 23, 2016 Bonnie Susan Oathes, 74, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in Astoria, Oregon. She was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, where she met and married her husband of 52 years, Donald. Bonnie moved to Astoria in 1980, upon her husband’s retirement from the U.S. Coast Guard. She was a librarian at Astor Library and Asto- ria High School, a licensed histori- the vagina to sever and remove the ovaries. “BLM’s intention to engage in the blind excision of mares’ ovaries, with the hope that they get it right, is dangerous, inhumane, poten- tially fatal, and arbitrary and capricious,” the lawsuit states. The decision to carry out the research comes on the heels of the Bureau of Land Management’s lat- est annual population esti- mate that shows about 67,000 wild horses and burros roam- ing public lands in 10 West- ern states. The agency says that’s more than double what it con- siders healthy for the animals and the rangeland. THURSDAY FRIDAY 74 60 59 ALMANAC Astoria March 9, 1924 — July 23, 2016 69 58 Some sun; breezy in the afternoon Times of sun and clouds First Salem 60/95 Newport 53/67 Aug 10 Last Aug 18 Baker 49/92 Associated Press Ontario 67/101 Burns 52/97 Klamath Falls 54/97 Lakeview 56/97 Ashland 63/101 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Tonight's Sky: Delta-Aquarid meteor shower peaks tonight. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 3:18 a.m. 2:57 p.m. Low 0.4 ft. 1.9 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 92 90 74 91 68 95 99 88 67 69 Today Lo 49 54 57 56 58 54 64 57 53 56 W s s s s pc s s s pc pc Hi 92 93 74 96 69 97 103 92 67 69 Thu. Lo 49 55 59 58 59 55 66 58 53 56 W s s pc s pc s s s pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 85 96 90 93 91 69 91 90 88 99 Today Lo 54 63 64 62 60 58 64 57 62 65 W s s s s s pc s s s s Hi 89 98 93 97 95 70 93 94 92 101 Thu. Lo 56 65 64 64 60 58 66 58 63 67 W s s s s s pc s s s s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES W t s pc t pc pc pc c s pc pc s pc t pc t t s t s pc s pc s t Thu. Hi Lo 91 73 90 71 79 65 90 60 82 65 85 66 97 74 69 56 86 74 83 69 87 68 114 92 84 66 83 73 92 80 81 70 93 79 90 76 91 70 93 77 89 71 102 73 75 56 86 61 93 76 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc s t t t pc pc c s pc t s s t t t pc s pc s t s pc s t 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 PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. — Scientists are looking into the deaths of hundreds of sea- birds in the eastern part of the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Wash- ington state. About 300 rhinoceros auk- lets, which are closely related to puffi ns, have washed ashore since May, the Peninsula Daily News reported. Julia Par- rish, executive director of the Coastal Observation and Sea- bird Survey Team, says there’s no clear explanation. “We’ve never seen any- LONGVIEW, Wash. — Offi cials are still investigating after a Sunday night fi re shut down the Export Grain Termi- nal at the Port of Longview. The Daily News reported that fire crews responded to the blaze Sunday night. They arrived to find black smoke billowing from a tower. Longview Fire Chief Phil Jurmu says the fi re started inside the drive tower, which powers one of the main con- veyor belt systems. The smoke rose up through that tower and spread along the conveyor belt LOTTERIES MEMORIAL OREGON Tuesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 2-4-1-2 4 p.m.: 5-6-1-3 7 p.m.: 0-3-5-8 10 p.m.: 0-4-3-9 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. thing like 300 rhinoceros auk- lets wash ashore in the eastern Strait,” she said. “There’s defi - nitely something going on.” Dead birds have been found at Discovery Bay, Dungeness Spit near Sequim and across the strait near Victoria, Brit- ish Columbia. Some have been sent to the U.S. Geolog- ical Survey National Wildlife Health Center for testing. About 72,000 of the birds are successfully breeding on Protec- tion Island, a wildlife refuge near the mouth of Discovery Bay, Par- rish said, so a lack of food doesn’t seem to be the issue. Scientists also are look- ing into possible contagions or poisons, but if that were the case, Parrish said she would expect more to have washed up. She also said there could be a small algae bloom adding toxins to the food supply. The organization has hun- dreds of trained volunteers monitoring the beaches in the Strait and recording what they fi nd, she said. The British Columbia Beach Bird Survey is record- ing the dead birds found on the Canadian shore. Offi cials investigate cause of grain terminal fi re Associated Press 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? Mary (Lewis) Larson died July 23, 2016, at where Julius passed away in 1976. Mary helped Providence Seaside Hospital, at 92 years old. with Halvin’s business after 1976, and worked She was born March 9, 1924, in Burbank, at various service jobs, including at the Seaside California, to Edward and Mary Lewis. When Senior Center, where she received a commenda- tion for excellence. she was a child, the family moved to Halvin passed away in 2010, and Longview, Washington, where they Mary moved back to Astoria in 2012, owned a grocery store. She attended where she was a member of Beth- Longview Grade School, but later any Lutheran Church. Her hobbies quit school early to work in her par- included gardening, sewing and bird- ents’ store. watching. She enjoyed taking small She had three brothers, Robert trips. Francis and David, all World War She is survived by her daugh- II veterans. Mary built warships in ter, Starla Galant of Astoria, Oregon; Longview and Bremerton, Washing- a niece, Janet Lewis of Anacortes, ton, where she met Julius Larson, her Mary Larson Washington; and a cousin, Jesse husband. After the war, they moved Ridenour of Longview, Washington. to Clatskanie, Oregon, and had two A memorial service is being held children, Starla and Halvin. Then they moved to Astoria, where Julius at Bethany Lutheran Church at 6 p.m. Sunday, was a Youngs River bridge tender. In 1974, July 31, with a reception following. Memorial Mary, Julius and Halvin moved to Seaside, contributions may be made to the church. Hundreds of seabirds washing up dead off Olympic Peninsula La Grande 55/94 Roseburg 62/97 Brookings 58/75 Aug 24 John Day 57/98 Bend 54/93 Medford 64/103 UNDER THE SKY Today Hi Lo 93 73 87 71 90 68 93 62 88 70 90 70 94 72 74 53 87 74 87 70 88 71 113 89 87 67 88 74 92 80 91 73 89 78 92 76 89 70 91 74 90 74 102 72 76 57 82 60 91 77 Prineville 56/96 Lebanon 58/95 Eugene 56/96 Full Pendleton 63/98 The Dalles 63/101 Portland 64/93 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:51 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ........................ 5:53 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today ......................... 12:44 a.m. 56/71 Moonset today ........................... 2:51 p.m. 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 sunny and beautiful Tillamook 54/73 SUN AND MOON High 6.2 ft. 8.6 ft. 69 59 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 59/74 Precipitation Tuesday ............................................ 0.00" Month to date ................................... 1.12" Normal month to date ....................... 0.92" Year to date .................................... 40.34" Normal year to date ........................ 37.08" Time 9:25 a.m. 9:15 p.m. SUNDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 69°/59° Normal high/low ........................... 68°/54° Record high ............................ 85° in 1899 Record low ............................. 42° in 1930 Aug 2 71 59 Patchy fog, then sun and breezy Partly cloudy New SATURDAY Bonnie Oathes cal researcher alongside her business partner John Goodenberger, and a long time columnist/creator of “Water Under the Bridge” for The Daily Astorian. She was an avid reader and loved to travel. She organized many mem- orable family road trips, including ones with herself and beloved grand- son, Kyle. She is survived by her adoring husband Donald; son, Eric; daughter, Mary Ramona Larson FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT Pat Milliman, Astoria OBITUARIES Advocates sue to stop plan to spay wild horses By STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press “I love the idea of the farmer’s market there in the summer season, it pulls people into that space. And since the library is not going to be there, we need parking available so people can wander around downtown, where wonderful things are happening.” WASHINGTON Tuesday’s Daily Game: 2-4-4 Tuesday’s Keno: 01-08-14- 15-17-18-22-31-34-36-44-49- 53-54-55-60-65-66-71-77 Tuesday’s Match 4: 11-16- 17-24 Tuesday’s Mega Millions: 01-04-31-36-54, Mega Ball: 9 Estimated jackpot: $20 million Saturday, July 30 SHEPHERD, Jay — Cele- bration of life from 2 to 4 p.m., McTavish Room, Liberty The- ater, 1203 Commercial St. to another tower where grain is weighed. One fi refi ghter slipped on some stairs and strained his back. No other injuries were reported. Offi cials say the fi re caused a conveyor belt to split and it wasn’t clear when regular ter- minal operations can resume. HENDRICKSON, Hubert “Hugh” — Memorial at 2 p.m., St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, 36335 N. U.S. High- way 101 in Nehalem. 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