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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016 ‘How do you feel about the old Astoria Ferry being back home in time for the Regatta?’ “I think it’s won- derful. I think it’s going to be really cool. I work on the trolley, and we talk it up quite a bit.” THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK Rob Johnstone, Astoria “I think it’s wonderful, and I’m de- lighted. The minister who married us took the ferry across to visit his then-teenaged girlfriend, now wife. He lives in Portland now, and I told him to come see it. I’m so glad people have come together to do this.” “Awesome. I’ve been following this ‘getting it here’ since Jake Jacob fi rst started talking about it.” Jan Mitchell, Astoria Brian Burke, Astoria Court leans toward allowing cormorant cull to continue Judge fi nds birds are not endangered or threatened stands , the Corps will be allowed to continue culling the birds, oiling their eggs and destroying their nests this year and for the next two years at East Sand Island in the Colum- bia River near Chinook and Ilwaco, Washington. Although the court found that the Corps and the Fish and Wildlife Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act “by failing properly to con- sider reasonable alternatives in developing the management plan for d ouble-crested cormo- rants,” it left the Corps’ cormo- rant management plan in place. T he plaintiffs argued that the Corps should have considered other alterna- tives, such as hydrosystem changes, before acting on its cormorant management plan, and the c ourt ruled in favor of this particular complaint while denying other issues brought by the plaintiffs. Simon left the management Columbia Basin Bulletin PORTLAND — Saying that double-crested cormorants are not an endangered or threat- ened species, but that many of the salmon and steelhead they feast on in the Lower Colum- bia River estuary are, U.S. Dis- trict Court Judge Michael H. Simon’s tentative ruling would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ to continue culling cormorants in the estuary. The tentative ruling was released to attorneys for the plaintiffs and defendants, just prior to fi nal oral arguments last week in a lawsuit that began in April 2015. If the tentative decision EO Media Group/File Photo A double-crested cormo- rant nests on top of the man-made tunnel used by researchers to traverse the colony on East Sand Is- land. plan in place “because it pro- vides some benefi t to salmo- nids that are listed as endan- gered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act, whereas d ouble-crested cor- morants are not listed as either endangered or threatened. ” Conservationists want cull to end the lawsuit in late April 2015 in the U.S. District Court of Ore- gon, fi ling an injunction to stop the Corps from culling and harassing double-crested cor- morants on East Sand Island. Simon denied that request. Joining Audubon as plain- tiffs in the suit are the Center for Biological Diversity, Wild- life Center of the North Coast, Animal Defense Fund and Friends of Animals. They are represented by Dan Rohlf of Earthrise Law Center. The Corps, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Agri- culture Wildlife Services, are defendants, represented, among others, by Bradley Oli- phant and Stephen Finn, both with the U.S. Department of Justice. Lots to consider Five conservation and ani- mal welfare groups had fi led After listening through a three-hour oral argument period Aug. 3, Simon said FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY 73 56 55 Some clouds ALMANAC Partly sunny; areas of fog early Tillamook 53/73 Salem 56/90 Newport 52/65 Full Eugene 53/91 Last Aug 18 New Aug 24 Danny Griffi th passed away at home in Asto- After a workplace accident in the early 1980s, he moved back to New York and worked ria, July 12, 2016, at the age of 65. Danny was born in Antwerp, Belgium, July as a diamond setter. He visited Astoria several 12, 1951, to Jack and Edith Brauberd. His father times, and made a fi nal move in 2001. He loved traveling, horses, surfi ng, was from Czechoslovakia, and his pro football, James Bond, “MASH,” mother from Hungary. His parents seafood and fl ying airplanes with were separated during World War II, John Seaman — along with watching but reunited after the war in Prague. the stock market oil prices. The family moved to New York His work injury left him with dis- in 1953. Danny graduated from high abilities that kept him from doing a school in the Bronx. He then joined lot of the things he loved. the Navy, and was honorably dis- He is survived by his brothers charged in 1970. William and Allan, who reside in He later worked as a roustabout New York. in the oil industry, and traveled to Danny Griffith You will be missed, “little buddy”! many places. One of Danny’s favor- Something is truly rotten in ite places was Singapore, where he Denmark! worked offshore. A small get-together will be held at the Silver Danny never married or had children, but came close to wedding his true love, Sarah, who Salmon in September. Details will be announced at a later date. lived in Singapore. Ontario 54/90 Burns 43/87 Klamath Falls 44/87 Lakeview 47/86 Ashland 59/97 Ronald R. Hubbard REGIONAL CITIES Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 2:24 a.m. 1:58 p.m. Low 1.4 ft. 2.6 ft. City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 78 79 72 83 65 81 91 80 65 69 Today Lo 42 46 53 53 55 44 58 55 52 54 W s s pc s pc s s pc pc pc Hi 83 86 69 91 68 87 99 88 65 68 Thu. Lo 42 50 54 55 56 48 63 57 52 53 W s s pc s pc s s s pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 77 83 80 86 82 66 77 83 79 86 Today Lo 50 54 59 58 56 54 56 54 58 56 W pc s pc s pc pc pc s pc s Hi 84 90 88 94 90 70 85 91 87 92 Thu. Lo 52 57 63 61 59 54 60 55 61 58 W s s s s s pc s s s s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 83 83 90 93 90 92 89 68 88 88 91 97 81 94 90 90 90 85 95 90 93 88 70 76 93 Baker 42/83 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Tonight's Sky: First Quarter Moon (11:21 a.m.) Today Lo 72 73 73 61 76 73 71 50 77 74 76 78 62 78 78 75 79 76 75 76 77 66 54 58 78 La Grande 46/85 Roseburg 58/94 Brookings 53/67 Sep 1 John Day 54/89 Bend 46/86 Medford 58/99 UNDER THE SKY High 5.5 ft. 7.3 ft. Prineville 50/89 Lebanon 54/91 Astoria July 12, 1951 — July 12, 2016 Clouds breaking for some sun Pendleton 54/90 The Dalles 59/95 Portland 59/88 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:32 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ........................ 6:10 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today .......................... 2:07 p.m. 55/73 Moonset today ................................... none 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 Areas of low clouds and fog, then sunshine Danny Griffi th 67 57 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 55/73 SUN AND MOON Time 8:40 a.m. 8:14 p.m. 69 58 W c t pc pc pc pc t c pc t pc pc pc t t c t t s c pc pc pc pc pc Hi 88 95 91 89 90 90 90 69 87 89 92 99 80 92 89 88 85 90 99 92 95 87 72 81 94 Thu. Lo 73 75 76 58 75 75 71 50 76 75 75 79 61 77 78 75 77 76 76 78 78 64 55 59 79 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W t pc pc t pc t pc c pc pc pc s pc pc t pc t pc s pc pc pc pc s pc 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 Astoria Dec. 20, 1927 — Aug. 8, 2016 Ronald R. Hubbard passed away peacefully David Hubbard (Lori) of Astoria; grandchildren in his home at Clatsop Retirement Village on Kimberly Kueker (Chris) and Tami Riser, both Aug. 8, 2016. He was born in Astoria on Dec. of San Diego, and Andrea Larsen (Michael) of 20, 1927. Astoria; and great-grandchildren Karina, Ryan Ron enlisted in the Navy at age and Bryce Kueker and Breanna Long, 17, serving on the USS Bayfi eld tour- all of San Diego. He was preceded in ing China, Hawaii and Japan. When death by his wife, Janet Hubbard; and two grandsons, Erik Hubbard and he returned home, he married his Troy Riser. high school sweetheart, Janet Ger- Ron and his family were very ritz. He then attended school for his thankful for all the Clatsop Retire- career in marine construction, then ment Village family and friends for worked in Alaska, Washington state, their special care and support. Oregon and California. He took an A celebration of life will be held early retirement to enjoy life and at the Clatsop Retirement Village, travel with his wife and many friends. He enjoyed the outdoors, and was an Ronald Hubbard Thursday, Aug. 11, at 3 p.m. on the second fl oor. avid fi sherman and hunter. Memorial contributions can be He is survived by his daugh- ter Ronda Severini (Rocky) of San Diego; son made to Lower Columbia Hospice. LOTTERIES OREGON Tuesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 5-1-3-1 4 p.m.: 9-2-8-4 7 p.m.: 3-9-9-5 10 p.m.: 2-0-4-2 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? Citing a study by Fish and Wildlife Service biol- ogist Dr. Steven Haeseker on compensatory mortal- ity, Rohlf said that killing cormorants will provide minimal benefits to actual salmon productivity. Fur- ther, Rohlf said that the Corps and the Fish and Ser- vice knew of the Haeseker study and ignored or sup- pressed the information. Finn, attorney for the defendants, said the Haese- ker study should not be char- acterized as a product of the Fish and Wildlife S er- vice and that it had yet to go through the peer-review process when the agency completed its depredation permit. “The agency did take his work and submit it for review,” Finn said. “Science processes go on and legal processes can be on a differ- ent schedule.” OBITUARIES SUNDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Tuesday ............................................ 0.07" Month to date ................................... 0.40" Normal month to date ....................... 0.23" Year to date .................................... 40.74" Normal year to date ........................ 37.42" Aug 10 75 57 Clouds giving way to sun Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 67°/59° Normal high/low ........................... 69°/54° Record high ............................ 86° in 2001 Record low ............................. 44° in 1975 First SATURDAY this is just a tentative opin- ion, that there “obviously is a lot of scientific and legal complexity in these issues. “The bad news is that I get to learn about all the mis- takes I made and revisit the decision, and the good news is I get to learn about all the mistakes I made and revisit the decision,” he said with a smile. His best estimate for a final decision is 60 days. In objecting to facts in the decision, Rohlf listed seven issues, including the National Environmental Policy Act issue. However, much of his argument had to do with what he said is a failure by the Corps and the Fish and Wildlife Service to properly analyze the bene- fits to salmon productivity by killing cormorants, and the fear that culling would bring the West Coast popula- tion of cormorants to below a sustainable level. 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. WASHINGTON Tuesday’s Daily Game: 8-9-2 Tuesday’s Keno: 01-08- 11-12-17-19-26-33-34-36- 47-54-57-58-62-63-65-73- 77-80 Tuesday’s Match 4: 02-04- 10-15 Tuesday’s Mega Millions: 12-19-20-44-66, Mega Ball: 1 Estimated jackpot: $45 million MEMORIAL Saturday, Aug. 13 PERKINS, Donald Jon — Celebration of life at 1 p.m., Wickiup Grange, 92683 Svensen Market Road in Svensen. Come join his fam- ily, have lunch and share mem- ories of Don. OLSON, Winifred “Wini” — Celebration of life at 2 p.m., Asto- ria Recreation Center (old Yacht Club), 1555 W. Marine Drive. PUBLIC MEETINGS WEDNESDAY Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria. Astoria School Board, 6:15 p.m., work session, 7:30 p.m., regular meeting, Capt. 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