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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
Northwest ports scrambling
after Hanjin files for bankruptcy
Associated Press
SEATTLE — Marine
ports in the Pacific North-
west are adjusting after South
Korea’s Hanjin Shipping
Co. announced it is filing for
bankruptcy.
Hanjin, one of the larg-
est shipping companies in
the world, is the main cus-
tomer at Terminal 46 in Seat-
tle. KING-TV reported that
the terminal wasn’t releas-
ing empty containers and
exports after Wednesday’s
announcement.
Hanjin and other ship-
ping companies across the
world have been impacted
by a decline in trade in recent
years.
OBITUARIES
Sheree Ann Larson
Warrenton
Oct. 18, 1955 — Aug. 18, 2016
Tara Mattina with the
Northwest Ports Alliance
says she isn’t sure of the long
term impacts, but that ship-
ping lines are losing billions
of dollars.
Hanjin once provided
most of the Port of Portland’s
container cargo service before
leaving the port in February
2015.
In 1995, together with Judy Griffith, they
Sheree Ann Larson, a longtime Warren-
ton-Astoria resident, passed peacefully in her formed the Western BCA Pool Player Associa-
Warrenton home on Aug. 18, 2016, surrounded tion and today have well
over 2,000 members. Together with her
by her family.
husband Mark, they won fifth place
Sheree was born in Astoria on
in the National League for
Oct. 18, 1955, to Donna Waddell and
Willie Heinze, then later adopted by
the doubles team, and placed
Custer and Ann Waddell. She grad-
with the Top 50 in the National for
uated from Astoria High School and
singles.
with some college. She gave birth to
In her spare time, she enjoyed arts
three sons from a former marriage.
and crafts, baking, darts, knitting,
She had a second chance, and found
crocheting, scrapbooking, matting,
love later on in life with Mark Larson.
and taking rides during hunting
On June 30, 1984, Sheree and Mark
season with her sons. She loved dec-
got married, and together they raised
orating the outside of her house with
Sheree Larson
a blended family of five children.
Christmas lights for many to see,
Growing up, she absolutely loved
and spending time with family.
the outdoors and enjoyed going for
She helped with the Astoria
rides into the woods with her father, Custer. She Regatta and loved volunteering with Corri
also talked about sitting under a specific special Buck’s Filling Empty Bellies nonprofit organi-
tree, where she was able to hand feed a deer. She zation, even amidst her own illness. Diagnosed
enjoyed riding and taking care of horses with in 2010 with cancer, she was in remission
Barb and Elmer Miller.
for four years and earned her new nickname
She loved to travel, taking Elmer to Idaho “Trooper” in 2014 by Mark for the many trips
to see his family, and her niece Leena to Flor- to Portland when her cancer returned.
ida, getting the chance to bond even stronger
Survivors include her husband, Mark Lar-
with people she loved. Her love for Mark grew son of Warrenton; brothers Kenneth and wife
even deeper as they took various vacations Chandra Waddell,
to Hawaii, Mexico and Reno, Nevada. They
Dennis and wife Alice Waddell, and Wil-
made it to Lincoln City four times together to liam Waddell, all of Astoria; sons Donald and
see Mel Tillis in live shows, and Reba Mclntire wife Lisa Miller,
at Camp Rilea.
David Miller and fiancée Joy Chester; a
During her working years, she worked daughter-in-law, Kelly Miller; a stepdaugh-
many different jobs: at the Hallmark Resort, ter, Brandi Larson; a stepson, Jason and wife
Iredale Restaurant, Bumble Bee Cannery, dis- Melanie Larson; grandchildren Corey, Tyler,
patcher for the Astoria Police Department and Natasha, Melanie, Rebekah, Cheyenne, Chris-
The Oregonian, before she landed her dream topher, Shelby, Emily, Brandon, Kaitlyn and
job at Lektro, where she worked her way up Lacey; one great-grandson, Mason; nieces Val-
as the office manager. She worked for Lek- erie, Kamala, Melanie, Leena, Anandhy, Mag-
tro for 17 years. For that, Mark gave her the nolia and Ula; and a nephew, Mark.
nickname “Speedy,” as she was a very talented
She was preceded in death by her parents
multitasker and it was hard to keep up with her and a son, Daniel Eugene Miller.
many ventures.
A celebration of life will be held at the
She was an avid pool league player. In Bethany Lutheran Church in Astoria on Satur-
1993, she had a vision and made a phone call. day, Sept. 10, at noon. A reception follows at
The idea was to bring the Billiard Congress of the Astoria Elks Lodge.
America to the Northwest. In 1994, her vision
Memorial contributions may be made at
became reality and the first championship was Hughes-Ransom Mortuary in Astoria.
scheduled, and she won the State Pool Tourna-
Please sign the online guest book at www.
ment in Salem, Oregon.
hughes-ransom.com
Railroads in Washington state must
show they can handle all oil spills
Associated Press
OLYMPIA, Wash. —
Washington’s Department of
Ecology has adopted a new
rule requiring that railroads
shipping oil through the state
demonstrate that they can
immediately respond to any
spills.
The department said Thurs-
day the rule takes effect Oct.
1, and it brings railroads into
line with rules for companies
moving oil by pipeline and by
vessel.
Railroads will have to pro-
vide the state with contingency
plans detailing steps the rail-
road will take if oil spills or a
substantial risk of a spill occurs
during transport. Officials
say they’ll review each plan
and require that they be tested
through appropriate drills.
The state says California
and Minnesota have imple-
mented similar laws for
railroads.
This fall, Washington is
also beginning to require that
facilities receiving shipments
of crude oil by rail notify the
Department of Ecology, which
will share notice of those plans
with local first responders.
Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian
Rent-A-Center is liquidating in preparation to close Sept. 15.
Rent-A-Center will close store in Astoria
By EDWARD
STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
Rent-A-Center is liqui-
dating its store in Astoria in
advance of closing Sept. 15.
Manager Brad Beyerle
said the store has been at the
location at least 15 years.
“When it opened, we were the
only rent-to-own company,”
Manager Brad Beyerle said.
But as competition has
increased, he said, the store
has had a more difficult time
being profitable.
The building, built in 2005 at
730 Bond St., is owned by 730
Astoria LLC. Building owner
Elisabeth Miles said she heard
the building was closing from
Tobi Nielsen, the owner of the
Astoria Liquor Store next door.
Robert W. ‘Bob’ Eller
“They have a lease through
April,” Miles said, adding she
was notified by Rent-A-Cen-
ter’s corporate office Wednes-
day. “They’ll have to pay
through April.”
Miles said there are no ten-
ants lined up yet to replace Rent-
A-Center. Nielsen said she has
been interested in expanding,
but that the rent might be too
high to be cost effective.
Hammond
June 18, 1934 — Aug. 23, 2016
Bob passed in McMinnville, Oregon, at the nieces and nephews.
fine age of 82.
He is proceeded in death by his parents
He was born to his parents John
John and Martha Eller and sister
Eller and Martha (Klous) Eller.
Joyce Falls of Renton, Washington.
He proudly served in the U.S.
Bob retired from the city of Sea-
Army for five years and in 1957 mar-
side, Oregon, after working for
ried his bride of 59 years, Shirley
many years as an auto mechanic.
Burgess from LaGrange, Georgia.
A special thank you to Jay for all
He is survived by his wife Shir-
his help.
ley; daughter Debbie (Don) David-
A graveside service will be held
son of Nehalem, Oregon; sons Mike
at Ocean View Cemetery, 575 SW
Eller of Hammond, Oregon, and
18th St., Warrenton, Oregon, on Fri-
Troy Eller of Warrenton, Oregon; six
day, Sept. 2, 2016, at 1 p.m.
Robert Eller
grandchildren: Sheena, David, Don-
Hughes-Ransom Mortuary &
nie, Mathew, Tyler and Troy; five
Crematory of Seaside is in charge of
great grandchildren; sister, Wilma
arrangements.
Washburn of Mora, Minnesota, and brother
Please visit hughes-ransom.com to share
Jerry Eller of Gearhart, Oregon, and many memories and sign the guest book.
Tongue Point celebrates another graduation
The Daily Astorian
Tongue Point Job Corps
Center joined 126 others
across the U.S. celebrating
the sixth-annual National Job
Corps Commencement Day
last week, including the grad-
uation of 26 students.
The center in Astoria,
which offers training in vari-
ous technical trades, has grad-
uated 295 students this year.
“I love Job Corps’ national
campaign, ‘Careers Begin
Here,’” Astoria Mayor Arline
LaMear said in her keynote
address at the ceremony Aug. 26.
“It is so fitting because you leave
here so well prepared to enter the
job market, to earn a good living
and contribute to our society.”
Job Corps, created by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
as part of the War on Poverty,
has served more than 2.7 mil-
lion economically disadvan-
taged 16- to 24-year-olds,
helping them learn trades,
earn workforce certifica-
tions, complete high school,
earn driver’s licenses and
gain other valuable skills for
adulthood.
“Job Corps programs are
essential to building the work-
force our economy needs and
expanding opportunities for
everyone,” Ali V.Z. Mayeda, a
district representative, read on
behalf of U.S. Rep. Suzanne
Bonamici, D-Oregon.
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center supports 228 local jobs,
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