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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
Brown turns down debate
with Pierce in Astoria
Pierce accepted
the invitation
By EDWARD
STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
Gov. Kate Brown has turned
down a debate with challenger
Bud Pierce in Astoria.
A partnership including
EO Media Group, the par-
ent company of The Daily
Astorian, proposed a debate
between Brown and Pierce to
occur between Sept. 20 and
Oct. 20 at the Liberty Theater .
Other partners were Pamplin
Media Group, The Columbia
Forum and KOIN 6 News.
Pierce’s campaign accept-
ed Sept. 1, a day after receiv-
ing the proposal. Brown’s
campaign declined the debate
Monday.
“The Daily Astorian’s de-
bate proposal, while very
much appreciated, is too dif-
fi cult to schedule before the
mid-October deadline,” said
Chris Pair, a spokesman for
Brown’s campaign. “Gov.
Brown regrets not being able
to accept this opportunity and
looks forward to engaging
with the North Coast in the
future.”
Brown and Pierce are
scheduled for fi ve debates:
Sept. 24 in Bend, Sept. 30 in
Portland, Oct. 6 in Eugene,
Oct. 13 in Medford and Oct.
20 in Portland. Brown, a
Democrat, was last in Clatsop
County as a keynote speaker
at Clatsop Community Col-
lege’s graduation in June
2015. Pierce, a Republican,
last toured through the county
in May.
The debate in Asto-
ria would have been live-
streamed, moderated by a
media panel and covered
three main topics. One topic
would have included specifi c
concerns of coastal residents.
OBITUARIES
Kenneth Lawrence O’Toole
Springfi eld
April 29, 1947 — Aug. 6, 2016
“We are greatly disap-
pointed that the governor has
chosen not to participate in
a debate here in Astoria on
coastal issues,” said David
Pero, the editor and publisher
of The Daily Astorian . “Many
of the coastal issues aren’t
just regional, they have state-
wide impact, and we remain
greatly interested in hearing
how each of the candidates
would address those ques-
tions. Those issues unfortu-
nately have gone unanswered
throughout the campaign and
participating in a debate here
would have allowed coastal
residents the opportunity to
judge the candidates and their
responses themselves.”
During the last governor’s
race in 2014, Clatsop County
narrowly went to Republican
Dennis Richardson, largely
based on former Gov. John
Kitzhaber’s plan to phase
gill netting off the main stem
of the Columbia River.
Ken O’Toole, 69, of Springfi eld, editor and Nehalem was a welcome refuge. He never regret-
reporter of various community and daily news- ted taking an 18-month respite from journalism.
papers in the Pacifi c Northwest, Alaska and He cleared brush and replaced fl oors at the cabin,
Texas, was born in Seaside, Oregon, April 29, and enjoyed long bike rides to the beach.
Journalism, although it never paid
1947, to Lawrence and Louise Toole.
that well, was another passion. He won
Ken died Aug. 6, 2016.
numerous fi rst place awards for writ-
He was raised on Highway 53,
ing, reporting and page design. But he
outside Nehalem, and graduated
believed the real reward was in interac-
from Seaside High School in 1965.
tion with the community, spotlighting
He received his bachelor’s degree in
people who deserved recognition, and
1970, and a master’s in 1983, in jour-
in providing access for an exchange
nalism at the University of Oregon.
of opinion and information. He also
He was editor at newspapers in
enjoyed the crafting of a well-writ-
Camas, Washington; Ketchikan,
ten sentence, the snap of a witty head-
Alaska; Orange, Texas; Ashland,
Oregon; Burley, Idaho; and Tilla- Kenneth O’Toole line, and the balance and reasoning that
leavens a thoughtful editorial.
mook, Oregon. He also worked at
Personally, he could easily turn on the Irish
The Daily Astorian. While earning his master’s
degree, he worked part time at the Eugene Reg- wit and blarney for comic or ironic effect.
ister-Guard, and was a graduate fellow at the U Although he always maintained that “no good
turn goes unpunished,” he remained optimistic.
of O Journalism School.
His passions included his fi ancée Linda He seldom spoke of his faith, but believed it was
Eden, whom he met while attending U of O. better to try to live it than spout it. He’d joke that
They met in a tennis class and it proved to be a it’s always important to set an example … even
lasting love match. Then there was his shaggy if it’s a bad one.
He was confi dent in the m iracle of the
English s heepd og, Rockefeller, who accompa-
nied him on 13 years of adventures. And then Resurrection.
Ken is survived by his fi ancée, Linda Eden
there was the series of English sports cars, a cou-
ple of MGBs, and an eye-catching, bone-shak- of Springfi eld; his aunt and uncle, Claire and
ing Morgan … impractical, and often unreliable. Joseph Bettencourt of Hermiston; and a num-
But, as he’d say, true love never runs smoothly. ber of cousins.
Linda and family are deeply grateful for
Later, a Jeep CJ-5 and a Wrangler proved to be
every kindness and support given. Ken will be
longer lasting, and every bit as cool.
As time permitted, his childhood cabin outside greatly missed by family and friends.
New Astoria library director chosen
By ERICK BENGEL
The Daily Astorian
Astoria has found its new
library director: Jimmy Pear-
son, the senior librarian at
the Denver Public Library
System.
Pearson, who prevailed
over 30 other applicants,
manager until Pearson takes
over.
Pearson will oversee
the daily operations of the
library, including circula-
tion, programs, staff training
and development, collection
development and commu-
nity outreach and relations,
according to a release.
accepted the offer late last
week and is expected to step
into the position Oct. 17, City
Manager Brett Estes said.
The previous library
director, Jane Tucker, retired
at the end of May after 17
years in the job. Anne Odom,
a senior library assistant, will
continue serving as interim
SCOREBOARD
PREP SCHEDULE
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
70
54
50
Mostly sunny and not as
warm but pleasant
Clear
ALMANAC
Last
New
Sep 23
Salem
47/82
Newport
46/61
Coos Bay
46/64
First
Sep 30
Oct 8
Baker
31/74
Ontario
49/77
Bend
35/73
Burns
31/73
Klamath Falls
33/73
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
6:23 a.m.
6:34 p.m.
Low
-0.4 ft.
1.3 ft.
REGIONAL CITIES
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
Hi
71
66
66
83
73
71
85
81
70
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Today
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53
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62
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66
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61
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Wed.
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48
44
55
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City
Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
78
72
81
86
83
74
72
83
81
78
Today
Lo
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49
47
51
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Hi
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81
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68
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80
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Wed.
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
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Hi
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90
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Wed.
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altercation at the s aloon on
Highway 202.
• Justin Pickett, 37, was
arrested Saturday by the
S heriff’s O ffi ce on one count
each of driving while under
the infl uence of intoxicants
and reckless driving.
• Thomas Clift, 61, was
arrested Sunday by the Asto-
ria Police Department on one
count each of driving while
under the infl uence of intoxi-
cants and reckless driving.
• Brooke Smith, 20, was
arrested Sunday by Astoria
P olice for driving while under
the infl uence of intoxicants.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Lakeview
29/72
Ashland
47/82
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Today
Lo
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65
64
50
55
64
67
34
74
65
61
62
57
75
77
69
80
68
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69
70
57
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52
71
John Day
42/75
La Grande
35/74
THURSDAY
Volleyball — Astoria at Seaside,
7 p.m.; Rainier at Warrenton, 6 p.m.;
Vernonia at Knappa, 6 p.m.
FRIDAY
Football — Fort Vancouver at Asto-
ria, 7 p.m.; Seaside at Yamhill-Carlton,
7 p.m.; Warrenton at Neah-Kah-Nie, 7
p.m.; Regis at Knappa, 7 p.m.; Kala-
ma at Ilwaco, 7 p.m.; Tacoma Baptist
ON THE RECORD
DUII
• Troy Searls, 41, was
arrested Friday at the Clat-
sop County Sheriff’s Offi ce
on one count of driving while
under the infl uence of intox-
icants and two counts of vio-
lating a release agreement.
Searls had approached dep-
uties about damage to his
fi nger during an alterca-
tion at the Big O Saloon,
but was found to be under
the infl uence of a narcotic
and arrested. He had been
arrested the day before for
driving while under the infl u-
ence of intoxicants after the
Roseburg
49/82
Brookings
48/59
UNDER THE SKY
Hi
87
79
81
71
69
82
90
45
86
83
78
89
70
94
87
92
90
82
90
85
89
82
71
76
88
Prineville
36/76
Lebanon
44/82
Medford
48/83
Tonight's Sky: Mercury will be at inferior conjunc-
tion with the sun. Mercury will pass into the morning
sky.
High
7.4 ft.
Pendleton
45/77
The Dalles
45/85
Portland
50/81
Eugene
45/80
Sunset tonight ........................... 7:30 p.m.
Sunrise Wednesday .................... 6:53 a.m.
Moonrise today .......................... 5:49 p.m.
Moonset today ............................ 3:09 a.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
Mainly cloudy, a shower
in the afternoon
Nice with partial sunshine A blend of sun and clouds
Tillamook
46/68
SUN AND MOON
Time
12:45 p.m.
none
70
56
Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs.
ASTORIA
50/70
Precipitation
Monday ............................................ 0.00"
Month to date ................................... 1.07"
Normal month to date ....................... 0.72"
Year to date .................................... 41.91"
Normal year to date ........................ 39.07"
Sep 16
SATURDAY
71
54
REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Monday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 78°/45°
Normal high/low ........................... 68°/50°
Record high ............................ 88° in 1924
Record low ............................. 38° in 1986
Full
FRIDAY
70
53
TODAY
Volleyball — Astoria at Valley Cath-
olic, 7 p.m.; Seaside at Scappoose, 7
p.m.; Clatskanie at Warrenton, 5:30
p.m.; Knappa at City Christian, 6 p.m.
Girls Soccer — Molalla at Seaside,
7 p.m.
Boys Soccer — Seaside at Molal-
la, 6 p.m.
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
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TUESDAY
Cannon Beach City Council,
5:30 p.m., work session, City
Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Warrenton City Commission, 6
p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
Warrenton-Hammond School
Board, 7 p.m., Warrenton High
School library, 1700 S.E. Main
Ave.
Lewis & Clark Fire Depart-
ment Board, 7 p.m., main fi re
station, 34571 Highway 101
Business.
WEDNESDAY
Cannon Beach Parks Commit-
tee, 9 a.m., 163 E. Gower St.
Clatsop Soil and Water Con-
servation District Board, 10
a.m., OSU Seafood Lab Center,
Room 231, 2001 Marine Drive.
Seaside Tree Board, 4 p.m.,
City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Astoria School Board, 6:15
p.m., study session, 7:30 p.m.,
regular meeting, Capt. Robert
Gray School third-fl oor board-
room, 785 Alameda Ave.
Wickiup Water District
Board, 6:30 p.m., 92648
Svensen Market Road,
Svensen.
DEATH
Sept. 7, 2016
MARTENS, Ashlee Renee,
25, of Astoria, died in Astoria.
Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mor-
tuary in Astoria is in charge of
the arrangements.
BIRTH
Aug. 21, 2016
O’BRIEN, Alicia and Bren-
dan, of Ilwaco, Washington, a
boy, Bentley Allen O’Brien,
born at Columbia Memorial
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
Hospital in Astoria. Grandpar-
ents are Nancy and Rick Less-
enden of South Bend, Wash-
ington, and Colleen O’Brien
of Ilwaco.
at Naselle, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Volleyball — Warrenton at Verno-
nia Tournament, 9 a.m.
Girls Soccer — North Bend vs. As-
toria, at Newport, 1 p.m.
Boys Soccer — North Bend vs. As-
toria, at Newport, 3 p.m.
Cross Country — 3-Course Chal-
lenge, Camp Rilea, 10 a.m.
Paving work
set for Friday
The Daily Astorian
The contractor for Asto-
ria’s p aving p roject has
scheduled paving work for
the following locations on
Friday: 16th Street from
Niagara Avenue to James
St.; and W. Lexington Ave-
nue from First Street to
Sonora Avenue.
Motorists
should
expect temporary traf-
fi c delays and road clo-
sures, and should use alter-
nate routes where possible.
Parking restriction notices
will occur before the work
begins. The work is weath-
er-dependent, and subject
to change in the event of
unfavorable weather.
For questions, call
Astoria Public Works at
503-338-5173.
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