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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 Local students show Arch Cape committee mixed results on state tests still facing dissolution The Daily Astorian Planning Commission urges end to panel Clatsop County students experienced mixed results in t he second year of Smarter Balanced tests . The new test, tailored toward tougher Com- mon Core s tate s tandards, replaced the Oregon Assess- ment of Knowledge and Skills in English, language arts and mathematics. The former assessment is still used for science. Students who score a 3 or 4 in a subject area are considered on track to move on from high school to college or career-technical programs without need for remediation. About half of students in each district met Common Core standards in English and language arts. Astoria students were the strongest performers, with 55 percent scoring on track , the same as the state average. The county’s big- gest stumbling block, and the state’s biggest chal- lenge overall, came in mathematics. By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian About one-third of students in the county scored college- or career-ready on the mathe- matics portion of the Smarter Balanced exam. Astoria stu- dents performed the best, with more than 38 percent on track with math skills . State- wide, 41 percent of students met the mark in math. The county’s and state’s strongest scores came in sci- ence . On average, nearly 60 percent of county stu- dents scored high enough to be considered on-track with modern scientifi c knowledge standards. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT FRIDAY SUNDAY 70 56 66 56 Areas of low clouds and fog, then some sun Mostly cloudy with a shower 51 Rather cloudy SATURDAY MONDAY 67 54 67 52 Mostly cloudy with a touch of rain Rain Arch Cape residents who want to save their citizen advi- sory committee took a hit this week. The Clatsop County Plan- ning Commission sent a rec- ommendation Tuesday to the Board of Commissioners to dissolve the Arch Cape Design Review Committee. The Board of Commis- sioners originally discontin- ued Arch Cape’s committee in February, calling the group unnecessary, time-consuming, expensive and a potential legal liability. Former interim County Manager Rich Mays accused the committee of harass- ing a county employee about her disability. Despite her requests, Mays claims, the group voted to move its meet- ings to a building that is not a federal Americans with Dis- ALMANAC REGIONAL WEATHER Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 51/70 Tillamook 47/72 Precipitation Wednesday ....................................... Trace Month to date ................................... 1.07" Normal month to date ....................... 0.85" Year to date .................................... 41.91" Normal year to date ........................ 39.20" Sep 16 New Sep 23 First Sep 30 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 7:47 a.m. 8:08 p.m. Low -0.7 ft. 0.1 ft. 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 Hi 93 68 77 76 78 74 89 56 86 80 81 91 78 95 91 94 90 75 86 78 87 70 70 74 80 Klamath Falls 37/79 Lakeview 34/78 Ashland 46/88 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 75 77 66 84 66 75 88 80 61 65 Today Lo 31 45 49 47 53 37 50 49 47 48 W s s pc s pc s s s pc pc Hi 80 80 67 87 66 79 92 83 62 65 Fri. Lo 35 49 50 52 56 38 54 53 50 52 W s s pc s pc s s s pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 76 80 80 86 84 68 78 82 79 86 Today Lo 46 52 53 52 50 51 50 46 49 48 W s s s s s pc s s s s Hi 78 84 82 90 87 69 80 87 82 88 Fri. Lo W 55 pc 58 s 57 s 54 s 55 s 54 pc 54 s 50 s 55 s 53 s Ambassador Bill Schonely, Trail Blazers TV Broadcaster Kevin Calabro, Radio Broadcaster Brian Wheeler, Blaze the Trail Cat, the BlazerDancers and more. The Blazers’ Astoria sched- ule on Monday : 9 a.m.: School Assembly, Lewis & Clark Elementary 9:30 a.m.: Basketball Clinic, Astor Elementary 4 p.m.: Rip City Flag Rais- ing, 12th and Duane s treets. Astoria c ity o ffi cials join Trail Blazers and Moda representa- tives to tip off the Rip City Fair with opening ceremonies. Fans are invited to this free commu- nity gathering , interact and play basketball with Trail Blazers personalities, take photos with the 1977 NBA Championship trophy, and win game tickets and other prizes. The Blazers’ Seaside sched- ule Tuesday : 8:25 a.m.: Basketball Clinic, Broadway Middle School 10:15 a.m.: School Assem- bly, Seaside Heights Elementary School 4 p.m.: Rip City Flag Rais- ing, Broadway Middle School The Portland Trail Blazers and Moda have announced the fourth annual Rip City Relay, which will include stops in Astoria and Seaside next week. Beginning Monday, a team of Trail Blazers ambassadors and staff will embark on a week- long journey around the state, engaging with Trail Blazers fans along the way. The event brings Oregon communities together with energy and enthusiasm to showcase the Trail Blazers as “Oregon’s Team.” Astoria will be the starting point of this year’s relay . From there the relay team will travel down the coast to Seaside Tues- day , Tillamook Wednesday, For- est Grove Thursday, and fi nish- ing in Salem next Friday. “We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to bring the excite- ment and energy of the Trail Blazers all over Oregon once again with the Rip City Relay,” said Chris McGowan, President & CEO of the Trail Blazers and Rose Quarter. “We love to see passionate fans across the state rallying together around our team and each other.” An entire day of events are being scheduled in each city along the route, and everyone who participates in the festivi- ties will be encouraged to sign a basketball as a symbol of their involvement and support for the Trail Blazers. As part of the Trail Blaz- ers’ and Moda’s partnership to showcase healthy and active liv- ing, events will focus on provid- ing activities for kids, including school assemblies and basket- ball clinics. The visit in each city along the route will conclude with a ceremonial fl ag raising with city offi cials, followed by the Rip City Fair, and a free, community gathering from 4 to 6 p.m. fea- turing activities for all ages. Affi liates along the Trail Blazers Radio Network will par- ticipate in the festivities in each city (Astoria/Seaside – 94.9 FM KBGE). Many Trail Blazers person- alities will participate in dif- ferent legs of the relay, includ- ing Founding Broadcaster and LOTTERIES PUBLIC MEETINGS TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Lo 71 55 62 44 67 57 68 36 78 63 66 68 63 76 77 69 80 63 68 61 72 48 54 53 68 Burns 31/77 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Tonight's Sky: Before sunrise, Orion and friends are high above the southeast horizon. High 8.5 ft. 8.3 ft. Ontario 40/80 Roseburg 52/90 Brookings 49/66 Oct 8 Baker 31/80 John Day 51/83 Bend 45/80 Medford 50/92 UNDER THE SKY Time 1:17 a.m. 1:59 p.m. Prineville 44/84 Lebanon 46/86 Eugene 47/87 Sunset tonight ........................... 7:26 p.m. Sunrise Friday ............................. 6:55 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today .......................... 7:02 p.m. 47/68 Moonset today ............................ 5:27 a.m. Last La Grande 41/82 Salem 50/87 Newport 47/62 SUN AND MOON Full Pendleton 52/84 The Dalles 52/90 Portland 53/82 Alternatives The Arch Cape Design Review Committee, also known as the Southwest Coastal Citizens Advisory Committee, is one of a kind in Clatsop County. Other county residents bring proposals directly to the planning staff, without input of a local committee. Supporters in Arch Cape say the local input is critical to maintaining the liv ability of the unincorporated town south of Cannon Beach. The county is concerned the committee requires an extra layer for peo- ple who want to build or sell homes in Arch Cape. In addition to dissolving the committee, the Planning Com- mission recommended alter- natives to encourage citizen involvement. One idea is applicant-neigh- borhood meetings for certain applications, such as large sub- divisions or rezoning requests. A meeting would be sched- uled for the applicant to pres- ent their concept to neighbors. “Usually, it’s to the appli- cant’s benefi t,” Community Development Director Heather Hansen said. “They are hear- ing what people are concerned about before they turn in their application.” The Board of Commis- sioners is expected to vote on the Planning Commission’s recommendation later this month. Rip City Relay comes to the North Coast The Daily Astorian Astoria through Wednesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 63°/46° Normal high/low ........................... 68°/50° Record high ............................ 89° in 1967 Record low ............................. 37° in 1986 abilities Act-approved facility. Supporters of the commit- tee challenged the county’s decision with the state Land Use Board of Appeals, which sent the issue back to the county. The county still plans to discontinue the design review committee, but this time through a process that includes public hearings before the committee, Plan- ning Commission and Board of Commissioners. “County Manager Cameron Moore advised that there is no point in staff spending time exploring options for retain- ing the (committee),” accord- ing to a Planning Commission staff report. Moore pointed out the county is still liable for the committee’s actions and is required to spend staff time ensuring the committee fol- lows public records and meet- ings laws. W pc s pc pc t s pc sh sh s t s pc pc pc pc t s t s t pc pc s c Hi 90 72 75 73 79 77 91 56 87 84 81 93 78 95 91 94 88 76 83 80 84 74 71 76 80 Fri. Lo 70 56 66 47 61 66 66 37 77 68 63 69 62 76 77 71 79 62 68 61 70 50 55 58 67 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc s t pc c pc pc c c pc t s pc pc t pc t s t s t s s 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. CLATSOP POWER EQUIPMENT, INC. SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS OREGON Wednesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 9-4-8-4 4 p.m.: 4-4-5-0 7 p.m.: 6-6-6-6 10 p.m.: 6-2-1-7 Wednesday’s Megabucks: 1-5-6-17-23-31 Estimated jackpot: $2.2 million Wednesday’s Powerball: 10- 11-23-28-31, Powerball: 14 Estimated jackpot: $244 million WASHINGTON Wednesday’s Daily Game: 5-2-0 Wednesday’s Hit 5: 04-16- 23-26-35 Estimated jackpot: $230,000 Wednesday’s Keno: 04-05- 07-10-15-16-25-28-38-44-50- 53-59-61-62-65-66-67-74-75 Wednesday’s Lotto: 03-18- 27-43-44-47 Estimated jackpot: $5.9 million Wednesday’s Match 4: 03- 13-14-20 FRIDAY Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District Board, 5 p.m., special session, 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Seaside Transportation Advisory Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. ON THE RECORD Unlawful entry • At 4:32 a.m. Saturday, Astoria Police arrested Daniel Joel Phillips, 28, of Astoria, for unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, attempted unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, second-degree criminal trespass, attempted criminal trespass and third-degree theft. Phillips was reportedly seen attempting to enter vehicles near Duane Street and 14th Street. OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a flag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 10 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation 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. SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Volleyball — Astoria at Seaside, 7 p.m.; Rainier at Warrenton, 6 p.m.; Vernonia at Knappa, 6 p.m. FRIDAY Football — Fort Vancouver at Astoria, 7 p.m.; Seaside at Yamhill-Carlton, 7 p.m.; Warrenton at Neah-Kah-Nie, 7 p.m.; Regis at Knappa, 7 p.m.; Kalama at Ilwaco, 7 The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103-0210 www.dailyastorian.com MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 34912 HWY 101 BUS • ASTORIA 503-325-0792 • 1-800-220-0792 The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper. SUBSCRIBER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE MEMBER CERTIFIED AUDIT OF CIRCULATIONS, INC. p.m.; Tacoma Baptist at Naselle, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Cross Country — 3-Course Challenge, Camp Rilea, 10 a.m. Volleyball — Warrenton at Vernonia Tournament, 9 a.m. Girls Soccer — North Bend vs. Astoria, at Newport, 1 p.m. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Effective July 1, 2015 HOME DELIVERY MAIL EZpay (per month) ................$11.25 EZpay (per month) ............... $16.60 13 weeks in advance ........... $36.79 13 weeks in advance ........... $51.98 26 weeks in advance ........... $70.82 26 weeks in advance ......... $102.63 52 weeks in advance ......... $135.05 52 weeks in advance ......... $199.90 Circulation phone number: 503-325-3211 Periodicals postage paid at Astoria, OR ADVERTISING OWNERSHIP All advertising copy and illustrations prepared by The Daily Astorian become the property of The Daily Astorian and may not be reproduced for any use without explicit prior approval. 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