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ENDORSEMENTS ENDORSEMENT IN LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL ELECTIONS INSIDE 144TH YEAR, NO. 76 ONE DOLLAR WEEKEND EDITION // FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2016 Storms rumple coast, more to come High winds cause power outages, downed trees MORE ONLINE Check for storm updates throughout the weekend at DailyAstorian.com The Daily Astorian and Associated Press In the fi rst taste of what could be a series of storms, power was knocked out Thursday night for thousands of customers in Warrenton, Hammond, Gearhart, Seaside and Cannon Beach. Pacifi c Power restored electricity Fri- day morning. Gusty winds and rain could pose dangerous conditions this week- end on the North Coast and south- west Washington as powerful storms move through the region. Scattered power outages were also reported in Astoria. Tornado warnings were issued Fri- day morning for southwestern Clat- sop County and in Tillamook County, causing jitters in Cannon Beach, Elsie and Manzanita. A tornado caused wreckage in Manzanita. Tillamook County Sher- iff Andy Long said it touched down in the city at about 8:20 a.m. There were no reports of injuries, but there Officers walk past storm damage that can be seen along Laneda Avenue on Friday morning in Manzanita. Danny Miller The Daily Astorian See STORMS, Page 9A A walk to remember Dorothy Wing Slain toddler’s mother testifi es Nearly 90, Law takes a hike across the Columbia with loved ones By ERICK BENGEL The Daily Astorian lora Lee Law is preparing to walk the Great Columbia Crossing on Sunday for the fi rst time — three days before her 90th birthday. The Astoria native will be embarking on the scenic 10-kilometer trek across the 50-year-old Astoria Bridge along with a contingent of about 35 relatives and fam- ily friends from different generations. “My children kept asking me if I wanted to do it, and I thought, ‘Well, yeah, I had no reason not to do it,’” Law said with a laugh. “They had the enthu- siasm, and I just kind of went along with it.” All six of Law’s children, most of their spouses, eight of her 17 grandchil- dren and other loved ones have signed up for the c rossing. F Preparing for decades Law’s family may have convinced her to participate, but in a way, she has been preparing for the walk for decades. “She does better than people 20 years younger than her,” Flora’s son, Ron Law, of Astoria, said. “She’s pretty spry for her age.” See CROSSING, Page 8A GREAT COLUMBIA CROSSING Death penalty trial for Roden continues The 35th edition of the Great Columbia Crossing over the Astoria Bridge kicks off Sunday morning. There is no registration on race day. The bridge turned 50 years old this summer. By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian • What: A 10-kilometer — or 6.2 mile — run or walk. • When: 8:45 a.m. for runners; 9 a.m. for walkers. • Packet pick up: 9 a.m to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce at 111 W. Marine Drive in Astoria. Last-minute pick up from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday at the Port of Astoria at the foot of Basin Street. • Traffic: One lane on the bridge will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Drivers can expect 20 - to 30 -minute delays. Results early next week in The Daily Astorian and dailyastori- an.com MORE INSIDE View the course map. Page 8A Flora Lee Law, 89, who was born in Astoria and lives in Uppertown. She plans to participate in the 35th annual Great Columbia Crossing, on the verge of her 90th birthday. Randy Roden Submitted Photo “My children kept asking me if I wanted to do it, and I thought, ‘Well, yeah, I had no reason not to do it.’ They had the enthusiasm, and I just kind of went along with it.” Flora Lee Law 89-year-old who plans to participate in the 35th annual Great Columbia Crossing Dorothy Wing testifi ed Wednesday and Thursday in the murder trial against former boyfriend Randy Roden. The state has accused Roden of murder- ing Wing’s 2-year-old daughter, Evange- lina Wing, and abusing her two sons, now 3 and 7, in a Seaside apartment the two shared two years ago. He faces the death penalty if convicted. The couple called 911 Dec. 20, 2014, after discovering Wing’s daughter unrespon- sive. Her two sons were also found injured and taken into protective custody. Prosecutors believe the children were tortured, burned, bitten and caged in the months before Evangelina Wing’s death. Copious blood spatter was discovered around the apartment. It has been described as one of the worst cases of child abuse in Clatsop County’s history. Wing pleaded guilty in January to fi rst-degree manslaughter and two counts of fi rst-degree criminal mistreatment. She agreed to truthfully testify on behalf of the prosecution in exchange for a plea deal that brought her prison sentence down from life to more than 15 years. Deputy District Attorney Ron Brown asked Wing on Wednesday why she accepted her charges. “Because I do feel responsible for what happened to my kids and my daughter,” Wing said, adding she should have done more to protect them. See TRIAL, Page 8A Sherwood names athletic fi eld after Goodding Honor for Seaside offi cer killed in the line of duty By BARBARA SHERMAN Sherwood Gazette SHERWOOD — The sec- ond time turned out to be the charm for supporters want- ing to name the Sherwood High School playing fi eld after Jason Goodding, a Sherwood graduate and Seaside police sergeant who was killed in the line of duty in February . After months at the school, made of efforts by com- an impassioned munity members, plea to name the the school district’s playing fi eld after Board of Direc- the fallen offi cer . tors voted unani- Another name mously Wednesday Previously, in to begin the renam- 2004, the school ing process. board agreed to Goodding, who name the Sher- left a wife and two Jason wood High School young daughters Goodding stadium the Aaron behind, had served with the Seaside department J. Contreras Memorial Sta- dium, after another graduate for 13 years . The renaming effort who joined the Marines and started at a June meeting of was killed while serving as the district’s school b oard . a helicopter pilot in Iraq in There, Goodding’s friend and 2003. fellow Sherwood graduate, See FIELD, Page 9A Jon Dickover, now a teacher Sherwood Gazette/File Photo The Sherwood School Board has approved naming the football field at Sherwood High School after Jason Good- ding, the Seaside officer and Sherwood High School grad- uate who was shot and killed earlier this year. Two days after Goodding was shot in February, family and friends gathered on Sherwood’s football field to pay tribute to him.
