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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2016 ‘What are you doing to get ready for winter?’ “Not much. We’re from Montana, and these winters are nothing like that. It can go to 30 below there.” THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK Pat Hoyt, Warrenton “Right now I’m just getting rid of stuff and cleaning. I recently lost my mother, and have to downsize. But I hope I get something good for Christmas!” “Make sure I have ﬁ rewood. Clean the gutters. Tuna ﬁ sh in the pantry. Lots of batteries.” Jon Garland, Astoria Gloria Negron, Astoria OBITUARIES James T. Covert Richard Mitchell Portland April 20, 1932 — Oct. 13, 2016 Newberg Nov. 30, 1930 — Sept. 13, 2016 James Thayne Covert, professor emeritus and Warning Squadron. He was very loyal to in history at the University of Portland, died his fellow comrades, many of whom were high at his home, surrounded by loving family, on school buddies. Thursday, Oct. 13, of complications from a In 1961, “Dr. Jim,” as he was fondly called stroke he suffered in June. He was by his students, began his long ten- 84 years old. ure at the University of Portland, A funeral Mass will be held on serving in many capacities over Friday, Oct. 21, at 11 a.m., at St. the years. He chaired the Depart- Pious X Catholic Church, 1280 ment of History for 18 years, and N.W. Saltzman Road, Portland, OR twice declined requests to serve as 97229. A rosary will take place the dean and academic vice president night before at St. Pius Community because of his love for teaching in Center at 7 p.m. In lieu of ﬂ owers, the classroom. please donate to the Covert Fam- After retirement, Jim was an ily Scholarship at the University of active volunteer in the Claremont James Covert Portland in his memory. community where he and his wife Jim is survived by his wife of 64 lived, serving in the men’s golf years, Sally Ann Covert, and their club, heading up the annual Fourth children, Marc, Michael, Jennifer Keagbine, of July parade and sharing his many musical Elizabeth Tobey and Christine Naylor. His talents as director of the Claremont Choir. daughter Juliann Covert predeceased him in The family wishes to thank Legacy hospice 2002, as did his grandson, Danny Keagbine personnel who made his ﬁ nal weeks comfort- in 2011. He is also survived by his beloved able and peaceful, and Fr. Neil Moore, the ofﬁ - grandchildren, Jeffrey, Emily, Kelsey, Eric, cial Covert family pastor these past 50 years, Trevor and Megan Keagbine, Thayne Covert, for bringing Communion, kindness, good Sam Naylor, Corin and Arden Tobey and Oli- cheer and the Anointing of the Sick to our ver and Sally Covert. beloved “Grumps.” Jim spent a year in the U.S. Air Force on Jim Covert led a meaningful life and was a radar outpost at Cape Prince of Wales in blessed with a good death, and will be sorely Alaska as part of the 142nd Aircraft Control missed. Dr. Richard Mitchell was born in Brawley, how he lived that stood out the most. A humble man, listener and encourager, he California, in 1930. He met Velda in Bakers- ﬁ eld, California. They were married in 1952, chose to live his life from kindness and truth while he was serving in the U.S. Navy during rooted in love, and those who knew him felt val- ued and heard. the Korean War. On Sept. 21, 2016, Richard died He graduated from San Francisco from injuries sustained in a car acci- State and received an administrative dent, and is now experiencing life in credential from the USC before com- full in Christ. He is survived by fam- pleting his doctorate in special educa- ily and friends who deeply loved him, tion at the University of Oregon. including his wife, Velda; daughter During his career, he was a Cathy (Daren); son Ken (Valerie); teacher, a principal, a director of the and three grandchildren, Adrienne Northwest Area for United Cerebral (PJay), Rebecca and Ethan. Palsy and a supervisor of the Portland A memorial service is being held Tri-County Area School Districts for disabled children. Throughout his life Richard Mitchell Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, at North Coast Family Fellowship in Seaside, he was actively involved in a variety Oregon. of volunteer activities, ranging from Donations may be made to the Child Evan- governor-appointed committees to working with 3-year-olds in Sunday school, but it was gelism Fellowship, Lewis and Clark c hapter. Child care a costly proposition for parents By MARISSA HARSHMAN The Columbian FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY 54 Breezy; early rain, then heavy showers ALMANAC Mostly cloudy, rain possible in the p.m. Tillamook 53/62 Cloudy with a little rain New First Oct 30 Salem 53/62 Newport 54/59 Coos Bay 56/64 Full Nov 7 Nov 14 La Grande 45/58 Baker 38/57 Ontario 37/63 Burns 28/62 Roseburg 52/68 Klamath Falls 30/65 Lakeview 24/65 Ashland 45/69 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 11:02 a.m. 11:58 p.m. Low 2.0 ft. -0.6 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 54 59 62 60 57 59 66 57 58 63 Today Lo 38 46 52 53 53 30 45 52 54 56 W pc pc pc r r pc pc sh r c Hi 57 65 63 64 61 65 70 62 59 64 Thu. Lo 33 46 53 50 52 34 50 47 49 53 W c sh pc r sh pc pc r sh r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 57 64 60 62 58 57 53 59 59 59 Today Lo 50 48 54 52 53 53 44 52 53 44 W r pc r c r r pc r r pc Hi 61 68 63 68 62 62 54 64 62 62 Thu. Lo 45 50 50 55 49 50 41 51 49 39 W sh sh r r r sh r r r sh TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 88 77 70 58 71 71 87 32 86 75 69 81 94 90 87 90 90 82 84 85 73 56 73 58 85 John Day 44/64 Bend 46/65 Medford 45/70 UNDER THE SKY Today Lo 66 55 51 30 44 53 55 10 75 54 48 58 62 68 74 66 73 60 55 63 57 35 55 51 67 Prineville 44/68 Lebanon 53/62 Brookings 52/64 Tonight's Sky: Aldebaran of Taurus will be below the waning gibbous moon. High 7.8 ft. 9.0 ft. Pendleton 48/68 The Dalles 48/64 Portland 54/63 Eugene 53/64 Sunset tonight ........................... 6:22 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ........................ 7:40 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 9:31 p.m. Moonset today .......................... 11:44 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 Mostly cloudy with a passing shower or two 60 50 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 54/62 SUN AND MOON Time 5:28 a.m. 4:54 p.m. SUNDAY 61 50 REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Tuesday ............................................ 0.07" Month to date ................................. 12.15" Normal month to date ....................... 2.80" Year to date .................................... 55.12" Normal year to date ........................ 43.29" Oct 22 61 50 Mostly cloudy with showers Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 61°/48° Normal high/low ........................... 60°/44° Record high ............................ 79° in 1978 Record low ............................. 31° in 1949 Last SATURDAY 62 48 W pc s s pc pc s s s sh c pc s s pc pc pc pc pc pc pc r pc s r pc Hi 87 61 58 62 60 59 74 25 85 60 62 82 99 73 87 76 89 69 70 78 65 62 75 61 80 Thu. Lo 57 55 40 37 39 44 49 12 75 46 40 60 64 50 71 50 66 63 46 63 45 39 57 48 64 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc r pc s s r s c pc r s s s sh pc t pc sh s c pc s s sh pc Need a Lift? 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 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. they should consider the pro- grams for what they truly are: early education. “Thinking that a high-qual- ity higher education experience should be any different in terms of costs than high-quality early education costs might be the wrong way to think about this,” Lanigan said. “Early education is learning.” WSUV offers a preschool program, which costs $950 per month or $11,400 per year. Through student fees, however, WSUV has established schol- arships for the program, Lani- gan said. The WSUV program not only offers a learning envi- ronment indoors but also an enriching outdoor space. That’s because research has shown that natural play scape areas help kids connect to nature, promote more vigorous physi- cal activity and challenge their gross motor and decision mak- ing skills, Lanigan said. Providing those kinds of environments, however, comes at a cost, she said. And unless the family is low income and receives state assistance for child care, the family is left to cover the cost of quality educa- tion, Lanigan said. “I think the bigger question is, ‘Should parents be bearing 100 percent of those costs?”’ she said. VANCOUVER, Wash. — Parents with young children in day care are taking a hit to their wallet as big as those putting young adult children through college. A recent national report by New America, a think tank in Washington, D.C., found that the average annual cost of full- time, center-based child care — $9,589 per child 4 years and younger — now exceeds the average annual cost of in-state tuition. The same is true in Clark County, Washington. The median annual cost of child care at Clark County cen- ters is highest for those with infants: $12,744. For toddlers, the median cost of one year of care is $10,716, and the median cost for preschool is $9,360 per year, according to data provided by Child Care Aware of Wash- ington, a statewide organiza- tion that operates a database of licensed child care centers. Compare that with one year of full-time, resident tuition at Washington State University Vancouver: $9,883. “It’s simply amazing to me the cost of child care, as a par- ent looking at that,” said Lori Oberheide, assistant superin- tendent for communications at Educational Service District 112, which operates 29 child care centers in Clark County. “On the other hand, I can also see how expensive it is to run a child care center and cover costs.” Educational Service Dis- trict 112 runs the Clark County Child Care Consortium, a col- Oftentimes, when people hear “child care,” they think of baby sitters, said Jane Lanigan, director of human development at Washington State University Vancouver. Instead, she said, LOTTERIES PUBLIC MEETINGS OREGON Tuesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 8-1-7-2 4 p.m.: 8-5-7-4 7 p.m.: 1-7-9-8 10 p.m.: 6-3-8-9 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. lection of centers serving 1,800 children, infant through grade- school age. For the centers, the largest expense is staff salaries and beneﬁ ts, Oberheide said. Other expenses include facility costs, utilities, furni- ture and meals; the centers sup- ply breakfast, lunch and snacks. In addition, the centers need to purchase supplies and materi- als for curriculum and toys — things necessary to provide a high-quality care environment, said Jodi Wall, executive direc- tor for early care and education at the district. In addition, the state has requirements on stafﬁ ng, space, curriculum and more that must be met by licensed centers. Meeting those mandates comes at a cost, as well, Wall said. “There’s a lot of work that goes into running a high-quality child care program,” she said. “In order to run a high-quality program, it’s expensive, and it’s expensive for families.” For many local families, child care consumes a siz- able amount of the household income. Infant care in Clark County costs about 21 percent of the median family income, based on the median cost of care and median household income of $61,711. Toddler care is slightly less, at 17 percent, and preschool is equal to about 15 percent of the median house- hold income, according to the Child Care Aware data. WASHINGTON Tuesday’s Daily Game: 4-6-5 Tuesday’s Keno: 09-13-18- 19-32-35-39-40-41-42-44- 51-53-54-56-57-59-61-62-64 Tuesday’s Match 4: 02-09- 17-24 Tuesday’s Mega Millions: 07-24-28-65-74, Mega Ball: 1 Estimated jackpot: $25 million More than ‘sitting’ Affordable for families Tuition at WSUV has gone down; it’s 15 percent less than tuition in fall 2014. And the state is beginning to devote resources to early and primary education, such as investing in quality ini- tiatives for early education and allocating funds for full-day kin- dergarten, Lanigan said. WEDNESDAY Seaside Tourism Advisory Committee, 3 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad- way. Astoria Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m., work session on accesso- ry dwelling units, City Hall, 1095 Duane St. THURSDAY Cannon Beach Parks Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach Design Review Board, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Seaside Transportation Advisory Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. 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 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. 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