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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
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66
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58
63
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Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
57
64
60
62
58
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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
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Thu.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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