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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2016
County has large jump
in voter registrations
By ERICK BENGEL
and CLAIRE
WITHYCOMBE
Voter rolls in Clatsop
County have grown to about
25,100, a notable increase
over the 20,765 registered
during the November 2014
election, according to Clat-
sop County Clerk Valerie
Crafard.
As of Monday, 1,011 of
Clatsop County voters — or
4.03 percent — had submit-
ted their ballots.
Between Jan. 1 and Oct.
18., 2,753 of these new vot-
ers registered through Oregon
Motor Voter program, accord-
ing to the statistics compiled
by Crafard and the Secretary
of State’s Offi ce.
These “motor voters” are
eligible voters who were auto-
matically registered when
they applied for a license,
permit or ID at the DMV.
They are registered as “non-
affi liated” unless they spec-
ify that they wish to register
with a party, or that they do
not want to register to vote.
At the end of September,
2,387 of the county’s vot-
ers registered as nonaffi liated
(some on purpose) and 322
chose a party, including 132
Democrats, 102 Republicans,
32 Independents. Those who
opted not to register num-
bered 248 .
The Oregon Motor Voter
Law took effect Jan. 1.
The date for new regis-
trations , has passed. How-
ever, voters with a change of
address can update their reg-
istration before 8 p.m. Nov. 8
— Election Day.
As
Election
Day
approaches, voters can come
to the County Clerk’s offi ce,
820 Exchange St., Ste. 220, to
update their address to ensure
they receive their ballot in
time to vote, Crafard said.
She added the Clatsop
County Elections Offi ce is
looking forward to a good
turnout for this presidential
election because of the addi-
tional voters added to the
rolls .
OBITUARIES
Eric Duane Propst
Astoria
Dec. 31, 1968 — Oct. 9, 2016
In 2012, 82.8 percent of
registered voters cast bal-
lots in the general election,
according to data compiled
by the Oregon Secretary of
State’s offi ce.
Between Jan. 1 and Sept.
30, the majority of voters reg-
istered through Motor Voter
were registered as unaffi l-
iated, according to cumu-
lative program data main-
tained by the Secretary of
State’s Offi ce. According
to that data, 29,741 Orego-
nians returned a card select-
ing a party — 13,246 Dem-
ocrats, 10,030 Republicans
and 2,211 Independents.
About 3,300 people chose
to designate themselves as
nonaffi liated, although the
Motor Voter law automat-
ically designates voters as
unaffi liated unless the voter
decides to choose a party.
About 24,000 Oregonians
opted out from registration,
and approximately 9,000
Motor Voter mailers weren’t
deliverable between Jan. 1
and Sept. 30.
Ballots should be mailed
in this week, according to
the secretary of state; but bal-
lots can also be dropped off at
designated dropboxes until 8
p.m. on Nov. 8.
A list of dropbox locations
is available at www.oregon-
votes.gov/dropbox.
Oregon at large
As of Sept. 30, voter
rolls throughout the state
expanded by 247,501 by Ore-
gon’s Motor Voter law, and
11,574 of the state’s 2.57 mil-
lion registered voters had cast
ballots by Monday afternoon,
according to the Secretary of
State’s Offi ce.
The state intends to keep
track of the number of voters
registered through the Motor
Voter program who partici-
pate in this year’s election,
according to Oregon Secre-
tary of State Spokeswoman
Molly Woon.
Eric was born on Dec. 31, 1968, to his par- He then enjoyed fi shing, reading, and spending
time with friends.
ents Raymond and Janice Propst. He
He is survived by his parents; sis-
died on Oct. 9, 2016, of a heart attack,
ter Raelene Bluhm of Pittsburgh,
in Astoria, Oregon. He was 47.
Pennsylvania; nephew Nathan
Eric graduated from Astoria High
Bluhm of Petaluma, California;
School in 1988. He graduated from
nephew Matthew Bluhm of Bremer-
Oregon State University with a bach-
ton, Washington; niece Alison Frank-
elor of science degree. He was a
lin of London, England; Uncle Wal-
deck hand for Gene Itzen during his
lace Cegavske of Roseburg, Oregon;
high school and college summers.
and Aunt Lois Kiss of Pittsburgh,
His primary interest was in the ocean
Pennsylvania.
- ,
and fi shing.
Eric Propst
A memorial service will be on Sat-
After college, he worked for Intel
urday, Oct. 29, at 1 p.m., at the Hill-
in Beaverton, Oregon, and for United
top Church on 725 Niagara Ave. in
Rentals in Portland, Oregon, until an
industrial accident permanently disabled him. Astoria, followed by a reception.
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nival from noon to 6 p.m. Oct.
29.
The carnival costs $10 for
adults and $7 for youth 4 years
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DUII
• Ryan Matthew McGuire,
40, of Cle Elum, Washing-
ton, was arrested by the Clat-
sop County Sheriff’s offi ce
at 4:53 p.m. Thursday near
Miles Crossing for driving
while under the infl uence of
intoxicants.
• Bryan Steven Gann, 32,
of Astoria, was arrested by the
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Astoria Police Department at
9 p.m. Thursday on one count
each of driving while under
the infl uence of intoxicants
and reckless driving. Gann
struck a parked car outside of
the Hong Kong Restaurant and
was taken into custody at the
scene.
• Jonathan George Schnei-
der, 55, of Astoria, was
arrested by the Oregon State
Police Friday afternoon in a
construction zone near the Old
Young s Bay Bridge for driving
while under the infl uence of
intoxicants. His blood alcohol
level was .21.
• Christopher Michael John-
son, 43, was arrested around 7
p.m. Sunday by the Warrenton
Police Department in the 900
block of Southeast 13th Place
in Warrenton on one count of
driving while under the infl u-
ence of intoxicants.
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Nov. 1, next Tuesday, the Sea-
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5 p,m. The depot is open Mon-
day through Saturday.
For questions, call Recol-
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PUBLIC MEETINGS
TODAY
Clatsop Care Health District
Board, noon, Clatsop Care
Memory Community, 2219 S.E.
Dolphin Road, Warrenton.
Astoria Library Board, 5:30
p.m., Astoria Public Library Flag
Room, 450 10th St.
Warrenton City Commission,
6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main
Ave.
Astoria Traffi c Safety Commit-
tee, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 1095
Duane St.
Astoria Planning Commis-
sion, immediately following
Traffi c Safety Committee, City
Hall, 1095 Duane St.
WEDNESDAY
Astoria Parks and Recreation
Board, 6:30 a.m., City Hall, 1095
Duane St.
THURSDAY
Sunset Empire Transportation
District Board, 9 a.m., Astoria
Transit Center Conference
Room, 900 Marine Drive.
Clatsop County Recreational
Lands Planning and Advisory
Committee, 1 to 3 p.m., fourth
fl oor, 800 Exchange St.
Cannon Beach Planning Com-
mission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E.
Gower St.
LOTTERIES
OREGON
Monday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 2547
4 p.m.: 6483
7 p.m.: 8257
10 p.m.: 8321
Monday’s Megabucks:
7-18-19-24-37-44
Estimated jackpot: $5.5
million
WASHINGTON
Monday’s Daily Game:
9-0-4
Monday’s Hit 5: 08-17-18-
31-34
Estimated jackpot: $100,000
Monday’s Keno: 01-02-03-
05-13-17-21-22-25-31-32-
44-48-54-60-64-67-77-78-79
Monday’s Lotto: 13-20-23-
27-29-34
Estimated jackpot: $3
million
Monday’s Match 4: 02-12-
14-22
OBITUARY POLICY
APPLIANCE
YE
Participants should bring
a dog, kennel, non tighten-
ing collar or harness, leash 1-
to 6-feet long, towel, water
bowl, many tiny soft treats the
dog likes, such as quarter-inch
cubes of cheese, and lunch
or snacks. Dress warmly and
wear footwear safe for uneven
dirt.
Some of the proceeds
from the event will be
donated to Riversong Foun-
dation and to Angels for Sara
Sanctuary, local nonprof-
its that provide services for
homeless pets. For more infor-
mation, contact Sally Freeman
at youngsriver@yahoo.com or
503-325-7161.
ON THE RECORD
Roseburg
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Brookings
58/63
Nov 21
John Day
51/67
Bend
44/62
Medford
52/68
UNDER THE SKY
High
8.2 ft.
7.4 ft.
Prineville
46/67
Lebanon
50/63
Eugene
51/64
Full
Pendleton
50/66
The Dalles
48/60
Portland
53/61
Sunset tonight ........................... 6:11 p.m.
Sunrise Wednesday .................... 7:48 a.m.
Moonrise today ........................... 2:38 a.m.
Moonset today ........................... 4:15 p.m.
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A shower in the a.m.,
then a little rain
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Tillamook
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SUN AND MOON
Time
11:25 a.m.
11:38 p.m.
Mostly cloudy and
delightful
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ASTORIA
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Precipitation
Monday ............................................ 0.03"
Month to date ................................. 13.68"
Normal month to date ....................... 4.16"
Year to date .................................... 56.65"
Normal year to date ........................ 44.65"
Oct 30
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Classy Canines 4-H Club
holds its annual Dog Recre-
ational Agility Canine Good
Citizen event at the Clatsop
County Fairgrounds arena
Nov. 12. Everyone is invited to
participate with their dogs. No
prior agility experience is
necessary.
The event is free to the pub-
lic, their dogs, spectators and
pet-themed vendors. Manda-
tory registration starts at 8:30
a.m., followed by an orienta-
tion. A workshop will intro-
duce dogs and handlers to
agility jumping, tunnels and
weave poles. Another work-
shop will introduce agility
contact equipment such as
a pause table, A-frame, dog
walk and teeter. Both work-
shops include fun runs with
handlers and their dogs for $3
each. Top scorers will receive
ribbons.
Cati Foss of Arnicadia
Farms Dog Training offers
American Kennel Club test-
ing for Canine Good Citizen
and the advanced Community
Canine certifi cation from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. for $5 during the
event. If a dog passes the test,
for an extra $10, the owner can
be certifi ed by the AKC . There
will be a drawing for about 100
dog-themed items after lunch.
REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Monday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 62°/53°
Normal high/low ........................... 59°/43°
Record high ............................ 75° in 1941
Record low ............................. 32° in 1954
New
SATURDAY
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Cloudy with a couple of
showers
Windy with rain
ALMANAC
FRIDAY
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“The Nightmare Before Christ-
mas” at 3 p.m. Extra game tick-
ets are available for purchase.
Benefi ts from the event
support the nonprofi t Filling
Empty Bellies. The high school
is located at 1001 W. Marine
Drive.
Dog agility event offered at fairgrounds
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
and older. Children under 4
years get in free. The ticket
includes fi ve $1 tickets for
Halloween-themed games, a
haunted house, raffl es, a bag of
popcorn and a showing of Tim
Burton’s 1993 stop-motion
Halloween/Christmas movie
& More!
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