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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Weather coming Commercial crab fi shery along
for the holiday Oregon, Washington coasts
Associated Press
The National Weather
Service issued an urgent high
wind warning that will affect
cities from Florence to Ocean
Park, Washington, over the
Thanksgiving holiday.
A high wind watch is
in effect beginning tonight
through Thursday evening.
Winds are expected to
increase out of the south to
35 and 40 mph with gusts
of 50 to 60 mph begin-
ning this evening and con-
tinuing through Thursday
morning.
These winds will decrease
during Thanksgiving Day but
may pick up again late in the
afternoon to 40 and 45 mph
with gusts of up to 65 mph
extending into the nighttime
hours.
The highest winds will be
near beaches and headlands
and may make travel diffi -
cult. As always during high
wind periods, there is a dan-
ger of tree damage and spotty
power disruptions.
By KATIE
FRANKOWICZ
For The Daily Astorian
Going into November, the
crab looked good and fi sh-
ery managers in Oregon and
Washington were hopeful for
a Dec. 1 opener for the season.
Now the commercial
Dungeness crab season will
be delayed along the entire
Oregon coast due to concerns
about high levels of the marine
toxin domoic acid in crab vis-
cera (the guts) in some areas of
the coast, and the likelihood of
levels rising in other areas.
Even though Washington
has not seen the same high lev-
els of domoic acid this time
Start a new Thanksgiving
tradition: Free fi shing
Friday and Saturday
Associated Press
Take family and friends
fi shing for free on Friday
and Saturday. It’s a free fi sh-
ing weekend in Oregon and
no licenses, tags or endorse-
ments will be required to fi sh
anywhere in the state, accord-
ing to the Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife.
Some good bets include:
• Thanksgiving often
marks the beginning the win-
THURSDAY
By LYRA FONTAINE
The Daily Astorian
CANNON BEACH —
Empty homes in Cannon
Beach can attract burglars
during the city’s quieter win-
ter months, but homeowners
can take preventive steps if
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becoming heavy at times
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Mostly cloudy with
occasional rain
Periods of rain
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First
Salem
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Newport
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Dec 7
Last
Dec 13
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
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4:16 p.m.
Low
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Ontario
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Burns
20/43
Klamath Falls
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Lakeview
21/42
Ashland
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Bend
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culture, Oregon’s commercial
Dungeness crab industry and
Washington and California’s
fi sh and wildlife departments,
the Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife said it is exercis-
ing an “abundance of caution”
by delaying an opener on the
Oregon coast.
“Oregon’s commercial crab
industry and the department
place a high priority on mak-
ing sure that seafood consum-
ers can be confi dent that they
are buying a safe, high-quality
and sustainable produced when
they purchase Oregon Dunge-
ness crab,” said Caren Braby,
marine resource program man-
ager with the ODFW, in a
statement Tuesday.
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Vancouver
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they plan on leaving town.
“The biggest thing is hav-
During the winter, Can- ing people check and keep
non Beach seems to get an eye on your house when
more burglaries because you’re not there, and you can
there are less peo-
always notify the
ple in town to fill
Police Department
vacation homes,
when you’re out of
hotels or motels
the town,” Scher-
and be “extra sets
merhorn said. “We
of eyes,” accord-
put them on a list
ing to Police Chief
and drive by to
Jason Schermer-
make sure every-
horn. “We have
thing looks OK.”
the vacation rent-
Many second
als that don’t fill
and third homes
up this time of the Police Chief Jason in town are not
Schermerhorn
year, and with-
properly lit, which
out someone in
homeowners can
the house, they’re easier remedy by putting timers on
targets.”
lights to help illuminate the
Homeowners can keep house.
lights on when they are
Cannon Beach police
away, and when their neigh- have dealt with several
bors are out of town, watch recent burglaries, but noth-
their homes . If asked by ing different from previous
a resident, Cannon Beach years. Burglars have broken
police are also able to check into Cannon Beach homes
on unoccupied houses.
through garages and entered
hotel rooms through slid-
ing glass doors that were
left open, allowing perpetra-
tors to take easily accessible
items such as a wallet, keys,
phones or purse, Schermer-
horn said.
Phone scams are another
seasonal crime to watch out
for. Scammers have been
calling local hotels to ask
guests for their credit card
information.
Through
Facebook,
Cannon Beach police are
reminding hotels to not put
callers through to rooms
without verifying that the
caller knows the party, and
reminding guests to not give
out personal information
over the phone.
“If you have any financial
or personal business with the
front desk, do it in person
and not via the phone,” the
Police Department posted
Saturday.
OFFICES TO CLOSE FOR THANKSGIVING
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
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Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016
Tonight's Sky: Vega, Deneb and Altair, the stars of
the Summer Triangle, drop down the western sky
this evening.
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Brookings
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Dec 20
John Day
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Bend
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Medford
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UNDER THE SKY
High
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7.0 ft.
Prineville
34/51
Lebanon
44/53
Eugene
43/51
Full
Pendleton
36/51
The Dalles
38/50
Portland
46/51
Sunset tonight ........................... 4:36 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday ........................ 7:29 a.m. Coos Bay
Moonrise today ........................... 1:34 a.m. 49/55
Moonset today ........................... 2:15 p.m.
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Nashville
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New York
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Philadelphia
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ASTORIA
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SUN AND MOON
Time
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10:17 p.m.
SUNDAY
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REGIONAL WEATHER
Precipitation
Tuesday ............................................ 1.09"
Month to date ................................... 9.88"
Normal month to date ....................... 7.96"
Year to date .................................... 69.18"
Normal year to date ........................ 54.43"
Nov 29
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Rain, some heavy
Astoria through Tuesday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 55°/47°
Normal high/low ........................... 52°/39°
Record high ............................ 60° in 1954
Record low ............................. 22° in 1985
New
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Quinault who began fi shing
Monday. All that crab has con-
sistently tested well, he said.
“We were a little con-
cerned when we saw the Ore-
gon results. Some of the crab
with higher levels came from
deeper depths than we had
sampled,” Ayres said about the
Washington fi shery.
The department plans to
conduct another round of sam-
pling at a variety of depths
early next week.
Crabbing is also open in
several Puget Sound marine
areas, where marine toxins in
crabs have not been an issue,
and in southern California.
After consulting with the
Oregon Department of Agri-
Vacant Cannon Beach homes
could be targets for burglars
ter steelhead season on many
coastal rivers.
• Several local ponds
have been stocked with trout
(including some brood trout)
just for the weekend.
• Many larger lakes and
reservoirs have been stocked
throughout the season and
there are many holdover fi sh
that should be big and feisty
this time of year.
Learn more at http://www.
dfw.state.or.us/rr/northwest/
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
around, state fi shery managers
there (in consultation with the
state’s Department of Health)
have decided to also delay the
start of the fi shery on Washing-
ton’s southern coast.
“We’re taking extra precau-
tions due to the high volume
of crab typically caught within
the fi rst weeks of the commer-
cial opening,” said Dan Ayres,
coastal shellfi sh manager for
the Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife. “We want
people to feel confi dent the
crab they buy is safe to eat.”
This morning, he clarifi ed
that crab already on the mar-
ket is safe to eat and, in Wash-
ington, is likely coming from
tribal fi shermen such as the
The Daily Astorian
In observance of Thanksgiving
Day, all federal and state offices
are closed Thursday. County and
city offices and services, includ-
ing Astoria, Warrenton, Gear-
hart, Seaside and Cannon Beach
city halls, are closed Thursday
and Friday. All U.S. post offices
are closed, and there is no mail
delivery Thursday.
Ocean Beach, Washington, and
Jewell schools and Clatsop
Community College are closed
Thursday and Friday. Astoria,
Knappa and Seaside (including
Cannon Beach and Gearhart)
schools are closed Wednesday
through Friday. Warrenton/Ham-
mond schools are closed Mon-
day through Friday.
The Astoria Library, Seaside Li-
brary, Warrenton Library and all
Timberland libraries in Wash-
ington, including Ilwaco, Ocean
Park and Naselle, are closed
Thursday and Friday.
The Port of Astoria offices and
services are closed Thursday
and Friday.
Customers of Recology West-
ern Oregon (covering Astoria,
Seaside, Gearhart and Cannon
Beach) with garbage collection
days of Thursday and Friday will
receive service one day late; the
Astoria Transfer Station and Sea-
side Recycling Depot are closed
Thursday. City of Warrenton gar-
bage collection and Peninsula
Sanitation in Ilwaco, Washington,
customers whose normal pick up
day is Thursday will have their
garbage picked up on Friday.
Peninsula Sanitation’s transfer
station is closed Thursday.
The Sunset Pool in Seaside is
closed Thursday. The Astoria
Aquatic Center is open from 5 to
11 a.m. Thursday.
The Clatsop County Heritage
Museum, Oregon Film Museum,
Flavel House and the Carriage
House are closed Thursday.
The Uppertown Firefighters’ Mu-
seum is closed for the winter.
Capt. Gray’s Port of Play and Lil’
Sprouts are closed Thursday and
Friday. Fort Clatsop is open from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Columbia
River Maritime Museum is closed
Thursday. The Seaside Museum
is closed Thursday.
Sunset Empire Transportation
(“The Bus”) is not running Thurs-
day and the Transit Center and
the Seaside Transit Kiosk are
closed.
The Daily Astorian offices are
closed Thursday, but the news-
paper is printed and delivered as
usual.
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
City Council gives
city manager a raise
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The Daily Astorian
The Astoria City Council has voted to give City Manager
Brett Estes a 2.5 percent pay raise after a positive performance
evaluation.
Estes currently earns $119,774 a year.
Estes, the former community development director, was hired
as city manager in 2014. He was awarded a 2.5 percent raise after
his fi rst-year review last year.
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Nov. 6, 2016
HUGHES, Michael, 54,
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