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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2016
Ashland Republican nominated to transportation commission
By PARIS ACHEN
Capital Bureau
Bryan Hockaday, a spokesman
for Gov. Kate Brown.
SALEM — Paula Brown, a
Republican from Ashland, has
been nominated by Gov. Kate
Brown to succeed Susan Mor-
gan on the Oregon Transporta-
tion Commission.
As a member of the
fi ve-member
commission,
Brown could be a power player
in the shaping of a transporta-
tion package in the 2017 legis-
lative session.
The transportation legis-
lation will likely send hun-
dreds of millions of dollars to
the Department of Transpor-
tation, which the commission
oversees.
Brown is the governor’s
appointee to the commission,
pending Senate confi rmation
in December.
“She was the most and
best qualifi ed candidate,” said
Paula Brown and her hus-
band, Patrick Flannery own
the Dana Campbell vineyards
in Ashland, but Brown has
worked extensively in federal
and local infrastructure proj-
ects and government contract-
ing, according to her LinkedIn
profi le. She served as dep-
uty chief of civil engineering
at Naval Facilities Engineer-
ing Command in Washington,
D.C., from October 2013 to
September 2016. Before that,
she worked at the U.S. Navy
First Naval Construction Divi-
sion in Norfolk, Virginia, from
October 2010 to September
2013, and served as the pub-
lic works director for the City
of Ashland from June 1997
to December 2008. She also
worked at the Rogue Valley
Vineyard owner
Council of Governments from of Oregon Counties, where she
fall 1993 until June 1997. She will lobby for counties’ inter-
said that earliest experience ests in the creation of the trans-
“gives me the most diverse portation package and policy
background, and it’s
related to transpor-
when I got involved
tation and natural
in tranportation.”
resources.
The nomination
Critical time
is “a great opportu-
As a former
nity because I have
member of the
done a lot of trans-
House of Represen-
portation projects in
tatives from 1999
previous jobs,” she
to 2009, Morgan
added. “It will defi -
worked on natural
nitely be a new chal-
Paula Brown
resource policy.
lenge on a new side
Morgan
pub-
of things.”
licly
announced
As fi rst reported
by the Pamplin Media Group/ her resignation last week,
EO Media Group Capital but she notifi ed the governor
Bureau, Morgan left her more Nov. 9, Hockaday said. Her
than 15-year stint in state and departure came at a critical
local government to pursue a time for the Department of
Transportation. The depart-
career as a lobbyist.
The Republican from ment is under scrutiny as part
Douglas County has accepted of an ongoing performance
a position with the Association audit. The audit is designed
Mount Hood, Bachelor to open lifts today
Associated Press
SALEM — Skiing season
in Oregon is set to begin today
as Mt. Hood and Mt. Bachelor
are both expected to open.
The Salem Statesman
Journal reports that offi cials
with Mt. Hood Meadows plan
to open three lifts this morn-
ing and Mt. Bachelor plans to
open one lift.
Two additional lifts at
Mt. Bachelor are expected to
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
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Plenty of clouds with a
shower
ALMANAC
Astoria had
4.41 inches of
rain Thursday
Mostly cloudy with
occasional rain
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Mostly cloudy with a
shower
Tillamook
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Mainly cloudy
First
Salem
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Newport
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Dec 7
Last
Dec 13
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
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Low
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sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
sen said.
As of 4 p.m. Thursday, Sea-
side had received 3.51 inches
of rain over a 24-hour period,
Cullen said.
U.S. Highway 101, south
of Seaside, was closed due to
fl ooding but later reopened,
according to the Seaside Police
Department.
Warrenton saw some minor
outdoor fl ooding in areas that
commonly have standing
water, such as on Northwest
Warrenton Drive near BioOre-
gon, but the fl ooding did not
obstruct traffi c, according to
Warrenton Police Chief Mat-
thew Workman.
Workman said that no
weather-related accidents have
occurred in the city over the
last three days.
Donald C. Bowen Jr.
Lakeview
26/43
Ashland
40/46
caught and damaged a car, but
caused no injuries.
A separate landslide was
reported at 10:37 a.m. on U.S.
Highway 103 near milepost
7. No further information was
available by press time.
In Astoria, “there was
minor fl ooding in basements
around town due to the water,”
Astoria Police Det. Kenny
Hansen said.
Hansen added that he and
at least one of his neighbors
experienced this basement
fl ooding personally.
In addition, such a high
volume of water was rush-
ing through drainpipes that
it backed up through some of
the city’s manholes, “which
is common when we get a
whole bunch of rain,” Han-
OBITUARIES
Burns
24/44
TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
Heavy rainfall caused dis-
ruptions for traffi c and resi-
dents on U.S. Highways 30
and 101 on Thanksgiving.
Astoria received 4.41
inches of rain, measured at the
Astoria Regional Airport, over
a two-day period ending 4 a.m.
Friday, according to Matthew
Cullen, a meteorologist at the
National Weather Service in
Portland .
A landslide at Bradley Hill
on U.S. Highway 30 blocked
the eastbound lane. The slide
Ontario
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REGIONAL CITIES
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UNDER THE SKY
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Roseburg
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Brookings
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Medford
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Tonight's Sky: The constellation Pisces is high
overhead this evening.
High
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Sunset tonight ........................... 4:34 p.m.
Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:32 a.m. Coos Bay
Moonrise today ........................... 3:34 a.m. 47/51
Moonset today ........................... 3:07 p.m.
City
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Kansas City
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New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington, DC
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ASTORIA
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SUN AND MOON
Time
11:02 a.m.
11:58 p.m.
TUESDAY
REGIONAL WEATHER
Precipitation
Thursday .......................................... 3.54"
Month to date ................................. 14.48"
Normal month to date ....................... 8.76"
Year to date .................................... 73.78"
Normal year to date ........................ 55.23"
Nov 29
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Periods of rain
Astoria through Thursday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 53°/48°
Normal high/low ........................... 52°/39°
Record high ............................ 63° in 1936
Record low ............................. 19° in 1985
New
MONDAY
Oregon law requires that
the commission represent dif-
ferent geographic regions of
the state. At least one mem-
ber must live east of the Cas-
cade Range. Commission
Chairwoman Tammy Baney,
who lives in Bend, fulfi lls that
requirement.
No more than three mem-
bers may belong to any one
political party. Paula Brown
said she is registered as a
Republican, but she identifi es
as an independent.
Baney, who is a Deschutes
County commissioner; Mor-
gan, and Commissioner Sean
B. O’Hollaren, vice president
of government relations at
Nike, are Republicans. Com-
missioner Alando L. Simpson,
owner of City of Roses Dis-
posal & Recycling, and Com-
missioner David H. Lohman,
an Ashland attorney, are
Democrats.
Flooding, landslides mar
coast on Thanksgiving
open Saturday.
Mount Hood Skibowl
plans to open its Snow Tube
and Adventure Park on Satur-
day and Sunday. Timberline
Lodge is already open on a
limited basis.
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
to make sure the agency is
prepared to effi ciently man-
age the massive infl ux of
funds that would come from
the transportation package.
Morgan leads the oversight
committee for the audit and
plans to remain as the com-
mittee’s chairwoman until
the end of the more than $1
million audit by New York-
based McKinsey & Co.
“I don’t have a position
going in,” Paula Brown said
of her approach toward the
transportation package and the
pending performance audit.
“For me, it is learning about
what is going on, what hap-
pened in the past and what we
are looking for in the future,
and how the commission can
make recommendations to
the Legislature and the gov-
ernor and make sure we are
doing the job for the citizens
of Oregon.”
Donald C. Bowen Jr. was born on Feb. 26,
He loved to hunt and fi sh with his best friend,
1947, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Butch, on the Columbia River and surrounding
areas.
He was the son of Freda and Don-
He had worked at Bumble Bee tuna
ald C. Bowen Sr. They returned to
factory and Bioproducts.
Hyannis, Massachusetts, where most
In 1992 Don and Becky reconnected.
of their family originated shortly after
He spent 10 years as an independent
his birth.
long-haul truck driver. Wanting to stay
After completing high school in
home more, he decided to become a bus
Massachusetts, Donald moved to
driver at Tongue Point Job Core.
Los Angeles and worked as an airline
Don enjoyed going to Jones Beach
mechanic for Pan Am. While in Los
with “Crazy Sam” and Becky.
Angeles he met Becky and they spent
After suffering a severe stroke he
two years together, however she later
Donald C.
moved to Astor Place care facility for a
returned to Pennsylvania.
Bowen Jr.
year and a half where he received excel-
Don surfed in Hawaii, traveled to
lent care.
New Zealand and Australia.
He passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov.
He fi nally settled in Knappa, Oregon, in
1974 after falling in love with a 6-acre lot. He 13, 2016.
Any donations may be made in his name to
designed and built a cabin on the lot and called
the Clatsop County Animal Shelter.
at home for over 40 years.
CORRECTION
Vote count reversed — A story on Page 3A published Thursday and headlined “Recount for
Warrenton race to be held next week” contained inaccurate information.
The article incorrectly stated that, at the end of Election Day, Commissioner Pam Ackley led
challenger Ryan Lampi by one vote. After the fi rst round of unoffi cial results, Lampi was one vote
ahead of Ackley, 1,079 votes to 1,078 votes.
DEATH
LOTTERIES
Nov. 22, 2016
BURNARD, Marvel Jane,
69, of Knappa, died in Asto-
ria. Caldwell’s Luce-Lay-
ton Mortuary is in charge of
arrangements.
PUBLIC
MEETINGS
MONDAY
Seaside City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 989 Broadway.
THURSDAY
Northwest Oregon Housing
Authority Board, 10 a.m.,
Owens Adair Apartments,
Community Room, 1508 Ex-
change St.
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