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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016 Wheat growers tell feds they oppose dam breaching BOISE — Breaching four dams on the lower Snake River would cause signifi cant harm to the Pacifi c Northwest agri- cultural industry, Idaho wheat industry leaders told federal offi - cials during a public meeting. The meeting Tuesday was one of 15 being held around the region by federal agen- cies to get input on the opera- tion of the hydropower dams on the Columbia-Snake River system, a process initiated by a federal judge handling a law- suit brought by dam removal supporters. The fi nal meeting is sched- uled at 4 p.m. Thursday at The Loft at the Red Building in Astoria. It’s critical that agriculture, especially the wheat indus- try, makes its concerns known during the public comment period, said Idaho Wheat Com- mission Executive Director Gov. Kate Brown today appointed Clatsop County Deputy District Attorney David Goldthorpe as the new district attorney in Malheur County. Goldthorpe, who will start in January, will replace Dan Norris, who resigned for a post in the state Department of Justice. Goldthorpe has served as a prosecutor in Clatsop County for six years. He ran unsuc- cessfully for Circuit Court judge earlier this year. 90 SATURDAY 49 40 Cloudy Considerable cloudiness with a little rain Clouds and sun with a stray shower ALMANAC 82 Longview Pacific Ocean Portland 101 Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.21" Month to date ................................... 0.21" Normal month to date ....................... 0.36" Year to date .................................... 76.71" Normal year to date ........................ 57.98" 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. N 20 miles Eugene 42/54 SUN AND MOON Sunset tonight ........................... 4:31 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:40 a.m. Moonrise today ......................... 10:00 a.m. Moonset today ........................... 7:37 p.m. First Dec 7 Full Last Dec 13 Coos Bay 47/55 New Bonneville The Dalles John Day McNary Ice Harbor Dec 20 Dec 28 Tonight's Sky: Cassiopeia nearly directly overhead before midnight. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 4:00 a.m. 2:52 p.m. High 7.7 ft. 8.8 ft. Time 9:23 a.m. 9:53 p.m. Low 3.4 ft. 0.0 ft. 45 34 Chilly with periods of clouds and sun Hi 59 51 40 35 42 43 64 -2 82 43 48 56 65 62 82 57 66 50 59 51 49 34 60 49 54 Today Lo 40 37 27 16 27 31 41 -7 70 28 27 38 47 42 72 33 55 38 41 38 31 19 46 45 38 John Day 34/45 La Grande 35/45 Baker 24/41 Lakeview 21/40 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 38 42 52 48 54 39 47 46 50 53 Today Lo 24 34 44 42 49 27 40 42 45 47 W c c c r r pc c r r r Hi 41 46 55 54 53 45 54 51 53 56 Sat. Lo 27 34 45 44 44 26 39 44 45 47 W c c pc c r pc pc c pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 47 46 49 49 48 54 38 48 47 47 Today Lo 41 40 44 44 43 48 32 43 44 29 W r c r c r r sn r r c Hi 49 50 53 55 54 54 41 54 51 51 Sat. Lo 39 41 44 43 45 45 34 45 44 34 W r pc c c c r pc c c pc TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES 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 TUESDAY Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 UNDER THE SKY W s s c c pc c pc sn sh c s s s s pc s pc s pc s pc pc s r s Hi 59 47 38 44 44 41 48 -2 80 44 44 60 70 51 80 52 68 48 48 49 47 36 61 50 52 Sat. Lo 45 32 26 21 34 30 38 -11 70 30 36 41 49 43 72 40 63 36 40 35 36 23 47 41 37 Pendleton 84 11. Grand Coulee 12. Chief Joseph 13. Libby (Mont.)* 14. Hungry Horse (Mont.)* *Not shown Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W c pc c c pc c r sn sh pc c s s r pc c r pc r pc pc pc s r s According to the Port of Lewiston and Northwest River Partners, about 10 percent of all U.S. wheat exports move through the lower Snake River dams and more than 50 percent of Idaho’s wheat is exported through the Columbia-Snake The Daily Astorian Burns 22/43 Ashland 37/51 6. Lower Monumental 7. Little Goose 8. Lower Granite 9. Dworshak 10. Albeni Falls Firefi ghters help the needy Ontario 25/43 Klamath Falls 27/45 4 River system. In addition, more than 42 million tons of commercial cargo valued at more than $20 billion moves through the sys- tem each year and 60 percent of the energy produced in Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Wash- ington is generated by the riv- ers’ dams. Jacobson said it’s almost inconceivable that the dams would be removed but a vocal minority that supports that is making their voices heard and it’s important the agricultural industry also weigh in on the issue. “I think the facts are on the side of keeping the (system) the way it is,” he said. “But if the silent majority doesn’t turn out and lets the vocal minority rule the day, then it will be bad for the entire PNW.” North Idaho farmer Eric Hasselstrom said that without the ability to use the river sys- tem to transport wheat to port, his transportation costs would likely double. “If we lost the dams, I don’t think we’d be competitive and in business any more,” he said. “We have to have our voices heard because there are going to be a lot of comments against (the dams).” Comments must be received by Jan. 17 and can be submitted by email to: comment@crso. info Christmas food parade winds through local neighborhoods Roseburg 44/55 Brookings 45/57 Umatilla Alan Kenaga/Capital Press ment on the system’s operation is expected to be published for public comment in 2020. Breaching those dams would make the rivers unnav- igable for barges that move wheat and other products to port for export. Bend 34/46 Medford 40/54 84 Lewiston Walla Walla Sources: U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers Pendleton 40/50 Prineville 33/48 Lebanon 43/53 5 IDAHO Dams included in the recent court ruling Salem 43/54 Newport 45/53 3 8 9 7 Pasco OREGON 5 Mostly cloudy with a touch of rain The Dalles 37/53 Richland Kennewick lumbia Riv e r Co The 1 Dalles 2 Vancouver Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 47/55 Portland 44/53 r Snak e R i ve Yakima 46 34 Tillamook 45/52 90 6 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 51°/41° Normal high/low ........................... 50°/38° Record high ............................ 62° in 1958 Record low ............................. 22° in 1985 Spokane WASHINGTON Wenatchee Astoria MONDAY 55 44 47 11 Olympia “David Goldthorpe is a talented prosecutor who has demonstrated a strong com- mitment to justice during his career,” Brown said in a state- ment. “I am confi dent that he will serve the residents of Mal- heur County well and with the utmost integrity.” SUNDAY 12 10 Coulee Dam 5 FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT Chelan Seattle Brown appoints Goldthorpe Malheur prosecutor The Daily Astorian mb Colu ia . By SEAN ELLIS EO Media Group Columbia and Snake river dams 97 S na ke R Blaine Jacobson. “The dams are absolutely crucial to the health of the Idaho wheat industry,” he said. “Wheat is a global market and it’s a very competitive market and if we have to rail it to Port- land, it would make a number of the growers uncompetitive on the world market.” The U.S. D istrict C ourt judge earlier this year ordered the federal agencies that oper- ate the Columbia-Snake River hydropower system to review all reasonable options for oper- ating it in order to minimize the impact on endangered salmon. That decision came in response to a lawsuit by con- servation groups in favor of breaching the dams to improve salmon runs. They challenged the biological opinion for oper- ating the system and the judge required the agencies to update the environmental impact state- ment on how the system is operated. The agencies are holding scoping meetings around the Pacifi c Northwest to gather public comment and a draft environmental impact state- R i ver Similar meeting set for Astoria Fire engines are parad- ing through neighborhoods in Astoria from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day for the 28th annual Asto- ria Fire Department Christmas Food Parade. Firefi ghters, family, and friends are picking up nonper- ishable food items and dona- tions for needy families this holiday season. The fi re engines will be dec- orated with lights and playing Christmas music, and Santa Claus is making an appearance to help hand out candy canes and spread Christmas joy. In 2015, the drive collected 3,230 pounds of food. The goal this year is to collect over 4,000 pounds. The food parade routes are as follows: • Monday (Emer- ald Heights, Alderbrook, Uppertown) The route starts in Emer- ald Heights on Towers Road, then Towers to Mitscher Road, Mitscher to Halsey Road, Halsey to Nimitz Drive, and Nimitz to the Community Center. The parade resumes in Alderbrook at 45th and Cedar streets, then Cedar to 47th Street, 47th to Birch Street, Birch to 51st Street, 51st to Cedar, Cedar to 45th Street, 45th to Lief Erikson Drive, and Lief Erikson to 44th Street. The fi nal leg of the parade is in Uppertown from 37th Street to Duane Street, Duane to 36th Street, 36th to Frank- lin Avenue, Franklin to 33rd Street, 33rd to Harrison Ave- nue, Harrison to 35th Street, 35th to Harrison Circle, then back to 35th, 35th to Grand Avenue, Grand to 31st Street, and 31st to Marine Drive. • Tuesday (upper hills) The parade route starts at Eighth Street and Franklin, then Franklin to 17th Street, 17th to Irving Avenue, Irving to Eighth, Eighth to Jerome Avenue, Jerome to 15th Street, 15th to Madison Avenue, Mad- ison to Miller Lane, Miller to Niagara Avenue, Niagara to Ridge Drive, Ridge to Madi- son, Madison to Eighth, Eighth to Lexington Avenue, Lex- ington to Sixth Street, Sixth to Kensington Avenue, Kens- ington to Valley Street, Val- ley to Skyline Avenue, Skyline to Franklin, Franklin to Fifth Street, Fifth to Harrison, Har- rison to Seventh Street, Sev- enth to Grand, Grand to Sixth, Sixth to Franklin, and Franklin to Eighth. • Wednesday (south hills) The route starts at Colum- bia Avenue, then Columbia to Alameda Avenue, Alameda to W. Lexington Avenue, W. Lexington to W. Irving Ave- nue, W. Irving to Pacifi c Street, Pacifi c to W. Lexing- ton, W. Lexington to Alta- dena Avenue, Altadena to Pleasant Avenue, Pleasant to W. Niagara Avenue, W. Niagara to Glasgow Avenue, Glasgow to Denver Street, Denver to Alameda, Ala- meda to W. Klaskanine Ave- nue, W. Klaskanine to Third Street, Third to Lexington, Lexington to Fifth, Fifth to Klaskanine Avenue, Klas- kanine to Seventh, Seventh to Niagara, Niagara to Eighth, Eighth to Klaskanine, Klas- kanine to Ninth Street, and Ninth to Niagara. Those who will not be home during the food parade can drop off a bag of nonperish- able food items to the Astoria Fire Department, 555 30th St. The lobby is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., but arrangements can be made to drop off dona- tions outside of those hours by calling 503-325-2345. Checks or cash dona- tions are also being accepted to help purchase turkeys and additional food for the Christ- mas Food Baskets, and can be given during the food parade, or dropped off at Astoria Fire Department. Checks can be made out to the Christmas Basket Program. DEATH Nov. 30, 2016 CARLSON, Will Dustin, 30, of Knappa, died in Knappa. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. LOTTERIES MEMORIAL Saturday, Dec. 3 MATTESON, Jerald “Jerry” Lee — Celebration of life at 11 a.m., New Hope Community Church, 11731 S.E. Stevens Road in Happy Valley. Matteson, 76, of Port- land, formerly of Astoria, died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, in Portland. Sunnyside Lit- tle Chapel of the Chimes in Portland is in charge of the arrangements. To share a memory and to view the full obituary, go to www.sunny- sidechimes.com WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: 4-4-9 Thursday’s Keno: 01-07- PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Youngs River Lewis & Clark Water District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 4-6-2-9 4 p.m.: 4-4-8-5 7 p.m.: 5-4-2-9 10 p.m.: 9-7-5-6 09-10-11-17-24-29-34-38- 43-48-53-54-56-60-61-62- 71-79 Thursday’s Match 4: 08-10- 13-15 OBITUARY POLICY MICHELLE 180 The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a fl ag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. 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