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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.
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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
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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
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Walla Walla
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Pendleton
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IDAHO
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Astoria through Thursday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 51°/41°
Normal high/low ........................... 50°/38°
Record high ............................ 62° in 1958
Record low ............................. 22° in 1985
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“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
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TONIGHT
Chelan
Seattle
Brown appoints Goldthorpe Malheur prosecutor
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By SEAN ELLIS
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Snake river dams
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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-
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