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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2016 Audubon Christmas Bird Count gears up for 117th year OBITUARIES Brenda Kay (Bassett) Brown Seaside Sept. 21, 1970 — Oct. 24, 2016 Bringing people together with binoculars In loving memory of our beautiful and With her husband, Lindsay Brown, and sassy Brenda, born in Astoria, Oregon, Sept. their girls, they traveled to Disneyland sev- 21, 1970, to Donna Kay and Paul Lavern eral times. Road trips with tunes were always Bassett. a big favorite of Brenda’s in Brenda spent her youth through remembrance of her mom, Donna. adulthood in Gearhart and the sur- Her family meant everything to her. rounding areas ﬁ lling her days with Brenda is survived by her hus- family, close friends and taking band, Lindsay Brown; daughters care of her two daughters, Jessica Jessica and Whitney Brown; broth- and Whitney Brown, whom she ers Terry and Jon Bassett; sister loved ﬁ ercely. In her youth, Brenda Tracy Borlaug; Aunt Cheryl Diet- was very athletic and was part of rich: Uncle Darcy Dobson: and the Sons Of Norway softball team. many, many more aunts, uncles, As an adult she was always ready cousins and those who love her to take the boys down in a game of Brenda Brown dearly. ﬂ ag football at the family property Brenda was a beautiful and (sometimes with her car). We love wild force that we will carry in you Brenda! our hearts, never to be forgotten and greatly Brenda also loved camping, spending missed. time with close ones, friends and family, tak- A public celebration will be held from 2 to ing drives on the beach or looping the back 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at BJ’s Pizza Pal- highways to pick daffodils with Fleetwood ace, 2490 U.S. Highway 101 N., Seaside, OR Mac as a co-pilot. 97138. By RICH LANDERS The Spokesman-Review Liz Kishimoto/The Spokesman-Review FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 45 32 35 A shower early; otherwise, partly cloudy Chilly with partial sunshine ALMANAC Chilly with times of clouds and sun Last Dec 20 First Dec 28 Burns 7/27 The Daily Astorian Klamath Falls 16/39 Lakeview 14/36 Ashland 27/43 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Tonight's Sky: The Great Square of Pegasus passes high overhead before midnight. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 6:07 a.m. 7:09 p.m. Low 2.4 ft. -1.4 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 29 35 49 46 48 39 46 45 48 50 Today Lo 7 11 37 27 37 16 30 32 34 35 W c sn c r r c r r r r Hi 20 28 50 41 44 39 43 40 45 49 Tues. Lo 4 12 42 28 33 26 36 29 33 36 W pc c c c pc c c pc c c City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 44 33 46 47 47 48 25 45 45 35 Today Lo 29 19 32 31 30 36 8 25 34 19 W sn sn r r r r c r r c Hi 39 23 42 44 43 46 16 40 41 31 Tues. Lo 25 12 30 34 28 33 1 28 30 10 W s pc c c pc pc s c c pc TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi Lo 61 48 47 32 24 12 45 16 33 10 34 17 71 46 -10 -19 78 66 30 23 39 19 64 48 65 55 53 42 83 71 51 34 77 63 49 34 51 31 50 32 39 28 44 27 57 47 43 32 55 34 Ontario 15/27 Roseburg 31/44 Brookings 36/51 Jan 5 W c r pc pc pc c s s sh c s pc pc pc c pc pc r pc r pc pc c c r Tues. Hi Lo 59 48 42 31 17 4 41 16 22 13 30 8 70 44 -12 -17 79 66 33 13 30 17 66 48 66 53 50 32 83 71 50 30 72 59 42 34 47 24 45 35 36 18 41 32 56 52 38 27 47 35 understand birds that frequent this region in winter. They also invite newcomers to join groups of birders that survey 15-mile diameter circles on designated days between Wednesday and Jan. 5. A colossal database has been compiled in 116 years of number keeping by compul- sive birders as interest in the annual event has spread. The last Christmas Bird Count set overall records for turnout — 76,669 volunteers participating in 2,505 group counts across North America, Latin America, Bermuda and the Paciﬁ c Islands. They tallied a total of 58.9 million birds, down from the record 68.8 million birds counted the previous year. The inland Northwest is rich with bird species, but the count helps put the numbers in perspective. Propane truck crash closed Highway 26 for six hours Baker 7/20 John Day 16/32 Bend 11/28 Medford 30/43 UNDER THE SKY High 8.4 ft. 10.6 ft. Prineville 10/29 Lebanon 27/41 Brian Flick looks for a rough-legged hawk in Peaceful Valley in Spokane, Wash., during the Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count in 2003. La Grande 17/28 Salem 30/43 Newport 34/45 Eugene 27/41 New Pendleton 19/23 The Dalles 23/33 Portland 32/42 SUN AND MOON 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 Clouds and sun with a shower; chilly Tillamook 32/44 Sunset tonight ........................... 4:30 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday .......................... 7:50 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today .......................... 4:00 p.m. 34/48 Moonset today ............................ 5:52 a.m. Time 12:36 a.m. 12:04 p.m. Chilly with plenty of sunshine 43 30 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 35/45 Precipitation Sunday ............................................. 0.75" Month to date ................................... 5.26" Normal month to date ....................... 3.72" Year to date .................................... 81.76" Normal year to date ........................ 61.34" Dec 13 FRIDAY 44 34 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 51°/41° Normal high/low ........................... 49°/36° Record high ............................ 63° in 2014 Record low ............................. 18° in 1919 Full THURSDAY 41 34 SPOKANE, Wash. — Numbers aren’t the only focus of the annual Christmas Bird Count. The event was founded in 1900 in New York to urge a change in what was then a socially accepted practice of killing birds — all kinds of birds — as a way of seeing what species are out there, or were. The idea of a count brought people together with binocu- lars instead of guns. Organized by the National Audubon Society, the 117th count will kick off next week across the country and beyond with numerous single-day count outings scheduled by local birders in the inland Northwest. All of those eyeballs scour- ing the landscape through bin- oculars turn up something new every year on local counts as well as rare sightings, accord- ing to reports ﬁ led by group leaders. Local Audubon chapters have scheduled programs to help birders understand bird- ing trends and to identify and The 78 participants in the Spokane Christmas Bird Count, which is limited to a 15-mile circle from the inter- section of Division and Fran- cis, listed 87 bird species, according to local compiler Alan McCoy. A large group of birders contributing to the Koote- nai County, Idaho, “big year” count work 12 months to identify about 210 species. But a single Christmas bird count last year in the import- ant December habitat of Yan- ayacu, Ecuador, tallied 509 species. That count reinforces the importance of critical habitat in speciﬁ c locations, experts say. Group leaders who ﬁ le data also report details that help researchers monitor trends. Last year’s severe, long- term El Niño event wreaked havoc in the northwestern Paciﬁ c Ocean, with warm ocean temperatures alter- ing the food chain for marine creatures and resulting in huge die-offs of seabirds, especially common murres. Storm after storm pummeled the Paciﬁ c Northwest coast, affecting birds and bird counters. Regardless of the weather, Inland Northwest birders plan to be out in the thick of the action again to help scientists get a snapshot of winter bird distribution. Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W r pc pc c pc c s c s sn pc pc pc pc sh c t pc pc pc pc c r s pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 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Responders found the truck rolled over and leaking propane and shut the highway down. Medix transported the driver, who did not sus- tain life-threatening injuries. Hazmat teams were called to manage the propane leak. DEATHS Dec. 11, 2016 MONTGOMERY, Mary Louise, 99, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Caldwell’s Luce-Lay- ton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. LARSON, Donald Elmer, 80, of Seaside, died in Sea- side. Hughes-Ransom Mortu- ary & Crematory in Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. Visit www.hughes-ransom. com to share memories and sign the guest book. PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Knappa School Board, 5:30 p.m., Knappa High School library, 41535 Old U.S. Highway 30. Jewell School Board, 6 p.m., Jewell School library, 83874 Oregon Highway 103. Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District, 6 p.m., Fire-Rescue Main Station, 188 Sunset Ave. Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. TUESDAY Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m., work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Warrenton City Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Warrenton-Hammond School Board, 7 p.m., Warrenton Grade School multipurpose room, 820 S.W. Cedar Ave. Lewis & Clark Fire Depart- ment Board, 7 p.m., main ﬁ re station, 34571 Highway 101 Business. 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Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at www.dailyastorian.com/forms/obits, by email at ewilson@dailyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Daily Astorian ofﬁ ce, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503-325-3211, ext. 257. The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103-0210 www.dailyastorian.com KLEMP FAMILY DENTISTRY 1006 West Marine Drive, Astoria (503) 468-0116 www.klempfamilydentistry.com MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper. SUBSCRIBER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE MEMBER CERTIFIED AUDIT OF CIRCULATIONS, INC. 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