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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 ‘How do you feel about re-gifting?” “I think that’s all right. No sense keeping something you can’t use.” Marie Haglund, Svensen THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK Bill Waite, Astoria By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian GEARHART — A gray whale calf washed ashore Monday in Gearhart but drifted back out to sea, leav- ing only its intestines. Because of the time of year and its size, the 10-foot- long whale was most likely stillborn, Tiffany Boothe of Seaside Aquarium said. According to Boothe, gray whales migrate past the Ore- gon Coast on their way to breeding grounds in Mexico. The whale had been heav- ily scavenged upon by sharks before washing ashore as a result of what Boothe said was “a lot of local shark activity.” A 38-foot humpback whale that drifted ashore in Cape Falcon earlier this year was pulled back to sea before researchers could arrive to conduct a necropsy. The whale eventually landed on the north end of Short Sand Beach in Oswald West State Park. The c ause of that whale’s death was inconclusive. This week, a similar scene was re-enacted in Gearhart. A necropsy had been scheduled, but the whale dis- appeared off the beach. “And like the humpback that washed ashore at Falcon Cove in September and then washed back out the next day leaving only kidneys behind, the only evidence that this calf had been on Gearhart beach was a small isolated pile of Elliott State Forest sale draws protests intestines,” Boothe said. Researchers believe the carcass is heading north, but will be hard to follow while drifting. Since it is not bloated, it may sink instead of ﬂ oat. Gray whale migration is an approximately 10,000- mile round trip, Boothe said, from their feeding grounds in the Arctic to their birth- ing and nursery grounds in Mexico. The fall migration usu- ally takes place from Octo- ber to February and the spring migration usually takes place from March to July, although sometimes as late as September. “We did try to secure the animal when it ﬁ rst washed in, but even though it was a very small whale we were still unable to pull it up higher on the beach,” Boothe said. By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE Capital Bureau FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 29 41 28 38 27 41 32 Clouds breaking; cold Mostly cloudy and chilly Partly sunny and chilly Mostly cloudy and chilly ALMANAC Tillamook 25/41 Salem 27/35 Newport 31/42 New First Dec 28 Coos Bay 39/46 Full Jan 5 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 7:52 a.m. 8:44 p.m. Low 2.5 ft. -1.4 ft. 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 Hi 58 39 16 29 21 19 70 -7 78 26 29 65 68 47 84 44 65 42 41 42 32 42 60 37 46 Burns 29/36 Lakeview 36/40 Ashland 40/44 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 26 23 54 34 41 38 50 34 38 44 Today Lo 22 18 42 29 31 34 41 26 31 37 W sn sn r sn pc sn r sn r r Hi 32 30 49 37 41 41 46 35 42 46 Thu. Lo 11 12 35 23 30 20 30 22 30 32 W sf c c c pc sn r c c c City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 36 19 34 42 35 40 19 37 34 29 Today Lo 24 16 28 38 27 30 15 32 28 14 W pc sn sn r sn pc c r sn sn Hi 36 22 36 43 35 42 21 38 35 28 Thu. Lo 22 12 24 32 25 30 4 27 25 11 W pc sf c c c c sf c c c TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Lo 32 25 -4 11 3 6 43 -16 61 5 12 50 54 26 66 20 47 24 21 23 14 40 56 28 28 The Daily Astorian Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Tonight's Sky: The Geminid Meteor Shower peaks tonight with an average of 80 meteors per hour. High 8.8 ft. 10.3 ft. Baker 22/32 Ontario 28/38 Klamath Falls 34/41 W pc pc pc pc s sf pc s pc pc s pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc r c pc pc Hi 44 26 7 57 18 15 73 8 78 15 26 69 66 36 80 30 55 27 39 26 24 51 61 35 30 Thu. Lo 27 8 2 34 15 2 46 3 64 10 22 58 57 26 67 20 45 15 33 17 19 42 48 25 18 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc pc s pc sn sf pc sn r s c c r pc pc pc pc pc c pc pc c r pc s Roby’s can help. Lift chairs starting at $599. Side pocket to keep remote control handy at all times Battery support ensures lift mechanism works for one cycle without electricity. Available in a wide selection of fabrics and special-order fabrics ZERO GRAVITY device that supports legs, back, and neck Astoria - (503) 325-1535 1555 Commercial • www.robysfurniture.com ‘Open spaces’ In remarks at the conclu- sion of the land board’s meet- ing Tuesday afternoon, Brown said it is important to preserve the state’s beaches, forests and open spaces, but also stated her support for natural resource jobs. “I am absolutely adamant that we need to continue to create jobs, particularly in Coos and Douglas counties,” where the acreage in question is located, Brown said. “I am adamant that we need to continue to maintain public access, and I think for many of us that looks very differ- ent depending on whose, which types of shoes we walk in, and that we preserve our endangered species and our very unique habitats.” Brown said she expected the department to return to the State Land Board at its next meeting in February before ﬁ nalizing an offer and purchase and sale agree- ment with Lone Rock, and implored those gathered at the meeting to work collabo- ratively to specify an alterna- tive for the State Land Board to consider. When the State Land Board convenes again in two months to do so, it will have a different composition — Sec- retary of State Jeanne Atkins and Treasurer Ted Wheeler, both Democrats, are ﬁ nish- ing terms. They will be replaced by Republican Dennis Richard- son and Democrat Tobias Read, both of whom have served in the state Legislature. Coastal Family Health Center is offering free help to anyone who wants to enroll in affordable health insurance on www.healthcare.gov by Thurs- day to get coverage for Jan. 1. Those who sign up after Thursday can get covered on Feb. 1. This assistance is avail- able to all Oregon residents . Premiums are based on income and family size, and can be free of charge to some. “If they have an email account, it’s a very quick process” said Janae Jasper, eligibility spe- cialist at the center, who can also help people set up the required email account if they don’t have one. In addition to private healthcare insurance, Jasper also helps enroll people in the Oregon Health Plan, free healthcare coverage for those who qualify, based on income and family size. Everyone must renew annually, and she can help with that process. Jasper is available either by appointment by calling 503- 325-8315, or walk-ins can come to 2158 Exchange St., Suite 304. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednes- days , she is at the state Depart- ment of Human Services ofﬁ ce at 450 Marine Drive. arrested for driving under the inﬂ uence of intoxicants. The ofﬁ cer forwarded a case for possible over service at the Ire- dale Inn to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission for fur- ther investigation. • On Friday, Warrenton P olice received a call from Astoria 911 Dispatch that a man believed to be drunk was heading from the Mini Mart on West Marine Drive in Astoria, across the Youngs Bay Bridge toward Warrenton. An ofﬁ cer caught up to the car and saw it swerving and drifting on U.S. Highway 101. Zachary Alan Madrid, 27, of Seaside, was stopped and arrested for DUII. His blood alcohol content was .20 percent. • A t 9:49 p.m. on Mon- day, a Warrenton P olice ofﬁ cer observed a car turn north on South Main Street in Warren- ton and weave back and forth in the lane, committing various trafﬁ c violations, and nearly hitting an elk that was standing on the side of the road. When he was pulled over, driver Craig Timothy Martin, 46, of Warrenton, was “visibly intox- icated,” according to police reports. His blood alcohol con- tent was .10 percent and he was charged for DUII. ON THE RECORD DUII arrests • At 10:22 p.m. on Dec. 7, Warrenton P olice received a call from a person at the Ire- dale Inn, who said a man at the bar appeared to be very intoxicated and looked like he was preparing to leave soon. An ofﬁ cer drove by and saw a vehicle matching the call- er’s description leave the i nn. He followed the car, watching the driver make several trafﬁ c violations and negotiate cor- ners with difﬁ culty. The ofﬁ - cer stopped Eugene Michael Barrow, 55, of Warrenton, who had a blood alcohol content of .13 percent. Barrow was LOTTERIES PUBLIC MEETINGS Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Need a Lift? KEIZER — As an alterna- tive to a plan to sell a large chunk of coastal state forest, Gov. Kate Brown proposed Tuesday that the state use up to $100 million of its bond- ing authority to pay into the Common School Fund and relieve a portion of the Elliott State Forest of some of its ﬁ duciary responsibility to the fund. The Common School Fund has long provided revenues from state trust lands such as the Elliott State Forest for K-12 education. The state says that the Elliott has, due to the recent imposition of increased tim- ber harvesting restrictions, become a liability to the fund instead of an asset. Brown’s proposal followed hours of impassioned pub- lic testimony over the pro- posed sale of 82,500 acres of the Elliott State Forest, which is home to endangered species. The governor had previously hinted at the option in a tweet when she released her budget this month . Proposed sale The proposed sale of the forest to a timber company and an Indian tribe mobilized the state’s environmental groups, who wanted to keep the land in public hands. Over 40 entities formally expressed interest in the land — including some pub- lic agencies — but only one acquisition plan was submitted in time for the mid-November deadline. The governor also directed the Department of State Lands to continue discussions with the prospective buyers — Lone Rock Resources of Rose- burg and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. The governor implored those gathered at the meet- ing to collaborate on a sec- ond option that would decou- ple “both the purpose and the ownership of the Elliott.” She said she believed that option should keep the land in state or tribal owner- ship, which could include the aspects of the acquisition pro- posal submitted by Lone Rock and the Cow Creek Band — including tribal and private forest management. Deadline looms for health insurance sign-up La Grande 25/32 Roseburg 38/43 Brookings 41/49 Jan 12 John Day 33/37 Bend 18/30 Medford 41/46 UNDER THE SKY Time 2:20 a.m. 1:40 p.m. Prineville 17/31 Lebanon 30/37 Eugene 29/37 Sunset tonight ........................... 4:30 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ........................ 7:51 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 5:52 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 8:13 a.m. Pendleton 16/22 The Dalles 19/29 Portland 28/36 SUN AND MOON Dec 20 A thick cloud cover with a little rain Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 29/41 Precipitation Tuesday ............................................ 0.00" Month to date ................................... 5.57" Normal month to date ....................... 4.34" Year to date .................................... 82.07" Normal year to date ........................ 61.96" Last 45 36 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 45°/38° Normal high/low ........................... 49°/36° Record high ............................ 59° in 1969 Record low ............................. 11° in 1972 Roseby Foss, Astoria Brown suggests paying school fund as option to selling forest Small whale washes ashore in Gearhart Gray whale was likely stillborn “I really don’t like to re-gift things, be- cause the person who gave it to you had an emotional intent. I don’t want to hurt their feelings.” “Oh, I love it. We do it all the time. I shouldn’t say that — now all my relatives will say, ‘Ah, I gave him this last year.’” OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian pub- lishes paid obituaries. The obit- uary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a flag sym- bol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 10 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctua- tion and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. 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 office, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503- 325-3211, ext. 257. WEDNESDAY Clatsop County Housing Authority Board, 5 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria. Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria. Astoria School Board, 6:15 p.m., study session, 7:30 p.m., regular meeting, Capt. Robert Gray School third-ﬂ oor board- room, 785 Alameda Ave. Warrenton-Hammond School Board, 7 p.m., Warrenton Grade School multipurpose room, 820 S.W. Cedar Ave. Wickiup Water District Board, 6:30 p.m., 92648 Svensen Mar- ket Road, Svensen. THURSDAY Cannon Beach Parks Commit- tee, 9 a.m., 163 E. Gower St. Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce Council, noon, 818 Commercial St., Suite 203. Cannon Beach Design Review Board, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Seaside Transportation Advi- sory Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Seaside School District, 6 p.m., 1810 S. Franklin, Seaside. 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 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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