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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016
Widdop honored at farewell party Jones-Centeno named to cultural board
‘Amazing’
service to
Gearhart
The Daily Astorian
Bereniece Jones-Centeno,
the interim managing direc-
tor of the Astoria Music Festi-
val, has been named to the Ore-
gon Cultural Trust Board of
Directors.
Jones-Centeno was nomi-
nated by Gov. Kate Brown and
confi rmed by the state Senate
Wednesday. She fi lls a position
vacated by former Board Chair-
man Bob Speltz, who stepped
down after seven years.
The Cultural Trust man-
ages proceeds from the state’s
cultural tax credits. Last year,
Oregonians gave $4.5 million
to the Cultural Trust, which in
turn donated $2.9 million this
fi scal year to Oregon nonprof-
its. The money trickled down
into Clatsop County Cul-
tural Coalition grants equaling
By R.J. MARX
The Daily Astorian
GEARHART — A cross
section of residents and offi -
cials gathered at McMenam-
ins Gearhart Hotel Thursday
night for a farewell to Dianne
Widdop.
Widdop stepped down
from offi ce earlier this year
after 23 years in city govern-
ment, serving as mayor since
2012.
“Her 23 years of service
has been amazing,” Mayor
Matt Brown said. “She’s put
so much time and service for
the community. I’ve gotten
an opportunity to work with
her on the P lanning C ommis-
sion, it’s going to be great to
have her still involved in the
community, I know she’ll be
a voice of reason for all of us
who live here.”
“She’s done a fantas-
tic job for the city of Gear-
hart,” Wi ndermere Realty’s
Craig Weston said. “I give her
kudos.”
Gearhart City Councilor
Paulina Cockrum called Wi d-
dop a mentor and said she
hopes that council members
can continue the “Wednesday
Coffee with the Mayor” — a
weekly interaction with city
residents — to raise issues of
concern.
R.J. Marx/The Daily Astorian
Bob and Dianne Widdop
“These are my friends,”
Widdop said, clearly touched
by the outpouring of support
from the community.
Going forward, Widdop
said, she hopes Mayor Brown
and councilors will address
the foredunes and the dunes
restoration plan.
“To me that has been post-
poned and ignored for so
many years,” Widdop said. “It
is so important for the health
of the dunes.”
An educational workshop
is scheduled at the Gearhart
fi rehouse in January .
During her time as mayor,
Widdop initiated short-term
rental regulations, helped
improve the Ridge Path and
enforced regulation of Nea-
coxie Creek Barn. She pre-
sided over the opening of the
city’s fi rst water treatment
plant.
In 2014, Widdop faced
a recall challenge after she
was accused of “abuse of
leadership.”
Voters supported Wid-
dop in the March 2015 spe-
cial election, with 64 percent
of the electorate opposing the
mayor’s recall.
“I’m relieved that the neg-
ative things are over,” she said
Thursday. “I’ve enjoyed it. I
have made lifelong friends. I
would do it all over again.”
City Administrator Chad
Sweet said he has worked
with Widdop since his start in
Gearhart in 2011.
“She’s been great, support-
ive, always there for the staff,”
Sweet said. “She’s always
helped us out.”
During the 2014 recall
election, “she prevailed and
she stayed strong,” Sweet
added. “I’ll miss her around
City Hall, but I have a feel-
ing she’s going to be around
helping the city with whatever
needs to be done.”
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Breezy; a little a.m. rain,
then a shower
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The Daily Astorian
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TOMORROW'S TIDES
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and sell his ownership stake in
Bikes & Beyond, a co-founder
was omitted. The late Richard
Fencsak founded the store with
his fi rst wife, Joan Herman.
DEATHS
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Dec. 15, 2016
MILLER, Harry Acton,
94, 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.
PHILLIPS,
Mamie
Lucile, 89, of Seaside, for-
merly of Ocean Park, Wash-
ington, died in Seaside. Cald-
well’s Luce-Layton Mortuary
in Astoria is in charge of the
arrangements.
SNOW, Harold A., 75, of
Astoria, died in Portland. Cald-
well’s Luce-Layton Mortuary
in Astoria is in charge of the
arrangements.
Dec. 16, 2016
NELSON, Robert John,
81, of Warrenton, died in War-
renton. Ocean View Funeral &
Cremation Service in Astoria is
in charge of the arrangements.
LEE, Kenneth O., 70, of Sea-
side and Yuma, Arizona, died in
Seaside. Ocean View Funeral &
Cremation Service in Astoria is
in charge of the arrangements.
TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
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a 1A story Friday about Clat-
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deciding to forgo another term
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Three months after moving
to the North Coast, Ruthann
Black is getting used to a new
role and a new view.
Black started last week as
the downtown Astoria adver-
tising representative for The
Daily Astorian.
Black moved to the North
Coast from Kansas City, Mis-
souri. She and her husband,
Lloyd, who have a grown
daughter, fi rst visited on vaca-
tion two years ago. Her hus-
band is an estimator for a local
contractor.
Replacing Anna Stamper,
Black manages advertising
with The Daily Astorian for
downtown Astoria businesses.
It’s a new position for Black,
who has worked in health insur-
ance and employee benefi ts.
“It’s all about talking to the
customer, fi nd-
ing what it is
they do, what’s
special about
them and their
unique needs
and how you
can help them
Ruthann
communicate
Black
it and let every-
one else know,” she said.
Black started in her position
during the holiday shopping
season, and recently organized
the “Shop Historic Down-
town Astoria” ad campaign for
the newspaper, meeting many
downtown merchants in the
process. She said it’s exciting
the effort business owners put
into making a unique experi-
ence, and that her role is to help
them thrive.
“You need to show value,”
she said. “You need to show
the value you will bring to their
business. Bang for their buck
CORRECTION
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UNDER THE SKY
High
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Eugene
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Portland
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Sunset tonight ........................... 4:32 p.m.
Sunrise Tuesday .......................... 7:55 a.m.
Moonrise today ........................ 11:23 p.m.
Moonset today .......................... 11:51 a.m.
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Precipitation
Sunday ............................................. 0.00"
Month to date ................................... 5.60"
Normal month to date ....................... 5.85"
Year to date .................................... 82.10"
Normal year to date ........................ 63.47"
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Record high ............................ 61° in 1981
Record low ............................. 13° in 1924
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previously served as presi-
dent of the board and in several
staff positions with the Eugene
Opera. She has founded and
directs both Eugene’s Cascadia
Concert Opera and Chicago’s
Genesis Opera.
In the private sector,
Jones-Centeno has been exec-
utive assistant to the CEO and
sales representative of a large
corporation in Chicago, and a
Realtor for Coldwell Banker
Brokerage in Illinois.
With graduate degrees in
music and arts administration,
she is completing her doctorate
in musicology at the Univer-
sity of Oregon, where she has
served as assistant grant writer,
taught courses and done out-
reach for the university, Ore-
gon Bach Festival, Eugene
Opera and other community
organizations.
Black named new downtown advertising
representative for The Daily Astorian
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
$11,240 for 10
local groups,
funded by the
Cultural Trust
and
Oregon
Community
Foundation.
“For me, Bereniece
Oregon
has
Jones-
always been
Centeno
one of the most
appealing locales for arts and
culture given the idyllic land-
scape and the wealth of artistic
endeavor,” Jones-Centeno said
in a release about her appoint-
ment. “It has been my long-
held passion to be an inte-
gral part of the cultural fi ber
that reaches so many diverse
citizens.”
Jones-Centeno has worked
with the music festival since
2009, and was named man-
aging director in January. She
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PUBLIC MEETINGS
MONDAY
Astoria City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 1095 Duane St.
TUESDAY
Ecola Creek Watershed Coun-
cil, 4:30 p.m., City Hall, 163 E.
Gower St., Cannon Beach.
Sunset Empire Park and Rec
District, 4 p.m., 1225 Ave. A,
Seaside.
Astoria Historic Landmarks
Commission, 5:15 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.
Port of Astoria Commission,
6 p.m., Port offi ces, 10 Pier 1,
Suite 209.
Shoreline Sanitary District
Board, 7 p.m., Gearhart Hertig
Station, 33496 West Lake Lane,
Warrenton.
Clatsop County Human
Services Advisory Council, 4
to 5:30 p.m., 800 Exchange St.,
Room 430.
Cannon Beach Public Works
Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall,
163 E. Gower St.
— there’s got to be a lot of it.”
In her free time, Black said
she enjoys exploring the area,
learning the history, visiting
restaurants and art galleries,
biking and playing piano.
Having been born in Olney,
Illinois, and living in South
Dakota, Nebraska and Mis-
souri, Black said she’s espe-
cially enjoying one of the
most fundamental differences
between her old and new
homes: water.
“It looks like the ocean, and
you see that every day,” she
said. “I’m not used to seeing
water. It’s so nice.”
LOTTERIES
OREGON
Sunday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 7-8-0-3
4 p.m.: 2-9-8-7
7 p.m.: 4-7-2-1
10 p.m.: 6-1-4-9
Saturday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 9-7-0-9
4 p.m.: 6-6-5-5
7 p.m.: 3-3-9-9
10 p.m.: 9-4-2-1
Saturday’s Megabucks:
14-16-17-29-39-40
Estimated jackpot: $2.8
million
Saturday’s Powerball: 1-8-
16-40-48, Powerball: 10
Estimated jackpot: $40
million
Friday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 2-1-5-8
4 p.m.: 7-1-5-5
7 p.m.: 3-9-1-4
10 p.m.: 5-1-5-0
Friday’s Mega Millions:
1-8-15-36-43, Mega Ball: 6
Estimated jackpot: $67
million
WASHINGTON
Sunday’s Daily Game: 9-9-2
Sunday’s Keno: 11-21-22-
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54-59-62-65-66-71-78-79-80
Sunday’s Match 4: 03-08-
11-16
Saturday’s Daily Game:
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Saturday’s Hit 5: 01-03-10-
18-23
Estimated jackpot: $140,000
Saturday’s Keno: 01-03-06-
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27-29-41-49-54-64-65-66-72
Saturday’s Lotto: 06-09-13-
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Estimated jackpot: $1.3
million
Saturday’s Match 4: 01-13-
18-20
Friday’s Daily Game: 9-8-8
Friday’s Keno: 03-06-10-13-
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