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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2017
‘What are your hopes for the Trump presidency?’
“None. I hope he
quits before Friday
… He should try to
be as eloquent and
elegant a statesman as
President Obama.”
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Advance Astoria, the city’s
fi ve-year economic develop-
ment strategy that kicked off
in October, will hold an open
house and panel discussion
Thursday in The Loft at the
Red Building.
Kevin Cronin, the city’s
community
development
director , said the event is a
continuation of a discussion
on how to diversify Astoria’s
economy beyond tourism, and
about what types of jobs peo-
ple want to see.
“We know that tourism
and hospitality has been good
to Astoria to a certain level,”
Cronin said. “But from an eco-
nomic development stand-
point, those aren’t producing
the high-skilled, high-wage
jobs that we really need.”
The event starts with a
community forum from 5 to
7 p.m., during which attend-
ees explore how to diversify
the local economy. Local and
regional entrepreneurs will
talk about their experiences
and challenges.
Cronin said Advance
Astoria has focused on sev-
eral sectors with potential for
growth. They include brew-
ing , research and development
institutions, services to sup-
port local home- and online-
based businesses, value-added
food companies and the mari-
time industry.
A panel discussion from
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
John Benham Spring
Gearhart
March 28, 1936 — Jan. 14, 2017
7 to 9 p.m. will include Kelly
Roy, founder of ADX Portland,
a maker space, learning center
and custom fabrication shop
open to individuals and orga-
nizations. Also on the panel
are Tory Campbell, founder
of Felton & Mary’s Artisan
Foods; Kristina Afornorpe,
founder of Downtown Cof-
fee Shop; Wendy Hemsley,
an entrepreneur and founder
of the North Coast Medical
Clinic, along with a treatment
clinic and a medical billing
company; and Leslie McCray,
founder of Sweater Heads hats
and accessories.
The panel will be moder-
ated by Kelsey Balensifer of
the Astoria-Warrenton Area
Chamber of Commerce.
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Salem
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Newport
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Jan 27
Full
Feb 3
La Grande
30/37
Baker
22/30
Ontario
23/33
Burns
22/32
Roseburg
41/51
Brookings
42/50
Feb 10
John Day
36/40
Bend
30/38
Medford
35/48
Klamath Falls
28/37
welcomed extended family and multitudes of
friends to play baseball in the backyard “Spring
Field,” roast s’mores, walk the estuary, watch
outdoor movies and partake in Oregon wine and
razor clams — all with the constant companion-
ship of their many Labrador retrievers.
Always game for new projects and new
friends, John served as treasurer on the board
of governors for the Children’s Theater Com-
pany in Minneapolis. He was a member of the
board of trustees for the Oregon Episcopal
School, and served as treasurer for the Friends
of Chamber Music, both in Portland. He served
on the vestry of Grace Episcopal Church in
Astoria, Oregon, and Calvary Church in Sea-
side, Oregon, and supported the Astoria Music
Festival, Liberty Theater and the Ashland
Shakespeare Festival.
And, just as he loved to carefully score
baseball games since he was a young boy,
John found great pleasure in accounting, and
enthusiastically shared his time and expertise
to countless friends, family members and any-
one in need of a good “tax man” come April.
John is survived by his wife and con-
stant companion, Susan; four daughters and
their partners, Jessica Spring and Tim Allen
of Tacoma, Washington, Katie Spring and
Jim Berke of Chicago, Tupper Spring and
Paolo Benzan of San Juan Capistrano, Califo-
rina, and Margaret Spring and Yann Giguere
of Brooklyn, New York; and brother and sis-
ter-in- law, David and Tina Spring of San
Francisco.
“Grandpa Jack” and his slow underhand
pitch, passionate love of ice cream, and gentle
reading voice will be remembered fondly by
his grandchildren, Jack Allen, Margo, Eleanor
and Patrick Fuchs and Luciana, Eva and Enzo
Benzan; and his ever-loyal black Labradors,
Cleopatra and Penelope.
A memorial concert with the Florestan Trio
and a luncheon for family, friends, caregiv-
ers, neighbors and all who wish to say good-
bye to John, will be held on Jan. 29 at 1 p.m.
at Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Asto-
ria. Private graveside services will be held in
Nashua on March 18, followed by a gathering
of friends and family at 5 Cross Road, Hollis,
New Hampshire, at noon.
Committee to review county charter
Lakeview
27/35
Ashland
35/44
John Benham Spring, 80, died Saturday of
complications from prostate cancer and Alzhei-
mer’s disease at his home in Gearhart, Oregon.
His partner of 49 years, Susan Spring, was by
his side.
John was born in 1936, to Ethel Benham and
John Denison Spring in Nashua, New Hamp-
shire. Known to childhood friends and neigh-
bors as “Jack,” he graduated from Nashua High
School in 1953, and was a member of the Dart-
mouth College class of 1957.
He served in the Marine Corps from 1957 to
1967, achieving the rank of captain while in the
Marine Reserves. He completed offi cer training
school at Quantico and served at Camp Pend-
leton in California. He received his MBA from
Dartmouth’s Tuck School in 1961. In 1962, he
married Julie Dubois, and Jessica Spring was
born in 1964. The couple divorced in 1966.
John received his certifi ed public accountant
certifi cation and worked at Price Waterhouse in
San Francisco from 1961 to 1970. In 1967, he
was traveling for work on a nearly empty air-
plane from San Francisco to Portland, and chose
a seat next to his future wife, Susan Kloster.
They were married on March 29, 1969, in Mil-
waukie, Oregon.
John took a position as an internal audi-
tor for Ford Motor Co. and the couple moved
to Detroit, where they started their family and
established many lifetime friendships. John’s
fi nance career took the family to several U.S.
cities, and he served as chief fi nancial offi cer at
National Car Rental in Minneapolis and House-
hold International in Chicago. He was a mem-
ber of the Economic Club of Chicago and the
Finance Executives Institute.
An avid cyclist, John biked the Scottish
Hebrides and California coast, and he and his
brother, David, rode the perimeter of Hawaii’s
big island. He was also an avid runner, fi nish-
ing the Twin Cities marathon for this 50th birth-
day. An unabashed Francophile, John often vis-
ited Paris and the surrounding regions by foot,
bicycle and barge to savor the food, wine, lan-
guage and hospitality that seemed to follow him
everywhere.
Upon retiring at 57, John and Susan returned
to the West Coast and created a vibrant home
in the Oregon C oast town of Gearhart. They
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UNDER THE SKY
Tonight's Sky: Before dawn on Thursday, Jupiter will
be between the last quarter moon and Spica.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
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Low
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NATIONAL CITIES
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Prineville
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Lebanon
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Eugene
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First
Pendleton
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The Dalles
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Portland
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Sunset tonight ........................... 5:01 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday ........................ 7:51 a.m. Coos Bay
Moonrise today .................................. none 45/52
Moonset today .......................... 11:14 a.m.
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Philadelphia
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Periods of rain
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SUN AND MOON
High
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ASTORIA
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Precipitation
Tuesday ............................................ 1.83"
Month to date ................................... 3.61"
Normal month to date ....................... 5.88"
Year to date ...................................... 3.61"
Normal year to date .......................... 5.88"
Time
6:21 a.m.
6:46 p.m.
SUNDAY
REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Tuesday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 57°/40°
Normal high/low ........................... 50°/38°
Record high ............................ 60° in 1986
Record low ............................. 16° in 1930
Jan 19
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Mostly cloudy with a
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Debby Miner, Astoria
OBITUARY
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
Cindy Peake,
Knappa
Ann Davenport, Astoria
Advance Astoria holds
open house, panel talk
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“Perhaps he’ll
surprise us.”
“I think people just
need to give him a
chance. We need a
change.”
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mittee but not have a vote.
The charter, a framework
for c ounty government, was
last reviewed in 2006. That
committee recommended
minor changes to the elec-
tion process along with
other updates and clarifi-
cations, all of which were
later approved by voters on
the November ballot.
Should any changes be
recommended, they will be
placed on the ballot for vot-
ers to decide.
• At 12:07 a.m. Sunday,
Charles Curtis Beasley, 46, of
Astoria, was arrested by the
Astoria Police Department at
Eighth Street and Grand Ave-
nue for DUII.
• At 1:18 a.m. Sunday,
Colton Wesley Walker, 19, of
Warrenton, was arrested by
the Clatsop County Sheriff’s
Offi ce at Airport Lane and 12th
Place in Warrenton for DUII
and refusal to take a breath test.
• At 2:45 a.m. Sunday,
Chad Dean, 24, of Astoria,
was arrested by the Warren-
ton Police Department on East
Harbor Drive for DUII.
ON THE RECORD
DUII arrests
• At 2:43 a.m. Tuesday,
Kerry David Bales, 49, of
Aloha, was arrested by the
Clatsop County Sheriff’s
Offi ce at Fifth Avenue and
Necanicum Drive in Seaside
for driving under the infl uence
of intoxicants.
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.
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A citizen committee will
review the Clatsop County
c harter over the next few
months .
The Clatsop County
Board of Commissioners
voted this month to approve
the committee and appoint
10 members.
While meetings have yet
to be scheduled, they will
be open to the public. Scott
Lee, the chairman of the
board , said the meetings will
likely take place once or
twice a month.
The review, required by
the charter periodically,
likely will not lead to many
changes, Lee said. “This is a
general housekeeping issue,
and the house isn’t dirty,” he
said.
The committee will
include Dirk Rohne, a
former county commis-
sioner who will serve as
the chairman of the com-
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WEDNESDAY
Astoria School Board,
6:15 p.m., study session,
7:30 p.m., regular meeting,
Capt. Robert Gray School
third-fl oor boardroom, 785
Alameda Ave.
THURSDAY
Cannon Beach Parks and
Community Services Com-
mittee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163
E. Gower St.
Seaside Tree Board, 4 p.m.,
LOTTERIES
City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Seaside Transportation
Advisory Commission, 6
p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad-
way.
Advance Astoria, 5 p.m.,
The Loft at the Red Building,
20 Basin St.
Cannon Beach Design
Review Board, 6 p.m., City
Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Gearhart Planning Com-
mission, 6 p.m., City Hall,
698 Pacifi c Way.
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