2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017 Dogs rescued from meat trade arrive in southern Oregon Pooches never had beds before By RYAN PFEIL Mail Tribune MEDFORD — The new digs for eight dogs that arrived at the Southern Oregon Humane Society last weekend include amenities the pooches never have had before. “They’ve never had beds before. Their entire life,” says Kailani Miranda, SoHu- mane animal behavior super- visor. “Never had blankets or anything.” The quality of life for canines Maverick, Renata, Hugo, Klaus, Bashful, Tommy, Darby and Petunia certainly has improved. They were recently rescued from the dog meat trade thriving in several Asian countries such as China, South Korea and Vietnam, according to the Animal Welfare Institute. Denise Baratta/Mail Tribune Kailani Miranda, SoHumane animal behavior supervisor, plays with Renata, one of eight dogs rescued from the meat trade in Thailand. The institute estimates mil- lions of dogs are killed for food annually, typically kept in poor, unhygienic living conditions such as “cramped rusty, cages stacked on top of each other” as they wait, the website says. Many of the animals die from Debt forces Eugene Opera to suspend its season dehydration, disease, broken bones or suffocation. The Thailand-based Soi Dog Foundation, which part- nered with SoHumane for the rescue, has a primary mis- sion of capturing stray dogs, then sterilizing and vaccinating EUGENE — The Eugene Opera has canceled the rest of its season because of debt. The Register-Guard reported poor ticket sales to the opera’s most recent production contributed to a $165,000 shortfall. Eugene Opera General Director Mark Beudert says the nonprofi t will focus on fundraising for now, and he’s confi dent it won’t have to fi le for bankruptcy or shut down. The Daily Astorian The Daily Astorian A structure fi re shut down part of Svensen Market Road between Ang- berg and Simonsen early this morning, Astoria D ispatch announced. Multiple agencies were on the scene of the fi re at mid- morning. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 39 50 38 Mostly cloudy with a shower in places late Mostly cloudy, a shower in the afternoon FRIDAY 51 38 SATURDAY 53 37 An a.m. shower; otherwise, clouds and sun 54 40 Partly sunny Toast for Tails SoHumane got involved with the rescue at its annual Toast for Tails fundraiser event, where Ashland residents Jeff Rinkoff and Janis Rosenthal donated the airfare portion of a travel package that brought in $7,550 for the organization. The winning bidder, Las Vegas res- ident Heather Heath, was able to travel to Thailand, where the Soi Dog Foundation is based. Heath picked up and “chaper- oned” the dogs back to the San Francisco airport, where SoHu- mane offi cials waited to greet the dogs and transport them back to the Rogue Valley. They arrived Saturday. “That was really exciting,” Miranda says. “They spent way too long in those crates. The fl ight got canceled, and they had to stay an extra night, so to get them and get them safe and comfortable, it felt really good to be able to get them off the plane.” Rosenthal got involved in doing her part to fi ght the dog meat trade after seeing a TV news story with graphic images of dogs being weighed before they were sent to slaughter. “I felt like the blood drained out of me. It was the most hor- rifi c thing I have ever seen,” Rosenthal said. Doing well Miranda said the animals are doing well. Some, like Maverick and Klaus, are more shy, while others, like Renata and Hugo, come right up to their cages, noses twitching and tongues lolling greedily for kisses. “They’re a little bit nervous and scared, but most of them are very, very friendly,” she says, adding they will be ready to adopt soon. SoHumane’s Saving Train program has rescued dogs from high-kill shelters in Califor- nia and Hawaii. In effect since 2006, the program has saved 7,590 dogs. But this is the fi rst time it has received animals from Thailand. “This is our fi rst experience with it, and we’re delighted to be part of it,” Evans says. Boots might belong to missing woman Fire closes part of Svensen Market Road Associated Press them before release, a method of controlling overpopulation. “By reducing the number of unwanted animals being born, the problem of overpopulation decreases and the unnecessary suffering of animals ceases,” the Soi Dog website reads. But the organization also operates a shelter and animal hospital, which takes in ani- mals that have been abused or are unable to survive on their own because of age or illness. “They rehabilitate the dogs, bring them to their facility, get them ready to be adopted and then they adopt them out all over Canada and the United States,” SoHumane director Karen Evans says. Sun through high clouds A pair of boots possibly belonging to a woman who went missing in Elsie were found Sunday and turned over to the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Offi ce. Brianna Renne Judge, 23, has been missing since she left a residence at about 9 p.m. on Jan. 10. Deputies conducted a ground search in the Elsie area on Sunday but did not fi nd any clues. Local resi- dents found the boots on the Highway 103 bridge near Tweedle Road . No other items of interest were located following another search of that area. Recent weather and snow- melts have presented chal- lenges for searchers along the Lower Nehalem River, but the Sheriff’s Offi ce said it will conduct air and river searches this week. Anyone with helpful information is encouraged to call the Sher- iff’s Offi ce at 503-325-2061. Brianna Renne Judge has been missing since Jan. 10. ous charges involving pos- session of methamphetamine and endangering the welfare of a minor. Simmons was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, endan- gering the welfare of a minor, reckless driving and DUII and received a citation for driving while suspended. Brown was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, tamper- ing with evidence and endan- gering the welfare of a minor. A 3-year-old girl who also was in the car was taken to the state Department of Human Service s child welfare offi ce. • At 2:52 a.m. Sunday, Tori Michael Chappell, 32, of Astoria, was arrested by the Astoria Police Department on 12th Street near Marine Drive for DUII and reckless driv- ing and received a citation for operating a vehicle without required lighting. • At 4:07 a.m. Sunday, Wendy Rachelle Whiteside, 34, of Astoria, was arrested by the Clatsop County Sher- iff’s Offi ce on Old Highway 30 near the Burnside Loop for DUII and reckless driving. Submitted Photo ON THE RECORD ALMANAC Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 39/50 Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 53°/33° Normal high/low ........................... 50°/38° Record high ............................ 60° in 1968 Record low ............................. 18° in 1943 Tillamook 38/51 Salem 34/47 Newport 38/49 Sunset tonight ........................... 5:09 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday .................... 7:46 a.m. Moonrise today ........................... 5:01 a.m. Moonset today ........................... 2:34 p.m. Jan 27 Full Feb 3 Coos Bay 37/50 Last Feb 10 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 5:19 a.m. 6:19 p.m. Low 3.5 ft. 0.1 ft. 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La Grande 22/33 Roseburg 34/49 Brookings 36/48 Feb 18 John Day 22/34 Bend 18/35 Medford 28/45 UNDER THE SKY Time 12:04 a.m. 11:11 a.m. Prineville 18/36 Lebanon 33/49 Eugene 31/46 SUN AND MOON First Pendleton 27/35 The Dalles 29/38 Portland 34/44 Precipitation Monday ............................................ 0.00" Month to date ................................... 5.68" Normal month to date ....................... 7.83" Year to date ...................................... 5.68" Normal year to date .......................... 7.83" New DUII arrests • At 12:16 a.m. Saturday, Jason Nicholas Wood, 32, of Hammond, was arrested by the Astoria Police Depart- ment at 826 Marine Drive for driving under the infl uence of intoxicants and reckless driv- ing and received a citation for driving while suspended. • At 2:31 a.m. Saturday, Richard Joseph Simmons, 51, of Astoria, and April Megan Brown, 43, of Astoria, were arrested by the Astoria Police Department at 30th Street and Grand Avenue on vari- REGIONAL WEATHER W s r c sn sh r s pc pc c pc pc c s s pc s r s r pc sn pc pc pc Hi 70 47 45 32 36 47 49 11 81 51 35 49 59 64 81 63 78 49 48 53 50 28 55 46 59 Wed. Lo 46 37 33 15 25 36 27 9 69 32 23 34 42 35 66 36 49 43 24 44 32 18 43 36 50 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc s sh pc sf c s pc s pc sf s s c pc c sh s s s pc sn pc pc s TUESDAY Clatsop Care Health District Board, noon, Clatsop Care Re- tirement Village, 947 Olney Ave. Astoria Library Board, 5:30 p.m., Astoria Library Flag Room, 450 10th St. Warrenton City Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Seaside Airport Advisory Committee, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. PACKAGE DEALS APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 O VER Mattresses, Furniture 3 A 0 RS TSOP C LA U Y C O NT in Seaside. Hughes-Ran- som Mortuary & Crematory in Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. Jan. 12, 2017 HELLIGSO, Stanley Rob- ert, 73, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Caldwell’s Luce-Lay- ton Mortuary of Astoria was in charge of the arrangements. Clatsop Community College Board, 6 p.m., special meeting on timber lawsuit, Columbia Hall Room 219, 1651 Lexington Ave., Astoria. WEDNESDAY Astoria Parks Board, 6:30 a.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria. OREGON Monday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 4-6-6-1 4 p.m.: 1-4-8-0 7 p.m.: 5-0-4-1 10 p.m.: 4-4-9-1 Monday’s Megabucks: 12- 14-17-22-26-35 Estimated jackpot: $2.6 million WASHINGTON Monday’s Daily Game: 7-8-3 Monday’s Hit 5: 17-21-28- 35-37 Estimated jackpot: $120,000 Monday’s Keno: 12-14- 15-17-18-20-30-31-32-37- 39-40-43-47-52-58-59-69- 73-78 Monday’s Lotto: 02-03-10- 13-25-28 Estimated jackpot: $1.1 million Monday’s Match 4: 12-15- 16-24 OBITUARY POLICY APPLIANCE YE Jan. 22, 2017 KELLY, Kenneth Ray- mond, 88, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Caldwell’s Funeral & Cremation Arrangement Center in Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. Jan. 21, 2017 JACKSON, Douglas Gene, 73, of Warrenton, died 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. IN LOTTERIES DEATHS & More! HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 • SATURDAY 9-5 • SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a fl ag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation 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 offi ce, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503-325-3211, ext. 257. 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