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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2017 ‘How do you feel about the pot industry in Astoria?’ “I think it’s ﬁ ne. Making drugs illegal has never stopped anybody from using. We need to treat drug abuse as a health problem rather than criminalizing people who have substance abuse disorders.” THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK “I think it’s a good thing. It’s a legal product, and people are able to make a living working — and I think that’s a good thing.” “I like it. It helps people be in a better mood.” Haylee Wood, Astoria Buddy Totten, Astoria Cameron Brister, Astoria OBITUARIES Richard H. Babcock Roberta Diane Riutta Astoria Sept. 30, 1927 — Jan. 19, 2017 Astoria April 14, 1932 — Jan. 19, 2017 Richard H. Babcock passed away peacefully a daughter, Jamie (Babcock) Umbriaco. at the Astor House in Astoria, Oregon, on Jan. While residing in Knappa, Richard loved 19, 2017. Born on Sept. 30, 1927, Richard was to go hunting and ﬁ shing with his family and 89 years old. friends. Sturgeon ﬁ shing at Bug Hole in Brown- Richard was born in Janesville, smead, or salmon and steelhead ﬁ sh- Wisconsin, to Laurence and Min- ing in the Columbia River, were nie (Schmeling) Babcock, and was always on his mind. Richard was the ﬁ rst of four children: Richard, also an avid bowler, and made many Donald Babcock (wife Mary), Bill friends while league bowling in Asto- Babcock (wife Marilyn) and Lau- ria. He was a talented song writer and rel McClenithan (husband Nor- musician who loved to play bass gui- man). He grew up helping his father tar in a country western band. Rich- on the family farm raising livestock ard loved his cars, and was willing to and crops, and learned how to main- drive anywhere at the drop of a dime. tain the farm’s equipment. In 1944, Richard was preceded in death at 17 , Richard was drafted into the Richard Babcock by Arlene, his wife of 34 years. He U.S. Army Air Corps during World is survived by his brother, Bill; sis- War II, and served as a vehicle oper- ter, Laurel; three daughters, Car- ator during the European Occupation. Follow- rie and Robert Cook of Lake Havasu, Arizona, ing the war, Richard decided to re-enlist into the Teresa and Roy Young of Tacoma, Washing- U.S. Army and make a career out of the mili- ton, and Jamie and Daniel Umbriaco of Rain- tary, and would later serve in both the Korean ier, Oregon, and David Sutton of Oregon City, and Vietnam wars. Richard later retired as a ser- Oregon, Dennis and Leslie Sutton of Denison, geant ﬁ rst class in 1969 in Tacoma, Washington. Texas, Kathy and Jeff Sorensen of Bremerton, While stationed in Japan, Richard met his Washington, Robert and Debbie Sutton of Asto- ﬁ rst wife and returned to the U.S. and would ria, Oregon, and Douglas and Cheryl Sutton of have two daughters, Carrie (Babcock) Cook Astoria, Oregon. Richard has 29 grandchildren (husband Robert) as well as Teresa (Babcock) and 37 great-grandchildren. Young (husband Roy). In December 1979, Rich- A celebration of life is scheduled for Friday, ard married Arlene Footh Sutton and joined a Jan. 27, from 12 to 3 p.m. at the Astoria Elks blended family of ﬁ ve. In 1981, they welcomed Lodge. Roberta Diane Riutta, 84, of the Burnside Riutta Anderson (Doug) of Lynchburg, Vir- community near Astoria, died on Thursday, ginia. She was also a loving grandmother Jan. 19, 2017. After living a long and well- to Bryan and Adam Bidema, Amanda Col- lived life, Roberta died peacefully at her liander, Marja Ross, Alysson Riutta, Kirs- home, surrounded by her family. tin and Brock Riutta, Rory Board- man, Gilbretta Hutchison, Nathan She was born in Astoria on and Courtney Boardman, Rachel April 14, 1932, the daughter of Milligan, Ashley Yoder and Robert E. Basel and Evi Silver Andrew Anderson; and was also Basel Larson. Raised in the Alder- a loving great-grandmother to 10 brook Community of Astoria, she great-grandchildren. attended Fernhill Grade School, In addition to her loving hus- Astor School, and was a graduate band, Gilbert, she was preceded of Astoria High School. She was an in death by her mother, Evi Sil- Astorian from birth, and resided in ver Basel Larson, her father, Rob- the Burnside area since 1959. Roberta Riutta ert E. Basel, and her sisters, Cor- Roberta was married to Gilbert rine Hedeen and Audrey Walman. Martin Riutta on Sept. 19, 1953, Viewing and visitation hours at the Zion Lutheran Church in will be held on Friday, Jan. 27, from 3 to 5 Astoria. He passed away in 1977. She worked as a telephone opera- p.m., at Ocean View Funeral & Cremation tor before raising her family. Following Service, 1213 Franklin Ave., in Astoria. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. the death of her husband, she began work at Knappa Schools in the lunchroom as a on Saturday, Jan. 28, at Peace Lutheran cook. Her passion in life was loving and Church, 565 12th St., in Astoria, followed by a committal service at Ocean View Cem- caring for her family. Mrs. Riutta was a member of Peace etery in Warrenton. A luncheon will follow Lutheran Church and the Oregon School at Peace Lutheran Church. The family would like to offer special Employees Association union. She also enjoyed a longtime membership in an thanks to Lower Columbia Hospice and Alderbrook Bunco Group, family events, much appreciated caregiver, Jennifer Long, baking, Scandinavian cooking, sewing and as well as for all of the thoughts and prayers from all others. playing card games. Donations may be made to the Knappa/ She is survived by her sister, Carol Wolf- gram of Astoria; and was a loving mother Svenson/Burnside Fire Department, 43114 to her sons, Keith Riutta of Portland, Jerry Hillcrest Loop, Astoria, OR 97103; or Riutta of Woodburn and Kenny Riutta Lower Columbia Hospice, 2111 Exchange (Anita) of Warrenton; daughters, Vicki St., Astoria, OR 97103. Please sign our online guest book at Riutta Bidema (Cliff) of Boring, Diane Riutta Boardman (Tom) of Astoria and Julie www.OceanViewAstoria.com FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY 39 ALMANAC Cloudy with afternoon rain Cloudy Tillamook 38/51 Salem 33/49 Newport 38/50 First Full Feb 3 Coos Bay 37/53 Last Feb 10 Coast Guard will hold memorial for serviceman Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 6:06 a.m. 6:58 p.m. Low 3.3 ft. -0.2 ft. Ontario 12/24 Burns 1/22 Klamath Falls 15/35 Lakeview 11/29 Ashland 28/46 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 24 35 49 47 49 33 44 46 49 51 Today Lo 7 20 39 32 43 15 30 34 38 39 W c pc pc c c pc c c c c Hi 26 35 51 48 51 35 48 48 50 53 Thu. Lo 3 18 36 29 42 11 29 30 37 37 W c c pc pc c pc pc pc pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 48 35 43 48 49 50 33 48 43 34 Today Lo 32 27 32 34 33 43 22 32 33 21 W c c c pc c c c c c pc Hi 49 35 46 51 49 51 31 51 46 34 Thu. Lo 30 23 30 32 30 42 23 30 30 22 W c c pc pc pc pc c pc pc c W pc pc sh pc sf sh s pc s c c s s c pc sh pc s s s pc sn pc c s Hi 55 51 35 33 29 41 50 31 81 37 34 48 62 47 86 47 60 51 47 55 37 27 54 48 57 Thu. Lo 34 36 24 10 19 30 28 14 64 27 21 34 45 30 65 32 42 36 24 36 28 10 41 36 37 The U.S. Coast Guard will hold a memorial at 11 a.m. Tuesday for Lt. Devin Hepner, who died last week while training in Virginia . The memorial at Sector Columbia River is open to the public. Hepner, of Logan, Utah, was found unresponsive Jan. 16 in his barracks at Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc pc sf s c sn s pc pc sf pc pc s s pc pc s pc s pc c c pc c pc CORVALLIS — Benton County will remain in a con- troversial lawsuit over the management of some state timberlands. The Corvallis Gazette- Times reported that the Benton County Board of Commission- 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 ers voted on Tuesday to remain a party in the lawsuit seeking $1.4 billion from the state for failing to maximize logging revenues on forest trust lands. The lawsuit claims state land managers failed in their duty to generate as much reve- nue as possible from the forest land trusts. Saturday, Jan. 28 BRANTHOVER, Verna Elina — Funeral at 1 p.m., Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mor- tuary Chapel, 1165 Franklin Ave. PUBLIC MEETINGS 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. Station Astoria, located at 2185 S.E. 12th Place in Warrenton. To attend, reserve a spot by 4 p.m. Fri- day at http://tinyurl.com/ jjv6rju. Military personnel attending the funeral are required to wear service dress blues with combina- tion cover or service-equiv- alent uniform. Civil- ian attendees are asked to dress business casual. The state is supposed to manage the land for “the great- est permanent value,” accord- ing to a 1939 law. If the lawsuit is success- ful, Benton County could receive as much as $30 mil- lion in damages, which is would share with seven tax- ing districts. LOTTERIES MEMORIAL 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? Training Center Yorktown, Virginia, and died later that day at a nearby hospital. Based in Astoria, Hepner served with Sector Colum- bia River’s Marine Safety Unit Portland, which inves- tigates spills, accidents and other suspicious activity. He was in Virginia for investi- gating officer training. The memorial will take place in the hangar at Air Benton County to remain in controversial logging lawsuit Associated Press TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 72 44 45 30 35 46 50 7 80 53 36 49 59 66 81 60 79 49 48 53 50 30 55 45 62 The Daily Astorian Baker 7/26 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Tonight's Sky: An hour before sunrise, the stars that appear during the early evening in summer also appear just before dawn in winter. Today Lo 50 35 32 11 25 37 27 3 70 33 24 34 42 35 65 37 50 42 24 44 33 20 42 37 46 La Grande 21/33 Roseburg 34/51 Brookings 38/52 Feb 18 John Day 21/33 Bend 20/35 Medford 30/48 UNDER THE SKY High 7.8 ft. 9.2 ft. Prineville 18/36 Lebanon 32/50 Eugene 32/48 Sunset tonight ........................... 5:10 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ........................ 7:45 a.m. Moonrise today ........................... 5:52 a.m. Moonset today ........................... 3:24 p.m. Pendleton 27/35 The Dalles 28/38 Portland 32/46 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 Partial sunshine 52 38 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 39/51 Precipitation Tuesday ............................................ 0.00" Month to date ................................... 5.68" Normal month to date ....................... 8.12" Year to date ...................................... 5.68" Normal year to date .......................... 8.12" Time 12:45 a.m. 11:52 a.m. SUNDAY 55 39 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 43°/29° Normal high/low ........................... 50°/38° Record high ............................ 64° in 2006 Record low ............................. 17° in 1949 Jan 27 53 38 Intervals of clouds and sun Rather cloudy New SATURDAY 51 37 WEDNESDAY Skipanon Water Control District, noon, Paciﬁ c Grange, U.S. High- way 101 at Cullaby Lake Lane. Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria. THURSDAY Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce, noon, 818 Commercial St., Suite 203. Clatsop County Recreational Lands Planning and Advisory Committee, 1 p.m., fourth ﬂ oor, 800 Exchange St. Cannon Beach Planning Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. 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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