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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017 Eric John Kaiser, Americana, 7 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 Marion Ave., Gearhart, no cover. * “Fish Eyes,” comedy, 5:30 p.m., Clats- kanie Middle High School, 471 Bel Air Drive, Clatskanie, $10, all ages. p.m., Coaster Theatre Playhouse, 108 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, $20 to $25, rated PG. RJ Marx Quartet, jazz, 7 p.m., WineKraft, 80 10th St., Astoria, no cover, 21 +. Alysha Graham Picard Artist Recep- tion, 6 p.m., NCRD Gallery, 36155 9th St., Nehalem. Three For Silver, folk, 8 p.m., Sou’West- er Lodge, 3728 J Place, Seaview, Wash. “The Mousetrap,” mystery, 7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre Playhouse, 108 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, $20 to $25, rated PG. George Coleman, jazz, 6 p.m., Shel- burne Inn Restaurant, 4415 Pacifi c Way, Seaview, Wash., no cover. Melissa Eskue Ousley Author Read- ing, 6 p.m., Astoria Public Library, 450 10th St., Astoria, free. Hollis Peach, folk, 9 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., no cover. FRIDAY David Drury, jazz, 6 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, no cover. Thistle & Rose, Americana, 6 p.m., Seasons Café, 255 Hemlock St., Can- non Beach. Tom Trudell, jazz, 6 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, no cover. SATURDAY Submitted Photo Author Melissa Eskue Ousley presents a writing workshop and reading Saturday at the Astoria Public Library. She will read from her new book “Sunset Empire,” a love letter to the Ore- gon Coast, highlighting different locations in Astoria. The reading begins at 6 p.m. and the work- shop will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. She is an award-win- ning author specializing in adult and young adult fiction. Bruce Horne Artist Reception, 2 p.m., Trail’s End Art Gallery, 656 A St., Gearhart. Tom Trudell, jazz, 6 p.m., Shelburne Inn Restaurant, 4415 Pacifi c Way, Seaview, Wash., no cover. Gearhart ArtWalk, 2 p.m., along Pacifi c Way in Gearhart, look for the “Welcome to the Shore” fl ag at partici- pating merchants. Wes Wahrmund, jazz, 6 p.m., The Bis- tro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach. Maggie & the Cats, blues, 6:30 p.m., Sweet Basil’s Café, 271 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, no cover, 21 +. Preserving the Past Lecture with Keith Cox, 2 p.m., Columbia Pacifi c Heritage Museum, 115 Lake St., Ilwaco, Wash. “A Sting in the Tale,” comedy thriller, 7 p.m., Barn Community Playhouse, 1204 Ivy Ave., Tillamook, $10 to $15. First Saturday Art Walk, 5 p.m., downtown Seaside, look for the art walk signs at participating merchants. * “Bye Bye Birdie,” musical, 7 p.m., Seaside High School, 1901 Holladay Drive, Seaside, $4 to $8, all ages. Liberty Theatre, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, $35, 21 +. UnWined Tasting Event, 5 p.m., Wes Wahrmund, jazz, 6 p.m., The Bis- tro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach. “A Sting in the Tale,” comedy thriller, 7 p.m., Barn Community Playhouse, 1204 Ivy Ave., Tillamook, $10 to $15. Barbie G, folk, 7 p.m., WineKraft, 80 10th St., Astoria, no cover, 21 +. * “Bye Bye Birdie,” musical, 7 p.m., Seaside High School, 1901 Holladay Drive, Seaside, $4 to $8, all ages. Mexican Gunfi ght, rock, 7 p.m., The Birk, 11139 Hwy. 202, Birkenfeld. The Banner Days, Americana, 7 p.m., Peninsula Arts Center, 504 Pacifi c Ave., Long Beach, Wash., $15. “The Mousetrap,” mystery, 7:30 CORRECTION TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY 49 35 43 A shower, breezy, then rain and drizzle Chilly with rain; rain and snow at night Full 44 37 Chilly with periods of rain Coos Bay 44/54 Mar 27 Ontario 26/49 Bend 24/48 Burns 18/43 Klamath Falls 26/48 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 11:00 a.m. 10:52 p.m. Low 0.6 ft. 1.7 ft. City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 41 49 51 50 49 49 57 49 49 52 Today Lo 25 24 40 40 43 26 34 41 44 44 W c c c c r pc c sh sh c Hi 44 48 50 53 49 48 53 50 49 54 Fri. Lo W 33 c 28 r 42 sh 40 r 35 r 33 c 40 c 37 r 39 r 43 r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 47 49 49 53 50 49 41 52 50 50 Today Lo 43 33 43 38 43 43 33 39 42 30 W r c sh c sh sh c c sh c Hi 48 52 50 55 51 50 45 51 50 52 Fri. Lo W 34 r 36 c 37 r 43 r 38 r 35 r 32 c 40 r 37 r 27 r TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES W s pc sn s sn c s pc sh pc s s s s pc s s pc s pc s pc s r pc Hi 59 39 36 63 46 30 66 0 82 40 56 70 80 57 79 50 68 39 67 42 49 52 59 47 46 Fri. Lo 34 14 24 33 29 19 46 -11 71 25 43 49 53 37 67 30 50 23 43 24 38 38 50 37 26 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W s pc pc s pc sf s pc pc pc pc s s s sh s s sf s sn pc pc pc r sn Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. CLATSOP POWER EQUIPMENT, INC. SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS Lisa Mann Trio, rhythm-n-blues, 2 p.m., The Birk, 11139 Hwy. 202, Birkenfeld. Multi-genre Artist Reception, 3 p.m., Northwest Carriage Museum, 314 Alder St., Raymond, Wash. Skadi Freyer, jazz, 6 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, no cover. Malachi Graham & Jamie Stillway, alt-Americana, 7 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., no cover. * Recommended for kids. Astoria July 9, 1954 — Feb. 25, 2017 Jonathan B. “Jon” Riekkola, 62, of Astoria, Jon’s hobbies and interests included hiking, road trips, history, rebuilding and repurposing died on Feb. 25, 2017, at his residence. He was born in Astoria on July 9, 1954, the old equipment and wood and creating a duck son of Archie and Dorothy Jackson Riekkola. hunting habitat. He was a past president of the Diking District 9, and a committed He was raised in Astoria and attended husband, father and grandfather. Astoria public schools, graduating He is survived by his wife, Jackie, from Astoria High School. He lived of Astoria; his sons, Dylan Riekkola, his entire life in Astoria. Emmitt Brewer, Adrian Brewer and He was married to the former Tyler Riekkola, all of Astoria, and Jackie Buzzell at the Philadelphia Bryce Riekkola of Bend, Oregon; his Church in Hammond on Aug. 5, sister, Mary Nauha; his brothers Ben, 1990. Dave and Jeff Riekkola; and four Jon started farming at the age of grandchildren. He was preceded in 6 years old, driving rake tractor for death by his parents, Archie and Dor- the Riekkola family farm. As Jon Jonathan othy Riekkola. grew older he continued expanding Riekkola Memorial services will be held on his trade skills as an accomplished Saturday, March 4, at 1 p.m. at Coast- logger, rock quarry developer, die- sel mechanic and business owner. In his later line Christian Fellowship, 89386 Oregon High- years, Jon continued to operate under the Lewis way 202 in Astoria. A fellowship hour will fol- & Clark Seed Co. name established by his low at the church. The family suggests that in lieu of fl owers, grandfather in 1935, and Riekkola Land and donations be made to the Back Pack Lunch Pro- Development. Jon was also able to pursue his true pas- gram either at the memorial service, or by mail sion over the last 10 years by working with the in care of Ocean View Funeral Services, 1213 elderly and children as the head of maintenance Franklin Ave., Astoria, OR 97103. Please sign our online guest book and share a at the Astor House, followed by being head cus- memory at www.OceanViewAstoria.com todian at Warrenton High School. EO Media Group LONG BEACH, Wash. — Bette Snyder, a leading citizen of the Long Beach Peninsula who was well known through- out Washington state, died last Thursday , just shy of her 94th birthday. She was mentally sharp and enjoyed life right up to the end, her children reported. Her funeral is this Satur- day at noon at the Peninsula Church Center, with a reception to follow. Wife of the late Sid Snyder, majority leader of the Wash- ington State Senate, Bette Sny- der was famous for her friendly manner, political instincts and wickedly humorous poetry that often poked gentle fun of Sid and other public fi gures. Along with her husband, she epito- mized a generation of state lead- ers who avoided rancor and built connections between people of differing ideologies. News of her death rapidly spread via social media last week, generating a fl ood of con- Man arrested in Vernonia shooting olds has been charged with attempted murder, menac- A man has been arrested ing, second-degree assault, in connection to a drive-by third-degree assault, reck- shooting in the Vernonia lessly endangering another area on Feb. 18. person, felon in possession The Columbia of a firearm and vio- County Sheriff’s lation of post prison Office announced supervision. Further it had taken Greg- charges are pending, ory Reynolds, 37, the S heriff’s O ffice of Vernonia, into said. custody as the sus- Reynolds has pre- pect in the shooting. viously faced multi- Deputies located ple felony charges in Gregory Reynolds’ car in Columbia County — Reynolds the driveway of his including burglary, family home following the possession of a controlled shooting but were unable to substance and assault. find him. Three additional people With a court order, dep- also have been arrested in uties found Reynolds hid- connection to the shooting, ing underneath the house but the S heriff’s O ffice has Wednesday morning. Reyn- yet to release their names. The Daily Astorian 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 34912 HWY 101 BUS • ASTORIA 503-325-0792 • 1-800-220-0792 “A Sting in the Tale,” comedy thriller, 2 p.m., Barn Community Playhouse, 1204 Ivy Ave., Tillamook, $10 to $15. Local heroine Snyder was a leader Lakeview 23/44 Ashland 25/51 REGIONAL CITIES Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hi 59 47 37 52 39 37 68 1 80 44 53 67 80 59 84 56 66 52 64 54 54 48 62 48 54 Baker 25/44 John Day 22/41 Roseburg 38/55 Brookings 39/50 Tonight's Sky: Regulus, the brightest star of Leo, will be climbing higher into the evening sky. Today Lo 38 24 20 27 21 21 42 -22 69 23 25 46 53 37 68 31 49 32 33 31 27 28 45 44 35 Prineville 24/50 Lebanon 38/50 Medford 34/53 UNDER THE SKY High 9.3 ft. 7.5 ft. La Grande 31/46 Salem 43/51 Newport 44/49 New Mar 20 Pendleton 33/52 The Dalles 35/52 Portland 43/50 Eugene 40/53 Last Mar 12 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 Chilly with periods of rain Tillamook 44/51 Sunset tonight ........................... 6:03 p.m. Sunrise Friday ............................. 6:51 a.m. Moonrise today ........................... 9:16 a.m. Moonset today ......................... 11:11 p.m. Time 4:19 a.m. 5:09 p.m. 44 32 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 43/49 SUN AND MOON Mar 5 MONDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Wednesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 50°/41° Normal high/low ........................... 53°/38° Record high ............................ 67° in 1947 Record low ............................. 22° in 1971 Precipitation Wednesday ....................................... 0.09" Month to date ................................... 0.09" Normal month to date ....................... 0.27" Year to date .................................... 17.97" Normal year to date ........................ 17.66" First 45 33 Rain at times ALMANAC SUNDAY Richard T. & Friends, blues, 11:30 a.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, no cover. Jonathan B. Riekkola PUBLIC MEETINGS FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA SUNDAY OBITUARY Title incorrect — Loretta Maxwell is the assistant manager of Grandview Bed & Breakfast in Astoria. She was incorrectly identifi ed as the owner in a 1A story on Feb. 22. THURSDAY Seaside Parks Advisory Committee, 7 p.m., City Hall, City Hall, 989 Broadway. FRIDAY Clatsop Care Health District Board, 1 p.m., special meeting, Clatsop Care Retirement Village, 947 Olney Ave. Hollis Peach, folk, 9 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., no cover. 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. dolences for her children, Sid Snyder Jr. of Gearhart, Karen Snyder of Long Beach and Sally Snyder Paxton of Bellevue, Washington. “Bette was an amazing woman and will be missed. She and Sid leave behind a leg- acy that will live on for genera- tions,” one of her many friends said . The Columbia Pacifi c Her- itage Museum in Ilwaco is set- ting up a memorial display for Bette Snyder in the lobby. It should be complete by Friday. 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