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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017 OBITUARY Lillian Louise Nimmo Astoria Aug. 25, 1928 — March 5, 2017 Lillian passed from this life to her eternal years), the Astoria Moose Lodge and the Veter- home in heaven on March 5, 2017, surrounded ans of Foreign Wars women’s auxiliary. by friends and family. She is now walking on She was preceded in death by her husband, streets of gold, and often said it will be the great- parents and her brother. Lillian is survived by est reunion of all time. Her love of her son, Lewis Nimmo, and his wife, Holly. She is also survived by her the Lord was shown in every aspect of her life. granddaughter, Ashley Nimmo, who she enjoyed babysitting, going on Lillian was born Aug. 25, 1928, to John and Anna Laurila in Clats- trips with her and most recently, just talking. She is also survived by two kanie, Oregon. She attended school nieces, Anne Dixon and her husband, in Quincy, Oregon, and Clatskanie, Scott, and Kathryn Cone and her hus- Oregon. She graduated in 1946 from band, Clay. She has two grandnieces, Clatskanie High School. After high Tiffany Dixon and Sarahfia Stead- school, she worked in numerous can- man-Berkana. She also has two grand- neries in Astoria before moving to Lillian Nimmo nephews, Gabriel Steadman and his California with several of her cous- wife, Tonia, and Nicholaus Steadman. ins. In 1957, she enrolled in dental She also has several great-great nieces nursing school in San Francisco, Cal- ifornia. She worked for several dentists in Cali- and nephews, Alexander, Malaya, Daniel, Mala- chi, Isaiah, Adriel, Connor, Bellafia and Lucas. fornia and Astoria, Oregon. In 1959 she met the love of her life, Clar- She was blessed with three step-grandchildren ence Nimmo, a U.S. Navy chief. They were in December 2012, Jeffrey Stutznegger, Ryan married on April 9, 1960. He had seven years Stutznegger and Karmen Stutznegger. There will be a visitation at Caldwell’s left in the Navy, so they resided in Astoria and Oakland, and his last tour was in San Diego. In Luce-Layton Mortuary on March 12, 2017, 1967, a newborn baby boy came into their life. from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at Peace She was blessed, and enjoyed being a stay-at- Lutheran Church at 11 a.m. on March 13, 2017, home mom. She loved to travel, making four trips to the followed by interment at Ocean View Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Peace Holy Land and two trips to Norway. Lillian was raised in the Apostolic Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church Memorial Fund or the charity but began going to Peace Lutheran Church in of one’s choice. Please sign our online guest book at www. 1998. She was a member of the Astoria Elks Lodge No. 180 (and was their chaplain for many caldwellsmortuary.com County commissioners take more time on preschool study By JACK HEFFERNAN The Daily Astorian Clatsop County commis- sioners want more time to con- sider a universal preschool fea- sibility study. In a 3-2 vote, commission- ers decided Wednesday not to approve a $350,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Educa- tion that would fund the study. In more than 1 1/2 hours of deliberations, commissioners’ concerns included the possi- ble privatization of preschools and lack of familiarity with the study. Commissioners agreed to discuss the issue again in two weeks. Way to Wellville has part- nered with the county on the research. The study would col- lect data to determine whether free preschool for 600 low-in- come children would be pos- sible. At the end of the study, commissioners would vote on whether to approve a “pay for success” model that would encourage investors to fund the program or fund the pre- school another way, if at all. Should a pay for success program be approved, the esti- mated money saved by the county from the benefits of having more children attend preschool — $13 for every $1 invested, according to one national study — would out- weigh the cost, project man- ager Dan Gaffney said. The money saved by the county would then be awarded to the investor with interest. But commissioners were concerned about the idea that large corporations or wealthy donors would be involved. A similar program in Salt Lake City, for instance, was funded by Goldman Sachs. “The fact that we need a global corporation to buoy our early childhood educa- tion system is sad,” Commis- sion Chairman Scott Lee said. “Corporations are using it to go through a back door. I’m worried that this is going to take us down a dark path.” ihank pou North Coast for your kindness and support! After nine years we are closing Pacifi c Northwest Occupational Therapy. We have had the pleasure to provide quality occupational therapy services to local North Coast clients and businesses. We appreciate each and every one of you and will miss being a part of your lives. We have enjoyed being a part of this community. Legislation would expand rural self-service gas hours Change would not apply to Clatsop County By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — A bill that would expand the hours of self-serve gas stations in rural counties in Eastern Oregon is headed to the floor of the state House. The legislation by state Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-On- tario, expands on a law passed in 2015 that allowed self-service between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. in 18 counties with a pop- ulation of less than 40,000, including Clatsop County. Oregon is one of only two states that prohibit customers from pump- ing their own gas at fuel- ing stations. In 2015, the Legislature passed a law to allow customers to pump gas in rural counties at night and early mornings to protect travelers from being stranded in remote places. However, in East- ern Oregon, some local- ly-owned gas stations have been at risk of closure due to the expense of hiring fueling attendants to pump customers’ gas. “We are trying to pre- serve these stations out in the middle of nowhere so that we have fuel available,” Bentz said. “This is a question of access, not convenience. We are trying to preserve the jobs of the owners who own these stations and not just the employees at the islands.” The House Committee on Transportation Policy voted 8-1 Wednesday to move the bill to the House floor with a recommendation for approval. The proposed change affects 16 counties in East- ern Oregon: Malhuer, Union, Wasco, Hood River, Curry, Jefferson, Crook, Baker, Mor- row, Lake, Grant, Harney, Wallowa, Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler. The original proposal included Clatsop, Curry and Tillamook counties. How- ever, opposition to expanding self-service hours prompted proponents to exclude the coastal counties from the change. Opponents feared expand- ing the hours when self-ser- vice was allowed would threaten the jobs of those who pump fuel for a living. Another amendment requires an attendant to be available to pump gas at stations that have an attached business, such as a convenience store or restaurant. “We realize there are iso- lated areas of the state, some in western Oregon and some other places that may still The most valuable and respected source of local news, advertising and information for our communities. www.eomediagroup.com OREGON CAPITAL INSIDER Get the inside scoop on state government and politics! 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Sincerely, have issues with fuel avail- ability,” said Paul Romain, a Portland attorney represent- ing the Oregon Fuels Associa- tion. But proponents agreed to modify the bill to make sure it could pass, Romain said. Rep. Brad Witt, D-Clas- kanie, a member of the trans- portation policy commit- tee, voted against the bill Wednesday. “My district is surrounded virtually by self-serve gas- oline, two sides by coastal counties and two sides by the state of Washington,” Witt said. “I am very sym- pathetic to the problems that they have, but self-serve gas- oline has now surrounded my district, and that has created problems for me.” The legislation that passed in 2015 has enabled some rural stations to remain open at night for travelers. Yet some gas station owners have not had the resources to take advantage of the 2015 law because the self-service card- lock devices used to take credit cards cost between $20,000 and $25,000, gas station owners testified in February. 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