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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017 Tour a Coast Guard cutter in Astoria OBITUARIES Jerry E. Davis The Daily Astorian Astoria Dec. 5, 1935 — March 7, 2017 The U.S. Coast Guard will hold public tours Sunday aboard the agency’s newest fast response cutter, the John F. McCormick, at the 17th Street Dock in Astoria. The 154-foot Sentinel-class cutter is named after McCor- mick, who served as the offi - cer in charge for the motor lifeboat Triumph, stationed in Hammond. McCormick was awarded the Gold Lifesav- ing Medal for rescuing fel- low crew member Robert O. Bracken, who fell overboard while attempting to assist the tug Tyee on the Columbia River on March 26, 1938. The cutter is on its way A loving husband, father and friend, Jerry where soon his knack for squirreling things away Davis passed away at home surrounded by his led to a great collection of treasures, and high- family. He was a man of faith and heart and lighted his belief in sharing, renewing and mak- humor. ing things available to anyone in need. In 2006, He could be seen around town the liquidation of his 40 years’ of col- walking hand in hand with his wife, lections became known as the “Sale riding the bus, playing bocce or of the Century,” and preceded his talking with a friend. He could often retirement. be found at his desk, writing letters, He is survived by his wife of nearly designing envelopes, enclosing arti- 49 years, Sharon Davis; his children, cles — all matched to the interests Marco, Ken (Kevin), Steven, Lisa of his hundreds of recipients — peo- and Emily; his grandchildren, Ven- ple he had known for 70 years, or had tell, Julia, Anna, Ava and Hayden; as just met. Everyone was equal in Jer- well as brothers, John Davis and Neil ry’s heart. Willestoft; sister-in-law, Teresa Wil- Jerry E. Davis Born in Port Townsend, Washing- liamson; and numerous nieces and ton, he was the son of Elmer Davis nephews. and Kathleen Harker Davis. He The funeral mass will be held on bounced around a bit before landing in Mount March 13 at 11 a.m., preceded by the rosary at Angel, Oregon, where he attended Mount Angel 10:30 a.m., at St. Mary, Star of the Sea Catho- Seminary High School. lic Church, at 15th Street and Grand Avenue in In 1955, he made his profession at the mon- Astoria, Oregon. astery, where he took the name Brother John. At In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to the Abbey he tended the grounds and the ani- St. Mary’s Memorial Fund, Astoria Warming mals, and eventually moved to the print shop, Center, St. Mary’s Choir Trip to Barcelona, or to which prepared him for his future work at The the charity of your choice. Daily Astorian. Thank you to Lower Columbia Hospice, Dr. Later, at Star of the Sea Parish and School, Law and the numerous people who supported Jerry began in custodial and maintenance work, and cared for Jerry and his family. Shirley (Julian) Leigh Bend April 22, 1937 — Feb. 18, 2017 Shirley Leigh passed away at the age of 79 in Bend, Oregon. Shirley was born in Astoria to Arthur and Fran- ces Julian and lived her life there until 2011, when her health concerns led her to move to c entral Ore- gon to be closer to family. Shirley was married to Michael Leigh for many years, and together they raised two daughters, Teri and Rene. Shirley was a medical transcriptionist prior to her retirement in 1999. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi, Home Extension and was a 4-H garden club leader. She also enjoyed gar- dening, sewing, garage sales and traveling to such locations as Nepal, Tibet, Egypt, China, Italy, Greece and Germany. Shirley is survived by two grandsons and her two daughters. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1650 N.W. Naito Parkway, Suite 190, Portland, OR 97209. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY 40 Cloudy with a touch of rain late ALMANAC Last New Mar 20 56 46 Rain and drizzle in the morning Periods of rain Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 40/53 Tillamook 41/53 Salem 41/55 Newport 44/53 Coos Bay 45/56 First Mar 27 Apr 3 Ontario 31/56 Bend 35/56 Burns 24/53 Klamath Falls 31/59 Lakeview 29/58 Ashland 39/62 TOMORROW'S TIDES Time 6:27 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Low 1.5 ft. -0.4 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 58 54 57 60 50 58 64 57 52 56 Today Lo 28 35 44 42 41 31 41 41 44 45 W pc c c c c pc c c c c Hi 55 56 56 56 51 59 63 53 53 57 Sat. 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Judge grants Oregon’s request to join the travel ban lawsuit By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — A federal judge has granted Oregon’s request to join Washington’s lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s fi rst travel ban on cit- izens of seven predominantly Muslim countries. Since a federal appeals court affi rmed a restraining order on the ban, Trump has issued a second executive order banning citizens of six Muslim-major- ity countries for 90 days and all refugees for 120 days. The new travel ban has already drawn a separate legal chal- lenge from Hawaii. A federal judge in that state has agreed to hear Hawaii’s request for a temporary restraining order on Wednesday . “I am pleased that sev- eral state attorneys general are combining our resources to continue to fi ght the presi- dent’s attempt to fulfi ll a cam- paign promise of banning Muslims from entering the United States,” said Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosen- blum in a statement Thursday . “Though repackaged, the pres- ident’s revised executive order has the same discriminatory intent as the fi rst one.” Washington Attorney Gen- eral Bob Ferguson announced that he will amend the law- suit early next week to include Oregon, New York and possi- bly other states. “The president lost the fi rst round in court. We will con- tinue to assert the Constitution and the rule of law in arguing that his second attempt is seri- ously fl awed and should join its sister executive order in the trash bin of history.” Trump’s fi rst executive order, signed in January , indef- initely banned Syrian refu- gees and temporarily blocked other refugees and citizens of seven majority-Muslim coun- tries from entering the United States. The order came after Trump promised during his campaign a “total and com- plete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” according to court records. Federal Judge James Robart in Seattle in February temporarily halted enforce- ment of the order nation- wide after Washington Attor- ney General Ferguson argued that the order would harm his state’s interests. The state’s lawsuit also claims the order is unconstitutional because it discriminates on the basis of religion. The 9th U.S. Cir- cuit Court of Appeals unani- mously upheld Robart’s tem- porary restraining order. The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. Governor’s staff lobbies treasurer on Elliott Forest By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE Capital Bureau Baker 28/55 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Astoria / Port Docks Hi 70 37 32 68 33 30 84 13 82 38 42 83 83 57 81 54 76 39 59 42 45 62 67 52 47 John Day 39/59 La Grande 34/54 Roseburg 43/60 Brookings 44/56 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Today Lo 39 14 16 37 21 14 53 -4 70 20 25 61 60 36 65 31 60 20 43 20 28 38 51 40 24 Prineville 33/58 Lebanon 41/54 Medford 41/63 Tonight's Sky: Low in the east, the moon, two days before full, will be passing just below Regulus in Leo. High 8.6 ft. 9.0 ft. Pendleton 37/50 The Dalles 36/54 Portland 40/55 UNDER THE SKY 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 Cloudy Eugene 42/56 Sunset tonight ........................... 6:15 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 6:36 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 4:28 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 5:44 a.m. Time 12:34 a.m. 12:23 p.m. TUESDAY 53 46 REGIONAL WEATHER SUN AND MOON Mar 12 53 44 Cloudy with rain tapering off Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 54°/42° Normal high/low ........................... 53°/38° Record high ............................ 73° in 1934 Record low ............................. 27° in 1969 Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.85" Month to date ................................... 5.99" Normal month to date ....................... 2.28" Year to date .................................... 23.87" Normal year to date ........................ 19.67" Full MONDAY 53 44 Petty Officer 2nd Class Loumania Stewart The fast response cutter John F. McCormick, named after a former officer on the lifeboat Triumph at Pt. Adams Lifesav- ing Station, is stopping in Astoria over the weekend. SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown’s staff met with mem- bers of the Treasurer’s Offi ce Wednesday as part of the gov- ernor’s efforts to get traction for her plan to avoid selling the Elliott State Forest. About 82,500 acres of the forest in Coos and Douglas counties is up for sale to a pri- vate partnership between a timber company, Lone Rock Resources, and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. The land is currently required to provide rev- enues for the Common School Fund, which is basi- cally an endowment for pub- lic education. Treasurer Tobias Read and Secretary of State Den- nis Richardson serve along- side the governor as part of the State Land Board, the govern- ing body for Common School Fund trust lands such as the Elliott. Read and Richardson voted in favor of continuing with the privatization proposal last month. The governor has pro- posed an alternative using the state’s bond capacity to pay for a portion of the forest, which would require approval by the Legislature. Brown cannot lobby either Read or Richardson directly because their meeting on board business would consti- tute a quorum of the board, and would be subject to the state’s open meetings law. Brown told reporters at a press conference Wednesday that she was hopeful her offi ce could put together a public ownership plan for the Elliott State Forest that a majority of state legislators would approve. The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. MEMORIAL Tuesday, March 14 RUDOLFI, Thomas Anthony — Graveside service at 1 p.m, Ocean View Cemetery in Warren- ton. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. DEATHS March 9, 2017 RIDDLE, Cordie M., 61, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Service of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. MORFORD, Lois Margaret, 81, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Service of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. ON THE RECORD Attempted assault • At 11:18 a.m. Wednesday, Kayla Mandalynne Heinzman, 26, of Astoria, was arrested by the Astoria Police Department at its station on 30th Street for attempted assault on a pub- lic safety offi cer and resist- ing arrest. Heinzman allegedly approached staff in the front Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. NEW SPRING! FOR A ROUND T OWN ” “ LOTTERIES lobby of the station saying she wanted to be booked and was in possession of stolen items. An offi cer spoke with Heinzman, who appeared to be intoxicated, shortly after about possibly going to the hospital. During the conversation, she lunged at the offi cer, who then arrested her. 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