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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2017
Washington’s wolf population
grew by 28 percent last year
Alicia A. Hess
Astoria
July 29, 1964 — March 14, 2017
tration of wolves in northeast-
ern Washington “underscores
the importance of collaborat-
ing with livestock producers
and local residents to prevent
confl ict between wolves and
domestic animals.”
There were no confl icts
with livestock documented for
16 of the 20 wolf packs, the
agency said. Four packs, and
one lone wolf, were involved
in the death of a cow or calf
last year, the agency said.
The largest losses were
infl icted by the Profanity Peak
pack, which killed or injured
at least 10 cattle grazing in the
Colville National Forest. The
agency killed seven members
of the pack last year, prompt-
ing protests from conserva-
tion groups.
Seven other wolves were
also known to have died last
year, the agency said.
“We know that some
level of confl ict is inevitable
between wolves and livestock
sharing the landscape,” said
Donny Mortorello, wolf man-
ager for the agency.
Environmental
groups
were pleased by the growth in
the wolf population.
“It’s great news that
wolves have continued to
recover, but we still have a
long way to go,” said Amaroq
Weiss of the Center for Bio-
logical Diversity.
Environmental
groups pleased
with growth
By NICHOLAS K.
GERANIOS
Associated Press
State of Oregon
SPOKANE, Wash. —
The population of wolves in
Washington state grew by
28 percent last year, with at
least two new packs, the state
Department of Fish and Wild-
life said.
At the end of 2016, the
state was home to a minimum
of 115 wolves, 20 packs, and
10 successful breeding pairs.
That’s an increase of at least
25 wolves since 2015, despite
the confi rmed deaths of 14
wolves from various causes.
Those fi ndings draw on
information gathered from
aerial surveys, remote cam-
eras, wolf tracks, and signals
from radio-collared wolves,
and are considered minimum
estimates, the agency said.
“Washington’s wolf pop-
ulation continues to grow at
about 30 percent each year,”
said Jim Unsworth, director
of Fish and Wildlife.
Wolves were all but elim-
inated from Western states in
the last century. But the ani-
mals started moving back into
OBITUARIES
A female wolf from the
Minam pack outside La
Grande, after it was fitted
with a tracking collar in 2014.
Washington from neighbor-
ing areas shortly after the turn
of this century, sparking some
confl icts with ranchers.
Gray wolves are listed
under state law as endangered
throughout Washington. In
the western two-thirds of the
state, they are also protected
under the federal Endangered
Species Act.
All of the documented
wolf packs are east of the Cas-
cade Range, with 15 of the 20
packs located in a four-county
area in the northeast corner of
the state. That is also where
most confl icts with livestock
have occurred.
The two new packs con-
fi rmed last year are the Sher-
man pack, in northeastern
Washington, and the Touchet
pack, east of Walla Walla, the
agency said.
Unsworth said the concen-
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ON THE RECORD
Strangulation
• At 8:31 a.m. Friday, Chris-
topher Duane Reimers, 46, of
Astoria, was arrested by the
Astoria Police Department on
Halsey Road for strangula-
tion and domestic violence. He
allegedly strangled his child.
DUII
• At 4:19 p.m. Friday, Pat-
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
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GALES CREEK — The
U.S. Coast Guard rescued
two hikers stranded in deep
snow on King’s Mountain in
the Tillamook State Forest
Saturday.
At approximately 6:30
p.m., the Air Force Rescue
Coordination Center con-
tacted Coast Guard watch-
standers at Sector Columbia
River in Warrenton request-
ing assistance in lifting the
stranded hikers.
After beginning their hike
at 8 a.m. Saturday, the pair
called 911 stating they were
hypothermic and stuck on a
ledge in 3 to 4 feet of snow
with no overnight supplies.
BIRTH
Feb. 28, 2017
WEEKS, Jessica and Jason, of Warrenton, a girl, Ellie Rose
Weeks, born at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Grand-
parents are Andrew Castoldi, Philip and Gloria Leliefeld and
Terry Weeks, all of Spokane, Washington, and Tracy Castoldi of
Phoenix, Arizona.
DEATHS
March 18, 2017
GIRARD, William K., 66,
of Warrenton, died in War-
renton. Ocean View Funeral
& Cremation Services of
Astoria is in charge of the
arrangements.
March 16, 2017
HILL, Doris Alma, 93,
of Seaside, died in Seaside.
Hughes-Ransom Mortuary
& Crematory in Seaside is in
charge of the arrangements.
March 15, 2017
LOVELL, Evelyn Claire,
96, of Seaside, died in Sea-
side. Hughes-Ransom Mor-
tuary & Crematory in Sea-
side is in charge of the
arrangements.
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.
MONDAY
Knappa School Board, 5:30
p.m., Knappa High School
library, 41535 Old U.S. Highway
30.
Clatsop County Fair Board,
5:30 p.m., 800 Exchange St.,
Room 430
Astoria City Council, 6 p.m.,
work session on construction
excise tax, 7 p.m., regular meet-
ing, City Hall, 1095 Duane St.
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rick Allan Ryan, 62, of Sea-
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ria Police Department on U.S.
Highway 101 near the east side
of the Young s Bay Bridge for
driving under the infl uence of
intoxicants and reckless driv-
ing. Ryan allegedly was tail-
gating another vehicle using
only one headlight. He was also
Coast Guard rescues hikers
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Record high ............................ 72° in 1914
Record low ............................. 26° in 1965
Last
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Alicia A. Hess, 52, of Astoria, lost her bat- was determined to land on the bullseye, even
tle with cancer at home, peacefully, on March though she was going too fast on her descent
from the plane.
14, 2017.
“Momma Hess” was always hosting
She was born in Astoria, on July 29, 1964,
impromptu visits from friends and
the daughter to Jim and Jane Hill.
family from around the globe. You
She spent her childhood enjoying
always knew you could pop in to
4-H as a “Trailblazer,” showing Mor-
say “H i,” and that you’d have a great
gan horses and winning high awards
meal, bed and a lot of laughs. Her last
throughout the Western U.S. as a
few years were committed to being a
junior rider. A proud member of the
fun “Jamma” to her two grandsons;
Oregon Morgan, and American Mor-
which she was one of the best! She
gan Association, she enjoyed tak-
retired and dedicated herself to them,
ing neighborhood kids for rides. Her
teaching them sign language, a love
close bond with school friend, Robin,
for books, the importance of manners
and other Knappa classmates, lasted
Alicia Hess
and prayers and the joy of getting a
her lifetime.
little dirt on your hands when you
Alicia married Sam Hess at the
have a full day of playing outside.
United Methodist Church on July
She was known for her capacity to be friends
12, 1985. During their 32 years of marriage
together, they loved sneaking away for mas- with many types of people, all of whom felt like
sages and food adventures, long drives on log- they could call her “family.” She loved big, and
ging roads and rooting for the Ducks while vis- blessed all of us with her positive energy, zest
for life and motto, to always “be good to each
iting their children at college.
She completed her dental training at Tongue other.”
Alicia is survived by her husband, Sam
Point Job Corps Center, and had a long career as
a dental assistant to Dr. Pedersen, Dr. Carneiro, Hess, of Astoria; daughter, Krysta Houseknecht
and as an oral surgeon assistant to Dr. Malm- (Damian) of Bay Center; son, Steven Hess
quist, sharing her upbeat attitude alongside of Astoria; grandsons, Sawyer and Sven
her fellow “Tooth Fairies.” She and her hus- Houseknecht of Bay Center; mother, Jane
band were co-owners of a bagel shop in Asto- (Maki) Hill of Svensen; brother, Jim R. Hill
ria and Long Beach, Washington, rehabbed a (Wendy) of Reedsport; parents-in-law, Carol
double-decker food bus that traveled along the and Dan Hess and sister-in-law, Tina Hess,
Northwest Coast, and she was the proud maker all of Astoria; and numerous cousins, aunts,
of Astoria’s Caramel Crack Corn, along with uncles, nieces and nephews. She was proceeded
in death by her father, James M. Hill, of Asto-
her son.
Alicia was a strong member of Gate- ria, in 2015.
Her celebration of life will be held Saturday,
way Community Church, in Hammond, Ore-
gon, and enjoyed spreading God’s love by March 25, at 11 a.m., at the Clatsop County
doing mission work in Mexico and Thailand. Fairgrounds, Astoria, Oregon, with a reception
She loved cooking with her many friends and to follow.
Memorial donations may be made to North
“Whisking Chicks.” She was always the life
of the party and a risk taker, going skydiving Coast Christian School, P.O. Box 188, Ham-
twice and nearly breaking her tailbone, as she mond, OR 97121.
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Station, 33496 West Lake Lane,
Warrenton.
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