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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017
Groups warn of lawsuit over Strong winds blow across
logging in Oregon forests
Oregon, Washington state
Associated Press
PORTLAND — Fishing
and conservation groups
are threatening to sue the
state Department of For-
estry, alleging it has failed
to reform logging practices
in the Tillamook and Clat-
sop state forests that harm
coho salmon.
One of the groups filing
the intent to sue Thursday
is the Center for Biological
Diversity. It filed a similar
notice three years ago, but
held off on the lawsuit.
Its endangered species
director, Noah Greenwald,
says the group was assured
by the Forestry Depart-
ment in 2014 that it would
work with conservation-
ists and the timber indus-
try on a new management
plan that would poten-
tially protect salmon and
streams. He says that has
not materialized.
A Forestry Depart-
ment spokeswoman did not
immediately return a mes-
sage seeking comment.
Associated Press
PORTLAND — Strong
winds knocked out power this
morning to more than 100,000
homes and businesses in
Oregon.
A high wind warning is in
effect on the North Coast until
late this afternoon.
A tree fell into power lines
just after 8:30 a.m. on U.S.
Highway 101 northbound near
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
42
ALMANAC
Some sun with a couple
of showers; cool
Tillamook
42/49
Mostly cloudy
Last
Salem
40/53
Newport
41/49
Apr 19
Coos Bay
43/52
First
Apr 26
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
6:24 a.m.
6:49 p.m.
Low
1.3 ft.
0.2 ft.
Burns
30/41
Lakeview
32/39
Ashland
35/47
REGIONAL CITIES
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
Hi
60
51
51
55
51
47
56
54
52
54
Today
Lo
33
31
41
40
45
28
38
40
41
43
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Hi
42
43
49
52
50
41
50
51
49
52
Sat.
Lo
26
23
39
36
44
19
31
37
40
40
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sh
r
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City
Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
54
60
56
58
55
52
56
56
54
61
Today
Lo
39
39
41
39
40
45
35
40
41
36
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t
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sh
t
r
r
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t
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Hi
50
50
52
52
53
50
47
51
51
59
Sat.
Lo
36
34
39
35
37
43
33
36
38
34
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
Hi
62
53
56
74
60
50
88
33
85
53
62
83
73
66
80
63
73
50
73
50
60
68
61
56
52
Baker
33/42
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017
Tonight's Sky: Jupiter will be at opposition and well
placed for observation in the constellation Virgo.
Today
Lo
42
38
39
46
46
32
57
17
73
34
50
62
56
45
58
37
54
36
55
36
44
47
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42
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By MATTHEW DALY
Associated Press
La Grande
36/42
Ontario
40/50
Klamath Falls
28/41
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70
51
68
74
74
60
88
35
85
63
75
75
70
74
78
71
75
55
80
58
74
56
58
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Sat.
Lo
46
36
56
39
61
46
60
15
72
51
65
51
50
57
64
49
56
40
62
38
60
35
45
39
43
Bill to improve weather forecasts
heads to President Trump’s desk
Tsunami prep
added to bill by
Rep. Bonamici
Roseburg
39/52
Brookings
40/49
May 2
John Day
34/40
Bend
31/43
Medford
38/50
UNDER THE SKY
High
8.4 ft.
8.2 ft.
Prineville
32/46
Lebanon
40/51
Eugene
40/52
New
Pendleton
39/50
The Dalles
41/55
Portland
41/52
Sunset tonight ........................... 7:52 p.m.
Sunrise Saturday ........................ 6:42 a.m.
Moonrise today .......................... 4:24 p.m.
Moonset today ............................ 5:19 a.m.
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
54
42
Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs.
ASTORIA
42/50
SUN AND MOON
Time
12:21 a.m.
12:22 p.m.
Mostly cloudy with a
little rain
ies from Portland and the Willa-
mette Valley down toward the
California state line, including
Albany, Bandon, Grants Pass,
North Bend, Roseburg and
many other communities.
In Portland, gusty winds
tossed debris across downtown
streets and forced construction
workers to hold on to their hard
hats.
The Daily Astorian contrib-
uted to this report.
TUESDAY
50
39
REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Thursday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 56°/47°
Normal high/low ........................... 55°/40°
Record high ............................ 73° in 2009
Record low ............................. 32° in 1978
Precipitation
Thursday .......................................... 0.19"
Month to date ................................... 1.84"
Normal month to date ....................... 1.23"
Year to date .................................... 34.17"
Normal year to date ........................ 26.07"
Apr 10
56
42
Breezy and cool with
periods of rain
Breezy with rain
Full
MONDAY
50
41
Jim Street in Ilwaco, Wash-
ington. The Washington S tate
Department of Transportation
was working this morning to
clear the tree, which has caused
only moderate impact.
Radio stations KMUN and
KTCB were temporarily down
this morning due to the weather.
Downed trees were also
reported on U.S. Highway 101
near Cannon Beach.
Outages were reported in cit-
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
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WASHINGTON — The
National Weather Service
would have to boost research
— including some from private
companies — to improve fore-
casts and storm warnings under
a bill headed to the president’s
desk.
Lawmakers said the bill
should save lives by giving res-
idents more time to prepare for
hurricanes, tornadoes and other
deadly storms.
The bill would require the
weather service and the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to advance
research on high-tech forecasts
and computer models, with an
emphasis on accuracy and lon-
ger warning times for major
weather events.
The legislation includes a
tsunami warning provision by
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici,
D-Oregon. “Preparing for tsu-
nami is a life-or-death matter for
residents of (Northwest) Oregon
and other coastal communities,”
the congresswoman said in a
release Tuesday. “Congress took
a step forward today by passing
bipartisan legislation to improve
our understanding of the threat
posed by tsunami events and
strengthen forecasting and noti-
fi cation systems.
“Students at Seaside High
School in Oregon stepped up to
educate their community about
the risks of tsunami and now
are rebuilding schools on higher
ground,” she said. “Now Con-
gress is acting to improve warn-
ing systems and support state
and local preparation efforts.”
The House approved the bill
by voice vote Tuesday, six days
after the Senate backed the mea-
sure. The bill now goes to Presi-
dent Donald Trump.
The 97-page bill focuses
on a range of weather forecast-
ing, from hurricanes to tsunamis
and long-range forecasts used
by farmers and utilities. One
section would authorize “tech-
nology transfers” between the
weather service and private sec-
tor weather companies and uni-
versities to improve forecasting
data.
“With more and better
options, we can fi nally make
needed improvements to our
weather forecasting capabil-
ities,” said U.S. Rep. Lamar
Smith, R-Texas, chairman of the
House Science Committee.
“We cannot stop a tsunami or
a hurricane, but better forecasts
and better warnings will save
lives and livelihoods,” said U.S.
Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii.
The Trump administration
has proposed cutting NOAA’s
funding by 16 percent, but
maintains National Weather
Service forecasting capabili-
ties by investing more than $1
billion.
The budget proposal would
eliminate funding for a variety
of NOAA programs, includ-
ing external research, coastal
management and “coastal resil-
ience,” which seeks to help
coastal areas withstand major
storms and rising seas.
“Now is not the time to cut
ocean science, when we need
it most,” said U.S. Sen. Maria
Cantwell, D-Washington.
OBITUARY
Clarence ‘Tize’ Tolva
Chinook, Washington
April 27, 1932 — March 27, 2017
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
OBITUARY POLICY
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for veterans, a fl ag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business
day prior.
Clarence Thomas “Tize” Tolva of Chinook, left on the beach, and a few years older, he soon
Washington, passed away on March 27, 2017, became a deck hand. Even in his last months,
at the home of his nephew and niece, Larry he still said he was going to make it out for one
and Jean Murphy, in North Powder, Oregon. last season.
In true old Finn style, he made
A private family gathering was held
sure he was always there for his fam-
Sunday, April 2, 2017, in Chinook,
ily and friends. Taking road trips to
Washington.
visit everyone was one of his favorite
He was born in Ilwaco, Washing-
things, and if there was a fi shing spot
ton, April 27, 1932, to William and
nearby, even better. He had a bit of
Laura Tolva. He grew up fi shing with
a lead foot, which on occasion made
his family, and served in the Navy
some revenue for the local govern-
during the Korean War. He was dis-
ment and some great stories.
charged in San Diego, California, and
He was preceded in death by his
soon married Barbara Edwards. They
partner Jean Prest; his parents, Wil-
had two children, Laura and Michael
Clarence “Tize”
liam Henry and Laura Brooks Tolva;
Tolva.
Tolva
his son, Michael Tolva; his grandchil-
He became an ironworker during
dren LeAnne McClure Hill and Ray
this time, and retired from the North-
west Ironworkers Union. He also spent many Brewer; and his siblings, Marvin, Frank, The-
years as a commercial fi sherman, fi shing in Ore- odore, Eleanor, William, Sylvia, Martha, Rosa-
gon, Washington state and Alaska. He loved his line and Lorraine.
He is survived by his daughter, Laura Tolva;
family, dogs, sport fi shing and duck hunting.
He ran his fi rst fi shing boat around the age daughter-in-law, Mimi Tolva; grandchildren,
of 6. Actually, he borrowed it from his father Amy Fisher, Becky Tholberg, Kyle Tolva and
(without permission), and when they discov- Ian Tolva; great-grandchildren, Tiyana, Eric,
ered him and the skiff missing they knew he Joy, Michael and Beya; a sister, Marie; and
was headed for the Columbia. Tired of being many nieces and nephews.
CORRECTIONS
Party incorrect — Thomas E. Brownhill
ran on the Republican ticket for Clatsop County
district attorney in the same year as President
Dwight Eisenhower’s election. A story on 2A
Wednesday about Brownhill’s death incorrectly
said he ran on the Democratic ticket.
Name incorrect — In the Coast Weekend
cover story about the Liberty Theater Thurs-
day, Director Jennifer Crockett’s last name was
misspelled.
ON THE RECORD
LOTTERIES
DUII
• At 4:26 p.m. Wednesday, John George Bockstael, 54, of
Hammond, was arrested by the Astoria Police Department near
15th and Duane s treets for driving under the infl uence of intoxi-
cants. Bockstael recorded a blood-alcohol content of 0.12 percent.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
MONDAY
Youngs River Lewis & Clark Wa-
ter District Board, 6 p.m., 34583
U.S. Highway 101 Business.
Cannon Beach Rural Fire
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The Fresh Foam 1080v7
Department Board, 6 p.m.,
Fire-Rescue Main Station, 188
Sunset Ave.
Seaside City Council, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 989 Broadway.
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