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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017
‘It’s National Park Week. What’s your favorite park — national or otherwise?’
“Since I’m an
Oregonian, I’ll
say Crater Lake.
But I could just as
easily say Olympic
National Park.”
THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Hobe Kytr, Astoria
“Yosemite.
I’ve been
there several
times, and it’s
awesome and
breathtaking.”
Sharene Pasch, Astoria
“Probably McCall Waterfront Park in
Portland, on the Willamette River. I think
so because of its beauty and the way the
city of Portland has integrated the urban
landscape into the natural landscape,
enhancing the beauty of the river and making it
accessible to people. It’s also a venue for city activities.
Connie Hunt, Svensen
OBITUARIES
Ruth C. (Hess) Huckaby
Curtis Lee Olson
Seaside
Jan. 24, 1932 — March 11, 2017
Wheeler
Aug. 30, 1932 — April 8, 2017
Ruth passed away March 11, 2017. She single mother. Family was very important to her.
was born in Astoria, Oregon, Jan. 24, 1932, to She was always telling stories of farm life with
Charles N. Hess and Valda C. Edwards.
six sisters, a high point of many family gather-
Ruth attended Astoria schools, graduating ings. She enjoyed traveling around the coun-
in 1949. She continued her educa-
try, taking road trips as often as she
tion, receiving her bachelor’s degree
could. She loved gardening and play-
from Oregon College of Education
ing cards with her friends. Her heart
in 1952. Later that year, she married
was a gentle and generous one that
Donald L. Hatcher. They have three
touched many lives during her life.
sons, Charles (Chuck), William and
We will miss her greatly, but know
James.
she is fi nally able to rest peacefully.
Ruth taught school in Washington
As many of you know, she suffered
and Astoria before moving the family
from Alzheimer’s disease.
to Omaha, Nebraska. Donald passed
She leaves behind her three boys
away in 1964. She returned to school
and a daughter, Charles (Chuck)
Ruth Huckaby
in Omaha and received her master’s
Hatcher of Astoria, Oregon, William
degree in science at the University of
Hatcher of Portland, Oregon, James
Omaha, Nebraska, in 1966. After she
Hatcher and his wife, Betty, of Asto-
received her degree, she and her boys moved ria, Oregon, and Laura Magee of Missoula, Mon-
back to Astoria to be near family.
tana; two grandsons, Jake and Cole Hatcher of
She then began teaching for the Warren- Astoria, Oregon; and three sisters, Nancy Hess,
ton School District, retiring in 1993. She loved JoAnn Davis and Agnes Stocker. She was pre-
teaching and her students very much, spending ceded in death by three sisters, Colleen Hippen-
many after-school hours helping tutor students steel, Valda (Billie) DeBlois and Jane Hall.
who needed extra time and attention.
Ruth wanted a celebration of her life. In
In 1973 she married Bobby E. Huckaby and honor of her request, a celebration will be held
welcomed her daughter, Laura Elizabeth, into Saturday, May 13, at the Warrenton Community
the world that same year.
Center, in Warrenton, Oregon, from noon to 4
Ruth worked hard raising four children as a p.m.
Curtis Lee Olson, 84, passed away April
He gillnetted on the Columbia River
8, 2017. He was born Aug. 30, 1932, in and fished for many summers in Bristol
Astoria, to Otto and Reta (Lynn) Olson, the Bay, Alaska, on his beloved boat, the Bev-
middle of three children.
Lee. He later spent 18 years with Rebecca
Curt grew up in the Melville
Myers (deceased, 2005), enjoy-
ing playing cards and weekly din-
area of Lewis and Clark, where he
ners at the Buoy Nine. Following
was involved in 4-H (dairy cows)
Curt’s retirement, they spent win-
and helped on the family farm.
ters with fellow Astorian snow-
He attended Melville School,
birds in Yuma, Arizona. Another
Lewis and Clark and Astoria High
favored daily routine was morn-
School. He was proud that he was
ing coffee at the Labor Temple
given a driver’s license at age 14
with friends. Curt was a long-
to drive area classmates to school,
time member of both the Elks
as the bus did not go out that far.
and American Legion, as well as
Following high school, Curt
Curtis Olson
Moose and Eagles.
joined the U.S. Army National
Curt was preceded in death
Guard, achieving the rank of ser-
by his parents; siblings, Joan
geant. He was sent to Fort Belvoir,
Virginia, for training in heavy equipment Lindseth and Roger Olson; a sister-in-
operation, and fondly remembered roller law, Carol Olson; and infant son, Russell.
He is survived by his children, Marilyn
skating on the National Mall.
Curt married Winifred Schuster on May (David) Mears of Seattle, Keith (Shirley)
2, 1953, in Portland. They raised three chil- Olson of Seaside and Roxanne (Serge)
dren, Marilyn, Keith and Roxanne, in the Boen of Albany; three grandsons, Abra-
Youngs River area. He and Wini partici- ham and August Mears and Robert Olson;
pated in a motorcycle club, played cards and a brother-in-law, Elmer Lindseth of
and square danced. He also enjoyed hunting Seattle.
A service will be held Saturday, April 22,
and camping trips.
Curt worked on a log boom in Youngs at 1 p.m. at Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mor-
River Loop, later becoming a longshoreman tuary in Astoria. A reception follows at the
and proud union member of International American Legion.
Remembrances may be made to Warren-
Longshore and Warehouse Union Local No.
50. He also operated Olson Logging for ton Deep Sea Fisherme n’s Benefit Fund,
several years. After divorcing, Curt married P.O. Box 1062, Warrenton, OR 97146; or
charity of your choice.
Beverly Patson (deceased 1987).
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
55
42
47
66
51
Mostly cloudy with a
couple of showers
Periods of rain
Partly sunny and warmer
SUNDAY
58
47
55
45
Mostly cloudy, a little rain;
cooler
Mostly cloudy with a
couple of showers
First two days of clam dig canceled
The Daily Astorian
ALMANAC
REGIONAL WEATHER
Tillamook
46/54
Salem
47/59
Newport
46/53
Sunset tonight ........................... 8:08 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday ........................ 6:20 a.m.
Moonrise today ........................... 2:47 a.m.
Moonset today ......................... 12:34 p.m.
Apr 19
First
Apr 26
Coos Bay
47/57
Full
May 2
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
2:46 a.m.
3:27 p.m.
Low
3.5 ft.
1.1 ft.
Hi
81
52
67
73
74
74
90
37
82
79
82
82
75
86
83
84
81
54
81
62
86
60
67
57
62
Today
Lo
64
45
47
38
51
52
60
17
74
64
53
62
58
65
73
64
68
50
61
53
68
44
54
47
57
Burns
38/51
Klamath Falls
33/52
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Lakeview
35/51
Ashland
40/57
REGIONAL CITIES
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
Hi
59
56
54
59
54
56
61
57
55
58
Today
Lo
38
35
46
44
48
33
41
45
46
48
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pc
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r
r
r
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r
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r
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Hi
52
50
56
58
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52
60
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Thu.
Lo
29
27
42
37
44
26
39
40
42
43
W
sh
pc
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sh
pc
sh
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sh
City
Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
57
65
58
58
59
55
61
59
57
65
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Lo
45
43
47
44
47
47
42
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47
44
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Hi
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Hi
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62
71
65
64
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91
42
82
79
66
84
80
84
83
88
82
64
73
75
76
56
66
57
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Thu.
Lo
64
46
41
38
44
46
59
18
73
48
49
61
59
65
72
64
66
56
60
58
52
40
51
44
66
Thu.
Lo
38
37
42
41
40
43
36
38
41
37
W
sh
sh
sh
sh
sh
sh
sh
sh
sh
sh
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
W
s
c
c
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c
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s
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pc
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WARRENTON — The North Coast Repub-
lican Women will present a candidate forum for
the Port of Astoria Commission.
Three positions on the commission are up in
the May 16 special district election.
The forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. on
April 26 at the Warrenton High School
cafeteria.
Index cards will be provided to those who
wish to question the candidates. A modera-
tor will read the questions, one at a time, for
each candidate to answer.
ON THE RECORD
DUII
• At 11:44 p.m. Monday, James Christian Marsico, 18, of Portland, was arrested by the Seaside
Police Department on the 3000 block of Sunset Boulevard for driving under the infl uence of intox-
icants. His blood alcohol content was 0.19 percent.
CORRECTION
Kindergarten roundup times — A 2A story
on Monday about Clatsop County kindergar-
ten roundups incorrectly listed the time of the
events at John Jacob Astor Elementary School
as 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on April 27. The roundups
at the school will take place at 4 and 6 p.m.
MEMORIAL
Saturday, April 22
PITMAN, Jack W. — Cel-
ebration of life and potluck
from noon to 3 p.m., Astoria
Elks Lodge, 453 11th St.
TILLEY, June Mam-
lock — Memorial at 1 p.m.,
Hughes-Ransom Mortuary &
DEATH
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For more information, call 503-
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Crematory, 576 12th St., fol-
lowed by a reception at the
Astoria Senior Center, 1111
Exchange St.
LOTTERIES
April 18, 2017
FARRIS, Frances, 99, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Caldwell’s
Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements.
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
Need a Lift?
Recent tests have found
toxin levels at all ocean
beaches meet health stan-
dards, but the Washington
Department of Health has
asked for one more test to be
sure, said Dan Ayres, a state
coastal shellfi sh manager .
GOP women hold candidate forum for Port races
Ontario
45/60
TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
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
Baker
38/52
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Tonight's Sky: Mars will fade into the western
horizon after sunset. Jupiter will be high above the
southeast.
High
7.1 ft.
6.9 ft.
La Grande
41/53
Roseburg
44/60
Brookings
46/57
May 10
John Day
40/51
Bend
35/50
Medford
41/60
UNDER THE SKY
Time
8:18 a.m.
10:13 p.m.
Prineville
36/54
Lebanon
45/58
Eugene
44/58
SUN AND MOON
New
Pendleton
43/58
The Dalles
46/62
Portland
47/59
Precipitation
Tuesday ............................................ 0.21"
Month to date ................................... 5.26"
Normal month to date ....................... 3.38"
Year to date .................................... 37.59"
Normal year to date ........................ 28.22"
Last
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The
Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife has can-
celed the fi rst two days of a
tentatively planned eight-day
razor clam dig due to rising
Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs.
ASTORIA
47/55
Astoria through Tuesday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 58°/47°
Normal high/low ........................... 57°/41°
Record high ............................ 74° in 2016
Record low ............................. 26° in 1927
marine toxin levels.
Digs on Monday and
Tuesday are canceled. An
announcement will be made
next week whether the rest
of the dig, now scheduled
to begin April 26, will go
forward.
WEDNESDAY
Seaside Tourism Advisory
Committee, 3 p.m., City Hall,
989 Broadway.
THURSDAY
Cannon Beach Parks and
Community Services Com-
mittee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E.
Gower St.
Sunset Empire Transporta-
tion District, 10 a.m. to noon,
budget committee workshop,
Astoria Transit Center, 900
Marine Drive.
Cannon Beach Design Review
Board, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E.
Gower St.
Gearhart Planning Com-
mission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 698
Pacifi c Way.
Seaside Transportation Advi-
sory Commission, 6 p.m., City
Hall, 989 Broadway.
Youngs River Lewis & Clark
Water District Board, 6 p.m.,
executive session, 34583 U.S.
Highway 101 Business.
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