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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017 ‘There are two seafood festivals this weekend: Crab in Astoria and razor clams in Long Beach, Washington. Which do you prefer?’ “I think crab. Clams are just too chewy.” Sheri Salber, Warrenton THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK “That’s a tough decision. I’ll take the clams, because I can dig them myself. It’s a physical event. I’m more into clamming on the beach than going to a festival.” “I don’t plan to go to either one, to be honest. But I prefer crab. Probably just because I don’t have them as often, they’re a delicacy. Living at the coast, we went clam digging often.” Mistee Messing, Astoria Fred Sturzen, Astoria OBITUARIES Doris Constance Player Evelyn M. (Leqve) Smith King City June 1, 1926 — April 18, 2017 Seaside Dec. 1, 1925 — April 19, 2017 Doris was born in Astoria, Oregon, on June Doris was preceded in death by her par- 1, 1926. Doris passed away April 18, 2017, in ents; her husband; a son, Robert Player Jr. Portland, Oregon, at the age of 90. She was in 1967; and four brothers, David Manske, the daughter of William Manske and Edith T. William Manske, Roger Manske and John Nygren Manske. Doris grew up in Cunningham. Astoria, and graduated from Asto- Survivors include a cousin, ria High School in 1945. Loretta Luquette of Astoria, Ore- Doris married Robert Player on gon; and nieces and nephews, Sal- May 9, 1948, in Astoria. Robert lie Comstock, Kevin Comstock, preceded her in death Jan. 22, 1985. Michael Cunningham, Ken Manske Doris worked as a telephone and Lisa Manske. operator for Pacifi c Northwest Bell Funeral services will be held for 35 years, and she retired in 1983. Thursday, April 27, 2017, at 1 Doris and Robert moved to King p.m. at Caldwell’s Luce-Layton City, Oregon, in 1984, and Doris Mortuary. Doris Player has resided in King City since. Private vault interment will fol- Doris was a member of First low at Ocean View Cemetery in Lutheran Church, Telephone Pio- Warrenton, Oregon. neers of America, American Legion Auxil- Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary is in iary, Swedish Lodge No. 215 and Order of charge of the arrangements. Please sign our Vasa, Clatsop County Historical Society and online guest book at www.caldwellsmortuary. Elketts of Sherwood, Oregon. com FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT THURSDAY 56 46 Variable clouds with a couple of showers Intervals of clouds and sunshine Cloudy, showers around in the afternoon ALMANAC Tillamook 43/53 First Salem 42/56 Newport 44/53 May 2 Last May 10 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 9:05 a.m. 9:03 p.m. Low -1.2 ft. 1.3 ft. Ontario 38/56 Burns 27/47 Klamath Falls 29/51 Lakeview 29/49 Ashland 38/58 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 49 51 55 55 52 52 58 57 54 56 Today Lo 32 29 44 41 46 29 40 41 44 45 W sh sh r r sh r r r r r Hi 48 49 56 56 52 51 61 56 53 56 Thu. Lo 29 25 42 36 46 26 40 38 41 42 W pc sn c sh sh pc pc sh sh c City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 55 56 57 56 57 53 55 56 57 65 Today Lo 39 40 42 43 42 45 37 42 43 36 W sh sh r r r sh sh r r pc Hi 56 55 55 58 56 53 52 56 56 63 Thu. Lo 35 37 41 40 38 45 37 38 41 36 W sh sh sh pc sh sh pc sh sh pc TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 82 56 74 59 54 78 80 47 86 81 53 87 83 79 85 84 85 62 57 66 73 53 64 57 71 Baker 32/48 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Tonight's Sky: Low in the east before sunrise, Venus will be at its brightest of mag -4.5. Today Lo 65 50 49 37 37 62 61 30 72 61 38 66 62 54 76 62 64 57 41 57 49 41 53 43 60 La Grande 35/49 Roseburg 43/58 Brookings 44/58 May 18 John Day 33/46 Bend 29/49 Medford 40/61 UNDER THE SKY High 9.7 ft. 8.3 ft. Prineville 30/51 Lebanon 41/55 Eugene 41/56 Full Pendleton 40/55 The Dalles 43/59 Portland 42/55 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:17 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ........................ 6:08 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today ........................... 6:44 a.m. 43/55 Moonset today ........................... 8:47 p.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 Mostly cloudy with a touch of rain Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 43/54 SUN AND MOON Time 2:17 a.m. 3:18 p.m. 55 44 REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Tuesday ............................................ 0.67" Month to date ................................... 8.32" Normal month to date ....................... 4.50" Year to date .................................... 40.65" Normal year to date ........................ 29.34" Apr 26 SUNDAY 55 41 Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 52°/43° Normal high/low ........................... 58°/42° Record high ............................ 83° in 1941 Record low ............................. 29° in 1955 New SATURDAY 54 43 43 Mostly cloudy with a shower FRIDAY W s r t pc c pc s c s pc r pc s t s s pc r sh r t sh c sh pc Hi 79 59 53 55 60 71 89 48 85 62 61 84 82 73 89 72 84 69 72 79 67 50 66 55 85 Thu. Lo 64 53 40 31 41 47 68 29 71 50 48 61 62 56 78 52 71 58 55 61 55 38 51 42 67 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc c sh r pc t pc c sh sh pc pc pc pc s c pc pc pc pc pc r pc pc pc Roby’s can help. Lift chairs starting at $599. Side pocket to keep remote control handy at all times Battery support ensures lift mechanism works for one cycle without electricity. Available in a wide selection of fabrics and special-order fabrics ZERO GRAVITY device that supports legs, back, and neck Astoria - (503) 325-1535 1555 Commercial • www.robysfurniture.com missed by many. Evelyn was a member of the Columbia River Maritime Museum, and a past member of the Astoria Golf and Country Club. Evelyn is survived by her brother, Laverne, and sister-in-law, Judy Leqve, of Pine Island, Minnesota; surrogate children, Pamela and Michael Randall of Norfolk, England; and her dear friends Gary and Jeanie Vasey of Seaside, Oregon. She was preceded in death by her hus- band, Arthur L. Smith. Interment at Ocean View Cemetery in War- renton, Oregon, will be private. Remembrances may be made to the Columbia River Maritime Museum in care of Hughes-Ran- som Mortuary, 220 N. Holiday Drive, Seaside, OR 97138, who is in charge of the arrangements. Please visit www.hughes-ransom.com to sign the guest book and share a memory. Body found in Chinook was Portland woman By NATALIE ST. JOHN EO Media Group LONG BEACH, Wash. — A body that washed ashore in Chinook in early March belonged to Ha Khuong Vo Dang, a 28-year-old Portland woman. Vo D ang, who went by “Kay,” disappeared on May 1, 2016, while paddleboarding at a beach in Columbia County . Search and rescue workers pre- sumed Vo Dang drowned, but were never able to recover her body. A p eninsula man discov- ered her body in March while walking on a small beach near Third Street in Chinook. The Pacifi c County Sher- iff’s Offi ce confi rmed her identity and notifi ed her fam- ily earlier this month, C hief Criminal Deputy Pat Matlock said. “We were very happy to fi nally bring a resolution to Vo Dang’s family,” Matlock said. According to a Columbia County investigation report, Vo Dang and her friend sun- bathed and shared a six-pack of beer. The man continued to doze, while Vo Dang went paddleboarding. She was not wearing a lifejacket, deputies said. Around 4 p.m., a woman approached Vo Dang’s friend. She told him Vo Dang had fallen off of her paddleboard and appeared to be struggling in the water. Around the same time, another man called 911. He said he had seen a woman fall in the water, and she had not come out. “The wind was strong. It was blowing the board away. She tired herself out swim- ming after it, obviously,” wit- ness Nathaniel Harrack told news channel KGW. Columbia County depu- ties searched for her from land. They also brought in a boat. “But by the time they arrived, she was gone,” Mat- lock said. “She was about half- way across the river.” test, resisting arrest, criminal mischief, careless driving, dis- orderly conduct and interfer- ing with a police report. Assault • At 4:09 p.m. Friday, Frank Nimz, a homeless man originally from Seaside, was arrested by the Warrenton Police Department on South- east 19th Street for assault. He allegedly punched a woman, who had a black eye that was swollen shut. The woman, Suzane Snodgrass, 47, home- less from Seaside, was arrested for violating probation. • At 2:15 p.m. Monday, Chad McClour, 24, of Cullaby Lake, was arrested by the War- renton Police Department on the 60 block Southeast Eighth Street for two counts of reck- less endangerment, two counts of harassment and two counts of disorderly conduct. He allegedly punched a woman in the back of her head as she was driving a car. A child was sit- ting in the back seat. • At 3:44 a.m. Tuesday, Tammie Mayfi eld, 47, of Rain- ier, Washington, was arrested by the Warrenton Police Department on the 500 block of Seventh Street for assault. She allegedly broke a beer bot- tle against a man’s forehead. A short, eventful life Vo Dang lived on the East Coast after immigrating to the U.S. from Vietnam, according to her social media profi les. She earned a nursing degree in Connecticut and then worked in North Dakota. She moved to Oregon to take a job at a Salem hospital. Profi le photos show a petite, smiling young woman who enjoyed being outdoors. With a high of 81 degrees, May 1 was one of the fi rst truly warm days of the year in the Portland area. Vo Dang spent the afternoon on a fi rst date with a Portland man. After renting paddleboarding gear, she and the man drove to Col- lins Beach, a popular spot on Sauvie Island. The island is in the Columbia River, about 10 miles northwest of Portland. Swift currents ON THE RECORD DUII • At 2:14 a.m. Saturday, Gregory Raymond Boat, 37, of Seaside, was arrested by the Seaside Police Department on South Holladay Drive near Avenue C for driving under the infl uence of intoxicants. His blood alcohol content was 0.05 percent. Boat allegedly said he had been drinking ear- lier and the offi cer noticed he was impaired. • At 5:02 a.m. Sunday, Mathew Brown Scott, 28, of Eugene, was arrested by the Seaside Police Department on South Holladay Drive for DUII , refusing to take a breath LOTTERIES MEMORIAL Saturday, April 29 LEDFORD, Wayne — Celebration of life at 2 p.m., Knappa Assembly of God, 41767 Old U.S. Highway 30. Reception follows. 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? Evelyn M. (Leqve) Smith, 91, of Seaside, Oregon, died Wednesday, April 19, in Seaside. She was born Dec. 1, 1925, in Rochester, Min- nesota, to Sander and Lillian Leqve. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from Rochester High School in 1943. After the end of the World War II, Evelyn met Arthur L. Smith in San Francisco, Califor- nia. They married Nov. 8, 1947, and resided in Yakima, Washington. In 1968, they moved to Warrenton, Oregon, and lived at Sunset Lake until Arthur’s death in 2004. Evelyn then moved to Vancouver, Washington, for a short time before returning to Seaside. She was a homemaker who loved to garden, and will be remembered by all who knew her for her love of fl owers. Also, she loved birds of all types and fed them daily until the day she passed. She made friends easily, and will be PUBLIC MEETINGS OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian pub- lishes paid obituaries. The obit- uary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a flag sym- bol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 10 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctua- tion and style. 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