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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017
OBITUARY
Phyllis C. Edy
Portland
March 19, 1925 — April 19, 2017
Phyllis C. Edy passed peacefully into the Clark Consolidated, Astoria Middle School
world beyond on the evening of April 19, and Astoria High School, where she was head
2017, with family members by her side.
of the English Department. Students from
Weighing only 3 pounds 12 ounces, Phyl- years ago would still stop “Mrs. Edy” to share
lis Mae Christensen was born on
that she had made a difference in
March 19, 1925, to Lloyd Anton
their lives.
Christensen and Tekla Katrina
Phyllis was a member of the
Weik. She was brought home in a
American Association of Univer-
shoebox, and kept warm and alive
sity Women , serving at the state
by the wood stove. Later she was
level. At the time of her death, she
joined by two sisters, Betty and Jac-
was the longest living PEO member
quelyn. Throughout her entire life
of her Astoria chapter, and attended
she displayed remarkable strength
meetings into her 90s. Along with
and resilience to all who knew her.
Michael Foster, Phyllis was instru-
Phyllis attended grade school
mental in the creation of the Asto-
Phyllis Edy
in Coquille, Astoria and Seaside.
ria High School scholarship foun-
In 1943, she graduated from Sea-
dation and served on its board for
side High School as class valedic-
many years. She was a member of
torian. Phyllis attended Oregon State Uni- the United Methodist Church, Astoria Golf
versity, where she obtained a degree in home and Country Club and Alderbrook Golf and
economics in 1947. Other than one B in fenc- Country Club at Hood Canal.
ing, she received straight As. Her sorority sis-
After Don’s death, Phyllis remarried long-
ters of Alpha Chi Omega were an integral and time college friend, Jack Grey. Jack was
important part of her entire life.
devoted to Phyllis, and they were married
In 1946, Phyllis married Donald Allen Edy, happily, just shy of 20 years. Phyllis loved
her high school sweetheart. They were married travel, golf, reading and anything to do with
for almost 50 years. They are survived by chil- Oregon S tate sports. She was a pie maker
dren, Mark Edy and Susan Edy, and son-in-law, extraordinaire.
Kerry Smith; daughters of the heart, Becky Edy
Throughout her life, education was of the
and Mechthild Luger; grandchildren, Heather utmost importance to Phyllis. Memorial gifts
Sharpe, Bowen Turetzky, Kevin Edy and Kaisa may be sent to: Astoria High School Scholar-
Edy; as well as great-grandchildren, Hadley, ship Inc., P.O. Box 598 Astoria, OR 97103.
Grayson, Clara, Booker, Wyatt and Guthrie.
A celebration of her life will be announced.
Phyllis returned to school in 1960 to earn
Phyllis will be missed by so many, but she
degrees in English and education from Port- would be the fi rst to tell you she had a long and
land State University. She taught at Lewis and wonderful life.
Cannon Beach History Center and Museum
An important figure in Oregon’s Beach Bill was Bob Straub. He stands on a van parked
on the beach in Cannon Beach promoting the Beach Bill.
Cannon Beach festivities
‘about saving the beach’
Brown could
help celebrate
the Beach Bill
By BRENNA VISSER
The Daily Astorian
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
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May 18
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
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Beach Bill
Cannon Beach History
Center and Museum
Oswald West at 15.
horseback to the beach for the
event as a way to replicate the
actions of McCall without the
carbon footprint of a helicop-
ter, Carrier said. Because the
state Legislature is still in ses-
sion, however, Brown won’t
be able to confi rm until very
close to the event, he said.
Time to celebrate
The event sprang out of a
brainstorming session with
Debbie Nelson, one of the
main organizers of Sandcas-
tle Day, Carrier said. The two
realized it was the 50th anni-
versary of the bill, and decided
that since the governor chose
to come to Cannon Beach, it
should warrant its own cele-
bration outside of Sandcastle
celebrations.
Associated Press
REGIONAL CITIES
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
CANNON BEACH —
Fifty years ago, former Gov.
Tom McCall fl ew his helicop-
ter to Cannon Beach to declare
a simple statement: Keep Ore-
gon beaches public.
On May 13, 1967, that pub-
licity stunt helped drive pub-
lic support to pass the Oregon
Beach Bill — the legislation
that established public owner-
ship of the Oregon Coast.
To mark the milestone ,
the Chamber of Commerce
is hosting a celebration of the
signing on May 13, with a host
of activities, music and pos-
sibly a visit from Gov. Kate
Brown. “This is a celebra-
tion about saving the beach,”
Chamber of Commerce Exec-
utive Director Court Carrier
said. “What if the beach would
have been privatized? Can you
imagine not being able to walk
along the beach? This bill is
probably the reason why this
visitor economy exists on the
coast.”
Brown intends to ride on
The debate started in 1966
when a hotel wanted to rope
off a section of sand in front
the hotel for guests after fi nd-
ing a loophole in the 1913
legislation that declared Ore-
gon beaches were public high-
ways, according to Oregon
State Archives.
Carrier said he doesn’t
think Cannon Beach could be
what it is today without this
bill.
“People established homes
and businesses because of
beach access,” he said. “We’ve
all been the benefi ciaries .”
While some details need to
be ironed out, the overall goal
will remain the same, Carrier
said.
“The purpose is to educate
and celebrate,” Carrier said.
“It’s a milestone. This has
stood the test of time, and we
continue to see the benefi ts to
now.”
Inslee signs marijuana lockbox measure
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
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Sunset tonight ........................... 8:20 p.m.
Sunrise Saturday ........................ 6:05 a.m.
Moonrise today ........................... 8:08 a.m.
Moonset today ......................... 11:16 p.m.
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ASTORIA
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Precipitation
Thursday .......................................... 0.08"
Month to date ................................... 8.58"
Normal month to date ....................... 4.79"
Year to date .................................... 40.91"
Normal year to date ........................ 29.63"
May 2
TUESDAY
REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Thursday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 54°/42°
Normal high/low ........................... 58°/42°
Record high ............................ 82° in 1926
Record low ............................. 30° in 1954
First
MONDAY
Other activities include a
beach bike demo, a guided hike
to Silver Point and a camp-
fi re with s’mores on the beach
and a performance from The
Weather Machine, a band that
will perform songs inspired by
travels up the entire Oregon
Coast.
All events are free.
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Marijuana stores will be
able to give customers free lockable storage boxes
under a bill signed by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.
Supporters of the measure, signed Thursday,
say it helps protect kids and pets from acciden-
tally eating marijuana products.
Under the measure, stores may not make the
donation of the box contingent on a purchase
and cannot market the free boxes as an incentive
to sell marijuana products or paraphernalia. The
new law also allows stores to sell the lockboxes,
as long as they’re not making a profi t on them.
Because the state’s marijuana laws restrict
what shops can sell or give away, the boxes
needed special authorization.
Also signed by Inslee Thursday was a mea-
sure that authorizes the state’s Department of
Agriculture to participate in the regulation of
the production and processing of marijuana-in-
fused edibles.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
MONDAY
Youngs River Lewis & Clark Water District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business.
Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St.
DEATH
April 15, 2017
SOPKO, Shirley, 96, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Ocean View Cremation & Burial Service of
Astoria is in charge of the arrangements (www.OceanViewAstoria.com).
ON THE RECORD
Assault
• At 11:51 p.m. Wednesday,
Andrea K. King, 29, of The
Dalles, was arrested by the
Seaside Police Department on
the 300 block of South Edge-
wood Street for fourth-degree
assault. The alleged victim was
found with a cut on her head.
DUII
• At 12:37 a.m. Thursday,
Michelle Reed, 18, of Gear-
hart, was arrested by the War-
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sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
C h a r t Yo u r C o u r s e
LOTTERIES
renton Police Department on
U.S. Highway 101 near Dol-
phin Avenue for driving under
the infl uence of intoxicants.
She was suspected to be under
the infl uence of marijuana.
• At 12:57 a.m. Thurs-
day, Aubrey Laree Fausett,
33, of Astoria, was arrested
by the Clatsop County Sher-
iff’s Offi ce on the 2000 block
of Lewis and Clark Road for
DUII.
OREGON
Thursday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 9-2-6-4
4 p.m.: 0-4-7-2
7 p.m.: 0-2-8-4
10 p.m.: 7-5-7-0
WASHINGTON
Thursday’s Daily Game: 0-6-0
Thursday’s Keno: 03-04-08-
11-13-16-20-25-26-33-37-39-
45-48-53-62-63-70-72-75
Thursday’s Match 4: 10-15-
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