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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2017
‘Sunday is Mother’s Day. What’s the best, or
most valuable thing your mother taught you?’
THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK
“Oh, only one thing?
There’s so many. The fi rst
thing that pops into my
head is she always said to
have clean underwear in case
there’s an accident. My grandma
did that, too. Both of them.”
“My mother
always said
when you get up
in the morning,
never feel that you
can’t look at yourself in
the mirror.”
“The most important thing I’ve
learned from motherhood is
that all children you have are a
blessing and a disappointment.
You’ve got to hedge your bets.
But … every good thing that has ever
happened to me is from my oldest daughter.”
Karen Parrott, Astoria
Diane Finucane, Astoria
Lin Higgins, Hammond
Feds answer immigration questions in Ilwaco
Nitsch, with Immigration
and Customs Enforcement,
answered the call. They said
swindlers have been preying
on immigrant communities
since President Donald Trump
ordered agents to crack down
on those living in the country
illegally.
“When there’s fear — not
facts — that’s when they’re
vulnerable,” Quinn Andrus
said. “There’s been an uptick
in fraud.”
And it’s only going to get
worse, she said. Scammers
are coming up with all sorts of
bogus rip-offs, such as hawk-
ing phony deportation insur-
ance, pretend government offi -
cials demanding money, or
sending fake notices to gather
information that can be used
for scams.
“It’s really cruel,” Quinn
Andrus said. “Imagine if you
don’t have an authority you
can ask.”
Warned of scams,
family separations
By AMY NILE
EO Media Group
ILWACO, Wash. — Fed-
eral immigration authorities
came to a church in Pacifi c
County, Washington, last week
to bust rumors and rebuff
scams that have spread with
increased deportation efforts.
Leaders from seven p enin-
sula churches and the Ocean
Beach School District asked
federal offi cials for help
answering questions after raids
earlier this year infl ated fears
about families being split and
local businesses left without
workers.
“We’re trying to be God’s
hands and feet. The best way
to do that is with resources,”
said Pastor John Thomas after
the Thursday meeting at his
New Life Church in Ilwaco.
Karen Quinn Andrus, of the
U.S. Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services, and Melissa
Most wanted
ICE agents are target-
ing specifi c people — crimi-
nals living in the country ille-
gally and those who threaten
national security — for depor-
tation, Nitsch said. No one
is exempt from the law, but
authorities are not going after
groups or businesses.
“We’re not out there round-
ing up groups of people who
don’t look like they’re sup-
posed to be here,” she said.
“We know who we’re looking
for.”
Despite the onslaught
of enforcement, she said,
agents try avoid picking peo-
ple up in sensitive spots, such
as schools, churches, hospi-
tals or other public gather-
ing places. However, she con-
tinued, if they fi nd someone
they’re after at such sites, there
could be cases in which arrests
are made. Authorities typi-
cally look for suspects at their
homes.
The Trump administra-
tion has beefed up deporta-
tions but due process hasn’t
changed, Nitsch said. An
immigration judge in Seat-
tle, Tacoma or Portland is
likely to decide whether peo-
ple who are arrested by agents
can stay.
“The Constitution says per-
son — not citizen,” Nitsch
said.
Those arrested in the region
are unlikely to be held until
their cases can be heard. The
courts are already backlogged
with people waiting up to fi ve
years to go before a judge,
Nitsch said. Those who are
arrested and released are given
a work permit so they can earn
a living while they wait.
Planning for the worst
The two spokeswomen
want parents to make plans
for their children in case
they are separated during a
raid. Children born on U.S.
soil are U.S. citizens. If a
parent is being deported,
Quinn Andrus said, they get
to decide whether to take
their children with them or
have another adult care for
them in the U.S.
She suggests those eli-
gible for deportation relief
under the federal Deferred
Action for Childhood Arriv-
als — or DACA — program
should still apply, despite
concerns about its uncertain
future and putting family
members at risk by identify-
ing them on forms.
“Some status is better
than no status,” she said.
She also encouraged vis-
itors not to let visas expire
and told immigrants to keep
their status updated to avoid
being pegged as a rule-
breaker. Anyone who needs
help with their cases should
talk to an immigration attor-
ney or a representative with
the Board of Immigration
Appeals. Nonprofit and
church groups, such as Cath-
olic and Lutheran commu-
nity services, can help peo-
ple better understand their
rights, Quinn Andrus said.
No path
People with money or
“exceptional” work skills can
immigrate to the U.S. with-
out much trouble. But others
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
51
ALMANAC
Variable clouds with a
couple of showers
Tillamook
50/57
Salem
52/58
Newport
50/55
Eugene
50/59
Sunset tonight ........................... 8:35 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday ........................ 5:48 a.m.
Moonrise today .......................... 8:28 p.m.
Moonset today ............................ 6:10 a.m.
Last
New
May 18
Coos Bay
50/57
First
May 25
Ontario
53/87
Burns
44/74
Klamath Falls
45/61
Lakeview
43/67
Ashland
50/60
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
8:52 a.m.
8:42 p.m.
Low
-0.4 ft.
2.3 ft.
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
Hi
78
79
57
75
57
77
84
74
58
61
Today
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Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
73
80
76
78
75
59
75
76
75
84
Today
Lo
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
Hi
88
57
69
55
75
64
72
61
84
79
83
83
68
87
89
87
83
64
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Baker
44/79
REGIONAL CITIES
Tonight's Sky: The full "fl ower" moon will rise at
8:21 p.m.; due south at 1:29 a.m.; setting at 6:38
a.m.
Today
Lo
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46
49
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63
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71
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49
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54
53
54
54
La Grande
52/80
Roseburg
52/61
Brookings
49/54
June 1
John Day
54/76
Bend
48/61
Medford
50/62
UNDER THE SKY
High
8.8 ft.
7.5 ft.
Prineville
48/65
Lebanon
51/58
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Betty Jean Getman
Vancouver, Washington
May 5, 1933 — April 28, 2017
Mostly cloudy with a
couple of showers
Pendleton
53/71
The Dalles
56/65
Portland
54/59
SUN AND MOON
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
55
44
Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs.
ASTORIA
51/56
Precipitation
Tuesday ............................................ 0.00"
Month to date ................................... 1.16"
Normal month to date ....................... 1.10"
Year to date .................................... 42.40"
Normal year to date ........................ 31.14"
Time
2:02 a.m.
3:08 p.m.
Variable clouds with
showers
OBITUARY
SUNDAY
54
44
REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Tuesday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 63°/40°
Normal high/low ........................... 60°/44°
Record high ............................ 78° in 1940
Record low ............................. 34° in 2006
May 10
55
44
Morning rain, then a
shower or two
Cloudy with rain late
Full
SATURDAY
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Betty Getman, née Weber, formerly Betty ton, which she loved. In her later years, Betty
Gardner, age 83, passed away in Vancouver, became passionate about environmental issues,
Washington, on April 28, 2017, after a long ill- most specifi cally the health of the Columbia
ness. Former addresses include Jennings Lodge, River.
A life-changing event in 1971: BJ
Portland and Astoria in Oregon and
and Harry were visiting Ceylon (now
Chinook, Washington.
called Sri Lanka), an island nation
Betty’s loving husband of 19
off the southeast coast of India. Sur-
years, Donald Getman, preceded her
prised by a violent political uprising,
in death on Jan. 5, 1999. Betty and
they and many others were trapped
her fi rst husband, Harold J. Gardner,
on the island with all fl ights canceled.
raised four children: Gregory, Kath-
Thousands were killed.
leen, Julianne and Theresa. They
Betty, as an employee of a United
divorced in 1976; Harry died in 1987.
Airlines, was instrumental in get-
Names can tell a story. Betty Jean
ting a commercial fl ight into Cey-
Rosalie Theresa Marie Weber Gard-
Betty Jean
lon on short notice for evacuation of
ner Getman was born May 5, 1933, as
Getman
tourists and U.S. personnel. It was
Rosalie; then was adopted by John A.
a daring rescue, owed in large part
Weber and Eva Hughes Weber, who
named her Betty Jean. Raised Catholic, Betty to Betty Gardner Getman and the president of
took two saint’s names at confi rmation: Theresa Trans World Airlines , who broke rules to order
the secret rescue, plus the bravery of the TWA
and Marie.
Betty attended grade school at Catho- pilots and crew.
Betty is survived by her loving children,
lic McLoughlin Institute in Oregon City, high
school at St. Mary’s Academy in Portland and Gregory (Karin) Gardner, Kathleen (Daniel)
college at Marylhurst, earning a bachelor of Corcos, Julianne (Mark) Maguire and The-
resa (Charles Bubba) Kuhn; her grandchildren,
music degree with honors in classical piano.
In 1955, she met, fell in love with and mar- John, James (Nichole), Joseph (Jillian), Caro-
ried Harold J. Gardner, who had recently com- line, Amanda, David, Christina (Kevin), Wes-
pleted his U.S. Air Force tour of duty. Betty ley, Anne, James, Rachel and Elizabeth; and
spent eight years as the music/choir director her great-grandchildren, Brandon, Logan, Cian,
at St. John the Apostle Church in Oregon City, Liam, Jamison, Jayna, Delylah, Jonah, Grace
then worked at Oregon City Hospital prior to an and Levi.
A private service is planned for summertime.
11-year position with United Airlines.
Remembrances may be left at www.wauds-
Subsequently, she was an instructor at Inter-
national Air Academy in Vancouver, Washing- funeralservice.com/listings
CORRECTION
Identifi cation incorrect — Dick Hellberg, a candidate for the Port of Astoria Commission, is a for-
mer longshoreman. A 1A story on Thursday incorrectly identifi ed Hellberg as a retired longshoreman.
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“It’s not an easy path and
there aren’t many ways to do
it,” Quinn Andrus said. “It’s
not about being a good per-
son, it’s about permission”
to come into the country.
The meeting offered lit-
tle hope for those looking
to pursue opportunities in
America.
One woman said her
neighbor was deported ear-
lier this year, leaving his
wife and little boy to live in
fear of being torn apart. She
was angry after hearing from
the two officials.
“Does ICE realize what
they’re doing to kids and
families? Do they even
care,” she asked. “How
do you people live with
yourselves.”
Quinn Andrus defended
the agencies for doing their
jobs to enforce the law.
“Ma’am your story breaks
my heart,” she said. “Stay
involved, be active and help
the process evolve to better
meet our needs.”
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Gower St.
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Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge
Guy Boyington Building, 857
Commercial St., Astoria.
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THURSDAY
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Board, noon, special meeting,
Clatsop Care Center, 646 16th
St.
Seaside Convention Center
Commission, 5 p.m., Conven-
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Warrenton Planning Commis-
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