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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2017 Tides and tourists could equal trouble Ofﬁ ces close for Revelers often Fourth of July ignore risk of getting stuck By NATALIE ST. JOHN EO Media Group LONG BEACH, Wash. — People who celebrate Inde- pendence Day on the beach already know they need to watch out for reckless driv- ers, misﬁ red bottle rockets and bonﬁ res gone wild. This year, they’ll need to keep a close eye on the water, too. Between Friday and the Tuesday holiday, the inconve- nient timing of the tides may create additional hazards just as people are ﬂ ocking to the beach. Relatively low tides will occur during the warm- est part of the day, increasing the likelihood that tourists will be tempted to swim. At night, high tides during peak ﬁ re- works hours could swamp cars and campsites near the water’s edge. A Chinook Observer analysis of drowning and near-drowning incidents found that out-of-town visitors are far more likely than locals to get into trouble while swimming. Such incidents often happen when low tides occur between about 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. That almost perfectly describes the conditions over the next several days . There Natalie St. John/EO Media Group A rising tide around 11 p.m. on July 4, 2016, placed many vehicles in danger of inundation. Similar circumstances are possible during the upcoming holiday weekend. will be periods on all ﬁ ve days when tides well under 3 feet will occur during the warmest, busiest parts of the day. This is especially true for Saturday through Tuesday, when the low tides will occur between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. The weather could help keep all but the hardiest — or foolhardiest — people out of the water. F orecasts call for partly sunny weather, with highs in the low to mid-60s early next week. Recently, ocean water temperatures have been in the high 50s to low 60s. Local safety and rescue experts say that it is never safe to swim — or even wade — at local beaches. Due to cold water temperatures, the lack of lifeguards, ﬂ oating logs and other debris, and a very strong rip current, the water here is dangerous, even when it appears to be calm. Addition- ally, large “sneaker waves” can occur at any time. Parents who do allow chil- dren to wade should have a sober adult stay within arms’ reach of them at all times. Any- one who spots a swimmer in distress should call 911 imme- diately, rather than attempting to rescue them. Stay on shore and try to provide emergency responders with as much infor- mation as possible about the victim’s location, activity and appearance. ’Round m idnight Last year, authorities imposed a camping ban to encourage a safer and more family-friendly event than in years past. However, the com- paratively orderly celebration devolved into chaos when a ris- ing tide coincided with the end of the ﬁ reworks show. Around 10:30 p.m. on July 4, the long line of vehi- cles waiting to leave the beach came to a standstill when a bottleneck formed at the Bol- stad Beach approach. Doz- ens of cars sank into the sand when they tried to get into — or out of — the queue. Mean- while, as the 12:20 a.m., 8 -foot tide approached, waves began washing in around the cars, causing even more vehicles to get stuck. Police and tow-truck driv- ers’ radios crackled constantly, and tried to keep the situation under control. While groups of good Samaritans raced to free the buried cars, some of the people in the queue decided to play in the water. The traf- ﬁ c snarl didn’t start to untangle until about 1 a.m. This year, another 8-foot tide will crest right around 10 p.m., roughly the time when the annual ﬁ reworks show reaches a crescendo. This will once again create the possibility that the exodus from the beach will be messy. It also increases the likelihood that people and vehi- cles near the tideline could be swamped by “sneaker waves.” The best way to avoid these hazards is to leave vehicles at home. Most passenger cars are not designed for off-road driv- ing, and most drivers lack the training and equipment to get their cars unstuck. With a lim- ited number of tow-truck driv- ers in the area, people who get badly stuck could face long waits and hefty fees. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY 66 53 54 ALMANAC Salem 56/80 Newport 53/63 Full Eugene 53/79 Last July 8 Coos Bay 55/66 New July 16 La Grande 54/85 Baker 47/84 Ontario 56/95 Burns 50/88 Roseburg 57/81 Brookings 53/70 July 23 John Day 57/86 Bend 55/81 Medford 58/87 Klamath Falls 50/84 Lakeview 51/87 Ashland 57/84 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 UNDER THE SKY Tonight's Sky: Lying along west side of the Hercu- les's "keystone", is the globular cluster, M13. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 2:11 a.m. 2:09 p.m. Low 1.8 ft. 1.2 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 85 87 63 80 62 89 91 85 62 63 Today Lo 47 55 53 53 55 50 58 54 53 55 W s s pc pc pc s pc pc pc pc Hi 84 81 67 79 62 84 87 80 63 65 Sat. Lo 50 49 54 50 54 47 58 53 51 53 W pc s pc pc pc s s pc pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 84 89 87 81 85 64 87 81 85 94 Today Lo 52 61 58 57 56 53 61 54 56 62 W pc s pc pc pc pc s pc pc s Hi 76 88 80 81 80 64 90 79 78 93 Sat. Lo 50 58 57 56 54 53 62 51 54 59 W pc s pc s pc pc pc pc pc s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi Lo 78 71 86 70 81 65 72 51 82 61 86 68 103 74 74 57 84 74 83 67 80 60 108 82 77 63 91 74 90 80 88 72 90 77 88 75 93 68 92 74 87 70 88 61 69 55 84 56 92 76 Prineville 55/85 Lebanon 55/81 W t pc t pc pc t s pc pc t pc s pc t pc t t pc t pc t s pc pc pc Sat. Hi Lo 87 72 84 69 82 60 86 57 84 64 82 63 101 75 74 58 85 75 81 62 84 65 111 82 80 62 87 75 91 80 84 69 90 75 84 73 88 70 90 73 88 69 95 71 70 56 75 57 91 76 Edward L. Betts Astoria July 4, 1941 — June 25, 2017 Clouds giving way to sun Pendleton 61/88 The Dalles 67/86 Portland 58/80 Sunset tonight ........................... 9:11 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 5:28 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 1:10 p.m. Moonset today .......................... 12:58 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 Intervals of clouds and sunshine Low clouds Tillamook 52/66 SUN AND MOON High 6.4 ft. 8.0 ft. 67 52 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 54/66 Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.00" Month to date ................................... 2.44" Normal month to date ....................... 2.49" Year to date .................................... 49.57" Normal year to date ........................ 35.85" Time 8:00 a.m. 8:42 p.m. 65 51 In observance of the Fourth of July on Tuesday, all federal, state, county and city ofﬁ ces and services, including Astoria, Warren- ton, Gearhart, Seaside and Cannon Beach city halls, are closed. All U.S. post ofﬁ ces are closed, and there is no mail delivery. Astoria, Jewell, Knappa, Wa r r e n t o n / H a m m o n d , Seaside (including Can- non Beach and Gearhart schools) and Ocean Beach School District schools are closed for the summer. Clat- sop Community College is closed. The Astoria Library and Seaside Library are closed (they are both normally closed on Mondays, as well). The Warrenton Library and all Timberland libraries in Washington state, includ- ing Ilwaco, Ocean Park and Naselle, are closed. The Port of Astoria ofﬁ ces and services are closed. Garbage collection through Recology Western Oregon (covering Astoria, Seaside, Gearhart and Can- non Beach), Warrenton gar- bage collection, and Penin- sula Sanitation (covering the Long Beach, Washington, Peninsula) are not affected by the holiday. Recology Western Oregon’s transfer station closes at 2 p.m. Pen- insula Sanitation’s transfer station is open. The Sunset Pool in Sea- side is open from 5:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Astoria Aquatic Center is open from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Clatsop County Her- itage Museum, Oregon Film Museum and Flavel House are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Carriage House is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Uppertown Fire- ﬁ ghters’ Museum is closed. Capt. Gray’s Port of Play and Lil’ Sprouts are closed. Fort Clatsop is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Colum- bia River Maritime Museum is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Seaside Museum is open, and holding its annual Old Fashioned Social, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunset Empire Transpor- tation (“The Bus”) is run- ning, but there are no con- nections with the Tillamook bus. The Astoria Transit Center is open; the Seaside Transit Kiosk is closed. The Daily Astorian ofﬁ ces are closed, but the newspaper printed and deliv- ered as usual. OBITUARIES TUESDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 68°/56° Normal high/low ........................... 66°/52° Record high ............................ 93° in 1908 Record low ............................. 42° in 1966 June 30 68 53 Low clouds followed by some sun Becoming cloudy First MONDAY The Daily Astorian Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W t pc pc t s pc s pc sh pc s s pc t pc t pc pc r t pc pc pc pc t Edward Leon Betts Jr. was the eldest of city league, grade school, high school and one seven children born to Edward L. (Sr.) and season of semi-pro football. Mary Evelyn Betts in Kansas City, Missouri, on As active members of St. Mary, Star of the July 4, 1941. He attended St. Louis Parochial Sea church and school, Ed and Syl- grade school and De La Salle Acad- via worked on numerous fund raisers emy. In 1958, he graduated from high to support the students. Ed was very school a few weeks short of his 17th active in the parish as a lay minis- birthday, and the following Novem- ter, including scheduling the lay min- ber he joined the U.S. Coast Guard. istries for nearly a dozen years. He After completing his initial Coast was also heavily involved with the Guard electronics training, while Knights of Columbus locally and at home on leave, he met the love of the state ofﬁ cer level. He stayed very his life, Sylvia Piontek. Upon ﬁ nd- active locally up until his diagnosis ing out that he was going to be sta- of cancer. tioned in Argentia, Newfoundland, Edward Betts Ed was preceded in death by his he called Sylvia from Boston and father, Edward; his mother, Evelyn; proposed. When she said “yes,” he a brother, James Betts; and a grand- hitchhiked from Boston to Kansas City, and they put together a small church wed- daughter, Erin Betts. He is survived by his loving wife, Sylvia; ding, and were married on June 28, 1960. In addition to Newfoundland, his service and his children, Ed (Julie) Betts, Randy (Janet) in the Coast Guard included assignments in Betts, Denise (Mark) Gagnon, Joseph Betts and Salem, Massachusetts; Quonset Point, Rhode Mike Betts. He also has 12 grandchildren, and Island; Elizabeth City, North Carolina; St. 12 great-grandchildren. A rosary will be said at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Petersburg, Florida; and the last four years in Astoria, Oregon, where he retired in December July 6, 2017, at St. Mary, Star of the Sea Catho- lic Church, followed by a Mass at 11 a.m. 1978. In lieu of ﬂ owers, donations can be made Ed was always involved in his children’s activities, coaching various sports and partici- the local council Knights of Columbus Schol- pating in Boy Scout outings. His love of sports arship Fund. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary is in continued even after his children grew, and he refereed many sports throughout the years. charge of arrangements. Please sign our online His 35 years of refereeing football included guestbook at www.caldwellsmortuary.com Money woes forcing Oregon to alter community college promise Associated Press PORTLAND — The Ore- gon Promise may not be kept to students from wealthier families. The program approved by lawmakers two years ago allows students to attend com- Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. munity college for nearly free, after scholarships and grants are subtracted from the tuition bill. The Oregonian reports law- makers have budgeted $40 million for the program over the next two years — $8 mil- lion less than ofﬁ cials say is needed to pay for it. The state might cut off grants to stu- dents from wealthier families to make up the difference. An education subcom- mittee met Wednesday and approved the proposal to restrict certain families from qualifying. LOTTERIES Made in Germany Tradition since 1774 ARIZONA ؏TAUPE SUEDE؏ $ 125 OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 4-1-8-5 4 p.m.: 0-3-5-5 7 p.m.: 1-8-1-4 10 p.m.: 7-9-5-5 WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: 8-3-8 Thursday’s Keno: 02-03-04-05- PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103-0210 Follow ollow us on www.dailyastorian.com MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper. 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