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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
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87
63
80
62
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Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
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81
85
64
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Today
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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-
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to students from wealthier
families.
The program approved
by lawmakers two years ago
allows students to attend com-
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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.
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