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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017 Washington state pastor on a rescue mission Wait said he does not look for applause especially pleased by the par- ticipation from the supervisors of these organizations who take the time, from what must be very busy schedules, to rec- ommend one of their own for recognition.” Wait was nominated by Doug Knutzen, president of the rescue team; Waliser was recommended by Chief Jacob Brundage of Paciﬁ c County Fire District 1. By PATRICK WEBB For EO Media Group KENNEWICK, Wash. — Pastor Harley Wait believes in serving his fellow man in practi- cal , as well as spiritual, matters. The Long Beach Peninsula pastor is active with the South Paciﬁ c County Technical Res- cue Team. His service has earned him the Washington Ameri- can Legion’s Emergency Med- ical Technician of the Year award. It was presented at the Legion’s state convention in Kennewick last weekend. Lifesavers nominated by the Don R. Grable Ameri- can Legion Post 48 of Ilwaco earned two of the Legion’s four 2017 state awards. Named Fireﬁ ghter of the Year was Agnes Waliser from Paciﬁ c County Fire District 1 . Other winners were a policeman from Renton and a retired Marine from Maple Valley. Wait and Waliser were among 11 community heroes honored last November by the Ilwaco post at its annual ban- ‘Always there’ Patrick Webb/For EO Media Group Harley Wait of Ocean Park is pastor of Oceanview Baptist Church. He is pic- tured at the Seventh-day Adventist Church building in Long Beach, which his congregation shares. He was honored by the Wash- ington American Legion as the state Emergency Res- cue Technician of the Year. quet. Event organizer Dick Wallace said the entire Post 48 membership is extremely proud to honor local law enforcement, ﬁ reﬁ ghters and U.S. Coast Guard personnel. “Having two of our nom- inees being recognized this year at the department level is very special,” he said. “I am Wait, 46, said he does not look for applause. “Praise from the community is not necessar- ily what drives me,” he said. “It’s more duty and obligation to help out our fellow man.” However, Knutzen is delighted Wait’s service has been rewarded at local and state level. “His contribution is ground support — not jumping into the ocean or ‘hanging out’ on cliffs,” he said. “He does a good job. He is always willing to help. He is that soft-spoken, mild-mannered person who is always there.” For Wait, the practical help is part of his make up. “I have always had that ‘frontiers- man’ ethic,” he said. “There is a job that needs to be done and somebody has to do it.” Settled Because his father was a career soldier, Wait’s upbring- ing meant multiple moves, including postings in Ger- many. It gave him an expecta- tion that he would uproot fre- quently, which he did in his early adult life. However, four years ago he moved from Tacoma to become pastor of Oceanview Baptist Church and he noted that he and wife, Shauna, are settled on the peninsula. “The bustle of the big-city life isn’t something we like. We enjoy the slower pace here, and it’s a good-sized com- munity.” The couple lives in Ocean Park and has two chil- dren, Aubrey, 20, and Eli, 17. Oceanview is an indepen- dent fundamentalist Chris- tian church. Wait has no for- mal theological training, but describes himself as a “bibli- cist,” meaning he believes in the content of the Bible literally. His congregation — of up to 40 — shares a building with the Seventh-day Adventists in Long Beach. He also helps with a jail ministry and men’s mission program in Astoria. He prepared for his ﬁ rst pastor job during his 15 years in Tacoma by serving as a Sun- day school teacher, leading a bus ministry and spearheading children’s and adult programs. All this was accomplished while operating his own land- scape gardening service. Not ‘Baywatch’ When he arrived on the pen- insula, he offered his services to Paciﬁ c County Fire District 1 as a chaplain. Because that role was ﬁ lled, he was encour- aged to volunteer in other ways and learned emergency medical skills. That led to his service with the rescue team. While he was not expect- ing it to be exactly like TV’s “Baywatch,” serving the group focused his mindset in a prac- tical way. “When I entered into this, my eyes were closed because we have a lot of preconceived notions on what goes on,” he said. “But when you come face to face with an actual emergency, the glamorous and grandiose comes to a close. The world comes into a smaller perspec- tive. You lose the big picture working in emergency situa- tions — your focus is where you can help.” Counseling Knutzen, the rescue team’s leader, praises Wait for drawing on his counsel- ing skills and compassion when accompanying fam- ily members at the scene of rescue attempts. This has included recent ocean drownings. “You cannot leave these people alone,” Knutzen said. “Local law enforcement does a good job, but they cannot always be there.” Wait is the rescue team’s point of con- tact, offering relatives com- fort while they wait for news. “He has a gift,” he said. Wait said this derives from his counseling experi- ence. “We see the worst days of people’s lives sometimes.” His participation means team members are free to perform other important duties at the rescue scene. “You get the most qual- iﬁ ed person at the point in time. They know I’m a pas- tor,” Wait said. “It’s the job that nobody else wants. Often you deal with break- ing bad news, or consoling a person. “This is where faith enters in. Because the Lord devel- oped me and made me who I am, I am able to connect with people in a certain degree and bring calmness and hope at the same time.” FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY 70 57 54 Partly cloudy 71 54 Partly sunny and pleasant TUESDAY 72 55 75 56 Mostly sunny and pleasant Partly sunny and pleasant Nice with a blend of sunshine and clouds Governor authorizes the National Guard for eclipse Associated Press ALMANAC REGIONAL WEATHER Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 54/70 Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 68°/57° Normal high/low ........................... 68°/54° Record high ............................ 90° in 1958 Record low ............................. 37° in 1930 Tillamook 51/71 Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.10" Normal month to date ....................... 0.94" Year to date .................................... 49.67" Normal year to date ........................ 36.85" Salem 54/88 Newport 49/65 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:51 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 5:54 a.m. Moonrise today ......................... 11:59 a.m. Moonset today ......................... 11:54 p.m. July 30 Full Last Aug 7 Coos Bay 53/68 New Aug 14 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 12:32 a.m. 12:32 p.m. Low 1.3 ft. 0.8 ft. 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 Burns 51/95 Judith Harper Klamath Falls 51/92 North Augusta, South Carolina June 24, 1949 — June 10, 2017 Lakeview 49/93 Ashland 61/97 Hi 90 91 65 85 65 90 95 84 63 65 Today Lo 51 55 53 50 55 51 63 53 49 53 W s s pc s pc s s s s pc Hi 92 93 70 87 67 92 98 87 65 67 Sat. Lo W 53 pc 56 s 56 s 53 s 58 pc 52 s 64 s 56 s 51 s 54 s City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 81 94 83 86 86 67 90 85 82 96 Today Lo 51 62 57 57 54 54 62 52 55 59 W pc s s s s pc s s s s Hi 82 97 85 91 88 69 93 88 85 98 Sat. Lo W 55 s 63 s 60 s 59 s 57 s 58 pc 62 s 54 s 59 s 62 s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi Lo 86 71 79 63 79 62 91 63 84 63 78 60 95 74 73 54 86 75 80 57 82 63 106 83 85 67 87 71 92 80 85 67 94 78 82 67 91 70 84 68 87 64 93 69 72 55 79 57 82 69 OBITUARIES Ontario 65/101 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend W t pc s t pc pc t pc pc pc pc pc pc t t t s pc c t s s pc s t Sat. Hi Lo 87 68 70 61 79 63 80 60 83 62 81 64 96 73 73 55 87 75 77 59 80 61 104 82 83 66 87 64 93 80 84 63 88 75 74 63 92 66 73 62 84 64 95 71 73 56 81 59 71 63 State and local govern- ments have been planning for months to prepare for an inﬂ ux of people that could jam high- ways and stretch resources. The eclipse coincides with peak wildﬁ re season in Oregon and the National Guard could help ﬁ ght ﬁ res if necessary. Baker 51/92 REGIONAL CITIES Tonight's Sky: After sunset, the waxing crescent moon and Jupiter will be within 2-57' degrees of one another. High 6.7 ft. 7.8 ft. La Grande 58/95 Roseburg 57/91 Brookings 52/71 Aug 21 John Day 60/97 Bend 55/93 Medford 63/98 UNDER THE SKY Time 6:25 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Prineville 52/95 Lebanon 53/88 Eugene 50/87 SUN AND MOON First Pendleton 62/97 The Dalles 62/94 Portland 57/85 PORTLAND — Gov. Kate Brown is authorizing the Ore- gon National Guard to deploy soldiers to help deal with an inﬂ ux of tourists during next month’s total solar eclipse. Oregon Public Broadcast- ing reported that the National Guard will stage six aircraft and about 150 soldiers and airmen ahead of the Aug. 21 celestial event. The moon’s shadow ﬁ rst hits Oregon as the moon passes between the Earth and the sun and up to 1 million people are expected to visit the state to see it. Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc c s t pc s t c s s pc pc pc s pc pc t r c r s t pc s r Judy was in a U.S. Navy family, and she moved around a lot, but settled in Seaside, Oregon, where she graduated in 1967. She moved to Oroville , Washington, where she married and was blessed with a son. She lived in Oregon, Washington, South Carolina, Guam and Germany, but mostly in the Portland, Oregon area. She moved to South Carolina to be closer to her son and grandchildren. Besides her family, she loved hockey, especially the Portland Winterhawks. She is survived by her son, John (Angela) Harper; grandchildren, Amberlyn, Austin and Jayden; and her brother, Jim. She was pre- ceded in death by her parents, Art and Ruby Faust; and her brother, Gene. At her request, there will be no service. ON THE RECORD DUII • At 9:05 p.m. Wednesday, Scott Blaesing, 44, of Wenatchee, Washington, was arrested by the Warrenton Police Department on the 1500 block of S.E. Discovery Lane and charged with driving under the inﬂ uence of intoxicants. His blood alcohol content was 0.18 percent. • At 9:47 p.m. Wednesday, Christopher J. Travis, 34, of Seaside, was arrested by the Sea- side Police Department on U.S. Highway 101 and charged with DUII . His blood alcohol con- tent was 0.13 percent. PUBLIC MEETINGS LOTTERIES TUESDAY Seaside Community and Senior Commission, 10 a.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A. Seaside Library Board, 4:30 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway. Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Seaside Planning Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 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