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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2017 What is your favorite part of the Astoria Regatta? “The parade is really good. It has a lot of activities. It’s not just advertising or commer- cial. It’s just once a year the small community gets together, and you see people you haven’t seen in a long time.” “To me it’s the sailing because I was a sail boater for 22 years.” Rob Robinson, Astoria THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK “Seeing the boats. I just enjoy watching them.” Robert Cruz, Astoria Agnes Brown, Astoria OBITUARY Coast Guard towed in fl ooded fi shing boat Helen Lorel Alexander Long Beach, Washington Sept. 29, 1950 — Aug. 4, 2017 Helen Lorel Alexander, 66, passed away at to scrapbook, do art work and crocheting. her home Aug. 4, 2017, in Long Beach, Wash- She was preceded in death by her parents ington, from a very rare and aggressive cancer. and a daughter. Mrs. Alexander was born Sept. 29, 1950, Survivors include her husband, Jim, of in Baker City, Oregon, to Orel Fran- Long Beach; a daughter, Cindy Kay cis Hurse and Virginia Grace Yeak- and Ed Hillard and their children, ley Hurse. She was raised in Baker Lanie Hillard, Eddie J. Hillard III City, and attended Baker City pub- and Alex J. Hillard of Ilwaco, Wash- lic schools. She, along with her par- ington; a daughter, Roxane Jean and ents, spent weekends and every Marty Ebright and their triplet girls, spare minute on Pine Creek outside Alexis, Phoenix and Zora Ebright of Hereford, Oregon. of Ephrata, Pennsylvania; a son, She married James Ferdinand Brian James and Venus Alexander Alexander on April 1, 1967, in and their girls, Chloe C. and Sasha Baker City, Oregon. They lived in Alexander of Astoria, Oregon; her Helen Baker City for a number of years sisters, Virginia V. Bryant, Theora Alexander before moving to the coast for a R. Hensley, Theona Hambleton, all milder climate. They lived at Sea- of Baker City, Oregon, and Evelyn side, Oregon, before moving to Astoria, Ore- Greenwood of Union, Oregon; one brother, gon, and then to Long Beach, Washington. Leslie R. Hurse of Pendleton, Oregon; and Mrs. Alexander worked a number of years several nieces and nephews. at Rite Aid in Warrenton, Oregon. She retired Mrs. Alexander was a member of the Baker from there as assistant manager and moved to City Christian Church in Baker City, Oregon. Long Beach, where she helped run Scrapac- A celebration of life will be held on her cino. After Scrapaccino closed in Septem- 67th birthday, Sept. 29, at Pine Creek outside ber 2016, Mrs. Alexander volunteered to help of Hereford, Oregon, to honor her wishes. when needed at Doogers Restaurant up until a Memorial contributions may be made in couple of months before her death. her memory through Penttila’s Chapel by The She loved being around people. She loved Sea in Long Beach, Washington. The Daily Astorian The U.S. Coast Guard towed in a commercial vessel that began taking on water Tuesday morning 66 miles west of Tillamook Head. Watch standers at the Coast Guard’s Air Sta- tion Astoria in Warrenton received a mayday call from the captain of the 48-foot fi shing vessel Pura Vida at 3:36 a.m. Tuesday and sent out an urgent marine broad- cast requesting assistance. Power outage hits North Coast The Daily Astorian FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY 54 Low clouds ALMANAC New First Aug 21 Salem 60/96 Newport 52/62 Coos Bay 55/68 Full Aug 29 Prineville 55/97 Lebanon 59/95 The Daily Astorian The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seek- ing a candidate to represent the state’s seafood process- ing industry on the Fish Resto- ration and Enhancement Pro- gram Board. The board includes volun- teer representatives from sport fi shing, troll, gillnet and sea- La Grande 59/97 Baker 50/93 Ontario 62/95 Burns 51/89 Klamath Falls 55/90 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 9:57 a.m. 10:16 p.m. Low -0.7 ft. 1.2 ft. Hi 93 96 65 93 68 84 97 96 62 66 Today Lo 50 58 55 55 56 55 68 59 52 55 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc Hi 93 95 69 92 67 90 98 96 62 66 Thu. Lo 50 60 55 57 58 55 68 61 53 57 W pc pc pc pc c pc pc pc c c City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 91 102 93 94 96 72 95 94 94 103 Today Lo 53 65 63 62 60 55 64 58 61 62 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc Hi 90 102 94 94 96 71 96 94 94 104 Thu. Lo 54 66 63 62 60 57 66 59 63 65 W pc pc pc pc pc c pc pc pc pc TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES W c s pc t pc s s pc pc s pc s pc pc t pc t s pc s s pc pc pc s Thu. Hi Lo 83 71 81 64 83 66 79 56 86 63 84 65 96 75 72 52 87 77 83 66 83 64 106 83 86 66 89 73 89 79 85 70 88 77 84 69 92 70 85 67 89 71 91 70 71 59 90 61 84 68 have caused the substation breaker to fail. “It’s the same idea as the breaker box in your garage.” The pole was badly dam- aged. Crews were “able to work around it and isolated it using different circuits,” Gauntt said. Gauntt said 15,324 custom- ers were without power after the outage. food processing industries. The Fish Restoration and Enhance- ment Program they oversee is funded by a surcharge on rec- reational and commercial fi sh- ing licenses and a commercial poundage fee. Board members are appointed for four-year terms of the Oregon Fish and Wild- life Commission, meet three to four times each year to review grant proposals from various organizations and agencies and recommend projects for funding. They must also hear public testimony and act as liaisons between the program and the public as well as other program business. Candidates must apply by Aug. 20 using the application found at www.dfw.state.or.us/ fi sh/RE/board.asp Lakeview 50/89 Ashland 67/96 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend A power outage hit War- renton, Seaside and Can- non Beach Tuesday night as a result of a pole fi re near a sub- station in Seaside on Roosevelt Drive near the outlet mall. Pacifi c Power received reports of the outage around 10 p.m. Warrenton returned to power shortly before 11:30 p.m. Cannon Beach returned to power at 11:37 p.m. Seaside was the last to return to power at about 12:40 a.m.. “There’s no obvious cause,” Tom Gauntt, a Pacifi c Power spokesman, said. “It doesn’t look like anyone had a bonfi re down there.” He said birds or a chem- ical reaction after rain may Volunteer sought to represent seafood processors on state fi sh restoration board Roseburg 62/94 Brookings 53/69 Sep 5 John Day 64/95 Bend 58/95 Medford 68/98 Tonight's Sky: Just above Hercules is the constella- tion of Draco the Dragon. Today Hi Lo 79 70 83 66 84 65 79 55 86 66 85 63 95 74 82 59 87 76 82 61 80 65 106 82 87 67 88 72 92 79 86 70 88 77 84 67 87 69 83 65 87 69 90 66 72 61 90 62 85 67 Pendleton 65/102 The Dalles 68/105 Portland 63/94 UNDER THE SKY 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 An a.m. shower or two; otherwise, some sun Variable cloudiness Tillamook 53/72 Eugene 55/92 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:34 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ........................ 6:09 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 9:44 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 8:07 a.m. High 8.2 ft. 7.8 ft. Low clouds 66 54 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 54/70 SUN AND MOON Time 3:20 a.m. 4:17 p.m. SUNDAY 69 56 REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Tuesday ............................................ 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.00" Normal month to date ....................... 0.20" Year to date .................................... 49.67" Normal year to date ........................ 37.14" Aug 14 68 55 Low clouds and smoky Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 64°/56° Normal high/low ........................... 69°/54° Record high ............................ 92° in 1939 Record low ............................. 45° in 1988 Last SATURDAY 70 56 Multiple commercial fi shing vessels and two U.S. Navy warships answered. The Coast Guard launched an MH-60 Jayhawk helicop- ter from Air Station Astoria, which delivered a watering pump to the Pura Vida. The nearby fi shing vessel West- ern Edge delivered a sec- ond pump. A 47-foot motor lifeboat from Station Cape Disappointment delivered a third. The 47-footer took the Pura Vida in tow toward the Columbia River and was later relieved by the 52-foot motor lifeboat Triumph from Sta- tion Cape Disappointment. Beaver Eddy Campground to close for logging The Daily Astorian A campground in s outh- ern Cla tsop County will close twice this month for four-day periods. Beaver Eddy Campground, located along the Nehalem River roughly 15 miles east of the coast and less than 10 miles south of U.S. High- way 26, closed Tuesday until 2 p.m. Friday and will close again from Saturday through Aug. 16. The state Department of Forestry will be conducting logging operations nearby. A fl agger will direct traffi c along Lower Nehalem Road, where logging cables will lie across. For more information, call the Department of Forest- ry’s Astoria District Offi ce at 503-325-5451. Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W t s pc t t s pc c pc pc pc s pc t t pc t s pc s pc t pc pc pc Roby’s can help. Lift chairs starting at $599. Side pocket to keep remote control handy at all times Battery support ensures lift mechanism works for one cycle without electricity. Available in a wide selection of fabrics and special-order fabrics ZERO GRAVITY device that supports legs, back, and neck Astoria - (503) 325-1535 1555 Commercial • www.robysfurniture.com MEMORIAL Aug. 7, 2017 MARSH, Ruth Elizabeth, 96, of Gearhart, died in Wheeler. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary & Crematory of Astoria/Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. Saturday , Aug. 12 LAIRD, Donald Eugene — Funeral at 10 a.m., Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, 120 Oceanway in Seaside. A reception fol- lows at the church hall. BIRTH July 26, 2017 CARLSON, Courtney and WHITE, Brad, of Astoria, a boy, Colson White, born at Columbia Memorial Hospi- tal in Astoria. Grandparents are Darren and Karen Carl- Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Need a Lift? DEATH son of Astoria and Jack and Mylene White of Clatskanie. Great-grandparents are Lau- rel Carlson of Astoria, Jan Aquistapace of Clatskanie and Hazel White Vermillion of Prineville. PUBLIC MEETINGS OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian pub- lishes paid obituaries. The obit- uary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a flag sym- bol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 10 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctua- tion and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at www.dailyastorian.com/forms/ obits, by email at ewilson@ dailyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Daily Astorian office, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503- 325-3211, ext. 257. WEDNESDAY Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St. Astoria School Board, 6:15 p.m., study session, 7:30 p.m., regular meeting, Capt. Robert Gray School third-fl oor boardroom, 785 Alameda Ave. Wickiup Water District Board, 6:30 p.m., 92648 Svensen Mar- ket Road, Svensen. THURSDAY Seaside Convention Center Commission, 5 p.m., Seaside Civic and Convention Center, 415 First Avenue. 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. 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