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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2017 Third Cannon Beach Eclipse traffi c already pot store seeks approval heavy in central Oregon Tolovana shop is slowed by design review By BRENNA VISSER The Daily Astorian CANNON BEACH — Progress will be stalled for a marijuana retailer looking to set up shop in Tolovana. On Thursday night, the city’s D esign R eview B oard decided to issue a continuance to allow the applicant, Daryl Bell, more time to elaborate on and amend major exterior design modifi cations at 3115 S. Hemlock St. If approved, this would be the third retail marijuana shop to come to Cannon Beach. Nancy Benson, the project manager from Grace Design and Landscaping LLC, repre- sented Bell at the meeting and described their goal for the business as “high end.” Bell, who has spent the last couple of years building out dispensaries for clients, is expanding his career in can- nabis on the coast to places like Rockaway Beach, Pacifi c City and, hopefully, Cannon Beach, Benson said. Bell’s pitch for a marijuana shop at a condominium complex near Pier 39 in Astoria was rejected by the Astoria City Council last year. “This is going to be a very nice place. Our goal as a com- pany is to make it look nice,” Benson said of the Cannon Beach store. But before moving for- ward, Bell and his team must address parking issues iden- tifi ed by the city. As plans stands now, parking spaces are drawn onto the city’s right of way, C ity P lanner Mark Barnes said. “The problem here is these are private spaces half in the public sphere,” Barnes said. Bell will have to work with public works to fi nd differ- ent solutions before the next D esign R eview B oard meet- ing Sept. 21 in order to secure approval. More abstractly, board members took issue with the lack of detail in the applica- tion. Bell provided plans to paint the building and mod- ify windows, along with gen- eral landscaping ideas, but the board wasn’t satisfi ed without seeing a full mock up. Barnes also noted the lack of discus- sion concerning meeting ven- tilation and signa ge require- ments in the proposal. “We look at actual samples of paints and facade,” board member Sandi Lundy said. “It’s just a matter of us being able to physically see the changes you are suggesting.” Some neighbors took issue with the vague nature of the design plans, including Steve Crane, the property advise r of Lodges at Cannon Beach next door. In written testimony sent to the city, he thought more needed to be done to help rehabilitate a structure that has been sitting vacant for years. Just repainting the build- ing, Crane wrote, “ is like put- ting lipstick on a pig. ” . Escape Lodgings Presi- dent Patrick Nofi eld leases space from a modular unit connected to the property, and asked board members to wait on approval before issues like adequate parking and more thorough designs were presented. One of his concerns was making sure this property was “architecturally compatible” with the rest of Tolovana. “I’ve leased space for 10 years, and I know that build- ing needs help,” Nofi eld said. “It needs more work than what this plan is showing.” Kiki Meletis is a co-trustee of Demetrios Meletis Living Trust, which owns the prop- erty, and said having the new business move in was a great way to “revitalize the property in a timely way.” Benson said she and Bell are happy to work with the city to make sure the business fi ts with the community. “This is a community thing, so I want community input,” Benson said. Backed up on Highway 26 By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND — Traffi c is already a headache in central Oregon as thousands of peo- ple arrive before Monday’s total solar eclipse. Traffi c was backed up about 15 miles at one point on Thursday on U.S. Highway 26 near Prineville, the last town before the turnoff for an eclipse-themed festival that’s expected to attract 35,000 people in a remote area with narrow, one-lane roads. Driv- ers then had to contend with another 14 miles of traffi c on local roads to the venue. A handful of gas stations in Bend and Prineville also ran out of fuel Wednesday before getting restocked. The scene echoed one on Wednesday night, when eclipse traffi c fi rst began to swell. Traffi c backed up for SATURDAY SUNDAY 53 ALMANAC Gearhart April 11, 1934 — July 30, 2017 Clouds breaking for some sun 69 56 Pleasant with clouds and sun Sun and areas of low clouds Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 53/67 Tillamook 52/65 Salem 55/80 Newport 51/64 First Full Aug 29 Coos Bay 55/67 Last Sep 5 Klamath Falls 48/85 Lakeview 48/87 Ashland 58/89 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 6:24 a.m. 6:15 p.m. Low -1.2 ft. 1.8 ft. City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 91 89 74 85 67 91 97 83 66 69 Today Lo 47 50 57 53 56 48 57 54 51 54 W s s pc s pc s s pc pc s Hi 82 82 71 79 64 85 90 79 64 67 Sat. Lo 44 46 56 49 55 48 55 50 49 52 W s s pc pc pc s s pc pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 76 91 79 91 85 69 84 86 79 93 Today Lo 50 59 55 60 55 55 55 56 55 54 W pc s pc s pc pc s s pc s Hi 75 83 77 84 80 66 79 82 76 86 Sat. Lo 48 54 53 55 52 54 53 51 52 53 W t r pc pc t c pc sh s s t s pc s pc pc pc t t t s s pc pc t Sat. Hi Lo 91 71 85 69 83 64 92 59 87 65 83 60 87 65 56 44 90 73 84 65 89 68 106 79 80 65 92 76 88 79 91 72 91 78 87 70 96 72 88 70 89 71 93 70 72 58 73 54 89 73 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc t pc pc s pc t sh pc pc s s pc t t pc t pc t pc pc pc pc pc pc Charles E. Owen Wasilla, Alaska May 21, 1940 — Aug. 3, 2017 Charles E. Owen (Chuck) passed away Aug. 3, 2017, in Wasilla, Alaska. He was 77. He was born May 21, 1940, in Astoria. His parents were Charles Owen and Mary Van Horn Owen. He was raised in Astoria, on the top of 14th Street. He attended Star of the Sea School, and then Astoria High School. He married Klaudia Jo Klaudi in 1991. Charles Owen Through his life he worked as a fi sherman and bartender. He is survived by his wife, Klau- dia, of Wasilla, Alaska; his daughter, Eva Briggs, of Port Angles, Wash- ington; and his son, Steven Owen, of Seaside, Oregon. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, Aug. 19, at 2 p.m., on the east side of Coffenbury Lake. LOTTERIES Portland hospital gave away recalled eclipse glasses Associated Press Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. PORTLAND — Legacy Health in Portland says some of the glasses it gave away at public events for viewing the upcoming total solar eclipse may be among those recalled by Amazon. The hospital said Thurs- day that people who got solar glasses from Legacy Health at public events should discard them and buy new ones. It says glasses it gave away at Legacy Health clinics W E N R FO W pc s pc s pc pc s pc pc s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES 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 45/84 Marilyn Fulop passed away peacefully on New York Times crossword in pen every morn- Sunday, July 30, at Providence Seaside Hospi- ing. She enjoyed playing golf, dinner parties and card games, and was a killer opponent at tal, while holding her daughters’ hands. She was born in Portland, the only child of Scrabble. Sadly, in August 2016 the family Ruth and Abe Bernstein, and was home in Gearhart had a catastrophic raised in Eastmoreland. She attended fi re, and she never fully recovered St. Helen’s Hall, Pomona College, from the trauma and smoke inhala- and Oregon State University . She tion. She was lucky to have lived in belonged to the Junior League, Aero three beautiful homes this past year, Club, Elks Club, Columbia River with Sally and Gretchen alternating Yacht Club, Chaparral County Club care, along with Pete Vitas of Sea- and the Multnomah Athletic Club. side. We are very grateful to Pete for Marilyn traveled all over the his kindness and care of our mother. world, and enjoyed owning and oper- She was predeceased by her hus- ating a travel agency (Travel Coun- Marilyn band of 56 years, Joe, and a grand- selors) with her husband, Joe, in Fulop daughter, Adrienne (Addy) Darnell. the 1970s and 1980s. Together they She is survived by her daughters, walked the Great Wall of China, swam the Great Barrier Reef, sailed the Nile, Gretchen Darnell of Seaside and Sally Luciak and had many other adventures all over the (Waide) of Vancouver, British Columbia ; her world. She said recently that she had completed grandchildren, Lindsey Alldrin, Lauren Oxley (Wyatt), Joe Luciak (Britta), Rachael Luciak everything on her bucket list. Marilyn’s life was full of friends, volunteer and Stephen Luciak; and her great-grandchil- work (including operating the Plastic Lady at dren, Joe Alldrin, Ariann and Eliza Oxley and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry ), Ayla Luciak. She was an extraordinary woman, and will summers in Gearhart, winters in Palm Desert, and time spent at their Portland home and cruis- be forever missed by family and friends. No service is planned. ing on their boat Donations may be made to the Providence “Lou Ann.” She was beautiful, bright, social, well-spoken and well read, and completed the Seaside Hospital Foundation, Pet Therapy Fund. REGIONAL CITIES Tonight's Sky: Aug. 21: During the two minutes of totality, the sky will be very dark, shading to a 360-degree sunset along the horizon. Today Hi Lo 89 71 77 71 82 64 87 59 84 62 81 63 96 71 60 44 90 73 85 67 87 64 105 81 81 64 91 73 93 80 89 68 91 77 83 73 92 71 90 73 89 71 93 68 73 60 75 57 91 74 Ontario 58/90 Roseburg 60/84 Brookings 56/74 Sep 12 La Grande 52/81 Baker 47/82 John Day 51/83 Bend 50/82 Medford 57/90 UNDER THE SKY High 7.3 ft. Prineville 46/84 Lebanon 56/81 Eugene 53/79 SUN AND MOON Sunset tonight ........................... 8:19 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 6:20 a.m. Moonrise today ........................... 2:46 a.m. Moonset today ........................... 6:11 p.m. Pendleton 59/83 The Dalles 60/83 Portland 55/77 Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.38" Normal month to date ....................... 0.50" Year to date .................................... 50.05" Normal year to date ........................ 37.44" Time 12:42 p.m. none TUESDAY 70 54 grammed traffi c lights to provide more time on green lights on east-west routes. The Prineville police also closed the eastbound lane of the highway for a time Thurs- day and diverted traffi c onto local roads so the crush could clear. In Madras, to the north, traffi c also picked up Thurs- day. Gas stations were still stocked, said Joe Krenowicz, executive director of the Jef- ferson County-Madras Cham- ber of Commerce. Marilyn Rae Fulop REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 68°/58° Normal high/low ........................... 69°/53° Record high ............................ 84° in 1946 Record low ............................. 41° in 1973 Aug 21 68 55 Clouds breaking; breezy in the afternoon Becoming cloudy New MONDAY 67 52 12 miles on the same stretch of road, doubling the drive time between the towns of Redmond and Prineville as an estimated 8,000 cars passed through. “The numbers of people who were coming in, we are beyond capacity really on that highway. Traffi c is moving — it’s not stopped — but it’s taking a long time,” said Peter Murphy, a spokesman for the Oregon Department of Trans- portation in central Oregon. Traffi c offi cials repro- OBITUARIES FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus An advertisement for a central Oregon festival built around Monday’s total solar eclipse sits alongside a busy road leading into Madras. Traffic is already a headache in central Oregon as thousands of people arrive before the eclipse. L F AL or Legacy/GoHealth Urgent Care clinics in the past month are safe. The online retail giant Amazon.com issued a wide- spread recall for eclipse glasses sold through its site after being unable to verify they met safety standards. The total solar eclipse is the fi rst one to cross the U.S. in 99 years. The shadow cast by the moon fi rst makes landfall in the U.S. in Oregon on Monday. 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