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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2017 State approves wolf kills in Umatilla County Oregon may allow ranchers to kill threats ‘It’s important that we address and limit wolf- livestock problems while also ensuring a healthy wolf population.’ By ANDREW THEEN The Oregonian For the third time this month, wildlife offi cials said they would kill wolves in northeast Oregon in response to attacks on livestock. A rancher in Umatilla County had asked the state Department of Fish and Wild- life to eradicate the Meacham Pack, but state offi cials said Thursday they would allow no more than two animals to be killed. The pack had seven members as of December. For the fi rst time, Oregon is considering allowing ranch- ers to kill the wolves under a “limited duration wolf kill per- mit,” rather than rely on state offi cials. In a statement, agency director Curt Melcher said there’s been an increase in the number of cattle and other livestock killed, “which is not surprising due to the increasing population (of wolves.)” ODFW director Curt Melcher Submitted Photo Oregon has authorized wolf kills to deter attacks on livestock. “While it’s disheartening for some people to see ODFW killing wolves,” Melcher said, “our agency is called to man- age wildlife in a manner con- sistent with other land uses, and to protect the social and economic interests of all Ore- gonians while it conserves gray wolves.” “It’s important that we address and limit wolf-live- stock problems while also ensuring a healthy wolf pop- ulation,” he continued. Advocates slammed the decision Thursday as the lat- est disappointment from the agency. “It certainly looks like Oregon is trying to become Idaho when it comes to wolf management,” said Sean Ste- vens, executive director of the EVERETT, Wash. — U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan toured the Boeing plant in Everett, answered workers’ questions on a vari- ety of matters and pitched the Republican plan to cut taxes for corporations. The Daily Herald reported Ryan on Thurs- day saw the 767, 777 and 787 production lines before sitting down with Boe- ing CEO Dennis Muilen- berg for a 45-minute town hall attended by about 80 employees. Ryan said reducing the tax rate for businesses and simplifying the tax code for individuals will spur eco- nomic growth. State lawmakers agreed in 2003 to reduce the busi- ness and occupation tax rate paid by Boeing and the com- pany will save about $8 bil- lion by 2040. But Boeing cut 6,344 jobs in 2016 and is down roughly 4,000 in 2017. Democratic lawmak- ers and aerospace workers have tried, without success, to require that Boeing sus- tain a minimum number of jobs in the state if it wants to keep the lower tax rate. Kujala hired by Chamber of Commerce The Daily Astorian Former Warrenton Mayor Mark Kujala has been hired by the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce as membership director. A Warrenton resident, Kujala is the owner of Ski- panon Brand Seafoods. He was a member of the War- renton City Commission for 12 years, fi ve of them as mayor. He is mar- ried to Alana Kujala, the c h a m b e r ’s Mark Kujala former event coordinator. Jim Servino, the former membership director, and his wife, Carol, are moving to Texas to be closer to the cou- ple’s grandchildren. “We thank Jim for his service to our community and wish them the best of luck in their relocation,” a release from the c hamber said. The chamber will bid farewell to Servino at a chamber networking break- fast on Tuesday. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY 74 54 51 74 56 Mostly sunny, pleasant; breezy in the p.m. Clear TUESDAY 74 55 68 55 Pleasant with sunshine and some clouds Sunny and pleasant Clouds giving way to some sun By CASSANDRA PROFITA Oregon Public Broadcasting PRINEVILLE — Patrick Lair with the U.S. Forest Ser- vice drove into the Ochoco National Forest to see how things looked after hosting thousands of eclipse visitors. He drove the same road on Wednesday that more than 30,000 people took to get into the massive Symbiosis Festi- val on Big Summit Prairie — a patch of private land in the middle of the national forest. “At one point, we had bumper-to-bumper traffi c from the prairie out past Prineville,” he said. “I’m kind of amazed not to see more trash on the sides of the road.” With all the festivalgoers — plus additional eclipse visitors looking to camp in the path of totality — offi cials worried about people trampling veg- etation and driving off-road through the forest. With dry conditions and late-summer heat, they were especially wor- ried about people accidentally starting wildfi res. Anticipating up to a million eclipse visitors statewide, pub- lic land managers prepared for the worst. Now, as they survey the damage, they’re fi nding many of their fears of environ- mental destruction never came to pass. The road into the Ochocos is littered with some dis- carded bottles, the occasional strand of toilet paper and sev- eral abandoned vehicles. But considering how many peo- ple traveled through here, Lair said, it’s looking really good. “I think we all were expect- ing the worst, and when it didn’t happen we all were pleasantly surprised,” Lair said. “Not that there aren’t impacts - there will certainly be trash to pick up.” gun during an argument with a family member. Assault • At 7:55 p.m. Wednes- day, Theresa Odette, 42, of Seaside, was arrested by the Seaside Police Department at Quatat Park and charged with assaulting a public safety offi cer, interfering with a police offi cer and resisting arrest. She allegedly caused a small injury to an offi cer as they attempted to take her to non-criminal detox. • At 11:13 p.m. Wednes- day, Imelda Cantu Bradshaw, 46, of Seaside, was arrested by the Seaside Police Depart- ment on the 1100 block of S. Downing Street and charged with second-degree assault and physical harassment. She allegedly bit her boy- friend and hit him with a fl ashlight. ON THE RECORD Disorderly conduct • At 4:13 p.m. Wednes- day, Randall Shumaker, 59, of Seaside, was arrested by the Seaside Police Depart- ment on the 700 block of S. Holladay Drive and charged with disorderly conduct, unlawful possession of a weapon with intent to use, menacing, harassment and reckless endangerment. He allegedly pulled out a shot- PUBLIC MEETINGS FRIDAY Skipanon Water Control District, noon, Pacifi c Grange, 90475 U.S. Highway 101, Warrenton. ALMANAC Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 51/74 Tillamook 49/75 Salem 54/92 Newport 47/67 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:07 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 6:29 a.m. Moonrise today ......................... 10:45 a.m. Moonset today ......................... 10:21 p.m. Last Sep 5 Coos Bay 50/71 New Sep 12 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 11:11 a.m. 11:53 p.m. Low 0.6 ft. 0.7 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 contributions may be made to the Clatsop County Ani- mal Shelter. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Service of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. DEATH Aug. 24, 2017 USTBY, Ellen Frances, 70, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Lakeview 46/91 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 86 82 68 81 66 86 90 83 62 65 Today Lo 44 47 54 50 54 49 58 55 47 50 W s s pc s s s s s s pc Hi 90 89 69 89 70 92 99 91 67 68 Sat. Lo W 46 s 53 s 55 pc 53 s 58 s 51 s 61 s 59 s 49 s 52 s City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 77 82 80 84 83 68 78 82 80 84 Today Lo 47 53 56 55 54 53 51 50 54 49 W s s s s s s s s s s Hi 83 91 89 94 92 73 84 91 88 90 Sat. Lo W 51 s 58 s 59 s 60 s 57 s 57 s 56 s 55 s 57 s 54 s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi Lo 88 71 74 58 74 58 90 59 82 63 75 54 87 68 67 49 87 72 77 56 80 62 102 82 84 67 87 69 86 76 86 62 90 78 77 61 83 67 79 61 81 61 96 70 72 57 75 55 80 66 Burns 46/92 Ashland 58/99 LOTTERIES Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mor- tuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 4-7-0-1 4 p.m.: 8-3-7-0 7 p.m.: 7-9-7-3 10 p.m.: 1-9-8-9 WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: 1-2-8 Thursday’s Keno: 11-14-17- 22-34-35-38-39-48-52-54- 55-58-61-62-66-69-70-73-75 Thursday’s Match 4: 07-11- 13-24 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 UNDER THE SKY High 7.2 ft. 7.9 ft. Baker 44/90 Ontario 58/94 Klamath Falls 49/92 MEMORIAL Sunday, Aug. 27 SANDERSON, Robert — Memorial service from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Warrenton Com- munity Center, 170 S.W. Third St., in Warrenton. Memorial La Grande 43/88 Roseburg 55/94 Brookings 53/69 Sep 19 John Day 53/92 Bend 47/89 Medford 58/99 Tonight's Sky: A giant stellar nursery known as M17 is above the lid of the "teapot" formed by the bright- est stars of Sagittarius. Time 5:07 a.m. 5:25 p.m. Prineville 45/93 Lebanon 50/92 Eugene 50/89 SUN AND MOON Full Pendleton 53/91 The Dalles 55/92 Portland 56/89 Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.38" Normal month to date ....................... 0.79" Year to date .................................... 50.05" Normal year to date ........................ 37.73" Aug 29 MONDAY Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 69°/51° Normal high/low ........................... 69°/53° Record high ............................ 86° in 1964 Record low ............................. 45° in 1992 First The landowner moved cat- tle from the pasture, had a horseback rider surveying the land “fi ve days per week” to track the wolves, and removed carcasses from the fi eld immediately after they were discovered. “Unfortunately, this year their increasing preventative efforts have not been success- ful in limiting wolf depre- dation,” Roblyn Brown, the Department of Fish and Wild- life’s acting wolf coordinator, said in a statement. “We believe lethal control is warranted in this situation but this action will only be in place as long as cattle are still at risk. We will use incremen- tal removal and lethal control activities will be stopped as soon as the cattle are removed from the pasture.” Eclipse viewers did little damage to Oregon’s public lands, say offi cials House Speaker Ryan touts lower taxes in Boeing visit Associated Press nonprofi t Oregon Wild, “and that’s a bad thing.” Idaho has a more robust wolf population than Oregon but also has legalized hunt- ing. The animal was removed from Oregon’s endangered species list relatively recently — in 2015 — in the northeast- ern areas of the state, like Wal- lowa and Umatilla counties. Stevens said the three wolf kills in August occurred as the state’s own annual report noted the population was stagnant — at roughly 112 animals — in 2016. Oregon also has an out- dated plan for managing the animal, Stevens said, and he believes Gov. Kate Brown has been “a little bit asleep at the wheel” in addressing issues at the fi sh and wildlife agency. “I don’t think that’s a direc- tion that the broad majority of Oregonians want the agency to be going in,” Stevens said of the decision to kill wolves. “I think we can coexist.” The state said it approved the kill order after four live- stock deaths were confi rmed in August and after the private landowner in Umatilla County made consistent and “substan- tial” efforts to avoid confl ict with the wolves. W pc pc s pc pc s pc pc pc s pc s pc pc t pc c pc pc pc pc pc pc s pc Sat. Hi Lo 86 70 73 59 78 62 92 60 83 66 77 56 86 68 64 46 87 72 78 59 84 66 106 84 87 70 86 69 87 76 86 61 88 76 76 61 86 66 78 61 85 65 97 68 76 59 79 59 80 65 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc s pc pc c s s sh pc pc pc s s pc t s r s pc s s pc s s s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a fl ag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation 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 offi ce, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503-325-3211, ext. 257. 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