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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 Fire or volcano? Oregon blaze sparks eruption comparisons Health concerns from smoke and ash as fi res burn By GILLIAN FLACCUS and NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press TROUTDALE — People in Oregon covered their faces with scarves to keep choking ash from wildfi res from fi lling their lungs and wiped the soot from windshields, similar to what long-time residents said they had to do in 1980 during the volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens. The growing blaze east of Portland, in the scenic Colum- bia River Gorge, was one of dozens of wildfi res in western U.S. states that sent smoke into cities from Seattle to Denver — prompting health warnings and cancellations of outdoor activities for children by many school districts. The 16-square mile fi re east of Portland forced hundreds of home evacuations. And embers from the fi re drifted across the Columbia River — sparking blazes in neighboring Wash- ington state. People shielded their faces and authorities in the Northwest urged drivers to use headlights during the day to Genna Martin/Seattle Post-Intelligencer A wildfire continues to burn on the Oregon side of the Co- lumbia River Gorge near Cascade Locks and the Bridge of the Gods. The wildfire shut down part of Interstate 84. increase visibility. “I haven’t seen ash fall like this in the Portland metro area in my 18 years as a fi refi ghter,” said Damon Simmons, with the fi re incident management team for the Oregon State Fire Marshal. Joanna Fisher walked to work Tuesday at a Troutdale naturopathic clinic with Calla Wanser, who was wearing a red bandana around her mouth. “You can’t really stand out- side without getting rained on” by ash, Fisher said. The only comparison peo- ple could come up with was the eruption of Mount St. Helens in nearby southwest Washington more than 35 years ago. “In 1980, we had a couple of signifi cant ash falls here in the Portland area and this is very reminiscent of what we saw in the ash fall in those days,” said Don Hamilton, a spokesman for the Oregon Department of Transportation. “The particu- late matter that shows up on the cars, it gets in your hair, it gets in your eyes, it’s all over the place like it was in those days.” A closure of one section of Interstate 84 because of thick smoke and falling ash was extended 30 miles east of Port- land while the Coast Guard closed about 20 miles of the Columbia River in the same area. The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, a federal agency that coordinates wildfi re-fi ghting, said 80 large fi res were burning on 2,200 square miles in nine Western states. A fast-moving wildfi re in northern Utah swept down a canyon Tuesday morning — destroying structures, forc- ing evacuations and closing highways. A least fi ve homes burned and more than 1,000 people were evacuated as high winds fed the fl ames in the canyon north of Salt Lake City. Thick black smoke closed parts of two highways as fi refi ghters strug- gled to fi ght the blaze fueled by winds gust at up to 40 mph. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY 70 56 57 Mostly cloudy; areas of fog late ALMANAC New Salem 62/83 Newport 56/66 Sep 19 Full Sep 27 Baker 52/91 Burns 52/87 Lakeview 53/81 Ashland 63/81 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Tonight's Sky: Full 'Corn' Moon at 12:03 a.m. The Harvest Moon will be on Oct. 5, nearest the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 8:54 a.m. 9:16 p.m. Low -0.6 ft. 0.3 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 94 89 70 84 67 85 89 86 68 70 Today Lo 52 59 59 59 59 53 63 62 56 57 W pc pc c pc c pc pc pc c c Hi 91 84 66 79 66 77 80 83 66 67 Thu. Lo 53 55 58 57 59 47 61 60 55 55 W pc t c t c t t pc c c City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 86 89 88 87 87 72 89 86 87 92 Today Lo 58 63 65 64 62 59 62 61 65 61 W pc pc pc pc pc c pc pc pc pc Hi 78 89 81 81 83 68 92 81 81 93 Thu. Lo 56 65 62 61 60 59 63 59 62 62 W pc pc pc pc pc c pc t pc pc 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 La Grande 55/88 Ontario 59/92 Klamath Falls 53/77 Astoria Oct. 26, 1935 — Sept. 1, 2017 Gabriel Pananyoti Anastasiadis was born to Alaska every summer with the Fishhawk in Kato Thothoraki, Greece on Oct. 26, 1935, crew. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Katie; to Panayoti and Sofi a Anastasiadis. He passed away at his son’s house in Portland, Oregon, on daughter Sophia Anastasiadis Jacobs and son- in-law Brit Jacobs; son Nik Anastasi- Sept. 1, 2017, surrounded by his fam- adis and daughter-in-law, Shannon ily and loved ones. Anastasiadis; and seven grandchil- Gabe was raised in Thessaloniki, dren, Laura and Gabe Anastasiadis, Greece while attending school, and Lane, Leah, Nicholas, Christopher served in the Greek military for two and Jonathan Jacobs. years. He then became an operator Gabe led a simple way of life, the and mechanic of heavy machinery in less complicated the better, and that is Thessaloniki, during which time he how he liked it. If you didn’t fi nd him met his future wife, Ekaterini (Katie) in his favorite recliner at home enjoy- Chukalis. Gabe and Katie were mar- ing sports, “60 Minutes” or “Jeop- ried on Sept. 24, 1961, and had two Gabriel ardy,” you would see him at the Elks children, Sophia and Nikolaos. Anastasiadis on Tuesday or Friday nights playing They moved to America in 1971 pool. He retired, several times, yet for a better way of life, making Asto- ria their home. Gabe came to know the fi shing continued his morning ritual of going down to community as a way of life; working in the can- Fishhawk for a cup of coffee with the guys, and neries and cold storages. He was a mechanic to show them a thing or two about what needed for Bumble Bee, Bornstein Seafood and Fish- fi xing. Memorial donations can be made to the Clat- hawk Fisheries. While working for his boss and friend, Steve Fick, he especially enjoyed going sop County Animal Shelter. Roseburg 64/81 Brookings 58/65 Oct 5 John Day 59/88 Bend 59/84 Medford 63/80 UNDER THE SKY Today Hi Lo 74 55 76 63 65 52 82 54 70 49 68 50 90 66 66 44 88 75 69 49 71 49 102 79 86 67 75 54 90 79 74 51 83 68 74 60 77 54 72 60 70 52 96 69 77 65 85 63 68 59 Prineville 57/88 Lebanon 62/83 Eugene 59/79 First Pendleton 63/89 The Dalles 68/87 Portland 65/81 Gabriel Pananyoti Anastasiadis Rather cloudy and comfortable Mostly cloudy Tillamook 59/70 Sunset tonight ........................... 7:44 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ........................ 6:44 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today .......................... 8:15 p.m. 58/68 Moonset today ............................ 7:00 a.m. High 8.3 ft. 8.1 ft. Mostly cloudy 72 53 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 57/70 SUN AND MOON Time 2:28 a.m. 3:05 p.m. 67 52 have been forced to evacuate. Others have been warned to get ready as fl ames burn trees and brush in one of the state’s big- gest tourist attractions. Authorities say they believe the blaze, which started Satur- day, was caused by a 15-year- old boy and friends using fi re- works. They’ve identifi ed a suspect but have made no arrests. Gov. Kate Brown visited the fi re scene Tuesday as ash fell around her. The fi re spread 13 miles in 16 hours, pushed by winds overnight that ranged from 30 mph to 40 mph in tinder-dry conditions, Brown said. “It looks like there has been a devastating impact on the Gorge,” she said, speaking of the renowned Columbia River Gorge, famous for its hiking and spectacular vistas. A total of 600 Oregon National Guard troops have been called up to fi ght more than a dozen blazes across Ore- gon, including a much larger blaze in southwest Oregon in a rural area along the Califor- nia border. Geranios reported from Spokane, Washington. Associ- ated Press writers Phuong Le in Seattle, Matt Volz in Hel- ena, Montana, and Sudhin Thanawala in San Francisco contributed to this report. OBITUARY SUNDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Tuesday ............................................ 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.00" Normal month to date ....................... 0.30" Year to date .................................... 50.06" Normal year to date ........................ 38.40" Sep 12 69 52 Fog in the a.m.; otherwise, mostly cloudy Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 72°/57° Normal high/low ........................... 69°/51° Record high ............................ 87° in 2014 Record low ............................. 43° in 1969 Last SATURDAY In Washington state the U.S. Department of Defense agreed to assign 200 active-duty sol- diers to help fi ght a wildfi re. Civilian fi refi ghting com- manders said Tuesday the sol- diers from Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, would undergo four days of training and then be sent to a complex of 14 wildfi res in southern Ore- gon’s Umpqua National For- est that have burned 47 square miles. And a wildfi re near Mount Rainier National Park in Wash- ington state grew to more than 29 square miles and heavy smoke blanketed many cities in Washington state. A portion of the park was closed. Mandatory evacuations were called for the fi re near Mount Rainier, including the Crystal Mountain ski resort, which closed Monday because of smoke. The air quality in Spokane, Washington, was rated as haz- ardous Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service says it was likely to get worse as wind shifts bring in smoke from fi res in Canada, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Air quality alerts were issued for parts of Idaho as well. In Oregon, people living in about 700 homes in and around the Columbia River Gorge W t r pc s s pc s c pc pc s pc pc s t s pc r s r s s pc pc r Thu. Hi Lo 76 56 74 58 68 54 86 56 78 54 66 49 92 67 62 40 87 76 71 52 76 57 100 78 85 66 77 57 92 81 75 53 83 67 74 58 82 60 74 58 76 56 94 70 74 63 79 62 75 58 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W s r pc s s sh s pc s pc s s pc s t s s sh s pc s s 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 Sept. 5, 2017 GODWIN, Janet Chris- tine, 95, of Warrenton , died in Wheeler. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Sept. 4, 2017 THOMAS, Vadas Lucille, 84, of Seaside, died in Sea- side. Hughes-Ransom Mor- tuary & Crematory of Asto- ria/Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. BAUM, Joy Irene, 87, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Ocean View Funeral & Cre- mation Service of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. ON THE RECORD DUII • At 8:06 p.m. Thursday, Tonjia Kay Christian, 66, of Astoria, was arrested by the Warrenton Police Depart- ment on SE Second Street and charged with driving under the infl uence of intoxicants. • At 5:08 a.m. Friday, Sean Gordon Holcombe, 34, of Astoria, was arrested by the Astoria Police Department on Shively Park Road and charged with DUII. His blood alcohol content was 0.16 percent. 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? DEATHS • At 1:13 a.m. Saturday, William Pinkstaff, 24, of Asto- ria, was arrested by the Seaside Police Department at Prom and Oceanway Street and charged with DUII, recklessly endangering another person and resisting arrest. • At 4:20 p.m. Monday, Robert Lagtry Robinson, 40, of Puyallup, Washington, was arrested by the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Offi ce near Sunset Beach and charged with DUII. LOTTERIES 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. 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