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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2017 Astoria downtown lauded by Oregon Main Street Effort to repeal new gun law fails By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM — An effort to repeal a new Oregon law that enables a court to order con- fi scation of a gun belonging to a person deemed at risk of suicide or hurting others has failed, its organizers said Thursday, after they were unable to get enough signa- tures to place it on the ballot. State Rep. Mike Near- man, a Republican from Independence who was the chief petitioner, blamed Democratic Gov. Kate Brown, saying her delay in signing the bill weeks after it was passed by the Legisla- ture gave too little time to get enough signatures. Petitioners had 90 days from the end of the legisla- tive session, which was July 7, to get the signatures but couldn’t begin to gather them until the governor signed the bill, which was Aug. 15. The opponents said they collected fewer than 25,000 signatures of the 58,142 they needed by Thursday. The gun bill was cham- pioned by another Republi- can member of the Legisla- ture, Sen. Brian Boquist of Dallas. In advocating for the bill in May, he said it was aimed at preventing suicides among military veterans. A former Special Forces offi cer, Boquist cited the high num- ber of suicides among veter- ans. His own stepson, a Navy veteran, committed suicide in 2016. “In Oregon, on average it’s 150 veterans a year who commit suicide,” Boquist said. The new law creates a pro- cess for a law enforcement offi cer or a household mem- ber to obtain an “extreme risk protection order” that prohib- its a person from possessing a deadly weapon when a court fi nds that person is at risk of suicide or harming someone else. The court would issue a statement telling the person: “You are required to surren- der all deadly weapons in your custody, control or pos- session. You may not have in your custody or control, purchase, possess, receive, or attempt to purchase or receive, deadly weapons while this order is in effect.” Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, a chief sponsor of the bill, called the repeal campaign’s failure “a victory for Oregon.” The new law “will help prevent suicide and other dan- gerous behavior,” she said. The Daily Astorian Two downtown Asto- ria storefront renovations received revitalization awards at the recent Oregon Main Street c onference in Oregon City. Vintage Hardware, which relocated a year ago to 1162 Marine Drive, won the award for Best Facade Under $7,500. Co-owner Becky Johnson improved the facade with a new paint scheme, art deco signage and refurbished windows. The work done on this building encouraged the owners of a building down the block to apply for and receive the Main Street b uilding r evi- talization g rant to complete the block. Astoria Station, which houses Reach Break Brew- ing, Reveille Ciderworks and Astoria Barber, won the award for Outstanding Adap- tive Reuse. The former auto service station, recently an indoor garden supply store, was transformed by the late Warren Williams into a mixed-use storefront with food carts in front. Applicants sought for Astoria Planning Commission The Daily Astorian For the second time this year, Astoria Mayor Arline LaMear has to fi ll a vacancy on the Planning Commission. Commissioner Dave Pearson, who works as dep- uty director of the Columbia River Maritime Museum, is leaving Astoria to take over as executive director at World of Speed, a motor sports museum in Wilsonville, later this month. He serves as pres- ident of the Planning Com- mission, leading meetings and guiding discussions. Earlier this year, LaMear selected landscape architect Brookley Henri to fi ll a posi- tion left vacant after former commissioner Frank Spence was elected to serve on the Port of Astoria’s C ommission. LaMear is seeking appli- cations from anyone inter- ested in joining the sev- en-member commission. Members of the Planning Commission serve four-year terms and are appointed by the mayor. The commission serves as an advisory board to the City Council regarding future development of the city. Applications are available online at astoria.or.us/Citi- zen_Advisory_Committee_ Form.aspx. For more infor- mation or to ask questions, call the m ayor’s o ffi ce at 503- 325-5824, or e-mail jbenoit@ astoria.or.us SATURDAY SUNDAY 51 Mostly cloudy with occasional rain ALMANAC The Daily Astorian Pleasant with a blend of sun and clouds Partial sunshine Tillamook 51/60 Clouds and sun New Salem 49/65 Newport 50/60 Oct 19 Coos Bay 50/63 Full Oct 27 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 9:01 a.m. 9:39 p.m. Low 0.6 ft. -0.8 ft. Hi 84 73 72 62 72 69 93 48 86 81 78 85 92 87 88 87 86 80 84 83 84 63 78 63 85 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 73 74 68 75 62 75 80 72 62 66 Today Lo 33 39 50 46 53 34 43 52 50 49 W s s s s pc s s pc s s Hi 60 59 65 65 60 67 71 64 60 63 Sat. Lo 33 35 50 44 52 29 43 47 46 47 W pc pc s pc pc s s pc pc s City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 65 75 72 77 75 64 65 74 70 75 Today Lo 46 49 51 47 49 52 47 47 51 44 W sh s pc s pc pc pc s pc pc Hi 60 64 63 66 65 60 58 64 62 66 Sat. Lo 43 45 49 48 47 51 39 46 50 38 W s pc r sh r r s c sh c t s s pc t pc s pc pc pc c s s sh pc Hi 81 76 78 76 67 83 83 46 86 83 72 89 93 86 89 85 84 80 79 85 81 75 72 59 85 Sat. Lo 72 65 54 45 52 59 56 35 73 58 54 63 63 74 81 71 76 69 52 69 56 49 55 48 72 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W c pc t s sh c s r pc t s s s t t c r pc pc pc c s s pc pc MONDAY Youngs River Lewis & Clark Water District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Cannon Beach Rural Fire Department Board, WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: 9-4-0 Thursday’s Keno: 12-13-18-19-25-31-33-35-39-40- 42-43-45-48-50-52-58-65-70-74 Thursday’s Match 4: 02-05-12-21 6 p.m., Fire-Rescue Main Station, 188 Sunset Ave. Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. OBITUARY POLICY up to 25 $ 125! Estimated jackpot: $12,000 PUBLIC MEETINGS 125th Anniversary Sale! Enter to win Gimre’s s gift certificate worth LOTTERIES OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 7-0-9-8 4 p.m.: 2-0-2-5 7 p.m.: 9-3-8-1 10 p.m.: 5-6-7-1 Thursday’s Lucky Lines: 02-06-11-16-17-24-26-32 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. $ W pc pc pc s pc c pc sh pc s Janet Dee Doney, 73, of Warrenton, died Janet worked in the fish cannery in Ham- on Oct. 4, 2017, at Providence St. Vincent mond, and also enjoyed raising and selling flowers for a number of years from their for- Medical Center in Portland. Janet was born on June 6, 1944 in Van- mer Hammond home. Her favorite flowers were roses, and no matter where couver, Washington to Dale and she lived, her yard was full of Ceciel Greer, one of six children. beautiful flowers. She married Dick Williams in She strongly believed in guard- 1962 and had three children, Jeff, ian angels and believed everyone April and Mark Williams. In 1989, had one to protect and guide them. after divorcing, Janet married A memorial service will be Glenn P. Doney on May 13, 1989. held at the First Baptist Church He survives, residing in their War- in Warrenton on Monday, Oct. 9, renton home. at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be In addition to her husband, later at Ocean View Cemetery in Glenn, she is survived by her sons, Janet Doney Warrenton. Jeff and Mark Williams; her daugh- Ocean View Funeral & Cre- ter, April Brown; her granddaugh- mation Services of Astoria is in ter, Jordin Ashe; and two grand- charge of the arrangements. sons, Wyatt and Logan Williams. TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Lo 69 59 65 41 63 63 59 36 73 65 59 62 67 71 81 65 77 66 60 66 68 48 54 49 65 Lakeview 33/68 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Tonight's Sky: Taurus, the bull, is high overhead. Orion stands to its southeast, with Sirius, the sky's brightest star, low in the south-southeast. now has tsunami evacua- tion maps that are available as print evacuation brochures and through a web map,” Jonathan Allan, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Indus- tries coastal geomorphologist and project lead , said in a state- ment. “Development of those maps was a crucial accomplish- ment in helping residents and visitors get to safety. And that’s just one example of many.” Warrenton June 6, 1944 — Oct. 4, 2017 Baker 33/60 Burns 33/62 Ashland 45/70 River and organizing outreach events, such as a coastal tsu- nami symposium in 2018. Regionally, grant dollars will also help develop digital wave arrival map layers for the North Coast. Since 2009, Oregon has received $4.6 million in n ational t sunami h azard m itiga- tion grants. “Thanks to these grant funds, the entire Oregon C oast Janet Dee Doney La Grande 45/58 Ontario 40/68 Klamath Falls 34/67 through the State Historic Preservation Offi ce, works with communities to develop comprehensive, incremental revitalization strategies based on a community’s unique assets, character and heritage. In 2013, Astoria was named the newest Performing Down- town, a designation for com- munities with advanced down- town programs . OBITUARIES Roseburg 47/66 Brookings 50/67 Nov 3 John Day 44/59 Bend 39/59 Medford 43/71 UNDER THE SKY High 8.2 ft. 9.1 ft. Prineville 37/61 Lebanon 48/64 Eugene 46/65 First Pendleton 49/64 The Dalles 53/67 Portland 51/63 Sunset tonight ........................... 6:46 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:22 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 7:45 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 8:13 a.m. 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 62 45 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 51/60 SUN AND MOON Time 3:02 a.m. 2:59 p.m. TUESDAY 66 46 Oregon has received a $354,241 federal grant that will fund projects aimed at increas- ing the resilience of coastal communities . P rojects will include install- ing new tsunami signs and evacuation maps along on U.S. Highway 101, evacuation route enhancements, publishing tsu- nami data for the Columbia REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.09" Normal month to date ....................... 0.59" Year to date .................................... 53.30" Normal year to date ........................ 40.83" Oct 12 63 43 Clouds and sun with a brief shower or two Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 70°/39° Normal high/low ........................... 64°/46° Record high ............................ 81° in 2015 Record low ............................. 34° in 1992 Last MONDAY 60 48 Also honored for his vol- unteerism was Ray Merritt. Sarah Lu Heath, executive director of the Astoria Down- town Historic District Asso- ciation, said Merritt regularly helps with hanging downtown banners and holiday decora- tions, tending planters, install- ing sidewalk tiles and leading downtown cleanups. Oregon Main Street, run Oregon receives tsunami hazard grant FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Vintage Hardware, which relocated a year ago to 1162 Ma- rine Drive, won the award for Best Facade Under $7,500 at the recent Oregon Main Street conference. OFF S HOES ! 20 % OFF 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. 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