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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
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Newport
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Coos Bay
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6 p.m., Fire-Rescue Main Station, 188 Sunset
Ave.
Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989
Broadway.
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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
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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
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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
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Ontario
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Klamath Falls
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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 .
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Brookings
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John Day
44/59
Bend
39/59
Medford
43/71
UNDER THE SKY
High
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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.
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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"
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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
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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.
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