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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2017
Researchers, fi shermen concerned about low oxygen zones
Might drive
away fi sh
By TOM BANSE
Northwest News Network
Scientists in Oregon and
Washington state are notic-
ing a disruptive ocean phe-
nomenon is becoming more
frequent and extreme. It
involves a suffocating ribbon
of low oxygen seawater over
the continental shelf.
The technical term is
hypoxia, sometimes called
“dead zones.” It’s an unwel-
come variation on normal
upwelling of cold, nutri-
ent rich water from the deep
ocean. When the dissolved
oxygen drops too low, it
drives away fi sh and can suf-
focate bottom dwellers such
as crabs and sea worms who
can’t scurry away fast enough.
It seemed to marine ecol-
ogist Francis Chan like this is
happening most every sum-
mer lately. So the Oregon
State University researcher
looked back as far as coastal
oxygen readings go — to
about 1950 — to see if it’s
always been this way.
“The ocean starting in
2000 really looked differ-
ent from the ocean we had
between the 1950s and
1990s,” Chan said.
Chan said climate change
could affect oxygen lev-
els via disrupted circula-
tion and ocean warming.
A September storm fl ushed
away this year’s low oxy-
gen zone by churning North-
west coastal waters. But Chan
described the severity of the
low oxygen readings recorded
this summer as among the
worst ever observed locally.
“It’s very much a patchy
ribbon,” he said from his
post in Newport. Marine sur-
veys and fi xed instruments
recorded notably low oxygen
values from south of Yachats
up past Newport.
Ten oceanographic moor-
ings deployed by the Olym-
pic Coast National Marine
Sanctuary also found very low
oxygen values between Cape
Elizabeth and Cape Flattery,
Washington, this summer.
“This is not a happy year
for organisms out on the
coast,” said Jenny Waddell, the
marine sanctuary’s research
coordinator.
Waddell added that at least
one sensor dipped into anoxic
conditions, “where there’s lit-
erally no oxygen.”
“We had indications of a
relatively persistent hypoxia
event along the Quinault
Reservation
coastline,”
Astoria woman faces assault charge in stabbing
By JACK HEFFERNAN
The Daily Astorian
Bail was set at $250,000
Monday for an Astoria
woman who was arrested
after allegedly stabbing her
father.
Alasa Stoinich, 25, of
Astoria, allegedly stabbed
him three times in his upper
body just after 7 a.m. Fri-
day morning after he told her
to leave their home on the
1400 block of Irving Avenue.
Anthony Stoinich, 57, was
able to wrestle the knife away.
Alasa Stoinich then chased
him out of the house with a
golf club before her father
was able to return and lock
her out. Police located her at
The
Astoria-Warren-
ton Area Chamber of Com-
merce’s Great Columbia
Crossing 10K event is Sunday
morning, with 3,000 partici-
pants and volunteers during
this once-a-year opportunity
to cross the Astoria Bridge on
foot.
Participants start arriving
for the event at 6 a.m. Shuttle
buses to the starting area begin
operating by 7 a.m., creating a
steady fl ow of vehicles on the
bridge. At approximately 8:30
a.m., vehicle traffi c is guided
by a pilot car in alternating
directions using one lane of
the bridge. Due to the reduced
speed on the bridge during this
John Thomas Drumheller
Cannon Beach
Aug. 15, 1953 — Sept. 17, 2017
time, vehicles may wait up to
45 minutes to cross. Traffi c
fl ow should be back to normal
shortly after 11 a.m., when the
participants are cleared from
the bridge.
For information, contact
the Astoria-Warrenton Cham-
ber of Commerce at 503-325-
6311 or go to www.greatco-
lumbiacrossing.com
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
WEDNESDAY
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Burns
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Klamath Falls
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Lakeview
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Ashland
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Oct. 7, 2017
GARNETT, Beth A., 50 ,
of Seaside, died in Seaside.
Ocean View Funeral & Cre-
mation Service of Astoria is in
charge of the arrangements.
Oct. 6, 2017
HOGAN, James Ever-
ett, 79, of Hammond, died in
Astoria. Caldwell’s Luce-Lay-
ton Mortuary of Astoria is in
charge of the arrangements.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
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Estimated jackpot: $16,000
Lewis & Clark Fire Depart-
ment Board, 7 p.m., main fi re
station, 34571 Highway 101
Business.
WEDNESDAY
Clatsop County Board of
Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge
Guy Boyington Building, 857
Commercial St.
Astoria School Board, 6:15
p.m., study session, 7:30 p.m.
regular meeting, Capt. Robert
Gray School third-fl oor board-
room, 785 Alameda Ave.
Wickiup Water District Board,
6:30 p.m., 92648 Svensen Mar-
ket Road, Svensen.
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Astoria Police Department on
the 400 block of W. Marine
Drive and charged with DUII.
Her blood alcohol content was
0.12 percent.
Assaulting an offi cer
• At 7:28 a.m. Friday,
Myranda Schultz, 17, of Asto-
ria, was arrested by the Clat-
sop County Sheriff’s Offi ce
and charged with assaulting a
public safety offi cer and resist-
ing arrest. Deputies attempted
to execute a warrant by arrest-
ing Schultz, who has also been
charged with possession of
methamphetamine. John Nor-
ris, 43, of Astoria, was also
arrested and charged with hin-
dering prosecution and endan-
gering the welfare of a minor.
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police car. She then allegedly
bit his head and hand before
spitting on him.
• At 1:09 a.m. Friday,
Michael Graser, 49, of Sea-
side, was arrested by the Asto-
ria Police Department near the
Safeway gas station on Marine
Drive and charged with DUII.
His blood alcohol content was
0.17 percent.
• At 1:23 a.m. Saturday,
Johnathan Clyde Everson, 34,
of Astoria, was arrested by the
Astoria Police Department on
the 600 block of Olney Ave-
nue for DUII. His blood alco-
hol content was 0.17 percent.
• At 2:39 a.m. Sunday,
Kalyn Rae Knudsvig, 33, of
Gearhart, was arrested by the
DEATHS
TUESDAY
Warrenton Urban Renewal
Agency, 5:15 p.m., work ses-
sion, City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
Warrenton City Commission, 6
p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
Clatsop Community College
Board, 6:30 p.m., Columbia Hall
Room 219, 1651 Lexington Ave.
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
IN
DUII
• At 11:54 p.m. Thursday,
Jerome Ustby, 65, of Asto-
ria, was arrested by the Clat-
sop County Sheriff’s Offi ce
on state Highway 202 and
charged with driving under the
infl uence of intoxicants.
• At 11:18 p.m. Friday, Bri-
anna Louise Lorenzana, 24,
of Warrenton, was arrested by
the Warrenton Police Depart-
ment on the 1000 block of
Pacifi c Drive and charged
with DUII, assault on a pub-
lic safety offi cer, aggra-
vated harassment and refus-
ing a breath test. Lorenzana
allegedly kicked an offi cer
in the chest as he attempted
to secure her seat belt in the
TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
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Baker
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REGIONAL CITIES
Tonight's Sky: The Double Clusters of Perseus is
just below Cassiopeia.
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Nov 3
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Medford
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UNDER THE SKY
High
7.0 ft.
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Prineville
29/52
Lebanon
43/56
Tom Drumheller, CEO of Escape Lodging tered in Cannon Beach, Oregon, that grew to
in Cannon Beach, had just completed the larg- employ nearly 600 loyal and devoted workers.
est development project of his life, The Lodge Recognized for his success and expertise in the
at Columbia Point in Richland, Washington, hospitality industry, he was recently inducted
into the Carson College of Business
when he was diagnosed with cancer
Hall of Fame at Washington State .
and died 17 days later.
Drumheller is survived by the
Drumheller was known to work
love his life for over 42 years,
hard and enjoy life to the fullest, in
Christy; his great source of pride,
equal measure, leaving a swath from
their two daughters Britney and
the Wallowa Mountains to the Ore-
Brook; Brook’s husband, Cory Bur-
gon Coast. He led an exemplary life
nett, and their sons, Ethan and Kael.
of integrity, character and extraordi-
A celebration of life will be held
nary kindness. Drumheller “walked
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, at 11 a.m.,
his talk,” signifi cantly infl uencing
at North Coast Family Fellowship in
the lives of his business associates,
John ‘ Tom’
Seaside, Oregon.
employees, friends and, of course,
Drumheller
Additionally there will be a
his beloved family. It is poignant
reception gathering on Satur-
and suiting that organizers are chal-
lenged to fi nd a large enough venue in which day, Nov. 4, 2017, at the The Marcus Whit-
to hold a celebration of Tom’s life later this man Hotel in Walla Walla, Washington. More
details to follow.
month.
Funeral arrangements by Hughes-Ransom
Raised in Walla Walla, Washington, Drum-
heller attended Washington State University. Mortuary and Crematory in Astoria/Seaside.
Along with partner Patrick Nofi eld, Drumheller Please visit the online tribute and guest book at
started a small hospitality company headquar- www.hughes-ransom.com
Rather cloudy
Pendleton
40/57
The Dalles
44/59
Portland
44/56
Eugene
40/56
Sunset tonight ........................... 6:38 p.m.
Sunrise Wednesday .................... 7:27 a.m.
Moonrise today ........................ 10:35 p.m.
Moonset today ........................... 1:01 p.m.
City
Atlanta
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Partly sunny with a
shower
Periods of rain
Tillamook
44/55
SUN AND MOON
Time
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6:00 p.m.
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ASTORIA
43/57
Precipitation
Monday ............................................ 0.00"
Month to date ................................... 0.40"
Normal month to date ....................... 1.16"
Year to date .................................... 53.61"
Normal year to date ........................ 41.40"
Oct 12
SATURDAY
57
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REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Monday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 63°/41°
Normal high/low ........................... 63°/45°
Record high ............................ 82° in 1936
Record low ............................. 31° in 1985
Last
FRIDAY
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Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife biologists moni-
toring crab populations noticed
crabs dying from lack of oxy-
gen in a research trap. Other
observers noted crabs leaving
the ocean to seek more oxy-
genated waters in coastal estu-
aries and bays.
Earlier this year, research-
ers and fi shery advocates
found a receptive ear at the
Legislature when they pre-
sented their concerns about
silent changes in the ocean.
Legislators approved the cre-
ation of a new council to be
co-chaired by the state Fish
and Wildlife director and an
Oregon State leader.
OBITUARIES
16th Street and Franklin Ave-
nue shortly after. Anthony
Stoinich was taken to Colum-
bia Memorial hospital, treated
and released.
Alasa Stoinich has been
charged with second-degree
assault and attempt to commit
a class B felony as she awaits
a potential indictment later
this week.
Great Columbia Crossing will cause traffi c delays
The Daily Astorian
wrote marine scientist Joe
Schumacker of the Quinault
Department of Fisheries in an
email. “Dead fi sh and shellfi sh
at various locations and times
beginning near the end of July
and extending through most of
August.”
More frequent and severe
near-shore hypoxia con-
cerns fi shermen and crabbers.
Commercial harvesters face
reduced catches and economic
losses when crabs suffocate
and fi sh and prawns fl ee the
oxygen-starved waters.
One of the tip-offs to Ore-
gon State researchers of the
onset of low oxygen condi-
tions this summer was when
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