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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017 Charges brought against teen in Columbia Gorge ﬁ re Boy was not publicly named By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press A 15-year-old boy who allegedly started a wildﬁ re by tossing ﬁ reworks along a hik- ing trail in the scenic Colum- bia River Gorge, with the blaze causing evacuations, the clos- ing of an interstate highway and causing ash to rain down on Portland, has been charged with several offenses, authori- ties said Thursday. He’s charged with reck- less burning, depositing burn- ing materials on forest lands, criminal mischief and reck- lessly endangering other per- sons, Hood River County Dis- trict Attorney John Sewell said in a statement. The boy, from Vancouver, Washington, was not named. The ﬁ re that started Sept. 2, and which continues to smolder, burned 76 square miles of forestland, devastat- ing beloved day trails around dozens of crystalline water- falls in Portland’s backyard. Inciweb A teenager has been charged in the devastating Eagle Creek Fire in the Columbia Gorge. Witnesses had seen the boy, who was with other youths, tossing ﬁ reworks off the trail. A ﬁ re quickly started, strand- ing dozens of hikers who had to retreat into a safe area and wait out the night before being evacuated the next day. Flames leapt from the trees on the gorge’s steep slopes, and winds carried sparks across the broad Columbia River, starting another ﬁ re on the Washington state side. Interstate 84, a major east- west corridor that runs along Backers of oil terminal pour money into Vancouver port race By PHUONG LE Associated Press Developers of a proposed oil-by-rail terminal in Vancou- ver, Washington, that would be the largest in the nation have poured big money into a port commissioner race that may shape the project’s future. Backers of the Vancou- ver Energy project have given $370,000 in cash to support Kris Greene, who has expressed support for the terminal proposed at the Port of Vancouver, accord- ing to ﬁ lings with the Wash- ington Public Disclosure Commission. That represents the bulk of the cash he has raised in the Vancouver port commission- er’s race. His opponent Don Orange is against the proposed $210 million terminal that would handle about 360,000 barrels of crude oil a day. Orange said he would work to end the project’s lease at the port. The terminal has been the subject of heated debate in the Northwest. Project devel- opers see it as an opportunity to link domestic crude oil from the Midwest to a West Coast port and bring jobs and money to the region. Critics say it poses too great a risk to people and the environment, and the dangers extend well beyond the facil- ity to include communities along rail lines. Tesoro Corp. and Savage Cos., operating as Vancouver Energy, have a 10-year lease at the deep-water port about 100 river miles from the Paciﬁ c Ocean. The proposed termi- nal would receive an average of four 1½-mile long crude oil trains a day. Oil would be stored on site then loaded onto tankers and ships bound for West Coast reﬁ neries. Vancouver Energy said it supports Greene as the candi- date with the right experience SATURDAY The Daily Astorian to lead the port. Company spokesman Jeff Hymas wrote in an email that Greene understands the importance of creating jobs and economic growth in the region. A state energy panel is currently reviewing the proj- ect. It will make a recom- mendation to Gov. Jay Inslee, who will have the ﬁ nal say. The lease between Van- couver Energy and the port allows for changes by either party every 90 days, port spokeswoman Abbi Russell said. People on both sides of the issue see the port com- missioner’s race as a way to cement support or opposition involving the project. “This race is fundamen- tally about the terminal,” said Mark Stephan, a political sci- ence professor at Washing- ton State University Vancou- ver. “There are a lot of people watching.” 64 43 65 44 Very windy; downpours; watch for flooding A little a.m. rain, then a shower or two Intervals of clouds and sunshine Pleasant with plenty of sunshine Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 43/61 Tillamook 46/62 Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 1.18" Month to date ................................... 3.88" Normal month to date ....................... 3.01" Year to date .................................... 57.09" Normal year to date ........................ 43.25" Salem 44/61 Newport 46/58 Oct 27 Full Last Nov 3 Coos Bay 48/60 New Nov 10 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 8:54 a.m. 9:33 p.m. Low 1.5 ft. -0.4 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 Hi 79 69 77 79 76 73 87 21 86 76 76 79 76 79 88 79 83 72 78 74 78 62 65 54 76 Today Lo 55 52 58 40 62 53 64 5 74 53 63 54 60 61 79 51 73 56 65 54 60 38 51 44 54 W pc s s s s s s c pc s s s pc pc pc s pc s s s s c pc r s Hi 78 73 77 56 74 75 80 22 87 75 74 74 81 80 87 81 84 75 79 78 79 57 68 55 77 Sat. Lo 60 55 63 35 49 56 50 10 73 60 49 55 63 68 79 60 73 58 49 56 63 43 52 51 56 Ontario 35/46 Burns 24/49 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. The Daily Astorian Clatsop County residents will notice more slash burning activity than usual this week. Forest operators will be using a short window between the end of ﬁ re season and the beginning of the rainy season to pile tree tops and limbs and burn them. This action reduces the potential for wildﬁ re and prepares sites for replanting this winter. Local 911 dispatch cen- ters received a number of calls Wednesday to report burnings, but the state Department of Forestry alerts dispatchers and ﬁ re departments daily about permitted ﬁ res. The ODF Astoria District monitors more than 450,000 acres for ﬁ re safety. Those seeking more information can contact the district’s ofﬁ ce at 503-325-5451. Oct. 15, 2017 MOORE, Madeline and Jacob, of Chinook, Wash- ington, a girl, Quincy Laur- nell Moore, born at Colum- bia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Grandparents are Mike and Lynn Dickerson of Long Beach, Washington, and Lyle and Priscilla Moore of Wenatchee, Washington. Oct. 14, 2017 TARABOCHIA, Haley, and JUMP, Nate, of Asto- ria, a boy, Merrick James Jump, born at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Asto- ria. Grandparents are Todd and Johnette Longtain, Bil- lie O’Bryant and Mark Tarabochia. Klamath Falls 30/50 Lakeview 27/46 Ashland 42/60 Monday, Oct. 23 OLSON, Carol Marie — Memorial at 2 p.m., Columbia River Maritime Museum, Barbey Mar- itime Center, 1792 Marine Drive. LOTTERIES Thursday’s Lucky Lines: 04- 08-12-14-20-23-28-30 Estimated jackpot: $18,000 OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 7-6-9-0 4 p.m.: 6-7-5-2 7 p.m.: 3-4-6-4 10 p.m.: 4-1-9-2 WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: 4-4-4 Thursday’s Keno: 01-03-04- 09-12-13-18-20-23-25-26-28- 32-39-51-60-61-72-73-79 Thursday’s Match 4: 14-15- 16-23 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 54 48 54 54 54 46 54 54 54 56 Today Lo 28 36 47 42 46 30 42 45 46 48 W sh c r r r sn r r r r Hi 42 56 56 58 59 50 61 60 58 61 Sat. Lo W 38 sn 48 sh 53 r 52 r 53 r 33 r 47 r 55 r 53 r 55 r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 54 56 55 55 55 54 54 52 54 62 Today Lo 40 39 45 44 44 46 36 44 45 35 W r pc r r r r c r r pc Hi 57 58 60 60 61 60 45 58 60 54 Sat. Lo W 50 r 53 sh 55 r 54 r 55 r 53 r 42 r 54 r 55 r 48 sh Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc s pc pc t pc s pc pc pc t s s pc t pc c s t s pc s s r s Increased slash burning expected this week TUESDAY Astoria Library Board, 5:30 p.m., Astoria Library Flag Room, 450 10th St. Astoria Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Warrenton City Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Baker 28/42 TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES District for at least one year. Applicant interviews will be held during a special school board meeting Oct. 30. The ﬁ rst meeting for the winning candidate would be Nov. 8. PUBLIC MEETINGS Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 UNDER THE SKY High 7.8 ft. 8.8 ft. La Grande 36/46 Roseburg 44/60 Brookings 47/59 Nov 18 John Day 34/51 Bend 36/56 Medford 42/61 Tonight's Sky: Low above the eastern horizon before midnight is the Pleiades globular star cluster (M45). Time 3:06 a.m. 2:49 p.m. Prineville 35/57 Lebanon 44/59 Eugene 42/58 SUN AND MOON Sunset tonight ........................... 6:20 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:41 a.m. Moonrise today ........................... 8:23 a.m. Moonset today ........................... 7:17 p.m. Pendleton 39/58 The Dalles 42/54 Portland 45/60 Shawn Helligso MEMORIAL REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 55°/48° Normal high/low ........................... 60°/44° Record high ............................ 77° in 1938 Record low ............................. 31° in 1949 The Astoria School Board is looking to replace nine-year member Shawn Helligso, who tendered his resignation earlier this month. “This has been a difﬁ cult decision to reach, but I feel that it is time for me to step down,” Helligso wrote in an email to the school district. “I do not have the time or energy to devote my full attention and commitment to this important role.” Helligso, a construction superintendent with Helligso Construction, was appointed to the school board in 2008 and re-elected several times thereafter. He most recently ran unopposed in 2015. His resignation comes less than a year after Martin Dursse, who was appointed to the school board the same year, stepped down. Dursse was eventually replaced by Craft3 Chief Finan- cial Ofﬁ cer David Oser. The deadline to apply for the vacant position is Thurs- day. Applications for the posi- tion are available on the dis- trict’s website, www.astoria. k12.or.us, or in the main ofﬁ ce on the third ﬂ oor of Capt. Rob- ert Gray School at 785 Ala- meda Ave. Candidates must have been residents of the Astoria School BIRTHS TUESDAY 61 45 ALMANAC First MONDAY 61 52 43 Cloudy and breezy; rain late SUNDAY the efforts of a hiker, Liz Fitz- Gerald of Portland, who said she saw a boy toss a smoke bomb into a ravine as girls with him giggled and another boy took video with his cell- phone. FitzGerald continued up the trail and then looked back, saw smoke was growing, and decided to run back to the parking lot and warn others. “I passed the teenagers at that point,” FitzGerald told Willamette Week newspa- per. “It was a smaller group of maybe seven or nine. Just as I was passing them I said ‘Do you realize you just started a forest ﬁ re?’ and the kid said, ‘Well, what are we supposed to do about it now?’ And I yelled over my shoulder ‘Call the freaking ﬁ re department!’” After she got to the parking lot by the Eagle Creek Trail- head, she told a law enforce- ment ofﬁ cer what she had seen. He stopped a van car- rying some of the group of youths as they attempted to leave. The ﬁ re was one of the worst to hit the U.S. West during a particularly intense ﬁ re season. School board needs new member FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT the Gorge, was shut down, and communities like nearby Cas- cade Locks, which depend on visitors to inject money into the local economy, suffered a severe setback. The ﬁ re removed vege- tation, underbrush and tree roots that support the Colum- bia Gorge, and now authorities expect landslides and rock- slides with additional rain. The Historic Columbia River Highway and State Trail was damaged by ﬁ re and rock- fall and remains closed. The uncontained portion of the ﬁ re is in steep terrain and ﬁ re man- agers do not expect it to spread further, authorities said. The charges came after a criminal investigation by the Oregon State Police assisted by U.S. Forest Service investigators. As the ﬁ re took such a toll, many enraged commenta- tors on news media web sites called for charges to be ﬁ led, and for the boy’s family to pay some of the millions of dollars in costs to ﬁ ght the ﬁ re. “What happens next is for the courts to decide,” said Michael Lang, conservation director for Friends of the Columbia Gorge, a group ded- icated to protecting the area. “Friends of the Columbia Gorge is focused on efforts to heal the land, trails, and com- munities affected by the ﬁ re.” The boy was caught due to 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. The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. 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