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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017 ‘What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?’ OBITUARIES Thanksgiving dog spectacular features Cannon Beach resident William Walter Boone Hamlet Aug. 17, 1951 — Nov. 4, 2017 The Daily Astorian CANNON BEACH — NBC will present the 16th anniversary edition of the beloved holiday special “The National Dog Show Pre- sented by Purina” on Thanks- giving Day from noon to 2 p.m. following the telecast of NBC’s “Macy’s Thanksgiv- ing Day Parade.” The show features Can- non Beach resident David Frei as expert analyst. Frei is an American Kennel Club-li- censed judge, along with John O’Hurley, co-host of USA Network’s “Beverly Hills Dog Show Presented by Purina.” NBC’s Mary Carillo will report from the bench- ing area and inside the show ring, while Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir offer a behind- the-scenes look at the show as reporters and digital contributors. As the co-host of NBC’s National Dog Show Pre- sented by Purina since its inception in 2002, Frei is seen every Thanksgiving Day by the largest TV audience for any dog show — most recently more than 25 million viewers in 2016. It is the same role that he perfected in 27 years as the longtime co-host of USA Network’s Westmin- ster Kennel Club Dog Show. He has now added to his duties with NBC/USA as co-host of the Beverly Hills Dog Show, which debuted on Easter in 2017. Being America’s “dog guy” has brought him many appearances on network tele- vision, including “Today,” “NBC Nightly News,” “Good Morning America,” “Fox & Friends,” “The View,” Mar- tha Stewart,” and more. The National Dog Show Tara Lipinski, David Frei and Johnny Weir. The dogs have taken him to the White House for a visit with the President, for a ride on a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, to throw out the first pitch at two Major League Base- ball games, to a role on HBO’s “Sex And The City” and even to an appearance as a pastry judge on the Food Network’s “Best In Show” competition. A breeder-owner-han- dler and judge in the world of purebred dogs for more than 40 years, he has enjoyed much competitive success with his Afghan hounds, Brittanys and Cavalier King Charles spaniel. His dog, Ch. Stormhill’s Who’s Zoomin’ Who, was the top Afghan Hound in the country in 1989 and retired as the top-win- ning female in the history of the breed. As a judge, he has officiated at shows in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Denmark and China. He has been honored for his work with the therapy program, Angel On A Leash by the American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club, the ASPCA, the Pet Philan- thropy Circle and a number of other organizations. NBC will present an encore of the event on Sat- urday, Nov. 25, from 8 to 10 p.m. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT THURSDAY 54 46 Remaining cloudy and breezy with showers Mostly cloudy with a bit of rain Rain, becoming heavy; watch for flooding ALMANAC Tillamook 54/57 Full Salem 55/61 Newport 54/56 Dec 3 New Dec 9 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 9:58 a.m. 10:27 p.m. Low 3.5 ft. 0.5 ft. MEMORIAL Burns 40/60 Friday, Nov. 24 AARNIO, William — Celebration of life at 1 p.m., Astoria Moose Lodge, 420 17th St. Saturday, Nov. 25 HALE, Mary Louise (Paetow) — Celebration of life service from 2 to 5 p.m., brief eulogy at 3 p.m., Everett Golf & Country Club, 1500 52nd St. S.E. in Everett, Washington. Lakeview 41/56 Ashland 52/63 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 58 63 62 62 59 62 63 63 61 64 Today Lo 44 50 56 54 53 47 51 57 54 55 W c c r sh r c c sh r r Hi 62 60 57 58 55 60 60 59 56 58 Thu. Lo 29 31 46 43 48 34 39 47 46 45 W c c r r sh c r r r r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 63 62 61 67 65 61 55 64 60 55 Today Lo 55 49 54 54 55 53 50 56 55 46 W sh c sh sh sh r sh sh sh sh Hi 56 63 59 60 61 56 57 58 60 61 Thu. Lo 43 40 46 43 46 47 39 42 46 37 W sh c r r r sh r r r c LOTTERIES OREGON Tuesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 0-8-4-3 4 p.m.: 4-8-2-7 7 p.m.: 0-2-5-5 10 p.m.: 0-7-7-0 Tuesday’s Lucky Lines: 04-07-10-15-18-21-28- 30 Estimated jackpot: $17,000 Tuesday’s Mega Millions: 3-7-22-27-50, Mega Ball: 3 Estimated jackpot: $119 million WASHINGTON Tuesday’s Daily Game: 9-4-6 Tuesday’s Keno: 01-02-05-07-21-24-26-29-32- 33-34-37-46-54-55-60-62-65-72-80 Tuesday’s Match 4: 01-14-20-22 TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 64 53 36 65 40 37 67 7 83 39 42 78 94 49 85 49 66 55 51 56 42 65 68 64 56 Baker 44/62 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Tonight's Sky: Cygnus, the swan, is beginning its annual nosedive toward the western horizon. Today Lo 42 29 30 39 31 28 40 -6 70 26 33 56 64 31 72 29 44 31 34 30 31 42 55 56 32 Nov. 21, 2017 OLSON, Theodore J., 81, of Hammond, died in Hammond. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Service of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Ontario 43/59 Klamath Falls 47/60 William Walter Boone passed away peace- both of his own children, as well as other young fully at home, surrounded by his wife and chil- people in the community. A natural leader with a calm and quiet hand, dren, on Nov. 4, 2017. Born on Aug. 17, 1951, and raised in Portland, William (Bill) was the his tenure as chief oversaw expansion of the department, the construction of two third child of four born to Harold and fire stations, and steady upgrading of Virginia Boone. His older sisters, equipment. Over the years, he helped Debra and Carol Lee, welcomed his thousands of people at hundreds of arrival, and a couple of years later he emergency scenes, and was a com- was followed by his brother, Daniel. forting presence for those in need of Bill grew up boating, whitewa- help. ter kayaking, and fishing on Oregon Bill loved good food, and he liked rivers. At age 19, he spent a summer to cook. Dinner was often the high- traveling solo in Europe, and upon light of his day, whether he was out his return home, attended the Univer- sity of Oregon in Eugene. at a restaurant or cooking it himself, William “Bill” Bill worked as a cook at Rian’s and he enjoyed teaching his kids how Boone Fish House in Portland in the early to cook. He also loved live music, especially the blues, and was a regu- 1970s, where he met his wife, Deb- orah, who worked there as a waitress. In 1974, lar attendee, with his children and granddaugh- Bill and Debby married and moved into an ter most years, at the annual Waterfront Blues old house near Hamlet that underwent a slow Festival in Portland. He was a familiar face at and consistent remodeling project for nearly small live music venues in the area, and always 40 years. Their daughter, Wendy, was born in enjoyed a good show. He taught his children to love the outdoors, 1978, and their son, Peter, in 1981. Bill was a dedicated parent to both children, wildlife, and the forest environment. Both teaching them to work hard, to be patient, to fondly recall time in the woods with Dad fall- respect all beings, and to serve their community ing trees, moving logs, cutting firewood, clear- however they can. When his young daughter ing ditches, watching animals and learning to finally convinced him that she needed a horse, identify their tracks, picking mushrooms, and Bill cleared a pasture, taught her how to build tending newly planted trees. He had his favorite trees, old giants that he a fence, and bought her two horses. When his son, Peter, wanted a cabin, they designed and watched change and grow over the years, and he built a cabin on skids that they could move carried a wealth of knowledge about the many around the property with an old Allis Chalm- different varieties that grow on his property. Bill ers dozer. loved his property, which he called “the place,” Bill also coached soccer teams for both kids, but at the same time he recognized that it wasn’t and spent countless hours watching games in just his. It belonged to all the living things that the wind and rain. He was a great listener, and inhabited it, and he was just one of those things. Bill loved to fish, and enjoyed vacations in gently helped his kids with subtle advice and wise counsel as they grew up and navigated a his middle and later years to Mexico and Can- ada to fish and enjoy life with friends and fam- challenging world. Bill began working construction for a local ily. Despite these storied and much-enjoyed builder soon after moving to the area, and trips, he was just as happy to wade the rivers learned to be a skilled carpenter and craftsman. at home with a fly rod. He taught his son Peter A natural entrepreneur, he operated Charlie to fish for salmon and steelhead, and although a Creek Supply, selling building materials, and good fish was always celebrated, he also taught then started Boone Construction Inc. in 1976. his son to truly appreciate a day on the water The business successfully weathered the eco- even if no fish were involved. Bill loved spend- nomic ups and downs for 40 years until his ing time on his boat, and especially enjoyed an retirement in June 2016, and the many beauti- overnight voyage up the Columbia River with ful homes he built and remodeled for his clients his granddaughter, Jacqui. His children both can be found along the coast from Manzanita have wonderful memories of fishing with Dad, and both learned to love the outdoors as much to Gearhart. Many of his clients became good friends, as he did. Bill took up elk hunting when he and as they found themselves connected to Bill far Debby moved to the coast, and because of his beyond the business relationship. A capable love for animals, he was selective about the ani- man, he was also a self-taught plumber, elec- mals he chose to harvest. He would drive his son trician, sport logger, mechanic, road builder, nuts by passing up legal bulls if he thought they bridge builder, and thanks to his young daugh- would be old and tough, or difficult to pack out. ter, occasional horse wrangler. Bill had many friends from all walks of life, Bill joined the Hamlet Volunteer Fire and was loved by many. He loved a good story, Department in 1975, and became fire chief in whether he was telling or listening, and loved 1991. He served as chief until he retired from to share a good laugh. He was much loved and the department in 2016, thus ending a 40-plus will be dearly missed. Memorial donations can be made to the year career with the volunteer fire service. Bill believed strongly in a sense of civic duty, and Hamlet Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box shared this commitment to public service with 765, Seaside, OR 97138. DEATH La Grande 49/64 Roseburg 54/60 Brookings 55/58 Dec 17 John Day 54/64 Bend 50/60 Medford 51/60 UNDER THE SKY High 7.4 ft. 8.2 ft. Prineville 49/62 Lebanon 57/59 Eugene 54/58 Last Pendleton 49/63 The Dalles 45/60 Portland 54/59 Sunset tonight ........................... 4:37 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ........................ 7:27 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today ......................... 10:50 a.m. 57/59 Moonset today ........................... 8:13 p.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 Mostly cloudy with occasional rain Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 54/56 SUN AND MOON Time 4:39 a.m. 3:24 p.m. 54 43 REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Tuesday ............................................ 1.35" Month to date ................................. 10.47" Normal month to date ....................... 7.56" Year to date .................................... 72.62" Normal year to date ........................ 53.78" Nov 26 SUNDAY 53 45 Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 63°/45° Normal high/low ........................... 52°/39° Record high ............................ 66° in 1954 Record low ............................. 25° in 1985 First SATURDAY 56 46 54 Breezy with periods of rain FRIDAY Kristi McCauley, Astoria Vicki Sauvageau, Astoria Kristin Covert, Astoria THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK “Spending time with family. And the food. Especially the dressing.” “Concentrating on our blessings. It’s a time of sharing with those less fortu- nate.” “Family, friends and the food. 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