Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 2017)
2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2017 ‘How do you feel about regifting?’ “I’m an artist. So is my friend who lives in Cathlamet. We ex- change things all the time. Well, one day I went to her house and saw my painting at her yard sale. But if you can’t use it, it’s foolish to keep it. I don’t believe in storing stuff.” “I feel it’s OK. Some- times you get some- thing that’s really, really, really nice, but you don’t have a place or a use for it. But, then you think of someone who could use it. Why waste a perfectly good gift? I’ll give it to that person.” THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK Ellen Kachel-Bewley, Astoria “I think it’s better than buying things that nobody else needs.” Julia Mabry, Astoria Kathi Morlock, Astoria Food parade takes Astoria The Daily Astorian Don’t be surprised if you see fire engines decorated with lights and hear Christ- mas music blaring in your neighborhood. The 29th annual Astoria Fire Department Christmas Food Parade gets underway tonight evening and will con- tinue through Friday. Santa will be handing out candy canes while the fire depart- ment collects nonperishable food items and donations for OBITUARIES town, North Slope areas. On Friday, the last day of the parade, expect to see fire engines on the west side of town and toward Astoria’s South Slope. Complete route information is available on the city’s website. Donations can be taken to the fire engines in bags or made visible as the parade winds through the neighbor- hood. Bags of donations can also be dropped off at the Astoria Fire Department at 555 30th St. needy families this Christmas. The parade starts all three evenings at 6:30 and runs through 8:30 p.m., hitting dif- ferent parts of Astoria each night. On Wednesday, fire engines will be on the east side of the city at Emerald Heights, the Alderbrook neighborhood and in Uppertown from 37th to 31st streets, going as far up the hill as Harrison and down to Marine Drive. On Thursday, the parade will wind through the down- Ronald Leroy ‘Ronny’ Fisher Astoria March 28, 1960 — Nov. 17, 2017 Recreational crabbing open in some areas The Daily Astorian Commercial ocean crab- bing is still delayed until Dec. 16, but some parts of the Oregon Coast have opened for recreational crabbing. The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Ore- gon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Tuesday that recreational crabbing is now open from the north jetty of the Coquille River to the Columbia River. The reopen- ing applies to crab harvested in ocean waters, bays and estuaries and on beaches, docks, piers and jetties. An area from Tahkenitch Creek, north of Winchester Bay, to Cape Foulweather, north of Newport, was closed due to elevated levels of the naturally occurring marine toxin domoic acid. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 55 33 37 54 37 Fog in the a.m.; otherwise, mostly sunny Clear SUNDAY 54 35 Fog in the a.m.; otherwise, mostly sunny 54 36 Partly sunny Ronald Leroy Fisher, 57, of Astoria, died nephews. He is survived by a brother, Robert Fisher; Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 in Portland, Oregon, peacefully, after many years of suffering from two sisters, Kathi (Rick) Martin and Kristy (Gary) Baird; and eight nieces and four the disease of alcoholism. nephews, Michelle Smith, Mindy He was born March 28, 1960, Wheatley, Miranda (Chris) Rob- in Coos Bay, Oregon, to Marvin erts, Melissa Cokley, Jennifer “Sonny” and Lydia Fisher. They (Chris) Bergerson, Sara (Joel) Jen- moved back to the Warrenton sen, Nicole Baird (Frankie Leland), area, and then to Astoria, where he Brianna Baird, Randy (Fawn) Lay- attended school. man, Brian VanGundy, Luke Van- He worked in restaurants, in fish Gundy, and Jason Baird. He also canneries and even at a pig farm has numerous great-nieces and in North Carolina, but the job he nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and was most proud of was the 20 or dear friends. so years he spent as a commercial Ronald Fisher He was preceded in death by his fisherman. He lived all over, from parents, Sonny and Lydia; a brother, Astoria-Warrenton to North Caro- Randall; and a sister, Kimberly. lina, Idaho and Alaska. The family asks that when you think of He had a deep love for family, and if he knew you and called you friend, then in his Ronny, think of him with compassion, and remember what a kind heart he had, his heart you were family. In his younger years he loved fishing, unconditional love, support and loyalty to hunting, canning, camping, sitting around the family and friends, and his awesome sense of campfire and anything in the outdoors. He is humor. There will be a private family memorial. remembered as a hard worker, and took great Memorial contributions can be made in his pride in that. Ronny was never married and had no honor to Jordan’s Hope for Recovery, P.O. children, but he adored all of his nieces and Box 1388, Astoria, OR 97103. Patricia Yvonne Greget Clouds and sun Bellingham, Washington April 21, 1958 — Nov. 19, 2017 ALMANAC REGIONAL WEATHER Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 37/55 Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 49°/33° Normal high/low ........................... 50°/37° Record high ............................ 59° in 1908 Record low ............................. 22° in 2013 Tillamook 34/54 Precipitation Tuesday ............................................ 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.93" Normal month to date ....................... 1.77" Year to date .................................... 77.24" Normal year to date ........................ 59.14" Salem 28/47 Newport 39/56 Sunset tonight ........................... 4:30 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ........................ 7:44 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 8:19 p.m. Moonset today .......................... 10:37 a.m. Dec 9 New First Dec 17 Coos Bay 37/58 Full Dec 26 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 9:54 a.m. 10:38 p.m. Low 2.8 ft. -0.6 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 48 54 36 36 38 40 50 25 81 44 46 62 76 54 85 51 49 49 56 47 49 34 62 51 51 Ontario 17/31 Burns 4/32 Klamath Falls 14/42 Lakeview 9/44 Ashland 30/54 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 40 39 59 45 55 41 48 47 55 61 Today Lo 11 16 43 24 40 14 27 33 39 38 W s s s pc s s pc s s s Hi 38 42 60 46 54 42 49 49 56 59 Thu. Lo 11 20 42 23 37 11 27 28 39 37 W s s s pc s s pc pc s s City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 46 36 47 49 47 56 32 46 47 42 Today Lo 27 22 35 30 28 38 20 25 32 26 W s s s pc pc s s pc s s Hi 46 34 48 48 47 55 33 49 50 38 Thu. Lo 25 21 30 30 26 34 19 26 28 23 W s s pc pc pc s s pc pc s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Lo 38 33 21 14 15 27 30 11 62 21 17 40 50 34 72 31 42 38 25 36 22 19 46 35 39 Baker 11/38 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Tonight's Sky: Auriga, the charioteer, is low in the northeast at nightfall and passes directly overhead by around midnight. High 8.5 ft. 9.4 ft. La Grande 19/41 Roseburg 30/48 Brookings 43/61 Jan 1 John Day 20/47 Bend 16/42 Medford 27/49 UNDER THE SKY Time 4:20 a.m. 3:36 p.m. Prineville 15/42 Lebanon 26/49 Eugene 24/46 SUN AND MOON Last Pendleton 22/34 The Dalles 28/37 Portland 35/48 W r pc s pc pc pc sh sn pc pc pc s s pc pc pc r pc s pc pc s s s pc Hi 49 45 29 38 31 35 37 25 83 33 34 61 75 44 85 45 49 47 41 46 37 37 64 49 50 Thu. Lo 34 30 20 26 20 20 22 17 68 17 19 42 52 24 72 23 36 33 19 32 20 20 46 31 33 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W c s pc c pc sf s i s pc pc s s c sh pc r s s s pc s s s s Roby’s can help. Lift chairs starting at $599. Side pocket to keep remote control handy at all times Battery support ensures lift mechanism works for one cycle without electricity. Available in a wide selection of fabrics and special-order fabrics ZERO GRAVITY device that supports legs, back, and neck Astoria - (503) 325-1535 1555 Commercial • www.robysfurniture.com DEATH Dec. 4, 2017 SPAIN, Marjorie Kay, 77, of St. Helens, died in Astoria. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Ser- vice of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. MEMORIALS Saturday, Dec. 9 BURNS, David H. — Memorial at 3 p.m., Redmond Christian Church, 536 S.W. 10th St. in Redmond. Monday, Dec. 11 BIDDLE, Troy (father) and Baden (son) — Memorial at 1:30 p.m., The Loft at the Red Building, 20 Basin St. PUBLIC MEETINGS THURSDAY Northwest Oregon Housing Authority, 10 a.m., NOHA office, 147 S. Main Ave., Warren- ton. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Need a Lift? Patricia Yvonne Greget, 59, of Bellingham, especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed rais- Washington, died peacefully at 9:45 p.m., Sun- ing two of them, Dustin and Briana, and watch- day, Nov. 19, 2017 at home, surrounded by her ing them mature into responsible young adults. loving family. She was born April 21, 1958, in Patricia loved to cook, and Sunday dinner Santa Monica, California, to Adrien was a very important event in her household. She also loved her ani- Kerbrat and Joanne Farris. mals and her country life in Belling- Stuart Bishop, who has been the ham. Patricia had many enjoyable love of her life since July 12, 1997, jobs in her lifetime, which include survives Patricia. Also surviving her waitressing, management and many are her mother; her children, Yvette others. Hardesty, Stephanie Balicki (Jer- emy), Michele Apeles (Ted) and In lieu of flowers, please make donations to ovarian cancer research, Michael Greget. Her grandchildren which was the disease she battled for are Dustin, Briana, Mirage, Mason, over six years. The family wishes to Olivia, Jakob and Tegan. Her sur- viving siblings are Sabrina (Tim), Patricia Greget extend gratitude to Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, University of Wash- Theresa (James), Anthony (Shelly), ington Gynecologic Oncology, What- Joseph, Jeannette (Dave), David and Dennise (Gary). Numerous uncles, aunts, neph- com Hospice, and many other caring physicians ews, nieces, friends and co-workers also survive and nurses for their support. A celebration of life will be in her honor at a Patricia. Her father and her siblings Yvette, Mat- thew and Dennis preceded her in death. later date for family and friends. We will all miss her beautiful smile. The Patricia became a resident of Bellingham, Washington, in 1997, after leaving her child- light of her life continues to shine through for hood home in Astoria, Oregon. Patricia loved all of us. Please share your thoughts and memories of life. She loved to travel, doing arts and crafts, reading, and most of all, she loved her family, Patricia online at www.sigsfuneralservices.com OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian pub- lishes paid obituaries. The obit- uary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a flag sym- bol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 10 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctua- tion 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 office, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503- 325-3211, ext. 257. Warrenton Transportation Plan open house, 6 to 8 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Seaside Parks Advisory Committee, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. LOTTERIES OREGON Tuesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 2-7-0-3 4 p.m.: 0-1-8-8 7 p.m.: 3-5-7-6 10 p.m.: 0-1-1-6 Tuesday’s Lucky Lines: 04-05-10-13-18-24-27- 29 Estimated jackpot: $15,000 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. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103-0210 www.dailyastorian.com MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper. SUBSCRIBER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE MEMBER CERTIFIED AUDIT OF CIRCULATIONS, INC. Tuesday’s Mega Millions: 14-15-37-42-67, Mega Ball: 22 Estimated jackpot: $176 million WASHINGTON Tuesday’s Daily Game: 0-6-8 Tuesday’s Keno: 11-13-15-20-24-26-27-30-37- 44-47-53-54-57-62-63-74-76-77-79 Tuesday’s Match 4: 01-07-22-23 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Effective July 1, 2015 HOME DELIVERY MAIL EZpay (per month) ................$11.25 EZpay (per month) ............... $16.60 13 weeks in advance ........... $36.79 13 weeks in advance ........... $51.98 26 weeks in advance ........... $70.82 26 weeks in advance ......... $102.63 52 weeks in advance ......... $135.05 52 weeks in advance ......... $199.90 Circulation phone number: 503-325-3211 Periodicals postage paid at Astoria, OR ADVERTISING OWNERSHIP All advertising copy and illustrations prepared by The Daily Astorian become the property of The Daily Astorian and may not be reproduced for any use without explicit prior approval. COPYRIGHT © Entire contents © Copyright, 2017 by The Daily Astorian. Printed on recycled paper
