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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2017 Warrenton fulfills its own Christmas wishes ‘Every kid goes home with a gift’ By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Santa’s workshop on Fri- day was the cafeteria at War- renton Grade School’s cafete- ria. Lining the benches where kids eat were black trash bags, stuffed with gifts and tagged with the Christmas wishes of anonymous families. Wa r r e n t o n - H a m m o n d Healthy Kids, the nonprofit providing holiday dinners, gifts and daily living staples to local youth in need, collected donations for about 100 fami- lies and 250 kids to take home for Christmas gifts. “Every kid goes home with a gift,” said Debbie Mor- row, head of the group and chairwoman of the Warren- ton-Hammond School Board. The district has consis- tently faced the highest rates of student homelessness, with large backpack food programs helping feed around 180 each weekend. The Christmas gift started three years ago provid- ing for 150 kids, then grew to 238 the following year, Mor- row said. Families submit a form at the beginning of the year indi- cating whether they want to partake in the backpack pro- grams, holiday meals and Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Rosa Gilbert, left, helps students at the Warrenton Grade School move bags of gifts to the cafeteria. Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Left to right: Mike, Connor and Serena Moha wrap presents for families in need at the Warrenton Grade School last week. other services. For Christmas, they list their children’s gen- der, age and interests. Fami- lies adopt and shop for others, while Healthy Kids fills the gaps with separate donations and shopping. Overseeing such aid pro- grams is Rosa Gilbert, the district’s bilingual family liaison and federal programs coordinator. “Our greatest need is with adolescents,” Gilbert said. Reaching out for help is more stigmatizing for teenag- ers, Gilbert said. The district tries to identify older kids in need though their parents and younger siblings. Separate gift drives run by the own- ers of Main Street Market and Warrenton Mini-Mart focus on older kids. Gilbert’s position was added after the district real- ized there was a barrier to parental involvement, Gilbert said. About 13 percent of the district is Hispanic, and 90 percent of the parents in those families don’t speak English. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 47 41 32 Cloudy with a touch of rain 49 37 Occasional rain Rain at times Full Salem 32/49 Newport 40/51 Jan 1 Coos Bay 45/53 New Jan 8 SEATTLE — Restrictions limiting boats from getting too close to endangered southern resident killer whales have not harmed the whale-watch- ing industry, according to a new federal study. The study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration indicated that whale-watching tourism continues to grow even with the federal restrictions that require vessels to stay at least 200 yards from the orcas in Washington’s Puget Sound, The Seattle Times reported. Lack of food, environ- mental contamination and boat noise are the primary Baker 19/34 Ontario 24/32 Burns 18/39 Klamath Falls 23/44 Lakeview 22/41 Ashland 36/50 TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 1:03 a.m. 2:33 p.m. Low 2.0 ft. 2.1 ft. Today Lo 34 10 -2 5 -4 2 39 -12 65 1 -1 42 50 23 69 22 45 19 17 22 6 30 45 29 25 City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 29 35 52 38 41 39 46 37 46 52 Today Lo 19 28 45 33 34 23 35 31 40 45 W c c c c r pc c r c c Hi 34 45 54 49 47 44 48 44 51 54 Wed. 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W pc s pc s pc pc pc s pc pc pc s s c pc c r pc c s pc pc s r pc OREGON Monday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 3-2-0-3 4 p.m.: 3-7-5-7 7 p.m.: 3-6-4-5 10 p.m.: 5-5-8-2 Monday’s Lucky Lines: 04- 08-09-16-20-22-28-31 Estimated jackpot: $35,000 Monday’s Megabucks: 11-12- 14-22-37-43 Estimated jackpot: $5.8 million WASHINGTON Monday’s Daily Game: 1-9-3 Monday’s Hit 5: 02-07-28- 30-39 Estimated jackpot: $120,000 Monday’s Keno: 01-03-04-07- 11-12-18-19-27-30-35-38-46- 47-54-59-60-62-67-75 Monday’s Lotto: 02-09-20- 25-44-48 Estimated jackpot: $1 million Monday’s Match 4: 01-07- 08-24 OBITUARY POLICY PACKAGE DEALS APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 Mattresses, Furniture & More! PUBLIC MEETINGS LOTTERIES APPLIANCE YE TSOP C LA NTY C OU Funeral & Cremation Arrangement Center of Seaside is in charge of arrangements. Dec. 21, 2017 CHAMBERS, Claudia Jean, 71, of War- renton, died in Warrenton. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Service of Astoria is in charge of arrangements. THURSDAY, Dec. 28 Clatsop County Recreational Lands Planning and Advisory Committee, 1 to 3 p.m., fourth floor, 800 Exchange St. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. IN Dec. 23, 2017 FRANDSEN, Dale Rodney, 82, of Sea- side, died in Seaside. Caldwell’s Luce-Lay- ton Mortuary of Astoria is in charge of arrangements. QUAINTANCE, Susan June, 63, of Can- non Beach, died in Seaside. Caldwell’s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES 3 A 0 RS utive director of the Pacific Whale Watch Association. When boats enforcing the restrictions are on the water, the study found the federal rules to be more effective with fewer violations by recre- ational vessels. Washington Sen. Kevin Ranker said he plans to intro- duce legislation to fund an enforcement boat and two state Department of Fish and Wildlife officers to be on the water five days a week during peak whale-watching season. The Democratic senator said to preserve whale watching, it requires preserving the whales. “We have to protect the orca whale from our stupid- ity,” Ranker said. DEATHS REGIONAL CITIES Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Over threats to the survival of Puget Sound orcas, according to the agency. The population of southern resident whales is down to 76 — the lowest in 30 years. Noise from boats can dis- turb orcas, causing them to spend less time looking for food and more time travel- ing, according to researchers. The restrictions enacted in 2011 were aimed at reducing the stress placed on the orcas from noise. Departing from more than 20 locations on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border, about 400,000 people take commercial tour boats to watch whales each year, said Michael Harris, former exec- Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Tonight's Sky: First Quarter Moon (1:20 a.m.). Hi 50 27 12 23 12 16 69 -1 81 16 14 64 68 42 82 41 59 31 36 34 20 42 57 36 38 La Grande 25/36 Roseburg 41/50 Brookings 44/55 Jan 16 John Day 29/41 Bend 28/45 Medford 35/48 UNDER THE SKY High 8.6 ft. 6.7 ft. Prineville 26/46 Lebanon 34/49 Eugene 33/49 Last Pendleton 20/32 The Dalles 24/36 Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Mason Vuylsteke checks bags of gifts ready for families to pick up at the Warrenton Grade School. Study: Distance restrictions on orcas haven’t hurt tourism Associated Press Portland 32/42 Sunset tonight ........................... 4:35 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday .................... 7:57 a.m. Moonrise today ........................ 12:39 p.m. Moonset today .......................... 12:08 a.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 Periods of rain Tillamook 35/49 SUN AND MOON Time 7:43 a.m. 8:26 p.m. 50 41 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 32/47 Precipitation Monday ............................................ 0.11" Month to date ................................... 4.66" Normal month to date ....................... 8.02" Year to date .................................... 80.97" Normal year to date ........................ 65.39" Dec 26 SATURDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 43°/34° Normal high/low ........................... 48°/37° Record high ............................ 63° in 1980 Record low ............................. 21° in 1924 First 50 45 Cloudy with occasional rain ALMANAC FRIDAY The district recently opened the Warrior Room, a resource center for fami- lies needing computer access or meeting space, and an environment to grow trust between parents and edu- cators. The district offers classes in parenting, search- ing for colleges and special migrant students sections for kids whose parents have to move for work. “It’s all about what parents need to make sure their kids are successful,” Gilbert said. HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 * SATURDAY * SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a flag 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 office, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503-325-3211, ext. 257. 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