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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2018 Klamath woman takes pride in nephew Hamill’s career By KURT LIEDTKE The Herald and News KLAMATH FALLS — It turns out that the galaxy far, far away of “Star Wars” legend is quite close by in the Klamath Basin, as Luke Skywalker’s aunt is alive and well living in Klamath Falls. Linda (Hamill) Cooper, a teacher at Mazama High School, has lived in Klam- ath Falls since 1974. Her late brother, Bill, one of five sib- lings, was Mark Hamill’s father — the famed actor best known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the “Star Wars” series. As new films are released, including the latest, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” that prominently features her nephew, Cooper takes great pride in seeing family connections become so revered globally. “I really identify, all kid- ding aside, with the idea of the force,” said Cooper. “I Sean Bassinger/ The Herald and News Linda Hamill Cooper, an English teacher from Ma- zama High School, uses The Force on an action figure of her nephew, Mark Hamill, who portrays Luke Skywalker in the ‘Star Wars’ series. truly believe there is a con- nection between us all. The theology of ‘Star Wars,’ tak- ing bits and pieces of various religions, is kind of a good thing.” The Hamill family is OBITUARIES Dorothy Mae Niebuhr Seaside May 27, 1928 — Dec. 3, 2017 vast, both geographically and chronologically. Bill and Bob Hamill were the old- est, then a nine-year gap fol- lowed until Jack and Nancy were born, then an 11-year gap until Linda. Of the Hamill siblings, only Linda and her sister Nancy are still alive. They grew up in Alaska, and after graduating from high school, Bill mar- ried his school sweetheart and joined the Navy. Mark was the fourth of seven chil- dren, and the family moved around often due to military demands. “We don’t have any fam- ily reunions, the only time that I was together with all of my siblings in one place was at my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary,” recalled Cooper. “We were so widespread. I don’t know if the family has stayed in connection through Mark’s career, but it’s been fun for me to follow.” FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 49 37 36 Partly cloudy Times of sun and clouds ALMANAC Periods of rain Last New Jan 8 Salem 31/46 Newport 41/52 Coos Bay 42/57 First Jan 16 Jan 24 Gearhart Nov. 8, 1928 — Dec. 8, 2017 La Grande 22/37 Baker 13/31 Ontario 21/30 Bend 22/39 Burns 16/37 Klamath Falls 25/47 Lakeview 20/49 Ashland 38/54 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 7:03 p.m. 8:02 a.m. Low 2.9 ft. -1.5 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 33 44 57 46 49 49 52 46 53 57 Today Lo 13 22 46 30 38 25 35 33 41 41 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc Hi 31 39 58 44 49 47 50 46 52 56 Tues. Lo 21 25 47 32 37 28 37 34 41 43 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 44 32 46 52 48 51 24 49 45 37 Today Lo 28 23 33 39 31 36 15 32 33 25 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc Hi 41 30 43 50 46 50 27 48 44 34 Tues. Lo 28 23 34 42 32 36 19 36 33 26 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 33 13 3 34 0 14 52 6 82 4 7 65 70 23 78 23 39 18 20 19 8 41 60 44 26 John Day 27/43 Virginia Lee Poppino Roseburg 39/50 Brookings 45/59 Tonight's Sky: Full 'Wolf' Moon reaches perigee (closest to Earth) at 1:54 p.m. followed by full moon at 6:24 p.m.. The fi rst of two full moons in January. Today Lo 18 5 -5 10 -17 4 32 2 69 -13 -8 45 51 8 62 4 25 14 9 11 -4 23 48 32 14 Prineville 23/40 Lebanon 32/49 Medford 35/50 UNDER THE SKY High 8.6 ft. 10.6 ft. Pendleton 23/30 The Dalles 29/36 Portland 33/43 Eugene 30/44 Sunset tonight ........................... 4:40 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday .......................... 7:58 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 4:46 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 7:18 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 Mostly cloudy with a little rain Mostly cloudy Tillamook 39/53 SUN AND MOON Time 1:38 p.m. 12:52 p.m. 50 40 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 36/49 Precipitation Sunday ............................................. Trace Month to date ................................... 7.69" Normal month to date ....................... 9.89" Year to date .................................... 84.00" Normal year to date ........................ 67.26" Jan 1 FRIDAY 48 41 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 47°/33° Normal high/low ........................... 49°/37° Record high ............................ 61° in 1996 Record low ............................. 11° in 1978 Full THURSDAY 49 38 W pc s s pc s pc pc pc s s s pc pc pc pc s pc s pc s s s pc pc s Hi 37 18 10 41 13 15 60 23 82 11 21 67 73 26 71 27 42 25 24 24 19 40 63 44 28 Tues. Lo 24 13 4 19 3 4 29 8 69 1 9 48 55 16 63 12 27 16 13 14 11 24 49 34 15 Dorothy Mae Niebuhr, 89, peacefully In the second half of her life, Dorothy passed away at her home in Seaside, sur- began traveling again, expanding her horizons. rounded by her family, on Sunday, Dec. 3, She visited Alaska three times, including a side 2017. She was born on May 27, 1928, in Los trip into the Arctic Circle. With good friends Angeles, California, to Raymond from Seaside, she went to New England one autumn, and experi- and Ida Jacobs. Dorothy gradu- enced the spectacular fall colors. She ated in 1946 from Washington High cruised through the Panama Canal, School in Los Angeles. and journeyed down the Amazon She married Raymond Niebuhr River, venturing up its tributaries on Nov. 20, 1946, in Los Ange- les. Following their wedding, they to remote indigenous villages. She moved to Walcott, Iowa. They had hiked around Machu Picchu, and explored other ancient ruins in Mex- three children and lived in Walcott ico, China, Thailand and Cambo- until 1958, when they moved to Bea- dia. There was no end to her curios- verton, Oregon. Dorothy ity and interest in different countries, Dorothy was a person of many Niebuhr cultures and people. gifts and talents. Bright and inquis- Yet more than building houses, itive, she had a knack for solving problems, thinking strategically and finding playing golf and bridge or traveling, Doro- good bargains. She enjoyed playing golf and thy loved her family and friends. She raised duplicate bridge, shopping, traveling, explor- two families, her three children and later, ing new places and challenges. three grandchildren. Her home and heart were At one point in her life, she restored old always open and welcoming. She had a gift homes and built new ones from the ground for reaching out and connecting with people in up — a real feat in those days before women a deep, enduring way. She truly enriched the were accepted in construction trades. She hap- lives of many, and definitely lived her life to pily took on several young men as apprentices the fullest. She is survived by her three children, Susan during her homebuilding days, men who went on to pursue careers in construction. Each of Niebuhr McCormick (Greg) of Polson, Mon- these men remained good friends with Doro- tana, Sally Niebuhr Higgs (Kendall) of Seaside, thy, and always expressed their gratitude for and Michael Niebuhr (Debbie Fry) of Cannon the learning opportunities and “career start” Beach; her five grandchildren, Genesee Dennis she provided. (Anna), Lineah Dennis, and Shellie Dennis, all When her children were young, she planned of Seaside, Sage Marie Niebuhr of Arch Cape annual summer vacations, driving or taking the and Rachel Niebuhr of Portland; and by her six train from Iowa to destinations out West. She great-grandchildren, all of Seaside. A celebration of Dorothy’s life is planned knew the locations of all significant histori- cal markers along the route, and made sure her for late spring 2018. If friends would like to make a donation family stopped for each one. Dorothy or one of her children read them aloud, and once back on in her honor, please consider giving to Camp the road they’d talk about the events and peo- Kiwanilong in Warrenton or to Lower Colum- ple of that historical place. bia Hospice in Astoria. Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W s s s s s pc pc c s s s pc c pc r s pc s pc s s s c pc s Virginia Lee Poppino was born Nov. 8, She was one of the first waitresses when 1928 in Wallowa, Oregon, and went to be with the Pig ’N Pancake opened in Seaside, and she the Lord on Dec. 8, 2017. Raised on the fam- worked there many years before moving into ily farm until she was 9, the family moved to bookkeeping for the family Overhead Door the Oregon Coast in 1937 due to her business. She and Gene retired in 1990. mother’s health. An active Christian, Virginia and Virginia attended schools in Gene attended the Nehalem Val- Olney, Seaside and Astoria before ley Community Church for 35 years marrying Gene Poppino Sr. on June before relocating to the Lewis & 28, 1946. Gene and Virginia traveled Clark Bible Church in Astoria. Vir- widely, visiting nearly every state ginia was also active in the Gide- before they settled down, not long on’s, where she served as the Memo- after the birth of their son. rial Bible Secretary for many years. Living on the same property She also served on the board of in Gearhart since 1959, they first Virginia directors for the Child Evangelism had a mobile home before Gene Poppino Fellowship. built their new home in 1962. Vir- Virginia is survived by her son ginia loved her view over the golf course, and got her wish to live in her own and daughter-in-law, Gene and Anne; two home until her death. Gene and Virginia grandsons, Adam and Joe; five great-grand- were married 66 years prior to his passing in children; as well as nieces and nephews. 2012. A memorial service will be held at Lewis Virginia enjoyed singing, golf, bowling, & Clark Bible Church, 35082 Seppa Lane, collecting golf balls she found on her walks Astoria, Oregon, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, near the golf course, and growing flowers. She at 11 a.m. Donations in Virginia’s memory was an excellent grandma and great-grandma, can be made to The Gideon’s Memorial Bible Plan. too. PUBLIC MEETINGS TUESDAY Community and Senior Center Commission, 10 a.m., 1225 Avenue A., Seaside. Seaside Library Board, 4:30 p.m., 1131 Broad- way, Seaside. Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Seaside Planning Commission, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. 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