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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2018 Sea lion saved from certain death now does tricks in Chicago Biff rescued from the river By CASSANDRA PROFITA Oregon Public Broadcasting The Shedd Aquarium sits at the end of a pier in Lake Michigan with a sweet view of the Chicago skyline wrapped around the lake shore. Inside, they put a lot of effort into making visitors from the Pacific Northwest feel at home. Walking into the sea lion cove, a waterfall, huge fake conifers and a host named Herb greet visitors. “Welcome to the Shedd Aquarium,” he said. “And welcome to the Pacific Northwest.” We’re no longer in Chi- cago, he said. “Now, you’re somewhere else — around Northern Cal- ifornia, Oregon, Washington state,” he said. Shedd Aquarium Biff the sea lion was rescued from the Columbia River. The geographic illusion probably isn’t fooling Biff, the sea lion who has lived here — next to a pool of beluga whales — since 2009. He’s one of just 15 Colum- bia River sea lions that have been rescued from certain death by zoos and aquariums across the country. Over the past decade, Northwest wildlife manag- ers have lethally removed 175 California sea lions from the Columbia River. They were killed after getting caught eat- ing too much salmon at Bon- neville Dam, where fish lad- ders create a kind of sea lion buffet. Biff was among the first sea lions caught making repeat visits to that buffet in 2009. But he was lucky. The Shedd Aquarium was able to give him a new home while others FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 52 44 46 ALMANAC 47 42 Rain; breezy in the morning Periods of rain First Salem 43/55 Newport 46/53 Jan 24 Last Jan 31 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 6:45 a.m. 7:33 p.m. Low 3.4 ft. -0.2 ft. Ontario 32/44 Burns 28/46 Lakeview 35/47 Ashland 42/52 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 46 48 59 50 55 53 54 55 57 60 Today Lo 32 37 48 41 47 35 40 45 46 47 W pc c r r r c r r r r Hi 43 48 56 54 51 48 51 54 53 57 Tues. Lo 27 33 47 38 46 30 36 41 45 44 W r r r r r c r r r r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 53 44 54 57 55 57 40 54 54 48 W s sf sn sn pc sn s i s sn c pc pc pc pc pc s c pc pc sn pc c c pc Hi 51 33 24 36 9 20 40 24 82 13 10 63 71 22 76 21 49 38 23 40 17 45 59 52 43 Tues. Lo 17 29 6 16 0 10 26 21 71 6 0 45 54 9 62 9 24 30 7 27 9 30 49 43 26 Today Lo 42 35 43 43 43 47 30 43 45 38 W r c r r r r c r r c Hi 51 47 54 55 55 52 37 55 53 49 Tues. Lo 39 36 42 43 41 45 29 40 41 36 W r r r r r r r r r r Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W c pc sn s s sf s i pc pc s pc c sn pc sn c sn s sn s c r r c said in a release. “By vastly improving our meter tech- nology, we can deliver power more reliably and shorten out- ages, save costs, and allow for better management of renew- able sources.” More than 70 million smart meters have been installed nationwide, equivalent to half of the households in the U.S. Smart meters are a key com- ponent to updating an aging energy grid, and can make it possible to adjust the flow of energy to meet specific needs, and support both rising tech- nological demands and a clean energy future. Access to daily energy usage information will be available to customers via a secure website about six weeks after a new meter is installed. The meters instantly track outages, provide fore- casts of the next bill and offer alerts to help adjust usage. “We are connecting our small communities through- out Oregon in a way that improves the reliability and efficiency of the grid, both at home and at work,” Bird said. “With smart meter tech- nology now mature, proven and available at competitive prices, we can deliver the ben- efits without any additional cost to customers.” The Oregon Women for Agriculture will hold its annual conference in Astoria Feb. 15 to Feb. 17. The conference will begin with a tour of the Oregon State University Seafood Lab for a glimpse into how faculty and staff are developing new uses for seafood byproducts. The conference will also tour the Hampton Lumber Mill in Warrenton. There will be a panel discus- sion of female forest managers representing land conservan- cies, national parks and state and private forestlands. They will talk about varying portfolio goals, the objectives of forest ownership and the tools used to achieve these goals. The panel will be moderated by Valerie Elder, an assistant professor of forestry and natural resources at the university. For more information, call 503-243-3276 (FARM) or email Sandy Willius, the group’s trea- surer in Yamhill County, at swil- lius@citizensEbank.com Knappa Water Association flushing water mains The Daily Astorian KNAPPA — The Knappa Water Association is flushing water mains from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Friday, and from Jan. 22 through Jan. 24. Users may experience peri- ods of low pressure or cloudy water. If these conditions persist, call the Knappa Water Associa- tion office at 503-458-6461. ria. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Service of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. SOLUM, Rodney Edwin, 65, of Astoria, died in Asto- ria. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Service of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Jan. 9, 2018 HARMON, Silvia R., 78, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Service of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. WINSTANLEY, Val- erie Lynne, 62, of Warrenton, died in Astoria. Hughes-Ran- som Mortuaries & Crematory of Astoria/Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Ecola Creek Watershed Council, 4:30 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Knappa School Board, 4:30 p.m., Knappa High School library, 41535 Old U.S. Highway 30. K lem p Fa m ily D en tistry o ffers Th e Pla n m eca Pro M a x 3D X -Ra y Th is 3-D im a gin g m a ch in e Tells th e w h ole story • A complete, highly detailed image of your oral health in a low dose radiation image. • Aids in ideal implant planning and placement. • Diagnostics and airway management for DNA & Apnea sufferers. can really b e... Pacific Power is begin- ning to replace 590,000 tradi- tional electric meters at Ore- gon homes and businesses with new digital smart meters providing continually updat- ing usage information. Installations will roll out region by region over the next two years, reaching Clatsop County in April 2019. “Installing smart meters is a key step toward the power grid of the future here in Oregon and our customers throughout the state all ben- efit,” Stefan Bird, president and CEO of Pacific Power, Jan. 12, 2018 LaTOURETTE, Shirley, 59, of Seaside, died in Sea- side. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Service of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Jan. 11, 2018 MILLS, Janet Kathleen, 67, of Astoria, died in Asto- K lem p Fam ily D en tistry... W e h elp keep fam ilies sm ilin g! com forta b le d en tistry The Daily Astorian DEATHS Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. C o m e and see h o w and give him a little rub on the chest right there,” he said. His fur was cold and wet. Petting a wild animal — knowing he would be dead if he weren’t here, behind bars — highlights the dilemma people have managing hun- gry sea lions. Trainer Eric Daniel remembers when Biff first arrived at the aquarium. “He adapted quickly,” Daniel said. “He’s a very smart, very sharp animal. Very food motivated. All the things that got him into trou- ble in the first place.” Dr. Bill Van Bonn, vice president of animal health at the aquarium, said having Biff around helps teach peo- ple in the Midwest about the conflict that brought him here. “We’re really faced with a conservation conundrum,” he said. “As these animals do really well in the wild, they tend to want to be in simi- lar places that people want to be.” Smart electric meters coming in 2019 The Daily Astorian Klamath Falls 35/48 At one point, he flopped his massive sea lion body through the bike-rack tun- nel and dove into the second pool. Then he jumped out and flipped his tail up over his head in a sea lion headstand. After each correct move, Heizmann tossed little fish called capelin to Biff. They’re about 6 inches long — noth- ing compared to the 20-pound salmon Biff used to eat on the Columbia. Incidentally, he’s lost more than 250 pounds on the aquar- ium diet. When he got here he weighed around 900 pounds; now he’s around 630. But he’s still quite big. Biff dazzled his viewers as he moved quickly in response to commands. And just when the list of tricks had been exhausted, Heizmann offered to pet Biff. They call this doing “tactile.” The trainer called him over and Biff sat up next to the bars. “You can just go ahead Women’s agriculture conference in Astoria TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Lo 31 20 10 3 -4 15 28 9 70 0 -4 48 53 18 62 17 41 24 9 27 3 28 53 45 26 Baker 32/43 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Tonight's Sky: High above the southwest horizon is the constellation of Aries, the Lamb. Hi 48 23 24 21 3 26 64 20 83 27 12 65 74 44 73 44 59 28 34 32 25 44 59 58 31 La Grande 39/45 Roseburg 43/55 Brookings 47/57 Feb 7 John Day 39/48 Bend 37/48 Medford 40/51 UNDER THE SKY High 8.0 ft. 9.2 ft. Prineville 38/50 Lebanon 44/55 Eugene 41/54 Full Pendleton 35/47 The Dalles 40/49 Portland 43/54 Sunset tonight ........................... 4:56 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday .......................... 7:54 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today ........................... 6:45 a.m. 47/57 Moonset today ........................... 4:04 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, rain; breezy Tillamook 47/53 SUN AND MOON Time 1:23 a.m. 12:28 p.m. 49 41 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 46/52 Precipitation Sunday ............................................. 0.00" Month to date ................................... 4.40" Normal month to date ....................... 4.84" Year to date ...................................... 4.40" Normal year to date .......................... 4.84" Jan 16 FRIDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 61°/48° Normal high/low ........................... 50°/38° Record high ............................ 61° in 2018 Record low ............................. 17° in 1950 New 55 43 Occasional rain and drizzle Rain at times THURSDAY were euthanized. On a recent day at the aquarium, Biff wasn’t out on the exhibit floor with the whales and fake conifers. He was in a back room where he does his training sessions. He was lying on the floor behind metal bars with his own little playground, which consisted of two hot tub-sized pools and a tunnel made of what looked like bent-over bike racks. Biff still has his brand, C-700, seared into his back. Those are the markings man- agers used to identify and remove sea lions from Bonne- ville Dam. With just a few feet between Biff and visitors, trainer Kurt Heizmann blew a little whis- tle, and Biff sprung into action. “Swim!” Heizmann said. Biff jumped in and out of the pool. “Spin!” Biff jumped around in a circle. “Wave!” Biff held up one flipper, then the other. • Reduces the time of X-rays by 50% and the dosage of radiation by 1/5. • Extra oral imaging for patients that typically gag or struggle with x-rays. KLEMP F A MILY D ENTISTRY 1006 West Marine Drive, Astoria (503) 468-0116 www.klempfamilydentistry.com TUESDAY Cannon Beach Public Works Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Port of Astoria Commission, 4 p.m., 10 Pier 1 Ste. 209. Seaside School District Board of Directors, 6 p.m., 1801 S. Franklin, Seaside. Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Seaside Planning Commission, 7 p.m., work session, City Hall, 989 Broadway. Shoreline Sanitary District Board, 7 p.m., Gearhart Hertig Station, 33496 West Lake Lane, Warrenton. 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