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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2018
Court date scheduled for boy
accused of starting Gorge blaze
OBITUARIES
Charles ‘Chuck’ Roger Early
Astoria
Dec. 28, 1947 — Dec. 29, 2017
Associated Press
Charles “Chuck” Roger Early transitioned and Charles “Charlie” Early. He helped to
suddenly from earth on Dec. 29, 2017, in Asto- raise and loved her children, Marisa (Todd)
ria, Oregon. He was surrounded by love, with Flukinger and James (Jessica) Haglund, as his
his family by his side.
own. He cherished, and was very close with,
For 70 years and one day, the
his eight grandchildren; they affec-
world had the best damn Marine,
tionately call him Poppa Chuck, and
husband, unionizer, gardener, gam-
he affectionately called them every
bler, father, brother, farmer, picker,
name but their own. They divorced
poppa, friend and prankster that
in 2014.
there ever was. Chuck lived dan-
Chuck worked most of his
gerously and loved wholeheart-
years for the Clatsop County Road
edly. He was politically incorrect,
Department, and retired in 2004. He
inappropriate, uncontrollable and
enjoyed being a “roadie,” and made
the toughest guy we knew. We will
lifelong friends there.
miss him forever.
Chuck loved to hunt and looked
Chuck was born in Amity, Ore-
forward to his many years in the
Charles Early
gon, to the late Charles and Betty
woods with his longtime hunting
Early in 1947. He has four sisters,
party. He liked his coffee breaks,
Marcia Love, Anita (Henry) TudTud, Becky video poker and lunches during the week
Turner and Elaine (Ethan) Nicely; and two with his friends. He enjoyed his meetings, and
brothers, Stephen Early and Michael (Hazel) appreciated the friendship and support he got
Early.
from them.
Chuck enlisted in the Marines in 1967. He
In his retirement, Chuck discovered his eye
was a Purple Heart combat veteran who served for antiques, and made a hobby of finding old
two tours in Vietnam. In 1969, Chuck was crit- furniture and making it beautiful again. He
ically wounded during combat; he spent 13 loved collecting glass, art and just about any-
months in a Navy hospital before returning thing that caught his eye.
In 2017, he married Suzanne Benscoter. He
to civilian life in 1970. Chuck was proud of
his service to our country; he was fearless and was friends with her children Chris, Joe and
Kasey Cain, and enjoyed her mother’s com-
honorable.
In 1971, Chuck married the late Barbara pany. Suzanne was his love, friend and com-
Schellhas. Together they had a daughter, Patri- panion, and he had plans to travel with her in
cia, whom they lost in infancy. He cared for the coming years.
her children, Robin Bowen, Jamey Palek,
Chuck lives on through his wife, children,
Johnny Schellhas and Joey Schellhas. He has grandchildren, family and friends.
six grandchildren and seven great-grandchil-
The family has planned a service on Jan.
dren from this union. They divorced in 1986.
27, 2018, to be held at the First United Meth-
Chuck married Shawn’a Haglund in odist Church, 1076 Franklin Ave, Astoria, at 1
1987. Together they had Elyse “Elly” Early p.m.
PORTLAND — The teen-
age boy accused of starting
a large wildfire in the sce-
nic Columbia River Gorge is
scheduled to appear in court
next month and enter a plea.
The Oregonian reported
the hearing at the Hood River
Associated Press
DEPOE BAY — A man
was swept out to sea Thurs-
day during storm swells at
Depoe Bay.
Witnesses told police that
the man went over a sea wall
Thursday morning to look at
the big waves. He was then
swept off the rocks.
The Coast Guard and local
The Daily Astorian
High water levels left one
Seaside boat owner feeling
down early this morning.
The Daily Astorian
County businesses will
need to file personal property
returns by mid-March.
State law requires that busi-
nesses large and small list all
equipment and furnishings
used each year to the Clatsop
County Assessment and Taxa-
tion Department. The taxable
property includes machinery
duce truck, assisted in carpentry work, was
a commercial clam digger, and worked as
a handyman and a caretaker for the elderly.
He managed the Holliday Apartments for his
family.
Fred was a faithful son, brother and friend.
Ellen and Sandra were special fiends in his life.
Fred had retired to Todo Santos in 2013,
and enjoyed the warm weather, fishing and
the wonderful area. Fred was a quiet, kind and
generous man who will be missed by his fam-
ily and many friends in Todo Santos.
Any memorials may be sent to the local
animal rescue.
A celebration of life has already been held.
Associated Press
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A
judge in Washington state
has ruled that the records of
state lawmakers are subject
to public disclosure.
Thurston County Superior
Court Judge Chris Lanese
ruled today in favor of a
media coalition, led by The
Associated Press, that sued in
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ROSEBURG — A lack of
snow is hurting business at a
southern Oregon resort, forc-
ing cutbacks and layoffs.
The Diamond Lake Resort
is used to seeing a throng of
visitors at this time of year
looking to enjoy snow sports or
a just a casual snowball fight,
the News-Review reported.
This year is different, said
John Jonesburg, the resort’s
marketing and events coor-
dinator. He said he has never
seen business so slow in his 28
years of working at the resort.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
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a series of changes in past
years and therefore were not
violating the law.
The news organizations
filed requests for records
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lawmakers last year, includ-
ing daily calendars, text mes-
sages and documentation
of staff complaints against
state House and Senate
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LOTTERIES
OREGON
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OBITUARY POLICY
Burns
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Ashland
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Property valued at less than
$16,500 may not be assessed,
but it still must be listed. Late
fees may be imposed at a rate
of up to 50 percent of the taxes,
depending on the extent of the
tardiness.
Questions can be addressed
and forms collected at the
county office at 820 Exchange
Street, Suite 200, or at
503-325-8522.
Baker
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Ontario
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Klamath Falls
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owner reported to police that
the boat was no longer there,
likely because it had sunk or
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The boat remains missing.
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
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Clatsop Care Health District Board, noon, Clatsop Care Center,
646 16th St.
La Grande
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Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018
Tonight's Sky: The Little Dipper stands in the north
tonight and every night. The star at the tip of its
handle is Polaris, the north star.
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PUBLIC MEETINGS
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John Day
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UNDER THE SKY
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Sunset tonight ........................... 5:02 p.m.
Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:51 a.m.
Moonrise today ........................... 9:20 a.m.
Moonset today ........................... 7:53 p.m.
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Portland
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Precipitation
Thursday .......................................... 0.36"
Month to date ................................... 5.47"
Normal month to date ....................... 6.22"
Year to date ...................................... 5.47"
Normal year to date .......................... 6.22"
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Periods of rain
September. The group chal-
lenged the Washington Leg-
islature’s assertion that law-
makers are excluded from
stricter disclosure rules that
apply to other elected offi-
cials and agencies.
Attorneys for the Legis-
lature had argued that law-
makers exempted most of
their records from the state’s
public records act through
REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Thursday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 54°/41°
Normal high/low ........................... 50°/38°
Record high ............................ 61° in 2009
Record low ............................. 11° in 1943
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or furniture.
The office has sent out
the confidential forms, which
must be returned by March
15. A value will be calculated
based on the best information
obtained and taxes assessed if
businesses do not file. Busi-
nesses will receive a tax state-
ment on Oct. 25 with the value
of the property, taxes due and
late fees due.
Oregon resort suffering
because of lack of snow
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
MONDAY
A 12-foot aluminum boat
with wooden seats was tied up
on a creek outside a home on
the 200 block of N. Holladay
Drive. Just before 4 a.m., the
Washington state lawmaker records are public
Jan. 18, 2018
ALTHEIDE, Helen, 70, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Hughes-Ransom Mortuaries & Crematory
of Astoria/Seaside is in charge of the arrangements.
SUNDAY
been hospitalized after being
hit by a wave. Fire officials
also posted photos of dam-
age to the establishments on
Facebook.
The waves also forced the
closure of beaches and access
points along the coast.
Large “sneaker” waves
have killed more than two
dozen people along the Ore-
gon Coast since 1990.
County business personal property returns due
DEATH
SATURDAY
rescue crews searched for the
47-year-old man. The Coast
Guard said Thursday night
that the search had been sus-
pended “due to negative
results.”
North Lincoln Fire &
Rescue reported damage
to a restaurant, two motels
and other businesses on the
beachfront in Lincoln City
and said one person had
Seaside resident loses boat after high water levels
Todo Santos, Mexico
Jan. 11, 1959 — Dec. 24, 2017
TONIGHT
15-year-old boy from Vancou-
ver, Washington, tossing fire-
works into a ravine before the
fire began.
He was charged in October
with reckless burning, deposit-
ing burning materials on forest
lands, criminal mischief and
recklessly endangering other
persons.
Man swept out to sea at Depoe Bay
Fred Wayne Cole
Fred Wayne Cole, 66, of Todo Santos, Mex-
ico, passed away on Dec. 24, 2017. Born Jan.
11, 1959, in Seaside, Oregon, he was the fifth
of seven children born to Mary and Roy Cole.
Fred was preceded in death by his parents,
and is survived by his siblings, Shirleen Hutch-
ens, Diane Schafer, Jim Cole, Pat Boehm, Judy
Knapp and Roger Cole; 14 nieces and neph-
ews; and 10 grandnieces and nephews.
Fred graduated from Seaside High School
in 1969, then took a few classes at Portland
State. He then headed to Alaska for several
seasons of fishing. He came back to the Sea-
side area to log in both Clatsop County and
in Forks, Washington. Fred later drove a pro-
County Courthouse is set for
Feb. 16.
The early September blaze
forced evacuations, caused
an extended shutdown of an
interstate highway and sent
ash raining down on Portland.
Many popular trails and land-
marks remain closed.
Witnesses had seen the
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