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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 Washington state farmers turn Pacific Coast Seafoods fined for out to protest pesticide bill waste-dumping into Columbia By DON JENKINS Capital Press OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state farm- ers pushed back Thursday against a proposal to require growers to give the state Health Department up to a seven-day notice every time they spray pesticides. A delay in reacting to bug and disease outbreaks would devastate crops, farmers told the Senate Labor and Com- merce Committee. “Mummy berry, botrytis fruit rot, powdery mildew, aphids, mites, spotted wing drosophila and other dis- eases and pests can get out of hand in much less time than this,” Whatcom County berry farmer Rob Dhaliwal said. Senate Bill 6529, intro- duced by Seattle Democrat Rebecca Saldana, provoked a rare level of opposition from farm groups. Major com- modity commissions and small organic farmers alike testified against the bill. Asked by a senator to rate the bill’s threat to agriculture on a scale from 1 to 10, east- ern Washington wheat farmer Nicole Berg answered “10.” The bill must pass the committee by Feb. 2 to stay alive for this session. Some senators said they doubted the legislation was ready to advance. Saldana conceded that there was strong oppo- sition, but said she wanted to talk with farmers to refine her proposal between now and next year. “This is something I’d like to con- tinue to work on,” she said. Some farmers said they’d be happy to talk, but were also leery about where it would lead. The bill’s premise, according to its preamble, is that pesticide applications are a “consistent source of pesticide exposure and pose significant risks to commu- nity members.” Other provisions of the bill would require making public each month the type and amount of pesticide applied for each spraying. Farmers and pesticide appli- cators not filing the right information could be fined $7,500. Farmers objected to hav- ing to reveal their manage- ment practices to compet- itors. They also said they were worried the informa- tion would be used against them in lawsuits. “Pesticide drift events are already illegal and they are rare,” Dhaliwal said. “We’re not going to expose our employees to some- thing we don’t want our kids around.” Under the bill, farm- ers would have to notify the Health Department four busi- ness days before spraying, so weekends and holidays would extend the lag time. Health officials would then be obli- gated to give rural residents and schools within a quar- ter-mile a two-hour notice. Saldana said she wanted to “empower those folks that are nearby farms to have the information from a public health perspective.” “I’ll just say that’s my interest, making sure people have information, so they can make decisions,” she said. Representatives from the Washington State Labor Council, Columbia Legal Services, Washington Envi- ronmental Council, Wash- ington Education Associa- tion and Washington State PTA endorsed the bill at the hearing. Farmers and pesticide applicators stressed they don’t know four or more days in advance whether the wind and rain will let them spray. “Most often aerial applica- tors are Minutemen for grow- ers,” said Gavin Morse, a Warden applicator and pres- ident of the Association of Washington Aerial Applica- tors. “Wind and environmen- tal conditions do not operate on a schedule.” The Daily Astorian The state Department of Environmental Quality has fined Pacific Coast Sea- foods $2,150 for discharg- ing too much seafood-pro- cessing waste from North Tongue Point into the Colum- bia River. In December 2016 and January 2017, the company TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY 52 46 41 Rain; breezy with rising temperatures late 56 48 Periods of rain; breezy in the morning Breezy with rain TUESDAY 56 43 48 41 Breezy with rain at times the property. The agency has canceled its lease, allow- ing boatbuilder Hyak Mari- time to purchase the property from Washington Develop- ment Co. Pacific Coast Seafoods is operating out of a former sea- plane hangar at North Tongue Point while rebuilding a plant in Warrenton that burned down in 2013. Jetty work to cause closures on Cape D The Daily Astorian The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin rehabil- itating the North Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River in February, closing access to some parts of Cape Disap- pointment State Park in Wash- ington state. The jetty, North Jetty Road and nearby parking lots will be closed Feb. 12 to Oct. 30 and March 17 to Nov. 1, 2019. Benson and Waikiki beaches will remain open during construction. The Army Corps con- structed the jetty system between 1885 and 1939. The system consists of three rub- ble-mound jetties including North Jetty, South Jetty and Jetty A that together total 9.7 miles. The jetties minimize navigation channel mainte- nance and make passage safer for vessels transiting between the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River. Baked Alaska fined for liquor license violation The Daily Astorian Baked Alaska was fined by the Oregon Liquor Con- trol Commission for liquor license violations. A server at the restaurant in October failed to verify the age of a minor who reason- ably appeared to be under 26 years old before serving them alcohol. The restaurant will pay a fine of $1,485 or serve a nine-day liquor license suspension. The violation was aggra- vated because Baked Alaska had been given a chance to purchase age-verification equipment as an offset to a previous violation more than two years ago that could have prevented the most recent violation. Port of Astoria seeks budget committee applicants The Daily Astorian FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA discharged wastewater that exceeded its allowed daily limits of oil, grease and other potentially harmful waste. If not properly managed, the contaminants can threaten fish and other aquatic life. The Port of Astoria was recently fined for wastewa- ter monitoring and treat- ment violations at North Tongue Point when it leased The Port of Astoria is seek- ing four candidates to serve on its budget committee. The budget committee is comprised of five Clatsop County residents and five Port commissioners. Applicants should have experience working with bud- gets. Send letters of inter- est and a brief resume to Judy Dodge Fattori, the Port com- mission secretary, at the Port of Astoria’s main office at 10 Pier 1, Suite 308 in Astoria. Appli- cations are due by noon Feb. 2. Periods of rain OBITUARIES ALMANAC Tillamook 43/51 Salem 43/53 Newport 44/52 Sunset tonight ........................... 5:12 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:44 a.m. Moonrise today ........................ 12:48 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 2:32 a.m. Jan 31 Feb 7 Coos Bay 45/55 First Feb 15 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 2:41 a.m. 4:17 p.m. Low 3.3 ft. 0.3 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 Ontario 30/42 Burns 21/42 Klamath Falls 30/44 Lakeview 25/39 Ashland 38/52 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 41 39 48 46 47 39 46 46 46 50 Today Lo 27 33 45 42 44 30 39 43 44 45 W c c r sh r c sh sh r r Hi 40 46 53 51 52 44 51 52 52 55 Sat. Lo 32 37 46 45 47 26 37 48 49 50 W sn sn sh r r sn sn r r r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 43 45 45 49 47 48 37 47 45 49 Today Lo 39 37 42 44 43 44 30 41 42 34 W sh c sh sh sh r sf sh sh pc Hi 49 47 51 54 53 52 40 51 51 47 Sat. Lo W 42 r 44 r 45 r 43 r 48 r 47 r 33 sn 43 r 46 r 34 c W pc s pc c pc pc s pc pc pc pc pc s s c s c s pc s pc c pc sh s Hi 59 51 46 44 46 47 61 -15 83 52 53 62 76 55 77 57 65 52 59 57 58 43 57 49 60 Sat. Lo 51 41 29 23 24 28 30 -25 71 27 28 44 56 41 71 44 56 44 29 46 30 34 46 43 49 Mary Evelyn Jenkins passed away peace- cousins. fully, surrounded by her family. Jenkins spent her life as a career waitress, She was born and raised in Wilton, Maine. starting with Carl’s Jr. in Southern California, She was the last of six children born to Charles and finishing in Oregon at Rob’s Restaurant, R. and Doris P. (Wilton) Brooks. and retiring from Arnie’s Cafe. Her life was her family. Mary She was preceded in death by her will surely be missed. Her loving parents; two brothers, Robert and smile and glowing personality have Raymond; two sisters, Grace and brought joy to everyone who has ever Pearl; one son, Patrick Collins; and met her. She was truly an example of two grandchildren, Josh Lampien God’s graces and love. Not too many and Phillip Collins. people know a real-life angel. Mary She is survived by her husband, was just that. J.P. (Jim) Jenkins Jr.; her twin sis- ter, Martha Hill (Jack); two daugh- Visitation will be held Friday, ters, Addie Heiner (Gary) and Gayla Feb. 2, 2018, from 1 to 5 p.m., at Mary Jenkins Medus (Dana); six sons, Ted Col- Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary. lins (Lynadda), Carl Collins (Bev), Funeral services will be held Sat- urday, Feb. 3, 2018, at 11 a.m., at the Tim Collins (Debbie), Harold Col- lins (Stephanie), Pat Jenkins (Nathalie), and Jim Caldwell’s Mortuary Chapel. Burial will follow at Ocean View Cemetery. Jenkins III (Darla); 43 grandchildren; 47 Please sign our online guest book at cald- great-grandchildren; one great-great grand- son; and numerous nephews, nieces and wellsmortuary.com ON THE RECORD TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi Lo 58 45 32 27 53 41 40 19 53 30 49 40 67 33 -18 -26 85 69 54 42 57 29 60 38 67 47 60 50 76 69 62 46 66 57 38 32 61 35 44 32 60 43 42 27 53 42 44 40 52 38 Baker 27/40 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Tonight's Sky: Low southeast before sunrise, Saturn emerging into morning sky. High 9.3 ft. 7.1 ft. La Grande 32/44 Roseburg 44/54 Brookings 44/53 Feb 22 John Day 31/46 Bend 33/46 Medford 39/51 UNDER THE SKY Time 8:53 a.m. 10:39 p.m. Prineville 33/48 Lebanon 42/51 Eugene 42/51 SUN AND MOON New Pendleton 37/47 The Dalles 35/52 Portland 42/51 Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.63" Month to date ................................... 8.69" Normal month to date ....................... 8.42" Year to date ...................................... 8.69" Normal year to date .......................... 8.42" Last Warrenton Jan. 28, 1935 — Jan. 23, 2018 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 41/52 Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 48°/39° Normal high/low ........................... 51°/38° Record high ............................ 63° in 2015 Record low ............................. 17° in 1950 Full Mary Evelyn Jenkins REGIONAL WEATHER Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W sh s pc s pc r s s sh r s s s r pc r t s s s pc pc pc r s DUII • At 12:18 a.m. Thursday, Seth Palme- no-Arroyo, 26, of Portland, was arrested by the Astoria Police Department on Indus- try Street near the West Mooring Basin and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants. His blood alcohol content was 0.19 percent. PUBLIC MEETINGS FRIDAY Sunset Empire Transportation District Ridecare Advisory Committee, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Astoria Transit Center Conference Room, 900 Marine Drive. LOTTERIES OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 0-7-3-2 4 p.m.: 6-4-0-9 7 p.m.: 6-5-6-6 10 p.m.: 0-4-1-6 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Thursday’s Lucky Lines: 01-07- 10-15-17-23-27-32 Estimated jackpot: $33,000 Thursday’s Keno: 02-12-13-14- 17-19-25-37-40-42-43-44-47- 48-51-54-58-68-69-71 WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: 2-5-2 Thursday’s Match 4: 13-16- 21-22 OBITUARY POLICY Honor 110 $ Also in black • Memory foam removable insole. • Lightweight midsole for shock absorption. • Nylon shank for support. 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. 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