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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018 Hughes-Ransom owners look to sell old, build new By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian E.B. Hughes established a mortuary in the Harvey and Mary Pike residence at 576 12th Street in 1923 and sig- nificantly remodeled the house in the 1930s to its present look. The building is for sale for $649,000. Interested in buying a mortuary? The owners of Hughes-Ran- som Mortuary & Crematory are selling the company’s two mortuaries in Astoria and Sea- side as they look to consoli- date into one new, modernized location. “Mostly, we want a nice one-level (building) that can be built to accommodate new service,” said Todd Slack, co-owner of Hughes-Ransom in Astoria and Seaside with his wife, Joy, since 2013. “The buildings are fairly old. There’s just so much more new tech- nology to where you can build things to suit.” The Astoria School Dis- trict is inviting the public to tour schools and provide input next week as the school board decides whether to go out for a new school improvement bond. The tour starts at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Astoria High School. Attendees will then ride a school bus to tour John Jacob Astor Elementary School and Astoria Middle School. The district will hold a community meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the mid- dle school to gather public input on the district’s facil- ities needs. Representatives from BLRB Architects, the firm helping the district assess facilities, will provide a short report, lead a discussion and tour the middle school. Din- ner and child care will be pro- vided, and information will be in English and Spanish. The school district received Todd Slack co-owner of Hughes-Ransom The couple also own mortu- aries in Oakridge and Spring- field, where they have been remodeling. The new mortu- ary would have a more effi- cient crematory and techno- logically upgraded chapel. “We’re about 70, 75 per- cent cremation” on the North Coast, Slack said. “That’s why we’re trying to get where the chapel would have pro- grants from the state Depart- ment of Education to evaluate facilities and seismic needs as part of a long-range plan. Astoria schools last passed $21.4 million in bonds in 2000. “Our school facilities are an integral piece of student learning,” Astoria Superinten- dent Craig Hoppes said in a release about school tours. “It is vital that the district receives community input as we review the district’s current needs.” The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — The state Department of Environ- mental Quality has fined Jef- frey Green, the owner of a fishing boat called the Emer- ald Sea, $28,800 for spilling about 300 gallons of diesel SATURDAY SUNDAY 49 37 44 Rain Breezy with rain ALMANAC Rain and drizzle possible in the afternoon Full Newport 44/50 Mar 1 New Mar 9 Mar 17 Ontario 31/52 Burns 25/49 Klamath Falls 27/53 Lakeview 25/51 Ashland 36/55 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 8:24 a.m. 8:41 p.m. Low 2.1 ft. 0.0 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 44 47 54 49 49 51 53 50 48 51 Today Lo 31 35 43 42 46 27 36 45 44 45 W c pc s pc r s pc r sh pc Hi 48 53 53 51 50 53 55 52 50 53 Sat. Lo W 30 sh 30 r 40 c 34 r 39 r 31 pc 34 r 37 r 37 r 38 r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 49 51 50 53 51 50 39 48 49 59 Today Lo 42 41 44 42 44 46 29 43 45 34 W r c r pc r r c pc r c Hi 48 54 52 55 53 50 42 52 52 57 Sat. Lo 32 35 36 38 35 38 24 37 38 28 W r sh r r r r sn r r sh TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 73 50 33 44 27 33 61 18 81 37 38 64 76 56 84 63 81 58 48 57 40 47 65 48 62 Baker 31/48 Roseburg 42/55 Brookings 43/53 Tonight's Sky: Taurus, the Bull, charging down to the left towards Orion. Today Lo 54 24 15 23 21 18 48 2 67 25 26 44 53 41 67 40 62 26 34 28 26 34 46 42 32 La Grande 37/48 John Day 36/51 Bend 35/53 Medford 36/55 UNDER THE SKY High 8.3 ft. 8.8 ft. Prineville 32/55 Lebanon 44/52 Eugene 42/51 Last Pendleton 41/54 The Dalles 43/55 Salem 44/53 Sunset tonight ........................... 5:43 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:16 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today ........................... 7:53 a.m. 45/52 Moonset today ........................... 6:48 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 sunny and cold Portland 44/52 SUN AND MOON Time 2:32 a.m. 2:07 p.m. Mostly cloudy, a little rain; chilly 41 30 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 44/49 Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.05" Month to date ................................... 2.20" Normal month to date ....................... 3.97" Year to date .................................... 13.56" Normal year to date ........................ 14.17" Feb 22 40 26 Tillamook 46/50 W c sh pc s s pc r pc pc pc s s s r pc r pc sh c sh pc s s r sh Hi 70 34 37 52 41 35 66 20 81 41 52 68 77 47 85 46 79 38 59 40 45 57 63 48 42 Sat. Lo 49 30 19 32 25 27 50 2 69 28 31 46 53 39 70 37 61 32 36 32 29 44 51 35 33 Seaside Sept. 30, 1925 — Feb. 6, 2018 TUESDAY 44 27 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W sh pc sn s sn pc pc pc pc sn s s s r s r c pc pc sn c pc s r sn of immediate efforts to con- tain and clean up the spill,” the state’s enforcement letter said. Green was fined for the spill and for not immediately making efforts to clean the spill or report it to the state Emergency Response System. Betty-Lou Ann Thompson Hare REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 49°/37° Normal high/low ........................... 52°/37° Record high ............................ 72° in 1996 Record low ............................. 21° in 1956 First MONDAY fuel into the Skipanon River in August 2016. The crew of the Emerald Sea overfilled a tank during an internal fuel transfer. “This spill caused a mile- long sheen in the river, and most of the oil was lost to the environment due to the lack OBITUARIES FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT jectors to run video tributes.” E. B. Hughes established a mortuary in the Harvey and Mary Pike residence at 576 12th St. in Astoria in 1923, remodeling the building in the 1930s into its present look. The building is 10,000 square feet spread over three stories, including a chapel, reception area, kitchen and a two-bedroom apartment upstairs, and is listed at $649,000. Hughes Mortuary started the Seaside chapel in 1933 at the site of a former Masonic hall, according to an article at the time in the Evening Astorian Budget. The cur- rent mortuary was built in 1948 and was recently listed at $499,000. It includes a chapel, meeting rooms and a two-bedroom apartment. “It’s been hard for us to keep both buildings open,” Slack said, adding that hav- ing only one location will help the mortuary lower prices. The mortuary won’t settle on a new location until after selling at least one of the two buildings, Slack said. Boat owner fined for Warrenton fuel spill Astoria schools tour slated for next week The Daily Astorian ‘The buildings are fairly old. There’s just so much more new technology to where you can build things to suit.’ Betty-Lou Ann Thompson Hare was born until the age of 40! in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sept. 30, 1925, with her Betty-Lou was a chaperone for Miss Ore- passing at Avamere Memory Care in Seaside, gon 1959, and continued to be a patron of Oregon, where she had her own studio apart- the Miss Oregon Scholarship Program. She ment for the last two months. She now has become another “pageant was 92. angel.” Having not held a paying job Betty-Lou was the light of her since she was 19, in 1967 Betty-Lou parents’ lives; H. Loren and Lucille became an executive secretary until her retirement in 1983. (Blaska) Thompson who lived in Our mom was the epitome of Chicago, Illinois, eventually settling class her entire life. Betty-Lou was in Portland, Oregon, in 1945. Her last a strong, intelligent woman who five years have been in Seaside, Ore- gon, with daughter, Piper, and son- would do anything for her family, in-law, Jimmy, in “her” wing of their truly beautiful on the inside as well as home. out. Those of us who were blessed to Betty-Lou graduated high school Betty-Lou Hare share in life with Betty-Lou are richer from Niles Township in Skokie, Illi- for it, and she will be missed, another nois, and entered National College one of our angels watching over and of Education in Evanston at 17. Betty-Lou met guiding us. Betty-Lou is survived by her children, Ste- her best friend, Bobbi, in grade school, and they exchanged handwritten letters to each other phen (Rusty, died 2008) Hare of Portland, Dana every week until Bobbi passed 10 years ago. (Steve) Phillips and Piper (Jimmy) O’Brien of Seaside. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren When Betty-Lou loved, she loved for life. Betty-Lou met Raymond Hare when they are Tiffany Phillips (died 1998), Meghan (Rob) were both 14; they married in 1945 at 19, and Roy and Rylee Stacey and Joseph O’Brien of had three children together, divorcing in 1966. Richland, Oregon, Adam (Siobain) and Rowan They remained friends until her passing; Bet- Sauve of Austin, Texas; her step-grandchildren ty-Lou never remarried. Forever grateful for all are Moira (Micah) Pierce and Geoffrey (Jaime) she loved and met on her journey of life. Ryan and Reed Thompson of Washington state; Betty-Lou had a very spiritual upbringing, and extended family are Warren, Charlotte and which sustained her for her entire life. Raised Albert (Hilary) Cook of Portland. Betty-Lou’s family is at peace because our as a Nazarene until the age of 12, and becoming a Methodist until her passing, Betty-Lou was Mom/BL/Missie/Gammy/Gigi is at peace and a member of both the First United Methodist once again with her parents. At Betty-Lou’s request, there will be no ser- Church of Portland, where she was very active in Women United and Ruth’s Circle until mov- vice. A private inurnment was held at Finley ing to Seaside in 2013, where she had the priv- Sunset Hills Memorial Park. ilege of being welcomed with open arms into In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Betty-Lou’s honor to her late Seaside United Methodist Church. Betty-Lou instilled her love of volunteer- granddaughter’s foundation, the Tiffany Ann ing to her children, being a stay-at-home mom, Phillips Memorial Scholarship Foundation, P.O. and involved in her children’s lives with Boy Box 1099, Seaside, Oregon 97138, a 501c3 Scouts, Campfire and PTA, and did not drive Oregon scholarship foundation. MEMORIAL Tuesday, Feb. 20 McKEOWN, William — Funeral at 11 a.m., Cald- well’s Luce-Layton Mortu- ary, 1165 Franklin Ave. Private burial will be held at Green- wood Cemetery in Astoria. An online quest book is available caldwellsmortuary.com PUBLIC MEETINGS TUESDAY Cannon Beach Public Works Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Port of Astoria Commission, 4 p.m., Port offices, 10 Pier 1 Suite 209. Seaside School District Board of Directors, 6 p.m., 1801 S. Franklin, Seaside. 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. 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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