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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2018 Linnton man to challenge Search continues for Astoria Johnson for state Senate community development director factor in his decision to enter the race. He said he would press for universal health A Linnton man will vie for state care, gun control, sustainability pro- grams and campaign-finance reform. Sen. Betsy Johnson’s Senate seat. John Maxwell has announced he “I am running because Senate Dis- trict 16 needs a senator whose values will run as a nonaffiliated candidate represent the people in the district,” for the District 16 position. He said he Maxwell said in a press release. intends to caucus with Democrats if Maxwell has a bachelor’s degree in elected. The Senate district encompasses biology and a master’s degree in sys- Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook John Maxwell tems science from Portland State Uni- versity. He is involved with a number counties and portions of Washing- ton and Multnomah counties. John- of public bodies in Linnton, worked son, D-Scappoose, has represented the district at several national parks through the Student since 2005. Conservation Association and has managed a Maxwell said Johnson’s tendency to vote number of small business. with Republicans on key issues was a major The primary election is May 15. The Daily Astorian Community to tour Astoria schools The Daily Astorian The Astoria School Dis- trict is inviting the public to tour schools Wednesday and provide input at a commu- nity meeting Thursday as the Astoria School Board decides whether to go out for a new school improvement bond. The events were resched- uled from late last month because of icy weather. The tour starts at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Astoria High School, before heading to Astoria Middle School and John Jacob Astor Elementary School. The district will pro- vide transportation on school buses. 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 facili- ties needs. Old Safeway parking lot closed for striping The Daily Astorian Restriping for the former Safeway parking lots at 12th and Duane streets, and 11th and Exchange streets, is sched- uled to begin Wednesday. The lots will be closed off at 5 p.m. today in prepa- ration for this work, and will be unavailable Wednesday during striping. They will be reopened as soon as possible. All schedules are sub- ject to change due to weather conditions. For questions, call Astoria Public Works at 503-338-5173. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 55 41 35 ALMANAC Mostly cloudy New Salem 35/57 Newport 39/55 Mar 17 Coos Bay 41/58 Full Mar 24 Baker 22/46 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 11:24 a.m. 11:11 p.m. Low 1.1 ft. 2.5 ft. Today Lo 22 28 43 34 37 23 34 36 39 41 W s s pc s s pc s s s s Hi 46 54 55 56 53 54 64 56 55 58 Wed. Lo 32 36 47 42 44 33 40 43 44 45 W pc pc r sh pc pc sh pc sh sh City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima W r pc sn s sn sn pc c pc sh c pc pc s pc pc t pc s pc pc s pc s r Hi 53 38 32 53 36 38 71 25 80 36 42 67 74 51 79 47 63 37 54 37 40 48 66 50 42 Wed. Lo 34 32 22 27 22 24 48 13 66 23 23 47 53 32 55 32 45 32 31 31 27 32 53 40 33 Hi 50 51 57 59 56 53 43 56 56 54 Today Lo 31 28 37 38 35 35 24 35 36 26 W s s s s s s pc s s s Hi 50 51 58 61 57 55 46 58 56 51 Wed. Lo 37 38 43 44 43 44 35 44 43 34 W pc pc pc sh pc pc pc pc pc pc Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W s sn c s pc sf s pc pc sf pc pc pc s sh pc s sn s sn pc s pc pc c 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 YE TSOP C LA NTY C OU Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office on Lewis and Clark Road near Lewis and Clark Grade School and charged with DUII. Strangulation • At 5:40 p.m. Saturday, Catherine Gray Kinnunen, 53, of Seaside, was arrested by the Clatsop County Sher- iff’s Office on the 36590 block of U.S. Highway 26 and charged with strangu- lation and menacing. She allegedly was involved in a physical dispute with her roommate. BIRTHS March 1, 2018 FICKER, Krysti and Michael, of Gearhart, a boy, Benjamin Arthur Ficker, born at Colum- bia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Grandpar- ents are Mike and Colleen Balzer of Cannon Beach and Bob and Sandi Ficker of Newberg. Feb. 17, 2018 MAYFIELD, Arine, and COX, Daniel, of Ocean Park, Washington, a boy, Jordan Dan- iel Cox, born at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Grandparents are Tammie and Gary Mayfield of Astoria and Bob and Betty Cox of Ocean Park. OREGON Monday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 7-7-0-6 4 p.m.: 4-8-9-2 7 p.m.: 5-6-9-2 10 p.m.: 2-8-1-3 Monday’s Lucky Lines: 02-06-09-15-19-24-25-31 Estimated jackpot: $15,000 Monday’s Megabucks: 9-25-35-37-44-47 Estimated jackpot: $8.8 million WASHINGTON Monday’s Daily Game: 1-1-7 Monday’s Hit 5: 04-16-21-32-39 Estimated jackpot: $310,000 Monday’s Keno: 05-06-14-18-19-20-21-22-29-33- 35-48-50-53-54-60-67-68-70-75 Monday’s Lotto: 05-14-24-29-30-47 Estimated jackpot: $2.5 million Monday’s Match 4: 04-08-15-18 PUBLIC MEETINGS TUESDAY Seaside Library Board, 4:30 p.m., 1131 Broadway. Clatsop County Fair Board, 5:30 p.m., Clatsop County Fair & Expo, 92937 Walluski Loop. Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Seaside Planning Commission, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. WEDNESDAY Seaside Improvement Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Gearhart City Council, 7 p.m., 698 Pacific Way, Gearhart. We’re investing in Salem coverage when other news organizations are cutting back. OBITUARY POLICY APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS IN Steven Arthur Berry, 53, of Gearhart, was arrested by the Clastop County Sher- iff’s Office on U.S. Highway 101 near Camp Rilea and charged with DUII and reck- less driving. • At 1:50 a.m. Saturday, Abigail Rose Marie Hines, 22, of Birkenfeld, was arrested by the Clatsop County Sher- iff’s Office on the 410 block of First Avenue in Seaside and charged with DUII. • At 11:51 p.m. Friday, Wyat Karl Larson, 20, of Astoria, was arrested by the Get the inside scoop on state government and politics! PACKAGE DEALS Mattresses, Furniture & More! DUII • At 8:29 p.m. Saturday, Jennifer Boehn, 22, of Asto- ria, was arrested by Seaside police on Roosevelt Drive near Avenue U and charged with driving under the influ- ence of intoxicants, hit and run and two counts of reck- less driving. She allegedly struck a car that was attempt- ing to turn onto Avenue U before continuing northbound away from the scene. Her blood alcohol content was 0.27 percent. • At 2:22 a.m. Saturday, INSIDER APPLIANCE 3 A 0 RS ON THE RECORD OREGON CAPITAL Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Over GOP primary, and Gulliver agreed to donate $100 to Smith’s campaign if he wins the pri- mary. It is illegal under Oregon law for a can- didate to bet on the outcome of a race, or for any person to bet to influence the result of an election. The bet between the two campaigns was described in a 1A story on Monday. LOTTERIES Lakeview 17/49 TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Lo 39 32 24 19 23 31 38 11 68 30 24 47 53 34 66 35 48 34 27 34 30 24 48 36 37 Hi 44 50 57 54 51 51 61 56 54 59 Bet clarified — Jeff Smith, a Republican candidate for governor, and David Gulliver, manager of the Sam Carpenter gubernatorial campaign, have clarified that they did not bet on the outcome of the Republican primary. Instead, they say, Smith agreed to donate $100 to Carpenter’s campaign if Carpenter wins the Friday, March 9 SCOGGIN, Dulcie B. — Graveside blessing at 1 p.m., Ocean View Cemetery, 575 18th St. in Warrenton. A private celebration of life will be held later. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend CORRECTION MEMORIAL Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 UNDER THE SKY Hi 62 40 41 48 39 41 67 26 80 52 39 68 78 63 80 63 68 46 60 47 51 44 66 50 47 La Grande 28/48 Burns 21/49 Ashland 36/62 selected for a round of inter- views and meetings in Astoria in mid-February. The community develop- ment director position opened up when former director Kevin Cronin announced he was leaving last fall. Estes, who was the community develop- ment director before Cronin, stepped in as interim direc- tor, assisted by Mike Morgan, interim city planner. March 2, 2018 RADICH, Patricia M., 92, of Seaside, died at home. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Ontario 26/52 Klamath Falls 23/54 Astoria City Manager Brett Estes is reopening the search for a new community devel- opment director. Two candidates inter- viewed in February. Estes said he is letting the two candidates know he is not cutting them loose, but he wants to see who else might be interested in the job and ensure the city finds the right fit for the department. “I think we got some good candidates,” he said. “I really do.” Amy Weiser, commu- nity services director for Moab, Utah, and Kelly Vio- lette, executive director of the Tomball Economic Devel- opment Corporation in Tom- ball, Texas, are both expe- rienced planners and were among three final candidates DEATH Roseburg 38/61 Brookings 43/56 Mar 31 John Day 26/52 Bend 28/54 Medford 34/64 Tonight's Sky: Wed. before sunrise, waning gibbous moon and Jupiter will make a close approach, pass- ing within 357' of each other. High 8.6 ft. 6.9 ft. Prineville 26/56 Lebanon 34/58 Eugene 34/56 First Pendleton 28/51 The Dalles 33/54 Portland 37/58 Sunset tonight ........................... 6:09 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday .................... 6:44 a.m. Moonrise today ........................ 11:41 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 9:26 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 54 41 Mostly cloudy and chilly with a shower Periods of rain Tillamook 36/57 SUN AND MOON Time 4:42 a.m. 5:38 p.m. 49 36 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 35/55 Precipitation Monday ............................................ 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.43" Normal month to date ....................... 1.30" Year to date .................................... 19.04" Normal year to date ........................ 18.69" Mar 9 SATURDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 50°/36° Normal high/low ........................... 53°/38° Record high ............................ 71° in 1905 Record low ............................. 26° in 1955 Last 52 40 Times of clouds and sunshine Mainly clear FRIDAY The Daily Astorian HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 * SATURDAY * SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell 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. 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