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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.
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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
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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
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529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON
503-861-0929
YE TSOP
C LA NTY
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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
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Estimated jackpot: $310,000
Monday’s Keno: 05-06-14-18-19-20-21-22-29-33-
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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.
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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UNDER THE SKY
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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.
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54
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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
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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
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