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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2018 Local businesses honored for community impact Sen. Johnson praises Boone for her service ‘We live in a community of great companies.’ Dennis Murphy chairman of Murphy Overseas By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Clatsop Economic Devel- opment Resources on Wednes- day honored local firms for their impact on the North Coast. State Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose, also used the annual business event to rec- ognize outgoing state Rep. Deborah Boone, D-Cannon Beach. Boone is retiring from the state House after her sev- enth term ends in January. Johnson hailed Boone’s focus on emergency prepared- ness, natural resources and alternative energy. “Her ser- vice to her district has been modest, unassuming, capa- ble and focused,” the state senator said. “She cares des- perately about fragile coastal economies.” Local businesses were nominated by the community for their economic impact, public service, entrepreneur- ship and innovation. Brittany Israel, co-owner of the Astoria Dairy Queen, Tiffany Butler Outgoing state Rep. Deb- orah Boone, D-Cannon Beach, left, was honored by state Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose, Wednesday during a Clatsop Econom- ic Development Resources business awards ceremony. received a legacy award. Her parents purchased the Dairy Queen on Marine Drive in 1973. She and her husband, Kent, took ownership in 2016. Denele Sweet, owner of Encore Dance Studio, won an entrepreneurship award for small businesses. Sweet described how, as a new mother and former competi- tive dancer, she had received Tiffany Butler Several regional business owners took the stage Wednes- day to be honored by Clatsop Economic Development Re- sources, including (from left to right and top to bottom) Dennis Murphy of Astoria Forest Products; Denele Sweet of Encore Dance Studio; Brittany Israel of Astoria Dairy Queen; Seaside insurance agent Jeremy Mills; Pete Gim- re of Gimre’s Shoe Store; Wayne Poole of Pig’N Pancake; Roxanne Williams-Morinville of Warrenton Kia; Paul Lang- ner of Teevin Bros. Land and Timber Co.; and Anthony Smith of Greensmith Landscapes. a phone call about teaching a dance class and built a busi- ness with at least 15 teachers in Gearhart. PUBLIC MEETINGS FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA SATURDAY SUNDAY Mostly cloudy with a shower in places ALMANAC Tillamook 36/48 Full Newport 36/48 Mar 31 Coos Bay 37/49 New Apr 8 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 12:39 a.m. 2:06 p.m. Low 2.9 ft. 0.6 ft. Lakeview 21/37 Ashland 29/47 were shot. The agency told KATU-TV no arrests have been made, and there isn’t a suspect. Though no longer endan- gered, the birds are still pro- tected by state and federal law. It’s illegal to kill or harass them. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife spokesman Rick Swart told the station: “It defies my imagination why somebody would do some- thing that stupid and it sort of makes me sick.” A trooper found the eagles east of Tangent on March 16. of Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. March 21, 2018 M A R S H A L L - K N O T- TINGHAM, Vicky, 61, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. March 17, 2018 HOIKKA, Michael W. “Mike,” 55, of Odell, formerly of Astoria, died at home. Ander- son’s Tribute Center in Hood River is in charge of the arrange- ments. Go to AndersonsTribu- teCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for the family. 4 p.m., Astoria Moose Lodge, 420 17th St. Memorial contri- butions may be made to the Deep Sea Fishermen’s Bene- fit Fund in Warrenton, or the Astoria Moose Lodge. Thursday’s Lucky Lines: 03- 05-09-13-17-23-28-32 Estimated jackpot: $14,000 6-5-6 Thursday’s Keno: 02-03-04- 05-10-13-14-17-26-32-40-42- 46-55-56-57-58-59-66-72 Thursday’s Match 4: 09-12- 21-22 DEATHS REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 49 42 46 43 46 42 49 46 44 46 Today Lo 30 21 38 31 37 22 30 34 36 37 W c c r r r sn r r r r Hi 48 42 47 48 48 37 50 50 48 50 Sat. Lo W 23 c 21 c 37 r 31 r 35 c 23 r 33 c 33 c 36 r 37 r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 47 52 47 46 45 47 46 44 46 52 Today Lo 31 31 36 34 34 35 32 32 35 28 W r c r r r r c r r c Hi 50 51 52 50 51 48 43 47 49 54 Sat. Lo W 28 c 28 c 35 c 34 r 34 c 34 c 25 c 31 r 33 c 25 c March 22, 2018 DRAPER, Nadine, 67, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary of Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. LEWARD, Brian, 78, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 63 43 44 69 48 45 87 30 81 51 60 73 65 71 76 56 76 45 73 45 50 62 59 50 48 Burns 23/42 Klamath Falls 22/37 to channel much-needed dol- lars directly into schools and classrooms,” said Chris McGowan, president and CEO of the Portland Trail Blazers and Rose Quarter, in a release. In the past four years, the Trail Blazers Foundation and Wells Fargo have presented $385,000 in grants to 73 schools. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 UNDER THE SKY Today Lo 47 32 32 34 34 25 63 1 71 31 48 53 51 59 60 46 62 31 55 28 43 46 47 36 32 TANGENT — Authorities are investigating the deaths of three bald eagles in Linn County. Oregon State Police inves- tigators believe the eagles Ontario 36/53 Roseburg 34/50 Brookings 37/46 Apr 15 Associated Press Baker 30/48 John Day 28/45 Bend 21/42 Medford 30/50 Tonight's Sky: Use the handle of the Big Dipper to "Arc to Arcturus and spike down to Spica." High 8.7 ft. 6.6 ft. Prineville 22/45 Lebanon 33/48 Astoria Middle School has received $9,500 from the Trail Blazers Foundation and Wells Fargo to repair and update basketball hoops and back- boards in the gym. The middle school was one of 24 schools in 19 cities across Oregon and southwest Washington state that received a total of $110,000 from the Take It To the Court for Edu- cation program. Educators, parents and community mem- bers submitted more than 300 applications in pursuit of grants, reviewed by a commit- tee of community leaders. “This is the culmination of an important partnership that has allowed the Trail Blazers Foundation and Wells Fargo Bald eagles shot to death near Tangent La Grande 31/46 Salem 34/51 Eugene 31/48 Last Pendleton 31/51 The Dalles 32/55 Portland 36/52 Sunset tonight ........................... 7:32 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:11 a.m. Moonrise today ......................... 11:11 a.m. Moonset today ............................ 1:33 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 Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain Mostly cloudy Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 34/49 SUN AND MOON Time 6:42 a.m. 8:42 p.m. 53 41 REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.50" Month to date ................................... 2.54" Normal month to date ....................... 5.43" Year to date .................................... 21.15" Normal year to date ........................ 22.82" Mar 24 51 40 Mostly cloudy and chilly; a p.m. shower The Daily Astorian TUESDAY 50 39 Mostly cloudy and chilly Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 49°/36° Normal high/low ........................... 54°/40° Record high ............................ 65° in 1915 Record low ............................. 28° in 2001 First MONDAY 49 33 34 large businesses. The com- pany is heavily involved in local philanthropy. Owner Shawn Teevin helped found the Knappa Schools Founda- tion to support his alma mater. Roxanne Williams-Mo- rinville, co-owner and gen- eral manager of Warrenton Kia, won the customer service award for large businesses. Astoria Forest Products, a log exporter at the Port of Astoria, received an economic impact award. The exporter, which took over from West- erlund Log Handlers in 2014, employs 15 people at the Port. The company has been cred- ited with indirectly support- ing about 50 jobs for every loaded log vessel leaving Pier 1, including longshoremen, loggers and truck drivers. “We live in a community of great companies,” said Dennis Murphy, chairman of parent company Murphy Overseas. He credited the local work- force for helping his compa- ny’s operation work. Trail Blazers, Wells Fargo provide Astoria Middle School hoop protection MONDAY Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. TONIGHT Pete Gimre, owner of Gimre’s Shoe Store, won the small-business award for cus- tomer service. His grandfather, Sven, emigrated from Norway to the U.S. in 1892 and started the company. Anthony Smith, owner of Greensmith Landscapes, won an innovation award for small businesses. A 2006 graduate of Warrenton High School, Smith moved back after attend- ing college in Florida to take over his family’s landscaping business. Wayne Poole, co-owner of Pig’N Pancake, won the inno- vation award for large busi- nesses. His parents, Bob and Marianne Poole, opened the restaurant’s first location in downtown Seaside in 1961. The restaurant now has six locations on the Oregon Coast and in Portland. Jeremy Mills, a State Farm insurance agent based in Sea- side, won a small-business award for service to the com- munity for his support of youth programs. Teevin Bros. Land and Timber won an award for ser- vice to the community among W pc pc s c r s pc s r c t pc pc c s c pc pc pc pc r sh pc r pc Hi 71 43 37 68 38 42 83 24 80 33 52 69 65 71 78 66 81 44 76 46 48 55 56 50 49 Sat. Lo 57 32 27 36 29 23 62 4 71 24 33 49 52 47 66 43 63 32 49 30 34 37 46 34 32 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W c pc sn s c s pc s t sn c s pc c s t pc pc pc pc r c sh c pc MEMORIAL Saturday, March 24 NEWELL, Andrew Benja- min — Celebration of life at LOTTERIES OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 9-5-8-4 4 p.m.: 5-3-4-8 7 p.m.: 8-5-3-4 10 p.m.: 3-3-5-8 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: OBITUARY POLICY NEW! Baltimore 6” Waterproof 140 $ Men’s sizes 8-15 • KEEN DRY® waterproof membrane • TPU shank for midfoot support Follow us on • 90 degree heel & multi- directional lugs for sure footing 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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