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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018
Will you be celebrating Easter or April Fools’ Day?
“Oh, I’m celebrating
“Working. How’s
Easter.”
“I am going to be
that?”
Dwayne Smallwood,
Ilwaco
traveling on Eas-
ter, which isn’t very
fun.”
Heidi Dlubac,
Astoria
David Armstrong,
Astoria
THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Margit Atwood
Stashia M. Bittner
Eugene
Feb. 7, 1921 — March 26, 2018
Milwaukee
April 2, 1963 — March 21, 2018
Margit Arnolda Løvvold Hendrik- ing from Astoria High School, they married
sen Atwood died peacefully on March 26, on Sept. 20, 1941. Their family grew as Mar-
2018 in Eugene, Oregon. She is survived git bore four sons during the 1940s.
Margit was a sweet mother, mother-in-
by four sons: Father Ronald A. Atwood of
law and grandmother, with spar-
Palm Springs, California, Gary B.
kling blue eyes and a Scandinavian
Atwood and James D. Atwood of
sense of humor. She and Ben raised
Junction City, Oregon, and Myron
their family in Portland and later,
B. Atwood of Terrebonne, Ore-
gon. She is also survived by two
in Albany. While Ben traveled for
daughters-in-law, five granddaugh-
business during the week, she ran a
ters, eight great-grandsons and one
household of four growing boys with
great-granddaughter. She was 97.
a kind-yet-firm hand. Known for her
Atwood was born on Feb. 7,
delicious meals, especially her Nor-
1921 in Kjerringøy, Nordland,
wegian pancakes, she held com-
mand over the heart of the family
Norway, a small Norwegian fish-
Margit Atwood
ing village above the Arctic Cir-
home, her kitchen, and created many
cle. Her father, Valdemar Ote-
memorable Christmas gatherings.
lius Hendriksen, was a fisherman
She owned and managed Jean’s
who like many Norwegians in search of a Health and Happiness for many years. She
better life, emigrated to the United States and Ben enjoyed a strong and loving union
in 1920. Margit, her younger sister, Betsy, and friendship throughout their nearly 60-year
and their mother, Mary, followed in 1929, marriage, before Ben passed away in 2001.
settling in a family home on 39th Street in They could often be found out on the town
Astoria and joining Hendriksen and Løv- for dinner and dancing on a Friday night. Her
vold family members in the commu- strong faith and love of family shone through
nity. Valdermar worked as a fisherman and in her bright eyes and her words, even in her
Mary was a housekeeper and worked in the advanced years.
canneries.
A rosary will be held on Thursday, March
Knowing little English, Margit enrolled in 29, 2018 beginning at 10:30 a.m., followed
John Jacob Astor Elementary School in 1929, by a requiem Mass at 11:00 a.m., at St. Mary’s
where she met her future husband, Ben But- Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Astoria,
terfield Atwood, in third grade. After graduat- Oregon.
Stashia M. Bittner, 54, of Cato, Wisconsin, Raymond Taylor; mother-in-law, Isabelle Bit-
passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at tner; and stepsiblings, brothers-in-law and sis-
ters-in-law, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and
Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee.
She was born April 2, 1963 to John “Boyd” many very special Ag-Bag friends.
She was preceded in death by her
Taylor and the late Patricia (Byrd)
mother, Pat, and her first husband,
Taylor. Stashia attended Lakeview
Terrance Sutton.
High School, Oregon, graduating in
Per Stashia’s wishes, private ser-
1981. Stashia served in the Coast
vices were held, and her ashes will be
Guard, being stationed in Dutch
scattered in the Bering Sea.
Harbor, Alaska, and serving from
In lieu of flowers, a memorial
as far south as Columbia to Puerto
fund has been established in Stashia’s
Rico.
name for Donate Life.
On March 24, 2007 she married
Stashia’s family would like to
Roy Bittner at St. Mary’s Catho-
lic Church in Clark Mills, Wiscon-
extend a thank you to Froedtert Liver
sin. She was very dedicated to her
Transplant team for going over and
Stashia M.
extended family at Ag-Bag Interna-
above their expectations for Stashia
Bittner
tional, her employment for over 27
and her family. Also, the Ag-Bag
years, until recently when her illness
family for all of the love and support
over her years with the company.
took her away from her job.
The Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home
Stashia is survived by her loving husband,
Roy Bittner, of Cato; two children, Taylor Sut- in Kiel is assisting the family with funeral
ton and Mackenzie Sutton, both of Green Bay; arrangements. Online condolences can be made
her father, Boyd Taylor; two brothers, Mike and at meiselwitzfh.com.
Nancy Ann (Mihalos) Larson
Warrenton
June 6, 1938 — March 13, 2018
Nancy Ann (Mihalos) Larson, of Warrenton,
passed away on March 13, 2018, in Corona,
California. She was born on June 6, 1938, in
Oregon City, Oregon.
Nancy is survived by her husband of 60
years, Larry Larson; six children, Dick (Carol)
Larson, Jim (Christie) Larson, Sharon (Ron)
Lee, Debbie (John) Kolwalski, Donna Lord
and Marilyn (Paul) Lantiegne; 17 grandchil-
dren; 18 great-grandchildren; and her beloved
Timothy Griffin
Portland
Timothy Griffin was born Jan. 7, 1963 in with disgust, but that there are many Tims out
San Diego, California, to Gerald and Patsy there with a story that led them to where they
Griffin. Sometime this past winter he passed are.
away and only God knows for sure
Tim is preceded in death by his
when.
parents and brother, Joel.
In 1967, he moved with his fam-
Tim is survived by brothers,
ily to Seaside, Oregon, and attended
Michael Hawbaker, of Euless,
school there.
Texas; Robert Griffin, of Peo-
Tim enjoyed drawing, cook-
ria, Arizona; Daniel Griffin, of
ing, riding his bike and, at times,
Aloha, Oregon; and Jerry Griffin,
the company of cats. He was a
of Astoria, Oregon.
talented musician who played
He is also survived by sis-
ters, Linda Mull, of Temecula,
piano, guitar and sang — all
self-taught.
California; Tricia Gates, of Port-
Tim struggled greatly with men- Timothy Griffin land, Oregon; Christine Atherton,
tal illness and addiction throughout
of Portland, Oregon; and Judy
much of his life and most recently
Brown, of Kettle Falls, Washing-
was homeless. With homelessness rampant ton; as well as many nieces and nephews.
Rest in peace, Tim.
in Oregon, let’s not look at homeless people
State plans to haze cormorants in estuaries
The Daily Astorian
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
54
42
40
Mostly cloudy
53
38
Remaining cloudy with a
shower
Low clouds
SUNDAY
59
40
56
40
Mostly cloudy with a
little rain
Partly sunny
pet, Abby.
Nancy enjoyed traveling, gardening and
reading.
A celebration of life will be held later this
summer in Warrenton, Oregon.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests dona-
tions to the Oregon Humane Society.
The family wishes to extend their gratitude
to Inspirations Care Home in Corona for their
support in her final days.
The state plans to harass, or
“haze,” double-crested cormo-
rants along the Oregon Coast
in an effort to improve sur-
vival of juvenile salmon.
The hazing involves driv-
ing the native, fish-eating birds
away from estuary locations
where young wild and hatch-
ery salmon are seasonally con-
centrated and towards areas
where other fish species are
more abundant.
The Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife provides
the funding and oversight for
the program and will coordi-
nate with nonprofits and local
governments to complete the
work. They will use boats and,
on some estuaries, small pyro-
technics to harass the birds.
The state’s work is sep-
arate from ongoing colony
control efforts on East Sand
Island at the mouth of the
Columbia River, where the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
has shot double-crested cor-
morants and destroyed nests
since 2015 to reduce the num-
ber of birds.
The state’s hazing efforts
have occurred in some form in
Oregon estuaries since 1988.
The intent of the hazing is to
reduce the pressure of pre-
dation on a number of spring
migrants including coho
salmon, listed as threatened
in Oregon under the federal
Endangered Species Act.
Hazing will begin on
the Nehalem, Nestucca and
Coquille river estuaries and
on Tillamook and Alsea bays
soon and continue through
May. Hazing will occur at sev-
eral locations on the Lower
Columbia River through July,
including at Youngs Bay, Blind
Slough and Tongue Point.
MEMORIAL
ALMANAC
Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs.
ASTORIA
40/54
Astoria through Tuesday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 50°/45°
Normal high/low ........................... 55°/40°
Record high ............................ 79° in 1941
Record low ............................. 29° in 1991
Tillamook
37/56
Salem
38/61
Newport
38/55
Sunset tonight ........................... 7:39 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday ........................ 7:01 a.m.
Moonrise today .......................... 4:35 p.m.
Moonset today ............................ 5:54 a.m.
Mar 31
New
Apr 8
Coos Bay
40/60
First
Apr 15
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
6:39 a.m.
7:12 p.m.
Low
1.4 ft.
-0.4 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
Hi
78
51
57
48
56
55
70
32
81
58
54
77
77
71
77
74
83
52
61
55
54
56
72
53
59
Ontario
38/64
Burns
29/59
CORRECTION
Fuel incorrect — A fire simulator at Clatsop Community College’s Fire Response and Research
Center is powered by natural gas. A 1A story on Monday incorrectly said it was powered by propane.
Klamath Falls
30/65
Lakeview
28/60
Ashland
39/70
REGIONAL CITIES
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
Hi
58
58
63
58
50
63
67
58
52
56
Today
Lo
33
33
46
35
42
30
39
37
38
40
W
pc
c
pc
c
c
pc
pc
c
c
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Hi
59
62
66
60
52
65
70
61
55
59
Thu.
Lo
33
34
46
36
43
33
41
39
41
42
W
pc
pc
pc
c
c
pc
pc
c
c
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City
Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
55
58
56
64
58
52
52
60
56
64
Today
Lo
37
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41
40
38
40
32
35
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37
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Hi
56
61
59
67
61
54
51
62
59
65
Thu.
Lo
41
41
42
42
38
41
37
37
40
40
W
c
pc
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Lo
59
41
42
26
32
40
49
17
68
47
39
58
54
59
71
59
68
46
44
48
46
39
51
41
51
March 27, 2018
CAPPS, Margaret Louise, 86, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary is
in charge of the arrangements.
Baker
33/59
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018
Tonight's Sky: Hydra, the Snake, is low above the
south horizon.
High
8.4 ft.
8.8 ft.
DEATH
La Grande
35/57
Roseburg
40/67
Brookings
46/67
Apr 22
John Day
33/59
Bend
33/62
Medford
39/70
UNDER THE SKY
Time
12:43 a.m.
12:35 p.m.
Prineville
32/64
Lebanon
37/62
Eugene
35/60
SUN AND MOON
Last
Pendleton
37/61
The Dalles
42/65
Portland
41/59
Precipitation
Tuesday ............................................ 0.90"
Month to date ................................... 4.62"
Normal month to date ....................... 6.58"
Year to date .................................... 23.23"
Normal year to date ........................ 23.97"
Full
Saturday, March 31
HANSEN, James Albert — Celebration of life at 4 p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange
St. All who knew him are welcome to bring their stories and musical instruments.
REGIONAL WEATHER
W
pc
pc
pc
sh
s
c
s
pc
s
c
pc
s
s
r
pc
r
pc
c
sh
c
c
sh
s
c
c
Hi
73
54
48
51
49
52
76
34
83
55
52
79
78
65
81
67
75
54
55
67
51
59
73
55
79
Thu.
Lo
57
45
32
28
30
31
50
13
68
36
31
58
55
47
71
48
58
52
36
60
38
44
51
45
62
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
W
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pc
r
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pc
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Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY
Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6
p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Com-
mercial St.
THURSDAY
Clatsop County Recreational Lands Planning
and Advisory Committee, 1 to 3 p.m., fourth
floor, 800 Exchange St.
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