2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2018 ‘If you could have gone on spring break, where would you go?’ THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK “I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii to see some sunshine and warm waters.” “I guess I’d go to the South of France. I love it there, but I love it here, too.” “It’s a bad time to go to Hawaii, it’s too expen- sive. I’d go to Eastern Oregon or Eastern Washington. We have so many neat and histor- ical places here. There are things to see for anyone.” Denise Giliga, Astoria Candace Smith, Gearhart Dan Arnoth, Astoria Goodenberger to be honored Former energy tax credit for historic preservation work employee sentenced The Daily Astorian Local historic buildings consultant John Gooden- berger will receive an Oregon Heritage Excellence Award for his consultation, his work with nonprofits and his part in creating the historic pres- ervation and restoration pro- gram at Clatsop Community College. “The award recipients represent the extraordinary efforts to preserve Oregon’s heritage,” said Beth Dehn, coordinator for the state Heri- tage Commission, in a release. “They also serve as models for others on how to develop new ideas, approaches and innovations.” Valerie Vines Magee will receive the Sally Donovan Award for Historic Ceme- tery Preservation for helping PORTLAND — A former administrator for the Oregon Department of Energy’s trou- bled Business Energy Tax Credit program has been sen- tenced to five years in federal prison for accepting $300,000 in bribes to participate in a money laundering scheme and defrauding the IRS. Joseph J. Colello, 57, of Salem, also was sentenced to three years of supervised release and more than $81,000 in restitution. “Government employees are called to be stewards of taxpayers’ dollars and inter- ests. Instead, this defendant chose to betray his obligation and defy public trust,” said Billy Williams, the U.S. attor- ney for Oregon. “Plain and simple, corruption erodes con- The Daily Astorian John Goodenberger is being honored for his impact on historic preservation. improve safety at and beau- tify the Nehalem American Legion Cemetery. The awards will be given later this month in Sunriver. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY Considerable cloudiness with a little rain ALMANAC Tillamook 47/53 Salem 46/58 Newport 47/54 New Eugene 44/56 First Apr 15 Full Apr 22 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 11:46 a.m. 11:37 p.m. Low 0.5 ft. 2.9 ft. Ontario 42/63 Burns 35/54 Klamath Falls 41/54 Lakeview 37/51 Ashland 50/60 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 57 60 58 60 53 61 71 59 55 58 Today Lo 37 42 47 44 48 41 49 46 47 46 W c sh c r r c c r r c Hi 59 54 56 56 53 54 61 55 54 56 Thu. Lo W 37 sh 40 r 50 r 47 r 49 r 40 sh 48 r 50 r 49 r 50 r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 53 57 59 68 63 55 44 64 58 61 Today Lo 44 44 48 47 46 47 37 46 48 41 W r c r c r r pc c r c Hi 54 58 57 62 58 54 48 57 56 58 Thu. Lo 47 45 52 49 50 49 32 50 50 41 W r sh r r r r sh r r sh TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 63 62 37 64 39 39 80 29 82 42 43 84 71 56 85 55 71 62 59 66 43 63 63 51 66 Baker 37/59 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Tonight's Sky: Use the handle of the Big Dipper to "Arc to Arcturus and spike down to Spica." Today Lo 38 31 24 36 28 26 56 17 75 27 35 63 54 37 69 33 54 34 40 34 31 47 50 47 36 La Grande 41/55 Roseburg 47/62 Brookings 46/57 Apr 29 John Day 43/56 Bend 42/54 Medford 49/61 UNDER THE SKY High 8.4 ft. 6.9 ft. Prineville 42/56 Lebanon 47/57 W pc r c pc s sf s s sh pc s pc pc s sh pc pc t s t s pc pc r t Hi 67 46 42 65 51 45 87 37 82 50 60 87 71 65 83 63 74 46 69 48 57 66 64 55 56 Thu. Lo 49 30 30 36 26 33 61 17 72 39 32 65 56 52 70 49 61 36 49 38 39 48 57 49 44 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W s s sn pc c pc s s sh pc c pc pc pc pc pc s pc pc pc c pc c r pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Scott David Nixon Rain and drizzle; windy in the morning Pendleton 44/58 The Dalles 47/59 Portland 48/57 Sunset tonight ........................... 7:48 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ........................ 6:48 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today .................................. none 46/56 Moonset today ............................ 9:28 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 Windy with rain 51 42 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 46/54 SUN AND MOON Time 4:52 a.m. 6:16 p.m. 54 45 Periods of rain ited more than $1.3 million in income from the commissions charged to sellers of the tax credits between 2012 and 2015, the court documents show. The co-conspirator would trans- fer part of the funds into a per- sonal account from which he would issue biweekly cashier’s checks as a kickback to Colello for a portion of the fee. During the three-year period, Colello accepted more than $300,000 in bribe payments for his role in the scheme. He pleaded guilty March 15 to one count each of con- spiracy to engage in mone- tary transactions in property derived from specific unlawful activity, conspiracy to defraud the IRS and filing a false income tax return. The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. SUNDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Tuesday ............................................ Trace Month to date ................................... 0.51" Normal month to date ....................... 0.63" Year to date .................................... 23.74" Normal year to date ........................ 25.47" Apr 8 60 49 Mostly cloudy, rain; breezy Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 51°/33° Normal high/low ........................... 55°/40° Record high ............................ 70° in 1966 Record low ............................. 29° in 2008 Last SATURDAY 54 49 46 fidence in government.” As a pass-through pro- gram manager for the Busi- ness Energy Tax Credit pro- gram between June 2012 and March 2015, Colello helped businesses sell their credits by locating buyers he found through his job at the state and negotiating transfers, accord- ing to court records. He and a co-conspirator, who has not been named because of an ongoing investigation, made it appear as if the co-conspirator was brokering the deals. They charged sellers a 1 to 2 percent fee, undercutting other brokers who typically charged 10 per- cent for the same service. The co-conspirator founded a sham company to receive commission payments from sellers and conceal earnings from the IRS, according to court records. The co-conspirator depos- By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau Gearhart Oct. 3, 1960 — April 1, 2018 Scott David Nixon was born Oct. 3, 1960, including Roderick Gramson and Sally Cullen. in Astoria, Oregon. Scott’s parents were Rich- Scott enjoyed clam digging with Rod. He spent ard and Pamela Nixon, and he had two brothers, the last six years of his life with them, and con- Sam and Steve Nixon. His father, Richard, and sidered them to be his family. Scott was a very generous person, his brother, Steve, preceded him in and he would go out of his way to death. Scott has six nieces and neph- ews, Tarrin, Darren, Ryan, Chris, help his friends and family. You will be missed, Scott David Nixon. Brittany and Stacy Nixon. Scott was There will be a memorial ser- a beloved uncle to his nieces and vice on April 21, 2018, at 1 p.m., at nephews. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary in Asto- Scott loved to fish and hunt, and ria. There will be a reception at Rod- he truly enjoyed the outdoors. He erick Gramson’s home (75 S.W. Juni- enjoyed playing football in school, per Ave. in Warrenton, Oregon) after and excelled at the sport. Scott was a the memorial service for anyone who commercial fisherman for the first 25 Scott Nixon wants to come and remember Scott. years of his life. He enjoyed fishing, In lieu of flowers, the family has and was considered a great net man. asked for memorial donations in Scott and his brother, Sam, were very close, and when they were kids they would Scott’s name be made to the Astoria school ath- fish and hunt together. Scott would do anything letic department. For further information regarding how to for Sam. “Scott was the best brother I could have ever asked for in my life, and I will miss make donations, please visit hughes-ransom. him so much,” Sam said. “Scott would give you com and fb.me/hughesransommortuary, where the shirt off his back, and do anything for any- a memorial tribute has been set up to share sto- one. He will truly be missed by everyone he ries and upload media (photos/videos). Funeral arrangements are by Hughes-Ran- knew in his life.” Scott had special friends in the Astoria area, som Mortuary & Crematory in Astoria. ON THE RECORD Assault • At 8:47 p.m. Tuesday, Preston Medjo, 22, of Ham- mond, was arrested by War- renton police on the 240 block of Tyee Street and charged with second-degree assault. After his brother accused him of siphon- ing gas out of a car, Medjo allegedly hit him with a stick. DEATH March 30, 2018 NORRMAN, Nelly, 99, of Umeå, Sweden, formerly of Astoria, died in Umeå. Fonus Funeral Home in Umeå is in charge of the arrangements. MEMORIAL Saturday, April 7 HOIKKA, Michael W. “Mike” — Memorial at 1 p.m., Christian Missionary Alliance, 2650 Montello Ave. in Hood River. PUBLIC MEETINGS WEDNESDAY Seaside Improvement Com- mission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Warrenton-Hammond School Board, 6 p.m., meeting on fa- cilities, Warrenton High School library, 1700 S. Main Ave. Astoria School Board, 6:15 p.m., study session, Capt. Robert Gray School third-floor boardroom, 785 Alameda Ave. Gearhart City Council, 7 p.m., 698 Pacific Way, Gearhart. THURSDAY Northwest Oregon Housing Authority Board, 10 a.m., NOHA office, 147 S. Main Ave., Warrenton. Seaside Parks Advisory Com- mittee, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Tuesday’s Lucky Lines: 04-08- 09-15-18-24-26-31 Estimated jackpot: $15,000 Tuesday’s Mega Millions: 4-29-39-42-62, Mega Ball: 14 Estimated jackpot: $45 million WASHINGTON Tuesday’s Daily Game: 8-5-4 Tuesday’s Keno: 01-02-13-14- 20-21-27-33-34-36-41-46-51- 52-54-66-70-72-73-76 Tuesday’s Match 4: 03-08-10-18 LOTTERIES OREGON Tuesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 6-3-9-2 4 p.m.: 7-0-2-5 7 p.m.: 5-1-3-2 10 p.m.: 1-6-6-0 The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. 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