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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 Hollywood Squares Band, rock- n-roll, 9 p.m., San Dune Pub, 127 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, 21+. Playhouse, 129 Bond St., Astoria, $15 to $20. The Hackles, country, 7 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., no cover. SATURDAY * 50s Cruise Reunion Car Show, 8 a.m., Camp Rilea, 33168 Patriot Way, Warrenton, $2. Ellen Whyte, Gene Houck & Jean- Pierre Garau Concert, 7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, $20 to $25. * Coast Color Dash 3k/5k Race, 9 a.m., Gearhart Tennis Courts, 197 Marion Ave., Gearhart, $30. FRIDAY Comedy Revue, 10 p.m., Labor Tem- ple, 934 Duane St., Astoria, $8, 21+. * Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival, 10 a.m., Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria, $5 & $15. * Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival, 4 p.m., Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria, $5 & $15. Butterfly Breakdown Band, indie rock, 7 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 Marion Ave., Gearhart, no cover. “See How They Run,” 7 p.m., ASOC Playhouse, 129 Bond St., Astoria, $15 to $20. SUNDAY Bayside Singers Concert, 2 p.m., Ocean Park Lutheran Church, 24002 U St., Ocean Park, Wash., $20. * Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival, 11 a.m., Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria, $5 & $10. * Ron Craig’s “Who Was York” Pre- sentation, 2 p.m., Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, 115 Lake St., Ilwaco, Wash. Richard T. & Friends, blues, 11:30 a.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St., Astoria, no cover. * NW Pro Wrestling, 5 p.m., The Ar- mory, 1636 Exchange St., Astoria, $10. Cold Comfort Band, roots rock, 5 p.m., Olney Saloon, 89523 Hwy. 202, Astoria. Manzanita Film Series’ 9 Short Films, 7:30 p.m., Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, $5. Bobcat Rice, blues, 6 p.m., Seasons Café, 255 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach. Julie Adams & Michael Costello, Americana, 8 p.m., Public Coast Brewing Co., 264 Third St., Cannon Beach, no cover. Latin Dance Night, 8 p.m., Astoria Arts & Movement Center, 342 10th St., Astoria, $10. Terry Robb, blues, 8 p.m., KALA, 1017 Marine Drive, Astoria, $16, 16+. Patrick Webb Spud Siegel & Michael Shay, bluegrass, 6 p.m., Sweet Basil’s Café, 271 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, no cover, 21+. Hobe Kytr will perform in the Clatsop County String Band and per- form individual numbers and duets in the Pete Seeger 99th Birthday Tribute Concert and Singalong at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Performing Arts Center in Astoria. Barbie G, folk, 7 p.m., WineKraft, 80 10th St., Astoria, no cover, 21+. 7 p.m., Peninsula Arts Center, 504 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, Wash., $15. Singalong, 7 p.m., Performing Arts Center, 588 16th St., Astoria, $15. The Hugs, psych pop, 8 p.m., Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St., Astoria, no cover. Jeanne Walker & Dick Lappe, folk, Pete Seeger Tribute Concert & “See How They Run,” 7 p.m., ASOC * Recommended for kids. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY 55 48 50 ALMANAC 54 45 Cloudy with a couple of showers Remaining cloudy with a couple of showers Last Salem 50/57 Newport 49/55 May 7 First May 15 City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 6:27 a.m. 6:39 p.m. Low 0.6 ft. 0.4 ft. Astoria March 22, 1925 — April 1, 2018 Lakeview 46/64 Hi 79 81 56 72 59 81 82 80 57 57 Today Lo 41 49 47 49 50 47 52 51 49 50 W s pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc Hi 81 64 55 56 53 62 62 55 55 57 Fri. Lo 47 35 46 44 48 35 45 46 47 47 W pc sh c sh sh pc c sh sh c City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 82 81 86 74 80 62 75 71 84 83 Today Lo 46 50 53 50 50 50 49 49 53 51 W pc s pc pc pc pc s pc pc s Hi 62 79 60 59 57 54 81 55 57 86 Fri. 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Martin Eugene West (Gene to his fam- Officers School in California. ily) was born in Eugene, Oregon, on March 22, He married Patricia Stephens in June 1945. 1925, to Nellie Middleton West and William At age 37, he was a ship’s master for States Rudolph (Rudy) West. He died on Easter Sun- Steamship Line. He served for two years as day 2018, after a long decline, at the relief master on a variety of ship types age of 93, in Astoria, Oregon. and tonnage before being accepted as Ocean View Funeral Home in a member of the Columbia River Bar Astoria, Oregon, arranged the cre- Pilots, where he guided ships across mation. Martin will be buried at sea, the treacherous Columbia River Bar for 25 years. according to his wishes, with one son He retired in 1991, and launched spreading the ashes while the other into a second full-time career as land- son recites the Sailor’s Prayer. His lord, manager and maintainer of up to plaque will be added to the Maritime five apartment complexes, totaling 36 Memorial on Astoria’s waterfront. A units. Martin and Patricia took a cruse celebration of life will take place at Martin West on the Carnival Line, and then a trip the Columbia River Maritime Muse- um’s Barbey Maritime Center from to the Orient with their youngest son. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 5, 2018. Martin was an active member in His younger brother, Robert, preceded him the community. He was a member of the Lewis in death. Martin is survived by his wife of 72 and Clark Civic Theater as a ticket taker and years, Patricia; his children, David, Robin, supporter, engaged in many inherent duties; Christine and Cheryl; seven grandchildren; and the First Presbyterian Church; the Masons; the Viking Nordic Dancers as treasurer; the Asto- five great-grandchildren. Martin grew up in Marshfield in Coos Bay, ria Golf & Country Club; Gov. Vic Atiyeh’s Oregon. He traveled to Astoria with his mother Maritime Affairs Advisory committee, serving to take his first job at age 17 on a dredge ship. He two appointments; the Port of Astoria Commis- acquired sufficient sea time to receive his Certif- sion; the Columbia River Bar Pilots, as treasurer icate of Service to Able Seaman on any waters then president; the International Pilots Associ- one week after his 18th birthday, and started his ation, which took him to Washington, D.C., mariner’s career. Martin had a meteoric rise in many times; and he played an active role as rank with sea time, and continued education consultant for the Columbia River Pilots’ labor after graduating in 1944 from the U.S. Maritime negotiations. PUBLIC MEETINGS CLATSOP POWER EQUIPMENT , INC. SALES SERVICE RENTALS • into a glass form that would be buried at another site. The waste is a leftover from the past production of plutonium for the nation’s nuclear weap- ons program. The sprawling Hanford site in eastern Washington state is temporarily storing the radio- active and toxic wastes in underground tanks. It’s owned by the Energy Department, which hires private contractors to manage the cleanup work. OBITUARIES Ontario 46/86 Klamath Falls 47/62 has not fully completed planned actions, according to the Tri-City Herald. And the corrections that have been made have not prevented continuing qual- ity assurance problems. The report also criticized the U.S. Department of Energy for its oversight of the project. The $17 billion plant has been under construction since 2002 to turn up to 56 million gallons of radioactive waste Baker 41/81 REGIONAL CITIES Tonight's Sky: Above the eastern horizon before sunrise are the stars Vega, Deneb and Altair of the Summer Triangle. Associated Press RICHLAND, Wash. — Problems first identified six years ago at a Washington state plant where deadly nuclear waste is supposed to be treated in the future continue to plague the multibillion-dollar facility, U.S. investigators have said. The Government Account- ability Office said in a report released Tuesday that the site’s contractor, Bechtel National, La Grande 46/80 The Hackles, country, 7 p.m., Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Wash., no cover. US officials slam nuclear waste problems at Hanford facility Roseburg 50/59 Brookings 47/56 May 21 John Day 50/78 Bend 49/64 Medford 52/62 UNDER THE SKY High 8.7 ft. 8.0 ft. Prineville 46/68 Lebanon 50/55 Eugene 49/56 New Pendleton 50/79 The Dalles 52/69 Portland 53/60 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:17 p.m. Sunrise Friday ............................. 6:09 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today .......................... 4:44 p.m. 49/56 Moonset today ............................ 5:00 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 Cloudy with a few showers Tillamook 50/52 SUN AND MOON Time 12:10 a.m. 12:26 p.m. 56 46 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 50/55 Precipitation Wednesday ....................................... 0.00" Month to date ................................... 8.91" Normal month to date ....................... 4.50" Year to date .................................... 32.14" Normal year to date ........................ 29.34" Apr 29 MONDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Wednesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 64°/46° Normal high/low ........................... 58°/42° Record high ............................ 83° in 1941 Record low ............................. 29° in 1955 Full SUNDAY 55 46 Mainly cloudy with a stray Mainly cloudy and cooler; shower late p.m. showers Maggie & the Katz, blues, 5:30 p.m., The Bistro, 263 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach. • THURSDAY Clatsop County Recreational Lands Planning and Advisory Committee, 1 to 3 p.m., fourth floor, 800 Exchange St. Seaside Library Board, 4:30 p.m., 1131 Broadway, Seaside. Cannon Beach Planning Com- mission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Seaside Planning Commission, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. FRIDAY Sunset Empire Transportation District Ridecare Advisory Committee, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Astoria Transit Center Confer- ence Room, 900 Marine Drive. 9-10-12-26-27-41 Estimated jackpot: $5 million Wednesday’s Powerball: 17- 18-39-56-64, Powerball: 12 Estimated jackpot: $177 million 21-26 Estimated jackpot: $290,000 Wednesday’s Keno: 02-04-05- 14-15-31-32-34-36-39-50-51- 52-59-64-65-76-77-78-79 Wednesday’s Lotto: 13-16-18- 20-34-45 Estimated jackpot: $1.4 million Wednesday’s Match 4: 14-15- 21-22 LOTTERIES OREGON Wednesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 8-9-2-6 4 p.m.: 5-4-7-1 7 p.m.: 4-5-4-4 10 p.m.: 3-4-5-4 Wednesday’s Lucky Lines: 04- 06-11-14-17-23-25-30 Estimated jackpot: $25,000 Wednesday’s Megabucks: WASHINGTON Wednesday’s Daily Game: 6-4-2 Wednesday’s Hit 5: 01-03-10- 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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