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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2018
Apple controversy: Who can
sell Cosmic Crisp trees?
“I’m excited to see how
it will disrupt the apple mar-
ket,” said Mark Hanrahan,
a Buena grower who has
planted the trees.
The story begins in 1998
when Washington State Uni-
versity professor Bruce Bar-
ritt crossed the Honey Crisp
and Enterprise to create the
Cosmic Crisp, named in part
for the lenticels on its bright
red skin and its crunchy
texture.
But its qualities are more
than skin deep.
“It has great flavor,
very juicy,” said Phil Wei-
ler, Washington State vice
president for marketing and
communication. “From a
retailer’s perspective, it has
a great shelf life. It can be
stored for a year or more”
without losing flavor or
texture.
Further, Cosmic Crisps
don’t quickly turn brown
after being cut.
The apples could be
By DONALD M.
MEYERS
Yakima Herald-Republic
YAKIMA, Wash. — It’s
an apple that could upset the
cart. Or at least disrupt it a
bit.
Washington growers are
so excited about the Cos-
mic Crisp’s potential, they
already planted a half-mil-
lion trees and plan to add
another 5 million this year.
Consumers will have to
wait until fall of 2019 before
these new apples hit the
marketplace. But behind the
scenes, there’s a courtroom
battle brewing between one
of the state’s major univer-
sities and a Seattle agricul-
tural technology company
over who has the right to sell
the trees.
But whatever happens,
it’s not dampening grow-
ers’ enthusiasm for what
they see as a game-changing
variety of apple.
Some trails in the Gorge burned
in the Eagle Creek Fire to reopen
By CASSANDRA
PROFITA
Oregon Public Broadcasting
worth a fortune. Many
consumers, long weary of
Washington’s once standard
Red Delicious, have shown
they are willing to pay more
for new and better fruits. At
one Yakima Valley store,
Honey Crisp apples are sold
for three times as much as
Red Delicious. Growers are
expected to produce 175,000
boxes of Cosmic Crisps in
2019, with projected crop
yields of 13.5 million boxes
in 2023, Brandt said.
Hanrahan said Cosmic
Crisp represents a coordi-
nated effort between the
fruit industry and the uni-
versity in developing and
marketing a new variety.
The apple’s development
was financed in part by a
group of Washington apple
growers, who in return will
have exclusive right to pro-
duce Cosmic Crisps for
at least 10 years in North
America starting in 2019,
Weiler said.
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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Clouds and sun
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Mostly cloudy
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The U.S. Forest Service
plans soon to reopen some
of the trails in the Columbia
River Gorge that have been
closed since the Eagle Creek
Fire last year.
According to Lily Palmer
with U.S. Forest Service, the
trail to Benson Bridge at Mult-
nomah Falls will be the first
to reopen early this summer.
Trails east of Cascade Locks,
including Starvation Creek
Ridge Loop and Herman
Creek, Mount Defiance and
the Pacific Crest Trail should
reopen later in the summer.
Palmer said hikers will still
have to be careful on these
trails.
“Hiking in the burned area
after the fire is going to require
folks to be a little more dili-
gent,” she said. “There’s going
to be hazards that didn’t exist
before, and looking for snags,
looking for rockfall is going
to be important because we’ll
continue to see those things
come down in the years to
come.”
The Eagle Creek Fire
burned nearly 49,000 acres,
including about 90 miles of
Bradley W. Parks/Oregon Public Broadcasting
Signs mark off parts of Multnomah Falls.
recreational hiking trails in
the Columbia River Gorge
National Scenic Area. So far,
the Forest Service has assessed
about 55 miles of the trails
in the burn area and cleared
fallen trees from about 33
miles of trail.
Palmer said the trails west
of Multnomah Falls, including
Angel’s Rest and Wahkeena
Falls, could reopen by the end
of the year.
“We have had a lot of rock-
fall,” Palmer said. “The moss
and vegetation that used to
hold those rocks in place has
burned off. So not only are
we seeing rockfall and land-
slides but there’s a lot of trees
that have come down on the
trails. There’s a lot of work to
be done to clear that debris and
repair the walking surface.”
The Forest Service is also
trying to remove the trees
hanging precariously onto
rocky cliffs. With loose rock
underneath them, Palmer said,
those trees can quickly become
dangerous “torpedoes” if they
start to slide downhill.
Many
popular
areas
between Cascade Locks and
Multnomah Falls, including
the Eagle Creek Trail, received
the most damage from the fire.
The Forest Service hasn’t set
a date for when those trails
might reopen.
Earthquake strikes off the Oregon Coast
Associated Press
ALMANAC
REGIONAL WEATHER
Tillamook
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Salem
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Newport
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New
May 7
First
May 15
Coos Bay
44/55
Full
May 21
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
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The Daily Astorian
Ontario
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Bend
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The Astoria Regatta Association will hold a
general meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Towler
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Hall, Room 208, at Clatsop Community College.
Young women in the 2018 Regatta Court are
giving their speeches for the first time. All are
welcome and encouraged to attend.
Deer found with arrows shot in head, neck
Klamath Falls
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Lakeview
30/59
Ashland
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Associated Press
REGIONAL CITIES
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
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Portland
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Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
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Regatta Association meets on Wednesday
Baker
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Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
City
Atlanta
Boston
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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
John Day
35/60
La Grande
37/60
Roseburg
44/65
Brookings
46/64
May 29
Tonight's Sky: Waning gibbous moon near Jupiter.
High
9.1 ft.
7.7 ft.
Lebanon
43/60
Medford
39/67
UNDER THE SKY
Time
2:35 a.m.
3:39 p.m.
Prineville
29/61
Eugene
41/60
SUN AND MOON
Last
Pendleton
42/65
The Dalles
45/67
Portland
48/62
Precipitation
Sunday ............................................. 0.22"
Month to date ................................... 9.43"
Normal month to date ....................... 5.07"
Year to date .................................... 32.66"
Normal year to date ........................ 29.91"
Sunset tonight ........................... 8:22 p.m.
Sunrise Tuesday .......................... 6:02 a.m.
Moonrise today .......................... 9:13 p.m.
Moonset today ............................ 6:52 a.m.
PORTLAND — The U.S. Geological Sur-
vey has recorded a 4.0-magnitude earthquake in
the Pacific Ocean off the Oregon Coast.
Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs.
ASTORIA
46/57
Astoria through Sunday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 55°/47°
Normal high/low ........................... 58°/43°
Record high ............................ 83° in 1908
Record low ............................. 31° in 1975
The temblor struck Sunday night about 121
miles west of Bandon. It occurred at a depth of
6.2 miles.
There have been no reports of injuries or
damage.
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
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SHADY COVE — Oregon State Police say
they’re seeking information about two deer in
southern Oregon who were found with arrows
shot through their bodies.
The animals were found in the wild Friday
near Shady Cove, one with an arrow embedded
through its head and the other close to its neck.
Fish and Wildlife workers tried to tranquilize
the deer to remove the arrows but were unable
to capture them.
Authorities say the injuries don’t appear to
be life-threatening, as the animals are able to eat
and walk.
A reward is being offered by the Oregon
Hunters Association for information about the
attackers.
DEATH
April 27, 2018
STAFFORD, Vernon Guy, 86, of Tolovana Park, died in Tolovana Park. Ocean View Funeral &
Cremation Service of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
MONDAY
Seaside City Council and Plan-
ning Commission, 6 p.m., work-
shop, City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Prairie Cemetery Association
of Knappa, 6 p.m., 40615 Ziak-
Gnat Creek Rd.
TUESDAY
Seaside Community Center
Commission, 10:30 a.m., 1225
Avenue A., Seaside.
Port of Astoria Commission, 4
p.m. workshop, Port offices, 10
Pier 1 Suite 209.
Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer
District Board, 6 p.m., 34583
U.S. Highway 101 Business.
LOTTERIES
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
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sn-snow, i-ice.
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HEADACHES,
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OREGON
Sunday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 5-8-2-1
4 p.m.: 5-2-5-2
7 p.m.: 9-4-4-3
10 p.m.: 1-4-2-5
Sunday’s Lucky Lines: 03-07-
11-16-19-21-26-29
Estimated jackpot: $29,000
Saturday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 8-5-7-0
4 p.m.: 2-9-8-9
7 p.m.: 3-3-0-2
10 p.m.: 1-7-9-8
Saturday’s Lucky Lines: 03-
08-11-14-19-21-27-29
Estimated jackpot: $27,000
Saturday’s Megabucks: 5-10-
11-19-34-42
Estimated jackpot: $5.2 million
Saturday’s Powerball: 20-22-
28-45-50, Powerball: 8
Estimated jackpot: $195 million
Friday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 9-7-1-1
4 p.m.: 3-9-3-5
7 p.m.: 6-4-4-1
10 p.m.: 7-6-3-1
Friday’s Lucky Lines: 04-05-
11-14-17-23-27-31
Estimated jackpot: $26,000
Friday’s Mega Millions: 2-29-
38-63-66, Mega Ball: 11
Estimated jackpot: $126 million
WASHINGTON
Sunday’s Daily Game: 7-8-0
Sunday’s Keno: 02-04-05-09-
12-19-22-27-28-31-33-34-39-
41-44-45-54-58-63-69
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Sunday’s Match 4: 05-11-
18-21
Saturday’s Daily Game: 4-9-1
Saturday’s Hit 5: 10-20-23-
24-39
Estimated jackpot: $350,000
Saturday’s Keno: 02-08-16-
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56-61-62-68-69-77-78-80
Saturday’s Lotto: 03-12-19-
24-25-34
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Friday’s Daily Game: 6-5-3
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