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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2018 Efforts failing to save western sagebrush land Offices close for Memorial Day BOISE, Idaho — Public lands managers are losing a battle against a devastating combination of invasive plant species and wildfires in the vast sagebrush habitats in the U.S. West that support cattle ranching and recreation and are home to an imperiled bird, officials said. The Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies in a 58-page report released this month says invasive plants on nearly 160,000 square miles (414,400 sq. kilometers) of public and private lands have reached enormous levels and are spreading. That could mean more giant rangeland wildfires that in recent decades destroyed vast areas of sagebrush coun- try that support some 350 species of wildlife, including imperiled sage grouse. The top problem identi- fied in the report is the lim- ited ability at all levels of government to prevent inva- sive plants such as fire-prone cheatgrass from spreading and displacing native plants. In observance of Memo- rial Day on Monday, all federal, state, county and city offices and services, including Astoria, War- renton, Gearhart, Seaside and Cannon Beach city halls, are closed. All U.S. post offices are closed, and there is no mail delivery. Astoria, Jewell, Knappa, Warrenton/Ham- mond, Seaside (including Cannon Beach and Gear- hart schools) and Ocean Beach School District schools and Clatsop Com- munity College are closed. The Astoria Library, Seaside Library, Warren- ton Library and all Tim- berland libraries in Wash- AP Photo/Don Ryan Fire engulfs sagebrush near Roosevelt, Wash. Federal officials say they’re losing the battle against a devastat- ing combination of invasive plant species and wildfires. “There is widespread rec- ognition that invasive annual grasses and wildland fire are the most crucial threats to the sagebrush ecosystem, yet invasive annual grass man- agement is not funded at a level to be effective in break- ing the invasive annual grass/ fire cycle,” the report said. Most invasive weed man- agement programs tackle less than 10 percent of the infested areas while the annual rate at which the invasive plants spread is 15 to 35 percent, the report noted. Another inva- sive is medusahead, a winter annual grass that crowds out native species and forage for livestock. The report, “Wildfire and Invasive Plant Species in the Sagebrush Biome,” is an update to the 2013 “Gap Anal- ysis Report” produced by the Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies’ multi- agency Wildfire and Invasive Species Working Group. SATURDAY SUNDAY 52 Mostly cloudy ALMANAC Patrick McGee Astoria April 5, 1946 — May 7, 2018 Sunny to partly cloudy Mostly sunny Tillamook 49/59 Mostly sunny and breezy Last Salem 45/67 Newport 47/57 June 6 Coos Bay 48/62 First June 13 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 6:11 a.m. 6:05 p.m. Low 0.1 ft. 1.3 ft. Hi 78 87 88 86 90 87 98 62 85 88 88 90 69 86 81 90 87 87 91 87 83 88 65 69 87 Incorrect phone number The Mouth of the Columbia column in the Thursday, May 24, Coast Weekend listed an incorrect phone number for Fulio’s Pastaria. The correct number is 503-325-9001. Ontario 56/74 Burns 42/63 ON THE RECORD Klamath Falls 40/64 Lakeview 44/59 Ashland 45/69 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 81 67 57 67 59 59 65 70 58 59 Today Lo 53 44 47 42 52 40 46 44 47 50 W t t c s s t t pc s pc Hi 67 64 61 64 59 64 70 64 57 61 Sat. 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Hi Lo 83 69 85 55 89 69 92 60 95 71 87 66 102 72 64 42 85 74 88 70 93 68 83 66 71 57 88 72 80 74 88 68 88 72 88 66 95 68 87 69 92 72 80 54 64 53 68 52 85 71 Patrick McGee, at age 72, of Astoria, Ore- toria, Austin, Trae, Olivya, Rayce and Bella; gon, passed away on May 7, 2018, losing his and his step-grandchildren, Cory, Alyssa, Aus- four-year battle with cancer. He was surrounded tin, Jorga and Katie. Also, his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Nanette and Charlie Chase, and by his family, at home, in his final days. their children, Adam and Eric; and Originally from North Carolina, countless cousins, nieces and neph- Patrick enjoyed a successful 50-year ews on the East Coast. Patrick was career as a housing designer, win- ning multiple awards for his designs introduced, shortly before his pass- ing, to his first great-grandchild, Aria from coast to coast. His passion was Mae. his music, specifically his Big Fish True to his Irish character, endur- Blues Band. Many local musicians ing many challenges of late, he never were his brothers and sisters in spirit. gave up, never gave in, and never Patrick is preceded in death by asked why. His longtime friend, his parents; his sister, Linda; and his Jamey, always referred to Patrick as son, Christopher. Patrick McGee “the Coolest Kat on the planet.” And He is survived by KC, his wife of he was. 40 years; his sister, Gayle Quinn of A memorial will be announced at a future Cape May; a daughter and son-in-law, Jenni- fer and Timothy Stewart; grandchildren, Vic- date. La Grande 50/65 Roseburg 47/69 Brookings 48/63 June 20 John Day 49/64 Bend 44/64 Medford 46/70 UNDER THE SKY High 7.3 ft. Prineville 44/67 Lebanon 44/65 Eugene 42/64 New Pendleton 53/73 The Dalles 56/72 Portland 50/67 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:53 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 5:32 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 4:51 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 4:00 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 60 50 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 52/61 SUN AND MOON Time 12:14 p.m. none TUESDAY 62 51 REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.42" Normal month to date ....................... 2.62" Year to date .................................... 33.12" Normal year to date ........................ 32.66" May 29 63 52 Partly sunny Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 63°/53° Normal high/low ........................... 61°/47° Record high ............................ 84° in 1993 Record low ............................. 38° in 1923 Full MONDAY 61 50 The Clatsop County Heritage Museum, Ore- gon Film Museum and Flavel House are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Carriage House is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Uppertown Firefighters’ Museum is closed. Capt. Gray’s Port of Play and Lil’ Sprouts are closed. Fort Clatsop is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Columbia River Mari- time Museum is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Seaside Museum is closed. Sunset Empire Trans- portation (“The Bus”) is running. The Daily Astorian offices are closed, but the newspaper printed and delivered as usual. OBITUARIES FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT ington state, including Ilwaco, Ocean Park and Naselle, are closed. The Port of Astoria offices and services are closed. Garbage collection through Recology Western Oregon (covering Asto- ria, Seaside, Gearhart and Cannon Beach), city of Warrenton garbage collec- tion, and Peninsula Sani- tation (covering the Long Beach, Washington, Pen- insula) are not affected by the holiday. Recology Western Oregon’s transfer station and Peninsula Sani- tation’s transfer station are open. The Sunset Pool in Sea- side is open. The Astoria Aquatic Center is open. The Daily Astorian By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press DUII • At 1:18 a.m. Friday, Daniel Kyle Mead- ows, 33, of Astoria, was arrested by Astoria police on 29th Street and Marine Drive and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless driving. His blood alcohol content was 0.20. • At 10:17 p.m. Thursday, Lilah Laine Romero, 67, of Olympia, Washington, was arrested by the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office on U.S. Highway 30 and charged with DUII. MEMORIAL Sunday, June 3 IVANOFF, Willard — Celebration of life from 1 to 5 p.m., Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop. Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W t t t s s t s pc c pc s pc sh t t t t pc s pc t c pc pc c Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. BIRTH May 12, 2018 BYRD, Rachel, and KINDRED, Josh, of Astoria, a girl, Timber Joy Kindred, born at Colum- bia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Grandparents are Suzanne Kindred, Judy O’Grady and Mike O’Grady. PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. LOTTERIES Thursday’s Lucky Lines: 1-7- 10-13-20-23-28-31 Estimated jackpot: $27,000 OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 8-1-9-4 4 p.m.: 6-1-1-1 7 p.m.: 5-6-1-8 10 p.m.: 2-0-9-8 WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: 3-0-2 Thursday’s Keno: 3-4-6-7-9- 13-25-26-33-39-43-48-51-54- 55-59-62-64-66-80 Thursday’s Match 4: 2-9-20- 21 OBITUARY POLICY 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. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. 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