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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018 “What’s the best advice your father ever gave you?” “The only fair in life is on Silverton Road.” “Work hard. Be a hard worker.” “Look before you leap.” Thomas Brown, Astoria Emily Gill Gray, Astoria Bryan Stark, Redmond, Washington THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK Man arrested after fleeing police By JACK HEFFERNAN The Daily Astorian A man who led police on a car chase Tuesday after- noon before hiding out over- night in Hamlet was arrested this morning. Police in northern Tilla- mook County attempted to stop a car that was driving southbound on U.S. High- way 101. The driver refused to stop, eventually turning around and heading north, Oregon State Police Lt. Andrew Merila said. Police tried at least twice to stop the driver but ended the pursuit for safety reasons. The car reached speeds near 100 mph and nearly collided with other cars, Merila said. The driver then turned onto U.S. Highway 26. Driv- ing eastbound about 2 p.m., the driver lost control of the car, flipped over and landed in a ditch on the side of the road near Hamlet. “We heard the brakes and everything, and we heard the car flip over,” said Rosemary Faust, who lives near the scene of the accident. “They don’t have cell service out here, so when we see a car in a ditch, we try to see what hap- pened and help out. It wasn’t until later that we found out what was going on.” After attempting to steal a woman’s car, the man ran away from the scene along the highway. Police cars and sirens followed about three minutes later, Faust said. Police from three different counties then used a dog and an airplane to try to find the man in the woods. “Ultimately, after many, many hours, we called the search off,” Clatsop County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jason Hoover said. About 6:15 a.m. today, Faust saw a man on her deck OBITUARIES Melvin N. Maki Warrenton May 11, 1940 — June 4, 2018 We are sad to announce the passing of our the ocean, which he loved dearly. He is survived by his adoring family in Port- twinkle-eyed, fun-loving father, Melvin N. Maki, 78, who was born to Arvid E. and Ger- land, Helvetia and Clackamas, Oregon. trude M. Maki (Sotka) on May 11, A loving service will be held 1940. at 2 p.m, Friday, June 15, 2018, at Hughes-Ransom Mortuary, 576 12th Mel loved his Finnish heritage, St. in Astoria. A graveside service and was a proud graduate of Astoria will follow at Greenwood Cemetery High School in 1958. He received a in Astoria. All are invited. bachelor’s degree from the Univer- sity of Oregon, and a master’s degree In lieu of flowers, because of our from Portland State University in father’s love of the ocean, remem- brances may be made to the Colum- business and engineering. He was a bia River Maritime Museum in Asto- master of numbers. ria. “In memory of Melvin N. Maki.” Working with the U.S. Army Melvin Maki crmm.org Corps of Engineers (dredging), and Please visit our website, the National Oceanic and Atmo- spheric Administration (ocean floor surveying), hughes-ransom.com to sign the online guest had him traveling all over the U.S. and out on book. that appeared to match the description police had given. On the rainy morning, he appeared to have his hands in his pockets and was shiv- ering, Faust said. She asked him what he wanted, and he asked for a phone and jacket. “I said, ‘No, go away,’ and shut the door,” Faust said. She then called police, who arrested the man about an hour later as he was attempt- ing to break in to a neighbor’s garage. Police, who are still con- ducting interviews, have not released the man’s name and have yet to determine charges. Faust, who kept in touch with neighbors through- out the ordeal, said she was relieved the man was caught. “You know, the neighbors out here are pretty friendly,” Faust said. “So everybody kept in touch and tried to fig- ure out what was going on.” Sally Elsie Mohr Warrenton Jan. 11, 1955 — June 7, 2018 On June 7, the Earth lost a warrior and the served meals every Wednesday night. There are heavens rejoiced. Sally E. Mohr was called so many ways she made a difference, too many home by her Lord and savior to join her par- to count … ents, Robert Nudo and Josephine Barbirotto, Sally is survived by her devoted husband brother, Bobby Nudo, and grandson, of 40 years, Paul A. Mohr; brother, Gavin James. Tom Nudo, and his wife, Teresa Sally was the strongest per- Nudo; sister, Sharon Ashley, and son that we’ve ever known. For too her husband, Lee Ashley; sister-in- many years she suffered in silence, law, Debbie Nudo; the niece and nephew whom she was like a mother smiled through the pain and battled to, Shannah Wright her husband, illness. Something you would never Alan Wright, and Sean James and his know, because none of that stopped wife, Jennifer James; grandchildren, her from being the brightest light in Chelsi, Brittany, AJ, Tyler, Bryan, the room. Ashten, Josiah, Jeremiah and Oliv- She had a heart of gold, and you Sally Mohr iah; great-grandchildren, Temprynce could always count on her for any- thing — food, shelter, comfort, and Marie; nieces, Julie Smith, advice, and above all, honesty. She Kari Reynolds and Crystal Garcia; was unwavering, and made no apologies; she nephew, Matt Haskill; and countless cousins. stood by her beliefs and choices in life. Over Please honor Sally by loving one another the years we have learned to lean on her wis- and putting family first. dom and strength; she has been our rock and If Sally has touched your life, her family our constant. invites you to join them on Monday, June 18, Sally has touched more than the lives in our at 3 p.m., at Caldwell’s Mortuary in Astoria, to family, her love and commitment has reached pay your final respects. Thank you, and God out to the community through many church bless. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary is in outreaches. One that stands out more than oth- ers is feeding those in need. For seven years, charge of the arrangements. Please sign our Sally and her husband planned, prepared and online guest book at caldwellsmortuary.com Price to meet with constituents Thursday The Daily Astorian Astoria City Councilor Cindy Price will hold her quarterly constituent meet- ing, the “Salonical,” from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday in the Flag Room of the Astoria Library, 450 10th St. The event provides an opportunity to exchange ideas and information about ongoing and planned city projects. All are welcome to attend. DEATH June 12, 2018 VAN DYKE, Hendrick “David,” 72, of Portland, formerly of Seaside, died in Portland. Burial will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary in Sea- side is in charge of the arrangements. BIRTH June 5, 2018 TAHASH, Sabrinna and William, of Astoria, boy, Thor Ryv Tahash, born at Columbia Memo- rial Hospital in Astoria. Grandparents are Kristina and Richard Afornorpe. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY 51 Partly cloudy Pleasant with periods of sun First Full June 20 Salem 48/71 Newport 48/61 Coos Bay 50/66 Last June 27 Prineville 40/73 Lebanon 46/71 DUII • At 5:29 p.m. Tuesday, Ryan Thomas Leedy, 39, of Astoria, was arrested by the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office WEDNESDAY Astoria School Board, 6 p.m., Capt. Robert Gray School third- floor boardroom, 785 Alameda Ave. Wickiup Water District Board, 6:30 p.m., 92648 Svensen Mar- La Grande 44/69 Baker 42/71 on Ensign Lane in Warrenton and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants. • At 7:38 p.m. Monday, Richard Dexter Amacher, 46, of Cannon Beach, was arrested by the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office on U.S. Highway 101 near Sunset Beach and charged with DUII. Burns 39/71 Klamath Falls 40/78 OREGON Tuesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 5-6-9-3 4 p.m.: 9-3-1-7 7 p.m.: 4-2-1-7 10 p.m.: 8-2-6-1 Lakeview 43/74 Ashland 49/79 ket Road, Svensen. Warrenton-Hammond School Board, 7 p.m., Warrenton High School library, 1700 S. Main Ave. THURSDAY Seaside Convention Center Commission, 5 p.m., 415 First Avenue. Cannon Beach Academy, 5:30 p.m., 3718 S. Hemlock St. Gearhart Planning Commis- sion, 6 p.m., 698 Pacific Way, Gearhart. Tuesday’s Lucky Lines: 04-07- 10-16-17-23-26-29 Estimated jackpot: $10,000 Tuesday’s Mega Millions: 1-3- 5-8-70, Mega Ball: 3 Estimated jackpot: $161 million WASHINGTON Tuesday’s Daily Game: 8-9-1 Tuesday’s Keno: 01-03-06-07- 11-14-15-16-20-30-35-42-45-55- 59-65-67-68-76-77 Tuesday’s Match 4: 09-12-16-17 LOTTERIES Ontario 55/79 Roseburg 50/77 Brookings 51/72 July 6 John Day 44/71 Bend 39/71 Medford 51/79 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 UNDER THE SKY REGIONAL CITIES Tonight's Sky: New moon at 12:43 p.m. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 8:54 a.m. 8:44 p.m. Low -1.7 ft. 2.4 ft. City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 83 74 64 68 61 81 80 67 61 64 Today Lo 42 39 50 45 53 40 51 47 48 51 W pc s pc r c s s c c c Hi 71 71 69 71 61 78 79 68 61 65 Thu. Lo 40 41 51 48 52 43 52 50 49 53 W pc pc pc pc pc s s pc pc s City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 64 77 67 70 68 62 72 67 66 73 Today Lo 47 49 53 50 48 51 45 46 50 43 W c s sh r r c pc r r s Hi 66 74 68 77 71 63 68 72 67 76 Thu. Lo 47 47 54 53 52 51 46 49 51 46 W pc pc pc s pc pc pc pc pc pc TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi Lo 86 69 75 66 81 60 93 62 83 63 84 60 102 77 63 48 87 75 86 57 82 67 107 83 83 64 91 73 85 76 86 70 88 73 77 68 90 69 81 66 88 67 97 71 74 56 65 52 87 71 Pendleton 49/74 The Dalles 53/75 Portland 53/68 ON THE RECORD PUBLIC MEETINGS Tillamook 50/63 Eugene 45/71 Sunset tonight ........................... 9:08 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ........................ 5:24 a.m. Moonrise today ........................... 5:36 a.m. Moonset today ........................... 9:07 p.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 Mostly sunny and pleasant Times of clouds and sun SUN AND MOON High 9.8 ft. 7.8 ft. 70 54 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 51/63 Precipitation Tuesday ............................................ 0.00" Month to date ................................... 2.13" Normal month to date ....................... 1.21" Year to date .................................... 35.27" Normal year to date ........................ 34.57" Time 1:42 a.m. 3:19 p.m. SUNDAY 68 53 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 68°/44° Normal high/low ........................... 63°/50° Record high ............................ 82° in 2002 Record low ............................. 39° in 1949 June 13 64 50 Partly sunny ALMANAC New SATURDAY 63 50 W t pc s pc pc pc s pc pc pc pc s s t pc t pc sh pc pc pc s pc r pc Thu. Hi Lo 87 71 78 58 82 62 94 61 84 72 85 62 98 77 64 44 87 75 84 62 91 75 106 81 83 63 92 74 87 76 90 67 88 73 82 61 93 70 83 62 89 71 94 65 70 56 67 53 85 65 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc s pc s t s s c pc pc s s s pc pc c pc s s s pc s pc pc s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 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. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. 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