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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2018
“What’s your favorite thing about the Fourth of July?”
“Barbecue and get-
ting together with
family.”
“Nothing. We won’t
be here because
we’re English.”
Jeff Shaver,
Rockford, Illinois
Paul and Fiona McA-
voy,
Cheshire, England
THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK
The
lone
gun-con-
trol measure vying for the
November ballot has likely
run out of time.
The Oregon Supreme
Court today announced it
would not certify ballot lan-
guage for Initiative Petition
43, a proposed ban on mil-
itary-style semi-automatic
weapons in Oregon. Instead,
the court referred draft bal-
lot language back to Attorney
General Ellen Rosenblum
for revision, finding substan-
tial flaws in her office’s last
attempt.
It’s likely the final straw
for the faith-backed Lift
Every Voice coalition,
which had been counting
on a network of hundreds of
volunteers across the state
to collect more than 88,000
valid signatures in a week or
less. The deadline for sub-
mitting signatures is July 6.
Without certified bal-
lot language, the campaign
can’t begin collecting sig-
natures. And with the mat-
ter back before the attorney
general’s office, it’s unclear
an adequate title could even
be crafted by July 6.
Fort Worth, Texas
April 4, 1934 — June 4, 2018
“That’s not what we
wanted by any means,” said
Rev. Mark Knutson, one of
the chief petitioners behind
the initiative. “We really
wanted it now for our chil-
dren’s sake.”
If passed, IP 43 would
ban possession of what it
terms “assault weapons”
— a variety of firearms
that span certain types of
rifles, pistols and shotguns,
depending on their features.
The measure would also
ban magazines that carry
more than 10 rounds of
ammunition.
People who own those
items before the law took
effect could still lawfully
possess and use them, but
they would have to regis-
ter with the Oregon State
Police and pass a back-
ground check. Otherwise,
the weapons would need
to be sold off, destroyed or
surrendered.
Illegal possession of a
regulated gun or magazine
would be a class B felony.
The attorney gener-
al’s initial attempt at craft-
ing ballot language for the
proposal drew an unprece-
dented response from gun
owners around the state —
more than 1,000 comments.
And when the state revised
the language, several pro-
gun groups appealed the
matter to the Supreme Court.
Among other things, they
argued the suggestion that
“assault weapons” would
be banned under the mea-
sure was misleading since
there’s not a shared under-
standing of what that term
means. They also argued
that the ballot language did
not sufficiently explain the
extent of the restrictions that
would go into effect.
In its opinion today, the
Oregon Supreme Court
agreed with the challengers
on many of those points.
“We do agree (as does
the attorney general) that
different voters reasonably
could draw different mean-
ings from the term ‘assault
weapons’ — some might
think that it refers to only
military-style
weapons,”
the court wrote, directing
the attorney general’s office
to include more accurate
language.
The decision to kick the
ballot title back for revision
is something of a worst-case
scenario for Knutson and
the other faith leaders, who
for three months have been
building a coalition to land
the matter on the November
ballot.
• At 5:29 p.m. Tues-
day, Amy Diane Scull, 42,
of Warrenton, was arrested
by Oregon State Police
on U.S. Highway 101 and
charged with DUII and
reckless driving. Scull
allegedly was driving south
when she swerved to the
side of the road and struck
a parked pickup truck. After
briefly re-entering the road-
way, Scull allegedly struck
a fence on the southbound
shoulder and stopped inside
a pasture.
With sadness, the family of Emil E. (Swede)
Nyberg announces that on June 4, 2018, our big-
hearted brother went to be with Jesus. Swede
was born April 4, 1934, in Kintyre, North
Dakota, the third of six children born to Emil
Nyberg and Hilda Nikkila Nyberg.
In 1941, the family moved to Astoria, where
Swede received his education. He served in the
Air Force from 1952 to 1956 that included time
in Korea as a jet mechanic. He then worked for
Delta Airlines in Dallas, Texas, for 25 years.
There, he met and married Charlotte Miller on
June 25, 1966. She was his “rock,” and contin-
ues to be a loving mother to his three children.
Upon retirement, he opened his own busi-
ness, Rodeo City Tire in Mansfield, Texas. The
business flourished, but eventually closed to
allow a public road improvement project. He
and Charlotte then moved to Astoria.
Having medical and ambulatory problems,
in 2015 Swede and Charlotte moved back to the
Dallas-Fort Worth area to be near their children.
He never let his physical difficulties slow him
down. He was working on a clothes bank for a
school in a poor area of Fort Worth the evening
before his heart gave out.
He was an active Kiwanian for over 30
years, serving in many capacities, and was very
successful in membership recruiting. He found
Astoria
July 3, 1933 — June 14, 2018
Beverley Jean Bartschi Poulsen passed away
peacefully at her home in Astoria surrounded by
family on June 14, 2018, at the age of 84.
Beverley was born in Nounan, Idaho, on July
3, 1933, to Legrand and Julia (Lindsay) Bartschi.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years,
Kent Poulsen; daughters, Valerie Poulsen, Julie
Mather and Jennifer Poulsen-Kazzee; son-in-
law, Timothy Kazzee; 15 grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; brother, Arlin Bartschi;
sister-in-law, Karolyn Bartschi; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
THURSDAY
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Prineville
44/75
Lebanon
49/74
La Grande
51/72
Baker
51/74
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Juarez — Viewing/visita-
tion from 9 a.m. to noon,
with a funeral service at
noon, Hughes-Ransom Mor-
tuary Chapel, 576 12th St.,
followed by a committal at
Ocean View Cemetery in
Warrenton.
a.m., board meeting, 2018-2019 budget hearing,
public hearing for fare/pass policy changes,
Astoria Transit Center Conference Room, 900
Marine Drive.
Clatsop County Recreational Lands Planning
and Advisory Committee, 1 to 3 p.m., fourth
floor, 800 Exchange St.
LOTTERIES
Lakeview
45/76
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“Pokey” — Celebration of
life from 2 to 4 p.m., War-
renton Community Center,
170 S.W. Third St. in Warren-
ton. All are welcome. Bring
Pokey stories, and be ready to
share them.
SANCHEZ,
Bernardo
MEMORIALS
THURSDAY
Sunset Empire Transportation District Board, 9
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Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
THORSLEY, John Phil-
lip Larsen, 86, of Astoria,
died in Astoria. Ocean View
Funeral & Cremation Service
of Astoria is in charge of the
arrangements.
WEDNESDAY
Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6
p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Com-
mercial St.
Burns
48/75
Ashland
52/80
June 25, 2018
STAHLEY, Wayne, 84, of
Cannon Beach, died in Sea-
side. Hughes-Ransom Mor-
tuary is in charge of the
arrangements.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Ontario
62/84
Klamath Falls
43/76
June 26, 2018
MONDEAU, Maye Fern,
92, of Clatskanie, died in St.
Helens. Ocean View Funeral &
Cremation Service of Astoria is
in charge of the arrangements.
Friday, June 29
SANCHEZ,
Bernardo
Juarez — Viewing/visi-
tation from 3 to 7 p.m.,
Hughes-Ransom Mortuary
Chapel, 576 12th St.
Saturday, June 30
OLSON,
Walter
B.
Roseburg
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John Day
48/74
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Tonight's Sky: Full "Strawberry" Moon at 9:53 p.m.,
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REGIONAL WEATHER
Sunset tonight ........................... 9:11 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday ........................ 5:26 a.m. Coos Bay
Moonrise today .......................... 8:49 p.m. 52/65
Moonset today ............................ 5:15 a.m.
Time
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67
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Astoria through Tuesday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 68°/52°
Normal high/low ........................... 65°/51°
Record high ............................ 85° in 2006
Record low ............................. 41° in 1976
Precipitation
Tuesday ............................................ 0.00"
Month to date ................................... 2.44"
Normal month to date ....................... 2.32"
Year to date .................................... 35.58"
Normal year to date ........................ 35.68"
Full
SATURDAY
Beverley was a devoted wife, mother, grand-
mother and friend. She is deeply missed.
A memorial service will be held July 7, 2018,
at 1 p.m., at the Astoria Ward of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Funeral arrangements are in the care of
Hughes-Ransom Mortuary & Crematory of
Astoria.
Please visit the memorial tribute to share a
favorite memory, upload photos/videos, or sign
the online guest book at www.hughes-ransom.
com and fb.me/hughesransommortuary
DEATHS
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
his passion for life in making things better for
kids, and the venue he used was the Kiwanis.
His efforts included playing Santa Claus, and
founding the Soaring Skyward Balloon Festival
in Texas (funds for special-needs children), to
fundraising for Doernbecher Children’s Hospi-
tal in Portland, Oregon.
He worked tirelessly on the Tapiola Park
improvement project, and a fishing dock for
deployed military families and underprivileged
kids.
Swede is survived by his wonderful wife,
Charlotte; his three children, Elaine Nyberg
Bower, Susan Burtis and Wesley Nyberg, and
their spouses; his beloved grandchildren, Jor-
dan, Laura and John, and their spouses; and
great-grandchildren, Addison and Elim. His five
siblings, Mavis Bradshaw, Joyce Sipe, Elsie
Ford, Willard Nyberg and Darlene Coffey, and
many nieces and nephews, also survive. Swede
deeply loved his family, and will be missed.
A service was held earlier at The Table Com-
munity Church in Fort Worth, and burial is at
the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.
A no-host lunch will be held at Dooger’s
restaurant in Warrenton on Thursday, July 12,
at 11:30 am. Everyone is invited to attend, and
encouraged to bring remembrances of Swede to
share. RSVP to 503-440-0186.
Beverley Jean Poulsen
ON THE RECORD
DUII
• At 5:32 p.m. Tuesday,
Heather Brie Zaharko, 40,
of Rainier, Washington, was
arrested by Seaside police
on U.S. Highway 101 and
charged with driving under
the influence of intoxicants.
Kirsten Dishman,
San Francisco
Emil E. Nyberg
Gun-control proposal might
not make November ballot
By DIRK
VANDERHART
Oregon Public
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