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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2018 Offices close for Fourth of July Moon, McMahan compete for Miss Oregon crown Pageant held in Seaside Haylie Moon Aubrey McMahan ated this year and was offered a job in the mental health unit at the Portland VA Med- ical Center on Wednesday morning. Scholarship money to complete her degree was one of the main reasons Moon first got into competing in pageants. But she has found the pageant interview expe- rience to be helpful in job interviews. “Scholarship money is first because UP is very expensive,” Moon said. “The self-confidence you gain while competing and the interview skills are what really draw me in, too. The fact you can walk on a stage in a really beautiful gown and answer a question is amazing to me.” Knappa native McMahan, the Astoria Regatta queen in 2016, first got into pageants because of the encouragement from friends. She graduated from high school in 2017 and doesn’t have set plans yet for the future, although she’s con- sidered joining the Air Force. For now, McMahan is focus- ing on staying present in the competition. “Not everyone gets this opportunity, so I’m learning to revel in the time that we get,” McMahan said. “We all get a couple minutes on stage each of us, so I’m taking my time and being happy with what I’ve got.” In observance of the Fourth of July on Wednesday, all fed- eral, state, county and city offices and services, including Astoria, Warrenton, 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/Hammond, Sea- side (including Cannon Beach and Gearhart schools) and Ocean Beach School District schools are closed. The Clat- sop Community College cam- pus is closed. The Astoria Library, Sea- side Library, Warrenton Library and all Timberland libraries in Washington 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 Astoria, Seaside, Gearhart and Can- non Beach), city of Warrenton garbage collection, and Pen- The winner of the Miss Oregon pageant will compete for Miss America. The Miss America pag- eant was recently thrown into the spotlight when offi- cials announced they would revamp the competition. With nods to the #MeToo move- ment, the pageant will no lon- ger include a swimsuit por- tion, the rules for evening wear have become more flexi- ble and the name “beauty pag- eant” will be replaced with “competition.” This year’s Miss Oregon will still include the swimsuit portion and previous rules. “I think (the changes) are awesome,” McMahan said. “I don’t think a woman’s capability of filling the shoes of Miss Oregon can be dialed in from just what they look like in a bathing suit. Wear- ing a bathing suit isn’t a true indicator of how physically fit a woman is. Some are born skinny and others have to work for it.” The preliminary round of the Miss Oregon and Miss Oregon’s Outstanding Teen Scholarship will be held Fri- day night at 7:00 p.m. at the Seaside Civic and Conven- tion Center. The finals will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday night. By HANNAH SIEVERT The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — This week- end, 24 young women from around the state will compete for the title of Miss Oregon at the Seaside Civic and Con- vention Center. Cannon Beach native Hay- lie Moon returns to the Miss Oregon pageant as Miss Clat- sop County for the first time since she competed as Miss North Coast in 2014. Aubrey McMahan will make her first appearance at the pageant as Miss North Coast. After weeks of prepara- tion, the women will perform a talent, answer questions and don a swimsuit and evening gown in front of a panel of judges. For weeks up to this point, McMahan said, contes- tants “eat, sleep and breathe Miss Oregon.” Moon said she isn’t too nervous since she has com- peted before. After giving up her Miss North Coast crown and coming in as a runner-up, Moon took a year off from competing to complete her nursing degree at the Univer- sity of Portland. She gradu- The Daily Astorian Fishing open for sockeye, closed for adult Chinook retention in July The Daily Astorian Buehler unveils education platform pension program. “It’s time to make sure these big problems that have been avoided and made worse by Gov. (Kate) Brown are resolved,” Buehler said. “The single biggest failure of Gov. Brown in her term of office is her indifference to fixing Ore- gon’s public schools.” Oregon has the third worst graduation rate in the nation and one of the shortest school years, according to federal statistics. Buehler’s proposed increase to the state educa- tion budget would go toward improvements such as extend- By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau GRESHAM — Knute Buehler, the Republican nom- inee for governor, made a bold and ambitious prom- ise Thursday to overhaul the state’s public education sys- tem from one of the worst in the nation to one of the top five in just five years. Buehler, a Bend orthope- dic surgeon and state House representative, said he plans to achieve that goal by boost- ing the state budget for edu- cation by at least 15 percent and reforming the state public ing the school year to 180 days and funding career-tech- nical education and other programs. “What is happening is despite record budgets, record K-12 budgets, those dollars aren’t getting to kids and to the classrooms because a large percentage, around 50 per- cent, of that increased budget is going right into retirement accounts,” he said. “That’s why we need PERS reform so those dollars can get back to kids, back to classrooms (and) … restore the lost school year that Oregon has compared to Washington.” SATURDAY SUNDAY 65 56 55 Partly cloudy ALMANAC New Partly sunny Salem 57/81 Newport 51/63 Full July 19 Prineville 45/84 Lebanon 55/80 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 9:52 a.m. 9:50 p.m. Low -0.6 ft. 2.8 ft. 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W t s s t t pc c sh pc pc pc s pc pc t pc t s pc s s 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. from the driver until police arrived. DUII • At 10:34 p.m. Tuesday, Paul Skyler Bowie, 25, of Astoria, was arrested by Asto- ria police on Marine Drive and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants. His blood alcohol content was 0.06 percent. LOTTERIES Lakeview 44/81 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Amber Leanne Wilson, 34, of Astoria, was arrested by Astoria police at the Sunset Empire Transit Center and charged with third-degree assault. When she did not pay a fare and was not allowed on a bus, Wilson allegedly struck a driver and pulled out clumps of her hair. Pas- sengers pulled Wilson away MONDAY Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Tonight's Sky: Just above the northwest horizon as darkness falls, Pollux and Castor, the twins of Gemini. Assault • At 12:03 a.m. Thursday, Kaylie Rae Hochhalter 26, of Astoria, was arrested by Asto- ria police on the 660 block of 33rd Street and charged with fourth-degree assault. She allegedly struck someone in the face during a domestic dispute. • At 8:01 p.m. Tuesday, PUBLIC MEETINGS Burns 43/81 Ashland 53/90 The Pacific halibut nearshore sport fishery near the Columbia River will close this weekend. From Leadbetter Point to Cape Falcon, the season will close at 11:59 p.m. Saturday because the quota has been maxed out, according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. Anglers can check which fisheries are open by calling 800-662-9825 or looking on the department’s website. The Daily Astorian Wrong title — Ken Hartmann is a maintenance worker for the Pine Cove Motel through Seaside Rentals. He was incorrectly titled as the manager in a 3A story Wednesday. Baker 45/81 Ontario 53/87 Klamath Falls 43/85 Pacific halibut fishing to close near Columbia River CORRECTION La Grande 49/80 Roseburg 55/87 Brookings 55/78 July 27 John Day 49/81 Bend 44/82 Medford 54/91 UNDER THE SKY Today Hi Lo 90 73 85 71 96 80 96 58 98 76 91 74 96 74 68 54 86 75 92 74 97 77 102 78 77 62 97 78 88 78 93 74 93 79 90 74 94 75 92 74 99 78 82 60 76 59 70 56 92 75 Pendleton 56/85 The Dalles 60/83 Portland 59/77 Eugene 51/82 First July 12 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 Partly sunny Tillamook 55/68 Sunset tonight ........................... 9:11 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 5:27 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today ........................ 10:20 p.m. 55/68 Moonset today ............................ 6:51 a.m. High 8.4 ft. 7.3 ft. Some sun 65 52 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 55/65 SUN AND MOON Time 2:46 a.m. 4:26 p.m. 65 52 according to the state Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife. Hatchery jack Chinook may still be retained. Fishery managers agreed on the regulations based on summer returns, which have been lower than expected for Chinook near the Bonneville Dam. ON THE RECORD TUESDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.00" Month to date ................................... 2.46" Normal month to date ....................... 2.44" Year to date .................................... 35.60" Normal year to date ........................ 35.80" July 6 66 54 Times of clouds and sun Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 65°/51° Normal high/low ........................... 66°/51° Record high ............................ 86° in 1951 Record low ............................. 40° in 1985 Last MONDAY Sockeye fishing will be open, while adult Chinook retention will be banned on the Columbia River in July. The ban includes the river from the Astoria Bridge to the Bonneville Dam. Bags will still be limited to two fish, Buehler says the state could save $1.2 billion by reforming the Public Employees Retire- ment System. Some reforms he has proposed require exist- ing and new employees to contribute at least 6 percent to their retirement plan, cap annual pension payments at $100,000, transition PERS to a 401(k) retirement plan and cap pay raises at 3.4 percent. “With those changes, we will be able to return about $1.2 billion back to the edu- cation budget and … move Oregon schools from the bot- tom five to the top five in five years,” Buehler said. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT insula Sanitation (covering the Long Beach, Washington, Peninsula) are not affected by the holiday. Recology West- ern Oregon’s transfer station and Peninsula Sanitation’s transfer station are open. The Sunset Pool in Sea- side is open from 5:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.. The Astoria Aquatic Center is open. The Clatsop County Her- itage Museum, Oregon 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 Fire- fighters’ Museum is closed. Capt. Gray’s Port of Play and Lil’ Sprouts are closed. Fort Clatsop is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Columbia River Maritime Museum is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Seaside Museum is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunset Empire Transporta- tion (“The Bus”) is running. The Daily Astorian offices are closed, but the newspa- per printed and delivered as usual. Thursday’s Lucky Lines: 03- 05-12-15-20-22-25-29 Estimated jackpot: $26,000 OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 1-6-7-4 4 p.m.: 7-4-1-8 7 p.m.: 6-0-7-3 10 p.m.: 1-2-2-6 WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: 2-8-7 Thursday’s Keno: 12-23-24- 26-29-30-33-44-46-49-52-55- 58-59-60-64-65-70-76-79 Thursday’s Match 4: 07-11- 20-23 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. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at www.dailyastorian.com/forms/obits, by email at ewilson@dailyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Daily Asto- rian office, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. 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