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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-
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Fishing open for sockeye,
closed for adult Chinook
retention in July
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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.
Hi
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Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
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Vancouver
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
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Hi Lo
89 72
90 73
97 78
74 50
94 71
96 74
99 73
69 55
88 76
93 76
95 71
103 80
77 61
97 78
89 78
95 74
93 79
94 78
92 72
95 77
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81 60
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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
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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
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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
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