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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2018
Lightning starts new wildfires
By AMELIA
TEMPLETON
Oregon Public
Broadcasting
Thunderstorms ignited
more than 75 small wild-
fires in southwest Oregon
over the weekend. Firefight-
ers extinguished many of the
starts, but at least three have
become large fires.
Crews are fighting the
Hendrix Fire, burning in
the Rogue River Siskiyou
National Forest 10 miles
south of Ashland, and the
Gravel Fire, burning near
Prospect.
A complex of 35 small
fires near Jacksonville has
forced some people to evac-
uate their homes.
Carol Connolly, with
the Northwest Interagency
Coordination Center, says
firefighters are preparing for
new lightning-caused fires.
“We have resources right
now, it’s just we’re waiting
to see where they’re best uti-
lized,” she said.
Oregon has five For-
est Service air tankers, sev-
eral smaller aircraft and 40
smoke jumpers ready to
respond to new fires.
More than 1,000 firefight-
ers have been deployed so
far this year.
Fire danger is rated high
across most western Oregon
counties and to the extreme
east of the Cascades. State
fire managers are asking peo-
ple to use caution and good
sense while working, recre-
ating and camping.
Motorcyclist dies in
Highway 202 crash
“Our firefighters are
working hard on these nat-
ural fires. Every human-
caused fire out there takes
resources away from the
ones we can’t prevent,” said
Connolly.
More than half the wild-
fires in Oregon this year were
caused by human activity.
Of 435 fires so far, humans
started 261.
Fireworks,
exploding
targets, tracer ammunition
and sky lanterns are prohib-
ited statewide. Many coun-
ties have additional restric-
tions on mowing grass, using
power saws, welding and
off-road driving.
The Oregon Department
of Forestry has posted a full
list of activities restricted
during fire season.
way when he passed a
sedan. After the pass was
complete, Burrell lost con-
trol of his motorcycle and
left the roadway into water
and rocks to the east,
according to the Oregon
State Police.
A nearby resident and
The Daily Astorian
Damian John Burrell,
30, of Warrenton, died
Monday after losing con-
trol of his motorcycle on
state Highway 202.
Burrell was traveling
northbound on the high-
a passing driver climbed
down the shoreline to pull
Burrell from the water
and onto the roadway.
Olney-Walluski Fire &
Rescue and Medix Ambu-
lance Service responded
and determined Burrell
had died from his injuries.
Astoria newspaper photographer
wins national award for sports photo
The Daily Astorian
Feds say high-risk radioactive
Hanford tunnel needs filling now
Associated Press
The U.S. Department of
Energy wants to start stabi-
lizing a Hanford tunnel filled
with radioactive waste that
is at risk of collapse with-
out waiting for more public
comments.
The Tri-City Herald
reported the department
has asked the Washington
Department of Ecology if it
can proceed with filling the
nearly 1,700-foot-long stor-
age tunnel with concrete-like
grout in August.
The energy department
held a public comment period
on the plan, but the state has
its own 45-day comment
period and public meetings
starting this month.
Ecology
spokesman
Randy Bradbury says offi-
cials will review the request
but plan to continue with their
public process.
The older of the two waste
storage tunnels partially col-
lapsed in May 2017, forcing
thousands of workers to take
cover.
The energy department
wants to begin tunnel filling
before winter.
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Runners compete in a cross-country race at Camp Rilea.
A photographer for The
Daily Astorian earned a first-
place prize in a quarterly
national newspaper contest.
Colin Murphey placed first
in the best sports photo cate-
gory of the National Newspa-
per Association’s 2018 Third
Quarter Publishers’ Auxiliary
Photo Contest. The photo cap-
tured cross-country runners
as they competed in the 28th
annual 3-Course Challenge at
Camp Rilea in September.
The newspaper association
is one of the oldest — founded
in 1885 — and largest in the
country.
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
WEDNESDAY
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Low clouds followed by
some sun
Sunny to partly cloudy
Sunny to partly cloudy
Intervals of clouds and
sunshine
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REGIONAL WEATHER
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ASTORIA
56/67
Tillamook
57/69
Salem
56/86
Newport
52/65
Sunset tonight ........................... 9:02 p.m.
Sunrise Wednesday .................... 5:42 a.m. Coos Bay
Moonrise today ......................... 11:21 a.m. 56/69
Moonset today ................................... none
Last
July 27
New
Aug 4
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
12:10 a.m.
12:26 p.m.
Low
1.3 ft.
-0.1 ft.
Burns
53/92
Klamath Falls
52/92
Today
Hi Lo
90 74
88 70
81 64
90 61
85 67
84 62
93 75
63 44
89 78
86 60
88 70
107 87
83 68
92 76
90 77
91 68
89 77
87 68
94 74
89 68
90 68
96 73
74 57
87 60
89 71
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Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
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TUESDAY
Port of Astoria Commission, 4
p.m., Suite 209, 10 Pier 1.
Astoria Historic Landmarks
Commission, 5:15 p.m., City
Hall, 1095 Duane St.
Sunset Empire Park and Rec-
reation District, 5:15 p.m., Bob
Chisholm Community Center,
1225 Avenue A, Seaside.
Lewis & Clark Fire Depart-
ment Board, 7 p.m., main fire
station, 34571 U.S. Highway 101
Business.
Shoreline Sanitary District
Board, 7 p.m., Gearhart Hertig
Station, 33496 West Lake Lane,
Warrenton.
Seaside Planning Commis-
sion, 7 p.m., work session, City
Hall, 989 Broadway.
Estimated jackpot: $15,000
Monday’s Megabucks: 6-13-
31-37-39-46
Estimated jackpot: $3.6 million
Estimated jackpot: $250,000
Monday’s Keno: 02-03-05-09-
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37-45-57-61-63-72-77
Monday’s Lotto: 08-09-23-28-
37-48
Estimated jackpot: $5 million
Monday’s Match 4: 04-05-10-14
WEDNESDAY
Seaside Tourism Advisory
Committee, 3 p.m., 989 Broad-
way.
Warrenton-Hammond School
Board, 7 p.m., Warrenton High
School Library, 1700 S. Main
Ave.
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Monday’s Daily Game: 6-6-6
Monday’s Hit 5: 02-05-10-24-26
OBITUARY POLICY
APPLIANCE
AND HOME
FURNISHINGS
IN
Valley is in charge of the arrangements.
Wednesday, July 18
DULCICH, Thomas Vincent — Funeral at
2 p.m., St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Immac-
ulate Conception, 1716 N.W. Davis St. in
Portland.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
OREGON
Monday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 8-7-0-1
4 p.m.: 5-0-4-8
7 p.m.: 3-7-9-7
10 p.m.: 5-9-4-8
Monday’s Lucky Lines: 02-08-
11-14-19-21-26-30
PACKAGE DEALS
Mattresses, Furniture
& More!
Tuesday, July 17
DULCICH, Thomas Vincent — Vigil at 7
p.m., Holy Family Parish, 3732 S.E. Knapp St.
in Portland. Dulcich, 65, of Portland, formerly
of Astoria, died Thursday, July 12, 2018, in
Portland. Gethsemani Funeral Home in Happy
LOTTERIES
APPLIANCE
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transportation district’s plans,
policies and programs; attend-
ing quarterly meetings; mak-
ing decisions regarding dis-
trict operations; and serving on
subcommittees as needed.
Applications are due by 5
p.m. Aug. 3 and are available
in the Astoria Transit Center at
900 Marine Drive, in the Sea-
side Transit Kiosk at 1111 N.
Roosevelt Drive and at ride-
thebus.org. For more informa-
tion, contact Mary Parker at
503-861-5370 or mary@ride-
thebus.org
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Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
Over
The Sunset Empire Trans-
portation District Board is
seeking volunteers to serve on
the bus agency’s Transporta-
tion Advisory Committee.
The committee advises the
board on issues involving the
district’s transportation plans,
grants, policies and programs,
with a focus on access for seniors
and riders with disabilities.
The district is hoping for
more representation on the com-
mittee among seniors, people
with disabilities, low-income
residents, employers impacted
by public transit, social equity
advocates, people with limited
English proficiency and others
knowledgeable of public trans-
portation needs.
The seven-person commit-
tee includes five appointed
members, a transportation dis-
trict board member and an
agency staffer. Terms of office
are one or two years, begin in
July and go through June.
Responsibilities
include
a working knowledge of the
July 15, 2018
STEPHENSON, Marjorie J., 99, of Long Beach, Washington, died in Long Beach. Ocean View
Funeral & Cremation Service of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements.
Lakeview
53/92
Ashland
61/98
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DEATH
Ontario
68/100
TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
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
Baker
52/91
County bus agency needs volunteers
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UNDER THE SKY
High
7.6 ft.
8.2 ft.
La Grande
57/92
Roseburg
58/90
Brookings
53/77
Aug 11
John Day
61/93
Bend
53/90
Medford
59/97
Tonight's Sky: Arcturus and Spica are the brightest
stars above western horizon after sunset.
Time
5:59 a.m.
6:56 p.m.
Prineville
52/93
Lebanon
55/87
Eugene
49/87
SUN AND MOON
Full
Pendleton
65/96
The Dalles
65/91
Portland
63/80
Precipitation
Monday ............................................ 0.00"
Month to date ................................... 0.04"
Normal month to date ....................... 0.64"
Year to date .................................... 35.69"
Normal year to date ........................ 36.55"
July 19
SATURDAY
66
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Astoria through Monday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 67°/55°
Normal high/low ........................... 68°/53°
Record high ............................ 87° in 1979
Record low ............................. 38° in 1930
First
FRIDAY
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Increasing clouds with a
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THURSDAY
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