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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 Oregon now has a hypoxia Lawsuit seeks return of season, just like a wildfire forced union fees in Oregon season, say researchers SALEM — Seeking the return of millions of dollars of forced union fees, 12 Ore- gon public employees filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the state’s three larg- est public sector unions, a smaller union, and affiliates. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that government workers can’t be required to Kristian FODEN-VENCIL Oregon Public Broadcasting Scientists say warming ocean temperatures mean Oregon’s coastal waters now have a low-oxygen season, or hypoxia season, just as the state’s forests have a fire season. Hypoxia is a condition in which the ocean water close to the sea floor has such low lev- els of dissolved oxygen that the organisms living down there die. Some of the first signs came in 2002 when dead crabs were hauled up in crab pots. Since then, scientists and crabbers say things have worsened. “We can now say that Ore- gon has a hypoxia season much like the wildfire season,” said Francis Chan, co-chair of the West Coast Ocean Acidi- fication and Hypoxia Science Panel. “Every summer we live on the knife’s edge and during many years we cross the threshold into danger — including the past two years. When oxygen levels get low enough, many marine organ- isms who are place-bound, or cannot move away rapidly enough, die of oxygen star- vation,” he said. “Hypoxia is something we rarely saw throughout the 20th century, but have seen almost annually since the year 2002.” The low-oxygen condi- tions are caused by warmer ocean temperatures. Those trigger excessive phytoplank- ton blooms, and when those organisms die they sink to the ocean bottom and suck the oxygen out of the water. Exacerbating the problem is the lack of mixing ocean waters, as changing wind pat- terns have led to stratification of ocean layers. Oregon State University oceanographer and co-chair of the Oregon Coordinating Council on Ocean Acidifica- tion and Hypoxia, Jack Barth, is collecting data to draw the first hypoxia maps of Oregon’s coast. “We’re actually seeing real interest from the fishing PRINEVILLE — Face- book announced it will build two more buildings at its data center outside the Central Ore- gon town of Prineville, grow- ing it to the size of 66 football fields. The California social media company said Thursday it expects the expansion to come AP Photo/Don Ryan An expanse of beach near Rockaway is shown from Nea-kah-nie Mountain. community. They know how to look at our data and say, ‘Where are the layers in the ocean? Where is the high and low oxygen?’” Barth said. Some Oregonians who make their living from the sea have been aware of the problem for a long time and brought it to the attention of researchers, Barth said. lihoods. And they have been working with scientists ever since.” Those same industries alerted people to a different problem — ocean acidifica- tion — in 2007. The Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery on Netarts Bay experienced mas- sive die-offs of larval oysters. That threatened to destroy the hatchery’s entire operation. OSU researchers Burke Hales and George Waldbusser responded and found the prob- lem was highly acidified water and that the hatchery could mitigate it by drawing water from the bay at certain times of the day, or treating the water to lower its corrosiveness. Further research found acidification didn’t destroy oyster shells but prevented them from developing in the first place. “Scientists from Oregon State have been involved since day one on both the emerging challenges of coastal ocean hypoxia and ocean acidifica- tion,” said Caren Braby, marine resources program manager at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and co-chair of the Oregon Ocean Acidifica- tion and Hypoxia Council. Scientists say rising levels of carbon dioxide, attributed to the burning of fossil fuels, are major drivers of increased ocean acidification. In its first biannual report to the Legislature, Oregon’s Hypoxia Council said the state needs more monitoring and policy direction on this problem. ‘Scientists from Oregon State have been involved since day one on both the emerging challenges of coastal ocean hypoxia and ocean acidification.’ Caren Braby, marine resources program manager at ODFW “Scientists keep saying that the ocean is changing along with the climate, and people are beginning to get in tune,” Barth said. “They see the heat waves and all the smoke from wildfires and are beginning to realize that this is something different. “The crabbing and the oys- ter industries were ahead of the curve. They were among the first to notice that the ocean just off our coast is changing and was affecting their live- SATURDAY SUNDAY 53 ALMANAC Astoria Dec. 17, 1919 — July 6, 2018 Abundant sunshine Tillamook 58/64 Partly sunny and nice Last Salem 57/69 Newport 54/62 Oct 2 Coos Bay 57/65 First Oct 8 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 6:38 a.m. 6:48 p.m. Low 0.0 ft. 1.5 ft. Burns 35/73 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 80 81 66 77 65 80 86 76 64 67 Today Lo 41 47 52 54 56 38 51 56 54 54 W pc pc pc pc sh s s pc pc pc Hi 73 66 65 70 63 73 76 69 62 66 Sat. Lo 40 36 49 43 51 36 50 46 46 48 W c pc pc c sh pc pc sh c c City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima W pc pc pc pc pc t pc sh s t pc s s pc sh pc t c r pc t s s c pc Hi 90 71 67 86 68 67 82 50 87 67 72 99 86 77 90 79 89 75 70 77 73 88 71 67 77 Sat. 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LOTTERIES Lakeview 35/75 Ashland 50/75 TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 90 72 78 78 66 84 84 54 88 86 72 97 82 92 89 92 90 74 74 79 83 83 77 72 80 Assaulting a public safety officer • At 2:52 a.m. Thursday, Jeremiah O’Ro- urke, 42, of Beaverton, was arrested by Sea- side police at Providence Seaside Hospital and charged with assaulting a public safety offi- cer, two counts of harassment, two counts of Ontario 48/81 Klamath Falls 38/73 Crystal Virginia Stephens, a daughter of two story there, that will remain forever a mystery. She was proud of her huge collection of salt- pioneer Oregon families, died in Astoria on July and-pepper shakers and decorative spoons, sent to 6, 2018, at the age of 98. A self-professed “tough Eastern Oregon her from far away places by friends and relatives. She was proud to be known as a thrifty ranch girl,” she was born in Mitchell, person who didn’t throw much away. Wheeler County, Oregon, Dec. 17, She traveled to Alaska and 1919, to Lossie Tilman Howard and Hawaii, and occasionally took the Golda Frances Howard, born Kee- ton. Her mother died in 1971, and bus to Reno, where she enjoyed the shows and collected mementos, care- her father in 1987, both in Roseburg, fully annotated with the place and Oregon. date collected, and appropriate notes Crystal was the second oldest relevant to the occasion. and the first girl among her six sib- lings. They were a ranching fam- Her siblings, of whom she was the ily, and hard work was a way of life. last survivor, included Darrell, Til- After graduating from Mitchell High Crystal Stephens ford, twins Raymond and Rachael, Ralph, and Reatha, all born in Mitch- School, she moved to Westport to ell between 1916 and 1930. work for a family friend at the West- port Hotel. Crystal was proud of the Oregon pioneer her- In 1940, she and James (Jim) Howard Ste- itage of the Keeton and Howard families. She phens of Fossil, Oregon, were married. They was fiercely independent all her adult life, liv- then moved to Astoria, where Jim worked as a ing alone at her homes on Franklin Avenue and saw filer at the wartime shipyards, helping build Clatsop Avenue. She often visited the Astoria wooden minesweepers. He then served as a Senior Center, and was dismayed that she out- lieutenant at the Astoria Fire Department. Their lived so many of her dear friends. She spent her last years comfortably at Astor Place assisted son Dennis was born in 1942. Crystal lived in Astoria for the rest of her long living home. She is preceded in death by her parents; by life. After their divorce in 1945, she worked as a waitress, then as a telephone operator for Pacific niece Cindy Nedry; and nephews Dean Howard, Northwest Bell in Astoria, retiring in 1975. She Howard Miller, Bruce Miller and Neil Miller. She is survived by a son, Dennis, of Fair- told vivid stories of serving as a marine operator during dangerous winter storms, working with banks, Alaska; and nieces and nephews Judy fishing boats and ships crossing the Columbia Hartwell of Edmonton, Canada, Susan Beguin of Spokane, Washington, David Beguin of Ala- River Bar. She was a longtime member of Women of bama, Tami Hanson of Ponoka, Alberta, Can- the Moose and of the Rebekahs, a fraternal ada, Lisa Davis of Roseburg, Oregon, Vicky order associated with the Independent Order of Huber of Porterville, California, Lossie How- ard of Wyoming, Cande Vanasen of Porter- Odd Fellows. She was fond of classic movies, and was a ville, California, Terry Barnett of Bakersfield, particular fan of Cary Grant. She loved coun- California, JoAnne Grant of Resaca, Georgia, try and western music, and had a large collec- Darrell Howard of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, Brandt tion of 78 rpm records. Among her memora- Howard of Okanogan, Washington, and Ginger bilia was an autograph by the popular country Nedry of Prineville, Oregon. A graveside service was held at Greenwood singer/songwriter Lefty Frizzell, dated “Rose- burg, Ore. Nov. 15, 1952,” in her careful hand- Cemetery on Sept. 15, 2018. writing, on the back of half a torn citation issued Donations may be made in Crystal’s memory by the Chief of Police in Astoria. The ticket was to the Clatsop County Animal Shelter, 1315 S.E. issued to “Arthur F.,” not to Crystal. There’s a 19th St., Warrenton OR 97146 (503-861-0737). ON THE RECORD Baker 41/73 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Tonight's Sky: The Milky Way arcs high across the east as darkness falls, and directly overhead later on. Today Lo 72 63 53 51 43 53 61 41 74 57 46 77 62 71 79 69 76 68 56 68 57 55 54 58 72 La Grande 48/68 Roseburg 57/70 Brookings 51/65 Oct 16 John Day 47/71 Bend 47/66 Medford 51/76 UNDER THE SKY High 7.5 ft. Prineville 47/69 Lebanon 57/69 Eugene 54/70 New Pendleton 54/71 The Dalles 55/71 Portland 59/71 Sunset tonight ........................... 7:15 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:02 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 6:06 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 3:19 a.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 71 50 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 53/65 SUN AND MOON Time 12:59 p.m. none Some sun servers, was the site of Face- book’s first data center, which opened in 2011. The expansion will make the Prineville data center the biggest, a spokeswoman said. The company also has them in Forest City, North Carolina; Lulea, Sweden; and Altoona, Iowa. Crystal Stephens TUESDAY 67 49 online in 2020. In a statement, Facebook said this new construction will bring its total Prineville foot- print to more than 3.2 million square feet, representing an additional investment of $750 million. Prineville, where cool high-desert evenings cool the OBITUARIES REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.01" Month to date ................................... 1.95" Normal month to date ....................... 1.26" Year to date .................................... 38.23" Normal year to date ........................ 39.36" Sep 24 65 48 A thick cloud cover with spotty showers Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 66°/47° Normal high/low ........................... 67°/49° Record high ............................ 86° in 2014 Record low ............................. 40° in 1985 Full MONDAY 65 48 Mostly cloudy with a shower collected in recent years from thousands of public sector employees who left their unions or never joined. Defendants include the Service Employees Inter- national Union; American Federation of State, Local, and Municipal Employees; and the Oregon Education Association. Facebook growing its data center in Oregon FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT contribute to labor groups. The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foun- dation, which was involved in the Supreme Court case, is handling the Oregon case and 200 others across the country. 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