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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018
What do you think the city of Astoria should do about the homeless camps?
THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK
“If I knew what the
answer was, I would
wriggle my nose and
make it happen.”
“Invest in more compre-
hensive wraparound
social services that
offer affordable and
meaningful housing
alternatives, instead
of specific vouchers. And
instead of criminalizing the camps.”
“Give them jobs. Put
them to work around
the city. Even at mini-
mum wage, they’ll get
self respect and real-
ize they are worthwhile
human beings.”
Tod Jones, Astoria
Stephanie Bereson,
Astoria
Molly Pringle, Astoria
Lawmakers work on fix for
conservation fund renewal
By MATTHEW DALY
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A
popular program that sup-
ports conservation and out-
door recreation projects
across the country expired
after Congress could not
agree on language to extend
it.
Lawmakers from both
parties back the Land and
Water Conservation Fund,
but the program lapsed
Monday amid dispute over
whether its renewal should
be part of a broader package
of land-use and parks bills.
A Senate committee
approved a bill on Tuesday
to permanently reauthorize
the fund and ensure it is fully
paid for.
The Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Commit-
tee voted 16-7 to endorse a
bill offered by Sen. Maria
Cantwell of Washington
state, the panel’s top Demo-
crat. Five Republicans joined
all 11 Democrats to advance
the bill to the full Senate.
Cantwell calls the con-
servation fund “the key tool”
that Congress uses to help
communities “preserve recre-
ation opportunities and make
the most cost-effective use of
the land.”
The committee also
approved a separate bill to
address a growing back-
Candidate forum tonight in Astoria
The Daily Astorian
An election forum fea-
turing candidates for Astoria
mayor and City Council, War-
renton mayor, Clatsop County
commissioner and state House
District 32 is scheduled for 7
p.m. tonight at Astoria High
School, 1001 West Marine
Drive.
Patrick Starnes, the Inde-
eral royalties from offshore
oil and gas drilling to fund
conservation and public rec-
reation projects around the
country. The fund is autho-
rized to collect $900 million
a year but generally receives
less than half that amount
from Congress.
“I can’t think of a better
legacy we can leave for gen-
erations to come than to per-
manently reauthorize” the
conservation fund, Burr said.
Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah,
agreed. Bishop, who chairs
the House Natural Resources
Committee, is a key player on
a range of public lands bills.
He said in a statement that
“LWCF can and will be reau-
thorized,” but said the best
path forward is in a broader
legislative package that
addresses a growing main-
tenance backlog at national
parks and other lands-related
issues.
Bishop and Arizona Rep.
Raul Grijalva, the top Dem-
ocrat on the resources panel,
recently announced a biparti-
san agreement to permanently
reauthorize the LWCF and
address the multibillion-dol-
lar maintenance backlog at
the park service and other
agencies.
The resources panel
approved the bill last month,
but the House adjourned until
mid-November without vot-
ing on it.
log for maintenance proj-
ects at national parks. A bill
led by Republican Sens.
Rob Portman of Ohio and
Lamar Alexander of Tennes-
see would use federal drilling
royalties to create a multibil-
lion-dollar maintenance fund
for parks across the country.
The committee approved
the bill, 19-4, sending it to
the full Senate.
Portman said he has been
concerned about the mainte-
nance backlog — now esti-
mated at about $12 billion —
since he was budget director
under President George W.
Bush more than a decade ago.
“We put something in the
budget to deal with the back-
log, not enough, but Con-
gress has tried in different
ways,” he said. “To me, it’s
about good stewardship. It’s
about saving tax dollars over
the long term with predictable
funding for capital expendi-
tures. “
Portman and other law-
makers also praised the bill
to reauthorize the 54-year-old
conservation fund.
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C.,
called the fund one of the
most popular and effective
programs Congress has ever
created. Congressional inac-
tion has been frustrating, Burr
said, especially since no one
disagrees that the program is
valuable and cost-effective.
The program uses fed-
Portland
June 26, 1923 — Oct. 29, 2018
Geraldine June Beals was born on June 26,
Professionally, Gerrie worked in the school
1923, near Clarks, Nebraska, and died at the age lunch program, the kitchen at Camp Rilea and at
of 95 on Sept. 29 at Willamette View Health Cen- the Johnson Drug Store with Myron. She loved
ter in Milwaukie, Oregon.
garage sales, and restored many items she found
As a girl, she lived on a farm and went to a for her home and for her kids as they left the nest.
After Myron died, she vol-
country school. In 1937, at
unteered at the Red Cross,
the age of 14, Gerrie moved
Flavel House and Loaves
to Corvallis with her fam-
ily and parents, Martin and
and Fishes. She was a long-
time active member of the
Minnie Madison. This was
Astoria Christian Church.
during the Dust Bowl, and
She moved to Willa-
her older brother and rel-
atives had already moved
mette View in 2006 to be
there. Gerrie had three sis-
near her family. She had
ters and five brothers.
mild cognitive impairment
which, over 12 years, pro-
She went to college
Geraldine Beals
gressed to a unique demen-
at Oregon State Univer-
sity and took bookkeeping
tia. She became more
courses. This led to a job at U.S. Bank, and she humorous and loving than ever, and said what
married the bank manager’s son, Myron, a World she thought. Gerrie revealed her talent for art, and
War II pilot who was shot down over Germany her collages were exhibited in the Ageless Art
and was a prisoner of war. Myron and Gerrie program. The comments from staff were heart-
moved to St. Helens, Hillsboro, and then Astoria, warming and they, like family, will miss her now
where Myron was a pharmacist. He died in 1998. that she is gone.
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall
Gerrie is survived by her five kids, Han-
nah-Christie Grandey (Truman), Betty (James see God” is inscribed on Myron and Gerrie’s
Hynson), James (John Stevenson), Linda Hen- headstone at Ocean View Cemetery, where there
derson (Mark) and Ed (Michael Mazzaferro). is a private interment this week.
Funeral arrangements are in the care of
There are five grandchildren: Morgan and Lily
Hynson, Kyiie Henderson and Angela and Carlo Hughes-Ransom Mortuary and Crematory of
Astoria, Oregon (hughes-ransom.com).
Mazzaferro.
ASSAULT
• At 5:19 p.m. Monday, Ethan D. Anderson, 22, of Gearhart, was arrested by Warrenton
police on the 1790 block of Ensign Lane and charged with fourth-degree assault. He allegedly
grabbed and scratched a woman during a domestic dispute.
Gregory Raymond Wilson
Astoria
Aug. 17, 1969 — Sept. 24, 2018
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
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Mostly cloudy
ALMANAC
Periods of rain
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Mostly cloudy with a bit
of rain
Periods of clouds and sun
Tillamook
41/60
First
Salem
42/65
Newport
44/58
Oct 16
Last
Oct 24
Ontario
49/62
Burns
37/58
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
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DEATH
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Lakeview
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Ashland
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Baker City
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Gregory Raymond Wilson passed away on tle-Wilson of Aguanga, California; his mother,
Sept. 24, 2018, after four days of hospital care Florence Peugh, and stepfather, Curtis Peugh, of
for a stroke.
Svensen, Oregon; sister Susan Britton of Norco,
Born Aug. 17, 1969, in Hanford, California, California; brother Douglas (Karla) Wilson of
to William and Florence Wilson, he
Fair Oaks, California; and nieces
was the third of three children.
and nephews Michael Britton and
Gregory was raised in Simi Val-
his family, and Megan and Benjamin
ley, California, and attended Simi
Wilson. Stephanie Pless is the won-
derful woman he planned to spend
Valley schools. He started setting
the rest of his life with. Unfortunately,
tile as a teen in California. It was an
his life ended very suddenly, and too
honor to work at the President Ronald
soon.
Reagan Library in Simi Valley and
Gregory was preceded in death by
Disneyland.
his father, William W. Wilson in 2016.
After moving to Svensen, Ore-
gon, in 2007, Greg fished in Alaska
A memorial service will be held on
for several seasons and locally was Gregory Wilson Oct. 6, 2018, at 2 p.m. at the Knappa
Assembly of God, 41767 Old High-
employed by Scott Utterback at Sim-
ply Tile and more.
way 30, Astoria, Oregon.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Greg loved to ride his Harley, fish, train his
dogs, music, and taking care of Zeke Rose, Assistance League of the Columbia Pacific, 95
whom he was guardian of. Greg had an amaz- Hamburg Ave., Astoria, OR 97103.
ing and lovable personality, which everyone
Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary is in
remembered.
charge of the arrangements. An online guest
Greg is survived by his son, Tanner Lyt- book may be signed at caldwellsmortuary.com
Oct. 2, 2018
STEWARD, Carol Elizabeth, 76, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation
Service of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements.
REGIONAL CITIES
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
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Baker
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Tonight's Sky: The Double Clusters of Perseus is
just below Cassiopeia.
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Brookings
50/61
Oct 31
John Day
45/59
Bend
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Medford
49/68
UNDER THE SKY
High
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7.8 ft.
Prineville
38/62
Lebanon
43/65
Eugene
42/68
Full
Pendleton
38/64
The Dalles
42/66
Portland
46/65
Sunset tonight ........................... 6:52 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday ........................ 7:18 a.m. Coos Bay
Moonrise today ......................... 12:29 a.m. 45/61
Moonset today ........................... 4:04 p.m.
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ASTORIA
42/61
SUN AND MOON
Time
10:30 a.m.
9:57 p.m.
SUNDAY
REGIONAL WEATHER
Precipitation
Tuesday ............................................ 0.03"
Month to date ................................... 0.56"
Normal month to date ....................... 0.22"
Year to date .................................... 39.24"
Normal year to date ........................ 40.46"
Oct 8
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Mostly cloudy
Astoria through Tuesday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 62°/45°
Normal high/low ........................... 65°/46°
Record high ............................ 85° in 1980
Record low ............................. 34° in 1968
New
SATURDAY
Patriot Hall at Clatsop Com-
munity College.
The debate is also free and
open to the public. It will be
moderated by Chris Breit-
meyer, the college’s president.
The events are co-spon-
sored by the American Asso-
ciation of University Women,
Coast Community Radio,
Clatsop Community College
and The Daily Astorian.
Geraldine June Beals
ON THE RECORD
TONIGHT
pendent Party of Oregon’s
nominee for governor, is also
expected to attend.
The forum is free and open
to the public. Attendees will
be able to submit questions
in writing, which will be pre-
sented by moderator Trish
Garner.
A debate between Astoria
mayoral candidates is sched-
uled for 7 p.m. Oct. 10 in
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sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY
Gearhart City Council, 7 p.m.,
698 Pacific Way.
THURSDAY
Northwest Oregon Housing
Authority Board, 10 a.m.,
NOHA office, 147 S. Main Ave.,
Warrenton.
Seaside Parks Advisory Com-
mittee, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989
Broadway.
Tuesday’s Lucky Lines: 4-8-9-
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Tuesday’s Mega Millions:
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