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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2018
Do you think there are ghosts in Astoria?
“Well, I believe in
ghosts, so I believe
there are.”
“I don’t believe in
ghosts.”
Jeanne Nasby,
Astoria
Monica Hubbert,
Seaside
THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK
“I believe that there
are, but haven’t
experienced it yet
— except for my
broken doorbell.
Every now and then
there’s a ding. My house
is from 1885, and I’m waiting …”
Shawna Neumeister, Astoria
Roundtable in Ilwaco
fishes for salmon solutions
Mary Jane Hill
Boise, Idaho
Oct. 28, 1941 – Sept. 21, 2018
Mary Jane Hill passed away on Friday, Sept.
During her professional career, she received
21. She suffered from lupus for many years, but the award for Outstanding American in 1976,
Outstanding Media Director in 1991, Boise Cas-
the immediate cause of her death was a stroke.
Mary Jane was born in Portland, Oregon, on cade’s Excellence in Education Teacher Award in
1986-1987, and was an Idaho States-
Oct. 28, 1941 to Ruben and Doro-
man Distinguished Citizen. She served
thy Kuratli. She spent her early years
on the board of the Women’s and Chil-
in Hillsboro, Oregon, and moved to
dren’s Alliance, and was active in the
Astoria in 1954. She attended Astoria
Idaho Woman’s Charitable Founda-
High School, where she was actively
tion, PEO, and Junior League. She
involved in Rainbow and Job’s Daugh-
ter. She proved her athletic prowess by
loved to read and travel and, when
earning a letter in clam digging. In
her health permitted, she spent hours
1960, she represented Astoria at the
in her garden, which she regarded as
therapy.
Miss Oregon pageant, where she dis-
played her talents as a pianist.
In 1974 she married David Hill,
Mary Jane Hill
She graduated from Astoria High
and shared her love of traveling with
School in 1959, and entered the Uni-
him. They took at least one major trip
versity of Oregon. Since Oregon did
each year, and over the course of their
not offer clam digging as a sport, she was forced marriage visited all seven continents. These trips
to give up her dream of being a professional clam included cruising around South America and
digger, and majored in library science instead, into Antarctica, a safari in Africa, and a trip to
receiving her degree in 1964. She was a mem- China, where they walked along the Great Wall
ber of Pi Beta Phi sorority, and in subsequent and cruised down the Yangtze. They especially
years enjoyed wonderful reunions with her soror- loved traveling in Europe, and were scheduled to
ity sisters.
be there at the time of her death.
After graduation, she was the librarian at Bea-
She was preceded in death by her daugh-
verton High School for three years, during which ter, Amanda, and her parents, Ruben and Doro-
time she commuted to Eugene in the evenings in thy. She is survived by her husband, David; her
order to complete her master’s degree in library brother, Michael Kuratli (Donna); a niece, Alice
Hayes; a nephew, Charlie Hayes; three god-
science.
In 1968 she moved to Boise, Idaho, and for daughters; and two cats.
Her life can be summed up by a line para-
the next 30 years was the librarian at Boise High
School. She would open up the library at 5 a.m. phrased from one of her favorite Broadway musi-
in order to give students a warm place to study cals, “La Cage aux Folles” — “She put herself
and conduct research. One of her fondest memo- last so that you can be first.”
ries was to connect with her former students, and
If you choose, in lieu of flowers, please make
take pride in how well they turned out.
a donation in her memory to your favorite charity.
By LUKE WHITTAKER
Chinook Observer
ILWACO, Wash. — Com-
mercial fishing fleets, once
known for abundant natu-
ral resources and food pro-
duction, are suffering from
increased poverty and food
insecurity.
In response, about 50 state
and local officials, scientists,
researchers, business owners
and fishermen convened Fri-
day for a “Fisheries Roundta-
ble” discussion at the Colum-
bia Pacific Heritage Museum
in Ilwaco. They explored
options to improving coastal
fisheries and the communities
they serve.
Salmon runs in the Colum-
bia River and the Pacific
Ocean once supported a vari-
ety of thriving industries.
Construction of the hydro-
power system, changes in the
ocean food web, large-scale
predation and other problems
have sliced salmon runs down
to a small fraction of their for-
mer grandeur.
At the same time, evolv-
ing fisheries management
philosophies have scaled
back hatchery salmon pro-
duction, just as there is a new
recognition of the impor-
tance of enhancing Chinook
salmon abundance in support
of struggling southern resi-
dent killer whales. The round-
table was organized to begin
formulating a united path
forward.
Concerns
regarding
hatchery funding, predation
issues, catch quotas and pol-
icies were reviewed during
the five-hour meeting. Dis-
cussion addressed the fallout
from malfunctioning fisher-
ies in communities in Pacific,
Grays Harbor and Wahkia-
kum counties, where food
insecurity has increased.
Luke Whittaker/Chinook Observer
Commercial fisherman and clam farmer Ernie Soule
pleaded with U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler for chang-
es to ease the burden on commercial fishermen.
These are communities that
were traditionally food pro-
ducers but are now failing to
feed some families.
“There is a hunger in these
counties,” said Irene Martin, a
historical researcher and Epis-
copal priest in Skamokawa.
“There’s a great irony here,
and it’s not a good one.”
Coalition of Coastal Fish-
eries President Dale Beas-
ley of Ilwaco urged a start to
rebuilding fisheries and the
fishing industry.
“Back in the 1970s, our
Ilwaco fleet brought in over
400,000 salmon,” said Beas-
ley, a retired commercial fish-
erman and crabber. “This past
year was under 30,000.”
The reduced catch in com-
mercial tonnage leads to other
problems in the commu-
nity, including less leverage
for dredge support, vital for
ports in Ilwaco and Chinook.
Only commercial harvests are
counted as incoming freight,
which determines eligibility
for federal dredge funding.
“Our fish processors have
been forced to consolidate
and reduce their workforce,”
Beasley continued. “More
salmon abundance will bring
our communities back from
the brink of extinction.”
Coho Charters owner
Butch Smith of Ilwaco
echoed similar sentiments,
encouraging agencies to
increase hatchery production.
“Today, the pie is hardly
big enough to fight over; we
need to increase stock,” Smith
said. “What we’re doing now
is not working, neither for the
commercial fisheries nor the
tribes, who are losing their
community vitality.”
Discussion
volleyed
between scientists, research-
ers and fishermen, each add-
ing input and experiences,
and suggesting how policies
could be improved.
Commercial fisherman
and clam farmer Ernie Soule
of Nahcotta expressed his dis-
satisfaction with current poli-
cies, pleading for changes to
ease the burden on commer-
cial fishermen who often face
a “fish or go hungry” sce-
nario as a result of increased
regulations.
“I’ve lost my sons,” Soule
said, regarding the deaths of
his two adult sons in May and
in 2015. “It’s time someone
spoke up.”
Jerold Richard ‘Jerry’ VanderPool
Warrenton
April 3, 1941 — Oct. 3, 2018
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
65
44
42
Clear
61
45
Partly sunny
SUNDAY
65
44
Partly sunny
65
45
Sunshine
Plenty of sunshine
Jerold Richard “Jerry” VanderPool, 77, of
Jerry was especially proud of his restored
Warrenton, died on Oct. 3, 2018 in Astoria.
1966 Sunbeam Tiger, and he had many friends in
He was born on April 3, 1941 in Bakersfield, the Sunbeam community.
After moving to Warrenton, Oregon, in 2005,
California, the son of Benjamin and Kathleen De
he became active in the community
Loney VanderPool.
as a volunteer at the Columbia River
Jerry was raised in Bakersfield and
Maritime Museum, donating over
later earned a bachelor’s degree from
1,000 hours of his time.
the University of Redlands in Califor-
nia. He then served in the Air Force
In addition to his wife, Marlene, he
as an air commando, and saw duty
is survived by his son, Jerry, and his
in Vietnam before his honorable dis-
wife, Angela, of Boise, Idaho; son,
charge in 1963.
Jan, and his wife, Sioux, of Bakers-
field, California; and grandchildren,
He then went on to a career as a
Jerry and Eva, also of Boise, Idaho.
police officer with the Bakersfield
By his prior request, there will be
Police Department, and retired in 1997
with the rank of sergeant. He had also Jerold VanderPool no public formal memorial service.
Memorial contributions in his
worked as a 911 dispatcher and as a
memory may be made to the Colum-
tour guide for the state of California at
bia River Maritime Museum, 1792 Marine
the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California.
Jerry was a master mason and member of the Drive, Astoria, OR., 97103.
Please sign our online guest book and share a
Thaddeus Sherman Masonic Lodge No. 196 in
memory at OceanViewAstoria.com
Paso Robles, California.
MEMORIALS
ALMANAC
REGIONAL WEATHER
Tillamook
38/67
Salem
41/70
Newport
44/64
Oct 16
Full
Last
Oct 24
Coos Bay
43/67
New
Oct 31
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
9:26 a.m.
10:05 p.m.
Low
0.9 ft.
-0.7 ft.
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
Hi
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74
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55
82
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79
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89
84
91
80
64
83
76
52
68
63
84
Burns
21/57
Lakeview
26/57
Ashland
40/71
REGIONAL CITIES
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
Hi
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65
68
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Portland
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Seaside
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Vancouver
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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.
Road, Svensen.
Cannon Beach Disaster Animal
Response Team, 7 p.m. 3781 S.
Hemlock.
THURSDAY
Seaside Civic and Convention
Center Commission, 5 p.m., Sea-
side Civic and Convention Center,
415 First Ave.
Gearhart Planning Commission,
6 p.m., 698 Pacific Way, Gearhart.
Warrenton Planning Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., 225 S. Main Ave.
Tuesday’s Lucky Lines: 1-6-9-
13-20-24-25-29
Estimated jackpot: $51,000
Tuesday’s Mega Millions: 20-
22-39-54-60, Mega Ball: 18
Estimated jackpot: $548 million
WASHINGTON
Tuesday’s Daily Game: 1-6-6
Tuesday’s Keno: 07-08-16-17-
18-25-26-35-43-45-48-49-55-57-
68-69-72-76-79-80
Tuesday’s Match 4: 01-10-17-20
LOTTERIES
TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Lo
69
63
43
29
34
56
55
34
75
47
35
62
58
55
78
58
68
71
42
71
43
39
53
46
74
WEDNESDAY
Clatsop County Board of
Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge
Guy Boyington Building, 857
Commercial St.
Wickiup Water District Board,
6:30 p.m., 92648 Svensen Market
Ontario
37/63
Klamath Falls
28/61
Sunday, Oct. 14
PATTERSON, Georgette Ann (Strom) —
Celebration of life dinner at 5 p.m., Nordia
House, 8800 S.W. Oleson Road in Portland.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Baker
25/58
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018
Tonight's Sky: Aquarius, the water bearer, appears
low in the SE at sunset and is visible throughout the
night.
High
8.1 ft.
8.9 ft.
La Grande
31/57
Roseburg
42/72
Brookings
50/74
Nov 7
John Day
30/58
Bend
28/58
Medford
40/73
UNDER THE SKY
Time
3:32 a.m.
3:23 p.m.
Prineville
27/61
Lebanon
38/71
Eugene
38/71
SUN AND MOON
First
Pendleton
33/60
The Dalles
37/66
Portland
44/70
Precipitation
Tuesday ............................................ 0.01"
Month to date ................................... 2.93"
Normal month to date ....................... 1.16"
Year to date .................................... 41.61"
Normal year to date ........................ 41.40"
Sunset tonight ........................... 6:39 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday ........................ 7:27 a.m.
Moonrise today ........................... 9:01 a.m.
Moonset today ........................... 7:57 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 13
CHATTERTON, Thomas Lee — Memorial
and celebration of life at 11 a.m., Our Saviour’s
Lutheran Church, 320 First Ave. in Seaside.
Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs.
ASTORIA
42/65
Astoria through Tuesday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 60°/49°
Normal high/low ........................... 63°/45°
Record high ............................ 82° in 1936
Record low ............................. 31° in 1985
OREGON
Tuesday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 3-4-2-1
4 p.m.: 1-7-3-2
7 p.m.: 8-4-0-5
10 p.m.: 5-4-0-8
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