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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018
What shopping options would you like to see added to downtown Astoria?
“I would like a Ha-
waiian restaurant.
You have to drive
to Portland for
that.”
“A nice phở restaurant would be
good. And I really miss consign-
ment shops. They’re awesome
— they have a variety of differ-
ent clothes that fit everyone’s
palate, and different designers.
And, you get a lot for your buck. It’s
kind of like Christmas.”
“I’d really like
another bookstore.
Something with
more variety.”
Mike Sahlberg,
Astoria
THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Sara Jenks, Astoria
Stefanie Schneider, Astoria
Audit finds major disasters
threaten pension system
By CLAIRE
WITHYCOMBE
Capital Bureau
SALEM — The state’s
public pension agency isn’t
prepared for a major disaster
like an earthquake or flood,
and Oregonians’ personal
information could be at risk
if the agency doesn’t do more
to protect its systems from
attacks, state auditors say.
More than 365,000 Ore-
gonians are in the Public
Employees Retirement Sys-
tem, which pays about $310
million in pensions every
month.
The long-criticized sys-
tem is facing $25.3 billion
in unfunded retirement obli-
gations, making it a peren-
nial point of contention in the
Legislature and on the cam-
paign trail.
But a report released
today by Secretary of State
Shirley Loretta Irvin
Warrenton
Dec. 28, 1931 — Oct. 23, 2018
Shirley Loretta Irvin lived a full life, which hot cup of coffee and food.
Shirley spent decades developing her skill in
ended on Oct. 13 at 7:40 p.m. surrounded by fam-
ily members who adored her. She was 86 years wood carving. She is survived by hundreds of
old.
hand carved Santas, many gifted over the years
Born Dec. 28, 1931, in Seaside,
to friends and family. Shirley loved
Christmas, gardening, the daily cross-
Oregon, to Virgie Shultz and Roy
word and playing bridge with friends.
“Hap” Magnuson, Shirley grew up
As a devoted member of the War-
with her younger sisters, Kay and
renton Christian Church, Shirley was
Ginger, who survive her. Her older
on a first-name basis with Jesus. At the
brother, Donald, preceded her in death
end of her life, she spoke often about
during childhood.
seeing Jack in heaven.
Shirley graduated from Warren-
ton High School in 1949, and later that
Shirley is survived by a son, Don-
ald H. Irvin; two daughters and sons-
summer she married her high school
in-law, Marleen and Paul Torian, and
sweetheart, Jack Irvin. The two, who
Shirley Irvin
Kathy Irvin and Mike Fiske; six grand-
had met in an ice cream parlor, married
children; and 11 great-grandchildren.
on Aug. 26, 1949, beginning 64 years
A son, Roy Irvin, four grandchildren,
of marriage, until his death in 2003.
Shirley worked for the first few decades of and her cat, Minnie, preceded her in death.
We love you a hundred million, Shirley.
her marriage. First, at the cannery and then as
A memorial service will be held for Shirley at
an operator at the phone company. Finally, after
she and Jack moved to Portland, she worked as Warrenton Christian Church on Friday, Oct. 19,
waitress at Dan & Louie’s Oyster Bar for over 15 2018, at 12 p.m. All are welcome, just as they
years. Her wages first paid for the family’s gro- were at Shirley’s home throughout her life.
ceries, then made the car payment.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Of course, Shirley also spent her energy rais- Astoria Rescue Mission, 62 W. Bond St., Asto-
ing four kids, and keeping her husband Jack on his ria, OR., 97103.
Funeral arrangements are in the care of
toes. Eventually, Jack’s wages increased to be able
to cover family expenses and in 1974, Shirley’s Hughes-Ransom Mortuaries & Crematory in
desire to be a stay-at-home mother became reality. Astoria. Visit the online memorial tribute to
Shirley is best known for her loving spirit and sign the guest book, share a favorite memory or
total devotion to her husband and family. Anyone upload photos at hughes-ransom.com and fb.me/
who entered her home would be greeted with a hughesransommortuary
Dennis Richardson said
PERS is also beleaguered by
a lack of planning for criti-
cal information technology
projects.
Auditors found that the
agency couldn’t restore its IT
systems after a disaster.
A major disaster —
depending on how long crit-
ical systems are unavailable
— could threaten the agen-
cy’s ability to issue payments
on time or to the right people.
Elderly Astoria man missing
transportation to travel, Asto-
ria Police Chief Geoff Spald-
ing said in a Facebook post.
Martinez is reported to
be about 6 feet tall and 150
pounds. He was last seen
wearing a hat with a Mexican
flag on it, gray jacket, black
jeans and black shoes. Mar-
tinez’s primary language is
Spanish.
Anyone who may have
information about his where-
abouts can contact the Asto-
ria Police Department at
503-325-4411.
The Daily Astorian
An elderly Astoria man
with early onset Alzheimer’s
has been missing since Tues-
day morning.
Ruben Rodriguez Marti-
nez, 76, was last seen near his
residence on the 100 block of
Duane Street. Martinez has a
history of wandering around
town before being picked up
by family or returning home
on his own, according to the
Astoria Police Department.
He may be using public
Ruben Rodriguez Martinez
Susan Deanne Ellis-Vaughn
Astoria
July 24, 1969 — Oct. 11, 2018
County to participate in Great ShakeOut
The Daily Astorian
Clatsop County will join
other communities across
the U.S. in the Great Shake-
Out on Thursday morning.
Starting at 10:19 a.m.,
county Emergency Manage-
ment will organize a drill for
an earthquake with an 8.0
magnitude. Other organiza-
tions such as schools are also
scheduled to participate.
The
drill
typically
involves ducking and cov-
ering for a few minutes
before evacuating to higher
ground.
Brownson to hold meet-and-greet event
a.m. Saturday at 3 Cups Coffee House, 279
W. Marine Drive.
Residents are invited to discuss city
issues.
The Daily Astorian
Astoria City Councilor Tom Brownson is
holding a “Meet Your Councilor” event at 9
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
61
44
45
Partly cloudy
Mostly sunny
ALMANAC
Mostly sunny
Last
Salem
40/76
Newport
47/61
Oct 31
Coos Bay
45/62
First
Nov 7
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
3:25 a.m.
3:48 p.m.
Low
1.2 ft.
3.2 ft.
Oct. 17, 2018
BOYLE, Dorothy Isabelle, 104, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary of
Astoria is in charge of the arrangements.
Ontario
35/69
Burns
22/68
BIRTH
Klamath Falls
29/72
Lakeview
25/70
Ashland
46/78
REGIONAL CITIES
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
Hi
68
70
65
79
68
71
82
76
69
67
Today
Lo
28
35
50
39
46
29
42
41
47
46
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Hi
70
73
65
76
60
72
80
74
61
62
Thu.
Lo
29
37
50
39
45
30
42
43
46
46
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City
Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
70
65
76
82
78
71
64
78
74
67
Today
Lo
37
38
45
44
40
44
37
41
41
33
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Hi
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73
79
76
62
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76
72
70
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44
42
44
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36
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Lo
54
37
31
35
37
29
46
31
73
32
39
56
60
47
78
42
66
39
49
40
37
42
51
47
44
DEATH
Baker
28/70
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018
Tonight's Sky: Before midnight, Aries, the Ram, is
high in the eastern night sky.
Hi
73
63
50
55
54
51
56
49
86
55
61
73
83
68
89
67
81
60
65
63
60
61
71
70
68
La Grande
36/69
Roseburg
44/79
Brookings
49/68
Nov 15
John Day
40/71
Bend
35/73
Medford
42/80
UNDER THE SKY
High
6.8 ft.
6.6 ft.
Prineville
33/75
Lebanon
42/75
Eugene
39/76
New
Pendleton
38/69
The Dalles
38/74
Portland
45/73
Sunset tonight ........................... 6:26 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday ........................ 7:36 a.m.
Moonrise today .......................... 3:33 p.m.
Moonset today .......................... 12:10 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
Sunshine and patchy
clouds
Sunshine and pleasant
Tillamook
41/65
SUN AND MOON
Time
10:09 a.m.
9:28 p.m.
62
46
Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs.
ASTORIA
45/61
Precipitation
Tuesday ............................................ 0.00"
Month to date ................................... 2.93"
Normal month to date ....................... 2.39"
Year to date .................................... 41.61"
Normal year to date ........................ 42.63"
Oct 24
SUNDAY
66
45
REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Tuesday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 77°/44°
Normal high/low ........................... 61°/44°
Record high ............................ 77° in 2018
Record low ............................. 33° in 1983
Full
SATURDAY
60
44
W
pc
s
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pc
c
pc
pc
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pc
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Hi
72
48
55
62
62
51
57
46
87
55
61
77
86
63
88
62
79
49
57
51
60
63
71
68
56
Thu.
Lo
51
36
42
39
46
37
48
31
73
36
47
58
61
47
79
42
71
40
49
37
43
40
54
48
42
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
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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.
Susan Deanne Ellis-Vaughn passed away on by her daughter, Brittany, and son, Forrest; step-
Oct. 11, 2018 from breast cancer at the age of 49. sons, Kai Jr. and Kolebey; parents, Don and Eula
She was surrounded by family and friends in the Ellis, of Warrenton; sister, Lori (Jim) Hackwith,
of Warrenton; brother, Dennis (Wende) Ellis,
days leading up to her death.
of Portland, Oregon; brother, Dono-
Susan was born in Astoria, Oregon,
van Kaufman, of Springfield, Oregon;
on July 24, 1969, to Donald Gene and
sister, Kathy (Ken) Looper, of Fon-
Eula Mae (Wyatt) Ellis. She attended
tana, California; sister, Christine Ellis-
both grade school and high school in
Miller, of Garrett, Indiana; nieces and
Warrenton, Oregon, graduating in
nephews, Amber, Cameron, Riley,
1987. She played volleyball, basket-
ball, took dance lessons and enjoyed
Julia, Lacey, Minnie, Millie, Kristin,
her friends, especially Noelle and
Kevin, Kayla and Josh; and numerous
Heather. She had a black Pomeranian
aunts, uncles, cousins, great-nieces and
nephews and friends.
dog, Tweekie, who was her best buddy
Susan loved spending time camp-
growing up.
Susan
ing with her family, reading, garden-
Her professional career included
Ellis-Vaughn
ing and being with her precious bea-
working at Wauna Federal Credit
gle dogs. Susan will be greatly missed
Union, the Clatsop County Court-
house, Astoria School District and most recently by all who were fortunate to enjoy her warm
the Warrenton-Hammond School District. She smile, contagious laugh, quick wit and everlast-
was a beloved secretary at the Warrenton Grade ing friendship.
A celebration of life will be held Saturday, Oct.
School the past six years. She had a special gift
for making all who crossed her path feel special 27, 2018, at Warrenton High School, from 1 to 3
and loved, especially all the students at the school. p.m.
Memorial donations may be made
Her most loved job of all, though, was being
a mom and taking care of her home and family. to Gofundme.com under “Susan’s Can-
She fell in love and married her soul mate, Kai cer Treatment” in Warrenton, Oregon (bit.ly/
Vaughn, on Oct. 5, 1996. They were blessed with SusanVaughn).
Funeral arrangements are in the care of
twins Forrest and Brittany on Jan. 9, 1998, who
were the light of her life, and she was so proud of Hughes-Ransom Mortuaries and Crematory in
Astoria. Visit the online memorial tribute at hughes-
the young adults they have become.
In addition to her husband, Kai, she is survived ransom.com and fb.me/hughesransommortuary
Oct. 10, 2018
LEEDY, Kristine and Ryan, of Astoria, a boy, Ryder Charlez Edward Leedy, born at Columbia
Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Older siblings are Izaiah, Jazzmine and Zoë Leedy. Grandparents are
Dorothy and John Schmidt, Kenny Shalvey, Janith Wright and Tom and Lauri Leedy.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
THURSDAY
Seaside Transportation Advisory Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway.
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