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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2018 Bus carrying U of Washington band rolls onto side on highway GEORGE, Wash. — One of three charter buses carry- ing members of the Univer- sity of Washington marching band to a football showdown at Washington State Univer- sity rolled onto its side Thurs- day on Interstate 90, the Washington State Patrol said. No serious injuries had been reported from the acci- dent that was called in to authorities at 5:26 p.m., Trooper John Bryant told the Seattle Times. A total of 25 students were treated for injuries that were not seri- ous or life-threatening, Bry- ant said. The bus carried 56 people. Troopers, paramedics and deputies from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident, he said. The accident took place on eastbound I-90 at mile post 146, about 3 miles west of George, Bryant said. Road conditions were extremely slippery and icy in spots. The charter buses were headed to the Apple Cup, which is scheduled for today in Pullman. School officials were attempting to load students and equipment from the crashed bus onto the two other charter buses traveling together to continue the trip to Pullman, Bryant said. City of Astoria seeks applicants for volunteer boards, commissions The Daily Astorian The city of Astoria is looking to fill numerous positions on city boards and commissions. Terms on boards such as the Planning Commission, the Budget Committee, the Historic Landmarks Com- mission, the Design Review Committee, the Hospi- tal Authority Board and the Parks and Recreation Board are either vacant or set to expire. The mayor, often in discussion with city council- ors, appoints interested peo- ple to these positions. “These volunteer posi- tions offer citizens the oppor- tunity to play significant roles in the community in a number of ways,” according to a news release from the city manager’s office. Anyone interested in applying can fill submit an Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Sand blows across a dune in Cannon Beach. application to the city man- ager’s office online or in person by 5 p.m., Dec. 17. Appointments will be made at a City Council meeting Jan. 7. Anyone who has ques- tions or needs more informa- tion can contact the mayor’s office at 503-325-5824 or e-mail jbenoit@astoria.or.us. The city welcomes appli- cations at any time for future vacancies. MEMORIAL Saturday, Nov. 24 AIKEN, Ernest William — Funeral service at noon, First Baptist Church, 349 Seventh St. Interment is at Greenwood Cemetery. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. An online guest book is available at caldwellsmortuary.com FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY 53 40 39 A little rain early, then a shower 55 44 ALMANAC Tillamook 40/52 Rain New First Dec 6 Newport 40/53 Coos Bay 41/53 Dec 22 Ontario 35/48 Bend 25/45 Burns 16/39 Klamath Falls 23/44 Lakeview 23/42 Ashland 36/50 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 7:35 a.m. 8:28 p.m. Low 2.6 ft. -1.1 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Today Lo 26 25 43 36 42 23 36 37 40 41 Hi 44 49 55 52 51 46 55 51 53 56 W sh r r r r r r r r r Sat. Lo 16 24 43 36 41 18 32 36 41 40 Hi 42 45 54 51 52 44 51 50 53 55 W pc c c c c pc pc c c c City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 50 50 52 53 52 52 42 52 51 45 Today Lo 33 33 39 41 37 41 29 38 38 25 W sh sh r r r r sn r r sh Hi 49 47 51 48 53 53 37 51 50 47 Sat. Lo W 35 c 28 pc 38 c 39 c 37 c 40 c 26 s 35 c 35 c 22 pc TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Lo 42 27 42 34 35 41 40 4 72 45 35 46 53 49 69 47 58 28 37 28 43 41 55 40 35 Baker 26/42 John Day 32/41 Roseburg 41/48 Brookings 43/55 Tonight's Sky: Vega, Deneb, and Altair, the stars of the Summer Triangle, drop down the western sky this evening. Hi 49 31 49 55 48 44 66 18 82 53 53 65 69 58 80 57 70 31 68 35 52 48 61 50 39 Prineville 26/46 Lebanon 38/51 Medford 36/51 UNDER THE SKY High 8.1 ft. 10.0 ft. La Grande 32/41 Salem 37/53 Full Dec 15 Pendleton 33/47 The Dalles 36/50 Portland 39/51 Eugene 36/51 Sunset tonight ........................... 4:36 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:28 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 5:28 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 7:43 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 Cloudy and breezy with showers Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 39/53 SUN AND MOON Time 2:08 a.m. 1:20 p.m. 56 44 REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.89" Month to date ................................... 3.71" Normal month to date ....................... 7.96" Year to date .................................... 50.44" Normal year to date ........................ 54.18" Nov 29 TUESDAY 57 47 Mostly cloudy, a little rain in the p.m. Mostly cloudy Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 52°/47° Normal high/low ........................... 52°/39° Record high ............................ 64° in 2017 Record low ............................. 22° in 1985 Last MONDAY W pc s pc s r pc pc c pc pc sh s pc r pc pc r s c s r sh r sh s Hi 60 47 49 55 50 49 70 18 83 54 59 67 70 67 83 65 71 50 71 53 61 42 61 49 51 Sat. Lo 43 42 34 24 29 39 43 9 69 41 36 44 54 52 71 45 57 48 44 43 46 20 49 39 40 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W c s c sn pc r s c s r pc s pc pc pc pc pc r s r pc r s c r Dune grading rules are recommended Dune height, vegetation and other factors considered By BRENNA VISSER The Daily Astorian CANNON BEACH — The planning commission has unanimously voted to recom- mend a new foredune manage- ment plan to the City Council. The updated plan, approved Tuesday, is the product of more than a year of work sessions and public testimony, guides how and where dunes can be graded for views, as well as how they should be monitored after the work is done. The revision of the plan was in part prompted by requests made in recent years by residents to remove large amounts of sand, citing issues of sand inundating their prop- erty and lost ocean views. An unprecedented request to remove 73,400 cubic yards in 2014 from a dune north of Ecola Creek made the city consider taking another look at the science and policies of sand removal that had not been updated since the late 1990s. Substantial changes include allowing the use of native grasses in some areas to restabilize the dune after it has been graded and prohibit- ing all mowing and pruning of vegetation. Language requires permit holders to consider the impacts on clams and other shellfish when pushing sand out into the surf. Studies show native grasses tend to create a flatter dune — which would help with views — in com- parison with European beach grass, which has been used since the 1950s and produces more vertical and stable dunes. The commission also increased the dune height requirement to account for projected sea level rise. Cur- rently, the city requires dunes be graded no lower than 4 feet above the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s 100- year base flood elevation rec- ommendation, which adds up to between 27 and 29 feet. The commission added an extra foot after learning FEMA does not account for climate change when calculating these guidelines, and based the change on the National Oce- anic and Atmospheric Admin- istration’s estimate that sea level could rise by 1 ½ feet in the most extreme climate sce- nario by 2040. But the commission rec- ommended these changes with one significant condition: the City Council should question whether grading for views should be done at all. “Dune grading has always kind of been this foregone conclusion,” commissioner Lisa Kerr said. “I’ve never been comfortable with this goal, and I feel like we’ve been just working around this for the past year.” Commissioners have tan- gled with this idea for months, even considering at some points to recommend the issue be put out to a vote in a ballot measure to reach a conclusion. Commissioner Joe Bernt joined Kerr in her concerns, saying he felt part of the rea- son it has taken more than a year to come up with a recom- mended plan stems from the commission’s base hesitancy about whether they support grading for views at all. “We’ve been lobbied to death,” Bernt said, referring to Breakers Point residents in favor of dune grading. “And we still have never gotten to the main issue of this conflict.” The condition, which was introduced at Tuesday’s meet- ing for the first time, would require a major change in the comprehensive plan if the City Council chooses to consider it. It could come as a pleas- ant surprise for groups like Friends of the Dunes, who have long argued grading for views compromises a critical bulwark against storm-dam- age and damages plants and habitat. It could also come as a blow to the Breakers Point Homeowners Association — the area in Cannon Beach most disproportionately affected by sand accretion. Dozens of homeowners tes- tified for months to the plan- ning commission about the effects of sand inundation, and how those who bought homes at Breakers Point were sold property under the idea code allowed the ability to maintain beach access and view. Public hearings on the sub- ject will be reopened when the City Council chooses to review the recommendation. DEATHS Nov. 21, 2018 CARMICKLE, Kenneth, 25, of Eugene, died in Astoria. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary & Cre- matory in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. CUDIAMAT, Jody Laine, 64, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary & Cre- matory in Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. 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