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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2018
If you could go anywhere you wanted for the holidays, where would you go?
“I would probably go
to Hawaii and have
my Christmas there.
Did that one year,
and it was awesome.
It’s really nice there
during the holidays.”
“Anywhere my kids
are. But it would
be nice to be
somewhere tropical
and sunny.”
Terri Opsahl, Astoria
THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK
“We are going on a
cruise with friends
for the holidays. We
are going to Puerto
Rico and the south-
ern Caribbean.”
Linda Long, Astoria
Pamela Hitchman, Astoria
Ernest William Aiken
Lance Sawrey
Astoria
Nov. 12, 1931 — Nov. 20, 2018
Gearhart
Aug. 29, 1956 — Nov. 19, 2018
Ernie Aiken was born in Washington state,
Though food was a delight in his life, base-
and raised in his younger years in Raymond, ball was his true calling and passion! Through
Washington.
the years, as his son and daughters grew, he
He graduated from Raymond High School coached son Ken in Little League and Babe
in 1949, then spent a short time in
Ruth teams, also giving advice and
college before pursuing his minor
coaching to Anita and Irene, who
league baseball professional career
played softball.
in the early 1950s. He married his
He continued for several years in
hometown sweetheart, Nancy, in
Astoria baseball as groundskeeper,
1953.
concessions and field adviser at
Ernie was a logger for a few
Tapiola Park, which later was
years after his professional baseball
named Ernie Aiken Field in his
career ended. He and Nancy moved
honor. Though retired from his lum-
ber career, Ernie never truly retired
to Astoria a few years later, where
from his baseball career, and lived
he joined others in the Aiken fam-
Ernest Aiken
ily working at the Astoria Plywood
out his golden years cheering on
Mill. They soon established a fam-
the purple and gold of Astoria High
ily as son, Ken, and daughters, Anita
School.
and Irene, completed the family group. A cher-
His wife, Nancy, went home to be with the
ished family combination spells their family Lord in March 2015. A loving and devoted
name: A for Anita, I for Irene , K for Kenny, E wife, mother and grandmother, her humble
for Ernie and N for Nancy. Ernie worked at the and quiet devotion to the Lord was an inspi-
plywood mill for close to three decades until ration to her family, as well as others, at First
Baptist Church.
its closure in the late 1980s.
He loved to garden, and he raised his own
Ernie endured several years with a failing
vegetables and often, in season, would have heart and other complications, which recently
a pot boiling ready to throw in the freshly resulted in many weeks away from home
shucked corn. He enjoyed cooking and bak- under hospital and respite care, finally result-
ing from scratch, taking pride in his favorite ing in his passing on Nov. 20. God granted his
dish, apple kuchen, a delicious German recipe final wish to live his last days at his home in
Astoria.
passed down from his grandmother.
With great sadness, we announce the passing weather conditions. Finally, Lance worked at
of Lance Robert Sawrey, 62, who passed away the Clatsop County Historical Society, where
peacefully in his home on Nov. 19, 2018.
he put his interest in history and woodworking
Lance was born on Aug. 29, 1956, in Seat- skills to use at the Flavel House Museum, Her-
itage Museum and the Oregon Film
tle, Washington, to Leonard Edward
Museum.
Sawrey and Hazel Mae Sylvester. The
In 2015, Lance fully retired and
family lived in Seattle for six years,
spent his time relaxing in Gearhart
and then relocated to Southern Cali-
fornia, where Lance attended New-
and vacationing in Hawaii with Lau-
rie. After living there for several years,
port Harbor High School. He grew up
Lance developed a deep appreciation
surfing, playing baseball, and learn-
ing to fly the family plane. His father,
for Hawaiian culture and history. He
enjoyed spending time with his fam-
a retired Navy veteran, flew a PBY in
ily, listening to music, clam digging,
the Korean War and was a commer-
cial pilot, which fueled Lance’s pas-
and riding his motorcycle. Lance was
Lance Sawrey
sion and love of aviation.
an extremely talented woodworker,
At the age of 17, Lance enlisted
and was known to many as the guy
in the Navy during the Vietnam War,
who could fix anything.
and served for four years as a cryptologic tech-
Lance is survived by his wife, Laurie Saw-
nician with tours in Pensacola, Florida, and rey, to whom he was married for 35 years;
Guam.
his daughter, Emma, and future son-in-law,
Lance joined the Coast Guard in 1980 as an Dustin; his son, Robert, and daughter-in-law,
aviation mechanic, where he flew many search Kylene, and grandchildren Robert, Makaila and
and rescue missions. He began his tour at Air Anthony.
Everyone who knew Lance will remember
Station Astoria in Oregon, where he met his
wife and best friend, Laurie Petersen, a native him as a fun-loving, storytelling, down-to-earth
Astorian. Lance was stationed at several loca- guy, and he will be greatly missed. He lived a
tions around the country, including Air Sta- full life of adventure and love; his memory will
tion Astoria, Oregon, Air Station Barbers Point, live on through those who knew him.
A celebration of life gathering will be held
Hawaii, and Air Station Brooklyn, New York.
After serving 16 years in the Coast Guard, at the Heritage Museum in Astoria on Sunday,
Lance retired in 1996 in Astoria, Oregon. Fol- Dec. 9, from 1 to 3 p.m.
lowing his tenure in the Coast Guard, he worked
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made
as a mechanic at Lektro and Clatsop County to Lower Columbia Hospice or the Clatsop
Public Works. A few years later, he was fly- County Historical Society in his name.
ing again, as he joined the team at Arctic Air
Lance will be laid to rest at the National
and supported the Columbia River Bar Pilots. Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific located at
He was responsible for hoisting the pilot down Punchbowl Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Hughes-Ransom Mortuary and Crematory is
to the ship deck, and making sure the helicop-
ter was maintained and ready for dangerous in charge of the arrangements.
ON THE RECORD
Assault
• At 1:56 a.m. Tuesday, Michelle Iwany-
lo-Brugh, 22, of Astoria, was arrested by Asto-
ria police on the 3680 block of Duane Street
and charged with fourth-degree assault. She
allegedly punched a man several times in the
face during a domestic dispute.
DUII
• At 7:02 p.m. Monday, Edwin Fran-
cis Thatcher, 61, of Astoria, was arrested by
Astoria police on the 90 block of West Marine
Drive and charged with driving under the
influence of intoxicants. His blood alcohol
content was 0.27 percent.
Janet C. McAllister
CORRECTION
Cannon Beach
Sept. 27, 1937 — Nov. 10, 2018
Company wrong — A story on 1A Tuesday incorrectly identified Astoria Maker Industries
as the company that refurbished and leased out the Van Dusen Building in Astoria. The Astoria
Studio Collective is responsible for the buildout and leasing.
BIRTH
Nov. 16, 2018
BIOLATTO, Luca and AUDAGNA, Guido, of Portland, a boy, Fabio Audagna, born at
Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Grandparents are Rosanna Bernabeo and Luciana For-
mica of Torino, Italy.
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
51
40
39
Occasional rain and
drizzle
ALMANAC
49
33
Mostly cloudy with a
little rain
Sunny to partly cloudy
Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs.
ASTORIA
39/51
Tillamook
39/53
New
Salem
41/51
Newport
42/53
Dec 6
Coos Bay
43/53
Full
Dec 15
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
12:15 p.m.
none
Low
3.1 ft.
Ontario
31/47
Burns
21/39
Klamath Falls
28/44
Lakeview
25/41
Ashland
40/50
REGIONAL CITIES
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
Hi
43
47
55
53
51
46
54
52
53
57
Today
Lo
27
26
46
39
43
28
36
41
42
43
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r
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Hi
43
42
54
50
50
44
50
51
53
54
Thu.
Lo
27
29
42
39
42
28
35
39
42
42
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City
Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
50
53
52
54
54
52
45
54
51
47
Today
Lo
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41
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Hi
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Thu.
Lo
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37
41
41
40
42
32
41
41
26
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
Hi
46
45
28
60
30
32
70
16
83
32
40
70
68
54
65
43
64
44
61
42
37
47
61
52
41
Baker
27/43
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018
Tonight's Sky: At dawn, Venus at greatest bright-
ness of mag -4.7.
Today
Lo
32
36
25
33
24
26
44
10
69
27
27
51
58
45
48
33
53
36
35
32
32
34
54
44
30
La Grande
31/43
Roseburg
41/49
Brookings
46/55
Dec 22
John Day
31/45
Bend
26/42
Medford
36/50
UNDER THE SKY
High
8.0 ft.
7.9 ft.
Prineville
27/45
Lebanon
38/50
Eugene
39/50
First
Pendleton
36/46
The Dalles
35/46
Portland
41/51
Sunset tonight ........................... 4:33 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday ........................ 7:35 a.m.
Moonrise today ........................ 10:42 p.m.
Moonset today ......................... 12:32 p.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
49
34
Rain at times
SUN AND MOON
Time
6:31 a.m.
5:53 p.m.
SUNDAY
REGIONAL WEATHER
Precipitation
Tuesday ............................................ 0.13"
Month to date ................................... 5.44"
Normal month to date ....................... 9.95"
Year to date .................................... 52.17"
Normal year to date ........................ 56.17"
Nov 29
51
38
Rather cloudy
Astoria through Tuesday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 58°/55°
Normal high/low ........................... 51°/38°
Record high ............................ 63° in 2002
Record low ............................. 19° in 1896
Last
SATURDAY
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Hi
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73
18
84
42
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61
64
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74
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64
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60
51
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Thu.
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33
29
30
27
33
50
7
73
36
27
48
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61
64
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62
34
40
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37
34
51
42
35
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.
Janet C. “Jan” (Bullock) McAllister died in Type 1 diabetes, she would exercise and walk
Cannon Beach, Oregon, on Saturday, Nov. 10, continuously. She would walk with her daugh-
ter, Anne, frequently, having engaging conver-
2018, at the age of 81.
Jan is survived by her daughters, Anne sations about life, people she had met over the
years, and the vibrance of nature. That
Kathryn Palamides and Kathleen
is why she fell in love with Oregon.
Mary McAllister, both of Los Ange-
les. Anne has two children, Emilie
Jan was very creative, and fixed
up her cottage-style homes in both
and Glenn Palamides; and Kathleen
Los Angeles and Cannon Beach. She
has two children, Victoria and Sarah
had an eye for color, vibrant fashion,
Assad.
and décor. She also liked to cook, and
Jan was born and raised in the
was a tour de force in the kitchen,
San Fernando Valley. She gradu-
ated from Van Nuys High School in
with a devotion to comfort food her
1955, alongside schoolmates Rob-
entire family enjoyed. Ever the per-
ert Redford and Natalie Wood. She
fectionist, she would wash and iron
attended the University of California, Janet McAllister her professional outfits the evening
before, to make sure her next day was
Los Angeles, where she majored in
the very best.
anthropology, and later went on to get
After moving to Oregon, she became more
her elementary education certificate from Cali-
fornia State University, Northridge.
engaged with the grandchildren. Nothing would
She had a brief career as a grammar school stop her from giving advice, helping them with
teacher and as an airline hostess. While work- their homework, remembering their birthdays,
ing, Jan met her husband, John McAllister. or telling their parents what works best. She
They had two children, Anne and Katie. After would always say, “That’s what Grammys do.”
A funeral is scheduled for Dec. 14 at 10 a.m.,
six years of marriage they divorced, and Jan
decided to re-enter the workforce. She worked in Cannon Beach, at the Cannon Beach Com-
as an advertising account executive at the Los munity Church, with a reception to follow. Pas-
Angeles Times, and later fulfilled one of her tor David Robinson will officiate the ceremony.
lifelong dreams of becoming a print model for All are welcome to celebrate Jan’s life.
Condolences may be sent to The Palamides
the Nina Blanchard Agency. Eventually, Jan
decided to move to the Oregon Coast. Once in Family, 106 N. Citrus Ave., Los Angeles, CA.,
Oregon, Jan expanded her career and became a 90036.
Memorial donations in memory of Janet
real estate agent.
One thing you can say about Jan was that can be made to the Cannon Beach Community
she dressed impeccably. She was very sophisti- Church Compassion/Deacon Fund, P.O. Box
cated, and carried herself well. Though she had 37, Cannon Beach, OR., 97110.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
THURSDAY
Clatsop County Recreational
Lands Planning and Advisory
Committee, 1 to 3 p.m., fourth
floor, 800 Exchange St.
Clatsop Soil and Water Conser-
vation District Board, 6 p.m., an-
nual meeting, Grace Community
Baptist Church, 1195 Irving Ave.
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