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A2 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2018 In farm bill, a familiar fi ght over wildlife management Delegation divided over logging By JEFF MAPES Oregon Public Broadcasting Congress passed a new farm bill last week that also contains several provisions aimed at reducing the sever- ity of Western wildfi res. And that left the Oregon delega- tion divided along familiar battle lines. U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, a Republican who represents fi re-prone eastern Oregon, criticized Democrats in the Senate for blocking provi- sions that would have eased environmental rules on logging. “(W)hen we’re losing towns and people and fi re- fi ghters, and our communi- ties are choked with smoke, we can do better,” Walden said on the House fl oor. He wound up voting for what Bradley W. Parks/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Eagle Creek Fire as seen from the Bonneville Fish Hatchery in 2017. he said was overall a “pretty good bill” that authorizes a wide range of agricultural programs. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, said he success- fully pushed to increase the amount of money for for- est-thinning projects over- seen by collaborative groups from $40 million to $80 million. “The process involves bringing together all kinds of different stakeholders to work out a plan” for thinning and brush removal projects, Merkley said in an interview. “And that keeps it out of the courts.” He argued that the Repub- lican proposals would have taken logging on federal lands “back to authorizing clearcuts on a massive scale with basically no environ- mental review.” He argued this would worsen the prob- lem by allowing the removal of larger, more fi re-resis- tant trees, opening the way for denser forests that burn hotter. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, said in a state- ment that the farm bill con- tains “proven wildfi re approaches.” And he said the “provisions Congress- man Walden is complain- ing about failing to get in the most recent farm bill were simply masking a Repub- lican Christmas wish list for further environmental degradation.” The House version of the farm bill would have dou- bled — to 6,000 acres — the size of logging projects exempted from environ- mental review. And it also included provisions to allow additional salvage logging in FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 55 45 47 Windy with rain, heavy at times Rain tapering to a couple of showers ALMANAC Last Salem 49/57 Newport 49/55 First Jan 5 Jan 13 Baker 35/42 Ontario 35/45 Bend 41/54 Burns 26/43 Klamath Falls 35/46 Lakeview 28/41 Ashland 44/54 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 3:02 a.m. 4:22 p.m. Low 2.5 ft. 1.2 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 42 47 53 53 52 45 53 53 52 55 Today Lo 35 41 49 48 49 35 42 48 49 49 W sn c c r r c c r r r Hi 42 54 55 56 54 46 55 56 55 57 Tues. Lo 34 34 46 45 47 34 40 46 47 47 W c r r r r r r r r r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 52 54 54 53 54 52 43 54 53 46 Today Lo 46 45 49 47 49 49 38 48 48 40 W r c r r r r c r r c Hi 52 55 56 56 57 55 47 56 56 51 Tues. Lo 42 42 46 44 47 47 36 45 46 37 W r r r r r r r r r r TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Lo 38 26 24 31 29 25 40 -9 67 25 32 43 50 36 53 32 47 30 38 30 28 32 47 47 34 John Day 38/49 La Grande 39/46 Roseburg 47/56 Brookings 49/56 Tonight's Sky: The double cluster are at the north- west corner of Perseus, the hero. Hi 61 47 39 57 49 39 58 -5 81 43 55 60 64 56 73 56 63 47 57 46 52 42 59 53 54 Prineville 43/57 Lebanon 48/56 Medford 42/55 UNDER THE SKY High 8.7 ft. 6.9 ft. Pendleton 45/55 The Dalles 41/52 Portland 49/56 Eugene 48/56 New Dec 29 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 Mostly cloudy with a passing shower or two Cloudy, rain; windy Tillamook 49/56 Sunset tonight ........................... 4:31 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday .......................... 7:53 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today .......................... 1:47 p.m. 50/57 Moonset today ............................ 1:50 a.m. Time 9:26 a.m. 10:29 p.m. 49 38 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 47/55 SUN AND MOON Dec 22 Cloudy with a shower W pc c s s s pc pc c s s s pc c pc s s pc pc pc pc s c c r pc Hi 56 34 44 54 51 39 61 -3 81 46 54 61 68 54 75 51 64 39 57 41 53 42 61 54 45 Tues. Lo 41 24 32 33 36 27 37 -10 67 28 39 43 50 41 62 33 54 28 44 25 34 34 51 46 30 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W s pc s s pc s s c pc s pc s s pc pc s pc s pc s s pc pc r s gives local and state gov- ernment more funding and authority to work on projects aimed at reducing fuel loads on forests and rangelands. Hemp, meanwhile, is about to get the nod from the federal government that marijuana, its cannabis plant cousin, craves. A provision of the farm bill removes hemp from the list of federally controlled substances and treats the low-THC version of the can- nabis plant like any other agricultural crop. THC is the cannabis compound that gives pot its high. The change sets the stage for greater expansion in an industry already seeing explosive growth because of growing demand for can- nabidiol, or CBD, a nonpsy- choactive compound found in hemp that many see as a way to better health. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Marion ‘Greta’ Passetti FRIDAY 53 39 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 55°/49° Normal high/low ........................... 48°/36° Record high ............................ 61° in 1980 Record low ............................. 15° in 1964 Precipitation Sunday ............................................. 0.91" Month to date ................................... 4.08" Normal month to date ....................... 5.26" Year to date .................................... 57.47" Normal year to date ........................ 62.63" Full THURSDAY 52 46 burned areas. U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and other Trump administration offi cials also argued for loosened log- ging rules in the wake of the deadly wildfi res that hit California in the last several months. “For too long, our for- est management efforts have been thwarted by lawsuits from misguided, extreme environmentalists,” Zinke said in a September op-ed in The Sacramento Bee fol- lowing the massive Carr Fire in California. “The time has come to act without fl inch- ing in the face of threatened litigation.” But Senate Democrats — along with some Republican colleagues — pushed back against the changes, which were also fi ercely opposed by environmental groups. In addition to adding money for collaborative for- estry work, the legislation Seaside Oct. 17, 1932 — Dec. 11, 2018 Marion “Greta” Passetti, age 86, passed taught through example, “sisu” and pride away in Portland, Oregon, on Dec. in her Finnish heritage, serving in 11, 2018. She was born Oct. 17, the Finnish Brotherhood for many years. 1932, in Los Angeles, California, Throughout her life she loved to to George and Helmi Wilson. Greta share her voice, singing in Our Sav- was one of four daughters, and was iour’s Lutheran Church. She found raised on a small farm outside of fulfi llment in life’s simple blessings; Astoria, Oregon. lunch with good company, a beauti- She married Peter Passetti, and ful pair of shoes, a refreshing walk together they had two sons and one on the beach, a good book, a dog daughter. Together they lived in chasing a ball, relaxing with pub- San Francisco, California, Guam Marion ‘Greta’ lic radio and, of course, her famous (during his Naval service) and the Passetti home cooking. Her love of life and majority of their years in Sonoma, all its joys were evident as she lit up California. They enjoyed camping and recreational vehicles , hosting friends and a room, almost fl oating from one person to another. May she continue to fl oat into God’s family, traveling and dancing. In her working years, Greta was a school embrace as she leaves this life. She is survived by her sisters, Evelyn secretary, a family business CEO for Passetti Trucking , a family jewelry store clerk and Helmhout, age 90, of Memphis, Tennessee, a winery executive assistant — there was a and Louise Suvan, age 88, of Washington; her children, Vince Passetti and Tony Passetti, short modeling gig in there, too. As a widow, Greta moved to Seaside, both of Sonoma, California, and daughter, Oregon. She had a strong passion for the Teresa Fonseca, of Cotati, California; eight organizations that served veterans and their grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A celebration of life service will be held at families, as well as seniors and children, vol- unteering thousands of hours with the Veter- Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Seaside, ans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion Oregon, on Dec. 21, 2018, at 11 a.m. Please visit hughes-ransom.com to sign (and auxiliary), the Lions Club, retirement communities, schools and hospitals. She the online guest book. DEATHS Dec. 16, 2018 WEBER, Edward Paul, 79, of Astoria, died in Port- land. Caldwell’s Luce-Lay- ton Mortuary of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Dec. 14, 2018 RAY, Virginia Ellen, 94, of Seaside, formerly of War- renton, died in Seaside. Cald- well’s Luce-Layton Mortu- ary of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Dec. 13, 2018 KERANEN, Duane, 82, of Seaside, died in Tigard. Ocean View Funeral & Cre- mation Service of Asto- ria is in charge of the arrangements. Dec. 3, 2018 KISTLER, Kevin Ray, 57, of Naselle, Washington, died in Naselle. Ocean View Funeral & Cremation Ser- vice of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Jewell School Board, 6 p.m., Jewell School library, 83874 Oregon Highway 103 Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. TUESDAY Cannon Beach Public Works Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Sunset Empire Transporta- Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. SMILE Better • LOOK Better • SLEEP Better Functional Orthodontics that allows foundational changes for enhanced facial esthetics, straight teeth, airway and stable TMJ Daytime-Nighttime appliance or DNA dramatically improves your ability to breath The Appliance Changes Lives Before tion District Board, 10 a.m., Astoria Transit Center, 900 Marine Drive. Port of Astoria Commission, 4 p.m., Port offi ces, 10 Pier 1, Suite 209. Astoria Historic Landmarks Commission, 5:15 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District, 5:15 p.m., Bob Chisholm Communi- ty Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside. Seaside Planning Commis- sion, 7 p.m., work session, City Hall, 989 Broadway. Shoreline Sanitary District Board, 7 p.m., Gearhart Hertig Station, 33496 West Lake Lane, Warrenton. 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