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Newspaper Page TextA2 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018 State offers whale watching event By KATIE FRANKOWICZ The Daily Astorian An estimated 20,000 gray whales will pass the Oregon C oast this winter and volunteers will be on hand at 24 sites next week to offer whale watching tips and facts about the ocean- going giants. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is celebrating the whales’ migration from Alaska to calving lagoons off the coast of Baja, Mexico, with its annual winter Whale Watching Week, which help track the number of passing whales. Whale Watching Spo- ken Here also offers a whale watching week in the spring, when gray whales travel north to Alaska, often with calves in tow. “Whales are a special part of the Oregon C oast,” said Luke Parson, a state ranger with the Whale Watching Center in Depoe Bay. “We’re very proud to work with our volunteers to help visitors connect with the whales and our oceans.” For more information, visit whalespoken.org runs from Thursday to Dec. 31. The week coincides with the highest frequency of whales swimming down the coast; roughly 30 whales pass by per hour. On the North Coast , volunteers with the Whale Watching Spoken Here program will be available at Ecola Point in Ecola State Park near Cannon Beach and at a site off U.S. High- way 101 near Neahkahnie Mountain outside Man- zanita. In addition to pro- viding information about whales and helping people spot them, volunteers also County lodging tax to take effect in January The Daily Astorian Clatsop County’s 1 per- cent lodging tax will take effect Jan. 1. County commission- ers passed the tax in July in an effort to fund increased operations costs at the new Clatsop County Jail in War- renton. Approved by voters in November, the jail will likely open within the next two years. Per state law, 70 per- cent of revenue from the tax must go toward tourism pro- motion. O wners of motels, hotels and vacation rentals opposed the tax, which will be added on to other city and state taxes. Businesses must register with the county a ssessment and t axation ofﬁ ce by March 1. More information is avail- able o n the county website. County ambulance committee seeks applicants The Daily Astorian Clatsop County is seek- ing applicants for an open seat on the Ambulance Service Area Advisory Committee. The successful appli- cant would serve a two- year term. The commit- tee meets four times a year to monitor ambulance ser- vices, gather information from those who have used services or work in the ﬁ eld and review service area boundaries. Applications are avail- able on the county website or at the county manag- er’s ofﬁ ce at 800 Exchange St., Suite 410. The county commission will m ake the ﬁ nal appointment. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY 49 45 40 Mostly cloudy with a shower 51 42 Mostly cloudy; afternoon rain, breezy TUESDAY 50 39 Periods of rain 50 40 Cloudy with a bit of rain Minimum wage to increase soon in Washington state Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state’s mini- mum wage will increase to $12 an hour in the new year. The increase — up from this year’s $11.50 an hour — is part of 2016’s Ini- tiative 1433, and will ulti- mately raise the state’s rate to $13.50 an hour by 2020. Paid sick leave under the law started this past Janu- ary, allowing employees to earn at least one hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked. The state’s minimum wage applies to workers in both agriculture and non- agricultural jobs, although 14- and 15-year-olds may be paid 85% of the mini- mum wage, according to the Department of Labor and Industries. For employers in cit- ies that already have higher minimum wages, including Seattle, the local minimum wage rate will apply as long as it is higher than the state minimum. In Oregon, the stan- dard minimum wage will increase to $11.25 an hour in July, up from $10.75. The wage will move to $12.50 in the Portland metro area, up from $12, and to $11, up from $10.50, in some rural counties. Clatsop County is covered under the standard minimum wage. Study claims youth pot use dropped after legalization in Washington state Associated Press SEATTLE — A new study says teen marijuana use appears to have dropped in Washington after the state legalized adult use of the drug in 2012. The research, by the RAND Corp. and other organizations, said cannabis use fell by a small but sta- tistically signiﬁ cant amount for eight- and 10th-graders, while use rates among high school seniors remained ﬂ at. The ﬁ ndings were based on data from the Washing- ton Healthy Youth Survey, conducted every two years. They said marijuana use rates generally fell among Washington adolescents during 2014 and 2016 as compared to 2010 and 2012. For eighth-graders, mari- juana use fell from 9.8 per- cent to 7.3 percent. Among 10th graders, use fell from 19.8 percent to 17.8 percent. Researchers say that while the results are encour- aging, more data is needed to evaluate how legalization affects teen use rates over the long term. Coast Guard evacuates stroke victim The Daily Astorian The Coast Guard evac- uated an ill man off a con- tainer ship 85 miles off the coast of Washington state Thursday. Watchstanders with the Coast Guard received a request for help around 6 p.m. from the motor ves- sel OOCL New York to pick up a 48-year-old crew mem- ber suffering from symp- toms of a stroke. The ship was 100 miles west of Cape Flattery and headed toward South Korea from Seattle. It was instructed to turn east toward the shoreline. An MH-60 Jayhawk crew hoisted the man around 10:30 p.m. and ﬂ ew him to Sector Columbia River in Warrenton. He was then taken to Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria by ambu- lance. His condition was not immediately available . Rather cloudy Ofﬁ ces will close for Christmas holiday The Daily Astorian ALMANAC REGIONAL WEATHER Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 40/49 Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 59°/43° Normal high/low ........................... 48°/36° Record high ............................ 59° in 2018 Record low ............................... 9° in 1990 Tillamook 39/49 Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.21" Month to date ................................... 6.00" Normal month to date ....................... 6.45" Year to date .................................... 59.39" Normal year to date ........................ 63.82" Full Last Dec 22 Dec 29 Coos Bay 38/51 Jan 5 Brookings 38/50 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 6:29 a.m. 7:31 p.m. Low 3.0 ft. -1.1 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 47 62 36 61 40 43 65 -6 82 40 43 64 70 46 73 45 56 61 56 64 39 45 58 47 64 Klamath Falls 18/39 Lakeview 13/37 Ashland 29/44 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 37 37 51 48 49 39 45 46 50 50 Today Lo 18 23 38 31 43 18 27 34 40 37 W pc c c pc c pc pc pc c c Sat. Lo 28 36 46 41 46 30 36 42 46 46 Hi 35 42 50 45 50 39 43 44 49 52 W pc pc r r r pc c r r r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 46 44 46 47 48 49 37 47 45 44 Today Lo 35 28 36 32 33 42 24 31 36 25 W pc pc pc pc pc c pc pc pc pc Hi 46 45 46 46 46 50 36 46 45 38 Sat. Lo W 40 r 37 pc 42 r 42 sh 43 r 47 r 30 c 43 r 42 r 29 c Sanitation’s transfer station is closed Tuesday. The Sunset Pool in Sea- side and the Astoria Aquatic Center are closed Tuesday. The Clatsop County Her- itage Museum, Oregon Film Museum, Flavel House and Carriage House are closed Monday and Tues- day. The Uppertown Fire- ﬁ ghters’ Museum is closed for the winter. Lil’ Sprouts is closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Fort Clat- sop closes at 2 p.m. Monday and is closed Tuesday. The Columbia River Maritime Museum is closed Tues- day. The Seaside Museum is closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Sunset Empire Transpor- tation (“The Bus”) is not running Tuesday. The Daily Astorian ofﬁ ces are closed, and there is no newspaper, on Tuesday. TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Lo 35 52 24 26 26 30 45 -13 71 25 30 44 51 31 53 29 40 48 33 45 27 30 46 39 44 Burns 13/33 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Tonight's Sky: The December solstice, which marks the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, oc- curs at 2:39 p.m. PST. High 8.1 ft. 10.3 ft. Ontario 24/39 Bend 23/42 Medford 27/43 Jan 13 Baker 18/35 John Day 22/40 Roseburg 32/46 First UNDER THE SKY Time 1:09 a.m. 12:18 p.m. Prineville 22/44 Lebanon 32/47 Eugene 31/45 New La Grande 23/37 Salem 33/46 Newport 40/49 SUN AND MOON Sunset tonight ........................... 4:32 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:55 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 4:03 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 6:31 a.m. Pendleton 28/45 The Dalles 29/40 Portland 36/46 In observance of Christ- mas Day, all federal and state ofﬁ ces are closed Tuesday. Clatsop County ofﬁ ces are closed Monday and Tuesday. City halls, ofﬁ ces and services closures are: The city of Astoria closes at noon Monday, and is closed Tuesday; the cities of Can- non Beach, Gearhart and Warrenton are closed Mon- day and Tuesday; and the city of Seaside is closed Tuesday. All U.S. post ofﬁ ces are closed Tuesday, and there is no mail delivery. Astoria, Jewell, Knappa, Warrenton/Hammond, Sea- side (including Cannon Beach and Gearhart schools) and Ocean Beach School District schools in Washing- ton state and Clatsop Com- munity College are closed for winter break. The Astoria Library closes at 2 p.m. Monday, and is closed Tuesday. The Seaside Library, Warren- ton Library and all Timber- land libraries in Washington state are closed Monday and Tuesday. The Port of Astoria ofﬁ ces and services are closed Monday and Tuesday. There is no garbage col- lection through Recology Western Oregon (cover- ing Astoria, Seaside, Gear- hart and Cannon Beach) on Tuesday, and collection runs a day late; the Astoria Trans- fer Station closes at 2 p.m. Monday and is closed Tues- day. City of Warrenton and Peninsula Sanitation (cover- ing the Long Beach, Wash- ington, Peninsula) garbage customers whose normal pickup day is Tuesday will have their garbage picked up on Wednesday. Peninsula W r r c s pc r pc pc s sn s pc pc pc pc r s r s r pc pc c pc r Hi 52 53 39 41 43 38 70 -2 83 41 45 63 71 57 70 51 64 49 54 49 51 36 58 48 52 Sat. Lo 38 31 29 19 26 28 41 -8 72 30 27 45 51 46 52 39 55 36 32 34 33 24 49 42 34 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W s sh pc sn pc c s s s pc s pc pc s pc s s pc s pc s c pc r pc PUBLIC MEETINGS THURSDAY Clatsop County Recreational Lands Planning and Advisory Committee, 1 to 3 p.m., fourth ﬂ oor, 800 Exchange St. Cannon Beach Planning Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. LOTTERIES Thursday’s Lucky Lines: 01- 07-09-13-FREE-20-24-25-29 Estimated jackpot: $21,000 OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 9-6-2-8 4 p.m.: 2-2-1-8 7 p.m.: 3-4-6-8 10 p.m.: 1-5-2-3 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: 3-3-6 Thursday’s Keno: 02-04-07- 19-29-35-47-48-53-54-58-62- 64-65-66-67-70-73-78-79 Thursday’s Match 4: 05-09- 13-18 OBITUARY POLICY l i o d H a y s ’ S e ale! r m i G SAVE $ 20 UP TO The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a ﬂ ag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. 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