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Newspaper Page TextA2 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018 County employment cools with winter Police continue search for missing woman The Daily Astorian Unemployment in Clat- sop County continued creep- ing up in November with the onset of winter, according to state ﬁ gures. The county sported a 4.2 percent seasonally adjusted unemployment rate last month, compared with 4 percent the month prior. Seasonally adjusted ﬁ gures compare expected monthly changes with reality. The county was tied for the 10th-lowest unemployment rate statewide with Wasco County. The county lost 240 jobs, 50 fewer than expected. Total nonfarm employment was at 18,760, 90 more than The Daily Astorian Authorities are still searching for a woman who went missing in late November near state High- way 53 in northern Tilla- mook County. Maria Del Carmen Quintana, 59, was reported missing by a family mem- ber. The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Ofﬁ ce has been searching ever since for Quintana, who is consid- ered endangered. She is described as about 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighing 160 pounds. Anyone with informa- tion should contact deputies Tyler Shultz or Bill Cloud at 503-815-3330, or county dispatch at 503-815-1911. Jennifer Quintana Maria Del Carmen Quintana, 59, was last seen Nov. 30 in northern Tillamook County near state Highway 53. DUII • Shortly before mid- night Thursday, Astoria p olice arrested Bradley A. Miller, 42, from Warren- ton, near the New Youngs Bay Bridge on one count each of driving under the inﬂ uence of intoxicants and misdemeanor driving while suspended. Miller admitted to using marijuana and was later tested by a drug recog- nition expert, according to police. PUBLIC MEETINGS WEDNESDAY Gearhart City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 698 Paciﬁ c Way. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY 53 42 46 Considerable clouds with rain tapering off ALMANAC 46 36 Times of clouds and sun Tillamook 46/54 Mostly cloudy New Salem 44/52 Newport 45/53 Jan 5 Coos Bay 42/54 Full Jan 13 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 12:16 a.m. 1:12 p.m. Low 0.8 ft. 2.3 ft. Ontario 26/38 Burns 22/39 Klamath Falls 20/40 Lakeview 17/36 Ashland 34/51 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 34 40 54 48 50 35 45 45 49 52 Today Lo 26 32 40 40 48 20 31 42 45 41 W pc pc pc c r pc pc sh pc pc Hi 36 48 53 50 53 40 49 51 53 54 Sat. Lo 32 29 43 39 44 29 39 39 43 44 W c pc pc r r pc pc r r r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 44 38 46 48 47 49 30 47 44 34 Today Lo 43 35 44 38 44 47 29 41 43 29 W r c r pc c r c pc r sn Hi 51 51 51 52 52 53 42 52 50 48 Sat. Lo W 36 r 37 c 41 r 42 c 41 r 43 r 30 c 40 r 39 r 34 c In observance of New Year’s Day, all federal, state, county and city ofﬁ ces and services, including Asto- ria, Warrenton, Gearhart and Seaside city halls, are closed Tuesday. Cannon Beach ofﬁ ces and city hall are closed Monday and Tues- day. 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 and Clat- sop Community College are closed for winter break. The Astoria Library, War- renton Library and all Tim- W r r c c c sh sh c t c pc pc s pc c r r r pc r c pc s r r Hi 62 51 33 40 28 34 39 -2 81 37 31 51 63 48 83 49 62 51 37 50 37 30 56 53 54 Sat. Lo 52 25 23 21 17 27 26 -19 71 25 19 36 43 37 72 35 59 32 22 33 24 24 45 39 37 The Daily Astorian Up to 1,000 food stamp beneﬁ ciaries in Clat- sop County face new work requirements being imposed by the Trump administration. The mandatory e mploy- ment and t raining program is expanding to recipients cate- gorized as a ble-b odied a dults w ithout d ependents that do not qualify for an exemption from the time limits. Starting in the new year , people between 18 and 49 without a child are required to participate in qualify- ing employment and train- ing activities to maintain eligibility in the Supple- Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Come Join Us for Our YEAR END SALE! Out with the OLD In with the NEW!!! 20% to 75% OFF * December 26 th - 31 st * - Excluding Kit-Cat Clocks H eron ’ s n est Gifts & More berland libraries in Washing- ton state are closed Tuesday. Seaside Library is closed Monday and Tuesday. The Port of Astoria ofﬁ ces and services are closed Tuesday. Garbage collection through Recology Western Oregon (covering Astoria, Seaside, Gearhart and Can- non Beach), and the city of Warrenton is not affected by the holiday. Peninsula San- itation (covering the Long Beach, Washington, Penin- sula) customers whose reg- ular pickup day is Tues- day will have their garbage picked up on Wednesday. Recology Western Oregon’s and Peninsula Sanitation’s transfer stations are closed Tuesday. mental Nutrition Assistance Program. Dawn Myers, an oper- ations and policy analyst with the state Department of Human Services, said there are 1,000 such individuals in Clatsop County . Qualiﬁ ed activities include working 20 hours a week paid or unpaid; education or other training programs; and com- munity service with a public or private nonproﬁ t. People who fail to participate could face losing assistance . People exempt from the time requirements include pregnant women and individ- uals mentally or physically unable to work. Columbia 4.9 4.8 5.1 Tillamook 4.5 4.4 4.3 Oregon 3.9 3.8 4.2 U.S. 3.7 3.7 4.1 *Preliminary, seasonaly adjusted rates. Source: Oregon Employment Department Daily Astorian graphic Alan Kenaga/EO Media Group The Sunset Pool in Seaside is closed Tuesday. The Asto- ria Aquatic Center is open regular hours Tuesday. The Clatsop County Her- itage Museum, Oregon Film Museum, Flavel House and Carriage House are closed Tuesday. The Uppertown Fire- ﬁ ghters’ Museum is closed for the winter. Lil’ Sprouts is closed Tuesday. Fort Clatsop is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Columbia River Mari- time Museum is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Sea- side Museum is closed Mon- day and Tuesday. Sunset Empire Transpor- tation (“The Bus”) is not run- ning Tuesday. The Daily Astorian ofﬁ ces are closed, but the newspaper printed and delivered as usual. The Department of Human Services began noti- fying people affected by the new work requirements in July, Myers said. The state has partnered with employ- ment agency WorkSource Oregon to provide job search, training, GED exam prepa- ration, English courses and several short-term education or vocational training pro- grams to help people ﬁ nd employment. People affected are encour- aged to call their local Depart- ment of Human Services s elf-s ufﬁ ciency ofﬁ ce. The ofﬁ ce in Astoria is located at 450 Marine Drive and can be reached at 503-325-2021. Astoria Nov. 9, 1936 — Dec. 13, 2018 Shirley Ann Tinner was born on Nov. 9, speak the language at an early age (which 1936, to Finnish immigrants Frans she continued to speak into adult- and Hilja (Eskola) Fransen, and hood), was a member of the Finn- passed away on Dec. 13, 2018. ish Brotherhood, Columbia River She lived in Astoria her entire Maritime Museum and the Clat- life, with the exception of spend- sop County Historical Society, ing winters in the desert for many where she generously shared time over the years. years. Educated in the Astoria She is survived by her daugh- school system, and full of pride ter, Kim Supple (Dan); grandson, to be an Astorian, Shirley was a Joseph Supple (Shannon); her sis- judicial assistant to Circuit Court ters, Helen Mack (Blaine) and Judge Thomas Edison for 23 years, Shirley Tinner Audrey Brown; along with numer- and retired at the age of 57. ous nieces and nephews. In 1954, she married Carvel Tin- In lieu of ﬂ owers, please consider a dona- ner, and they had one daughter, Kim. Shirley was the youngest of seven children; she had tion to the Astoria Scandinavian Heritage three brothers, Albert, Walter and John; and Park, P.O. Box 34, Astoria, OR., 97103, in her honor. three sisters, Helen, Ruth and Audrey. The family is extremely grateful to the Shirley was active in the forming of the Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Fes- wonderful care Shirley received at Colum- tival in 1968, and didn’t miss a festival in bia Memorial Hospital and Lower Colum- 51 years. At the 50th celebration, she was bia Hospice, Clatsop Care Center and Clat- chosen as the honorary grand marshal. sop Retirement Village. Arrangements are by Caldwell’s-Luce Extremely proud of her Finnish heritage, Shirley grew up in Uniontown, learned to Layton Mortuary. LOTTERIES OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 7-2-3-6 4 p.m.: 2-7-1-0 7 p.m.: 8-1-6-1 10 p.m.: 8-0-6-9 Thursday’s Lucky Lines: 02- 06-09-13-FREE-18-23-27-32 Estimated jackpot: $28,000 WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: 4-0-7 Thursday’s Keno: 04-12- 15-17-18-21-22-28-29-30- 31-35-45-52-56-64-65-70- 76-80 Thursday’s Match 4: 02-05- 15-16 Subscription rates Eﬀ ective July 1, 2015 Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503-325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325- 6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103-0210 DailyAstorian.com MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper. SUBSCRIBER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE 405 Broadway • Seaside • 503.738.8854 Nov. Oct. 1-yr. 2018 2018 ago 4.2 4 4.2 Shirley Ann Tinner Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc pc c s c c c c pc c c s s c s pc r pc c pc pc s s r pc Area Clatsop New food stamp requirements coming TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Lo 49 49 25 9 8 30 29 -13 68 27 12 32 42 32 75 33 60 50 22 49 22 16 42 45 50 Baker 26/36 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Tonight's Sky: Before sunrise, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus low above southeastern horizon. Hi 68 53 42 24 26 56 45 -6 79 51 29 50 62 52 82 63 70 58 38 60 40 28 58 46 60 La Grande 31/41 Roseburg 38/52 Brookings 40/53 Jan 20 John Day 30/44 Bend 32/48 Medford 31/49 UNDER THE SKY High 8.8 ft. 7.3 ft. Prineville 32/49 Lebanon 42/52 Eugene 40/50 First Pendleton 35/51 The Dalles 37/50 Portland 44/51 Sunset tonight ........................... 4:37 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:58 a.m. Moonrise today .................................. none Moonset today ......................... 12:11 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 46 32 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 46/53 SUN AND MOON Time 6:52 a.m. 6:59 p.m. Mostly cloudy with a shower TUESDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.04" Month to date ................................... 7.57" Normal month to date ....................... 8.66" Year to date .................................... 60.96" Normal year to date ........................ 66.03" Dec 29 49 35 Mostly cloudy, rain; becoming windier Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 50°/32° Normal high/low ........................... 48°/37° Record high ............................ 58° in 1980 Record low ............................. 23° in 1985 Last MONDAY Jobless rates for November * Ofﬁ ces close for New Year’s holiday The Daily Astorian ON THE RECORD the year prior. The private sector lost 320 jobs over the past month, including 220 in leisure and hospitality; 60 in food man- ufacturing; and 40 in profes- sional and business services. Retail climbed by 40 posi- tions with holiday shopping. Local education added 50 jobs, and other government services another 40. Over the past year, leisure and hospitality have added 200 jobs and retail trade 180. Professional and busi- ness services have cut 160 jobs; and mining, logging and construction another 40. Nearly 100 state govern- ment jobs were reclassiﬁ ed into private-sector education and health services. MEMBER CERTIFIED AUDIT OF CIRCULATIONS, INC. 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