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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2019
What’s your New Year’s resolution?
”To be a better
person.”
Joanne Halvorson,
Astoria
“My biggest resolu-
tion is to sell a big piece
of property I need to
sell. Got to get it done
this year.”
Harry Grass
Warrenton
”Stop smoking!”
Arthur Romero,
Astoria
THE DAILY ASTORIAN // QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Seattle gears up for major highway closure
By LISA BAUMANN
Associated Press
SEATTLE — A major
thoroughfare for commut-
ers along downtown Seat-
tle’s waterfront is set to shut
down for good Friday, ush-
ering in what offi cials say
will be one of the most pain-
ful traffi c periods in the his-
tory of the booming Pacifi c
Northwest city.
The aging, double-decker,
2.2-mile Alaskan Way Via-
duct, which carries about
90,000 vehicles each day,
will be replaced by a new
four-lane tunnel. Offi cials
say tearing down the via-
duct, damaged in a 2001
earthquake, will allow Seat-
tle to reimagine its water-
front with new parks, paths
and other amenities.
But the tunnel replace-
ment won’t open until about
three weeks after the viaduct
closes as workers realign the
highway into it. A mélange
of other construction proj-
ects will further constrain
traffi c in the hilly city sur-
rounded by water, already
known for its population
growth and traffi c woes.
Washington’s transpor-
tation agency on its web-
site has a clock counting
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
The Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle is closing.
down to the viaduct closure,
which it says will be the
longest major highway clo-
sure the Puget Sound region
has ever seen.
The weekslong period
between the viaduct’s clo-
sure, scheduled for 10 p.m.
Friday, and the state Route
99 tunnel opening is already
being dubbed the “Seattle
Squeeze.”
“It is dramatic,” said
Heather Marx, director of
downtown mobility for
the Seattle Department of
Transportation. “Everyone
traveling in the region will
be impacted.”
City, King County and
state offi cials have been
working to mitigate the
headaches sure to plague
anyone caught unprepared.
Seattle school bus driv-
ers will start their days ear-
lier, and offi cials are advis-
ing commuters to work from
home or adjust their work
hours if they can. Those
who can’t are being asked
to walk, bike, join a car-
pool or use transit includ-
ing buses, light rail or water
taxis — all to avoid driving
solo into downtown during
peak commute times.
Tad Donaghe, of West
Seattle, usually travels by
bus to his downtown job at
Nordstrom but has worked
out an alternate route involv-
ing light rail and water taxi
to avoid the anticipated
crush of drivers switching
to buses during the closure.
“I tried out my #Via-
doom commute tonight,”
he tweeted Monday, using
a popular hashtag related to
the closure.
Donaghe told The Asso-
ciated Press that route was
relatively “lovely.” And
although the new commute
will cost more and may take
longer than the 80 min-
utes it lasted Monday, his
employer pays for his tran-
sit so he doesn’t mind.
“No matter what, it was
infi nitely nicer than if I
had driven home,” Dona-
ghe said. “I quit driving for
a commute because mass
transit is infi nitely less
stressful.”
Scammers posing as Pacifi c Power target local businesses
renton and Seaside had
received calls, some of
which became aggres-
sive. Technical teams are
working on the issue and
have shut down at least
one phone number associ-
ated with the scams, Alisa
Dunlap, Pacifi c Power’s
regional business manager,
said.
The owners of Tackle
By JACK HEFFERNAN
The Daily Astorian
Scammers posing as
Pacifi c Power employ-
ees have been calling local
businesses, asking for
immediate payment for
supposed unpaid bills.
The power company
said Tuesday that busi-
nesses in Gearhart, War-
Time Bait and Charters
in Warrenton reported a
suspicious call Tuesday
afternoon.
Gene Kane was con-
fused when he received a
call that he had more than
$800 overdue. The caller,
from what appeared to be
a Yamhill-based number,
asked for an account iden-
tifi cation number and other
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
55
43
46
Breezy early; mostly
cloudy, a little rain
53
44
A morning shower;
otherwise, mostly cloudy
Some sun
53
39
Mostly cloudy with a
little rain
Partly sunny
on the other line, Kane
called Pacifi c Power, con-
fi rming that they had paid
all bills. Presumably hear-
ing her report this to
Gene Kane, the scammer
disconnected.
Linda Kane said she
was shaken, since a loss of
power would put thousands
of dollars of the store’s
refrigerated bait at risk.
“I think they’re tar-
geting small businesses,
and it’s really disturbing,”
Linda Kane said. “It’s just
a horrible thing.”
Pacifi c Power advised
those who receive simi-
lar calls to not pay, note
the callback number and
hang up. Customers can
verify information at
888-221-7070.
DEATH
SUNDAY
53
41
personal information.
At one point, Linda
Kane, his wife and
co-owner, heard him say,
“Well, we’ve never had
the power shut off.” She
quickly combed through
the company’s power bills.
“I thought, ‘You know,
this doesn’t feel right,’”
she said.
With her husband still
Jan. 7, 2019
DERRYBERRY, Kay Marie, 82, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary
of Seaside is in charge of the arrangements.
MEMORIALS
ALMANAC
REGIONAL WEATHER
Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs.
ASTORIA
46/55
Astoria through Tuesday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 49°/41°
Normal high/low ........................... 49°/38°
Record high ............................ 59° in 1934
Record low ............................. 16° in 1974
Tillamook
49/57
Salem
46/58
Newport
48/56
SUN AND MOON
Jan 13
Last
Jan 20
Coos Bay
48/57
New
Jan 27
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
9:55 a.m.
10:09 p.m.
Low
3.3 ft.
0.6 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
52
48
25
52
29
30
52
-8
83
25
40
60
67
50
79
45
63
44
53
45
36
42
60
53
48
Burns
24/41
Lakeview
28/41
Ashland
39/50
REGIONAL CITIES
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
Hi
42
44
54
56
53
45
53
52
54
57
Today
Lo
32
34
47
44
49
31
38
46
48
48
W
c
c
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
Hi
42
48
56
59
54
45
53
55
56
58
Thu.
Lo
28
28
44
37
45
25
35
40
45
45
W
pc
pc
c
c
r
pc
c
c
c
c
City
Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
51
48
52
56
54
53
42
56
51
41
Today
Lo
45
41
47
44
46
48
37
45
47
29
W
r
c
r
r
r
r
sh
r
r
i
Hi
53
53
57
58
58
55
44
58
55
46
Thu.
Lo
38
34
42
39
38
44
30
38
40
29
W
r
pc
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
pc
TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Lo
28
31
15
30
15
21
41
-22
66
17
21
44
49
28
51
23
41
32
35
30
21
26
48
47
31
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Ontario
32/47
Klamath Falls
31/45
W
s
c
pc
pc
s
sf
pc
sf
s
pc
s
pc
c
s
pc
s
pc
pc
pc
c
s
pc
sh
r
pc
Hi
46
39
28
58
35
30
57
-19
83
33
43
60
65
44
69
39
57
38
48
39
37
37
59
55
41
Thu.
Lo
29
21
20
30
25
19
45
-31
66
21
33
42
49
29
53
25
42
24
39
22
25
28
50
43
29
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
W
pc
pc
pc
s
pc
c
r
c
s
pc
c
pc
s
c
s
pc
s
pc
c
pc
pc
c
pc
r
s
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
Mortuary, 1165 Franklin Ave.
MONROE, Ian Scot — Celebration of
life at 1:11 p.m., Bob Chisolm Community
Center, 1225 Avenue A in Seaside.
KILLION, Master Sgt. Robert C. Jr. (Ret.)
— Memorial service at 2 p.m. with recep-
tion to follow, Hennessey Funeral Home,
2203 N. Division St., Spokane, Washington.
Baker
32/42
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019
Tonight's Sky: Sirius, the brightest star in the night
sky, rises in the southeast in the early evening and
climbs across the south during the night.
High
8.0 ft.
8.2 ft.
La Grande
36/45
Roseburg
44/58
Brookings
47/57
Feb 4
John Day
36/45
Bend
34/48
Medford
38/53
UNDER THE SKY
Time
4:19 a.m.
3:25 p.m.
Prineville
34/50
Lebanon
46/57
Eugene
44/59
Sunset tonight ........................... 4:48 p.m.
Sunrise Thursday ........................ 7:57 a.m.
Moonrise today ......................... 10:12 a.m.
Moonset today ........................... 8:32 p.m.
Full
Pendleton
41/53
The Dalles
34/48
Portland
47/57
Precipitation
Tuesday ............................................ 0.40"
Month to date ................................... 1.85"
Normal month to date ....................... 2.79"
Year to date ...................................... 1.85"
Normal year to date .......................... 2.79"
First
Friday, Jan. 11
KILLION, Master Sgt. Robert C. Jr.
(Ret.) — Viewing from noon to 5 p.m., Hen-
nessey Funeral Home, 2203 N. Division St.,
Spokane, Washington.
Saturday, Jan. 12
KANKKONEN, William — Memorial
service at 1 p.m., Caldwell’s Luce-Layton
WEDNESDAY
Warrenton-Hammond
School District Finance Com-
mittee, 12:30 p.m., school
district offi ce, 820 S.W. Cedar
Ave.
Cannon Beach City Council,
5:30 p.m., work session, City
Hall, 163 E Gower Ave.
Clatsop County Board of
Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge
Guy Boyington Building, 857
Commercial St., Astoria.
Warrenton-Hammond
School Board, 6 p.m., Warren-
ton High School library, 1700
S. Main Ave.
Wickiup Water District
Board, 6:30 p.m., 92648
Svensen Market Road,
Svensen.
Astoria School Board, 6 p.m.,
study session, 7:30 p.m., regu-
lar meeting, Capt. Robert Gray
School third-fl oor boardroom,
785 Alameda Ave.
Tuesday’s Lucky Lines: 4-6-10-
16-19-22-27-32
Estimated jackpot: $11,000
Tuesday’s Mega Millions: 13-
26-29-38-64, Mega Ball: 5
Estimated jackpot: $50 million
WASHINGTON
Tuesday’s Daily Game: 9-9-3
Tuesday’s Keno: 03-05-06-08-
12-17-27-30-33-48-49-52-53-59-
61-62-63-70-71-73
Tuesday’s Match 4: 01-03-05-08
THURSDAY
Seaside Civic and Convention
Center Commission, 5 p.m.,
415 First Ave.
Cannon Beach Academy
Board of Directors, 5:30 p.m.,
3781 S. Hemlock St.
Astoria City Council, 4:30 p.m.,
City Hall, 1095 Duane St.
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