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Newspaper Page TextA2 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2019 Washington state budget scrimps on replacing salmon-blocking culverts By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press Katie Frankowicz/The Daily Astorian Haystack Rock is a popular destination, drawing thousands of people every year. Oregon had more than 29 million overnight visitors last year The coast ranked third in the state By MEERAH POWELL Oregon Public Broadcasting A new economic impact report released by the Ore- gon Tourism Commis- sion shows continuous growth in the state’s tour- ism industry. Visitation and spending increased for the ninth con- secutive year in 2018. Travel spending in the state was $12.3 billion in 2018 — a 4.2% increase from 2017. The report esti- mates that more than 29 million overnight visitors came to Oregon last year. Oregon also saw an increase in the number of overnight visitors and trav- el-generated employment. “We’ve been coming back quite robustly from the G reat R ecession of 2008 and 2009,” said Todd Davidson, Travel Oregon’s CEO. As for particular regions el-related jobs such as accommodation and food services, retail and trans- portation. That’s an almost 3% increase from 2017. A number of factors point to Oregon’s tour- ism industry continuing to grow over the years, Davidson said, including increased visitation and spending from international travelers. “Our growth in interna- tional spending is outpac- ing the national average rate of growth for last year nearly 4 -to-1 ,” he said. “The nation grew about 1-1.2% and we grew nearly 5% in international visitor spending.” Davidson said he also expects the International Association of Athletics Federation’s World Cham- pionships, being hosted in Eugene in 2021, to draw in tourists. “It’s going to be Ore- gon’s opportunity to be showcased on a global stage,” he said. “We’ll have competitors here from over 200 different countries.” of the state, the Portland area saw the most over- night visitors last year with 26.6 million visits from sin- gle travelers and 13.1 mil- lion visits from traveling groups. The Willamette Val- ley came in second, fol- lowed by the Oregon Coast. Mount Hood and the Gorge saw the least number of overnight visitors last year, with 3.5 million single trav- elers and 1.4 million travel- ing groups. Davidson said he found it encouraging that tour- ism growth is occurring throughout the state, not only in speciﬁ c spots. “The beneﬁ ts of the vis- itor industry are being felt statewide,” he said. “As tourism has grown in Ore- gon roughly 4% year over year, we were seeing sim- ilar rates of growth in regions throughout the state.” Travel-generated employment in Oregon was also high last year. There were more than 115,000 employees hired in trav- Place Matters Conference tackles public health in June The Daily Astorian People interested in gaining new insights, skills and connections to help address the leading pre- ventable causes of death in Clatsop County are invited to the Clatsop County Place Matters Conference on June 4. The conference is an opportunity for people to learn more about what they can do to reduce public health issues like tobacco, poor nutrition, physi- cal inactivity and exces- sive alcohol use. Through speakers and interactive sessions, participants will explore new and different ways to promote health, as well as prevent and manage chronic disease. The event’s keynote speaker is Debra Furr- Holden, an epidemiologist with expertise in addiction, prevention science and behavioral health equity research. The event takes place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Clatsop County Fair and Expo . FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY 63 47 45 ALMANAC 62 47 Sunshine and patchy clouds Mostly sunny First Full May 11 Salem 43/73 Coos Bay 46/61 Last May 18 May 26 TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 8:13 a.m. 8:04 p.m. Low -0.1 ft. 1.8 ft. Baker 33/74 Ontario 42/76 Bend 37/74 W c sh pc s pc c s sn sh sh sh s pc t pc pc pc c r t sh s pc pc t Hi 84 60 64 69 68 63 90 48 80 59 69 91 72 71 88 73 80 70 72 76 66 73 65 67 80 Sat. Lo 65 48 42 43 49 44 64 27 66 48 50 66 54 59 75 58 71 54 50 57 49 52 51 49 64 Klamath Falls 36/75 Lakeview 33/73 Ashland 47/81 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Douglas ‘Doug’ Starkey Shadbolt Corvallis Dec. 1, 1948 — March 28, 2019 Doug Starkey Shadbolt passed peacefully He had a strong afﬁ nity for Northwest at his home in Corvallis, with family mem- mountains, desert, rivers and forests. Begin- bers by his side. He was a remarkable man ning in 2010, he tirelessly helped build a with a unique eye for beauty, a sly sense of family farm in Oregon’s Eola Hills. His skills humor and a love for his work, especially included releasing tractors hopelessly stuck ceramics, where his skills and vision were in the muck. He is survived by his twin sister, centered in recent years. Candy; his brothers, Mike (Marsh) Doug was raised in Portland. and Larry (Catherine); his niece, He was a graduate of Grant High Celeste; his nephew, Ernst; and School in Portland and attended their families. Lane Community College, Clatsop His family thanks the many Community College, and did his caregivers, including his friends work most recently in the ceram- and hospice providers. His spirit ics studio at Linn-Benton Commu- lives on in each of us who were nity College. When complimented, touched by him. he never failed to honor his teach- A celebration of life will be held ers, books, tools and schools. Doug was passionate about Douglas Shadbolt for family and caregivers in the early summer. wild places, especially the North Donations in his memory should be sent Coast. Retiring from the Oregon Department of Forestry in 2005, he led ﬁ re protection to The Hunger Project, Plan International crews and enforced regulations in the Clat- USA or the Tillamook County Women’s Resource Center. sop State Forest for upward of 20 years. MEMORIAL Monday, May 6 LOVE, William F. — Vis- itation at 10 a.m., followed by a funeral at 11 a.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1403 S. Wahanna Road in Seaside. Love, 77, of Seaside, died Thursday, May 2, 2019, in Portland. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary of Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. DEATHS PUBLIC MEETINGS Thursday’s Lucky Lines: 1-5- 9-14-20-22-27-31 Estimated jackpot: $37,000 OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 1-9-0-0 4 p.m.: 6-7-1-0 7 p.m.: 4-5-6-7 10 p.m.: 1-3-4-0 WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: 3-2-9 Thursday’s Keno: 02-08-10- 16-25-27-29-30-31-36-37-41- 49-53-57-59-67-70-71-75 Thursday’s Match 4: 04-18- 21-23 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 71 71 66 69 57 72 81 68 57 59 Today Lo 33 37 47 42 46 36 47 43 43 45 W s s s s s s s s s s Hi 74 74 65 73 59 75 84 73 58 61 Sat. Lo W 38 s 41 s 46 s 45 s 49 s 39 s 50 s 45 s 45 s 47 s City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 65 70 70 77 68 59 64 69 68 74 Today Lo 41 44 48 46 43 45 43 42 44 42 W pc pc s s s s pc s s pc Hi 71 74 75 80 73 62 70 73 74 78 Sat. Lo W 43 s 50 s 51 s 50 s 46 s 47 s 49 pc 46 s 48 s 47 s Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W t c pc s s pc t pc sh r s s pc t t t t pc pc pc r s pc s t Chinook salmon. The Legislature did direct about $50 million to other important salmon-res- toration efforts, including a dam removal on the Nook- sack River and ﬂ ood-plain work along the Dungeness and Cedar rivers. But even lawmakers who wrote the transportation budget said they were unhappy with the culvert money. LOTTERIES Burns 35/75 TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES the Northwest Indian Fish- eries Commission, said in a written statement. “Under- funding culvert removal at this point makes it almost impossible to meet the court’s deadline and will slow salmon recovery.” Salmon recovery has become an urgent priority as the region’s resident killer whale population has fallen. The whales primarily eat FRIDAY Public Safety Coordinating Council, 2:30 p.m., 800 Exchange, Suite 430, Astoria. MONDAY Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hi 84 56 57 64 59 55 88 46 85 66 59 87 74 80 87 81 85 59 66 72 67 68 67 64 86 John Day 41/74 La Grande 39/72 Roseburg 46/80 Brookings 48/66 Tonight's Sky: Just above the northeast horizon is brilliant Vega of Lyra, the Harp. Today Lo 68 51 41 40 41 43 60 31 71 51 45 65 55 63 74 64 73 54 52 61 54 47 49 47 65 Prineville 35/76 Lebanon 42/72 Medford 47/84 UNDER THE SKY High 8.7 ft. 7.6 ft. Pendleton 44/74 The Dalles 45/80 Portland 48/75 Newport 43/58 AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Melissa Erkel, a ﬁ sh passage biologist with the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, looks at a culvert along the north fork of Newaukum Creek near Enumclaw, Wash., in 2015. May 2, 2019 GOODRICH, Henry Howard, 85, of Warrenton, died in Warrenton. Caldwell’s Luce-Lay- ton Mortuary of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. NETZEL, Helmi Lillian, 97, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Caldwell’s Funeral & Cremation Arrangement Center in Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. Eugene 42/73 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:26 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 5:58 a.m. Moonrise today ........................... 5:53 a.m. Moonset today ........................... 7:13 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 Sunshine and patchy clouds Tillamook 41/63 SUN AND MOON Time 1:30 a.m. 2:22 p.m. 64 47 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 45/63 Precipitation Thursday .......................................... Trace Month to date ................................... Trace Normal month to date ....................... 0.25" Year to date .................................... 20.35" Normal year to date ........................ 30.29" May 4 TUESDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 56°/47° Normal high/low ........................... 59°/43° Record high ............................ 78° in 1909 Record low ............................. 34° in 1948 New 60 46 Sunshine and patchy clouds Mainly clear MONDAY SEATTLE — Washing- ton faces a federal court order to ﬁ x under-roadway pipes that block migrating ﬁ sh by 2030, but a budget passed by lawmakers puts the state at risk of missing the deadline and could delay salmon recovery even as the Paciﬁ c Northwest’s endan- gered orcas are starving. The Legislature’s two- year transportation bud- get, approved last weekend, devotes $100 million to ﬁ x- ing culverts — large pipes that allow streams to ﬂ ow under roadways, but can prevent salmon from reach- ing their spawning grounds. The $100 million is about one-third of what Gov. Jay Inslee requested, and far less than what many — includ- ing some lawmakers, state ofﬁ cials, conservationists and Native American tribes — agree is necessary. “We are extremely disap- pointed in the Legislature’s last-minute decision to underfund culvert removal,” Lorraine Loomis, chair of OBITUARY POLICY 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. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. 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