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Newspaper Page TextA7 THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 OBITUARIES Carol A. Isbell Astoria April 17, 1933 — July 19, 2019 Missoula, Montana, resident Carol Ann giving unsolicited advice and most of all laughing. Isbell, 86, passed away on July 19, 2019. Carol was preceded in death by her Born on April 17, 1933, in Astoria, Ore- parents; her husband Iz; cousin gon, to Fred and Rachel Hansen, Dennis Soderman and niece Carol graduated from Astoria Lila Isbell and cousin Judy Bay High School and attended Ore- Granstrom (David) of Mt. Ver- gon State University, receiving non, Washington. Carol is sur- both a bachelor’s and master’s vived by cousins Sally Bay degree in business education. Goodman (Gary) of Powell There she met her future hus- Butte, Oregon, Catherine Bay band and made lifelong friends Vaughan (Todd) of San Fran- with Margaret, Ann, Grace and cisco, California, Marilyn Smith Billie. Carol was a member of Turnbull (Dave) of Hillsboro, Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and Carol Isbell Oregon, Ronald Smith (Katie) continued close relationships of Albany, Oregon, Gail Soder- with her sisters. Carol married Richard A. Isbell (Iz) on man Nickerson of Redmond, Washington, Dec. 14, 1956. Iz joined the A rmy 10 days Paul Soderman (Amy) of Boonville, Cal- later and together they enjoyed 30 years ifornia, and lifelong best friend Margaret traveling the world. Upon retirement, they Walton of Corvallis, Oregon. Although chose Missoula as their home, and Carol Carol never had children of her own, there reentered the workforce as a part-time were ten graduates of Carol Ann’s ﬁ nish- teller at Missoula Federal Credit Union. ing school, including Shannon Scanlan, Known as the “woman with the bun,” Teresa Sopher and Leslie Womack. There will be a graveside service in Carol decorated the credit union and coor- A storia at a later date. No services are dinated events during the 80s and 90s. Carol loved gardening, cooking, enter- planned in Missoula, but memorial dona- taining, golf and wine as well as teach- tions can be made to the International ing the value of thank you notes, freely Heart Institute. Patricia Ann Ewald Astoria Dec. 21, 1921 — Nov. 14, 2019 Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo A ﬁ reﬁ ghter battles the Maria Fire in Somis, California, Oct. 31. PG&E boss faces lawmakers as new California blackouts loom By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The CEO of the nation’s largest utility faced angry Cali- fornia lawmakers Monday over the compa- ny’s decision to turn off power for millions of people to prevent its outdated equipment from starting wildﬁ res. The hearing comes as Paciﬁ c Gas & Electric plans another deliberate blackout this week to prevent strong winds from top- pling its power lines and igniting blazes. Lawmakers have repeatedly criticized the bankrupt company for leaving millions of people in the dark for days at a time during dry, windy weather last month. Paciﬁ c Gas & Electric Corp. CEO Bill Johnson was set to testify during the leg- islative oversight hearing at the state Cap- itol. Johnson has defended the company’s actions as “well planned and executed,” arguing the power shutoffs have saved lives during the lengthy wildﬁ re season. In a statement, Johnson said that the shutoffs were “the right call in terms of safety and reduction of ﬁ re risk. I also believe that there were elements of the pro- cess that did not work well, and the crit- icism is deserved.” He said the company wants to improve the process and wel- comes outside review. Public ofﬁ cials have criticized the shut- offs for being too broad and poorly exe- cuted. Last week, state regulars launched a formal investigation. Lawmakers were very critical of PG&E in opening statements Monday, with Sen. Scott Wiener saying, “We are in a state of emergency.” “This company, in my mind, has for- feited it’s right to operate as an inves- tor-owned utility,” the San Francisco Dem- ocrat said. Meanwhile, people in Northern Califor- nia were bracing for more outages. PG&E has started notifying customers in parts of 22 counties that it may turn off electricity Wednesday because of strong winds that could spark wildﬁ res. The latest planned blackout is expected to affect 660,000 people throughout North- ern California, including the San Francisco suburbs, Sierra Nevada foothills and wine country. PG&E is trying to emerge from bank- ruptcy after its equipment sparked the most devastating wildﬁ re in California history last year, destroying roughly 19,000 build- ings and killing 85 people. The company ﬁ led for bankruptcy in January after facing potential damages of up to $30 billion. Preemptive power shutoffs are not new to California, but the scope of those by PG&E this year have been unprecedented. The company has more than 5 million cus- tomers in Northern California, including the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. It operates about 125,000 miles of power lines, including many in dry, dense forests that act as fuel for ﬁ res. Lawmakers have set a June 30 deadline for PG&E to emerge from bankruptcy or else forfeit participation in a fund designed to help cover damages from future wild- ﬁ res. But negotiations have bogged down as shareholders and creditors battle in bankruptcy court over the future of the company. A federal bankruptcy judge has appointed a mediator to try to resolve the case. But Democratic Gov. Gavin New- som has threatened to intervene if the com- pany can’t reach an agreement by June 30, including a potential state takeover. California’s other large investor-owned utilities — San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison — also pre- emptively shut off power this year to pre- vent wildﬁ res. But their shutoffs affected far fewer people and did not last as long. Sen. Henry Stern questioned an Edison executive, saying his grandmother had her power shut off without warning and has medications that need to stay refrigerated. Lawmakers also are scheduled to ques- tion several top ofﬁ cials from the Newsom administration, including Ana Matosantos, Newsom’s newly appointed “energy czar,” and Mark Ghilarducci, director of the Gov- ernor’s Ofﬁ ce of Emergency Services. Others scheduled to testify include public school superintendents, local gov- ernment leaders, business owners and advocates for the elderly and medically vulnerable. SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Patricia Ann Ewald, 97, passed away on Pat was a devout Roman Catholic, Nov. 14, 2019, in Astoria, Oregon. involved with the parish community at She was born in Ontario, Oregon, St. Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church on Dec. 21, 1921, to Joseph in Astoria, and later in life, her A. Deters and Eloise M. Bre- adopted faith community at St. see Deters. Pat lived in various Francis De Sales Mission in Hammond. places around Oregon during her She had a clever sense of childhood in the d epression e ra. humor. Her hobbies included She attended many schools creating beautiful ceramics, sew- and graduated high school from ing and knitting. She also had a St. Mary’s Academy in Port- green thumb with plants. A gen- land. She was a licensed regis- tle and loving wife and mother, tered nurse after graduating from she also supported a foster son the St. Mary’s Hospital nursing Patricia Ewald for many years in Africa, James program. Kithinje. During her nursing career she The family wishes to thank her son Tim, cared for newborn babies and mothers and St. Anne’s Adult Foster Home and Lower also nursed the elderly in care facilities. She met Joseph F. Ewald when she was Columbia Hospice for loving care at the in nursing school and he was in the Army, end of her life. Suggested memorial contributions can stationed at Fort Stevens. They married in 1945 and were married for 47 years before be made to St. Vincent de Paul, StandUp- girl.com or Lower Columbia Hospice. his death in 1993. A funeral Mass will be offered at 11 a.m. She is survived by her children Paul (Mala), Mark (Jean), Dan (Martha-Ann), Thursday at St. Mary, Star of the Sea in Margaret Mary “Peggy” and Tim; 14 Astoria, preceded by a rosary at 10:30 a.m. Funeral arrangements have been made grandchildren; numerous great-grandchil- dren; and good friends, the Moran family. by Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary. She was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Please sign our online guest book at cald- wellsmortuary.com Michael Wood. facebook.com/DailyAstorian APPLIANCE PACKAGE DEALS APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 Over Mattresses, Furniture & More! 30 Y E A R S IN C L AT S O P COUNT Y SUNDAY MONDAY HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 * SATURDAY * SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell REGIONAL FORECAST Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Seattle 54 36 Clouds and sun 54 35 54 35 Plenty of sunshine Partly sunny 52 36 Partly sunny 52 40 52 40 Mostly cloudy Rain 50 38 Rain possible Aberdeen Olympia 53/36 53/40 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake 52/33 ALMANAC UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Sunday Tonight’s Sky: The waning gibbous moon and M44 Beehive pass within 1.1 degree of each other. Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 57/50 Normal high/low .................. 53/40 Record high .................. 64 in 1908 Record low .................... 28 in 1994 Precipitation Sunday ..................................... 0.13” Month to date ........................ 1.22” Normal month to date ......... 5.94” Year to date .......................... 39.97” Normal year to date ........... 52.16” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Sunrise today .................. 7:21 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 4:40 p.m. Moonrise today ........... 11:46 p.m. Moonset today .............. 1:33 p.m. New First High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) 6:44 a.m. 5:48 p.m. Full 6:24 a.m. 5:29 p.m. 6:34 a.m. 5:41 p.m. Warrenton 6:39 a.m. 5:43 p.m. Knappa 7:21 a.m. 6:25 p.m. Depoe Bay Nov 19 Nov 26 Dec 3 Dec 11 6.8 12:20 p.m. 3.5 7.3 none Cape Disappointment Hammond SUN AND MOON Last Time 5:42 a.m. 4:37 p.m. 6.6 11:36 a.m. 3.8 6.7 none 7.1 11:56 a.m. 3.7 7.4 none 7.3 12:04 p.m. 3.7 7.7 none 7.1 12:55 a.m. 0.2 7.5 1:21 p.m. 3.0 7.0 11:05 a.m. 4.1 7.2 11:41 p.m. 0.3 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Wed. Hi/Lo/W 61/44/pc 48/35/sh 44/34/sf 75/56/s 68/37/pc 85/74/pc 76/58/s 73/57/pc 80/59/pc 51/40/pc 78/62/c 61/50/s 55/42/pc 65/45/pc 44/35/pc 50/39/pc 74/63/c 44/24/sh 86/74/pc 78/65/c 66/54/r 78/65/s 49/38/pc 67/55/r 64/50/s 54/38/pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂ urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 50/37 Hermiston The Dalles 56/33 Enterprise Pendleton 45/29 52/31 56/35 La Grande 46/29 55/37 NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi/Lo/W 47/32 Kennewick Walla Walla 50/35 Lewiston 56/35 53/37 Salem Pullman 56/27 Longview 54/36 Portland 56/38 48/31 Yakima 55/35 53/33 Astoria Spokane 49/30 Corvallis 55/35 Albany 55/37 John Day Eugene Bend 54/36 44/30 47/29 Ontario 58/36 Caldwell Burns 49/19 55/33 Medford 54/33 Klamath Falls 48/27 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 49/30/sh 54/42/c 54/40/pc 55/36/sh 53/39/c Wed. Hi/Lo/W 45/16/pc 57/45/s 54/38/s 54/34/s 55/39/s City North Bend Roseburg Seaside Springﬁ eld Vancouver Today Hi/Lo/W 55/39/pc 52/39/sh 54/37/pc 54/37/sh 54/35/sh Wed. Hi/Lo/W 55/37/s 52/30/s 55/36/s 53/27/s 54/33/s