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THE ASTORIAN • TuESdAy, dEcEmbER 31, 2019
OBITUARIES
Ruth Louise Shaner
Shirley Kay Olson
Seaside
Dec. 8, 1926 — Dec. 13, 2019
Seaside
Aug. 29, 1942 — Dec. 27, 2019
Ruth Louise Shaner, 93, passed away threw magnificent parties, most notably the
peacefully Dec. 13 in Seaside, Oregon.
annual Maplewood raft race.
Ruth was born Dec. 8, 1926, to Stella
A huge supporter of the arts and muse-
ums, she sat on the boards of the
and John S. Yancey, in Wichita
Clatsop County Historical Society,
Falls, Texas, where she spent her
Friends of the Astoria Column and
childhood.
At age 16, she was recruited by
was also a member of the Asto-
the U.S. Army Air Corps, graduat-
ria Regatta Association. She also
ing early to attend the War College
shared many stories of her and hus-
band Wes’ participation in the res-
in Syracuse, New York. Afterwards
toration of Fort Clatsop.
she was stationed in Orlando, Flor-
ida, where she worked alongside
Ruth is survived by her daugh-
ters, Cheryl Cochran of Long
the crew developing the first radar
Beach, Washington, and Carla
technology used in World War II.
While in the Air Corps, she
Ruth Shaner
Perry of Warrenton, Oregon; her
met her husband, Wesley Shaner,
foster daughter, Mary Saggau of
whom she married following the war, mov- Minneapolis, Minnesota; her nephew, Guy
ing with him to Astoria, Oregon, in 1945.
Yancey, niece Ann (Tony) Syrett, nephew
Ruth began her long career in account- Brian Yancey, niece Gina Ross and nephew
ing working for Ed Luoma, CPA, for 50-plus Craig Yancey, all of Portland, Oregon; grand-
years as a public accountant. She was an children Penni (Forest) Kleber of Portland,
expert in accounting law (“Oh, we can write Oregon, Melissa (Matt) Betts of Warrenton,
that off …”) and worked with many fisher- Oregon, Tarin Cochran of Elsie, Oregon,
men, logging companies, and businesses in Stacy Yancey of Long Beach, Washington,
the area.
and Ronnie Cathcart of Astoria, Oregon; and
She was a friend and mentor to many great-grandchildren Nathan Kleber, Issac and
aspiring accountants and future business Eliyah Betts, Weston and Chloe Canessa and
leaders, and pushed everyone to be the best Kaison Mollenhour.
in their careers. She retired (reluctantly!) at
She is preceded in death by her parents;
age 78, and moved to her beloved home in husband Wes; brothers John and Carl Yancey;
Elsie, where she remained until passing.
granddaughter Kaytlynn Kleber; and niece
Ruth was an avid fisherman, and loved Donna Yancey and nephew Shane Yancey.
traveling to explore new waters with family
A celebration of life will be held Jan. 11 at
and friends. She also loved to entertain, and 1 p.m. at Camp 18 in Elsie, Oregon.
Shirley Kay Olson was born
in Jefferson City, Missouri, on
Aug. 29, 1942, and passed away
at her home in Seaside, Oregon,
on Dec. 27, 2019, after a year’s
battle with cancer.
She was an avid reader and
loved the ocean. Her life focused
around her family and lifelong
friends.
Shirley was preceded in
death by her father, Virgil Wells;
mother, Frances Mae Hall; and
sister, Myrna Mae Gonzales.
She is survived by her sis-
ter and brother-in-law, Lorraine
and John Layton; nieces Terra
Elias, Larryl Shaffer and Stormie
Mathews; niece-in-law Jennifer
Shaffer; her nephew, Justin Shaf-
fer; along with several great-
nieces and nephews and their
children.
Per her wishes, no service will
be held. Shirley wished to spend
Shirley Olson
eternity among the seas, so her
ashes will be spread at the sandy
beach in Seaside, Oregon.
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Washington state workers to access paid family leave
By RACHEL LA CORTE
Associated Press
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Employees in
Washington state can soon start applying for
time off under the state’s paid family leave
law.
Kate Ginn, a 33-year-old project manager
for a non-profit in Tacoma, is among those
ready to submit her paperwork on Thursday
ahead of the birth of her first child in late
January. While Thursday is the first day eli-
gible employees can apply for the program,
benefits will be retroactive to Jan. 1, when
the benefit portion of the new law techni-
cally takes effect.
Ginn, whose husband is in graduate
school full time, said that the new benefit
was instrumental in their planning on when
to start their family.
“It’s been a lot less stressful as we pre-
pare for that time, knowing I can take the
full three months off and not have to rush
back to work,” she said.
Eligible workers receive 12 weeks paid
time off for the birth or adoption of a child or
for serious medical condition of the worker
or the worker’s family member, or 16 weeks
for a combination of both. An additional
two weeks may be used if there is a serious
health condition with a pregnancy. The time
does not need to be taken consecutively, but
a minimum of eight hours at a time must be
used if the benefit is claimed.
State officials say that the goal is to pro-
cess all applications within two weeks.
Once the application is approved employees
can start filing weekly claims right away and
get paid, and any payments employees are
eligible for from their leave start date will be
paid retroactively.
For the past year, employees and employ-
ers have paid into the program that was
approved by the Legislature in 2017. Pre-
miums of 0.4% of workers’ wages fund the
program, with 63% paid by employees and
37% paid by employers.
According to the Employment Security
Department, an employee making $50,000
a year pays about $2.44 a week, while their
employer pay about $1.41 a week, for a
weekly benefit of about $731.
Self-employed individuals who elect
coverage pay only the employee share of
the premiums, and employers with fewer
Ted S. Warren/AP Photo
Kate and Quantas Ginn at their home in Tacoma, Washington, in the bedroom they are preparing ahead of the upcoming birth of their baby in
late January.
than 50 employees are exempt from paying
the employer share. Companies that already
offer such programs can apply for a waiver,
as long as the benefit the company offers is
at least equivalent to the state program.
Weekly benefits under the new law are
calculated based on a percentage of the
employee’s wages and the state’s weekly
average wage — which is now $1,255 —
though the weekly amount paid out would
be capped at $1,000 a week. Workers who
earn less than the state average will get 90%
of their income. Employees must work at
least 820 hours before qualifying for the
benefit, and those hours can be from one
job or combined from multiple jobs. People
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SATURDAY
who are between jobs can still take the ben-
efit, as long as they worked the qualifying
hours.
The U.S. is the only industrialized
country that does not federally mandate
paid parental leave, but some large com-
panies offer such benefits, and Washing-
ton is among nine states and the District of
Columbia to have approved laws that give
employees paid leave for the birth or adop-
tion of a child, to care for sick relatives or
to deal with their own medical conditions.
The states’ programs vary in both time off
and each state has its own formula for deter-
mining the amount of benefits employees
can receive.
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And under a measure passed by Congress
and signed by President Donald Trump in
December, the federal government’s 2.1
million employees will be eligible for paren-
tal leave starting in October 2020.
Kristen Rowe-Finkbeiner, executive
director of MomsRising, a national orga-
nization that advocates for economic secu-
rity, said that such policies appeal to to vot-
ers regardless of political affiliation because
at some point, most people need to take time
to deal with positive or negative events that
occur in their lives.
“It’s addressing a struggle so many peo-
ple have faced,” she said. “And the momen-
tum for change is growing.”
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
52 47
52 41
49 45
52 42
50 37
Rain tapering
Rain; becoming
Breezy with rain Periods of rain
off
windier
Rain
47 36
47 34
A chance of rainA chance of rain
Aberdeen
Olympia
52/47
50/47
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
50/45
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Sunday
Tonight’s Sky: The Winter Circle
- Sirius is the brightest star in the
night sky followed by Capella,
Rigel, Procyon, Betelgeuse,
Aldebaran and Pollux.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 47/43
Normal high/low .................. 48/37
Record high .................. 60 in 1920
Record low .................... 16 in 1990
Precipitation
Sunday ..................................... 0.24”
Month to date ........................ 9.41”
Normal month to date ......... 9.28”
Year to date .......................... 50.36”
Normal year to date ........... 66.65”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Sunrise today .................. 7:58 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 4:39 p.m.
Moonrise today ........... 11:30 a.m.
Moonset today ............ 10:25 p.m.
Full
Last
4:58 a.m.
3:51 p.m.
New
Cape Disappointment
4:37 a.m.
3:42 p.m.
4:46 a.m.
3:58 p.m.
Warrenton
4:53 a.m.
3:46 p.m.
Knappa
5:35 a.m.
4:28 p.m.
Depoe Bay
Jan 2 Jan 10 Jan 17 Jan 24
7.5 10:40 a.m. 3.4
7.3 10:55 p.m. 1.0
3:54 a.m.
2:56 p.m.
7.1 9:57 a.m. 3.5
7.0 10:17 p.m. 0.8
7.7 10:16 a.m. 3.7
7.6 10:32 p.m. 1.0
7.9 10:24 a.m. 3.5
7.7 10:39 p.m. 1.1
7.8 11:41 a.m. 2.9
7.6 11:56 p.m. 0.9
7.6 9:24 a.m.
7.5 9:46 p.m.
4.0
0.9
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Today
Hi/Lo/W
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
55/37/s
47/34/r
32/21/c
56/38/s
42/24/s
84/70/s
62/43/pc
68/46/s
82/66/t
49/34/pc
64/40/pc
59/46/s
54/37/pc
55/41/pc
43/33/pc
40/33/s
54/45/pc
48/26/pc
82/68/s
59/52/r
66/46/s
79/68/s
43/32/pc
62/41/pc
60/49/pc
49/32/pc
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
44/41
Hermiston
The Dalles 45/43
Enterprise
Pendleton 39/36
49/46
44/41
La Grande
37/35
50/48
NATIONAL CITIES
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
First
Time
38/36
Kennewick Walla Walla
46/43 Lewiston
48/45
49/46
Salem
Pullman
40/37
Longview
52/47 Portland
49/47
38/36
Yakima 39/37
48/45
Astoria
Spokane
34/31
Corvallis
51/47
Albany
51/48
John Day
Eugene
Bend
53/49
49/42
45/40
Ontario
37/31
Caldwell
Burns
41/32
38/33
Medford
50/40
Klamath Falls
44/33
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
35/31/sf
54/45/pc
52/48/r
50/48/r
51/48/r
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
44/29/sn
53/44/r
51/42/r
54/40/r
52/43/r
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
54/49/c
54/47/r
52/48/r
53/49/r
49/47/r
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
53/44/r
55/43/r
51/40/r
54/42/r
53/40/r