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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2020
IN BRIEF
Evening traffi c delays expected
on New Youngs Bay Bridge
Traffi c delays are expected on the New Youngs Bay
Bridge in Astoria during nights this week.
There will be single-lane closures with a pilot car
controlling two-way traffi c from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Drivers can
expect 20-minute delays during these times.
Venue change for meeting on fi sheries
The venue has changed for a public informational
meeting about 2020 select area fi sheries.
The meeting is planned for 7 p.m. on Wednesday at
the Best Western in Astoria. It had been scheduled for
the Holiday Inn Express & Suites.
— The Astorian
DEATHS
Jan. 6, 2020
In BURKE,
Brief
Walter, 91, of
Seaside, died in Seaside.
Hughes-Ransom
Mor-
tuary is in charge of the
arrangements.
Jan. 5, 2020
KALETA, Warren, 43,
of Seaside, died in Seaside.
Hughes-Ransom
Mor-
tuary is in charge of the
arrangements.
Jan. 4, 2020
DEAN, Elsie J., 96,
of Astoria, died in Asto-
ria. Ocean View Funeral
& Cremation Service of
Astoria is in charge of the
arrangements.
Jan. 3, 2020
BURCHAM, Ruth N.,
90, of Seaside, died in Sea-
side. Caldwell’s Funeral
& Cremation Arrange-
ment Center in Sea-
side is in charge of the
arrangements.
McCARTHY, William
H. “Bill,” 77, of Seaside,
died in Seaside. Caldwell’s
Funeral & Cremation
Arrangement Center in
Seaside is in charge of the
arrangements.
TIERNEY,
Denise
L., 64, of Astoria, died
in Astoria. Ocean View
Funeral & Cremation Ser-
vice of Astoria is in charge
of the arrangements.
Dec. 31, 2019
CHAVIS, Kermit, 75,
of Astoria, died in Astoria.
Caldwell’s Luce-Layton
Mortuary of Astoria is in
charge of the arrangements.
MEMORIAL
Saturday, Jan. 11
SHANER, Ruth Louise — Celebration of life at
1 p.m., Camp 18, 42362 U.S. Highway 26 in Elsie.
CORRECTION
Job status — Greg Brody, the new assistant fi re
chief at Westport Fire & Rescue District, works full
time for Columbia River Fire & Rescue. A story on A1
Saturday incorrectly said he worked part time.
ON THE RECORD
Burglary
• Brian Quaschnick,
48, was arrested Satur-
day on N.W. First Street
and N.W. Cedar Court
in Warrenton for bur-
glary in the fi rst degree,
criminal mischief in the
second degree and dis-
orderly conduct. Police
say Quaschnick used an
ax to break into a home
Friday on W. Harbor
Street.
Disorderly conduct
• Joseph Ontario
Haynes, 30, of Portland,
was arrested Sunday on
Avenue A in Seaside
for disorderly conduct,
unlawful possession of a
weapon and possession
of a weapon with intent
to use.
• Steven Bentsen, 33,
was arrested Saturday at
the Warrenton Mini Mart
for disorderly conduct.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
TUESDAY
Seaside Community Cen-
ter Commission, 10 a.m.,
Bob Chisholm Center, 1225
Avenue A.
Clatsop County Board of
Commissioners, 12 p.m.,
work session, 800 Exchange
St., Suite 430, Astoria.
Seaside Library Board,
4:30 p.m., Seaside Library,
1131 Broadway.
Sunset Empire Park
and Recreation District,
5:15 p.m., workshop, Bob
Chisholm Community
Center, 1225 Avenue A,
Seaside.
Port of Astoria Commis-
sion, 5:30 p.m., 10 Pier 1,
Suite 209.
Miles Crossing Sanitary
Sewer District Board,
6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway
101 Business.
Seaside Planning Com-
mission, 7 p.m., City Hall,
989 Broadway.
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Gearhart City Council,
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Astoria School District,
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THURSDAY
Astoria City Council, 1 p.m.,
work session, City Hall, 1095
Duane St.
Seaside Civic and Conven-
tion Center Commission,
5 p.m., Convention Center,
415 First Ave.
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Coast Guard boat capsizes
on the Columbia River
Four crew
members rescued
by pilot boat
By NICOLE BALES
The Astorian
A 26-foot U.S. Coast
Guard boat capsized o n the
Columbia River on Saturday
with four crew members on
board.
The Coast Guard said the
crew were conducting rou-
tine operations when the
vessel, a Trailerable Aids to
Navigation boat, capsized
near Pier 39 in Astoria.
The vessel reportedly
encountered a series of heavy
wakes that came over the
bow, which resulted in an
unrecoverable starboard list
that capsized the board .
The crew were recovered
from the water safely by the
p ilot boat Connor Foss and
taken to Columbia Memo-
rial Hospital in Astoria. They
are reportedly in healthy
condition.
The Coast Guard is over-
Bruce Jones
The pilot boat Connor Foss comes to the aid of a Coast Guard boat that capsized on the
Columbia River on Saturday.
seeing salvage operations
and has initiated the mishap
board review process.
Astoria Mayor Bruce
Jones, a former Coast Guard
Sector Columbia River com-
mander, said in an email, “As
m ayor, I am extremely grate-
ful to the highly professional
mariners of Connor Foss for
responding so rapidly and
skillfully, and am thankful
that the Coast Guard crew
were all recovered safely.”
The mayor added that
“maintaining the many aids to
navigation along the Colum-
bia River is diffi cult and dan-
gerous work, which must be
conducted year-round despite
the weather, to safeguard our
commercial fi shing and ship-
ping industries.
“The city of Astoria is
very grateful to the Coast
Guard crews who do this
important work.”
Coast Guard rescues man near Peacock Spit
Chinook Observer
LONG BEACH, Wash.
— The U.S. Coast Guard
rescued a man after his sail-
boat became disabled dan-
gerously close to the surf
near Peacock Spit on Friday
about a mile from the shore
near Cape Disappointment.
The man contacted
watchstanders at Coast
Guard Station Cape Disap-
pointment by cellphone at
approximately 2:45 p.m. His
36-foot boat had lost power
and the mast had fallen,
causing the vessel to become
adrift near the waters of the
Cape Disappointment bar.
Coast Guard Sector
Columbia River watch-
standers were notifi ed as
crew members aboard a
47-foot motor lifeboat
diverted from training oper-
Nellie Hux
A sailboat washed ashore near Surfside on Friday night after losing propulsion near Peacock Spit.
ations nearby. An MH-65
Dolphin rescue helicopter
crew from Coast Guard Sec-
tor North Bend was also in
the area and diverted to pro-
vide assistance.
A rescue swimmer helped
hoist the man from the ves-
sel. The aircrew took the
man to Air Station Astoria.
The man was reportedly
in healthy condition.
Sneak peek of horror movie draws full house
A screening of
‘The Mortuary
Collection’
By NICOLE BALES
The Astorian
The Clatsop County His-
torical Society honored the
region’s fi lm history on Sat-
urday night by hosting a
screening of “The Mortuary
Collection ” at the Liberty
Theatre.
The movie , a horror
anthology, was fi lmed in
Astoria in 2018 .
The fi lmmakers joined the
community for the screening
and spoke with the audience .
“We have fi lmed all over
the country and in some
other countries and this is the
fi rst time we’ve ever loved
the community so much that
we came back to screen it,”
said Ryan Spindell, the mov-
ie’s director.
The h istorical s ociety
helped fi lmmakers scout
locations , including the Fla-
vel House Museum, Shively
Park, the Astoria Armory,
Fort Stevens State Park, the
Masonic Lodge and down-
town Astoria. Local volun-
teers came out throughout
the process to help construct
sets and even perform as
extras.
“This town really became
like a second home for us,”
said T. Justin Ross, a pro-
ducer of the movie . “The
community really came out
and helped bring this one to
life. We’re very happy about
it and this is kind of our way
to say ‘thank you.’”
Ross said he and Spindell
grew up in the ‘80s watch-
ing “The Goonies,” “Short
Circuit ” and “Kindergar-
ten Cop” and are excited to
be part of the c ounty’s fi lm
history.
In the movie , the Flavel
Kegan Rascoe
Producer T. Justin Ross discusses the movie, ‘The Mortuary Collection,’ at a screening hosted by
the Clatsop County Historical Society on Saturday night at the Liberty Theatre.
‘IT IS A GREAT ADDITION TO THE
TAPESTRY OF OUR RICH LOCAL
FILM HISTORY. MAYBE WE’LL BE
DOING ‘ MORTUARY COLLECTION’
CELEBRATIONS IN 30 YEARS LIKE
THE GOONIES ANNIVERSARIES.’
McAndrew Burns | Clatsop County
Historical Society’s executive director
House was the setting for
the mortuary. The mortician,
played by Clancy Brown,
tells a young woman who
responded to a help wanted
sign outside of the mortuary
that there is a story behind
every death, not only about
how the person died, but
why.
The young woman,
played by Caitlin Custer,
wanted to hear the most
gruesome stories. The mor-
tician tells her four stories,
each one
progressively
more gruesome. After each
story, the movie returns to
the mortician and the young
woman in the mortuary.
“The Flavel House was
the anchor of the whole
story,” Ross said.
He said they searched
throughout the country for
the right city and the right
mansion.
“Astoria had both,” Ross
said. “It was a hard fi nd.”
Several locations in Asto-
ria were featured in the fi lm.
The Masonic Lodge became
a fraternity house and the
Astoria Armory became a
library. Filmmakers even
used archives from the Asto-
ria Library basement to dress
the set.
“There are a lot of inter-
esting Astoria references and
hopefully (the community)
gets a little more out of it
than the average viewer as a
‘thank you,’” Ross said.
Ross said there is no pre-
miere date set for the movie ,
but the plan is to make the
fi lm available at least on a
streaming service sometime
this year.
McAndrew Burns, the
historical society’s executive
director, said in an email he
was pleased to be part of the
movie and thought Astoria
and the Flavel House looked
terrifi c on screen.
A full house attended the
screening on Saturday.
“It is a great addition
to the tapestry of our rich
local fi lm history,” Burns
said. “Maybe we’ll be doing
‘ Mortuary Collection’ cele-
brations in 30 years like the
Goonies anniversaries.”