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Newspaper Page TextA7 THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 Trial team quits Stone case over dispute By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON — The four lawyers who pros- ecuted Roger Stone quit the case after the Justice Department overruled them and said it would take the extraordinary step of low- ering the amount of prison time it would seek for Pres- ident Donald Trump’s long- time ally and conﬁ dant. The departures on Tues- day raised immediate ques- tions over whether Trump, who earlier in the day had blasted the original sen- tencing recommenda- tion as “very horrible and unfair,” had at least indi- rectly exerted his will on a Justice Department that he often views as an arm of the White House. The department insisted the decision to undo the sentencing recommendation was made Monday night — Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo Four lawyers who prosecuted Roger Stone, pictured, quit the case after the Justice Department overruled them and said it would lower the amount of prison time for Stone. before Trump’s tweet — and prosecutors had not spoken to the White House about it. Even so, the departures of the entire trial team broke open a simmering dispute over the punishment of a Trump ally whose case has long captured the Repub- lican president’s attention. The episode was the lat- est to entangle the Justice Department, meant to oper- ate free from White House sway in criminal investiga- tions and prosecutions, in presidential politics. The four attorneys, including two who were early members of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia team, comprised the entire Justice Department trial team that won convic- tions against Stone last fall. Each had signed onto a Monday sentencing memo that recommended between seven and nine years in prison for Stone, who was convicted of lying to Con- gress, witness tampering and obstructing the House investigation into whether the Trump campaign coor- dinated with Russia to tip the 2016 election. None lent their names to a Tues- day memo that called the original recommendation excessive. The departures leave in limbo the resolution of a case that was one of the signature prosecutions of Mueller’s team and that cut to the heart of his mission — to determine whether the Trump team had access to nonpublic information about Democratic emails hacked by Russian oper- atives and provided to WikiLeaks. Trump was back on the attack late Tuesday, slam- ming the original sentenc- ing recommendation and questioning the judge over- seeing the Stone case. And by early Wednesday, he had tweeted a congratulations to Attorney General William Barr “for taking charge of a case that was totally out of control and perhaps should not have been brought,” suggesting the prosecutors had gone rogue. lar season with home games against Tillamook (0-5) and Valley Catholic (3-2). Columbia scores payback with win over Knappa boys Banks holds off Astoria boys, 53-44 Almost four weeks after Knappa’s thrilling 52-49 win over the Knights Jan. 15 at Knappa, Columbia Christian got its revenge with a 59-42 win over the Loggers in a key Northwest League boys basket- ball showdown Monday night. The two teams could meet again in the post-season, either in a seeding game or at the state tournament. After ﬁ nishing the league season Wednesday at home vs. Nestucca, the Loggers will host a ﬁ rst round state playoff (date and opponent to be deter- mined) before making the trip to Pendleton. In Monday’s game, the Knights held a 26-19 halftime lead and increased it to 44-25 with 1:30 left in the third quar- ter, and still led 53-39 with just 2:33 left in the fourth. — The Astorian PREP HOOPS ROUNDUP Valiants edge Seaside girls, 48-43 Seaside had a great opportunity to move up in the Cowapa League girls basketball standings Tues- day night, but came up just short at Valley Catholic. The Valiants jumped out to a quick lead, then held on for an eventual 48-43 win over the Lady Gulls. Valley Catholic improved to 3-2, a half-game lead on Banks (3-3), while Seaside dropped to 2-4. The Lady Gulls have games remain- ing with Tillamook (0-5) and Banks. Seaside defeated both teams in the ﬁ rst half of league play. “We battled back but could not quite get over the hump,” Seaside coach Mike Hawes said of Tues- day’s loss. “Right now, with some injuries and experi- ence, we’re running six deep and the kids just plumb get worn out. I have nothing but praise for their effort.” Ruby Douglas and Lilli Taylor scored 16 points apiece for Seaside, which trailed 16-11 after one quarter. The teams played evenly (32-32) over the ﬁ nal three quarters. The Gulls struggled from the 3-point line (2-for- 12) and the free throw line (3-of-10), which made the difference. “If we could have cor- ralled a few more rebounds, made a few more free throws, held (Josie) Nap- oli in check just a bit … but it didn’t happen,” Hawes said. “Ruby (11 rebounds) is playing well enough to be on a ﬁ rst name basis with the coaches. ‘Guard Ruby.’ She kept us aﬂ oat, and Lilli almost got us back to square, but the six that played all played well and hard.” Seaside boys pound Valley Catholic Headed for a league championship showdown against Banks next week, the Seaside boys basketball team tuned up with a 60-39 win Tuesday night at Valley Catholic. Beau Johnson scored a game-high 16 points, and the Gulls scored their second blowout victory of the sea- son over the Valiants. Sea- side won the ﬁ rst encounter on Jan. 24, 77-25. The Gulls had three other players in double ﬁ g- ures: Ryan Hague with 14, while Brayden Johnson and Stephen Snyder scored 10 apiece. Astoria girls beat Banks, lock up league title With two games left in an eight-game league sea- son, the Astoria girls locked up a Cowapa League cham- pionship Tuesday night, with an easy 50-31 win at Banks. The Lady Fishermen overcame another slow start and some foul trouble along the way, but had the game well in hand with a big 17-8 lead at halftime. Astoria continues to look unbeatable as it approaches the post-season, improv- ing to 6-0 in league fol- lowing its ninth straight win (13th against Oregon competition). Astoria’s Brooklynn Hankwitz spent nearly half the game on the bench in foul trouble, but still scored a game-high 14 points before fouling out early in the fourth quarter. Kelsey Fausett ﬁ nished with 12 points and Hai- ley O’brien added 11 for the Lady Fishermen, who urned a 6-4 deﬁ cit into a 12-6 lead, and were never seriously threatened after that. With a 19-2 overall record and ranked third in the latest OSAA rankings, the Lady Fishermen ﬁ nish the regu- SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Astoria was within ﬁ ve points of Banks in the fourth quarter, but a strong ﬁ n- ish for the Braves helped Banks post a 53-44 win over the Fishermen in a Cow- apa League boys basketball game Tuesday night. After falling behind 17-4 to start the game, the Fisher- men gradually fought their way back in, tying the game at 41-41 with just over two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. From there, “Banks just went on a tear and ﬁ nished better than we did,” said Astoria coach Kevin Goin. “But I’m super proud of guys for coming back the way we did, and we had every chance to win it. We just ran out of gas at the end.” Jacob Slifka scored 24 points as the only Banks player in double ﬁ gures, while Astoria’s M&M boys, Xander Marincovich and Colton McMaster, scored 11 and 10 points. The Fishermen ﬁ n- ish the league season with two games at home, with a chance at landing a league playoff spot with wins over Tillamook and Valley Catholic. Ilwaco, Washington 1938 — 2020 M. Jack Cullimore, was always the one people 81, passed away on Feb. turned to for advice and a 6, 2020, at his home in supportive shoulder. Jack was also Ilwaco, Wash- incredibly gener- ington, after a ous with his time cruel battle with and his abilities. amyotrophic lat- Quietly, and ask- eral sclerosis . ing nothing in He leaves behind return, he under- his beloved wife, took charitable Margarita, an projects large extended fam- and small in the ily and a life- communities time of friends who loved him M. Jack Cullimore where he lived. He was pas- dearly. Jack was born in Salt sionate about his work, Lake City, Utah, and spent and equally passionate his childhood in s outhern about his favorite pas- Idaho and Utah. Jack was time: ﬂ ying. Jack’s family a graduate of the Univer- and friends enjoyed many sity of Utah and Wood- exciting ﬂ ying adventures in his Grumman Tiger. berry University. A celebration of life He joined the Army, where he served for six remembering Jack will be years, some of the time held Saturday at 11:30 a.m. in Iran. He went on to a at the First United Meth- very successful career in odist Church, 1076 Frank- graphic design in s outh- lin Ave. (11th Street and ern California, establish- Franklin), in Astoria, ing long-term relationships Oregon. Penttila’s Chapel in with widely known clients such as Sunkist Growers Long Beach, Washington, and Fruit Growers Supply. is in charge of the arrange- Jack was fun, and ments. An online guest funny, a ﬁ rm friend who book is available at pentti- never met a stranger. He laschapel.com OBITUARY POLICY The Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a ﬂ ag sym- bol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctua- tion 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. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at Dai- lyAstorian.com/forms/obits, by email at ewilson@dai- lyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Astorian ofﬁ ce, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503-325-3211, ext. 257. facebook.com/dailyastorian EQUIPMENT , INC. SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS Looking to close out the league season on a roll, the Knappa girls basketball team took a big step toward a top four ﬁ nish in the Northwest League standings. Knappa went on the road and defeated Colum- bia Christian 34-28 Monday night, helping the Loggers improve to 5-9 in league play. MONDAY M. Jack Cullimore CLATSOP POWER Knappa girls defeat Knights, 34-28 SUNDAY OBITUARIES 34912 HWY 101 BUS • ASTORIA 503-325-0792 • 1-800-220-0792 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY REGIONAL FORECAST Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Seattle 48 40 48 41 48 41 A brief shower Breezy with rain Periods of rain or two 49 40 A little rain 49 40 50 41 50 41 A chance of rainShowers aroundA chance of rain Aberdeen Olympia 47/40 47/40 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake 47/37 ALMANAC UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Tuesday Tonight’s Sky: Low in the west at sunset, Mercury reaches its highest point in evening sky. Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 47/33 Normal high/low .................. 51/37 Record high .................. 66 in 1934 Record low .................... 21 in 1905 Precipitation Tuesday ................................... 0.12” Month to date ........................ 4.80” Normal month to date ......... 2.97” Year to date .......................... 22.94” Normal year to date ........... 13.17” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Time 4:11 a.m. 4:23 p.m. 8.8 10:32 a.m. 1.0 7.8 10:37 p.m. 0.6 Cape Disappointment 3:47 a.m. 3:55 p.m. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hammond SUN AND MOON Sunrise today .................. 7:23 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 5:38 p.m. Moonrise today ........... 11:32 p.m. Moonset today ............ 10:03 a.m. Last New First Full 3:58 a.m. 4:07 p.m. Warrenton 4:06 a.m. 4:18 p.m. Knappa 4:48 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Depoe Bay Feb 15 Feb 23 Mar 2 Mar 9 3:01 a.m. 3:08 p.m. 8.8 9:40 a.m. 7.7 9:48 p.m. 1.3 0.8 9.1 9:59 a.m. 1.1 8.1 10:08 p.m. 0.6 9.2 10:16 a.m. 1.1 8.2 10:21 p.m. 0.7 9.0 11:33 a.m. 0.9 8.0 11:38 p.m. 0.5 9.0 9:11 a.m. 7.9 9:17 p.m. 1.3 0.8 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Today Hi/Lo/W Fri. Hi/Lo/W 62/33/r 45/26/r 24/1/sn 46/26/s 32/18/pc 83/71/pc 61/39/s 69/47/pc 84/71/s 53/30/r 68/48/s 58/45/pc 63/35/r 48/28/pc 28/9/pc 18/10/s 52/37/s 49/20/s 82/70/pc 60/43/s 69/47/pc 85/68/s 33/17/pc 72/48/pc 61/45/pc 40/21/s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 49/36 Hermiston The Dalles 53/37 Enterprise Pendleton 44/29 53/36 50/37 La Grande 44/31 47/36 NATIONAL CITIES High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) 43/31 Kennewick Walla Walla 51/36 Lewiston 52/36 45/39 Salem Pullman 50/27 Longview 48/40 Portland 46/39 41/30 Yakima 44/31 45/37 Astoria Spokane 43/31 Corvallis 49/36 Albany 47/37 John Day Eugene Bend 48/36 48/28 47/32 Ontario 49/31 Caldwell Burns 48/25 49/32 Medford 52/36 Klamath Falls 51/25 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 43/28/pc 51/39/sh 48/42/r 46/35/r 48/40/sh Fri. Hi/Lo/W 42/26/c 53/42/c 47/43/sh 49/38/sh 48/40/sh City North Bend Roseburg Seaside Springfi eld Vancouver Today Hi/Lo/W 51/39/sh 50/38/sh 48/41/r 48/37/sh 45/38/r Fri. Hi/Lo/W 51/40/sh 50/37/sh 48/41/sh 50/38/sh 50/39/sh