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Newspaper Page TextA7 THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2020 Health report says 80% of virus cases were mild By MARILYNN MARCHIONE Associated Press Health ofﬁ cials in China have published the ﬁ rst details on nearly 45,000 cases of the novel coronavirus disease that originated there, saying more than 80% have been mild and new ones seem to be falling since early this month, although it’s far too soon to tell whether the outbreak has peaked. Monday’s report from the Chinese Cen- ter for Disease Control and Prevention gives the World Health Organization a “clearer pic- ture of the outbreak, how it’s developing and where it’s headed,” WHO’s director-general said at a news conference. “It’s too early to tell if this reported decline will continue. Every scenario is still on the table,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. The new disease, called COVID-19, ﬁ rst emerged in late December in Wuhan, the cap- OBITUARIES Jane Elinor Lokan ital of China’s Hubei province, and has spread to more than two dozen other countries. China says more than 70,000 people have been infected and 1,770 have died in main- land China, but numbers are squishy because the country is counting many cases based on symptoms rather than the methods WHO uses. The new study reports on 44,672 cases conﬁ rmed in China as of Feb. 11. The virus caused severe disease such as pneumonia in 14% of them and critical illness in 5%. The fatality rate for these conﬁ rmed cases is 2.3% — 2.8% for males versus 1.7% for females. That’s lower than for SARS and MERS, two similar viruses, but COVID-19 ultimately could prove more deadly if it spreads to far more people than the others did. Ordinary ﬂ u has a fatality rate of 0.1% yet kills hundreds of thousands because it infects millions each year. SPORTS Willamina edges Warrenton boys in overtime, 54-51 The Astorian SCOREBOARD For the second time in four days, a bas- ketball game involving the Warrenton boys basketball team went right down to the wire. After a thrilling 41-38 win over Clats- kanie earlier in the week, the bounces didn’t go Warrenton’s way this time, as Willam- ina made three free throws in the ﬁ nal 5.1 seconds of overtime for a 54-51 win, Friday night at Willamina. On the ﬁ nal night of league play, the Wil- lamina victory pulled the Bulldogs into a sec- ond-place tie with the Warriors in the Coastal Range League standings. Rainier is the league champion at 8-0, while Warrenton and Willamina tie for sec- ond at 4-4. The Columbians still have to earn the league’s No. 1 seed in the league playoffs. Taft (1-7) plays at Clatskanie (3-5) Mon- day, with the winner playing Tuesday at Warrenton at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday’s winner plays Thursday at Willamina, with the win- ner advancing to play Rainier, Saturday in McMinnville. Willamina held the upper hand for most of Friday’s contest, which was Senior Night for the Bulldogs. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Willamina’s Ruben Rizzo and Dominik Briant had the ‘Dogs in front 27-16 midway through the second quarter, and Willamina held a 31-21 lead at halftime. The teams played to a 7-7 tie in the third period, before the Warriors made their move in the fourth. A 3-pointer from Dawson Little brought Warrenton to within 41-38, Jake Morrow converted a three-point play off an offensive rebound basket at the 2:22 mark, and Devin Jackson’s layup with 2:03 left tied the game at 43-43. The Warriors forced a turnover with 1:37 remaining, and played for the ﬁ nal shot of regulation. Three days after Austin Little hit a buzz- er-beating 3-pointer to beat Clatskanie, War- renton again got the ball into the hands of Little, whose 3-pointer at the buzzer was off the mark, sending the game to overtime. The Warriors never had the lead in the extra frame, but missed free throws by the Bulldogs — and Warrenton’s Hordie Bod- den-Bodden — kept the Warriors within striking distance. After every Willamina score, Bod- den-Bodden answered, scoring six points before fouling out. His last two points came on a bank shot with 10 seconds left, and tied the game at 51-51, the fourth tie of overtime. Willamina missed two free throws with 6.9 seconds remaining, but gathered in the offensive rebound and drew an intentional PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE TUESDAY Girls Basketball — Valley Catholic at Astoria, 6 p.m.; Seaside at Tillamook, 6 p.m.; TBA at Warrenton, 6 p.m.; Willamette Valley Christian at Jewell, 7 p.m. Boys Basketball — Valley Catholic at Astoria, 7:45 p.m.; Sea- side at Tillamook, 7:45 p.m.; TBA at Warrenton, 7:30 p.m.; Willa- mette Valley Christian at Jewell, 5:30 p.m. THURSDAY Girls Basketball — Banks at Seaside, 6 p.m. Boys Basketball — Banks at Seaside, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Astoria 72, Tillamook 30 TIL (30): Daisy Valencia 8, Stevens 7, Braxling 4, Werner 3, Bent- ley 3, Crabtree 2, Gracia Perez 1, Rieger 1, Tapia 1. AST (72): Hailey O’brien 17, Helmersen 16, Hankwitz 10, Fisher 9, Fausett 7, Long 6, Espelien 5, Cole 2, Norris, Jackson. Tillamook 13 10 3 4—30 Astoria 20 17 22 13—72 Milwaukie Sept. 10, 1921 — Feb. 11, 2020 Jane Elinor Lokan, 98, passed peace- interest in politics. She worked on Ron- fully at home in Milwaukie, Oregon, on ald Reagan’s ﬁ rst run for the presidency, and became the chairwoman and co-chair- Feb. 11, 2020. woman for the Tri-County and She was born to George and Clackamas County c ampaign Hilja Crandall on Sept. 10, 1921, c ommittees for p residents Rea- in Quincy, Oregon. She grew gan and Bush. Jane served as the up in Astoria with her brothers, 2002-2004 Clackamas County George and Cliff. Jane and her Republican Party chairwoman. family were strong Lutherans. She was encouraged to run They attended the Finnish Apos- for the Oregon Legislature, and tolic Lutheran Church in Asto- served her district as a state l eg- ria, until joining the First Norwe- islator from 1995 to 2001. As gian Lutheran Church to attend a legislator, Jane championed English-speaking services, Jane Lokan issues including controlling gov- where she met Albert Ellsworth ernment growth and taxes, qual- Lokan. When the U.S. declared war on Japan in ity education, services for the mentally ill, 1941, Al worked for Lockheed Aircraft in preventing domestic violence and main- Burbank, California. Albert and Jane were taining a healthy climate for small busi- married on Feb. 14, 1942, in N orth Holly- ness and job growth. She received multi- wood, California. Al enlisted in the Navy ple awards, including the 2000 Legislative and was stationed in Corpus Christi, Texas. Leadership Award from the National Alli- Jane joined him after the birth of their ﬁ rst ance for the Mentally Ill. Following her political career, Jane son. Following the war, they moved to Port- retired at the ripe young age of 80. Jane and land, Oregon. They raised their family of Al enjoyed a fun retirement. After Al passed six children in s outheast Portland and Mil- in 2013, Jane continued to reside in Mil- waukie. The Lokans were active members waukie, was politically active, remained of Milwaukie Lutheran Church. While a member of Milwaukie Lutheran Church raising young children, Jane worked as the and enjoyed close friends, her family and sports (Go Blazers). church secretary. Jane is survived by her children, Judith In 1961, Albert was severely injured, and Jane worked full time at U.S. National Schwartzkopf, Dennis Lokan (Sheila), Bank. She eventually accepted a position Keith Lokan, Sara Lokan and Chris at Omark Industries as the senior secretary Lokan (Jill); ﬁ ve grandchildren; and seven to the corporate director of Industrial Rela- great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at Mil- tions. During this time, Jane became the president of the Certiﬁ ed Professional Sec- waukie Lutheran Church, 3810 Lake Road in Milwaukie, Oregon, on Thursday ; view- retaries Association, Oregon Chapter. After seven years with Omark, Jane ing is at 9 a.m., the service is at 10 a.m. She accepted the position of administrative will be buried with her husband at Willa- assistant to Bernard Goldhammer, consul- mette National Cemetery. In lieu of ﬂ owers, memorial donations tant for the Direct-Service Industrial Cus- tomers of the Bonneville Power Adminis- may be sent in Jane Lokan’s name to: tration. She progressed to administrative the National Alliance on Mental Health manager and liaison between the board — Clackamas, namicc.org; Milwaukie of directors, company executives, and the Lutheran Church, milwaukielutheran.org; or the Republican National Committee, DSIs executive director. While at DSIs, Jane developed an gop.com BOYS BASKETBALL Tillamook 63, Astoria 60 TIL (63): Trask Veek-Petersen 27, Allen 14, Miller 8, Boomer 6, Bever 5, Wilkes 3, Shelley, Johnson. AST (60): Colton McMaster 15, Marincovich 14, Stenblom 13, Moore 10, Junes 5, Brockman 3, Williams, Altheide-Nielson, Matthews. Tillamook 12 4 19 28—63 Astoria 6 8 20 26—60 OBITUARY POLICY foul on the Warriors, giving junior Kaleb Floyd four free throws with 5.1 seconds left. Floyd made 3-of-4 and the Warriors missed on the game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer. Willamina defeats Warrenton girls, 56-19 A two-way tie for ﬁ rst, and a three-way tie for third. That’s how the Coastal Range League girls basketball standings ﬁ nished, following Friday night’s ﬁ nal league games. While Clatskanie topped Taft, 76-32, the Willamina Bulldogs defeated Warrenton, 56-19, resulting in a tie for the best record in the league standings between Clatskanie and Willamina, both 7-1. The rest of the league — Rainier, Taft and Warrenton — all ﬁ nished with 2-6 league records. League playoffs take place this week, and all ﬁ ve teams still have a shot at being the league’s No. 1 seed to state. Rainier plays Taft Monday, with the winner playing Tuesday at Warrenton at 6 p.m. The winner of Tuesday’s game plays Thursday at Willamina, with the winner of that game play- ing Saturday vs. Clatskanie at McMinnville. In Friday’s game at Willamina, the War- riors went scoreless in the ﬁ rst quarter, and trailed 23-4 at halftime. Warrenton senior Melia Kapua scored eight points in the third period, helping the Warriors close to within 28-11 at one point, but that’s as close as Warrenton would get, with Willamina outscoring the Warriors 20-4 in the fourth quarter. SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY The 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. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at DailyAstorian.com/forms/obits, by email at ewilson@dailyastorian.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. 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 51 34 Partly sunny 54 37 Sunshine 53 37 50 40 Partial sunshine Mostly cloudy 49 40 47 37 47 34 Cloudy, rain possible Cloudy, rain possible Showers possible Aberdeen Olympia 50/33 48/32 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake 48/23 ALMANAC UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Sunday Tonight’s Sky: In the evening, the galaxy M31 in Andromeda is visible reasonably high in the west. Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 50/34 Normal high/low .................. 52/37 Record high .................. 65 in 1941 Record low .................... 20 in 1956 Precipitation Sunday ..................................... 0.12” Month to date ........................ 5.90” Normal month to date ......... 4.21” Year to date .......................... 24.04” Normal year to date ........... 14.41” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Sunrise today .................. 7:15 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 5:45 p.m. Moonrise today .............. 4:13 a.m. Moonset today .............. 1:00 p.m. First Full 8:38 a.m. 8.2 2:38 a.m. 10:31 p.m. 6.6 4:11 p.m. Cape Disappointment 8:22 a.m. 8.2 1:56 a.m. 10:33 p.m. 6.5 3:32 p.m. Last 8:32 a.m. 8.4 2:18 a.m. 10:35 p.m. 6.7 3:43 p.m. Warrenton 8:33 a.m. 8.6 2:22 a.m. 10:26 p.m. 7.0 3:55 p.m. Knappa 9:15 a.m. 8.4 3:39 a.m. 11:08 p.m. 6.8 5:12 p.m. Depoe Bay Feb 23 Mar 2 Mar 9 Mar 16 7:37 a.m. 9:50 p.m. 8.4 1:25 a.m. 6.6 2:59 p.m. 3.6 0.4 4.1 0.5 3.7 0.2 3.7 0.5 3.1 0.3 4.2 0.4 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 65/52/r 43/35/r 36/14/pc 53/43/pc 32/13/sn 81/70/s 78/56/t 73/50/s 84/74/pc 50/37/r 77/53/s 63/45/s 55/40/sh 56/41/pc 43/23/pc 27/9/pc 52/40/r 25/8/sn 82/70/sh 59/50/r 70/49/s 84/71/s 44/26/s 79/51/pc 62/44/s 51/31/pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 45/25 Hermiston The Dalles 50/22 Enterprise Pendleton 36/12 45/22 51/26 La Grande 41/14 52/26 NATIONAL CITIES High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) Hammond SUN AND MOON New Time 39/22 Kennewick Walla Walla 45/24 Lewiston 49/23 52/29 Salem Pullman 49/19 Longview 51/34 Portland 52/34 43/19 Yakima 48/25 47/25 Astoria Spokane 44/25 Corvallis 51/26 Albany 52/25 John Day Eugene Bend 51/27 43/15 41/16 Ontario 45/20 Caldwell Burns 39/15 43/21 Medford 55/26 Klamath Falls 46/14 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 40/14/pc 57/38/s 51/37/pc 52/32/pc 51/35/s Wed. Hi/Lo/W 40/16/s 55/41/s 54/39/s 56/31/s 55/37/s City North Bend Roseburg Seaside Springfi eld Vancouver Today Hi/Lo/W 53/35/s 51/29/s 52/36/s 52/26/s 52/33/pc Wed. Hi/Lo/W 57/38/s 59/32/s 55/37/s 58/27/s 53/33/s