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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2020
OBITUARIES
SPORTS
Oleane Lila Seale-Martin
Astoria, Seaside
riders call it a season
Warrenton
April 14, 1936 — April 13, 2020
Oleane Lila Seale-Martin was born April etable garden and raising a few cattle and
14, 1936, in a tent near Hobbs, New Mexico, pigs. Oleane continued to preserve the fam-
thus beginning her lifelong love of camping ily’s food and a pantry full of gleaming Ball
and cooking over an open fi re.
Mason jars gave her great pleasure
Oleane was the fi rst daughter
and satisfaction.
born to Zelda and J.C. Seale during
In later years she canned fresh
the peak of the Great Depression.
tuna with her son-in-law, Brian
J.C. and Zelda pieced together sub-
Sigler. Those moments were trea-
sistence living between New Mex-
sured memories for the both of
ico, Texas and California.
them. Oleane was feeding her fam-
J.C. found work as a welder build-
ily organic before organic was val-
ing ships for the U.S. Navy near San
ued. Farm-to-table was nothing new
Francisco, and Oleane attended ele-
to Henry and Oleane.
mentary school provided by the U.S
Oleane was also very skilled with
Oleane Seale-
government for essential laborers.
crocheting and knitting. For years
Martin
Oleane always spoke fondly of her
Oleane made hundreds of small
teachers and the friends she made in
rugs from strips of sheeting. These
the housing communities.
rugs were colorful and durable, and were sold
With a little money in his pocket, J.C. in several locations in Columbia and Clatsop
moved his family into the remote coast range counties.
west of Eugene, Oregon. Oleane was off the
Oleane was extremely hard-working, indus-
grid, and her family was totally self-suffi cient. trious and creative; always friendly and gener-
This is how Oleane began her passion for grow- ous, with a passion for helping others.
ing and canning food, making her own laundry
Oleane is survived by her brothers, Doyle
soap and enjoying the simplicity of life.
Seale, of Vancouver, Washington, and Tony
Singing hymns and Southern folk songs Seale, of Phoenix, Arizona; three daughters,
were an important family tradition. Oleane was Shirley Cox, of White Salmon, Washington,
also an avid reader her whole life, devouring Kimberly Fisher, of Vernonia, and Joy Sigler,
books by Gene Stratton Porter, Jack London, of Gearhart; and fi ve grandchildren, Jacque-
Jean Kirkpatrick and her beloved Bible.
line, Jeremy, Kelsey, Josiah and Hannah.
After graduating from Crow High School
A celebration of life will be held at a later
in 1954, Oleane trained as a nurse’s assistant date.
at a local hospital. That same year she mar-
Celebrate Oleane today, and plant some
ried Henry L. Martin of Westport, Oregon, vegetable seeds, pick a bouquet of lilacs, for-
and they made their home on the dikelands of give someone who genuinely asks, mend
Clatskanie. Henry preceded Oleane in death in something that is broken but still useful, bake
May 1997.
some bread, take a casserole to someone in
Henry and Oleane continued a self-suf- need, sing a favorite hymn — and that is cele-
fi cient lifestyle by growing a very large veg- brating a life well lived.
Jackie S. Berglund
Astoria
March 27, 1942 — April 30, 2020
Jackie Sterling Berglund, age 78, passed Tucker. He also played the accordion.
away in St. Helens, Oregon, on April 30, 2020.
Jack was a commercial clam digger, and
He was born in Astoria on March
loved being on the beach. He also
27, 1942, to Frank and Elvina
had a passion for hunting and
(Hughes) Berglund. Jack attended
fi shing.
grade school in Wauna, Oregon, and
Jack is survived by his son,
graduated from Clatskanie High
Joseph Berglund, of Astoria; sis-
School in 1960.
ter Janice and brother-in-law,
He was drafted into the Army
Mike Derby, of Rainier, Oregon;
and was chosen to play saxophone
nieces and nephews Kevin, Kathy,
in the Army band. After serving in
Michelle and Billy Derby; extended
the Army, Jack earned a degree in
family Bill and Delores Mellinger,
counseling. He spent many years as
of Clatskanie; and longtime friends
Jackie Berglund
a drug and alcohol counselor.
Alan (Butch) and Marie Gann, of
Jack was known for his talent as
Gearhart, Oregon.
a professional piano player. He played back-
A celebration of life will be announced at
ground for stars like Willie Nelson and Tanya a later date.
By GARY HENLEY
The Astorian
T
he cancellation of the spring sports
season was a disappointment to
everyone involved in high school
athletics.
Baseball players, softball players, track
athletes, golfers, and, yes, even horses are
now missing out on the fun of competition.
The Oregon High School Equestrian
Teams has had the remainder of its season
wiped out by the coronavirus.
And the sport, which has grown in pop-
ularity just over the last fi ve years, has
left a lot of local riders disappointed and
devastated.
“They do miss it,” said Brittany Israel,
who coaches the local equestrian team,
made up of riders from Astoria and Seaside.
When the fi nal Oregon School Activi-
ties Association announcement came down
canceling the season, “there were a lot of
tears,” she said. “It was the fi rst year of
competing for most of them, so they were
really upset. I would love to see them com-
pete too, but we have to follow the rules.”
Israel had just one senior on the competi-
tion team, Allison Keeling, of Astoria.
It was also the fi rst year (and the only
sport) that student-athletes from Astoria and
Seaside were competing on as one team.
Israel is the perfect coach for the team,
having graduated from Seaside and coached
Astoria teams for years.
“So I walk away a winner either way,”
said Israel, who has three riders from each
school.
For the Fishermen, Keeling was joined
by Elle Espelien and Alivia Rickenbach,
while Seaside had Alicia Cano, Lauren
Meyer and McKenna Roberts.
“It was nice to have three kids from each
school,” said Israel. “They’re great kids.
It was cool to see them come together. It
wasn’t ‘we’re Astoria and you’re Seaside,’”
she said. “We were all one team, and we’re
there to enjoy our horses and have fun.”
And, she says, the horses seem to enjoy
the competition, too.
“I believe they do,” Israel said. “They’re
gaming horses, and that’s what they’re bred
to do. The gamers are there to compete, and
the performance horses are there to look
pretty and do their pattern.
“Horses like that one-on-one, and they
like to go out there and show,” said Israel,
who has had a lifelong love of horses. “The
horses know who their people are, that’s
for sure. They’re close with them, and the
horses enjoy competing.”
As for Clatsop County’s equestrian team,
the locals had more of a spring season than
other sports, competing in one full meet in
February, and part of another in March.
At a meet in McMinnville Feb. 6 through
Feb. 7, Roberts and her horse “Reggy”
placed ninth in Western, 10th in Showman-
ship and 10th in Hunt Seat Equitation; while
Cano and “Moon” took 11th in Showman-
ship, 12th in Hand Trail, 15th in Hunt and
18th in Western.
Riding “Lewy,” Espelien was eighth in
Individual Flags, ninth out of 55 riders in
Barrels, and 12th in Figure 8; Rickenbach
and “Athena” placed 17th out of 45 partici-
pants in Keyhole.
Espelien and Rickenbach were eighth in
the two-man birangle.
While at another meet in March, the
remainder of the season was cancel ed.
Still, Keeling and her horse “Stormy”
placed second in Hunt Seat over Fences and
13th in Dressage, while Roberts and Reggy
took second in Saddle Seat.
“McKenna had a chance as a freshman
to go to state, if we would have had our sea-
son,” Israel said. “Allison took second in
jumping, and had a chance to go to state as
well.”
She said Espelien would have had a
good shot at state in the gaming events.
Until next season, Israel and her team are
observing all of the OSAA’s “no coaching,
no practices” rules.
“We’re following all the guidelines,”
she said. “There’s absolutely no practices,
and we’re following whatever the OSAA is
saying.”
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Astoria coach Brittany Israel and rider
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MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
68 48
Partly sunny;
warmer
78 52
72 51
68 50
63 49
61 47
Partly sunny Clouds and sun; A shower in the
Rain possible
and warm
nice
p.m.
Sunny
59 46
Showers
possible
Aberdeen
Olympia
68/50
65/48
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
66/41
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Tuesday
Tonight’s Sky: Eta Aquarid mete-
or shower peaks tonight.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 64/49
Normal high/low .................. 59/44
Record high .................. 85 in 2013
Record low .................... 33 in 1949
Precipitation
Tuesday ................................... 0.27”
Month to date ........................ 1.39”
Normal month to date ......... 0.63”
Year to date .......................... 33.45”
Normal year to date ........... 30.92”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020
Time
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
1:23 a.m.
2:22 p.m.
9.3 8:15 a.m. -1.2
7.7 8:11 p.m. 1.3
Cape Disappointment
12:58 a.m. 9.4 7:20 a.m. -1.5
1:59 p.m. 7.8 7:17 p.m. 1.5
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 5:53 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 8:32 p.m.
Moonrise today ............. 9:13 p.m.
Moonset today ............... 6:20 a.m.
Full
Last
New
First
1:10 a.m.
2:10 p.m.
Warrenton
1:18 a.m.
2:17 p.m.
Knappa
2:00 a.m.
2:59 p.m.
Depoe Bay
May 7 May 14 May 22 May 29
9.7 7:41 a.m. -1.6
8.1 7:41 p.m. 1.3
9.7 7:59 a.m. -1.1
8.1 7:55 p.m. 1.4
9.5 9:16 a.m. -1.1
7.9 9:12 p.m. 1.2
12:10 a.m. 9.4 6:51 a.m. -1.9
1:13 p.m. 7.7 6:47 p.m. 1.4
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
69/49/s
56/45/c
63/39/pc
86/66/s
67/31/s
84/71/sh
84/71/s
96/61/s
86/68/s
67/47/pc
106/75/s
76/50/pc
66/49/pc
65/40/t
57/38/pc
48/33/pc
75/51/t
60/38/c
84/70/s
83/58/t
85/61/s
85/73/pc
56/38/r
103/75/s
75/51/pc
60/38/r
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
67/41
Hermiston
The Dalles 70/39
Enterprise
Pendleton 60/33
69/40
75/43
La Grande
66/34
74/44
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Hi/Lo/W
61/36
Kennewick Walla Walla
66/40 Lewiston
67/39
73/43
Salem
Pullman
64/41
Longview
68/48 Portland
75/53
63/40
Yakima 68/43
68/41
Astoria
Spokane
69/46
Corvallis
74/45
Albany
74/43
John Day
Eugene
Bend
73/43
70/35
65/38
Ontario
65/37
Caldwell
Burns
67/30
66/37
Medford
85/49
Klamath Falls
74/34
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
65/28/s
68/48/pc
65/51/pc
74/50/s
63/49/s
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
75/36/s
63/51/s
74/57/s
83/54/s
71/51/s
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
64/48/s
78/48/pc
69/52/pc
74/41/s
74/52/s
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
69/50/s
89/54/s
78/57/s
85/48/s
81/55/s