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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2020
A moment
IN BRIEF
States set Columbia River
salmon fi sheries
Oregon and Washington state fi shery managers have
set summer and fall salmon fi shing on the Columbia
River.
Low projections for returning summer salmon com-
bined with the coronavirus pandemic made planning the
fall fi sheries very challenging, said John North, fi sheries
manager for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wild-
life’s Columbia River Program.
Summer Chinook, coho and upriver summer steel-
head returns are still projected at below-average num-
bers. As a result, the summer season will be limited to
sockeye and steelhead retention.
Though the forecast of 38,000 Chinook returning
to the Columbia River is slightly better than last year’s
returns, it is not high enough to provide for fi shing in
nontreaty fi sheries downstream of Priest Rapids Dam,
according to the state.
In June and July, fi shermen will have a daily bag limit
of one summer steelhead and there will be area-specifi c
steelhead retention closures beginning in August.
Crabbing reopens on
Oregon Coast to nonresidents
The state has reopened recreational crabbing along
most of the Oregon Coast to nonresidents.
The decision is part of a phased approach to gradu-
ally reopen fi shing opportunities even with ongoing con-
cerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
Clamming remains closed to nonresidents.
Crabbing opened Wednesday in bays and estuaries
and Oregon ocean areas south of Cape Falcon. North of
Cape Falcon and on the Columbia River, however, crab-
bing is only open to residents .
Astorian journalists win awards
Journalists at The Astorian were honored this week
with two awards from the Northwest Excellence in Jour-
nalism contest.
Reporter Edward Stratton won fi rst place in compre-
hensive coverage for his stories on management strug-
gles at the Port of Astoria.
Photojournalist Hailey Hoffman won runner-up for
her photo of a family’s anguish after a Warrenton house
fi re.
The competition covers the work of journalists in
Oregon, Washington state, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.
“At our best, we hold up a mirror to our commu-
nity,” said Derrick DePledge, the editor of The Astorian.
“Edward has consistently done important work docu-
menting the management and fi nancial issues at the Port.
Hailey’s photography is rooted in grace and empathy.
“We are proud they were recognized in this regional
competition.”
— The Astorian
DEATHS
In Brief
Deaths
May 19, 2020
FRENCH, Jerry, 56,
of Astoria, died in Asto-
ria. Hughes-Ransom Mor-
tuary is in charge of the
arrangements.
May 18, 2020
SODERVICK, David
Gerald, 60, of Wheeler,
formerly
of Astoria
and Warrenton, died in
Wheeler. Ocean View
Cremation & Burial Ser-
vice of Astoria is in charge
of the arrangements. A pri-
vate memorial is planned.
BIRTH
May 7, 2020
Correction
GAYDOS, Rebecca and Travis, of Astoria, a boy,
Alvin Stephen Gaydos, born at Columbia Memo-
rial Hospital in Astoria. Grandparents are Stephen
and Gretchen Gaydos, of Naselle, Washington, and
Tammy Pope-Guilland, of Boone, North Carolina.
CORRECTIONS
—
of
Naselle, Washington, was
arrested last week on the
New Youngs Bay Bridge
for drunken driving. An
On the Record item on A2
on Saturday incorrectly
said he was from Chinook.
Incorrect city
Birth
Avery Roy Eager,
Book
reference
— The author Robert
Michael Pyle said it took
him 40 years to write his
fi rst novel. A Q&A on A4
on Saturday incorrectly
said his upcoming novel
would be his fi rst in 40
years.
ON THE RECORD
day on Walluski Loop in Astoria for criminal trespass
in the second degree.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
THURSDAY
Youngs River Lewis & Clark Water District Board, 3 p.m.,
budget meeting, 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business.
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Beach volleyball spiked over
coronavirus restrictions
One of summer’s
larger events
By R.J. MARX
The Astorian
SEASIDE — Seaside
Beach Volleyball, one the
city’s largest summer events,
is canceled due to coronavi-
rus restrictions.
The tournament, sched-
uled for early August and
organized by the Seaside
Chamber of Commerce and
AVP America, is the latest in
a series of cancellations as a
result of the pandemic.
Hood to Coast, the Miss
Oregon and Miss Oregon
Teen competitions and the
Fourth of July fi reworks show
are all canceled. Gearhart
canceled its annual Fourth of
July parade this week.
Large gatherings and
events are not possible until a
reliable treatment or preven-
tion for the virus is available,
Gov. Kate Brown said earlier
this month. As a result, sport-
ing events, concerts and fes-
tivals are canceled or signifi -
cantly modifi ed through at
least September.
The event is considered
the largest amateur beach
volleyball tournament in the
world.
“The Seaside Chamber of
Commerce is very saddened
to announce the cancellation
of the 2020 Seaside Beach
Volleyball
Tournament,”
Brian Owen, the CEO of the
Seaside Chamber of Com-
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Katie Spieler dives to bump the ball into the air for teammate Delaney Knudsen to hit over the
net during last year’s volleyball tournament.
merce, said. “Player safety
and the new regulations have
made it diffi cult, if not impos-
sible, to hold this event even
in a modifi ed format.”
Sponsored by the AVP-
First and AVPNext divisions
of the AVP Pro Beach Volley-
ball Tour, the tournament con-
tributes to a national pipeline
for youth, semi-pro and pro-
fessional beach volleyball.
The tournament is the
largest program for the cham-
ber, which generated more
than $238,000 in funds in
2018 — more than half of its
$414,000 budget.
Last year, the tournament
featured about 1,600 teams
playing among three divi-
sions, including doubles,
quads and sixes. Organizers
put up 184 volleyball courts
on the beach, about 20 more
than in 2018.
The tournament launched
on Sept. 4, 1982, and was
sponsored by Seaside life-
guards. It drew 57 teams and
215 competitors from Ore-
gon, Washington state and
California.
Lifeguards turned opera-
tion of the tournament over
to the chamber the follow-
ing year, under the direction
of events coordinator Doug
Barker.
The event grew steadily in
interest and enthusiasm, with
$19,000 in prizes by 2008
and participation of profes-
sional quality college-age
youth.
By 2012, the event drew
between 8,000 and 10,000
participants during the tour-
State economists put budget gap at $3 billion
By PETER WONG
Oregon Capital Bureau
Criminal trespass
On
the
Record
• Tori Rae
Tobey,
29, of Astoria, was arrested Mon-
Established July 1, 1873
Erika Olsen
Erika Olsen captured this moment near St. Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Astoria.
Gov. Kate Brown says
federal aid must go hand in
hand with spending cuts to
offset almost $3 billion that
state tax collections and other
sources will be short.
Brown made her statement
Wednesday after state econo-
mists told lawmakers that the
coronavirus pandemic has
resulted in an unprecedented
economic downturn from
shutdowns in business activ-
ity and public life.
Oregon’s unemployment
rate jumped from a mod-
ern low of 3.5% in March to
a modern high of 14.2% in
April. Oregon’s state general
fund budget draws more than
90% of its money from per-
sonal and corporate income
taxes. The combined general
fund and lottery budget for
the 2019-21 cycle is about
$23.7 billion, and virtually all
of the potential spending cuts
of $2.7 billion will fall within
the second year starting July
1.
“The steepness of this
decline is unprecedented,”
Mark McMullen, the state
economist, said during a
video conference of the state
House and Senate revenue
committees.
While he and s enior e con-
omist Josh Lehner said they
expected a quick economic
recovery when business
activity resumes — as early
as the second half of 2020,
and an “all clear” by mid-
2021 — “it takes a full year or
more before pain is realized.”
They also projected that
state coffers will get less than
originally forecast in the fol-
lowing two budget cycles.
Oregon did get $1.4 billion
as its share of $150 billion
in federal aid from the recent
CARES Act, although $415
million is tentatively ear-
marked for local and tribal
governments other than Port-
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Brown said: “Make no
mistake, the budget gap
created by this pandemic
is too large to bridge with-
out additional congressio-
nal action. I am thankful
for the work of our con-
gressional delegation to
secure federal funding for
Oregon in the relief pack-
ages Congress has passed
so far. But those funds
only address a fraction of
our current need, espe-
cially since we are not per-
mitted to use the fund-
ing we have received so
far to address state budget
shortfalls.
“As a state, we took
action to shutter our econ-
omy in order to save lives
in the middle of a once-in-
a-century crisis. Now it’s
time for Congress and the
president to step up and
provide
once-in-a-cen-
tury support for important
state services, including
schools, health care and
public safety.”
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Bureau is a collaboration
between EO Media Group
and Pamplin Media
Group.
nament, a number that has
grown in years since.
In 2016, Bad Boys Open
Volleyball partnered with the
chamber to oversee organiza-
tion and management of the
tournament.
The “bad boys” — orga-
nizers Deng Thepharat, Mike
Griffi n and P.T. Thilavanh —
brought more teams, national
sponsors, streamlined play
and more age groups to play.
A smartphone app enabled
players to receive net assign-
ments digitally.
“We would like to thank
all our athletes, partners, and
sponsors for all the support
and guidance over the past
few months,” Owen said.
“We are looking forward
to seeing everyone on Aug.
12-15, 2021.”
Four new
virus cases
reported
By NICOLE BALES
The Astorian
Clatsop
County
has
reported four new coronavi-
rus cases.
The county disclosed
Wednesday that a man in his
50s living in the northern part
of the county tested positive.
He was reportedly recovering
at home.
On Tuesday, the county
reported that three women liv-
ing in the northern part of the
county tested positive.
The women were described
as being in their 20s, 30s and
50s and recovering at home.
The new cases bring the
total to 42. Nineteen of the
people recovered, according
to the county, and the others
were convalescing at home.
The
Oregon
Health
Authority reported 3,801
cases and 144 deaths from the
virus statewide as of Wednes-
day morning.
The health authority
tracked 1,233 test results in
Clatsop County, including the
42 positive cases.