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Newspaper Page TextA5 THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020 OBITUARIES Shirlie Ann Defoe Tucson, Arizona July 1, 1936 — Aug. 11, 2020 Shirlie Ann Defoe, a fan club, so she offered born July 1, 1936, drove her services to start one. her buggy to heaven on He graciously accepted, Aug. 11, 2020, and she had the after a swift bout honor and priv- with cancer. ilege of being She is sur- Tyson’s Fan vived by her son, Round Up pres- Matt Ziegler; ident for 40 daughter-in-law, years. Annette Ziegler; Moving again sister, Glo- in 1990, this ria Davis; ﬁ ve time to the small grandchildren; town of McDer- Shirlie Defoe 15 great-grand- mitt, Nevada, children; two she went from great-great-grandchildren; real estate contracts to the ﬁ ve nieces; six nephews; night life. She owned and and many greats. operated the Desert Inn She was preceded in Bar and Casino. death by her parents, Ruth Visiting friends in Tuc- and Graydon Pace; son, son, Arizona, Shirlie fell Mark Ziegler; and sisters, in love with the area and Hallie Burch and Claire made her ﬁ nal move there Nichols. in 2006. Shirlie spent the She was raised in Can- last 14 years working at non Beach, Oregon, and Rincon Country West RV graduated from Seaside Resort in sales. She made High School in 1954. many, many good friends During her younger years, and acquaintances during Shirlie had many jobs, this time selling 300 p ark such as paper routes, models. She loved all her babysitting, trail guide and family, friends, horses, restaurant work. She felt Shih Tzu puppies, cow- that what she learned from boys, country music, sun- elders was her education. shine and the beach. She In the 1960s, she was retired in April . a deputy city recorder In lieu of ﬂ owers, for Cannon Beach. She please hug the people you moved to La Pine, Oregon, love, and remember every in 1970, and began her day is a gift. real estate career. Even- Shirlie has requested tually, Shirlie became an no service, so a S mile- escrow broker and owned box photo slideshow will Cascade Realty. be created in her honor. Shirlie attended her If you would like a copy ﬁ rst Ian Tyson concert in please send an email to 1980 and knew right away basquemarvel@gmail. she was hooked and would com be a fan forever. She was “Stay in the Buggy.” surprised he didn’t have bit.ly/ShirlieDefoe Ruth Ann Courtney Astoria May 14, 1940 — Aug. 14, 2020 Ruth Ann Courtney divorced, and she married was the daughter of a Doug Courtney in 1973. U.S. Army chaplain who Before moving to Asto- moved frequently, ria in 2001, she growing up both lived in Monte- in the states and rey, California, overseas. for 33 years. She gradu- While liv- ated from Bay- ing in Astoria, side High School she attended in New York City Peace Lutheran in 1957 and from Church. Case Western She is sur- Reserve Univer- vived by her sity in Cleveland, Ruth Ann Courtney two chil- Ohio, in 1961. dren and ﬁ ve In 1962, she married grandchildren. David Click and had two Due to the coronavirus children, Wynne Preston pandemic, there is no pub- and Daniel Click. They lic service planned. 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. SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Postmaster general halts changes amid outcry By LISA MASCARO and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press WASHINGTON — Fac- ing mounting public pressure and a crush of state lawsuits, President Donald Trump’s new postmaster general says he is halting some operational changes to mail delivery that critics blame for widespread delays and warn could dis- rupt the November election. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Tuesday he would “suspend” several of his initiatives — including the removal of the distinctive blue mailboxes that prompted an outcry — until after the election “to avoid even the appearance of impact on election mail.” “We will deliver the nation’s election mail on time,” DeJoy said in a statement. The abrupt reversal from DeJoy, who is set to testify Friday before the Senate, comes as more than 20 states, from New York to Califor- nia, announced they would be suing to stop the changes. Several vowed they would press on, keeping a watch- ful eye on the Postal Service ahead of the election. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing ahead with Saturday’s vote to prevent election-year mail changes and provide emergency postal funds. “I don’t, frankly, trust the postmaster general,” Pelosi said. The crisis at the Postal Ser- vice has erupted as a major election year issue as DeJoy, a Republican donor who took control of the agency in June, has swiftly engineered cuts and operational changes that are disrupting mail delivery operations and raising alarms that Trump is trying to under- mine the agency ahead of the election. At the White House, Trump has ﬂ atly denied he is seeking to slow down the mail, even as he leveled fresh assaults Tuesday on mail-in voting and universal bal- lots. More Americans than ever are expected to choose to vote absentee during the coronavirus outbreak. “You can’t have millions and millions of ballots sent all over the place, sent to people that are dead, sent to dogs, cats, sent everywhere,” Trump told reporters. “This isn’t games and you have to get it right,” Trump said. Some of the initiatives DeJoy said he was shelving until after the election had already been announced. DeJoy said he is halt- ing the planned removal of mail-processing machines and blue collection boxes, as well as an initiative to change retail hours at post ofﬁ ces. He also said no mail processing facilities will be closed and said the agency has not elimi- nated overtime. One initiative that DeJoy didn’t single out in his SUNDAY MONDAY Max Ortiz/The Detroit News Supporters worried about the crisis facing the U.S. Postal Service gather at the Main Southﬁ eld Post Oﬃ ce in Michigan on Tuesday. ‘WHAT’S GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS NOTHING LESS THAN A FULL-ON ASSAULT BY THIS ADMINISTRATION ON THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, AN INSTITUTION THAT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS RELY ON EVERY SINGLE DAY.’ Bob Ferguson | attorney general in Washington state announcement was the newly imposed constraints on when mail can go out for delivery — a change postal workers have said is fueling delays. The statement also did not specify whether the agency would restore mail-sorting machines that have recently been taken ofﬂ ine. A Postal Service spokes- man declined to comment beyond DeJoy’s statement. “What’s going on right now is nothing less than a full-on assault by this admin- istration on the U.S. Postal Service, an institution that millions of Americans rely on every single day,” Bob Ferguson, the attorney gen- eral in Washington state, said at a news conference. Ferguson and Pennsylva- nia Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced they were leading collections of other states, including Ore- gon, in suing to block service changes at the Postal Service, just as the postmaster was making his own statement Tuesday. Both Shapiro and Ferguson said they would not take DeJoy at his word. “We need to see bind- ing action to reverse these changes,” Shapiro said. CLATSOP POWER EQUIPMENT , INC. SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS 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 70 58 68 56 70 52 Sunshine and A couple of Showers around pleasant showers 70 52 71 53 71 53 71 53 Mostly sunny Partly sunny and nice Showers possible Showers possible Aberdeen Olympia 69/60 76/63 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Tuesday Tonight’s Sky: Capricornus, one of the constellations of the zodi- ac, is low in the southeast. Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 71/55 Normal high/low .................. 69/53 Record high .................. 88 in 2016 Record low .................... 40 in 1973 Precipitation Tuesday ................................... 0.00” Month to date ........................ 0.19” Normal month to date ......... 0.54” Year to date .......................... 38.65” Normal year to date ........... 37.73” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Time High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) 2:21 a.m. 3:26 p.m. 8.5 9:14 a.m. -1.5 7.5 9:25 p.m. 0.8 Cape Disappointment 1:56 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hammond SUN AND MOON Sunrise today .................. 6:21 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 8:15 p.m. Moonrise today .............. 8:07 a.m. Moonset today .............. 9:36 p.m. First Full Last New 2:08 a.m. 3:13 p.m. Warrenton 2:16 a.m. 3:21 p.m. Knappa 2:58 a.m. 4:03 p.m. Depoe Bay Aug 25 Sep 1 Sep 10 Sep 17 1:06 a.m. 2:13 p.m. 8.6 8:18 a.m. -1.6 7.5 8:28 p.m. 1.0 8.9 8:39 a.m. -1.8 7.8 8:50 p.m. 0.8 8.9 8:58 a.m. -1.4 7.9 9:09 p.m. 0.9 8.7 10:15 a.m. -1.3 7.8 10:26 p.m. 0.7 9.0 7:47 a.m. -1.7 7.8 7:57 p.m. 1.2 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Fri. Hi/Lo/W 83/70/t 77/62/s 86/65/s 92/69/s 95/65/t 89/78/pc 95/71/pc 93/71/s 90/81/t 81/66/s 110/90/c 75/61/pc 83/69/c 80/68/t 85/68/s 88/65/s 94/73/pc 96/62/s 90/76/pc 96/73/pc 94/70/pc 92/81/t 84/70/pc 107/88/pc 76/60/pc 83/70/t Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂ urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 81/57 Kennewick Walla Walla 87/62 Lewiston 92/65 88/62 Hermiston The Dalles 90/63 Enterprise Pendleton 81/50 87/59 88/63 La Grande 84/51 82/62 NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi/Lo/W Pullman 86/58 77/62 Salem 82/60 Yakima 88/63 Longview 70/58 Portland 83/66 Spokane 83/62 76/60 76/59 Astoria ALMANAC Trump made clear last week that he was blocking $25 billion in emergency aid to the Postal Service, acknowledging he wanted to curtail election mail opera- tions, as well as a Democratic proposal to provide $3.6 bil- lion in additional election money to the states to help process an expected surge of mail-in ballots. Key Republicans are now sounding the alarm. In the pivotal swing state of Ohio, Attorney Gen- eral Dave Yost pleaded with Trump to postpone any needed changes to the Postal Service until after Election Day. GOP Sen. Rob Port- man and other Republicans in Ohio’s congressional delega- tion urged DeJoy to “ensure timely and accurate delivery of election-related materials.” Mark Dimondstein, pres- ident of the American Postal Workers Union, welcomed DeJoy’s decision but said the Postal Service needs COVID-related ﬁ nancial relief. “It’s time for Congress to deliver,” he said. Corvallis 82/61 Albany 83/63 John Day Eugene Bend 84/62 84/54 86/54 Ontario 93/56 Caldwell Burns 87/47 92/55 Medford 93/62 Klamath Falls 83/46 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 85/46/s 68/56/pc 67/59/r 81/62/pc 65/57/sh Fri. Hi/Lo/W 92/52/s 69/56/pc 65/57/sh 77/53/r 64/51/sh City North Bend Roseburg Seaside Springﬁ eld Vancouver Today Hi/Lo/W 71/59/pc 89/62/s 70/60/sh 85/62/s 81/64/c Fri. Hi/Lo/W 71/55/c 84/59/pc 68/57/r 78/55/c 77/57/sh