A5
THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021
OBITUARIES
Gregory K. (Mac) McMullin
Ernest Jerome (Ernie) Barrows
Astoria
1949 — 2021
Astoria
June 11, 1923 — Feb. 22, 2021
Gregory K. (Mac) McMullin passed away Young University in Provo.
peacefully Feb. 17, 2021.
After graduation, he became a regional
He is survived by his wife, Beverly, of manager for several companies in Salt Lake
Astoria; a sister, Leesa Scott, of
City, forwarding his career in Spo-
Draper, Utah; a brother, Crea
kane with Jensen-Byrd.
McMullin, and his spouse, Martha,
In 2003, he earned a degree as
of Provo, Utah; two sons, Cody
a radiology technician and trans-
and Brock, of Salt Lake City, Utah;
ferred to Astoria with Columbia
and two daughters, Debbie Cook,
Memorial Hospital.
and her spouse, Rick, of Spokane,
Gregory loved family, friends
Washington, and Kim Holmes, and
and the ocean. He was a member
her spouse, Brad, of Marysville,
of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Washington.
Latter-Day Saints in Astoria.
He has seven grandchildren, and
A memorial service will be
one great-grandson. They are Kayla Gregory McMullin held at Caldwell’s Luce-Layton
Weiderstrom, and her spouse, Zach,
Mortuary on March 5 at 2 p.m.
of Everett, Washington, Austin Cook, and his
Private interment will be in Springville,
spouse, Hanna, of Denver, Colorado, Kier- Utah.
sten Holmes (and Wyatt Catron), of Marys-
In lieu of fl owers, donate in his name and
ville, Brooklyn Cook, of Spokane, and Titan, that of his granddaughter, Brittany Holmes,
Apollo and Phoebe McMullin, of Utah, and who preceded him in death, to a children’s
great-grandson, Easton Weiderstrom.
hospital of your choice.
Greg was in the Class of 1968 in Lander,
He will be missed by all.
Wyoming, where he was a star at basketball
Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary was
and baseball. After high school, he entered in charge of the arrangements. Please sign
Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. He was our online guest book at caldwellsmortuary.
awarded a full scholarship to Brigham com
Ernest Jerome (Ernie) Barrows was born ria, where he was employed in the offi ce of
to to George and Saphora Barrows on June the Columbia River Packers Association/
11, 1923, in Stickney, South Dakota, and Bumble Bee Seafoods, where he became
passed away on Feb. 22, 2021, in
a corporate offi cer. He retired in
1982.
Astoria.
Ernie was an avid golfer, and
He was the youngest of six
belonged to the Astoria Golf &
children. When he was 10 years
Country Club for over 50 years.
old, his mother passed away.
He was proud that he had a hole-in-
After graduating from Mount
one and that he parred the course.
Vernon High School in 1941,
He was a director of the Astoria
he and his father moved to Lau-
Golf & Country Club, a director
rel, near Hillsboro. Ernie found
of the old Columbia Hospital and,
employment in Astoria harvesting
in later years, he attended Astoria
bent grass seed.
Ernest Barrows
City Council meetings.
At the outbreak of World War
Ernie is survived by his wife,
II, he worked in the shipyard in
Bremerton, Washington, before enlisting Virginia; granddaughter, Maya Mackey
in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was a crew (Darin), of Ashburn, Virginia; daughter-in-
chief, working on radios in airplanes in the law, Margaret Barrows, of Bellevue, Wash-
ington; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Southwest Pacifi c.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
After 2 1/2 years he returned to Hills-
boro and married Virginia Varenhorst, the his fi ve siblings; two sons; his brother-in-
love of his life, on Dec. 16, 1944. Their law, Vernon Varenhorst; and his sister-in-
courtship had been by letter. They lived in law, Barbara Varenhorst.
A private graveside service was held at
Sacramento, California, where Ernie was
assigned to Mather Field until the end of Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of fl owers, donations may be
World War II in 1945.
Returning to Hillsboro, Ernie attended made to the m emorial f und at Peace First
Multnomah College and Portland State Uni- Lutheran Church or the charity of one’s
versity, making accounting his career. Two choice.
Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary is in
sons were born to them, Donald and Larry
charge of the arrangements. Please sign our
Barrows.
In 1959, Ernie moved his family to Asto- online guest book at caldwellsmortuary.com
DonnaMae Elizabeth Alberding
Portland
Oct. 3, 1928 — Nov. 30, 2020
DonnaMae Elizabeth Alberding passed worked in a fi sh cannery and at Davy Jones’
away Nov. 30, 2020, of Alzheimer’s disease Locker restaurant.
in Portland.
DonnaMae met and married Richard
DonnaMae was born Oct. 3,
Alberding, a fi sherman, in 1957.
1928, in Minot, North Dakota, to
She had three more children, Kim-
Coyla and Mason Marshall. Her
berly, Kari and Richard Jr.
parents divorced shortly after her
The family moved to Portland
birth.
for Richard to work on a dredge
She then moved with her
for the Port of Portland. He died
mother and grandparents to Kelso,
of cancer in 2004, and Donna-
Washington. She graduated from
Mae was diagnosed with Alzhei-
Kelso High School in 1947 and
mer’s disease shortly after. She
moved to Astoria, hoping to work
lived with the disease for 13 years,
in a fi sh cannery, but they weren’t
while still maintaining her loving
DonnaMae
hiring.
personality.
Alberding
She met and married Howard
She is survived by her fi ve chil-
Antijunti in 1948, and had her fi rst
dren and many grandchildren and
two children, Gary and Coni. Later, How- great-grandchildren.
ard and DonnaMae divorced, and she then
We will miss you always.
Fire, now ice, batter
state’s timber industry
By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI
Capital Press
Oregon’s timber industry was already con-
tending with the aftermath of last year’s fi res
when forestland owners were recently hit
with an ice storm that snapped and knocked
over trees.
The double dose of destruction is expected
to bring more damaged logs onto the market
at a time when many loggers and sawmills
already have their hands full, experts say.
Some mills have reduced their log pur-
chases to focus on cutting trees from their
own properties, so it’s not an ideal time to be
selling salvage timber, said Gordon Culbert-
son, international development director at the
Forest2Market consulting fi rm.
“You’d be competing with all the logs
already on the market,” he said. “There’s
plenty of logs available right now.”
Though the ice wasn’t as catastrophic
overall as last year’s wildfi res, individual
landowners are “really devastated” in spe-
cifi c areas, said Roger Beyer, lobbyist for the
Oregon Small Woodlands Association.
Small woodlands are often at lower ele-
vations, which sustained heavy damage from
ice because the “cold air got trapped below
the warm air” in a range of about 500 feet to
1,200 feet, he said.
Ice-ravaged forest stands may need to be
clear-cut and replanted, but landowners may
fi nd damaged logs aren’t merchantable, Beyer
said. “The mills are getting pretty fussy. Mills
have no trouble fi nding logs now.”
Apart from the immediate problem of
downed logs, trees whose tops snapped
off from the weight of the ice pose another
conundrum.
While a branch from below the break may
form a new top, the timber quality is per-
manently diminished, said Randy Hereford,
president and CEO of Starker Forests, which
owns about 90,000 acres of forestland in
western Oregon.
“At that point, there’s a defect in the tree
when it turns into a log,” Hereford said.
“Those are weak spots and they tend to break
again.”
Depending on the age and the damage
sustained by forest stands, landowners may
decide to log them and start over rather than
spend more time growing defective trees, he
said.
“You’re triaging the damage,” Hereford
said.
However, harvest schedules are diffi cult
to change at a moment’s notice, as forest-
ers usually secure replacement seedlings and
make other preparations long in advance, he
said.
“Forestry is fl exible but everything is
planned,” Hereford said.
Toppled trees may be salvageable but get-
ting them to the mill in a timely manner is
challenging due to limited logging labor
availability, he said. By this summer, downed
logs may be worth one-third less due to insect
damage and cracks from drying.
SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TODAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Abigail Mae Strnad
Pullman, Washington
Feb. 13, 2001 — Feb. 15, 2021
Abigail Mae Strnad was born in Oregon time, Jahmil Brown; loving grandparents,
City on Feb. 13, 2001, and crossed her rain- Joy and Wayne Brotherton and Pete and
bow bridge in Pullman, Washington, on Feb. Patsy Ball; amazing aunts and uncles, Casey
15, 2021.
VanGundy, Christi and Cody
Abbie was raised until 2015
Schmidt, Chris and Katelyn Ball,
on “The Farm” in Woodburn. She
Steve and Kelli Strnad and Debbie
and Todd Tomkowiak.
attended 91 Elementary School
She was preceded in death by
and graduated from Canby High
her brother, John Strnad Jr., and
School. She was attending col-
her grandparents, Frank and Vera
lege, working on her Bachelor of
Strnad and Carol and Snooky
Arts degree in various mediums.
Barendse.
She is survived by her par-
In lieu of fl owers, please make
ents, Carole and John Strnad; sis-
a donation to the Epilepsy Foun-
ters, Neisha Strnad and Saman-
Abigail Strnad
dation, and help fi nd a cure.
tha (Jack) Reese; and brothers,
Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mor-
Brandon Harms (and Brittany),
Jesse (Megan) Strnad, Nicholas Strnad (and tuary is in charge of the arrangements.
Please sign our online guest book at cald-
Emily) and Noah Strnad (and Kyra).
She is also survived by her partner at the wellsmortuary.com
We’ve gone ABOVE & BEYOND to make
sure you are COMFORTABLE & SAFE
at your next dental visit.
We have Infection Control Procedures
in place for your safety & ours.
** In addition to a filtration
system, external vacuum
systems, air purifiers,
and foggers, we have
added negative pressure
to all operatories. The
safety and comfort of
our patients has always
been a priority at Klemp
Family Dentistry. We are
very proud of these
innovations. Thank you
for your continued
confidence in all of us.
Thank you Diamond Heating and JJ
Electric Service LLC for completing our
negative pressure system.
Excellence in challenging conditions.
Diane G.
I saw the highest standard of health safety practices in effect
during my hygienist appointment today—much higher precau-
tions than I’d seen in a local hospital when having tests last
month. The new sanitation equipment and attention to patient
safety at Klemp Family Dentistry is in keeping with a dental
practice I consider cutting edge with respect to all my dental
needs. It’s wonderful having a world class dental practice here
at the coast, one where I can have procedures performed for
which I used to have to travel to a specialist in Portland. I have
been a patient of several local dentists in the past, but none
had the skill and, more importantly, the attention to patient
comfort that Dr Klemp provides.
KLEMP FAMILY DENTISTRY
1006 West Marine Drive, Astoria
(503) 468-0116
www.klempfamilydentistry.com
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
48 42
Chilly with
some sun
50 39
45 38
Rain and drizzle
Showers
47 40
50 40
55 42
53 42
Mostly cloudy; An a.m. shower
Some
chilly
or two
brightening
A shower
possible
Aberdeen
Olympia
47/42
48/41
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
48/39
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Thursday
Tonight’s Sky: Near full moon
within the constellation of Leo,
the Lion.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 49/40
Normal high/low .................. 52/37
Record high .................. 67 in 1992
Record low .................... 24 in 1993
Precipitation
Thursday ................................. 0.45”
Month to date ...................... 11.81”
Normal month to date ......... 6.43”
Year to date .......................... 27.72”
Normal year to date ........... 16.63”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021
Time
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
1:31 a.m.
1:03 p.m.
7.8 7:20 a.m. 2.0
8.9 7:52 p.m. -0.7
Cape Disappointment
1:05 a.m. 7.8 6:26 a.m. 2.2
12:38 p.m. 8.9 6:58 p.m. -0.8
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 6:58 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 5:59 p.m.
Moonrise today ............. 6:40 p.m.
Moonset today ............... 7:38 a.m.
Full
Last
New
First
1:17 a.m. 8.0 6:46 a.m. 2.0
12:49 p.m. 9.3 7:18 p.m. -0.9
Warrenton
1:26 a.m. 8.2 7:04 a.m. 2.0
12:58 p.m. 9.3 7:36 p.m. -0.6
Knappa
2:08 a.m.
1:40 p.m.
Depoe Bay
Feb 27 Mar 5 Mar 13 Mar 21
8.1 8:21 a.m. 1.7
9.1 8:53 p.m. -0.6
12:20 a.m. 7.9 5:53 a.m. 2.2
11:50 a.m. 9.2 6:28 p.m. -1.0
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
75/61/pc
44/36/r
47/39/pc
69/61/sh
36/13/pc
80/70/pc
78/68/pc
74/51/s
83/76/s
51/42/r
73/46/s
63/48/s
57/47/sh
77/59/pc
45/40/r
47/28/pc
65/45/r
35/14/c
81/70/sh
77/63/pc
69/47/s
84/74/pc
46/42/r
65/43/s
64/47/s
56/50/r
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
41/27
Hermiston
The Dalles 51/40
Enterprise
Pendleton 31/11
45/34
50/37
La Grande
36/18
50/38
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Hi/Lo/W
34/23
Kennewick Walla Walla
42/33 Lewiston
51/38
49/40
Salem
Pullman
50/32
Longview
48/42 Portland
50/41
38/27
Yakima 49/36
48/40
Astoria
Spokane
44/31
Corvallis
51/36
Albany
50/36
John Day
Eugene
Bend
51/37
44/27
36/19
Ontario
42/20
Caldwell
Burns
37/17
42/21
Medford
51/28
Klamath Falls
43/20
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
36/17/pc
52/38/pc
48/44/pc
50/39/pc
48/40/pc
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
37/22/pc
55/42/s
47/40/c
55/39/c
50/40/pc
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
51/38/pc
51/34/sh
48/43/c
51/36/pc
50/40/pc
Sun.
Hi/Lo/W
53/41/s
58/39/pc
50/38/r
60/36/pc
54/39/c