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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022
OBITUARIES
Jeff rey Alan Shepard
Loretta Jean Soukkala Ray
Astoria
June 23, 1956 — Dec. 28, 2021
Warrenton
Sept. 6, 1950 — Jan. 4, 2022
Jeff Shepard was born in Akron, Ohio, especially baseball, softball, bowling and
on June 23, 1956, to parents Mick and Carol volleyball. He was also passionate about
Shepard. He passed away Dec. 28, 2021.
the outdoors. He loved hunting, fi shing
He moved to Astoria when
and riding his utility task vehi-
he was 6 years old and attended
cle in the mountains of Eastern
Lewis and Clark Elementary
Oregon.
School. There, he performed in the
He is survived by his wife
school circus. He attended Astoria
and best friend of 38 years, Arja;
High School, where he excelled in
son, Jason; daughter, Lisa (Neil);
sports until he graduated in 1975.
beloved grandson, Landin; par-
He worked at Bumble Bee Sea-
ents, Mick and Carol; brother,
foods c annery, drove school bus
Bryon (Joyce); mother in-law,
for the Astoria School District
Raili Vedenoja; and a large fam-
and was a shareholder at the Asto-
ily of close relatives.
Jeff rey Shepard
ria Plywood Corp. When the mill
He was proceeded in death by
closed, he went to work for Asto-
his son, AJ, and father-in-law,
ria Builders Supply, eventually transferring Reino Vedenoja.
to Gearhart Builders Supply, coordinating
There will be a memorial service held
the delivery trucks.
at the Astoria Christian Church, 1151 Har-
He later worked for City Lumber, where rison Ave., at 1 p.m. on Saturday . A recep-
he retired in 2018. That is when he took on tion follows at the church.
his favorite job, as a professional papa to his
Donations can be made to the Pacifi c
grandson, Landin.
Northwest Transplant Bank, 2611 S.W.
He loved all sports, whether he was Third Ave., Suite 320, Portland, OR.,
playing the game or mentoring his kids, 97201 or give to a charity of your choice.
“The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day
Loretta Jean Ray is survived by her loving
of troubles; and he knows those who trust in husband, Mark Ray; two daughters, Kari Ray
him.” — Nahum 1:7
Connell, of Warrenton, and Rachel and Joe
Loretta Jean Ray, 71, died Jan.
Padilla, of Martinez, California;
4, 2022, in her Warrenton home,
one son, Luke Ray, of Warrenton;
with family by her side.
three brothers, Raymond Soukkala,
She was born on Sept. 6, 1950, in
of Warrenton, Keith Soukkala, of
Astoria, to George and Elsie Souk-
Anchorage, Alaska, and Michael
kala. She graduated from Warrenton
and Karen Soukkala, of Cheha-
High School in 1968, and married
lis, Washington; one sister, Rayla
the love of her life and best friend,
and Steven Goldberg, of Warren-
Mark Ray, on March 28, 1968.
ton; a widowed sister-in-law, Nikki
Loretta was a loving and
Soukkala, of Nehalem; a widowed
devoted wife, mother, grandmother
brother-in-law, Buddy Bradley, of
Loretta Ray
and great-grandmother, and leaves
Springfi eld; nine grandchildren;
behind a legacy of love, faith and
fi ve great-grandchildren; and many
nieces and nephews.
helping those in need.
She was preceded in death by her son,
She ministered by her husband’s side
as a pastor’s wife in the Assemblies of God Mark David Ray; both of her parents, Elsie
for over 30 years. She was also a school bus and George Soukkala; two of her siblings,
driver both in Myrtle Point and Astoria for 10 Wesley Soukkala and Caroline Bradley; and
years. During the last few years of her life, she one sister-in-law, Colean Soukkala.
A memorial and celebration of life will
was a transport vehicle driver for the Ford and
be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Mis-
Toyota dealerships in Warrenton.
Loretta had a strong faith in God, and had sion Christian Fellowship, 525 N.W. Warren-
a personal relationship with her Lord and Sav- ton Drive in Warrenton. Wearing a mask is
ior, Jesus Christ. She loved the Lord with all encouraged but not mandatory.
In lieu of fl owers, memorial contributions
of her heart, and ministered to others through
her music. She played the piano, and was the may be given to one of the following: Inter-
worship music leader at Mission Christian national Fellowship of Christians and Jews at
Fellowship in Warrenton. She loved to sing ifcj.org or Life Changers Outreach, 544 Fir
Point Lane, Glendale, OR., 97442.
unto the Lord!
Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary is in
Loretta enjoyed nature, and over the years
always looked forward to camping, hiking, charge of the arrangements. Please sign the
beach combing, gardening, raising chick- online guest book at: caldwellsmortuary.com
“For God so loved the world that he gave
ens and growing the prettiest dahlias in Clat-
sop County. Many people were blessed by the his only begotten son, that whoever believes
fl owers that she sold in her fl ower stand every in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.” — John 3:16
summer.
SPORTS
Lady Fish swarm the Tigers, 57-21
The Astorian
In a game that took just
over an hour to complete,
the Astoria girls basketball
team needed only about
nine minutes to score all
the points they would need,
and went on to crush Clats-
kanie, 57-21, in a non-
league contest Saturday
afternoon.
The visiting Fishermen
led 20-6 after one quarter,
then outscored the Tigers
25-4 in the second period.
Astoria’s swarming, trap-
ping defense led to 28 turn-
overs for Clatskanie in the
fi rst half, in which Astoria
freshman Shelby Bruney
scored all of her 20 points.
Bruney played half the
third quarter, and the game
fi nished under a running
clock in the fourth period.
The Tigers went scoreless
in the third quarter and fi n-
ished with 36 turnovers.
Bruney hit three 3-point-
ers in the fi rst half, but high-
lighted her game with a
steal and score in the fi nal
seconds of the fi rst quarter,
and completed it with a free
throw for a three-point play.
More turnovers off points
helped the Lady Fish end the
second quarter on a 12-0 run
for a 45-10 halftime lead.
Astoria hosts Molalla
Tuesday, followed by road
games at Corbett and Banks
to start the league season.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
TUESDAY
Girls Basketball — Molalla at Astoria,
5 p.m.; Clatskanie at Warrenton, 7:45 p.m.
Boys Basketball — Clatskanie at War-
renton, 6 p.m.
June Marie Spence
WEDNESDAY
Girls Basketball — Nestucca at Knappa,
6 p.m.; Jewell at Crosshill Christian,
5:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball — Nestucca at Knappa,
7:45 p.m.; Jewell at Crosshill Christian,
7 p.m.
Swimming — Astoria at Seaside, 4 p.m.
Astoria
June 14, 1927 — Dec. 21, 2021
GIRLS BASKETBALL
ASTORIA 57, CLATSKANIE 21
AST (57): Shelby Bruney 20, Nayomi Hol-
mstedt 9, Dundas 9, Peterson 4, Bieder-
man 4, Birdeno 4, Matthews 4, Huber 3,
Palmberg.
CLA (21): Maya Helmen 8, C.McLeod 7,
Points 4, J.McLeod 2.
Astoria 20 25 5 7—57
Clatskanie 6 4 0 11—21
Timber suit: ‘I’m expecting it’s
going to be a pretty big backfi re’
Continued from Page A3
tist, made sure he’s safe,”
Bloemers said. “It’s easy to
pick on the state and say the
state isn’t doing enough.”
The plaintiff s say they real-
ize that counties can’t simply
legally challenge any state pol-
icy they dislike, such as mari-
juana legalization. However,
they argue local governments
can’t perform public health
functions and carry out other
tasks on the state’s behalf if
they can’t rely on contracts.
“That would completely
blow up the delivery of ser-
vices in the state as we know
it,” Nyquist said.
Critics of the lawsuit
point out that Oregon cannot
ignore federal laws, such as
the Endangered Species Act
and Clean Water Act, which
restrict logging under certain
circumstances.
There’s no argument that
state law requires counties to
share in timber revenues, but
it’s still allowed to take envi-
ronmental and recreation con-
siderations into account, said
Bob Van Dyk, Oregon and
California policy director for
the nonprofi t Wild Salmon
Center.
“That doesn’t mean it has
to maximize timber revenue
at the cost of other values,”
he said. “Those are perfectly
legitimate interests but they
need to be balanced against
other interests.”
Tillamook County, one of
the plaintiff s, is dedicated to
environmental preservation
but doesn’t believe it confl icts
with other values, said David
Yamamoto, vice chairman of
the county commission.
“People think that if you
manage for timber, you don’t
care about the environment,”
he said. “That’s absolutely
wrong.”
The problem isn’t that
Oregon follows environmen-
tal laws, it’s that state for-
esters have restricted log-
ging beyond what’s legally
required, said DiLorenzo,
attorney for the counties. That
management strategy has now
resulted in Endangered Spe-
cies Act limitations that have
further decreased logging.
“There is nothing in ESA
that makes you create hab-
itat if it’s not already there.
SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TODAY
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
They created ESA habitat by
allowing trees to age,” he said.
“They created the habitat, then
blamed their inability to har-
vest on ESA.”
The claim that inadequate
logging on state forestlands
has harmed counties fi nan-
cially is a “red herring” and
“misdirection” from the real
problem: Tax breaks for large
timber companies, Bloemers
said.
If major timber companies
paid more in taxes, it would
benefi t public services much
more than increased logging
on the tiny fraction of for-
estland owned by the state,
he said. When the $1 billion
judgment is struck down, it’s
only going to bring attention
to that issue.
“I’m expecting it’s going
to be a pretty big backfi re,”
Bloemers said.
Van Dyk, of the Wild
Salmon Center, said he’s also
glad that Oregon decided
against settling the lawsuit and
is optimistic about the state’s
chances on appeal.
“One way or another, it
should get cleared up,” he
said.
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
June Marie Spence passed away on Dec. Public Works Association .
Years later June’s other government jobs
21, 2021, at her Clatsop Care Retirement Vil-
were as an Oregon State Parks commissioner,
lage residence in Astoria.
Clatsop County commissioner and
She was born to Bert and Irene
Port of Astoria commissioner.
(Bryant) Price on June 14, 1927, in
Additional
achievements
Enumclaw, Washington.
included being a Hammond Town
She married Fred Rosentreter
Council member, on the g overnor’s
in Vancouver, Washington. They
b i-s tate Columbia River Water
had a daughter, Nancy. After his
Quality Steering Committee and a
death in 1963, she married U.S. Air
member of the Interstate Columbia
Force Col. Jack Spence, who also
River Improvement Project.
preceded her in death. Later she
June was on the board of trust-
was attorney George Fulton’s fi an-
ees of the Columbia River Mar-
cee before his passing.
June Spence
itime Museum , president of the
June was a graduate of Clark
Maritime Museum’s Friends,
College in Washington state. She
retired from the city of Vancouver Public a member of the Astoria m ayor’s l eaders
Works in 1988 as their administrative divi- r oundtable and president of the Point Tri-
umph Condominium Association and various
sion manager, before moving to Hammond.
She was the fi rst woman recipient of the task forces. June loved and was of proud her
James Roberson Award; fi rst woman Wash- public service to the community.
June is survived by her only daughter,
ington s tate c hapter American Public Works
Association president; fi rst woman n ational Nancy (Rosentreter) MacHugh, of Albany.
At her request, there will be no funeral service.
American Public Works Association Exec-
Donations in memory of June can be made
utive Board Region IX director; and fi rst
woman president of the n ational American to the Columbia River Maritime Museum.
SUNDAY
MONDAY
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
52 49
54 46
50 42
Cloudy, a little
A bit of
Rain and drizzle
rain
morning rain
51 41
Partly sunny
50 38
49 41
Low clouds
Showers
possible
50 42
Mostly cloudy
Aberdeen
Olympia
51/50
50/49
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
51/48
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Sunday
Tonight’s Sky: Mercury at high-
est altitude of 8 degrees altitude
southwest at sunset.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 56/35
Normal high/low .................. 49/38
Record high .................. 60 in 1941
Record low .................... 15 in 1974
Precipitation
Sunday ..................................... 0.00”
Month to date ........................ 9.00”
Normal month to date ......... 3.26”
Year to date ............................ 9.00”
Normal year to date ............. 3.26”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022
Time
7:59 a.m.
9:10 p.m.
8.1 1:32 a.m.
5.8 3:10 p.m.
2.8
1.5
Cape Disappointment
7:41 a.m.
9:13 p.m.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 7:56 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 4:51 p.m.
Moonrise today ........... 12:38 p.m.
Moonset today ............... 2:19 a.m.
Full
Last
New
First
7:48 a.m.
9:10 p.m.
Warrenton
7:54 a.m.
9:05 p.m.
Knappa
8:36 a.m.
9:47 p.m.
Depoe Bay
Jan 17 Jan 25 Jan 31 Feb 8
6:57 a.m.
8:27 p.m.
8.0 12:51 a.m. 3.2
5.6 2:38 p.m. 1.7
8.3 1:09 a.m.
5.9 2:50 p.m.
3.1
1.7
8.5 1:16 a.m.
6.2 2:54 p.m.
2.9
1.6
8.4 2:33 a.m.
6.1 4:11 p.m.
2.4
1.3
8.3 12:15 a.m. 3.3
5.8 2:09 p.m. 1.9
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
48/29/s
13/9/s
30/29/s
54/38/pc
50/29/pc
79/69/pc
58/47/pc
75/53/pc
74/67/sh
19/15/s
72/48/c
58/46/pc
30/23/s
51/35/s
37/26/pc
38/26/pc
62/38/pc
55/33/pc
81/67/pc
61/43/pc
75/57/c
74/63/pc
36/28/pc
73/51/c
59/46/pc
44/31/pc
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
39/36
Hermiston
The Dalles 37/31
Enterprise
Pendleton 37/30
40/35
38/34
La Grande
36/30
55/46
NATIONAL CITIES
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
36/34
Kennewick Walla Walla
37/34 Lewiston
35/30
51/49
Salem
Pullman
34/30
Longview
52/49 Portland
53/46
35/33
Yakima 32/28
52/50
Astoria
Spokane
30/26
Corvallis
54/42
Albany
55/43
John Day
Eugene
Bend
56/41
51/38
43/34
Ontario
29/20
Caldwell
Burns
38/21
35/27
Medford
52/36
Klamath Falls
43/25
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
29/20/c
54/46/c
50/50/r
53/46/c
53/49/c
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
30/20/c
53/47/c
50/49/r
56/48/c
53/46/c
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
57/48/c
58/41/c
52/51/r
58/43/c
52/47/c
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
57/48/c
54/43/c
54/46/r
59/48/c
55/48/c