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THE ASTORIAN • SATuRdAy, ApRIl 9, 2022
OBITUARIES
SPORTS
Gale Ruth Hemmen
Miethe home runs pace
Warrior softball
Independence
Sept. 22, 1953 — Sept. 27, 2021
Playing its second game in two
days, Warrenton rallied from a 3-0
deficit after two innings Thursday
for an eventual 8-4
win over Willamina
in a Coastal Range
League
softball
game at Warrenton.
The Bulldogs put
up three runs in the
top of first inning,
Avyree Miethe before
Warrenton
loaded the bases
with no outs in the bottom of the third.
Willamina pitcher Laney DeLoe
managed to get Avyree Miethe to fly
out for the first out, but Warrenton’s
Kaylie Poe doubled to right to score
two runs. Lena Wakefield scored
moments later on an error to tie the
game.
Currently, the favorite for league
Player of the Year is Miethe, who
bounced back with an inside-the-
park home run in the sixth inning,
her fourth home run in three games,
and third in two days.
She has already surpassed the
school record for home runs in a sea-
son (previously three, held by Stacey
Moore).
Warrenton put the game away
with four runs in the fourth, tacking
on one in the sixth.
Miethe was the winning pitcher,
allowing eight hits with 11 strikeouts
and one walk. DeLoe gave up 11
hits, with 11 strikeouts and one walk.
With 10 freshmen on the roster,
Willamina dropped to 2-8 overall,
while Warrenton improved to 1-1 in
league, 5-5 overall.
Gale Ruth Hemmen passed away peacefully, at
In addition, she helped coordinate a variety of
home in Independence, on Sept. 27, 2021, from a well-known and popular special events, including
brief but courageous battle with cancer.
the Fort Stevens Civil War Living History Program,
She was born on Sept. 22, 1953, to
annual Civil War Reenactment and World
Gale Dean Abrams and Betty Lou Knights
War II Military Days.
in Salem. Gale graduated from Central
In 1991, Gale married Dennis John
High School in Independence in 1971,
Hemmen, and resided in Sunset Lake and
and attended Oregon State University. She
Hammond. In retirement, Gale and Dennis
was accepted into membership of Phi Beta
returned to Independence.
Kappa.
Gale was very active within the Astoria
Following graduation, she worked for
and Warrenton community, serving as var-
ious officers and providing project leader-
the Oregon Department of Administrative
ship activities for both the Astoria Kiwanis
Services. In 1978, she married Vichien
and Phi Beta Kappa. She was also a grand
Visavatanaph (aka Wiesawanawanapong),
Gale Hemmen
marshal for the Astoria Regatta Grand
and the couple moved overseas to Thai-
land. In 1980, Gale returned to Oregon,
Land Parade.
where she and Vichien divorced.
Gale often expressed her caring for others as a
In 1982, Gale accepted a position as historian for dedicated sender of cards to many on their birthdays,
Fort Stevens State Park, and returned to her maiden anniversaries and in recovery from illness. Gale will
name of Abrams. Gale served her entire 28-year always be remembered as the utmost thoughtful per-
career with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Depart- son, who treated everyone with kindness.
ment at Fort Stevens.
Survivors include her husband, Dennis Hemmen,
Gale played a key role in helping see through of Independence, and her brother, Joel (Charmaine)
a variety of long-standing projects, including con- Abrams, of Corvallis.
struction of the Fort Stevens Civil War earth
She was preceded in death by her parents, Gale
works, Native American long house representa- and Betty, and younger brother, Randy.
tion and museum building renovation and exhibit
A memorial was held earlier. In lieu of flowers,
construction.
donations can be sent to Friends of Old Fort Stevens.
Tracey Dee Clooten
Bay City
Aug. 12, 1961 — March 24, 2022
Tracey Dee Clooten-Mathre had a rough start women and help lead them to recovery.
at life. As one of nine siblings, mayonnaise sand-
She was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin lym-
wiches were a lunch staple, and fighting your sister phoma, and was responding to treatments, until she
had some respiratory issues and passed
for a spot in bed was a chore. She always
peacefully, with everyone she loved by
knew that she wanted more.
After she graduated from Seaside High
her side.
School, she decided to follow in her sister’s
Tracey is survived by her mother, Shir-
ley Sullivan, of Gaston; son, Philip Lind-
footsteps, and attended Astoria Beauty
quist and his wife, Rachel Lindquist, and
College. She was running a very success-
ful hair salon given the name Dynamics,
their son, Lincoln Lindquist, of Astoria;
due to her dynamic personality.
daughter, Shanah Lindquist, of Los Ange-
les; brother, David Clooten and his wife,
Her salon was not only a place for
women to change their look, it was also
Abby Clooten, and their very special little
a place to change their lives. She was
girl, Sophia, of Bay City; brother, Richard
Tracey Clooten-
always the sympathetic ear they needed
Clooten and his wife, Vlada Clooten, of Bay
Mathre
that day.
City; brother, Barth Clooten and his wife,
She knew the importance of helping
Debbie Clooten, of Portland; sister, Shena
her community by holding free Easter egg hunts Clooten Rose and her husband, Harvey Rose, of Hill-
every year, where she made sure every kid went sboro; sister, Paula Clooten, of Forest Grove; sister,
home with a prize. She and her mailman husband Darnell Bernhardt Adgers, of Hillsboro; sister, Shelly
used to fulfill letters to Santa in low-income areas, Painter, of Hamlet; sister, Sherrie Clooten Rebitzke,
and heaven forbid if someone forgot your birthday of Hillsboro; sister, Donna Knuth Jones, of Hillsboro;
— she would have a full celebration for you in 15 and sister, Bunnie Jo Clooten, of North Dakota.
Not to mention all of the nieces, nephews and
minutes. She always put others first.
She was the brightest light in every room, and she neighborhood kids, Ana, Niko, Risha, Donald,
always made you feel special. She endured 14 neck Adam, Rillie, Natalie, Stefanie, Cammy, Corri, Dan-
surgeries, and multiple car accidents, yet always iel, Desiree, Mike, DJ, Lisa, Heather, Caleb, Alex,
kept a positive attitude. Throughout all of her pain Skylar, Lulu, Tori, Evan, Spencer, Blaine, Christine,
and discomfort, she still held onto her 33 years of Cameron, Hailie, Rainie, Mason, Heather, Ryan,
sobriety, and found the time to sponsor countless Amanda, Amy, Amber, Wyatt, Evelyn and Dalton.
Rainier 6, Warriors 3
A day earlier, Miethe was a one-
player wrecking crew, but the Rain-
ier Columbians managed to post a
6-3 win over the Warriors in a league
opener Wednesday at Rainier.
Warrenton out-hit the Columbi-
ans nine to five, while Miethe belted
two solo home runs, the first Warrior
ever to hit two home runs in the same
game.
In the top of the sixth, with one
out and no runners on base, Rainier
pitcher Daysha Holmes intentionally
walked Miethe in her final at-bat of
the day.
The Columbians’ Jamie Knox
got the win in the circle, despite
giving up nine hits. Miethe scat-
tered five hits with seven strikeouts
and four walks. Lena Wakefield
had three of Warrenton’s nine hits.
In the Cowapa League softball
game of the day, fifth-ranked Asto-
ria scored an 8-4 win Thursday at
Banks.
Quickly becoming the team to
beat in 4A softball, Astoria won its
ninth straight game after opening the
season with two losses.
The Lady Fish — who defeated
Tillamook 12-1 earlier in the week
— have more than twice as many
wins as any team in the Cowapa,
with a 9-2 overall record.
Astoria led 3-2 after one inning,
then pulled away with four runs in
the second inning, on its way to a
13-hit day.
Offensively, freshman Nayomi
Holmstedt was 4-for-5 with a dou-
ble, while Tenley Matteucci was
3-for-3 with a triple and drove in
four runs. Freshman pitcher Mad-
die Wilkin scattered five hits with 12
strikeouts and two walks.
Astoria
May 8, 1938 — Nov. 14, 2021
Jacqueline Lea Letsinger, 83, passed away in
Jackie is survived by her loving husband of 42
Portland.
years, Bob; her companion dog, Sadie; children,
Jacqueline was born May 8, 1938, in Kelso, Kellie (Bob) Bakane and Terry (Leslie) Selven, of
Washington, to Bill and Marion (Gauth-
Astoria, and Rob (Jani) Selven, of Eugene;
ier) Williams. Jackie was born on Moth-
and stepchildren, Marilyn (Scott) Smith,
er’s Day, much to her parents’ delight.
of Astoria, and Bob (Karen) Letsinger, of
Jackie graduated from R.A. Long High
Grants Pass.
School in Longview, Washington.
She is also survived by her grandchil-
In 1957, she married Edward Selven;
dren, Michelle (Jonathan) DeVos, of War-
renton; Amy Selven, of Ontario, Cali-
she was a very loving mother to their three
fornia; Kaari Selven and Krissy Selven,
children Kellie, Rob and Terry. They later
of Napa, California; and Michael Sel-
divorced.
ven, of Portland; great-grandchildren,
On Nov. 24, 1979, she married Robert
Letsinger.
Megan McCall, of Aurora, Colorado, and
Jackie worked as a bookkeeper for
Jacqueline
Mason and Colton DeVos, of Warrenton;
Letsinger
New England Fish Co., Barbey Packing
and niece, Debbie (Bruce) Campbell, of
Co., Sea Coast Nursery and Landscaping,
Kelso.
the Otter Trawl Commission and Red Lion before
The family would like to thank Angie, her care-
giver, for her love, care and comfort that she pro-
retiring.
Jackie was a master gardener, and loved work- vided for our mom and family.
ing in her yard. Her knowledge of plants and flow-
Jackie was preceded in death by her son, Michael
ers was one of her passions.
James Selven; father, Bill Williams; mother, Mar-
She loved the house that they built in 1982. ion Louden; stepfather, Bob Louden; and her sister,
Jackie enjoyed decorating their house, especially Judy Walker.
wallpapering.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Knappa softball tops
Vernonia, 6-1
Having lost two games the pre-
vious two days, the Knappa softball
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Baseball — Warrenton at Ilwaco at War-
renton, 5 p.m.
Track — Lower Columbia Invitational,
11:30 a.m.
MONDAY
Softball — Portland Christian at Knappa,
4:30 p.m.
team was desperately seeking a win
Thursday, and got it with a 6-1 vic-
tory over Vernonia.
Coming off a 3-2 loss Wednesday
to Neah-Kah-Nie, seventh-ranked
Knappa rapped out six hits and took
advantage of three Vernonia errors
in Thursday’s win.
Knappa scored two runs in the
first and three in the third. Patricia
Lebo and Avery Burks were each
2-for-3 at the plate with two runs
batted in, while Burke had a double
and Lebo a triple.
Warrior baseball cruises
past Willamina, 20-1
The Warrenton baseball team
bounced back from a loss at Rain-
ier a day before with a five-inning,
20-1 win Thursday over Willamina
at Huddleston Field.
Warrenton put up 13 runs in the
third inning, and freshman pitcher
Talon McGrorty did the rest, toss-
ing five innings and allowing just
one hit with 10 strikeouts and three
walks.
In his first start, Warrenton’s
Damon Campbell was 2-for-2 with
three runs scored. Josh Earls had a
double and drove in four runs, and
Parker Greenawald had a two-run
single for the Warriors.
Rainier 6, Warriors 4
Rainier scored six runs in the
bottom of the sixth Wednesday, and
that was enough to defeat Warren-
ton 6-4 in a Coastal Range baseball
league opener at Rainier.
Dylon Atwood was solid on the
mound for the Warriors, limiting the
Columbians to six hits and a walk,
but Rainier took advantage of four
hit batters and four Warrenton errors
in the fifth for the Columbians’ big
inning.
Ethan Caldwell had a two-run
double for the Warriors, who left
the bases loaded in the second and
fourth innings, and stranded two in
the sixth.
Valiants first, Astoria second
in golf at Quail Valley
Astoria softball wins
ninth in a row, 8-4
Jacqueline Lea Letsinger
SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TODAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
PREP SPORTS
SCHEDULE
In a second meeting of Cow-
apa League girls golf teams, Val-
ley Catholic scored another win
Wednesday in an invitational hosted
by Tillamook at Quail Valley Golf
Course.
Using modified Stableford scor-
ing, the Valiants racked up 186
points, led by a 70-point effort from
senior medalist Challin Kim.
Keeli Satterfield (49 points) and
Abby Berndt (38) helped the Val-
iants hold off second-place Asto-
ria (125), followed by Seaside (65).
Banks was incomplete, and Tilla-
mook’s two golfers were unable to
attend due to illness.
The Lady Fish were led by Ava
Davis with 37, just ahead of Lily
Reed (36) and Caleigh Peterson
(34). The trio finished fifth, sixth and
seventh individually. Marlee Both
(18) and Katie Jo Strimple-Fields
(6) rounded out Astoria’s scores.
Holly Fergus led Seaside with
33 points, followed by Alyssa Berg-
man (15), Miriam Alcala (10), Kari-
ana Anderson (7) and Ella Boles (1).
Astoria and Seaside meet again
Monday at Gearhart Golf Links.
— The Astorian
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
49 37
46 37
48 38
51 36
A little morning Breezy in the
Chilly with rain
rain
morning
A passing
shower
49 37
51 38
A little morning A brief shower
rain
or two
53 38
Rain
Aberdeen
Olympia
48/39
49/36
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
50/33
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Thursday
Tonight’s Sky: First quarter
moon.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 71/44
Normal high/low .................. 55/41
Record high .................. 81 in 2016
Record low .................... 30 in 2011
Precipitation
Thursday ................................. 0.04”
Month to date ........................ 1.54”
Normal month to date ......... 1.55”
Year to date .......................... 27.10”
Normal year to date ........... 27.22”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022
Time
6:45 a.m.
9:36 p.m.
6.8 1:17 a.m.
5.8 2:44 p.m.
4.2
1.4
Cape Disappointment
6:39 a.m.
9:42 p.m.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 6:40 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 7:55 p.m.
Moonrise today ........... 11:59 a.m.
Moonset today ............... 3:43 a.m.
First
Full
Last
New
6:46 a.m.
9:40 p.m.
Warrenton
6:40 a.m.
9:31 p.m.
6.7 12:58 a.m. 4.4
5.8 2:19 p.m. 1.2
7.2 1:01 a.m.
6.2 2:28 p.m.
4.3
1.5
7:22 a.m. 7.1 2:18 a.m.
10:13 p.m. 6.1 3:45 p.m.
3.6
1.2
Knappa
Depoe Bay
Apr 8 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30
6.6 12:38 a.m. 4.6
5.6 2:02 p.m. 1.4
5:53 a.m.
8:54 p.m.
6.6 12:07 a.m. 4.6
5.7 1:34 p.m. 1.3
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Honolulu
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Los Angeles
Miami
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The Dalles 55/36
Enterprise
Pendleton 40/25
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La Grande
45/27
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57/36
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Pullman
55/28
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51/40
47/26
Yakima 55/32
50/34
Astoria
Spokane
52/32
Corvallis
52/36
Albany
50/38
John Day
Eugene
Bend
53/40
45/31
44/28
Ontario
56/30
Caldwell
Burns
46/20
53/30
Medford
56/35
Klamath Falls
47/25
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Newport
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