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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2022
SPORTS
OBITUARIES
SENIOR
SPOTLIGHT
Chris Quaschnick
Daniel
Messing Jr.,
Astoria
Stayton
March 3, 1969 — April 12, 2022
Chris Quaschnick was born March 3, 1969, to Ronnie Quaschnick
and Martha Schohr, in Astoria.
He passed away unexpectedly April 12, 2022, at home, with his lit-
tle companion kitty and his longtime friend, Wendy Watson, at his side.
He was very much loved by family and friends. He will be greatly missed.
No service is planned at this time.
Sports: Cross-country,
wrestling, track
Favorite sports moment: Going
to state for cross-country this
year, along with earning a schol-
ar athlete award.
Where you see yourself in fi ve
years: I plan on being graduated
from either Willamette University
or PSU (Portland State University)
with a double major in c ommu-
nications and m ultimedia along
with a minor in m usic p erfor-
mance.
Tribes receive money to help
study salmon reintroduction eff ort
Favorite road trip: Last summer
when I went to Seattle for the
steeplechase (USATF Pacifi c
Northwest Youth Champion-
ships ), and I went to a Mariners
game after.
Bringing salmon back to the upper
Columbia River will take a lot of time and a
lot of money, according to the Upper Colum-
bia United Tribes.
The tribes recently received $3 million
from Washington state’s supplemental bud-
get — a big chunk of change that tribes
said will help kick off the second phase of a
decadeslong study.
However, the tribes still will need to fi nd
signifi cant funding sources, especially from
federal agencies, to cover the entire study
phase, which adds up to an estimated $176
million spread over 21 years, said Laura Rob-
inson, a policy analyst with Upper Columbia
United Tribes.
Recently, momentum has built to help
along the upper Columbia reintroduction
studies, Robinson said.
“To get this large investment of funds
from the Washington state Legislature and
governor is really helping increase this
momentum,” Robinson said.
Most of the $3 million will come through
the Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife starting July 1 . The funds will cover
work in Washington by the Colville, Spo-
kane and Coeur d’Alene tribes.
In addition, the $3 million from the state
will help provide equipment to three of the
Upper Columbia United Tribes tribes, Rob-
inson said.
The funds will help cover PIT tags, which
allow researchers to track fi sh as fi sh swim
downstream. Each tribe also will buy tanker
trucks to trap and haul adult and juvenile
salmon, which will help with cultural and
educational releases, as well as with reintro-
duction studies, Robinson said.
Funds also will help tribes build rear-
ing facilities, including net pins to rear and
release juvenile fi sh. In addition, the Colville
and Coeur d’Alene tribes plan to build facil-
ities to rear fi sh, such as at Hangman Creek
in Spokane. These funds will help the tribes
design those hatcheries.
By COURTNEY FLATT
Northwest News Network
Favorite pre game music: I
usually listen to Greta Van Fleet
or Alice In Chains before a race or
competition.
Most infl uential coach or
teacher: My most infl uential
coaches have been Andrew Fick
and Garrett Parks.
Advice for young teammates :
Drinking tons of water and sleep
are very crucial to perform at your
best.
Low temperatures, high marks
at Lower Columbia Invitational
The Astorian
Even with temperatures hitting sea-
son-lows, most of the athletes were set-
ting season best marks on Saturday in the
Lower Columbia Invitational track meet at
St. Helens.
With a good mix of small schools and
large schools, teams from Clatsop County
all performed well in their areas of expertise.
The top throwers all won, with Astoria’s
Colton McMaster remaining undefeated
in the shot put (55 feet, 6 inches) and dis-
cus (162-1), with over 40 throwers compet-
ing in each event; while Warrenton’s Hunter
Xochipiltecatl took second in the javelin
(146-4), among 47 competitors.
On the girls side, Astoria sophomore Lily
Meadows was second out of 38 entries in
the shot put (32-5).
In the distance races, Warrenton’s Zander
Moha set a personal best 2 minutes, 4.7 sec-
onds in winning in the 800 meters, and he
won the 1,500 meters in 4:21.69.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
Baseball — Astoria at Milwaukie, 4:30 p.m.; Warrenton at Cat-
lin Gabel, 4 p.m.
Softball — Astoria at Seaside, 5 p.m.
Track — Banks at Astoria, 3 p.m.; 3A District meet, at Catlin
Gabel; Faith Bible at Knappa, TBA
Boys Golf — Astoria Invitational, 1 p.m.
FRIDAY
Baseball — Seaside at Astoria, 5 p.m.; Nestucca at Knappa (2),
3 p.m.
Softball — Faith Bible at Knappa, 4:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Track — Rob Franks Invitational (Banks), noon
Astoria junior Ella Zilli was third in both
the 1,500 and 3,000 meters.
And Maddie Sisley could have the Lady
Fishermen collecting big points in the dis-
trict and state meets, as the senior was sec-
ond in the 100-meter hurdles (16.45), to go
with wins in the long jump (17-1 ½) and tri-
ple jump (personal best 34-9).
SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TODAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Courtney Flatt/Northwest News Network
A line of about a dozen people passed
buckets of summer Chinook salmon to be
released into Hangman Creek.
Moreover, the state is joining in what
Coeur d’Alene Tribe member Hemene James
called a righteous endeavor, helping the
ancestral salmon people of the upper Colum-
bia become salmon people once again.
“The understanding that our old ones had
— when they put their pride aside and settled
on our respective reservations — was that we
would always be who we always were. At the
center of that was the gift that the returning
fi sh had always provided for us,” James said.
Hydropower dams have blocked salmon
from the upper Columbia basin for up to 110
years. Dams built on the Spokane River, and
later Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams
on the Columbia River, were all built with-
out fi sh passages.
In 2015, the Upper Columbia United
Tribes began pushing in earnest for salmon
reintroduction above the blocked area.
The tribes wrapped up initial feasibility
studies in 2019. In the fi rst phase of the study,
the Upper Columbia United Tribes contrib-
uted $1.8 million, with federal agencies con-
tributing $150,000, Robinson said.
So far, it’s been diffi cult to get additional
funding from the federal government for
these studies, said Chris Donley, the Wash-
ington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s
Eastern Region fi shery manager.
“The federal government has not been
willing to fund a lot of the work that needs
to take place to get to reintroduction,” Don-
ley said.
REGIONAL FORECAST
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Seattle
49 33
51 35
48 38
A brief shower A little morning Cloudy with
or two
rain
showers
55 42
Variable
cloudiness
51 43
52 43
53 45
Cloudy, a little
Periods of rain
Cool with rain
rain
Aberdeen
Olympia
52/34
49/35
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
ALMANAC
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Tuesday
Tonight’s Sky: Nearly overhead
is the reddish star Regulus of
Lion, the Lion.
Astoria / Port Docks
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022
Time
12:30 a.m. 7.4 6:39 a.m.
12:29 p.m. 7.3 6:53 p.m.
Cape Disappointment
12:07 a.m. 7.3 5:55 a.m.
12:04 p.m. 7.3 6:06 p.m.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 6:31 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 8:01 p.m.
Moonrise today ............. 5:48 p.m.
Moonset today ............... 6:00 a.m.
Full
Last
New
First
12:18 a.m. 7.7 6:14 a.m.
12:16 p.m. 7.7 6:25 p.m.
Warrenton
12:25 a.m. 7.8 6:23 a.m.
12:24 p.m. 7.7 6:37 p.m.
Knappa
1:07 a.m.
1:06 p.m.
1.6
0.6
1.5
0.4
1.5
0.6
7.7 7:40 a.m.
7.6 7:54 p.m.
1.2
0.4
11:19 a.m. 7.4 5:22 a.m.
11:50 p.m. 7.9 5:33 p.m.
1.6
0.4
Depoe Bay
Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 8
1.4
0.5
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Phoenix
San Francisco
Wash., DC
Today
Hi/Lo/W
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
74/54/t
54/45/sh
52/38/pc
79/59/pc
57/31/c
84/71/pc
83/63/pc
72/52/s
84/75/t
78/52/t
85/59/s
61/52/r
75/50/t
78/59/pc
60/48/pc
52/35/pc
88/67/pc
64/33/pc
84/71/pc
81/71/pc
73/55/s
85/74/t
68/52/s
89/63/pc
65/53/c
70/55/pc
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
40/26
Kennewick Walla Walla
43/29 Lewiston
50/29
44/30
Hermiston
The Dalles 47/25
Enterprise
Pendleton 38/16
41/26
49/31
La Grande
41/19
51/31
NATIONAL CITIES
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
Pullman
45/22
50/32
Salem
45/26
Yakima 51/24
Longview
49/33 Portland
49/35
Spokane
46/29
50/32
50/31
Astoria
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 48/35
Normal high/low .................. 55/41
Record high .................. 77 in 2008
Record low .................... 30 in 1968
Precipitation
Tuesday ................................... 0.14”
Month to date ........................ 2.91”
Normal month to date ......... 2.60”
Year to date .......................... 28.47”
Normal year to date ........... 28.27”
Chris Quaschnick
Corvallis
48/29
Albany
50/30
John Day
Eugene
Bend
50/28
44/24
41/24
Ontario
49/24
Caldwell
Burns
41/15
48/30
Medford
51/35
Klamath Falls
43/20
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
39/14/c
49/35/r
49/36/c
48/30/c
48/35/sh
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
43/30/c
49/42/r
49/40/r
55/34/r
49/38/r
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
51/35/pc
49/30/sh
49/32/sh
51/28/c
49/35/c
Fri.
Hi/Lo/W
53/42/c
51/37/c
52/37/r
56/37/c
54/37/r