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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022
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OBITUARIES
Eight local softball players named all-state
Kenneth (Kenny) William Setala
Naselle, Washington
March 25, 1938 — May 4, 2022
The Astorian
The last of the all-state soft-
ball teams were announced
this month , with the selections
of the 4A and 2A/1A softball
squads.
Among the 65 players
named to the 4A all-state team
were four players from Astoria
and two from Seaside.
Astoria freshman infi elder
Nayomi Holmstedt was the
only fi rst-team selection. Asto-
ria freshman pitcher Maddie
Wilkin, senior Tenley Mat-
teucci (fi rst base) and freshman
Shelby Bruney (outfi eld), along
with Seaside junior catcher
Abby Nofi eld were named to
the second team.
Seaside senior infi elder Tara
Lair was honorable mention.
Knappa senior Hannah Diet-
richs was a third-team pitcher
on the 2A/1A all-state team.
Earlier, the 3A all-state
squad included Warrenton
senior Avyree Miethe as a fi rst-
team utility player.
Gary Henley/The Astorian
Astoria freshman infi elder Nayomi Holmstedt, left, was
one of four Lady Fish players selected to the 4A all-state
softball team.
Kenneth (Kenny) William Setala and in their log yards.
Kenny’s best years were spent with
passed away May 4 with his family by his
Loretta, his life partner, taking care of
side.
the family, pets and enjoy-
Kenny was born on March 25,
ing their life together at their
1938, in Astoria, to John and Pau-
Salmon Creek Road home in
line Setala. Kenny’s childhood
Naselle. Kenny had a soft spot
years were spent on the fam-
in his heart for animals, and
ily farm in Rosburg, Washing-
loved adopting dogs and cats
ton, on Eden Valley Road, where
from the local animal shel-
he began his lifelong love of
ter. He will be remembered by
animals.
many for his love of visiting
The loss of his father at a young
with friends over many cups of
age meant that Kenny spent much
coff ee at the local hangouts in
of his time helping run the family
Kenneth Setala
Naselle and Rosburg.
farm, and was also eager to lend
Kenny leaves behind his
a hand to everyone around him.
Kenny attended Grays River Elementary life partner, Loretta Smalley; stepdaugh-
School and graduated as valedictorian ters, Jennifer (Jeff ) Canessa and Lynn
Kingelin (Chris Barchak); stepson, Glen
from Naselle High School in 1956.
After graduation, Kenny joined the (Erika) Smalley; niece, Kelly (Ken) Shiel;
U.S. Navy and served his country for four nephew, Chuck (Beth) Richter; sister,
years as an electrician. Upon leaving the Carol Richter; brother, James Setala; and
Navy, he worked for Boeing in Seattle and 10 grandchildren.
A celebration of life gathering will be
attended Lower Columbia Community
College. His love of the outdoors even- held at 1 p.m. on Aug. 5 at the Rosburg
tually drew him toward a 34-year career Hall in Rosburg. Bring a dish to share if
working for Weyerhaeuser in the woods you wish.
Annual crop value put at $2.6B for Columbia Basin Project
By MATTHEW
WEAVER
Capital Press
Crops in the Columbia
Basin Project are valued at
$2.6 billion each year, or
roughly $3,800 per acre,
according to a recent study
from the three irrigation
districts within the federal
project.
The report estimates an
additional $2.6 billion as
the estimated value of ani-
mal and food processing
production reliant on proj-
ect crops.
The new report updates
a 2010 study on the eco-
nomic value of the proj-
ect, said John O’Callaghan,
secretary-manager of the
South Columbia Basin Irri-
gation District in Pasco,
Washington.
“The (project) is an eco-
nomic engine, churning
away producing things that
society requires at a fun-
damental level — food,
fi ber, economic opportuni-
ties, social opportunities,
recreational opportunities
and fi sh and wildlife habi-
tat — and will continue to
do so well into the future,”
O’Callaghan told the Capi-
tal Press.
The South, East and
Quincy irrigation districts
commissioned the study.
“The asset that is the
Columbia Basin Proj-
ect is taken for granted —
from the food we eat to the
jobs we hold, to the places
we call home or our play-
ground,” said Sara Higgins,
Matuesz Perkowski/Capital Press
Irrigated crops in the Columbia Basin Project provide a huge economic boost to Washington state, a new report fi nds.
executive director of the
Columbia Basin Develop-
ment League, which advo-
cates for project comple-
tion. “These things wouldn’t
exist without the (project).
That’s signifi cant enough
to pay attention to, under-
stand, support, maintain and
grow.”
The project was autho-
rized by Congress to irrigate
more than 1 million acres,
but to date, the infrastructure
of reservoirs and canals irri-
gates about 700,000 acres in
portions of Grant, Adams,
Franklin and Walla Walla
counties, with some land in
Lincoln County authorized
but not yet receiving water,
according to the league.
Funding is the biggest
need to complete the Odessa
Groundwater Replacement
Program, reinvest in aging
infrastructure and overall
completion of the project,
Higgins said.
“The value of the (project)
is compromised if a declin-
ing aquifer prevents contin-
ued production at current
rates,” she said. “Completion
of the (project) will increase
the value of its contributions,
not only economically, but
also in areas like food secu-
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Seattle
70 55
68 57
67 56
68 55
69 57
71 57
71 57
Cloudy
Decreasing
clouds
Low clouds may
Breezy in the
Clouds and sun Sunny intervals Clouds and sun
break
p.m.
Aberdeen
Olympia
76/56
81/57
Wenatchee
Tacoma
Moses
Lake
UNDER THE SKY
TODAY'S TIDES
Astoria through Sunday
Tonight’s Sky: Conjunction of
the waning gibbous moon and
Jupiter.
Astoria / Port Docks
Temperatures
High/low ................................ 68/56
Normal high/low .................. 68/54
Record high .................. 90 in 1908
Record low .................... 43 in 1930
Precipitation
Sunday ..................................... 0.00”
Month to date ........................ 0.30”
Normal month to date ......... 0.53”
Year to date .......................... 42.87”
Normal year to date ........... 37.70”
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022
Time
6:09 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
6.6 12:27 a.m. 1.4
7.5 12:32 p.m. 0.3
Cape Disappointment
5:41 a.m.
6:38 p.m.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Hammond
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today .................. 5:43 a.m.
Sunset tonight ............... 9:00 p.m.
Moonrise today ........... 12:08 a.m.
Moonset today ............ 12:55 p.m.
Last
New
First
Full
5:53 a.m.
6:45 p.m.
Warrenton
6:04 a.m.
6:55 p.m.
Knappa
6:46 a.m.
7:37 p.m.
Depoe Bay
July 20 July 28 Aug 5 Aug 11
4:55 a.m.
5:54 p.m.
6.5 11:48 a.m. 0.4
7.4
none
7.0 12:03 p.m. 0.4
7.8
none
7.0 12:11 a.m. 1.5
7.9 12:16 p.m. 0.4
6.9 1:28 a.m.
7.8 1:33 p.m.
1.2
0.2
6.6 11:13 a.m. 0.3
7.7
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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
88/75/t
88/73/pc
92/76/pc
108/83/s
96/63/t
87/75/pc
100/78/s
85/65/s
92/80/s
91/76/s
110/89/c
69/55/pc
90/77/pc
92/75/t
91/76/pc
88/70/s
106/82/s
92/66/t
87/74/s
102/80/s
82/63/pc
91/79/s
94/77/s
109/91/pc
69/55/pc
94/78/s
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice.
84/54
Kennewick Walla Walla
93/66 Lewiston
99/63
93/62
Hermiston
The Dalles 99/65
Enterprise
Pendleton 90/59
96/65
98/65
La Grande
93/59
92/58
NATIONAL CITIES
High (ft.) Time Low (ft.)
Pullman
95/61
84/57
Salem
88/62
Yakima 94/60
Longview
70/55 Portland
89/61
Spokane
93/66
81/53
84/52
Astoria
ALMANAC
rity and sustainability.”
The project is not directly
dependent on the Snake
River dams compared to
inland agriculture, O’Cal-
laghan said. But transpor-
tation, energy and agribusi-
ness systems are complex
and inter related, he said,
“in ways that are hard to
understand until they stop
functioning.”
“For example, it is tempt-
ing to say that because CBP
wheat may not be barged
through the dams, that we
don’t rely on those dams
for transporting wheat from
the project,” he said. “But if
that barging capacity were
to go away suddenly, I sus-
pect we would witness a
large adverse ripple eff ect
throughout other means
of transporting commodi-
ties from the project. All of
us have seen some of these
kinds of counterintuitive dis-
ruptions to the larger supply
chain over the last couple of
years.”
The irrigation districts
and league will share the
updated data with stakehold-
ers and policy makers, Hig-
gins said.
Corvallis
88/57
Albany
89/57
John Day
Eugene
Bend
89/55
97/56
96/53
Ontario
98/64
Caldwell
Burns
96/52
96/61
Medford
99/65
Klamath Falls
95/51
City
Baker City
Brookings
Ilwaco
Newberg
Newport
Today
Hi/Lo/W
92/47/s
63/53/c
70/57/pc
91/59/s
65/53/c
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
94/52/s
63/53/c
67/58/pc
89/57/s
64/53/pc
City
North Bend
Roseburg
Seaside
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Today
Hi/Lo/W
67/54/pc
93/58/s
74/54/pc
90/55/s
89/61/s
Wed.
Hi/Lo/W
66/55/c
91/57/s
71/56/pc
92/56/s
87/59/s