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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Seattle crushes rain record, Portland wet too SEATTLE (AP) — Soggy Seattle has broken another rainfall record, and Portland is inching closer to smashing its own record. Seattle measured 44.7 inches of rain between October and April, making it the wettest such period since records began in 1895, the National Weather Service in Seattle said. It marks the second year in the row that the city has topped the historic rainfall record for that period. With several days left to go this month, this year’s record will likely be padded some more, said Mike McFar- land, a meteorologist with the service in Seattle. “This has been a terrible winter. It was just wet. There’s no way around that,” he said Tuesday. While many Seattleites have grum- bled about the relentless rain, longtime resident Meghan Shepard revels in it. “It’s soothing. I like the color of the sky when it rains. It’s this beautiful green. I like being out there,” said the retired 77-year-old. She has lived all over the United States, but prefers the rainy Northwest. To the whiners, Shepard said: “I don’t have a lot of patience. If they don’t like it, move.” Portland residents are weathering a winter that’s similarly bleak. The National Weather Service has measured 45.5 inches of rain at Port- land International Airport since Oct. 1, making it the second-wettest winter in the city in more than 75 years of record- keeping. The city has also had the most days of rain ever, with 145 days of the wet stuff since Oct. 1, said Colby Neuman, a meteorologist for the agency in Port- land. This year’s February was also the wettest on record with 10.356 inches of rain. Those are numbers Olga Vargas can BRIEFLY SALEM (AP) — Some leaders of Oregon’s Latino community say they plan to use a May Day rally at the Capitol to protest federal immigration agents arresting immigrant farmworkers. Ramon Ramirez, president of the Oregon farmworkers union, known by its initials in Spanish as PCUN, said increased raids would deplete the work force of farmworkers to pick crops, damaging Oregon agriculture. The PCUN asked growers and nurseries to shut down or limit operations on May 1 to allow their workers to attend the march and rally in support of immigrant families at the capitol. Ramirez said he hopes farmers join the rally at the capitol in Salem. President Donald Trump’s hard line against illegal immigration has rattled America’s agricultural industry, which fears a crackdown will deprive it of needed labor. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File In this Jan. 18 file photo, pedestrians huddle under umbrellas as they walk past the Pike Place Market and in view of Elliot Bay, behind, in Seattle. The National Weather Service says the city has measured 44.67 inches of rain in the city between October 2016 and so far in April. That makes it the wettest such period since records began in 1895. vouch for. The native of Puerto Rico moved to Portland four years ago and said the typically rainy winters didn’t bother her much — until this year. Mudslides earlier in the winter cut off roads that she uses for her morning commute, she said. “My kids are going nuts. They’re like, ‘We want to go to the pool! We want to go to the pool!’” Vargas said. “Why can’t we break the record for sunniest? That would be awesome!” In Seattle, the previous record was 44.5 inches of rain for the October 2015 to April 2016 period. The normal amount of rain during that period is usually 30.9 inches. In the Pacific Northwest, cold- weather systems move through the region with dry breaks in between. McFarland said “we’re missing those breaks.” The winter storm season was notable for back-to-back weather systems that were slightly wetter and warmer than normal, he said. Seattle also set a record number for wet days from October through April. They are classified as days with at least 0.01 inches of precipitation. The city had 144 wet days from October through April and only five dry days so far this month. Some parts of Washington state have had it much worse than Seattle. Quillayute Airport near the town of Forks along the state’s northwestern Pacific coast has received 116.1 inches of rain since Oct. 1. One resident of the Pacific North- west, however, took a more practical attitude toward the never-ending wetness. Valerie Bass moved to Oregon 43 years ago for college from Southern California and stayed. Now, she’s so used to the rain she doesn’t use an umbrella. “There has been quite a bit of rain,” she conceded. “As long as we don’t have to shovel it, right?” In the ensuing weeks, state officials became aware of the discrepancy between Zoom Health’s financial numbers and reality, said Lisa Morawski, spokesman for the Oregon Insurance Division. She declined to elaborate. Len Bergstein, a spokesman for Zoom, said the company has been coop- erating with state regulators. Zoom has $9 million in the bank, more than enough to handle its responsibilities to its customers, Bergstein added. David Sanders and Albert DiPiero, both medical to build an integrated health care model — like a mini- Kaiser Permanente — in which Zoom’s insurance customers were treated at Zoom clinics. But the move into insurance was exquisitely ill-timed, coming just as the industry and the public strug- gled to adjust to the Afford- able Care Act. Zoom Health lost $3.8 million in 2015 and another $4.7 million in 2016. Last year’s loss slashed its capital in reserve by half and left the company perilously close to the minimum capital surplus required, according to state regulators. doctors and classmates at the University of Michigan, founded ZoomCare in 2006. Sanders, the brash visionary, hopes his company will help revolutionize the business of health care with a chain of clinics offering same-day care, online scheduling and transparent pricing. The company currently boasts 35 clinics in the Portland metro area, Salem, Vancouver and Seattle. The clinics are not subject to the receivership. ZoomCare diversified into insurance, which it called Zoom Health, earlier this decade. It was attempting Didn’t receive your paper? Call 1-800-522-0255 before noon Tuesday through Friday or before 10 a.m. Saturday for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Jimmy Marr led the Single copy price: $1 Tuesday through Friday, $1.50 Saturday REGIONAL CITIES TODAY THURSDAY Mostly cloudy, showers; breezy Sun and clouds, a shower or two 56° 41° 55° 38° FRIDAY SATURDAY Partly sunny and remaining cool Increasing cloudiness SUNDAY Spotty morning showers PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 56° 35° 62° 45° 64° 41° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 61° 42° 63° 45° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 58° 65° 94° (1910) 44° 41° 22° (1924) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.14" 1.59" 0.97" 7.86" 4.31" 4.93" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH Yesterday Normals Records LOW 62° 67° 91° (1946) 45° 41° 27° (1929) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.03" 0.74" 0.71" 5.67" 2.98" 3.82" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today New First Apr 26 May 2 Full May 10 67° 47° 70° 43° Seattle 57/44 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 64° 38° 5:51 a.m. 7:56 p.m. 6:24 a.m. 8:25 p.m. Last May 18 Today Spokane Wenatchee 53/37 60/41 Tacoma Moses 57/39 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 63/41 49/37 55/44 55/39 65/37 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 56/45 57/42 Lewiston 64/45 Astoria 55/40 53/43 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 57/42 Pendleton 47/32 The Dalles 63/45 56/41 60/44 La Grande Salem 50/35 57/43 Albany Corvallis 56/41 56/42 John Day 49/33 Ontario Eugene Bend 56/38 56/42 52/30 Caldwell Burns 55/38 51/28 Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima Hi 53 50 52 55 51 47 56 53 63 49 53 50 47 59 53 56 56 64 56 57 52 57 53 47 56 57 65 Lo 43 31 30 43 28 32 42 36 45 33 29 35 35 41 44 45 38 43 41 42 28 43 37 33 43 42 37 W sh sh sh r sh sh r sh sh sh r sh sh r r r r c sh r sh r sh sh r sh c Classified & Legal Advertising 1-800-962-2819 or 541-278-2678 classifieds@eastoregonian.com or legals@eastoregonian.com NEWS • To submit news tips and press releases: • call 541-966-0818 • fax 541-276-8314 • email news@eastoregonian.com • To submit community events, calendar items and Your EO News: email community@eastoregonian.com or call Tammy Malgesini at 541-564-4539 or Renee Struthers in at 541-966-0818. • To submit engagements, weddings and anniversaries: email rstruthers@eastoregonian.com or visit www.eastoregonian. com/community/announcements • To submit a Letter to the Editor: mail to Managing Editor Daniel Wattenburger, 211 S.E. 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Hi 83 77 75 53 82 53 54 66 66 64 62 Lo 54 69 53 42 53 38 38 53 46 54 53 W s t s sh pc sh sh t pc s r WINDS Medford 59/41 (in mph) Klamath Falls 53/29 Boardman Pendleton REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Rain this morning, then a shower or two. Eastern and Central Oregon: Cold today. Periods of rain; only in the morning near the Cascades. Western Washington: Mostly cloudy today into tomorrow with a couple of showers. Eastern Washington: Mostly cloudy today. A couple of showers; only during the morn- ing in the north. Cascades: Periods of rain today; chilly. Today Thursday WSW 10-20 WSW 10-20 W 12-25 W 12-25 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 0 1 2 3 2 1 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Northern California: Cloudy today with a shower or two; breezy and cold in the interior mountains. SEATTLE (AP) — Officials say Amtrak service has been temporarily disrupted between Seattle and Portland because of a landslide. Amtrak said Tuesday that BNSF Railway, which owns the tracks, has placed a 48-hour moratorium on all rail traffic in the area until Thursday. The slide occurred between Vancouver and Kelso, Washington. Corrections Copyright © 2017, EO Media Group Forecast ALBANY (AP) — An Oregon man has been convicted of unlawfully taking a trophy bull elk that had been killed by an acquaintance. The Oregon State Police says 53-year-old Jeffrey McCraven of Lebanon was in a search party last September that was unable to find the elk on the day it was shot. McCraven found the dead elk the next morning and shot it with arrows to make it appear as if he had killed it. He then validated his archery elk tag. McCraven was found guilty Monday in Linn County. He was ordered to forfeit his bow and arrow to authorities and give the elk meat and antlers to the person who killed the elk. He must also pay $15,000 restitution to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and pay more than $1,000 in other fees. A judge suspended his hunting privileges for three years. The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. 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The Oregon Insurance Division has been on site at the offices of the upstart Portland insurance company since April 5, after they took the company into supervi- sion. At the time, Zoom had informed the state it was exiting the business after sustaining big losses in 2016. neo-Nazi group of about eight people. Police say the incident broke up about two hours after it began. In Oregon, May Day rally at Capitol focuses on immigration Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Rain will soak New England, the Northwest and areas from the south- ern Plains to part of the Upper Midwest today. Storms can be severe in parts of the middle and lower Mississippi Valley. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 106° in Carrizo Springs, Texas Low 20° in Tuolumne Meadows, Calif. 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