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Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Stanfield turns eclipse into Day 1 lesson
BRIEFLY
Red Cross shelters evacuees from
coastal Oregon wildfire
By JAYATI
RAMAKRISHNAN
East Oregonian
Stanfield students’ first
day of school coincided with
the total solar eclipse, but that
didn’t mean the students had
to miss it.
Rather, teachers at the
Stanfield Secondary School
used the opportunity to
spend the morning teaching
astronomy, playing games,
doing science projects and
making eclipse-related art.
Secondary school science
teacher Devin Bailey and
math teacher Tyler Davis put
together a series of activities
that helped students under-
stand the way the sun works,
and how it has been studied
throughout history. Students
participated in seven different
sessions, switching every 15
to 20 minutes, before ending
the morning out on the track,
watching the eclipse itself.
Teachers urged students to
be careful even though they
were all given eclipse glasses.
“The glasses don’t make
it OK for you to just look at
the sun as long as you want,”
said science teacher Lucas
Tynkila. “It’s best to only do
three minutes or less.”
Tynkila and Language
Arts teacher Ashley Snow led
activities that helped students
understand the relationship
between the sun and the
earth. Tynkila had students
create a scale model of the
distance between the sun
and the earth using cutouts
of each. Snow had students
trace each others’ shadows
on the sidewalk, marking
where their feet were and the
time they were measured.
Later, students stood on the
same spot and re-traced their
shadows, showing how they
had moved since they last
stood there.
On the track, social studies
teacher Brad Rogers helped
students with what might
have been the most delicious
activity of the day: Solar
s’mores. Teacher had put
together homemade solar
ovens, using pizza boxes,
black paper, plastic wrap
and tinfoil. Students placed
s’mores in the ovens and
closed the lid, watching them
cook.
A handful of freshmen said
they were enjoying the activ-
ities on their first day back at
GOLD BEACH (AP) — A wildfire burning for more
than a month has grown dramatically in recent days,
forcing evacuations in southwest Oregon.
The Red Cross said Monday it provided shelter to
about 50 people who evacuated their homes because of
the lightning-caused blaze that's scorching the Kalmiopsis
Wilderness.
Curry County residents living along Highway 101 north
of Brookings were warned to evacuate Sunday afternoon
after strong winds pushed the fire to the south and west.
Fire officials told the Mail Tribune newspaper they've
received reports of some structures being burned.
The fire that was less than acre on July 12 has now
charred more than 140 square miles, and an estimated
3,000 people have been warned to evacuate.
The evacuation notices do not include the city of
Brookings or Gold Beach, and Highway 101 from Brook-
ings to Gold Beach remained open.
More than 400 firefighters are battling the blaze.
August is peak wildfire season in the Pacific Northwest,
and firefighters are busy throughout Oregon.
In central Oregon, a wildfire that led to the evacuations
within the path of totality of Monday's eclipse increased in
size to more than 16 square miles.
Staff photo by Jayati Ramakrishnan
Stanfield eighth graders Tania Lagunes and Courtney Carey measure shadows as
part of the school’s eclipse activities on Monday morning.
cookies on the dashboard of a
car,” he said. “It took a couple
of hours.”
Inside, students had
lessons, but they were all
eclipse-themed. They heard
from Good Shepherd health
professionals about protecting
skin and eyes from the sun,
and played trivia games
testing their knowledge.
Math teacher Blaine
Braithwaite read out questions
to the students, who answered
on laptops, and had to answer
quickly and correctly to win
points.
“Which
civilization
believed that the earth had
four previous suns, and we
are currently on our fifth?”
he asked students, who had
a few seconds to answer. The
correct response? The Aztecs.
In addition to questions
about ancient cultures’ beliefs
about the sun, Braithwaite
also asked questions about
the last solar eclipse, and the
order of the moon, earth and
sun during an eclipse.
At the elementary school,
students poured out onto the
field around 10 a.m., sitting
on blankets with bags of
popcorn, ready to enjoy the
eclipse. Some had worksheets
they’d brought, to track their
observations as they watched.
The students made note
of the sky as it got darker,
the air got a little cooler, and
the moon edged over the sun,
until it was time. The entire
school put on their glasses, sat
on their blankets, and looked
skyward.
Staff photo by Jayati Ramakrishnan
Carlos, Nelly and Jjay Chavez show off their home-
made eclipse viewers.
Staff photo by Jayati Ramakrishnan
A class of Stanfield first graders eagerly wait to watch
the eclipse on Monday morning.
school, and were excited to
see the eclipse.
“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity,” said Lyndzee
Keltz.
“My dad hasn’t stopped
talking about it,” said Kayla
Perkins.
Logan Hendricks knew
how to harness the power of
the sun to whip up a snack,
as he revealed while placing
a s’more inside a solar oven.
“I remember baking
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REGIONAL CITIES
Forecast
TODAY
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and
very warm
Partly sunny and
very warm
96° 65°
89° 62°
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Mostly sunny and
pleasant
SATURDAY
Nice with plenty of
sunshine
Pleasant with
plenty of sun
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
81° 49°
81° 52°
89° 60°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
92° 63°
99° 67°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
87°
86°
106° (1897)
52°
56°
37° (1904)
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
0.00"
0.07"
0.29"
11.37"
7.34"
8.24"
HERMISTON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
Yesterday
Normals
Records
HIGH
LOW
88°
87°
101° (1977)
50°
56°
41° (1945)
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
0.00"
0.06"
0.14"
6.65"
4.99"
6.06"
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
First
Full
Aug 29
Sep 5
Last
Sep 12
83° 46°
92° 52°
Seattle
85/59
ALMANAC
Yesterday
Normals
Records
84° 49°
6:04 a.m.
7:51 p.m.
7:02 a.m.
8:34 p.m.
New
Sep 19
Today
Spokane
Wenatchee
91/62
93/68
Tacoma
Moses
84/57
Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 96/61
92/57
70/57
83/56
98/61
Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
82/58
97/69 Lewiston
98/66
Astoria
98/65
69/57
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
87/61
Pendleton 92/56
The Dalles 99/67
96/65
96/67
La Grande
Salem
93/57
88/59
Albany
Corvallis 87/58
85/56
John Day
96/58
Ontario
Eugene
Bend
97/64
85/56
93/56
Caldwell
Burns
96/62
94/54
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
69
97
93
65
94
92
85
93
99
96
89
93
91
98
63
65
97
97
96
87
95
88
91
93
87
97
98
Lo
57
54
56
54
54
56
56
64
67
58
54
57
53
64
54
56
64
61
65
61
54
59
62
52
59
69
61
W
c
s
s
pc
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
pc
pc
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY
Wed.
Hi
68
90
85
66
86
86
82
87
92
88
82
87
84
92
65
68
93
92
89
80
86
83
86
84
79
90
93
Lo
53
54
50
54
48
55
55
59
63
55
49
55
53
59
51
54
63
57
62
56
48
56
59
51
55
64
57
W
c
pc
pc
pc
t
pc
s
pc
pc
pc
t
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
t
s
s
pc
pc
pc
pc
WORLD CITIES
Today
Beijing
Hong Kong
Jerusalem
London
Mexico City
Moscow
Paris
Rome
Seoul
Sydney
Tokyo
Hi
83
98
84
74
77
83
81
84
86
65
87
Lo
74
80
66
60
56
66
60
65
73
48
78
W
r
t
s
pc
t
c
pc
s
pc
s
c
Wed.
Hi
86
88
85
73
76
77
84
84
84
69
93
Lo
70
82
67
56
55
58
57
64
76
50
78
W
r
r
s
pc
pc
r
pc
s
r
s
pc
WINDS
Medford
98/64
(in mph)
Klamath Falls
89/54
Boardman
Pendleton
REGIONAL FORECAST
Eastern and Central Oregon: Plenty of sun
today; hot. Partly cloudy tonight; however,
cloudy in the south.
Western Washington: Sunny to partly
cloudy today; however, mostly cloudy at
the coast.
Eastern Washington: Plenty of sunshine
today. Mainly clear tonight. Sunny to partly
cloudy tomorrow.
Cascades: Mostly sunny today; very warm in
central parts. Partly cloudy tonight.
Northern California: Mostly sunny today; a
stray afternoon thunderstorm in the interior
mountains.
Wednesday
W 3-6
NNW 6-12
WSW 7-14
WSW 7-14
UV INDEX TODAY
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Coastal Oregon: Clouds and sunshine
today. Mostly cloudy tonight.
Today
2
4
6
6
4
2
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.
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
-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: Severe storms will extend from the central Plains to the eastern Great
Lakes today. Storms will dot the Deep South and Florida. Much of the West will be dry. Cool
and less humid air will invade the Midwest.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 107° in Thermal, Calif.
Low 32° in Bodie State Park, Calif.
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Billings
Birmingham
Boise
Boston
Charleston, SC
Charleston, WV
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Fargo
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Hi
86
92
86
93
89
93
97
87
89
91
80
84
97
84
80
92
63
77
88
95
82
92
83
101
92
83
Lo
64
74
77
74
60
76
68
70
76
68
59
62
78
59
58
71
45
50
75
75
61
74
55
81
74
64
W
t
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
s
s
pc
t
t
t
s
pc
t
t
c
s
sh
t
t
pc
c
s
t
pc
Wed.
Hi
88
89
84
83
94
90
91
82
90
80
77
79
91
89
77
92
59
74
88
96
78
93
79
100
84
81
Lo
66
73
65
61
63
72
65
63
76
58
58
60
74
59
54
70
47
51
76
77
58
75
59
79
65
65
W
c
t
t
pc
s
t
pc
t
pc
pc
s
pc
t
c
pc
t
c
s
pc
t
pc
c
s
pc
c
pc
Today
Hi
Louisville
89
Memphis
93
Miami
91
Milwaukee
78
Minneapolis
75
Nashville
93
New Orleans
90
New York City
89
Oklahoma City
90
Omaha
79
Philadelphia
92
Phoenix
107
Portland, ME
83
Providence
84
Raleigh
95
Rapid City
84
Reno
87
Sacramento
91
St. Louis
83
Salt Lake City
92
San Diego
77
San Francisco
73
Seattle
85
Tucson
101
Washington, DC 94
Wichita
87
Lo
69
74
80
59
55
73
76
73
67
56
75
84
67
71
74
55
61
61
62
68
68
60
59
76
77
61
W
t
pc
t
t
pc
t
t
pc
t
pc
pc
s
pc
s
pc
pc
t
pc
t
s
pc
pc
s
t
pc
pc
Wed.
Hi
84
84
89
74
75
85
90
81
84
82
84
105
82
82
94
90
90
94
81
91
76
72
73
97
84
84
Lo
62
67
80
59
55
63
77
66
63
63
66
82
57
61
70
59
61
60
60
68
67
59
54
75
68
60
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain,
sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
W
pc
c
t
s
s
c
pc
t
pc
s
pc
t
pc
t
t
s
pc
s
s
pc
pc
pc
pc
t
t
s