December 1, 2017
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King tides: The big ones are coming
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with the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
“High tide flooding that caus-
es a nuisance along the coast
– such as flooded streets,
washed-out beaches – is more
likely to occur during these
periods depending on your lo-
cation along the coast.”
And things can get bad
if there’s adverse weather
during king tides, according
to NOAA.
In Warrenton, these highest
tides occur during the first few
days of December, when tides
are predicted to be 10 feet or
more above normal. Oregon
also had king tides Nov. 4-6
and the last will be Jan. 2-4.
h oW to partICIpate
Volunteer photographers are
invited for this second round,
documenting the highest reach
of the year’s highest tides.
Anyone with a camera can
participate. At high tide on
Dec. 3, 4 and 5, find a good
location, snap photos, and
post them online. More infor-
mation on the project and in-
structions for posting photos,
can be found at oregonking-
tides.net.
King tide photos can be tak-
en anywhere affected by tides,
whether on the outer shore-
line, in estuaries, or along
lower river floodplains. Pho-
tos showing high water in re-
lation to infrastructure (roads,
bridges, seawalls and the like)
can be particularly striking,
and reveal where flooding
problems threaten. Shots of
marshes and other habitats or
coastal shorelines subject to
flooding and erosion also are
useful.
Warrenton’s king tides
Date
Time
Above baseline
Dec. 3 12:11 p.m. 10’2”*/ 10’5”
Dec. 4 12:56 p.m. 10’3” / 10’6”
Dec. 5
1:43 p.m.
10’2” / 10’4”
* First figure is for Skipanon River,
and second is Youngs Bay.
The goal is the ability to do
comparative study over many
years, organizers said. Par-
ticipating photographers are
urged to return to locations
where they’ve shot king tide
photos and take comparison
shots at ordinary high tide.
“The king tides, while ex-
treme today, will become
the ‘new normal’ as sea level
continues to rise,” organizers
wrote in a press release.
“Gaining a glimpse of tidal
inundation likely to become
common decades into the
future will benefit planners,
resource agencies, conserva-
tionists, and coastal citizens in
preparing for these changes.”
Applications are being
sought for two openings
on the Clatsop County Arts
Council.
The volunteer citizen com-
mittee’s mission is to sup-
port, promote and be an ad-
vocate for the arts in Clatsop
County.
One opening is for a three-
year term running from Jan.
1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2021. The
other is for a vacant seat ex-
piring Dec. 31, 2019.
Applications are available
online or at the County Man-
ager’s Office, 800 Exchange
St., Suite 410, Astoria.
The appointment is made
by County Commissioners.
Marine studies
topic of ‘Ales’ talk
Marine studies and op-
portunities for students and
coastal communities is the
topic of this month’s “Ales &
Ideas” lecture.
Jack Barth, executive direc-
tor of the Oregon State Uni-
versity’s Marine Studies Ini-
tiative, will lead.
The talk is set for 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 7, in the
brewery’s Lovell Showroom,
14 and Duane streets, Asto-
ria. Doors open with food and
beverage service at 6 p.m.
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Theater receives sound system grants
The Liberty Theater has
been awarded two large
grants to purchase and
install a permanent sound
system in the theater.
The grants include
$22,000 from the James
F and Marion L Miller
Foundation and $15,000
from the Oregon Commu-
nity Foundation. About
$5,000 is needed to pur-
chase the equipment.
The theater pays $1,000
to $1,500 per event to rent
an adequate sound sys-
tem for Liberty presented
performances.
Those systems often add
hours of set-up/tear-down
time before and after each
event, stressing the small
staff. Outside productions
must rent or bring their
own sound system for
shows.
“Having our own sound
system designed to meet
the unique design of the
Liberty means we can
control sound quality,
train engineers in-house,
and provide consistent,
optimum experiences
for our patrons,” Theater
Manager Jennifer Crock-
ett said.
Engineers have been
brought in to model and
study the acoustics of the
theater and will provide
assistance in the purchase
and installation of the
system.