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East Oregonian
Saturday, February 27, 2021
DEAR ABBY
Student longs for hometown left behind in move overseas
Dear Abby: I recently moved from the
U.S. to Germany. It has been a big change,
and I honestly don’t know how to handle it.
A lot of the kids at school make fun of me and
call me names.
My family plans to stay here another two
years. My parents say that when/if we move
back to the United States, we won’t return
to our hometown. I fi nd this very hard to
accept because it was the only home I’ve ever
known. I tried asking them if I could live with
a friend there, but they always brush me off.
I don’t want my family to worry about me
since my mom is working hard going back to
college, but keeping my feelings bottled up
inside seems like the wrong choice. Should I
tell them honestly how I feel or keep crying
into my pillow every night? — Lost and
Depressed
Dear Lost: Crying in your pillow every the thoughtful gift and mentioned that my
night isn’t productive. You should absolutely two cats wouldn’t leave it alone. She said,
tell your parents everything you are
“I hope there aren’t any lilies in
experiencing — that you are being
it!” There were, Abby — white
bullied at school and made to feel
oriental lilies. I Googled it and
you don’t fi t in, and that you miss
discovered they are very poison-
your old hometown terribly. They
ous to cats, although not to other
might want to consult with the
animals. When I called the fl orist,
school administrator about it.
they claimed not to know. Thought
Geographical distance does not
your readers should! — Loves My
mean you must lose relationships
Felines
J EANNE
forever. While moving back to the
Dear Loves: I agree. And
P HILLIPS
town you left may not be practical,
thank you for sharing that infor-
ADVICE
you can keep in touch with your
mation. I learned from my own
friends online and may eventually
Google search that lilies are not
the only fl owers that are poisonous for pets.
be able to visit them.
Dear Abby: A beautiful fl ower arrange- Azaleas, daffodils, amaryllis, chrysanthe-
ment was delivered to me at my home today. mums, tulips, oleander, hyacinth, English
While on the phone, I told my friend about ivy, sago palm, cyclamen, autumn crocus,
widow’s thrill, hydrangea, aloe vera, cala-
dium, pothos, philodendron, lily of the
valley, castor bean, poinsettia, asparagus
fern, peace lily, and corn plants can be lethal
as well. Kitty lovers, be warned!
Dear Abby: Is it possible for a single
woman (me) to continue a neighborhood
friendship with a widower who is now dating
a woman? He shared homemade soup with
me weekly, leaving it at my door, and occa-
sionally we would have tea together on our
decks. I feel awkward; he does not. Should
I go with my gut? — Stumped in Massa-
chusetts
Dear Stumped: It would be a shame to
lose a good friend. Talk to him about the
awkwardness you are feeling. Perhaps it can
be resolved. However, if it can’t, then follow
your instincts and step back.
DAYS GONE BY
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Feb. 27, 1921
Burglars entered O. A. Adams’ garage in Weston some-
time during Sunday night and dynamited the safe, getting the
sum of two cents for their trouble. The safe which sets in the
outer offi ce next to the sidewalk was trunneled into the ladies
waiting room, a hole was bored into the door, and, presumably
with “soupe,” the safe door was completely wrecked. It is not
Mr. Adams’ habit to keep any considerable amount of money
in the safe, and on this occasion he says there was only two
cents in it. Lyle Webb ran his car into the garage at a late hour
Sunday evening and took the key away with him. The burglars
evidently tried to use his car to get away in as this morning he
discovered that some one in trying to start his car had torn the
lock completely off of it.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Feb. 27, 1971
Increased competition has accomplished what years of
complaining by Pendleton motorists couldn’t do — a drop
in gasoline prices. Bright new signs have blossomed all over
town, listing prices from 32.9 cents a gallon for regular to 36.9.
The price break started about a year ago when a new cutrate
station opened with regular at 32.9, the lowest price in town.
The other stations held to their prices although the cutrate
pulled in hundreds of customers a day. Then this month
one of the new major brand stations chopped its price and
now it seems almost all of the major brand stations have too.
Jim Udy, of Udy’s Round-Up Service, operator of a service
station here for more than 19 years, said there are two types of
stations — service stations and gasoline stations. The lowest
priced stations only pump gasoline. If a customer wants his
oil checked or wants to use a restroom, he must go to a service
station.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Feb. 27, 1996
As a lifetime Republican, the last thing Dennis Cummings
wanted to do was vote for Bill Clinton. However, that was
the only choice the Weston resident had when he opened his
ballot for Oregon’s presidential primary. Cummings got a
Democratic ballot in the mail by accident, as did most of the
Cummings family in Weston — Republicans all. He said his
wife, Linda, who is a “damn Democrat,” got the correct ballot.
His father called the Umatilla County Elections Division,
whose computer agreed the Cummingses were indeed Repub-
lican. Dennis said he received a proper Republican ballot this
morning. This is the fi rst time in vote-by-mail’s short history
that a Umatilla County voter has gotten a ballot from the
wrong party. Cummings said he would just as soon walk to
the Weston Community Hall to vote, and eliminate any chance
of a mixup. “If people are so lazy they can’t go out to the polls
and vote, they shouldn’t vote in the fi rst place,” he said.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
On Feb. 27, 1933, Germa-
ny’s parliament building,
the Reichstag, was gutted
by fire; Chancellor Adolf
Hitler, blaming the Commu-
nists, used the fi re to justify
suspending civil liberties.
In 1922, the Supreme
Court, in Leser v. Garnett,
unanimously upheld the 19th
Amendment to the Constitu-
tion, which guaranteed the
right of women to vote.
In 1942, the Battle of the
Java Sea began during World
War II; Imperial Japanese
naval forces scored a deci-
sive victory over the Allies.
In 1951, the 22nd Amend-
ment to the Constitution,
limiting a president to two
terms of offi ce, was ratifi ed.
In 1968, at the conclu-
sion of a CBS News special
report on the Vietnam War,
Walter Cronkite delivered a
commentary in which he said
the confl ict appeared “mired
in stalemate.”
In 1973, members of the
American Indian Move-
ment occupied the hamlet
of Wounded Knee in South
Dakota, the site of the 1890
massacre of Sioux men,
women and children. (The
occupation lasted until the
following May.)
In 1982, Wayne Williams
was found guilty of murder-
ing two of the 28 young
Blacks whose bodies were
found in the Atlanta area
over a 22-month period.
(Williams, who was also
blamed for 22 other deaths,
has maintained his inno-
cence.)
In 1991, Operation Desert
Storm came to a conclusion
as President George H.W.
Bush declared that “Kuwait
is liberated, Iraq’s army is
defeated,” and announced
that the allies would suspend
combat operat ions at
midnight, Eastern time.
In 1998, with the approval
of Queen Elizabeth II, Brit-
ain’s House of Lords agreed
to end 1,000 years of male
preference by giving a
monarch’s fi rst-born daugh-
ter the same claim to the
throne as any fi rst-born son.
In 2003, children’s televi-
sion host Fred Rogers died in
Pittsburgh at age 74.
In 2010, in Chile, an 8.8
magnitude earthquake and
tsunami killed 524 people,
caused $30 billion in damage
and left more than 200,000
homeless.
In 2015, actor Leonard
Nimoy, 83, world famous
to “Star Trek” fans as the
pointy-eared, purely logical
science offi cer Mr. Spock,
died in Los Angeles. Boris
Nemtsov, a charismatic
Russian opposition leader
and sharp critic of President
Vladimir Putin, was gunned
down near the Kremlin.
Today’s Bir thdays:
Consumer advocate Ralph
Nader is 87. Actor Debra
Monk is 72. Rock musician
Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
is 64. Actor Adam Baldwin is
59. R&B singer Chilli (TLC)
is 50. Chelsea Clinton is 41.
Singer Josh Groban is 40.
Banjoist Noam Pikelny is 40.
Actor Kate Mara is 38.
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Our Lady of Angels
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Solid Rock
Community Church
Pendleton
210 NW 9th St. Pendleton Oregon
140 SW 2nd St Hermiston, OR 97838
(Peace Lutheran Church)
541-567-6937
Sunday worship 8:30pm
541-276-2616
Open Hearts,
Open Minds, Open Doors
Patty Nance, pastor
241 SE Second St. Pendleton
(541)276-3809
www.pendletonepiscopal.org
All Are Welcome
The Salvation Army
Center for Worship & Service
Sunday Worship Service
9:30 - Sunday School
10:30 - Worship Service
Wednesday Bible Study
Worship Service: 11:00AM
Sunday School: 9:45
Pastor Wilbur Clark
5:30 Family Fellowship Meal • 6:00 Bible Study
Community
Presbyterian
Church
PENDLETON
LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH
COME AS YOU ARE
150 SE Emigrant
(541) 276-3369
Sunday Mornings
1st Service: 8:30am
2nd Service: 10:30am
Includes Children’s Services
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
-Presbyterian Church (USA)-
201 SW Dorion Ave.
Pendleton
www.pendletonpresbyterian.com
ONLINE and IN-PERSON SERVICES
S U N D AYS
541.276.1894
Worship Service on
Facebook
10:00 am Sundays
Open Hearted...
Open Minded
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712 SW 27TH ST.
www.pendletoncog.com
love God, love people, and make disciples who make disciples
FAITH LUTHERAN
CHURCH
in Mission for Christ LCMC
Sunday Worship.........9:00 AM
Bible Study......10:15 AM
Red Lion Hotel
( Oregon Trail Room )
108 S. Main St.
Pendleton
Sunday at 10:30am
PendletonFaithCenter.com
“A Come as
You are Church”
OPEN HEARTS – OPEN DOOR
www.graceandmercylutheran.org
Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m. (Nursery Provided)
Fellowship, Refreshments & Sunday School
Check Out our Facebook Page or
Website for More Information
541-289-4535
Pastor Weston Walker
Grace and Mercy Lutheran Church, ELCA
(First United Methodist Church)
191 E. Gladys Ave. / P.O. Box 1108
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
14 Martin Drive,
Umatilla, OR
922-3250
Worship: 10 AM
Sunday School at 11:30
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
Join Us
Us
Join
On Our Journey
With Jesus.
Join us on ZOOM 9:00 AM Sunday
Email: chuckb@eotnet.net for link
N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston
PH: 567-6672
We are an all inclusive Church
who welcomes all.
Sunday Service: 9am & 6pm
Tuesday Kingdom Seekers: 7pm
Wednesday Bible Study: 7pm
Also Live Stream at PendletonFirst.com
SundayEvenings
Celebrate Recovery: 6:00
We offer: Sunday School • Sign Language
Wednesday Evenings
Interpreters • Nursery • Transportation • & more!
Family Night: 6:00 pm
Pastor Dan Satterwhite
541.377.4252
417 NW 21st St. • Pendleton, OR 97801
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PendletonLighthouseChurch
Pendleton First Assembly of God
1911 SE Court Ave. PO Box 728
541.276.6417 pendletonfirst.com
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