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COFFEE BREAK 8B — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD Ex-wife offers to pay child support she owes to the kids The Eastern Oregon Cancer Network invites you to help commission the walls of the new cancer center in Pendleton! Written in DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have was no need to question anyone else. been married for 16 years. His ex was Roger would not accept my calls. To add supposed to pay child support, but didn’t. insult to injury, the so-called mutual friend He worked in his career for only one year agrees with Roger that I was the culprit! after we married and since then has held So, I have lost two friends. How do I let go menial jobs, which have kept his future and move on? Time hasn’t healed THESE retirement intact. I have provided him wounds. and his children a home for which he has — ACCUSED IN OHIO never made a mortgage payment or taxes, DEAR ACCUSED: Roger should have utilities, clothes, etc. His confronted you when his children have never lacked medication turned up miss- DEAR for anything. ing. That he accused you ABBY His ex now wants to behind your back to someone resolve the back child makes me wonder how good a support issue by giving the friend he really was. As to the settlement amount of money to the kids. mutual friend who contacted you the next I don’t feel they should get it because it is day, be grateful. owed to HIM. I’d like to see him use it to It is my experience that we can do what pay off some of his credit card bills, which we set our minds to. Start celebrating this are high. holiday by involving yourself in travel or She has told the kids what she is offering other activities you enjoy, and spend time and plans to guilt him into giving it to with other people so you won’t be alone. them. He doesn’t have to settle that way if he chooses. He doesn’t know that I saw the DEAR ABBY: I have two beautiful letter, and he’s lying about the amount she’s daughters, ages 3 and 4. My concern is willing to pay. What should I do? that my younger daughter is very friendly. — PRESENT MRS. No matter where we go, she says “hi” to DEAR PRESENT MRS.: After having everyone she sees, strangers included. With supported your husband and his children all her positive energy, she has the type of all these years, the LEAST you are owed personality that attracts attention when she is honesty. What you should do is discuss walks into a room. I love her for that, but this with an attorney of your own imme- I’m also worried she’s too friendly. diately and, while you are at it, raise the Some of our neighbors are male, and she subject of what is and is not considered wants to hug them and sit on their laps. community property in your state. You This alarms me, and I’m not sure what to should also determine to what extent you do. With how things are nowadays, you nev- might be responsible for paying those er know who you can trust. I don’t want to high credit card balances should he re- dampen her confi dent and upbeat disposi- nege. Once you have the answers, you will tion, but I want to teach her why it’s not OK be better able to determine how to handle to do this. Sometimes I wonder if she does this. it because her father isn’t in the picture, so when she sees an older man, she wants that DEAR ABBY: Ten years ago, I was a bond. Please help, Abby. guest at the home of my friend “Roger” for a — PROTECTIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA fi ve-day holiday celebration. We’ve shared DEAR PROTECTIVE: Your daughter this event with family and friends for years. appears to be a lovely little girl. I agree you I was the only non-family member out of shouldn’t dampen her outgoing and affec- the fi ve adults and two teenagers staying tionate nature. She should not be walking at his home. The guest room assigned to me around by herself without supervision. Ex- shared Roger’s master bathroom, which I plain to her what appropriate behavior is used. and is not. This is an ongoing conversation During my visit, Roger’s prescription that includes more information as she is medicine came up missing. I heard about it able to understand it. Ultimately, you are from a mutual friend a day after I returned her parent, and you must determine what home. This friend told me Roger was ada- is appropriate in her interactions with all mant that I took his medication and there people, regardless of gender. weather FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2019 STONE Messages from the heart: for hope and healing SATURDAY, SEPT. 7 NOON TO 3 P.M. • CEREMONY AT 2 P.M. 1701 SW 24TH STREET • PENDLETON, OREGON The “Written in Stone” event is an opportunity to cover the walls of the treatment room at the new Eastern Oregon Cancer Center at Pendleton with messages of hope, healing and encouragement. These words of inspiration will be embedded into the very foundation of the new center and will surround patients with the loving, supportive thoughts of the entire community. Cancer patients, survivors, and family members, please join us and share your stories of healing and hope! Hosted by Eastern Oregon Cancer Network, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization committed to reducing the financial burden of local cancer patients by providing local housing during treatment, assistance with transportation and other patient needs. All donations stay in the Pendleton, Oregon area to help local cancer patients. 1701 SW 24th St. • Pendleton, OR 97801 PendletonCancer.com AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION Astoria Longview 55/68 Kennewick 58/76 St. Helens 59/80 TIllamook 60/85 58/89 60/82 55/81 Condon SAT SUN MON TUE Clear Partly sunny; very warm Partly sunny Sunny and nice Plenty of sunshine Baker City 52 93 52 Comfort Index™ La Grande 54 89 55 Comfort Index™ Enterprise 7 53 87 52 Comfort Index™ 6 87 48 Eugene 5 7 7 54/86 88 54 83 49 87 51 7 9 7 85 52 81 48 85 49 6 9 6 6 ALMANAC NATION (for the 48 contiguous states) High Wednesday Low Wednesday High: 121° Low: 24° Wettest: 3.16” 100° 43° PRECIPITATION (inches) 0.00 0.21 0.63 6.29 6.99 0.00 0.48 0.77 11.29 10.79 0.00 0.41 0.58 20.81 14.95 HAY INFORMATION SATURDAY 25% NNW at 6 to 12 mph 9.5 0.21 RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Thursday) Phillips Reservoir Unity Reservoir Owyhee Reservoir McKay Reservoir Wallowa Lake Thief Valley Reservoir 31% of capacity 39% of capacity 74% of capacity 56% of capacity 42% of capacity 20% of capacity STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Wednesday) Grande Ronde at Troy Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder Burnt River near Unity Umatilla River near Gibbon Minam River at Minam Powder River near Richland OREGON Rome Meacham North Bend 539 cfs 78 cfs 104 cfs 39 cfs 89 cfs 26 cfs On Aug. 30, 1929, traveling at excessive speed through dense fog without sound- ing fog horns, the oil tanker S.C.T. Doss rammed the coastal steamer San Juan. All 70 crewmen perished. SUN & MOON FRI. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset 6:11 a.m. 7:34 p.m. 6:14 a.m. 8:12 p.m. SAT. 6:12 a.m. 7:32 p.m. 7:35 a.m. 8:43 p.m. MOON PHASES New Aug 30 First Sep 5 Full Sep 13 Silver Lake Last Sep 21 nee R d E O M Sudoku, , s g n i t s i L Show , Crosswords Sports , h c r a e S d r Wo ore...? Quizzes & M Jordan Valley 54/91 Paisley 50/86 50/82 Frenchglen 54/91 59/92 City Astoria Bend Boise Brookings Burns Coos Bay Corvallis Council Elgin Eugene Hermiston Hood River Imnaha John Day Joseph Kennewick Klamath Falls Lakeview SUN. Hi/Lo/W 68/56/pc 86/50/s 96/62/s 67/57/pc 91/43/pc 71/59/pc 81/58/pc 93/55/pc 88/54/pc 86/61/pc 93/65/s 85/64/s 93/60/pc 91/55/pc 87/53/pc 94/65/s 84/46/s 85/42/s Hi/Lo/W 71/57/sh 84/49/pc 96/60/s 67/55/c 89/46/s 71/58/sh 81/55/sh 92/55/s 87/53/pc 84/55/sh 91/62/c 83/60/pc 92/58/pc 89/56/pc 86/51/pc 93/63/pc 83/47/s 85/43/s Grand View Arock 57/100 53/96 55/95 Klamath Falls 49/84 Lakeview 45/85 McDermitt Shown is Saturday’s weather. Temperatures are Friday night’s lows and Saturday’s highs. SAT. Diamond 55/89 Fields Medford Brookings Boise 63/96 58/92 54/67 57/95 50/86 52/92 RECREATION FORECAST SATURDAY REGIONAL CITIES WEATHER HISTORY AGRICULTURAL INFO. Lowest relative humidity Afternoon wind Hours of sunshine Evapotranspiration 57/80 58/88 Grants Pass Death Valley, Calif. Stanley, Idaho Mansfi eld, La. High: 100° Low: 40° Wettest: Trace 47/80 Roseburg Juntura 47/91 52/84 Beaver Marsh 57/71 Ontario 58/97 Burns Brothers 56/84 Coos Bay Powers 52/86 Oakridge Huntington 53/87 Bend Elkton 55/93 63/96 Seneca Chiloquin TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin Wednesday Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date Florence WED. EXTREMES 97° 43° 57/91 50/87 Council 52/93 John Day 49/89 Sisters 56/82 Comfort Index takes into account how the weather will feel based on a combination of factors. A rating of 10 feels very comfortable while a rating of 0 feels very uncomfortable. 100° 40° Baker City Redmond 58/68 57/95 51/85 55/82 52/68 87 47 5 57/92 Halfway Granite 52/81 Newport Enterprise 53/87 54/89 Monument 56/87 Idanha Salem 54/83 Corvallis 91 50 4 6 Elgin 53/88 La Grande 58/83 Maupin TONIGHT 63/92 Pendleton The Dalles Portland Newberg 62/94 Hood River 61/90 55/69 Lewiston Walla Walla 61/94 Vancouver 57/78 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 City Lewiston Longview Meacham Medford Newport Olympia Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Powers Redmond Roseburg Salem Spokane The Dalles Ukiah Walla Walla SAT. SUN. Hi/Lo/W 94/65/pc 76/61/pc 86/52/pc 92/62/s 68/55/pc 72/58/sh 97/60/pc 95/63/s 90/63/pc 82/66/s 80/60/pc 89/48/s 88/65/pc 83/60/pc 88/61/s 89/62/s 85/48/pc 92/65/pc Hi/Lo/W 93/64/pc 77/58/sh 85/50/pc 89/59/s 68/55/sh 78/54/sh 96/59/s 93/62/pc 89/60/c 81/61/sh 78/56/c 86/47/pc 84/60/c 84/56/sh 86/59/s 85/60/pc 83/47/pc 90/64/c Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice Check out our new TV Magazine ANTHONY LAKES PHILLIPS LAKE Partly sunny Partly sunny; warm 65 44 86 49 MT. EMILY REC. BROWNLEE RES. Partly sunny Partly sunny; warm 75 51 95 57 EAGLE CAP WILD. EMIGRANT ST. PARK Partly sunny; warm Partly sunny 73 44 80 47 WALLOWA LAKE MCKAY RESERVOIR Partly sunny; warm Clouds and sun 87 53 89 60 THIEF VALLEY RES. RED BRIDGE ST. PARK Partly sunny Partly sunny 93 52 89 55 Y R E EV Y A D I FR BL E LOGO REVERS R - COLO B
