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DEAR ABBY: I have my granddaughters
(presumably while he is home with his wife
write thank-you notes to everyone who gave
and kids), and he has invited her out to lunch
them presents for Christmas, birthdays and
and drinks, which she has rebuffed.
special events. They are 7 and 8 years old now.
I asked her what their goal was for this “re-
They have fun drawing pictures and mailing lationship” — do they want an affair? Some-
the letters, and the recipients enjoy receiving
thing more? She says they are just friends,
their notes. I would like to order your Letters
and she’s mad at me for even questioning it.
Booklet because it contains samples of many
She just broke up with her longtime boy-
other types of correspondence.
friend, and I don’t want her
— LINDA IN CENTER-
to get hurt by getting involved
DEAR
VILLE, TEXAS
with this man from her offi ce.
ABBY
DEAR LINDA: You are giv-
Any advice?
ing your granddaughters an
— WORRIED FRIEND
early lesson in good manners,
IN NEW YORK
and your idea of having them draw pictures
DEAR WORRIED FRIEND: You asked
on their thank-you notes is clever. Because
your friend an intelligent question. Now it’s
most children like to draw, some parents
time to step back out of the line of fi re. This
have their children do this before they learn
will not end well, and somebody is going to be
to write.
unhappy as this unfolds. Do not let it be you.
As your granddaughters grow older, sug-
gest that they keep a notebook handy when
DEAR ABBY: I’m recently divorced. We
they open their gifts and jot down the fi rst
have two wonderful children ages 6 and 11.
thing that comes to mind when they see the
I try to spend as much time with them as
gift. Do they like the color? The style? Is it
possible because it’s important to me, even if it
something they have been wanting? Write it
means spending time with my ex-wife.
down and use it for inspiration.
The woman I am dating is also divorced.
My booklet is helpful for people of all ages
She has a bad relationship with her ex and
who put off writing because they don’t know
doesn’t think I should spend any time with
what to say. It can be ordered by send-
my ex, even if it’s for the sake of the kids. An
ing your name and mailing address, plus
example: My daughter’s birthday is com-
check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds), to
ing up, and it is my ex’s day with the kids.
Dear Abby Letters Booklet, P.O. Box 447,
However, we will be going out for a birthday
Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. Shipping and
dinner, and my girlfriend doesn’t think I
handling are included in the price. Inside
should go.
you will fi nd many samples that can be used
I’m not torn about going to dinner. I am
as patterns from which to write your own.
torn about how to deal with the new girl-
For anyone who has ever wondered where
friend regarding my relationship with my
to begin when writing a note of thanks, con-
kids and ex-wife. Any suggestions?
gratulations, condolences, composing a love
— JEFF IN MICHIGAN
letter or the opposite — announcing a broken
DEAR JEFF: Yes, and I sincerely hope you
engagement or a decision to divorce — “How will take this to heart. What you have de-
to Write Letters” is a handy guide for putting scribed is a huge red fl ag. Lose this girlfriend
words down on paper.
now. She appears to be both selfi sh and inse-
cure, and she will worsen your relationship
DEAR ABBY: A close friend of mine
with your ex and destroy your relationship
recently confi ded that at a recent offi ce happy with your children if she can.
hour, after most of her co-workers went home,
she made out with a married manager. After
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren,
that, they went to another bar, after which he
also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was
eventually paid a $200 taxi ride for her to go
founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Con-
to her parents’ house where she was spending tact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O.
the weekend. Now they text after work hours
Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION
Astoria
Longview
45/56
Kennewick
42/56
St. Helens
41/56
43/57
TIllamook
40/52
35/51
44/58
41/57
Condon
Partly cloudy
Baker City
8
7
Comfort Index™
8
SUN
Mild with some
sun
Eugene
7
7
7
42/57
52 31
51 33
56 39
4
7
7
55 36
5
7
8
7
ALMANAC
MONDAY EXTREMES
TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin
NATION (for the 48 contiguous states)
High Monday
Low Monday
High: 93°
Low: -30°
Wettest: 1.58”
55°
18°
54°
24°
52°
29°
PRECIPITATION (inches)
Monday
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Normal year to date
0.00
0.00
0.32
7.14
8.57
0.00
Trace
0.72
13.10
13.55
0.00
0.00
1.01
25.85
18.56
HAY INFORMATION THURSDAY
45%
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6.0
0.05
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Tuesday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
22% of capacity
32% of capacity
63% of capacity
23% of capacity
28% of capacity
37% of capacity
STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Monday)
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
Medford
Baker City
On Nov. 13, 1883, the Leonids Meteor
Shower put on a spectacular show from
midnight to dawn. Clear skies favored
viewing in many parts of the country.
SUN & MOON
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
WED.
THU.
6:48 a.m.
4:25 p.m.
5:29 p.m.
7:47 a.m.
6:49 a.m.
4:24 p.m.
6:09 p.m.
8:53 a.m.
MOON PHASES
797 cfs
1 cfs
13 cfs
53 cfs
87 cfs
28 cfs
Last
Nov 19
New
Nov 26
First
Dec 3
Beaver Marsh
47/64
44/61
Silver Lake
Full
Dec 11
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Jordan Valley
33/61
Paisley
35/63
35/60
Frenchglen
37/64
Medford
City
Astoria
Bend
Boise
Brookings
Burns
Coos Bay
Corvallis
Council
Elgin
Eugene
Hermiston
Hood River
Imnaha
John Day
Joseph
Kennewick
Klamath Falls
Lakeview
FRI.
Hi/Lo/W
56/49/c
59/36/c
59/36/pc
57/47/c
58/23/pc
57/48/c
57/45/c
56/36/pc
54/32/pc
57/46/c
47/31/c
52/39/c
59/38/pc
60/36/pc
54/34/pc
45/33/c
62/30/pc
64/25/pc
Hi/Lo/W
57/44/sh
57/28/c
59/32/c
60/47/c
60/18/pc
57/42/sh
59/41/c
55/32/c
51/33/sh
58/41/sh
55/35/c
56/39/c
56/37/sh
55/35/pc
52/30/sh
54/33/c
59/25/c
58/23/c
Grand View
Arock
31/60
30/59
35/65
Klamath Falls
31/62
Lakeview
26/64
McDermitt
Shown is Thursday’s weather. Temperatures are Wednesday night’s lows and Thursday’s highs.
THU.
Diamond
35/60
Fields
40/66
46/57
Boise
35/59
49/70
Brookings
33/55
35/62
Chiloquin
Grants Pass
Juntura
25/58
36/60
31/58
Roseburg
Ontario
28/57
Burns
Brothers
48/65
Coos Bay
Powers
35/59
Oakridge
Huntington
36/57
Bend
Elkton
29/56
31/55
Seneca
33/63
RECREATION FORECAST THURSDAY
REGIONAL CITIES
WEATHER HISTORY
AGRICULTURAL INFO.
Lowest relative humidity
Afternoon wind
Hours of sunshine
Evapotranspiration
Palm Springs, Calif.
Rudyard, Mont.
Jacksonville, Ark.
High: 69°
Low: 18°
Wettest: none
Florence
Council
26/56
40/60
34/58
46/57
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.
31/52
John Day
32/58
Sisters
46/59
49 32
31/55
Baker City
Redmond
47/56
49/56
Halfway
Granite
39/57
Newport
55 28
51 31
36/59
44/63
40/58
Corvallis
53 28
7
30 53 33
SAT
Mostly sunny
Enterprise
30/53
32/55
Monument
35/51
Idanha
Salem
54 25
7
32 55 31
Comfort Index™
Enterprise
FRI
26 56 25
Comfort Index™
La Grande
THU
Times of clouds Showers around
and sun
Elgin
31/54
La Grande
35/46
Maupin
TONIGHT
32/44
Pendleton
The Dalles
Portland
Newberg
33/51
Hood River
33/47
45/57
Lewiston
Walla Walla
33/45
Vancouver
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City
Lewiston
Longview
Meacham
Medford
Newport
Olympia
Ontario
Pasco
Pendleton
Portland
Powers
Redmond
Roseburg
Salem
Spokane
The Dalles
Ukiah
Walla Walla
THU.
FRI.
Hi/Lo/W
51/37/pc
56/47/c
53/31/pc
66/38/pc
56/50/c
57/45/c
57/30/pc
46/32/c
47/32/pc
58/47/c
64/51/c
58/31/c
61/46/c
58/46/c
45/35/pc
51/34/c
56/32/pc
44/33/c
Hi/Lo/W
51/38/sh
57/44/sh
49/30/sh
63/37/c
55/43/c
57/42/sh
58/29/c
54/31/c
53/36/pc
60/44/sh
60/42/sh
60/26/c
60/43/c
59/42/sh
46/34/c
57/38/c
49/30/pc
52/39/pc
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ANTHONY LAKES
PHILLIPS LAKE
Periods of sun
Partly sunny; mild
43
22
53
29
MT. EMILY REC.
BROWNLEE RES.
Partly sunny
Partly sunny
48
31
59
34
EAGLE CAP WILD.
EMIGRANT ST. PARK
Partly sunny
Periods of sun
42
25
52
32
WALLOWA LAKE
MCKAY RESERVOIR
Partly sunny
Partly sunny
54
34
49
34
THIEF VALLEY RES.
RED BRIDGE ST. PARK
Periods of sun
Partly sunny
56
25
55
31
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