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COFFEE BREAK 6B — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD Man in no hurry to file for divorce DEAR ABBY: I have been dating my boyfriend for almost a year. I love him, and we have an undeniable connection I have never had with anyone else. The prob- lem is, he’s separated but not yet divorced from his wife. I have a hard time moving forward in the relationship and meeting his family when he hasn’t fi led for divorce. He says he’s going to fi le, and he doesn’t seem to think it’s a big deal, but meeting his son and family members under these circumstances makes me uncomfortable. It’s almost like this is a test run to see if I’ll fi t the part before he fi nal- izes everything. He and his wife have been separated for only a year, and I’m ready to start a family. Our timing seems off, but he treats me so well it’s hard to let him go. Should I put our relationship on hold until he fi nalizes his divorce, or will he resent me because I’m not being supportive? What if his separation is only temporary, and he’s just having fun? Could I be a side chick? — HAVING DOUBTS IN CALIFORNIA DEAR HAVING DOUBTS: You are asking in- telligent questions. You have been supportive for quite some time now. Have the two of you actually discussed getting married and starting a family? If you haven’t, you should, so you have some idea of whether his separa- tion is temporary and what a realistic time frame would be. Once you know what that is, it couldn’t hurt to meet his son and his family, if only to see how they react to you. As to whether you could FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 Mountain areas in Washington still without power after storm The Associated Press DEAR ABBY SKYKOMISH, Washington — Portions of a road through rural moun- tain communities northeast of Seattle reopened, allowing some supplies into an area that has been without power for days because of a series of winter storms that brought several feet of snow to parts of western Washington. Scattered power outages were reported early Thursday, including in and around the small towns of Skykomish and Bar- ing on U.S. Highway 2, which runs across the Cascade Mountain range. On Wednesday, crews cleared power lines and trees that had fallen across the roadway, allowing some residents who had been without power for near- ly a week to leave and for supplies to be this man’s side chick, it depends upon how long you plan to remain in a holding pattern, waiting for him to do something concrete. Some women wait for years only to have things not work out as they had hoped. DEAR ABBY: I am a se- nior citizen who lives alone. I was married many years ago, but it ended in divorce. I was unable to conceive a child. My brothers and sisters all have spouses and children. I am an aunt to many. My problem? The children don’t call me “Aunt” anymore. When they were little, it gave me such warm feelings to be called Aunt or Auntie. It made me feel loved and respected. Now that they are grown with kids of their own, they call me by my fi rst name. Am I silly to be bothered by this? Abby, am I old- fashioned to want to keep my title in a world where respect seems to be a thing of the past? — FOREVER AUNTIE IN MINNESOTA DEAR AUNTIE: I don’t think you are silly, and whether you are old-fash- ioned (or not) is beside the point. Tell your nieces and nephews how much you ap- preciated being called “Aunt,” and ask them to resume using the title. If you had a close relationship with them while they were growing up, I am sure they will respect your wish — especially when you tell them why. be brought in. But authorities warned it could be several days before power is fully restored to the area about 60 miles northeast of Seattle. “Realistically, I’m not expecting pow- er here for another three or four days,” Skykomish Mayor Henry Sladek told The Seattle Times. Puget Sound Energy spokesman Andrew Padula said the problem that crews are facing is that as soon as one downed line is repaired, “another tree comes down and takes it out again because of the heavy snow.” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said the state Emergency Management Division brought food, water and fuel to that area between Gold Bar and Skykomish and that they were also Subscriber ONLY Presale Only $6.00 Each (reg. price $8.00 ea.) If you are a subscriber to The Observer you can purchase your tickets at The Observer office Friday 1/17/20 - Wednesday 1/29/20 Offer good thru 1/29/20. Advance ticket purchase is highly recommended. Featuring the EOU Chamber Choir & EOU Music Department McKenzie Theatre Fri., Jan. 31st - 7:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 1st - 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. A Popular Music Song and Dance Show Adults $8.00 Seniors/Students $7.00 Group tickets are $6 each when you purchase 10 or more. Online tickets available at eou.edu/music for $8. Presented by Tickets available at Red Cross Drug, The EOU Bookstore and online at eou.edu/music Advanced ticket purchase is highly recommended. weather AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION Astoria Longview 41/51 Kennewick 40/48 St. Helens 39/49 34/42 30/39 41/50 40/49 Condon SAT SUN MON TUE A bit of snow Cloudy Cloudy Considerable clouds 24 35 24 Comfort Index™ La Grande 1 25 36 23 Comfort Index™ 2 40 27 Eugene 2 1 1 41/52 38 31 38 32 39 33 1 1 0 40 29 40 30 4 4 2 0 ALMANAC NATION (for the 48 contiguous states) High Wednesday Low Wednesday High: 89° Low: -33° Wettest: 1.87” 32° 2° 34° 14° 34° 0° PRECIPITATION (inches) Wednesday Trace Month to date 0.11 Normal month to date 0.43 Year to date 0.11 Normal year to date 0.43 Trace 0.82 0.86 0.82 0.86 0.16 4.96 1.62 4.96 1.62 43/50 HAY INFORMATION SATURDAY 50% S at 8 to 16 mph 2.8 0.05 RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Thursday) 23% of capacity 45% of capacity 69% of capacity 21% of capacity 42% of capacity 101% 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 Eugene Klamath Falls Brookings 926 cfs 71 cfs 11 cfs 134 cfs 84 cfs 124 cfs SUN & MOON FRI. SAT. 7:27 a.m. 7:27 a.m. 4:38 p.m. 4:39 p.m. 12:03 a.m. 1:17 a.m. 11:37 a.m. 12:05 p.m. MOON PHASES Last Jan 17 New Jan 24 First Feb 1 Silver Lake Full Feb 8 nee R d E O M u, k o d u S , s g n Show Listi , Crosswords rts o p S , h c r a e Word S re...? o M & s e z z i Qu Jordan Valley 24/35 Paisley 24/39 24/38 Frenchglen 27/38 33/45 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 51/46/r 43/32/sf 40/28/c 51/48/r 35/22/sf 52/46/r 50/42/r 32/25/sn 36/25/sn 52/43/r 42/30/sf 42/34/sh 39/24/sn 42/27/sf 35/24/sn 40/31/c 39/21/sf 38/19/sf Hi/Lo/W 54/43/r 45/29/c 40/25/pc 55/44/c 34/19/c 58/43/c 55/38/c 37/23/c 37/26/c 57/38/c 42/30/c 42/32/c 44/32/c 44/29/c 40/29/c 39/30/c 42/25/pc 41/21/pc Grand View Arock 27/39 25/39 23/38 Klamath Falls 25/39 Lakeview 21/38 McDermitt Shown is Saturday’s weather. Temperatures are Friday night’s lows and Saturday’s highs. SAT. Diamond 25/38 Fields Medford Brookings Boise 28/40 38/48 45/51 25/36 24/38 19/34 RECREATION FORECAST SATURDAY REGIONAL CITIES On Jan. 17, 1817, St. Elmo’s Fire fl ashed during a storm in Vermont and Massachu- setts. Static electricity creates the startling fl ashes of light called St. Elmo’s Fire during snowstorms. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset 41/53 Grants Pass Falfurrias, Texas Rudyard, Mont. Brookings, Ore. High: 50° Low: -3° Wettest: 0.03” Beaver Marsh Juntura 23/35 26/36 23/37 Roseburg Ontario 27/40 Burns Brothers 37/46 Coos Bay Powers 30/43 Oakridge Huntington 25/35 Chiloquin WEATHER HISTORY AGRICULTURAL INFO. Phillips Reservoir Unity Reservoir Owyhee Reservoir McKay Reservoir Wallowa Lake Thief Valley Reservoir Elkton 20/32 27/36 Seneca Bend WED. EXTREMES TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin Lowest relative humidity Afternoon wind Hours of sunshine Evapotranspiration Florence Council 24/35 32/42 30/45 44/52 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. 22/33 John Day 31/46 Sisters 42/51 39 28 24/34 Baker City Redmond 42/50 45/51 Halfway Granite 40/50 Newport 37 27 0 31/42 36/44 41/50 Corvallis Enterprise 25/36 29/36 Monument 31/41 Idanha Salem 38 23 0 29 36 27 Comfort Index™ Enterprise 2 Elgin 28/36 La Grande 32/41 Maupin Snow, up to 1” 30/40 Pendleton The Dalles Portland Newberg Lewiston 28/39 Hood River 33/41 TIllamook TONIGHT Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Walla Walla 31/40 Vancouver 39/48 42/50 Baker City offering voluntary evacuations. “We will work to provide whatever these communities need. The safety of Washingtonians in this region is paramount,” he tweeted. The Seattle metro area didn’t see much new snow Wednesday, but on the Olympic Peninsula northwest of the city people were digging out after getting hit with several feet of snow. Reports from Port Angeles ranged up to 20 inches of snow. North of Seattle, Mount Vernon tallied 8 inches of snow while Anacortes recorded 12 inches. After several days of freezing temperatures forecasters say warmer weather will arrive by Saturday, melt- ing snow but increasing the threat of fl ooding. SAT. City Lewiston Longview Meacham Medford Newport Olympia Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Powers Redmond Roseburg Salem Spokane The Dalles Ukiah Walla Walla SUN. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W 39/28/sh 40/28/c 48/44/r 51/40/c 35/26/sn 37/28/c 45/36/sn 49/35/c 50/46/r 57/44/sh 48/43/r 52/39/c 40/28/c 41/24/c 39/32/c 40/30/c 41/30/sh 41/29/c 50/45/r 52/41/r 50/45/r 57/43/c 46/30/sf 48/28/c 53/41/r 58/39/c 50/44/r 55/38/c 35/31/sn 39/25/c 39/31/sh 40/30/c 37/24/sf 40/27/c 40/32/sh 39/29/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 A bit of snow A little snow 25 18 33 22 MT. EMILY REC. BROWNLEE RES. A bit of snow A bit of snow 30 26 38 30 EAGLE CAP WILD. EMIGRANT ST. PARK A bit of snow A bit of snow 24 17 33 23 WALLOWA LAKE MCKAY RESERVOIR A little snow Spotty showers 35 24 43 33 THIEF VALLEY RES. RED BRIDGE ST. PARK A little snow A bit of snow 35 24 36 27 Y R E EV Y A D I FR BL E LOGO REVERS R - COLO B
