COFFEE BREAK
6B — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021
Increasing forgetfulness in everyday life leads to anxiety
DEAR ABBY: While I am
excited for new opportunities in
my life, I cannot shake the feeling
I am losing something. I am
always losing some-
thing, whether it be
my phone, my keys
or my wallet. Once
I lost my retainers
and had to pay $300
for new ones.
I have trouble keeping track
of things. I’m afraid it will create
serious problems when I begin a
career and lose something, which
could cost me my job. I’m also
worried that I’ll inherit important
items from my family and lose
them. I’m nervous about being in
charge of my own life when I can’t
CHAMBER
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We revamped our look
(check out the new web-
site, www.VisitUnion-
County.org, if you haven’t
already) and updated our
strategies to do what we
do best — serve our mem-
bers and our community. I
can’t wait to dive back into
our “Road Rally,” paused
early in 2020, to get out and
meet each and every one of
our members to learn what
drives them. This will cul-
minate in a new “Chamber
Connect” podcast and
in a partnership with the
city of La Grande Ignite
Center and Eastern Oregon
University’s Small Busi-
ness Development Center,
where we’ll be launching a
video series, “Spotlighting
Local.” The series aims to
connect the community and
showcase the wonderful
businesses we are so lucky
to have in Union County.
These two projects will
allow us to host businesses
to learn about their goals,
their backgrounds and
what makes them so spe-
cial. The chamber is also
pleased to announce the
launch of a morning edu-
cational series coming later
in the fall, where we’ll
have industry and subject
experts presenting a variety
of information to help our
businesses: everything
even keep track of the $5 in my
pocket. I urgently need this bad
habit to change. Is there anything
that will help me?
— LOSING IT IN
GEORGIA
DEAR LOSING
DEAR
IT: Your problem
ABBY
may not be as
uncommon as you
fear. Have you ever
heard the adage, “A place for
everything and everything in its
place”? It’s good advice. Choose
one location to place your phone,
your keys and your wallet when
you come home. Once you form
that habit, you will always know
where your things are. (There is
an app, Find My Device, that may
from human resources and
bookkeeping to strategic
planning and organiza-
tional change.
We partnered with La
Grande Main Street Down-
town to host a series of
Shop Hop events and look
forward to continuing this
program and partnership
with even more events
and business promotional
opportunities.
Our 2021 Offi cial
Adventure Guide is here
and will be distributed
throughout Union County
— and beyond — along
with the Union County
map, with an expanded
MERA section and trail
descriptions. They’re fi lled
with gorgeous imagery,
thanks to great local pho-
tographers like Clay Berth-
elsen, James Stolen and
many others. Stop by the
offi ce to grab a copy and
see for yourself.
Things have been weird,
for sure. But we are so
proud to work and live in
Union County, because it
never stopped being a great
place to be. We’re getting
there, Union County, where
we’ll soon be back in full
swing. Thanks for hanging
in there.
———
Suzannah Moore-
Hemann is the execu-
tive director of the Union
County Chamber of Com-
merce & Visitors Informa-
tion Center
Now Open for Dine In
help you locate your electronic
devices if you have a computer.
There are also companies — like
Tile — that can help you locate
lost items such as your keys or
wallet.)
Some people with attention
defi cit disorder lose track of items
because they are easily distracted
and focus on more than one task
at once. When you are holding
your phone, keys, etc., reminding
yourself to stay in the present may
help. If none of these techniques
works for you, discuss your fears
with a licensed psychothera-
pist, who can help you determine
what’s at the root of your problem
and help lessen your anxiety
about the future.
DEAR ABBY: I have been
with my boyfriend/best friend for
about six years now. We moved in
together a little over a year ago
and have discussed marriage. The
issue is, one of his sisters has an
alcohol problem. She becomes
rude and tries to bully others
when she drinks. When she does
that to me, I return the treatment,
and she turns to her brother and
attempts to make him side with
her.
I know how important family
is. Because I’m not related, I am
left feeling vulnerable — like
she may disrupt my relationship
with her brother. I love him, and
I really try with her. I think she
would be happy if her brother
FIRES
SEAFOOD
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17 percentage points higher)
compared to people 65 and
older.
Oregonians have more
faith in private landowners
than governments when it
comes to preventing wild-
fi re. Around half of respon-
dents (49%) think that pri-
vate landowners are doing
“very or somewhat well” at
managing forests on their
lands compared to 33%
who say the state is doing
“well,” and 27% who say
the federal government is
doing “well.”
Nearly two-thirds of
Oregonians think that wild-
fi res should be fought, even
if they are far from homes
and development (72%).
This fi gure is 7% points
higher than in August 2019,
suggesting that the Labor
Day fi res in Oregon caused
an increased urgency to
fi ght fi res.
The survey revealed
that Oregonians are con-
cerned about the unpredict-
able nature of fi res, the air
pollution caused by wild-
fi re smoke, and the safety of
wildlife.
Two-thirds of Orego-
nians (72-76%) said con-
trolled burns, thinning of
weak trees, and purchasing
more fi re fi ghting equip-
ment are top strategies to
prevent wildfi re.
Pier 303 will sell specialty
retail items.
“(There will be) small,
seafood kitchen items that
you wouldn’t fi nd at your
local grocery store,” Zuly
said.
These will include
items with the Pier 303
logo, oyster shuckers, fi let
knives, seasonings, spices
and canned fi sh.
While initially they’ll
be selling fi sh to go, they
also have other plans.
“Eventually, we’ll do
special events, like a fi sh
tacos night and an oysters-
on-the-half-shell night and
a grilled-oyster night with
the thought that we’ll sell
beer and wine,” Mac said.
Some of the prepared
were more available to hang out
with her. She’s a tomboy and often
hung out with him prior to us
moving in together. Please help
me fi gure out a solution.
— COMPETING IN
CALIFORNIA
DEAR COMPETING: One
option might be for you and your
boyfriend to leave when his sister
starts drinking. Discuss this with
your boyfriend/best friend. If you
haven’t done that, please do. His
sister may be trying to divide and
conquer, but enlisting him to her
side will be much more diffi cult if
he simply responds by telling her,
“I don’t want to be involved in
this, Sis. Leave me out of it, and
stop picking on my girlfriend.”
Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain
Mac and Zuly Freeborn stand with their dog, Coda, in what will be-
come Pier 303 Seafood Market on Garfi eld Street in Enterprise on
Thursday, May 20, 2021. They hope to open by mid- to late-summer
and bring fresh seafood to Wallowa County from the coast.
items they plan include
halibut and ceviche — a
raw fi sh dish cooked in
lemon or lime with spices
and some vegetables. Some
recipes call for cocktail
sauce, some just lemon or
lime, Mac said.
“Zuly makes a great
one with mangoes and
cilantro,” he said.
They’re eager to get the
doors open to the public,
Mac said.
“We want everyone to
come in,” he said.
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AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION
Astoria
Longview
49/59
Kennewick
49/63
St. Helens
50/64
Hood River
52/68
52/71
51/67
46/66
Condon
FRI
Partly cloudy
Cooler; a p.m.
shower
Baker City
38 65 32
Comfort Index™ 10
La Grande
9
78 40
Eugene
43/68
8
73 42
78 46
85 51
10
8
4
75 46
81 50
10
8
6
10
ALMANAC
NATION (for the 48 contiguous states)
High Tuesday
Low Tuesday
High: 106°
Low: 21°
Wettest: 3.29”
58°
36°
60°
41°
68°
42°
PRECIPITATION (inches)
Tuesday
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Normal year to date
0.38
0.57
1.16
2.23
4.21
0.03
0.06
1.58
5.90
7.39
Trace
0.23
1.78
13.94
11.47
AGRICULTURAL INFO.
HAY INFORMATION FRIDAY
Lowest relative humidity
Afternoon wind
Hours of sunshine
Evapotranspiration
35%
WNW at 6 to 12 mph
6.8
0.16
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Wednesday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
45/71
TUESDAY EXTREMES
TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin
17% of capacity
91% of capacity
50% of capacity
98% of capacity
58% of capacity
89% of capacity
STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Tuesday)
Grande Ronde at Troy
3900 cfs
Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder 118 cfs
Burnt River near Unity
92 cfs
Umatilla River near Gibbon
201 cfs
Minam River at Minam
907 cfs
Powder River near Richland
44 cfs
Death Valley, Calif.
Crested Butte, Colo.
Russellville, Ark.
OREGON
High: 78°
Low: 32°
Wettest: 0.67”
Hermiston
Crater Lake
Troutdale
A tornado struck the passenger train
“Empire Builder” near Moorhead, Minn.,
on May 27, 1931. Of the 117 passengers,
one died and 57 were injured. Five 70-ton
coaches were lifted from the track.
SUN & MOON
THU.
FRI.
5:11 a.m. 5:10 a.m.
8:29 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
10:34 p.m. 11:38 p.m.
6:07 a.m. 7:03 a.m.
MOON PHASES
Last
Jun 2
New
Jun 10
First
Jun 17
44/73
Full
Jun 24
Jordan Valley
Paisley
Frenchglen
37/67
City
Astoria
Bend
Boise
Brookings
Burns
Coos Bay
Corvallis
Council
Elgin
Eugene
Hermiston
Hood River
Imnaha
John Day
Joseph
Kennewick
Klamath Falls
Lakeview
Hi/Lo/W
59/45/pc
66/43/pc
67/45/s
69/48/pc
67/38/s
62/50/pc
68/44/pc
65/37/sh
62/35/c
68/44/pc
73/43/pc
68/46/pc
65/39/sh
65/37/s
59/35/pc
77/46/pc
72/42/pc
69/40/s
Hi/Lo/W
67/47/pc
74/46/pc
74/48/c
64/48/s
71/41/c
62/46/s
77/46/pc
72/42/c
73/41/pc
77/46/pc
83/46/pc
82/49/pc
72/47/pc
74/45/pc
70/42/pc
83/49/pc
78/41/c
75/40/c
Grand View
Arock
51/70
46/66
42/70
Klamath Falls
32/72
Lakeview
34/69
McDermitt
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SAT.
Diamond
36/65
Fields
45/79
FRI.
Boise
40/64
35/68
33/71
Medford
Brookings
39/71
49/67
44/82
46/69
Juntura
35/67
Silver Lake
Chiloquin
Grants Pass
Ontario
50/73
Burns
30/68
42/71
RECREATION FORECAST FRIDAY
REGIONAL CITIES
WEATHER HISTORY
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
28/68
Roseburg
Powers
31/62
Beaver Marsh
45/62
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.
Brothers
42/69
Coos Bay
Huntington
35/62
38/66
Oakridge
41/65
48/68
Seneca
Bend
Elkton
45/70
71 42
38/65
38/67
Council
38/65
John Day
34/69
Sisters
Florence
48/60
40/64
Baker City
Redmond
47/57
82 47
10
Halfway
Granite
37/57
43/65
49/68
Corvallis
41/68
45/68
Newport
Enterprise
37/60
43/63
Monument
49/70
Idanha
Salem
MON
10
9
37 60 35
Comfort Index™ 10
SUN
71 38
43 63 36
Comfort Index™ 10
Enterprise
SAT
Partly sunny and Partly sunny and Partly sunny and
pleasant
nice
warm
42/62
La Grande
41/63
Maupin
TONIGHT
Elgin
Pendleton
The Dalles
Portland
Newberg
48/61
50/69
49/68
46/68
TIllamook
Lewiston
Walla Walla
54/77
Vancouver
49/65
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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
FRI.
SAT.
Hi/Lo/W
69/43/pc
63/43/c
63/34/pc
79/50/pc
57/45/sh
64/42/c
73/46/s
76/43/pc
68/42/pc
67/46/pc
71/46/pc
69/39/pc
73/49/pc
68/50/sh
64/40/pc
71/46/pc
60/33/pc
68/45/c
Hi/Lo/W
76/47/pc
74/47/pc
72/38/pc
86/51/pc
59/46/pc
72/43/pc
77/49/c
81/46/pc
77/45/pc
77/52/c
75/49/s
78/41/pc
78/49/pc
78/50/pc
72/44/pc
84/52/pc
70/35/pc
77/49/pc
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sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice
ANTHONY LAKES
PHILLIPS LAKE
A p.m. shower
Cooler
37
28
57
33
MT. EMILY REC.
BROWNLEE RES.
A p.m. shower
Spotty showers
49
35
67
40
EAGLE CAP WILD.
EMIGRANT ST. PARK
A p.m. shower
A p.m. shower
46
23
56
30
WALLOWA LAKE
MCKAY RESERVOIR
Cooler
Periods of sun
59
35
67
41
THIEF VALLEY RES.
RED BRIDGE ST. PARK
A p.m. shower
Cooler
65
32
63
36