COFFEE BREAK
B6 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
SATuRDAY, JAnuARY 8, 2022
Mixed signals abound after long separation
I don’t know if it could be like it
was then,” and we said goodnight.
Should I wait for him to text
me back? I don’t even know if
he’s dating someone. He didn’t
say. Please help. — SECOND
CHANCE IN THE EAST
DEAR SECOND CHANCE:
Continue talking to your ex and
let this scenario play out further.
Is he initiating these calls and
texts, or are you? If it’s him, that’s
a hopeful sign. Yes, it is true you
are both different people now —
but that can be a plus. With the
passage of time, you both may
have mellowed and matured. If the
discussions continue, you will find
out soon enough if he’s involved
with someone or interested in get-
DEAR ABBY: I have been
talking to my ex-boyfriend of
more than 22 years. We have a
grown son. We are now in our 50s
and talking and texting again. I
still love him, and I want a rela-
tionship with him, but I’m not sure
he wants me back. I don’t know if
he’s interested in me or just being
friendly.
Can you help? At the end of our
last phone call he said, “It’s been
a long time. Twenty-two years.
We are both different people now.
ting back together. And remember,
if he’s just being “friendly,” the
son you share is a good reason for
keeping that friendship going.
DEAR ABBY: My wife is very
protective of our dog, “Spencer.”
I agree with her that Spencer
should not receive table food. Yes-
terday, my wife put a large pile of
dog vomit on my desk. She said
it “proves” I have been feeding
Spencer. Her accusation is not
true.
I may have done some pecu-
liar things in my time, but I have
never put vomit on someone’s
desk. How should I respond? —
FLABBERGASTED IN IOWA
DEAR FLABBERGASTED:
There can be various reasons for
down with the other cards and
said, “thanks.” I think he should
have opened it and read the con-
tents while my daughter was
standing there (my daughter
would have been so pleased).
What do you think? — LISA IN
COLORADO
DEAR LISA: Once a gift is
given, it belongs to the receiver to
do with as he or she pleases. Your
daughter’s coach was under no
obligation to open the envelope
in your daughter’s presence. If he
recognized the envelope contained
more than good wishes, he may
have wanted to spare the other
athletes embarrassment if they
could not afford to be as generous
as your family.
a dog having an upset stomach
besides having consumed table
scraps. Spencer should be checked
by a veterinarian to be sure there
isn’t something else going on. As
to your wife putting vomit on your
desk, well, since you asked — I
wouldn’t blame you if you made it
plain that SHE is in the doghouse.
DEAR ABBY: When someone
gives a gift to someone, shouldn’t
it be opened in the presence of the
giver? My 12-year-old daughter
ran cross-country, and after the
season ended, there was a ban-
quet. At the banquet, several kids
approached the coach and gave
him cards. We gave him a gift
certificate. When my daughter
gave him the envelope, he laid it
NEWS OF THE WEIRD
Lawmaker apologizes after apparent try to ‘pants’ referee
The Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
— A top Tennessee House
Republican lawmaker has
apologized for losing his
temper and being ejected
from watching a high
school basketball game
after a confrontation with
a referee. The dustup
included what appeared to
be either a feigned or failed
attempt at pulling down the
official’s pants, according to
video footage.
On Tuesday, Jan. 4, Rep.
Jeremy Faison, 45, posted
on Twitter that he “acted
the fool tonight and lost my
temper on a ref.”
“I was wanting him to
fight me. Totally lost my
junk and got booted from
the gym,” Faison wrote.
“I’ve never really lost my
temper but I did tonight and
it was completely stupid of
me.
“Emotions getting in the
way of rational thoughts
are never good. I hope to be
able to find the ref and ask
for his forgiveness. I was
bad wrong.”
Providence Academy,
a private religious school
in Johnson City, lives-
treamed the boys game
against Lakeway Chris-
tian Academy, a private
religious school in White
Pine. Faison’s son is on the
Lakeway team.
The video feed shows
Faison sitting in the stands
before players hit the
ground on a loose ball in
the third quarter, spurring
the referee’s whistle and a
brief scuffle between the
two teams.
The Associated Press, File
Rep. Jeremy Faison, R-Cosby, center, talks with Rep. Dan Howell, R-Georgetown, left, during a meeting, Aug. 11, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. A top Tennessee House Republican law-
maker has apologized for losing his temper and being ejected from watching a high school basketball game after getting into a confrontation with a referee, including a brief
gesture at pulling down the official’s pants that is visible in video footage of the game. On Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, Rep. Jeremy Faison, 45, posted on Twitter that he “acted the fool
tonight and lost my temper on a ref.”
According to a report
provided by the Tennessee
Secondary School Ath-
letic Association, Faison
showed up on the court and
was then told by a referee to
leave. Faison then pointed
a finger at the referee’s face
and said, “You can’t tell me
to leave the floor — this
was your fault,” the report
stated.
Faison then grabbed the
ref’s pants and tugged down
on them, the report says.
The referee’s pants
stayed up and Faison subse-
quently walked away.
Since 2019, Faison has
News of Faison’s actions
quickly sparked criticism.
“‘Pantsing’ a ref on the
gym floor is next level bul-
lying…not even the stuff
of middle school locker
rooms,” Rep. Gloria
Johnson, a Knoxville Dem-
ocrat, tweeted Jan. 5.
been the House caucus
chairman for Republicans,
who have supermajorities in
both legislative chambers.
The GOP caucus chairman
is among the most influen-
tial position in the House.
In his apology, the law-
maker from Cosby wrote
that “for years” he has
thought it is wrong for par-
ents to lose their temper at
sporting events, saying it
is “not Christian and it’s
not mature and it’s embar-
rassing to the child.” Faison
did not specifically mention
the pants-pulling-down ges-
ture in his post.
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to the site of its owner’s
rollover crash.
Both the vehicle’s occu-
pants were seriously hurt,
but thanks to Tinsley’s
dogged efforts they quickly
received medical assistance
once officers discovered the
truck, which went off the
road near a Vermont inter-
state junction, WMUR-TV
reported Tuesday, Jan. 4.
“The dog was trying to
show them something,” said
Lt. Daniel Baldassarre of
the New Hampshire State
Police. “He kept trying to
get away from them but
didn’t run away totally.
‘Follow me’: Dog finds
help, leads cops to
owner’s car crash
LEBANON, N.H. — A
German shepherd named
Tinsley, first thought to be
a lost dog, successfully led
New Hampshire state police
AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION
Astoria
Longview
36/50
Kennewick
29/46
St. Helens
30/48
Hood River
27/34
30/47
Condon
28/35
33/46
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
Partly cloudy
Mostly sunny
and chilly
Increasing
clouds
Mainly cloudy
and chilly
Mostly cloudy
and chilly
29 14
28 17
30 17
Eugene
0
0
0
31/46
34 22
33 25
32 24
2
1
0
La Grande
25 33 23
Comfort Index™
Enterprise
0
3
0
19 37 23
Comfort Index™
1
39 27
36 26
4
4
4
TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin
NATION (for the 48 contiguous states)
High Thursday
Low Thursday
High: 89°
Low: -35°
Wettest: 5.78”
39°
28°
43°
31°
41°
30°
PRECIPITATION (inches)
Thursday
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Normal year to date
0.02
0.26
0.15
0.26
0.15
0.09
0.80
0.34
0.80
0.34
0.67
1.60
0.66
1.60
0.66
AGRICULTURAL INFO.
HAY INFORMATION SUNDAY
Lowest relative humidity
Afternoon wind
Hours of sunshine
Evapotranspiration
45%
SSE at 6 to 12 mph
2.4
0.04
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Friday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
1% of capacity
23% of capacity
17% of capacity
18% of capacity
17% of capacity
20% of capacity
STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Thursday)
Grande Ronde at Troy
1190 cfs
Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder
1 cfs
Burnt River near Unity
15 cfs
Umatilla River near Gibbon
271 cfs
Minam River at Minam
156 cfs
Powder River near Richland
43 cfs
Zapata, Texas
Plentywood, Mont.
Hoquiam, Wash.
OREGON
High: 63°
Low: 25°
Wettest: 4.38”
Astoria
Ruch
Astoria
WEATHER HISTORY
The temperature stayed below zero in
New York City for an entire day only
once--on Jan. 8, 1859. During the same
cold snap, Toronto had its coldest January
temperature ever with a low of 27 degrees
below zero.
SUN & MOON
SAT.
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
SUN.
7:31 a.m. 7:31 a.m.
4:27 p.m. 4:29 p.m.
11:17 a.m. 11:36 a.m.
11:42 p.m.
none
MOON PHASES
First
Jan 9
Full
Jan 17
Last
Jan 25
Beaver Marsh
37/59
New
Jan 31
32/51
Silver Lake
Jordan Valley
20/35
Paisley
18/38
20/44
Frenchglen
24/39
29/47
Klamath Falls
18/40
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
50/39/s
41/31/s
34/18/s
54/42/pc
34/13/s
56/40/pc
44/30/pc
31/14/s
33/20/s
46/33/pc
35/25/pc
34/29/pc
39/30/s
37/29/s
38/29/s
33/19/pc
40/20/pc
34/13/s
Hi/Lo/W
49/43/r
44/34/pc
32/20/pc
56/43/pc
32/15/pc
57/45/c
45/38/r
30/16/pc
34/22/c
48/37/sh
32/25/c
35/31/c
43/32/c
41/29/pc
37/29/pc
31/23/c
41/21/pc
36/15/pc
22/31
Lakeview
11/34
McDermitt
21/37
RECREATION FORECAST SUNDAY
REGIONAL CITIES
MON.
Grand View
Arock
21/34
23/35
Shown is Sunday’s weather. Temperatures are Saturday night’s lows and Sunday’s highs.
SUN.
Diamond
24/38
Fields
Medford
Brookings
Boise
18/34
32/52
39/54
22/31
15/34
Chiloquin
Grants Pass
Juntura
15/34
20/33
21/43
Ontario
19/31
Burns
Brothers
32/53
Roseburg
Huntington
20/31
Bend
Coos Bay
15/31
22/30
Seneca
26/41
Oakridge
Council
16/28
25/37
22/42
Elkton
THURSDAY EXTREMES
ALMANAC
20/30
John Day
24/41
Sisters
Florence
Powers
19/30
Baker City
Redmond
38/51
40/54
Halfway
Granite
30/44
Newport
35/56
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.
21/38
29/48
32/45
31/53
36 23
3
Corvallis
Enterprise
19/37
25/33
Monument
22/37
Idanha
Salem
TONIGHT
2
21/33
La Grande
26/36
Maupin
Comfort Index™
Elgin
Pendleton
The Dalles
Portland
Newberg
Lewiston
24/31
26/31
28/37
TIllamook
16 28 13
Forecasts and graphics provided
by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022
Walla Walla
22/33
Vancouver
30/48
35/55
Baker City
“It was kind of, ‘Follow
me. Follow me.’ And they
did that and you know, to
their surprise to see the
guardrail damaged and to
look down to where the dog
is looking at, it’s just, they
were almost in disbelief,”
he said.
A New Hampshire state
trooper and police from
the nearby city of Lebanon
responded to the crash site
late Jan. 3, just across the
state line in Vermont.
There were no fur-
ther details on the con-
dition of those injured in
the single-vehicle crash.
City
Lewiston
Longview
Meacham
Medford
Newport
Olympia
Ontario
Pasco
Pendleton
Portland
Powers
Redmond
Roseburg
Salem
Spokane
The Dalles
Ukiah
Walla Walla
SUN.
MON.
Hi/Lo/W
31/22/s
46/32/pc
33/21/pc
47/34/pc
51/39/pc
45/31/pc
31/18/pc
32/19/s
37/21/pc
46/34/pc
59/39/pc
41/24/s
51/36/pc
45/30/pc
32/19/pc
35/27/pc
40/21/s
31/21/s
Hi/Lo/W
32/25/c
43/42/c
36/22/c
50/35/pc
52/43/r
46/40/r
29/21/c
29/22/c
33/25/c
44/38/c
59/44/pc
42/28/pc
52/39/pc
47/39/r
29/24/c
32/28/c
38/26/c
30/24/c
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain,
sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice
ANTHONY LAKES
PHILLIPS LAKE
Not as cold
Partly sunny
26
23
30
19
MT. EMILY REC.
BROWNLEE RES.
Mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
30
28
36
21
EAGLE CAP WILD.
EMIGRANT ST. PARK
Mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
26
15
34
23
WALLOWA LAKE
MCKAY RESERVOIR
Plenty of sunshine
Partly sunny
38
29
40
25
THIEF VALLEY RES.
RED BRIDGE ST. PARK
Partly sunny
Mostly sunny
28
13
33
23