COFFEE BREAK
B6 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
SATuRDAY, MARCH 12, 2022
Relative’s well-wishes have become burdensome
has been over-the-top. She sends
cards, texts, flowers and calls. I
appreciate her support, but it’s too
much. The cards always say the
same thing — “heal gently” and
“these are the good old days of
medicine.” In the weeks leading
up to surgery and afterward, I
have received nearly a dozen
cards, plus her texts, etc.
Is there a nice way to let her
know it is too much and I’m tired?
My body reminds me every day
that I’m healing, but slowly. I
don’t want the attention and the
reminder that I’m not yet where
I’d like to be. Please let me know
if there’s a polite, graceful way to
make it stop. — PROGRESSING
IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR PROGRESSING: A
DEAR ABBY: I am blessed
to have a wonderfully supportive
family, which includes my and my
husband’s siblings. I was recently
scheduled for major abdominal
surgery. For the weeks leading
up to it, I quietly went about pre-
paring the house and putting sys-
tems in place so I could be absent,
but otherwise tried not to dwell on
the upcoming unpleasantness.
Most of my support people
checked in occasionally to see how
I was doing or if I needed any-
thing. One sister-in-law, however,
BOUNTY
Continued from Page B1
Over the summer, my
daughter and I completed
the rifles. We sighted-in at
the beginning of August
and by the end of the month
we were in the field. My
24-year-old daughter tagged
the biggest trophy of her
hunting career when the
herd buck put on the brakes
in front of us at 41 yards.
She dropped the book she
was reading and in one
quick, smooth motion,
cocked the gun and fired.
When the smoke cleared
we saw the trophy prong-
horn stretched out before us,
felled by a 275-grain con-
ical from her home-built
muzzleloader.
After a celebratory ante-
lope camp dinner, my
daughter headed for the
taxidermist and the butcher
block with her buck. The
rest of us toughed it out in
the desert for the next four
days. I missed a buck down-
hill at 100 yards and Win-
field had his chances too.
Not only did we burn our
powder last year, I burned
my deer tag too and with
only one point to count
toward the elk drawings, I
find myself in the unenvi-
able position of searching
the big game regulations
for easy-draw muzzleloader
hunts. What’s a boy to do?
Because muzzleloader
hunters are a small minority
in Oregon’s hunting com-
munity, sometimes the
opportunities go over-
looked. This year, two
deer hunts look like they
could be drawn with zero
or one preference point.
The Grande Ronde (152M)
hunt runs Nov. 14-27,
when whitetails are in the
breeding season.
Another option is the
Sled Springs Unit muz-
Forest Service seeking campground hosts
zleloader hunt (157M)
which runs from Nov. 28 to
Dec. 11. Be careful when
applying for this one as Sled
Springs has a lower per-
centage of public land and
the deer are more likely to
be found in the valleys. The
bag limit for both hunts is
one whitetail deer.
For elk, check out the
Elkhorn 1 (251M1) and Elk-
horn 2 (251M2) offerings in
the Sumpter Unit. The first
season runs Aug. 1 to Oct.
15 and the second season
runs Oct. 15 to Dec. 31. A
frontiersman with his coon-
skin thinking cap on might
also apply for a Baker Muz-
zleloader (151M) tag for a
November whitetail deer
season opportunity while
hunting elk.
For a nine-day bull elk
hunt, consider the Eagle
Cap Muzzleloader (260M).
This year ODFW offers 55
tags. Nine days is a good
long hunt and enough time
to pattern animals and get
close to herds.
Maybe you don’t have a
muzzleloader. That’s easy
to fix.
Try to find a 50- to
54-caliber muzzleloader
with at least a 28-inch
barrel. If it’s a traditional
sidelock, you can upgrade
the sights to adjustable
irons, a peep or even to
fiber optics.
Plan about 24 hours for
the build, working on eve-
nings and weekends. With
spring around the corner,
the May 15 big game appli-
cation deadline in view and
one or two easy-draw tags
in your future, you can start
scouting now.
———
Gary Lewis is the
author of “Fishing Central
Oregon,” “Oregon Lake
Maps and Fishing Guide”
and other titles. To
contact Gary, visit www.
garylewisoutdoors.com.
EO Media Group
PENDLETON — The
Umatilla National Forest
is looking for volunteers
to spend the summer as
campground hosts at the
Jubilee Lake, Woodward,
Olive Lake, North Fork
John Day and Bull Prairie
Lake campgrounds.
A campground host
greets campers and
day-use visitors and
answers questions about
the surrounding area.
Hosts also clean and main-
tain restrooms, restock
supplies, occasionally
clean up after campers,
and carry out minor main-
tenance as needed.
Olive Lake is in the Blue Mountains west of Granite.
Individuals or cou-
ples can apply to be hosts. picnic areas and a 2.8-
which are both nearby.
Retirees often apply to the mile accessible hiking
For more information, call
campground host program. trail around the 92-acre
Kiyoshi Fujishin at the
Hosts need to be friendly,
lake. This campground is
Walla Walla Ranger Dis-
flexible and responsible.
very popular for overnight trict, 509-522-6277 or Kiy-
Host applicants may be
camping as well as day-use oshi.fujishin@usda.gov.
subject to a criminal back- activities. Campground
ground check.
Olive Lake
hosts are typically onsite
This campground is 12
Those who apply will
from early July through
miles southwest of Granite
need to supply their own
mid-September. For more
and sits on the shore of
trailer, camper, or motor
information, call Kiyoshi
home. Campground hosts
Fujishin at the Walla Walla a 90-acre high mountain
lake. This campground
will be provided a camp-
Ranger District, 509-522-
site, usually near the main 6277 or Kiyoshi.fujishin@ is typically hosted from
entrance to the camp-
early June through Labor
usda.gov.
ground. Though the
Day. The campground fea-
tures 28 campsites and
Woodward
host program is a vol-
unteer program, a food
The campground is
seven accessible toilet
allowance and propane
beside Highway 204 at
facilities. Other features
is offered, and personal
Tollgate and offers 14 tent/ include a 2-mile accessible
vehicle mileage associ-
trailer sites, four picnic
hiking trail around the
ated with hosting duties is areas, four accessible toilet lake with nearby access to
reimbursed.
facilities, and views of
wilderness and scenic area
Campgrounds seeking
Langdon Lake (however,
trails, a boat ramp and two
hosts for the summer of
Langdon Lake is a pri-
docks. If you are inter-
vate lake and access to the ested, contact Roy Vega at
2022:
lake is not allowed). Hosts
john.vega@usda.gov.
Jubilee Lake
are typically onsite from
The campground is 12
North Fork John Day
early July through the end
This campground
miles northeast of Tollgate of September. The hosts at
is eight miles north of
and is the largest devel-
this campground are also
oped campground on the
responsible for taking care Granite near the intersec-
tion of the Blue Moun-
Umatilla National Forest,
of Target Meadows and
tains and Elkhorn national
with 53 campsites, four
Woodland campgrounds,
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Longview
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Vancouver
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Baker City
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La Grande
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TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin
NATION (for the 48 contiguous states)
High Thursday
Low Thursday
High: 90°
Low: -32°
Wettest: 2.92”
38°
10°
41°
11°
45°
11°
0.00
0.02
0.22
0.41
1.51
0.00
0.21
0.53
2.08
3.43
0.00
0.94
0.77
6.49
6.38
PRECIPITATION (inches)
Thursday
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Normal year to date
AGRICULTURAL INFO.
HAY INFORMATION SUNDAY
Lowest relative humidity
Afternoon wind
Hours of sunshine
Evapotranspiration
60%
W at 7 to 14 mph
5.3
0.05
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Friday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
5% of capacity
38% of capacity
26% of capacity
52% of capacity
29% of capacity
66% of capacity
STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Thursday)
Grande Ronde at Troy
2680 cfs
Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder
1 cfs
Burnt River near Unity
6 cfs
Umatilla River near Gibbon
227 cfs
Minam River at Minam
177 cfs
Powder River near Richland
39 cfs
Fort Pierce, Fla.
Yellowstone N.P., Wyo.
St. Augustine, Fla.
OREGON
High: 61°
Low: -10°
Wettest: Trace
Grants Pass
Meacham
Lakeview
WEATHER HISTORY
The famed “Blizzard of 1888” peaked on
March 12. The mammoth storm dumped
over 4 feet of snow on parts of New Eng-
land; 70-mph winds created rooftop-high
drifts in New York City and Philadelphia.
SUN & MOON
SAT.
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
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5:54 p.m.
11:53 a.m.
3:35 a.m.
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7:09 a.m.
6:55 p.m.
1:54 p.m.
5:19 a.m.
MOON PHASES
Full
Mar 17
Last
Mar 24
New
Mar 31
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Brothers
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Beaver Marsh
27/44
Roseburg
44/57
Jordan Valley
35/44
Paisley
30/50
Frenchglen
35/45
Grand View
Arock
36/51
38/48
Fields
40/59
Klamath Falls
32/49
Lakeview
31/48
McDermitt
35/44
RECREATION FORECAST SUNDAY
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Diamond
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REGIONAL CITIES
City
Astoria
Bend
Boise
Brookings
Burns
Coos Bay
Corvallis
Council
Elgin
Eugene
Hermiston
Hood River
Imnaha
John Day
Joseph
Kennewick
Klamath Falls
Lakeview
Boise
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SUN.
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Silver Lake
29/45
Medford
Brookings
Juntura
33/49
42/56
45/52
Ontario
41/58
Burns
30/50
Chiloquin
Grants Pass
Huntington
32/42
40/48
Coos Bay
34/43
38/49
Seneca
38/48
Oakridge
Council
33/45
37/45
Bend
45/54
33/43
30/36
John Day
40/51
Sisters
Elkton
Powers
Halfway
Granite
Baker City
Florence
46/51
THURSDAY EXTREMES
ALMANAC
36/48
Redmond
44/49
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very comfortable while a rating of 0 feels very uncomfortable.
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Monument
43/54
Enterprise
32/43
42/52
Newport
46/53
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Elgin
35/42
La Grande
39/51
39/43
45/53
43/54
43/54
Condon
46/55
Idanha
Salem
Corvallis
Lewiston
Walla Walla
Pendleton
The Dalles
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few showers
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Portland
Newberg
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Enterprise
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This campground is 36
miles south of Heppner
and offers 30 tent/trailer
sites, 12 picnic areas, a
28-acre lake with four
floating fishing docks and
a 1.5-mile paved accessible
trail. This campground
is typically hosted from
Memorial Day through
mid-October, though a
shorter duration is nego-
tiable. If you are inter-
ested, contact Roy Vega at
john.vega@usda.gov.
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Cloudy, showers Rain and drizzle Rain and drizzle
around
Bull Prairie Lake
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scenic byways, and close
to the North Fork John
Day River. The camp-
ground offers five tent
sites, and 15 tent/trailer
sites, as well as horse-han-
dling facilities and a trail-
head for the trail into the
North Fork John Day Wil-
derness. This campground
is typically hosted from
Memorial Day through
mid-October, though a
shorter duration is nego-
tiable. If you are inter-
ested, contact Roy Vega at
john.vega@usda.gov.
Kennewick
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St. Helens
TIllamook
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AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION
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TONIGHT
uals who have an alcohol problem.
I am sure if you do, you will not
only find it enlightening, but also
beneficial for the practical advice
and emotional support it offers.
Go to al-anon.org/info for more
information.
DEAR READERS: This is my
annual reminder for all of you who
live where daylight saving time is
observed: Don’t forget to turn your
clocks forward one hour tonight
at bedtime. Daylight saving time
begins at 2 a.m. tomorrow. I love
this ritual because it signals the
coming of spring and with it
longer, brighter days and warmer
weather. For me, it’s a mood ele-
vator and an energizer. May spring
bring good things your way! —
LOVE, ABBY
giving him a huge beer gut, it’s
expensive. Your thoughts, please.
— CONCERNED WIFE IN
GEORGIA
DEAR WIFE: Schedule your
and your husband’s “annual med-
ical checkups,” regardless of
how long they may have been
delayed. Before you go in, the
doctor should be informed that
your beloved hubby imbibes a six-
pack per day — at the very least.
Whether this will motivate the
doctor to encourage him to quit or
cut back is anybody’s guess, but I
am hopeful.
You could benefit from
attending some Al-Anon meet-
ings. Al-Anon is an offshoot of
Alcoholics Anonymous that helps
the families and friends of individ-
“nice” way to phrase it might be
to say, “Honey, I am grateful for
all the support you’ve been giving
me, but the surgery is behind me
now, and I am slowly regaining
my strength. Please don’t send me
any more get-well cards — the
dozen you have sent have already
worked their magic.”
DEAR ABBY: I am writing
because I’m concerned about my
husband’s drinking. We have been
married 35 years and we love each
other very much. We are both
retired. He drinks at least a six-
pack a day. Although he doesn’t
appear to be intoxicated, I know
this has to mean he is an alco-
holic. Because he doesn’t drink
and drive, he thinks this is fine.
Besides being unhealthy and
SUN.
City
Lewiston
Longview
Meacham
Medford
Newport
Olympia
Ontario
Pasco
Pendleton
Portland
Powers
Redmond
Roseburg
Salem
Spokane
The Dalles
Ukiah
Walla Walla
MON.
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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
Snow, 1-2”; colder
Snow showers
22
19
40
26
MT. EMILY REC.
BROWNLEE RES.
Wintry mix, 1-2”
A morning shower
32
29
47
31
EAGLE CAP WILD.
EMIGRANT ST. PARK
Snow, 1-3”
A little snow
30
17
37
26
WALLOWA LAKE
MCKAY RESERVOIR
Rain and snow
Rain and drizzle
43
26
52
38
THIEF VALLEY RES.
RED BRIDGE ST. PARK
Some morning snow
Rain and drizzle
45
27
45
33