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Page 8C East Oregonian COFFEE BREAK Saturday, March 21, 2015 DEAR ABBY Birthday cash buys groceries and gas instead of baubles Dear Abby: My birthday was last college. week and my boyfriend gave me $100 &OD\QHYHUFRPHVWRP\KRXVH(Y- cash to spend on myself. I ended up ery weekend, and sometimes during the spending the money on groceries for week, I must pack my bags and those the both of us and on gas. RIP\NLGVWRJRWR&OD\¶V7KLVLVKDUG If my boyfriend asks what I used for us. I have discussed it with him, but his gift for, should I tell him it was his answer is he’s “set in his ways.” for groceries for us? I have asked my He expects me to drop everything friends and they said different things, at a moment’s notice to host parties for Jeanne such as, tell him the truth, or something Phillips him or meet him for dinner with his like “I’m saving it.” — Savannah In co-workers. I have explained that a sin- Advice Georgia gle mother cannot do this all the time. Dear Savannah: If he asks, tell him I am tired and frustrated. I have the truth. The money was spent on things you VWD\HG ZLWK &OD\ WKLV ORQJ WKLQNLQJ WKDW RQH needed — groceries for the both of you and day he’ll want more from this relationship. But JDV$QGLIKH¿QGVIDXOWZLWKWKDW²DOWKRXJK, LW¶V GLI¿FXOW HQRXJK WDNLQJ FDUH RI RQH KRPH can’t imagine that he would — remind him that without having to look after a second one. once a gift is given, it belongs to the recipient to Am I wasting my time? Should I move on? do with as she (or he) pleases. I feel he does love my kids and me. We have Dear Abby: I am an 11-year-old girl in mid- never argued, and he has never mistreated me. dle school. There are two boys I like. One of I just don’t know what to do anymore. — Mis- them is someone I’ve known for two years and erable In Mississippi is a really good friend. The other boy I don’t Dear Miserable :K\ VKRXOG &OD\ ZDQW know anything about. I like him because he’s more from a relationship that’s working just cute. ¿QHIRUKLP"+HKDVDOOWKHSHUNVDQGQRQHRI :KDW,OLNHDERXWWKH¿UVWJX\LVWKDWKH¶V the responsibilities that come with marriage. funny, smart, looks good and we like the same :KHQKHVQDSVKLV¿QJHUV\RXUXQUHJDUGOHVV things. I don’t know which to pick. Please help! of the stress on you and your children. — Interested In Oregon That when you have mentioned a compro- Dear Interested: At 11, you don’t have to mise he tells you he is “set in his ways” should pick either one. Enjoy both for what they have convey a strong message. It’s time to lay your to offer and, in time, you won’t have to ask FDUGVRQWKHWDEOHDQGWHOO&OD\ZKDW<28ZDQW anyone else to decide for you. In fact, you may DQGZKDW<28QHHGIURPWKLVUHODWLRQVKLSVR HYHQ¿QGDWKLUGVRPHRQHZKRRIIHUVWKHVDPH if he isn’t prepared to give it to you, you can qualities you like in both of these boys in one make other plans. package and who likes you back. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, Dear Abby: I have been in a relationship also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was found- IRU¿YH\HDUVZLWKP\ER\IULHQG³&OD\´:H ed by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact live in separate houses. I have three children, Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box ages 18, 17 and 12. My 18-year-old is away at 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian March 21-22, 1915 &KDUJHG ZLWK VROLFLWLQJ DQG SURFXULQJ D child under eighteen years of age, William B. White, a young rancher of Hermiston who is said to be wealthy, is in the custody of the sheriff pending arrangements to furnish a bond RI ¿[HG WKLV PRUQLQJ E\ -XVWLFH RI WKH 3HDFH-RH+3DUNHV7KHFRPSODLQLQJZLWQHVV is Walter Botkin, stepfather of the girl involved. It is charged by the complaining witness that White recently enticed the girl, who is 17 years old, to his home and kept her overnight. The girl LVVDLGWRKDYHWROGWKHVWRU\WKDWOHGWRWKH¿OLQJ of the charge. The girl and her mother, it is said, WKURXJKVKDPHDQGIHDURIQRWRULHW\ÀHGVHYHU- al days ago from their home but were located Saturday out in the country from Hermiston by WKHRI¿FHUV:KLWHLVVDLGWREHDPDQRIPHDQV having a large income, and it is said will come LQWR FRQVLGHUDEOH HVWDWH LQ &KLFDJR ZLWKLQ WKH month. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian March 21-22, 1965 When the new Pendleton Firestone store had its grand opening Tuesday one of its visitors traveled 5,673 miles just to attend the affair. He was Kenneth Gilmore, Firestone representative from London, England, whose main mission is to establish a system of Firestone stores in his country. Pendleton’s grand opening happened WR EH WKH RQO\ RQH LQ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV DW WKH time so Gilmore came here to see how it’s done. He was also provided a look at western America in the bargain and plans to tell as many English motorists as possible about Firestone and Pend- leton. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian March 21-22, 1990 The Pendleton Fred Meyer store will perma- nently close its doors May 26 because of low VDOHV FRPSDQ\ RI¿FLDOV VDLG WRGD\ 7KH HP- ployees learned of the closure this morning. The move will put 16 people out of work and will re- move the second largest real estate owner from the downtown central core. Stores also were FORVHG LQ 6DOW /DNH &LW\ DQG %ULJKDP 8WDK and in Boise. An attempt to relocate employees with the Fred Meyer chain will be made, though LWZLOOEHPRUHHDVLO\GRQHLQWKH8WDKDQG,GD- ho cities where there are other Fred Meyer stores, said spokesman Rob Boley. Employees will receive severance pay. Fred Meyer moved into the Pendleton store in 1988. The building was previously occupied by The Bon Marche. THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today is the 80th day of 2015. There are 285 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On March 21, 1965, civ- il rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther King -U EHJDQ WKHLU WKLUG VXF- cessful march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. NASA launched Ranger 9, the last of the Ranger series of spacecraft sent to explore the moon. On this date: In 1556 7KRPDV &UDQ- mer, the former Archbishop of &DQWHUEXU\ZDVEXUQHGDWWKH stake for heresy. In 1685FRPSRVHU-RKDQQ Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany. In 1804, the French civil FRGHRUWKH³&RGH1DSROHRQ´ as it was later called, was ad- opted. In 1925, Tennessee Gov. Austin Peay signed the But- ler Act, which prohibited the teaching of the Theory of Evolution in public schools. (Tennessee repealed the law in 1967.) In 1935 3HUVLD RI¿FLDOO\ changed its name to Iran. In 1945, during World War II, Allied bombers began four days of raids over Germany. In 1952, the Moondog &RURQDWLRQ %DOO FRQVLGHUHG WKH¿UVWURFNDQGUROOFRQFHUW WRRNSODFHDW&OHYHODQG$UHQD In 1960, about 70 people were killed in Sharpeville, South Africa, when police ¿UHGRQEODFNSURWHVWHUV In 1963, the Alcatraz fed- eral prison island in San Fran- cisco Bay was emptied of its last inmates and closed at the order of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. In 1972, the Supreme &RXUWLQ'XQQY%OXPVWHLQ ruled that states may not re- quire at least a year’s residen- cy for voting eligibility. In 1985, police in Langa, 6RXWK$IULFD RSHQHG ¿UH RQ blacks marching to mark the 25th anniversary of Sharpe- ville; the reported death toll varied between 29 and 43. Today’s Birthdays: Vio- OLQLVWFRQGXFWRU -RVHSK 6LO- verstein is 83. Actress Kath- leen Widdoes is 76. Folk-pop singer/musician Keith Potger (The Seekers) is 74. Actress 0DULH&KULVWLQH%DUUDXOWLV Singer-musician Rose Stone (Sly and the Family Stone) LV $FWRU 7LPRWK\ 'DOWRQ is 69. Singer Eddie Money is 66. Rock singer-musician Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) LV 5RFN PXVLFLDQ &RQ- rad Lozano (Los Lobos) is 64. Rhythm-and-blues singer 5XVVHOO 7KRPSNLQV -U 7KH 6W\OLVWLFV LV &RPHG\ writer-performer Brad Hall is 57. Actress Sabrina LeBeauf is 57. Actor Gary Oldman is 57. Actor Matthew Broderick LV &RPHGLDQWDON VKRZ KRVW 5RVLH 2¶'RQQHOO LV 5RFNPXVLFLDQ-RQDV³-RNHU´ Berggren (Ace of Base) is 48. 5RFN 0& 0D[LP 3URGLJ\ is 48. Rock musician Andrew &RSHODQG6LVWHU+D]HOLV +LSKRS '- 3UHPLHU *DQJ Starr) is 46. Actress Laura Al- len is 41. Rapper-TV person- ality Kevin Federline is 37. Thought for Today: “Never lose your temper with the press or the public is a major rule of political life.” — Dame Christabel Pankhurst, English suffragist (1880- 1958).
