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East Oregonian
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Thursday, August 13, 2015
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Forward thinking can help
parents deal with cancer
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
BEETLE BAILEY
BY MORT WALKER
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
Dear Abby: I’m writing in
to cherish from her.
response to “Not Talking About the
“Not Talking’s” wife may want to
Future” (March 24), whose wife has
consider doing some of these things.
breast cancer, was told she has only a
I send her, and everyone else dealing
few years to live, and feels sad when
with cancer, a prayer of peace. —
her kids talk about their futures. My
Proud Daughter, Vancouver, Wash.
dad was diagnosed with stage four
Dear Abby: I was 13 when my
multiple myeloma, a type of blood
father found out he had cancer. I
cancer, in 2006. He was told that even
didn’t know what it was, and no one
Jeanne
the most aggressive treatment would Phillips in my family sat me down and told
buy him only two or three more years.
me he was going to die. He passed
Advice
Well, he’s now working on year nine.
away at a hospital out of town, and I
While I must admit that it’s been
wasn’t there when it happened. When
hard at times for me to stay positive about I was told, I was heartbroken.
his prognosis, I try not to let it show. Instead,
Now, as an adult, I am crushed that I
every chance I get, I talk about the future with wasn’t able to have the conversations with
him — holiday plans, plans for my wedding him I needed — about his boyhood, grand-
next year, projects around his house, etc. It parents, his time in the Navy, my dreams,
helps to take his mind off the pain and nasti- and just spending precious time with him.
ness of his treatments and gets him thinking I would suggest that “Not Talking” and his
about positive things.
wife tell their teens about her prognosis of
Forward thinking has been great medicine three to four years. They deserve to know.
for Dad. “Not Talking” and his wife don’t They should have the opportunity to discuss
really know how much more time she actu- what’s going on in their lives and allow their
ally has, and it certainly doesn’t hurt to think mom to reÀect on her own life, and her hopes
positively. — Looking Ahead In Glendale, and dreams for her kids. — Missing My Dad
Ariz.
In Indiana
Dear Looking: Thank you for your upbeat
Dear Abby: Being a teenager is chal-
message. Read on for a sampling of what lenging, but having a dying parent can make
other readers had to say about that letter:
it excruciating. No matter how mature the
Dear Abby: “Not Talking” asked if he teens appear, they are not ready to deal with
should shield his sick wife from discussions what is coming.
involving the future. One thing my mom,
The family may bene¿t from the Stephen
who died last year, did for the future was Ministries program (stephenministries.org).
to take a video of herself visiting with her Stephen Ministers are trained lay volunteers
grand-nephews so they would have it to look assigned to provide one-to-one care to people
at when they are older. She also bought — or experiencing a dif¿cult time in life. Many
gave us — things for our future adopted child, Christian denominations participate. The
to give to him or her later on. She crafted parents can contact their local congregation
notebooks for us to hand out at her memorial to see if the program is available. — Been
service, so everyone would have something There In Fort Worth
DAYS GONE BY
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Aug. 13, 1915
That the water shortage in eastern Oregon,
of which State Engineer Lewis has just sent
out warnings, will not interfere with Umatilla
county crops to any considerable extent is
the statement made today by L.A. Reinemen,
county water master. In other parts of eastern
Oregon the shortage is serious, he reports,
but this county has been very fortunate. The
Butter Creek country alone is the sufferer in
this county, he states. The shortage of water
in Butter and Willow creeks has already been
felt. The farmers along those streams secured
a good ¿rst crop but the second crop was short
and there will be no third crop at all, he says.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Aug. 13, 1965
The Hermiston Youth Club’s adult adviser
has resigned, the CRC Advisory Council had
already declined to accept the responsibility
for sponsoring the club’s activities and one city
councilman suggested Wednesday night that
the club itself be disbanded during the school
year. Mrs. Dean Dickenson, youth club adviser
since its founding 14 months ago, resigned at
Wednesday night’s council meeting. She said
she thought the youngsters had been unjustly
criticized in the past, that she has received
very little adult help in administering club
activities and that she hoped the council will
continue supporting the club. City Manager
Tom Harper told city councilmen that CRC
Advisory Council Manager Everett Lake had
offered to take charge of the youth club “to
keep the club going.” He said he thought there
was some misunderstanding and that there
had been incorrect rumors prior to Wednesday
night’s council meeting that Mrs. Dickenson
had resigned.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Aug. 13, 1990
The state’s oldest truss-constructed bridge,
built to accommodate horse and buggy at the
turn of the century, will soon ¿nd a new home
in Milton-Freewater as a foot bridge. The
bridge, “built hell for stout” across McKay
Creek in 1907, was moved in 1929 to its
current location across Greasewood Creek
about 10 miles east and north of Pendleton.
Umatilla County crews are expected to
start stripping the timber deck and joist-like
stringers from the undercarriage of the light-
steel frame today, Roy Thurman, county
public works director, said. Thurman said the
county has wanted to replace the bridge for
safety reasons, but because of its historical
value, a new home needed to be found. The
deck likely will be narrowed as a foot bridge
in Milton-Freewater’s Marie Dorion Park for
crossing Couse Creek.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
DILBERT
THE WIZARD OF ID
LUANN
ZITS
BY SCOTT ADAMS
BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART
BY GREG EVANS
BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN
Today is the 225th day of
2015. There are 140 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On August 13, 1961,
East Germany sealed off
the border between Berlin’s
eastern and western sectors;
within days, the Communist
authorities began building a
wall that would stand for the
next 28 years.
On this date:
In 1624, King Louis XIII
of France appointed Cardinal
Richelieu his ¿rst minister.
In 1792, French revo-
lutionaries imprisoned the
royal family.
In 1846, the American
Àag was raised for the ¿rst
time in Los Angeles.
In 1910, Florence Night-
ingale, the founder of modern
nursing, died in London at
STONE SOUP
BIG NATE
age 90.
In 1934, the satirical
comic strip “Li’l Abner,”
created by Al Capp, made its
debut.
In 1946, author H.G.
Wells, 79, died in London.
In 1960, the ¿rst two-way
telephone conversation by
satellite took place with the
help of Echo 1. The Central
African Republic became
totally independent of French
rule.
In 1979, Lou Brock of the
St. Louis Cardinals became
the 14th player in major
league baseball history to
reach the 3,000th career hit
plateau as his team defeated
the Chicago Cubs, 3-2.
In 1981, in a ceremony at
his California ranch, Presi-
dent Ronald Reagan signed
a historic package of tax and
budget reductions.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Former Cuban President
Fidel Castro is 89. Actor Pat
Harrington is 86. Former U.S.
Surgeon General Joycelyn
Elders is 82. Actor Kevin
Tighe is 71. Federal Reserve
Chair Janet Yellen is 69.
Opera singer Kathleen Battle
is 67. High wire aerialist
Philippe Petit is 66. Hockey
Hall of Famer Bobby Clarke
is 66. Golf Hall of Famer
Betsy King is 60. Movie
director Paul Greengrass is
60. Actor Danny Bonaduce
is 56. TV weatherman Sam
Champion is 54. Actress
Dawnn (correct) Lewis is 54.
Actor John Slattery is 53.
Thought for Today:
“People are lonely because
they build walls instead of
bridges.” — Joseph Fort
Newton, American cler-
gyman (1876-1950).
BY JAN ELLIOT
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE