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COFFEE BREAK Saturday, October 14, 2017 East Oregonian Page 5C OUT OF THE VAULT Pendleton native among 9/11 victims S eptember 11, 2001: a day that shook the U.S. to its core. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, it was sometimes a long and difficult process to identify the victims. Almost a month later, after matching DNA from a sample of hair from a hairbrush, Pendleton native Mike Selves was verified as among the 188 people killed during the attack on the Pentagon. Selves, a 53-year-old retired lieutenant colonel who had gone back to work for the Army as a civilian, was apparently in his office near the Pentagon’s helipad when the hijacked plane crashed into the building. His wife Gayle, who visited the scene, said it appeared that the impact of Flight 77 was right near her husband’s office. A 1965 graduate of Pendleton High School, Selves joined the Army in 1969, serving in Korea and Italy. He worked for the Pentagon for 15 years before retiring in 1996, then returned to work as a civilian two weeks later, serving as the director of the Information Management Support Center for the Secretary of the Army. Selves was scheduled to retire for good in 2002, and he and wife Gayle had planned to move from Fairfax, Va., to Hilton Head, S.C., to enjoy golf at their timeshare house there. During a memorial service in Pendleton, Selves’ friends spoke about a warm and generous man who was always ready with a smile. “He was good at jokes,” said good friend Mike Burns. “They weren’t very good jokes, but they made us laugh.” Members of the PHS Class of 1965 presented Gayle with a Pendleton Woolen Mills “Freedom Blanket” in their friend’s memory. Selves also left behind parents Jack and Florence Selves of Pendleton and sister Karen Hart of Umatilla. ■ Renee Struthers is the Community Records Editor for the East Oregonian. See the complete collection of Out of the Vault columns at eovault.blogspot. com DEAR ABBY Divorcing mom eager to move on puts kids in awkward spot Dear Abby: Please help change what she’s doing. And with some advice regarding my no, what has been going on with children. My almost-ex-wife filed her and her lover is not “appro- for divorce while asking me to priate.” “work on myself.” She refused Please continue to be as counseling despite our 17 years of supportive of your children as marriage and two children, ages you can be. You should also 12 and 10. While I was out of our talk to your lawyer about their family home — at her request — custody, because your wife is Jeanne she was dating a married (unem- Phillips going to have her hands full ployed) man who has a child of supporting this new man in her Advice his own. Our daughter eventually life, which may mean she has told me what was going on, which less time to spend with them. was very hard for her. Dear Abby: I’m an 11-year-old My wife then moved into a rental girl. I just started middle school (sixth house. She and the boyfriend are still grade). The girls in my class have been legally married because the divorces together since pre-K. aren’t final. Now she’s imposing him Although I’m new to the school, I on our children at the rental house. She knew two of the girls from before. They also brings him to their sporting events are very nice and have accepted me. The even though it makes the children and problem is that they are the “leaders” of other team parents uncomfortable. Is it two separate groups. During my lunch/ appropriate that she expose our kids to recess they each want me to sit with her dating situation? — Stay Classy In them. How do I do this without hurting any feelings? — New Kid At School The West Dear New Kid: As you said, you are Dear Stay Classy: Nothing you or I can say to your almost-ex is going to new to the school. For the time being, alternate sitting with each group. Be friendly to everyone, regardless of which group they belong to. And while you’re at it, do the same with classmates who aren’t members of either group. In time, you will figure out where you are more comfortable. Dear Abby: I have a set of china I inherited from my mother. I don’t have children, and my niece and nephew (brother’s side) are estranged from the family. My brother has been raising his now 14-year-old granddaughter from infancy. Have you any ideas on what to do with the dishes? — Unsure In California Dear Unsure: Yes, I do. In the past I have received letters from frustrated readers telling me they offered treasured family items — china, crystal, antique furniture — to young relatives, only to have them refused because “they weren’t their style.” Because the china has sentimental value for you, why don’t YOU start using it? However, if it isn’t your style either, consider selling or donating it. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Oct. 14-15, 1917 With a margin of 31 1-2 points, Pendleton golfers won the intercity tournament held Saturday and Sunday on the local golf grounds. Pendleton’s total score was 538 against Walla Walla’s 506 1-2 and Baker’s 467 1-2. George A. Hartman was the individual star of the tournament, leading both in number of points scored for his team and in number of strokes. Clark Nelson of the Pendleton team was second in number of points while Brooke Dickson of the same team was second to Hartman in number of strokes. There were seven golfers from each city, making seven three-man teams. Seventy-two holes were played during the match, 36 each day. After the first day the personnel of the teams was rearranged according to the records made, the idea being to have the players as evenly matched as possible. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Oct. 14-15, 1967 A new chemical mace, Mark IV, lived up to its promises. On hand in Pendleton to see the gas at work were members of the Liquor Control Commission, the FBI and police officers. Unlike tear gas, Mark IV renders its victim immobile and inca- pable of harming an officer for about 15 minutes. There are no after-effects from the gas. Officer Barry Clift, hoisting a night stick, strode toward officer Wayne Moore. Moore opened up with his spray can and Clift stopped immediately. Looking more like an intoxicated man than a stone-sober policeman testing a new weapon, Clift tried to regain his forces and got his hands about as high as his waist, saying, “I think I could still hit him,” before his arms fell to his sides, his shoulders sagged and he stood helpless. “The gas apparently works on the nerves once it touches anywhere on the skin,” said Police Chief Ernest Gallaher. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Oct. 14-15, 1992 Repeated accounting problems — and an anonymous phone call — pointed co-owners Terry Herd and Andrea Thornburg of Rabbit Graphics in Pendleton to a problem. They’re losing money but didn’t know where it was going. After an arduous struggle with emotions and suspicions, the owners faced a shocking reality: one of their trusted employees was a thief, and money stolen from their register was adding up to thousands of dollars. The employee admitted to stealing less than $10,000 — in portions of about $35 — but the paper trail left behind suggests as much as $30,000 may have been taken the same way, Herd said. He said it will be years before the business recovers even that. Karri McKinstry has admitted to first-degree theft, and was ordered last week to pay back Rabbit Graphics a minimum of $35 each month. THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today is the 287th day of 2017. There are 78 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles E. (“Chuck”) Yeager became the first test pilot to break the sound barrier as he flew the experimental Bell XS-1 (later X-1) rocket plane over Muroc Dry Lake in California. On this date: In 1066, Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings. In 1890, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States, was born in Denison, Texas. In 1912, former Presi- dent Theodore Roosevelt, campaigning for the White House as the Progressive (“Bull Moose”) candidate, went ahead with a speech in Milwaukee after being shot and wounded in the chest by New York saloonkeeper John Schrank, declaring, “It takes more than one bullet to kill a bull moose.” In 1926, “Winnie-the- Pooh” by A.A. Milne was first published by Methuen & Co. of London. In 1939, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the HMS Royal Oak, a British battle- ship anchored at Scapa Flow in Scotland’s Orkney Islands; 833 of the more than 1,200 men aboard were killed. In 1944, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel committed suicide rather than face trial and certain execu- tion for allegedly conspiring against Adolf Hitler. In 1959, actor Errol Flynn died in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at age 50. In 1960, Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy suggested the idea of a Peace Corps while addressing an audience of students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. In 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Soviet leader Nikita S. Khrushchev was toppled from power; he was succeeded by Leonid Brezhnev as First Secretary and by Alexei Kosygin as Premier. In 1977, singer Bing Crosby died outside Madrid, Spain, at age 74. In 1987, a 58-hour drama began in Midland, Texas, as 18-month-old Jessica McClure slid 22 feet down a narrow abandoned well at a private day care center; she was rescued on Oct. 16. In 1997, novelist Harold Robbins died in Palm Springs, California, at age 81. Ten years ago: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice opened an intense round of Mideast shuttle diplomacy. Three University of Texas students exploring Airman’s Cave were rescued after getting lost inside a day earlier. The reality TV show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” premiered on E! Entertainment Television. Five years ago: Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner landed gracefully in the eastern New Mexico desert after a 24-mile jump from a balloon in the stratosphere in a daring, dramatic feat that officials said made him the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound. Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, at the age of 89, marked the 65th anniver- sary of his supersonic flight by smashing through the sound barrier again, this time in the backseat of an F-15 which took off from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. Today’s Birthdays: Clas- sical pianist Gary Graffman is 89. Movie director Carroll Ballard is 80. Former White House counsel John W. Dean III is 79. Country singer Melba Montgomery is 80. Fashion designer Ralph Lauren is 78. Singer Sir Cliff Richard is 77. Sing- er-musician Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues) is 71. Actor Harry Anderson is 65. Actor Greg Evigan is 64. TV personality Arleen Sorkin is 62. World Golf Hall of Famer Beth Daniel is 61. Singer-musician Thomas Dolby is 59. Actress Lori Petty is 54. MLB manager Joe Girardi is 53. Actor Steve Coogan is 52. Singer Karyn White is 52. Actor Edward Kerr is 51. Actor Jon Seda is 47. Country musician Doug Virden is 47. Country singer Natalie Maines (The Dixie Chicks) is 43. Actress-singer Shaznay Lewis (All Saints) is 42. Singer Usher is 39. TV personality Stacy Keibler is 38. Actor Ben Whishaw is 37. Actor Jordan Brower is 36. Actor-comedian Jay Pharoah is 30. Thought for Today: “To think is to speak low. To speak is to think aloud.” — F. Max Mueller, German philologist (1823-1900). 60 63 59 15 47 67 71 56 SATURDAY EVENING $ 5.00 BUY-IN (6 ON - 5 UP) DOUBLE PAY PACKS www.bingoblvd.com 6222 W. 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