COFFEE BREAK
Saturday, June 9, 2018
East Oregonian
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OUT OF THE VAULT
Cloudburst and flood wash out Lexington
Residents of Heppner are well aware
of the devastating floods that wreaked
havoc on the town before the construc-
tion of Willow Creek Dam and technol-
ogy designed as an early warning sys-
tem on the canyons draining into Willow
Creek. But Heppner is not the only Mor-
row County town that suffered from the
occasional cloudburst and subsequent
flash flood.
The tiny hamlet of Lexington, nine
miles northwest of Heppner, is also sit-
uated on Willow Creek in Blackhorse
Canyon. On May 20, 1925, a cloudburst
between 2 and 3 p.m. inundated Lexing-
ton with a wall of water that rushed down
the canyon and devastated a large swath
of the town. A wave from four to six feet
deep raced through town, shifting many
of the buildings off their foundations and
carrying some a considerable distance.
Those buildings not moved were filled
with up to a foot of mud and silt after the
waters receded.
The telephone building was washed
from its foundations and lodged against
the front of the Lexington State Bank,
which protected that institution from the
full brunt of the flood. A Ford “bug” left
standing in the street was washed against
a tree and the only pieces remaining the
following day were the windshield and
radiator cap.
Trains were delayed and telephone
communication was out throughout the
night. The highway between Lexing-
ton and Heppner was covered in mud
and rocks weighing up to several hun-
dred pounds that had been washed down
the hillsides, though it was not com-
pletely closed. Bridge and road wash-
outs in outlying areas also added to the
damage estimate, which was in excess of
$40,000.
No one was killed during the flood
and injuries were minor.
Cleanup efforts by a citizen’s group
and a cadre of 50 businessmen from
Heppner used horse teams and scrapers
to remove tons of earth and rock from
the streets, and many residents and busi-
nesses were digging out basements full
of mud using “China pumps,” buckets
attached to conveyor belts that were low-
ered into basements to haul out dirt and
empty it into waiting wagons. It was not
known for sure whether the water sys-
tem had been compromised by the flood,
and city officials advised citizens to boil
all water before using it for cooking or
drinking.
While some farmers suffered minor
damage in the form of flooded fields,
however, most of those outside of Lex-
ington city limits were rejoicing over
the much-needed rain.
DEAR ABBY
Daughter is stuck playing referee in parents’ divorce
Dear Abby: I’m 16 and my
you can confide in, then enlist the
parents are getting a divorce. It
help of a counselor at school.
is really hard. They put me in the
Dear Abby: I have a question
middle a lot in their arguments,
about resumes. Over the last six
like I’m a counselor. I have told
years — from the ages of 18 to 24
them repeatedly I don’t like it,
— I have worked three jobs. One
and they promise it won’t happen
was full-time, two were part-time
again, but it does.
and each lasted two years. (They
Jeanne
They both tell me their sides
were baking at a local bakery,
of the story, but they never bother Phillips serving at a restaurant and being
Advice
to listen to my feelings and what
a file clerk.)
I want to say. It’s like I have to
Now that I have my nursing
be the adult/parent, while all I want is for degree, should I mention my previous
them to hear me without getting upset. employment on my resume when apply-
How do I bring this up? — Girl In The ing for a nursing position? I don’t want
Middle
it to look like I can’t make up my mind
Dear Girl: Your parents have placed when it comes to employment, but I also
you in a no-win position. What they are don’t want it to appear like I have never
doing to you is extremely unfair. If you worked a day in my life. Thoughts? —
have a trusted aunt, uncle or grandpar- Wants To Be A Nurse
ents you can confide in, enlist their help
Dear Wants To Be A Nurse: If you
in delivering the message to your parents list your dates of prior employment — as
that their behavior is destructive. While well as the date you received your nurs-
your parents may be able to tune you out ing degree — it should be apparent that
when you ask not to be involved in their you were working toward your nursing
marital problems, they may be less likely degree all along. Before you are hired,
to ignore the message if they hear it from you will be personally interviewed, which
another adult. If you don’t have a relative will give you the opportunity to not only
explain what you have to offer, but also
point out that your resume reflects that
you’re a hard worker. That’s important
information, and you should use all of
your “ammunition” to land the job you’re
looking for.
Dear Abby: I haven’t seen this men-
tioned in your column. I live in a big
city and go to restaurants I hear or read
about from time to time. While the food
and service are generally great, the noise
level is often so loud it makes conversa-
tion extremely difficult. Whether I’m part
of a couple or in a small group, I have to
shout to make myself heard across the
table. Can you explain why the noise
level in these trendy — and often expen-
sive — restaurants is so high? — Down
With Decibels
Dear D.W.D.: Alas, I can. The din
is no accident. When diners in a restau-
rant can easily converse, they tend to
LINGER. The restaurant makes more
money if it can turn the tables a time
or two or three, so it is designed with
high ceilings, no carpets, loud music,
and nothing on the surfaces to buffer the
sound. Got it?
DAYS GONE BY
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
June 9-10, 1918
Just as the moon was most com-
pletely hiding the sun, producing a
sight which a large part of the world
has been preparing to witness for
weeks, if not months; when that pecu-
liar glow was cast over everything, and
people were gazing heavenward in awe
and wonder, some speaking in hushed
tones, others almost hysterical in their
wonder and exited interest, an iceman,
covered with dust and perspiration,
drove up to an apartment house and
began industriously to distribute the
various orders, all the time complain-
ing about the trouble of an extra trip.
Never once did he cast his eyes toward
the heavens; but after depositing the
precious ice ran up to an excited group
in the yard with his hand extended.
One of the party, thinking of course
he must be wanting a smoked glass to
observe the phenomenon, placed one
in his hand, when he looked surprised
and a little foolish and exclaimed,
“No, no! I want a dime for that
ice.”
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
June 9-10, 1968
Joe McDonald is the best driver
ever entered in the Oregon State Safe
Driving Road-E-O. McDonald, 18,
son of Dr. and Mrs. Ralph J. McDon-
ald, Pendleton, not only won the boys’
competition Sunday at Milwaukie,
but he did it with the highest score
ever achieved in Oregon in the test
— 491 out of a possible 500. McDon-
ald will go to Ann Arbor, Mich., for
the national competition later this
summer.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
June 9-10, 1993
A bachelor auction Saturday prom-
ises fun and possibly romance for a
good cause. The proceeds from the
auction at Chappy’s Lounge at the Hi
Heather Inn in Umatilla will go to help
pay for a bone marrow transplant for
a four-year-old Umatilla girl. Melissa
Masterson has a rare disorder called
aplasia which prevents her bone mar-
row from producing red and white
blood cells and platelets. The auc-
tion will raise money with ticket sales
and bidding on the prospective dates.
Twelve bachelors will be trying to
generate large bids from the ladies in
attendance with appealing date pack-
ages including picnics, a shopping
spree, a concert, jet skiing and a cruise
on the Sternwheeler.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
On June 9, A.D. 68,
Roman Emperor Nero
committed suicide, ending
a 13-year reign.
In 1588, construction
began on the present-day
Rialto Bridge in Venice,
Italy, with the laying of the
first stone; the structure
was completed in 1591.
In 1732, James Ogletho-
rpe received a charter from
Britain’s King George II
to found the colony of
Georgia.
In 1870, author Charles
Dickens died in Gad’s Hill
Place, England.
In 1934, the first Walt
Disney animated cartoon
featuring Donald Duck,
“The Wise Little Hen,”
was released.
In 1943, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
signed the Current Tax
Payment Act of 1943,
which reintroduced fed-
eral income tax withhold-
ing from paychecks.
In 1953, 94 people died
when a tornado struck
Worcester, Massachusetts.
In 1954, during the Sen-
ate Army-McCarthy hear-
ings, Army special counsel
Joseph N. Welch berated
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy,
R-Wis., asking: “Have you
no sense of decency, sir?
At long last, have you left
no sense of decency?”
AP file photo
Michael J. Fox is 57.
In 1969, the Senate con-
firmed Warren Burger to
be the new chief justice of
the United States, succeed-
ing Earl Warren.
In 1973, Secretariat
won the Belmont Stakes,
becoming horse racing’s
first Triple Crown winner
in 25 years.
In 1978, leaders of The
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints struck
down a 148-year-old pol-
icy of excluding black
men from the Mormon
priesthood.
In 1986, the Rogers
Commission released its
report on the Challenger
disaster, criticizing NASA
and rocket-builder Morton
Thiokol for management
problems leading to the
explosion that claimed the
lives of seven astronauts.
In 1993, as millions
of Japanese watched on
television, Crown Prince
Naruhito wed commoner
Masako Owada in an elab-
orate Shinto religious cer-
emony. The science-fic-
tion film “Jurassic Park,”
directed by Steven Spiel-
berg, had its world pre-
miere in Washington, D.C.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Comedian Jackie Mason
is 90. Media analyst Mar-
vin Kalb is 88. Sports
commentator Dick Vitale
is 79. Film composer
James Newton Howard is
67. Mystery author Patri-
cia Cornwell is 62. Actor
Michael J. Fox is 57. Writ-
er-producer Aaron Sorkin
is 57. Actor Johnny Depp
is 55. Gospel singer-ac-
tress Tamela Mann is 52.
Rock musician Dean Fel-
ber (Hootie & the Blow-
fish) is 51. Country musi-
cian Shade Deggs (Cole
Deggs and the Lonesome)
is 44. Bluegrass sing-
er-musician Jamie Dailey
(Dailey & Vincent) is 43.
Actress Natalie Portman is
37. Actress Mae Whitman
is 30. Actor Lucien Lavis-
count is 26.
Thought for Today:
“The public! the pub-
lic! How many fools does
it take to make up a pub-
lic?” — Nicolas Cham-
fort,
French
writer
(1740-1794).
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Texas man bitten by severed
rattlesnake head almost dies
CORPUS CHRISTI,
Texas (AP) — A South
Texas man almost died
after he was bitten by the
head of a rattlesnake he’d
just decapitated.
The incident happened
May 27 as Milo and Jen-
nifer Sutcliffe were doing
yard work at their home
near Lake Corpus Christi.
Jennifer Sutcliffe told
KIII-TV in Corpus Christi
that her husband found a
four-foot rattlesnake, took
his shovel and hacked off
its head. She said he bent
down to pick up the remains
to discard and was bitten by
WARREN, Ohio (AP)
— Police say they’ve
solved a shooting in Ohio
that left a man wounded.
The oven did it.
The
Vindicator
in
Youngstown
reports
44-year-old Robin Garlock
received wounds to both
shoulders while trying to
retrieve a handgun he’d
hidden inside the broiler
unit of his oven.
Warren police say Gar-
lock put the gun in the
broiler because children
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she called out to Gar-
lock when she thought she
heard a gunshot fired out-
side. Police say Garlock
was struck by bullets or
bullet fragments when they
exploded inside the gun.
Warren is 60 miles
southeast of Cleveland.
No charges have been
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a super dose of venom with
its dying twitch.
Sutcliffe said she called
911 and began driving her
husband the 45 miles to
Spohn Memorial Hospital
in Corpus Christi, but she
said he began having sei-
zures, losing his vision and
bleeding internally. So he
was airlifted the rest of the
way.
Sutcliffe said her hus-
band needed 26 doses of
antivenom, where a nor-
mal patient gets two to four
doses. He’s now in stable
condition at Spohn.
Police: Man shot while retrieving
gun from oven’s broiler
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