COFFEE BREAK
Saturday, September 11, 2021
East Oregonian
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DEAR ABBY
Teen navigates opposing currents of reality, religion
Dear Abby: I’m a 16-year-old girl, and
I’ve been struggling a little bit. My family is
super-Christian. They believe that members
of the LGBTQ community are sinful because
of who they are. I do not agree.
I have a small group of friends. Two of
them have come out to me as bi and gender-
fl uid. When my family talks about gay people,
they say horrible things. I want to tell them
what they are saying is wrong and that the
mean comments they make apply to my
friends, but I’m afraid to give them my opin-
ion. I’m unsure whether I should say anything
at all. Can you help me? — Keeping Quiet
in California
Dear Keeping Quiet: You are free to
think the way you do, and to support your
friends. However, you are not likely to change
the way your parents feel on this subject. Your
friends have come out to you, but not to your he got upset that I did! He said it was disre-
parents. If you out them to your
spectful and that I was “treating him
parents, they may forbid you from
like a child.”
seeing those friends. In two years,
I apologized if I had hurt his
you will be 18, legally an adult and
feelings, but he’s still upset with me
because I don’t agree it was disre-
more able to express your thoughts
with fewer negative ramifi cations. If
spectful. Am I wrong? Is it disre-
I were you, I’d wait.
spectful to use your husband’s full
Dear Abby: My husband was
name when trying to get his atten-
annoyed and upset by a cricket in the
tion? — Sad in Nevada
JEANNE
house. He had used insect spray, but
Dear Sad: It’s not disrespectful
PHILLIPS
it was still chirping, so he asked me
if you can’t get him to respond any
ADVICE
other way. I don’t know what your
to take care of it. I told him I didn’t
know how to get rid of a cricket,
husband’s relationship was with
since we didn’t know where it was
his mother. Perhaps she used his
exactly. He was banging around the utility full name when he ignored her as he did to
room. I called his name and asked him where you when he was “playing cricket.” The next
he had sprayed — no answer. I asked again. time he tells you to take care of something
No response. I then used his full name, and you can’t handle, pick up the phone and hire
a professional. That way you won’t have to
inconvenience your husband.
Dear Abby: The owner of a store I shop
at every week, who I believe is in her 40s,
recently posted on her Facebook page that she
was having a sale because it was her birthday.
I thought it was greedy and inappropriate,
as I was always taught that it’s a breach of
etiquette to announce that it’s your birthday,
especially as an adult. Am I right? Or am I
reading too much into this? — Bothered in
the East
Dear Bothered: You are reading too much
into this. There is nothing wrong about people
revealing that it’s their birthday. It doesn’t
obligate anyone to fork over anything more
than their good wishes. If you decide to shop
the sale, all you have to do is say, “How nice!
I hope you are enjoying your special day.”
DAYS GONE BY FROM THE EAST OREGONIAN
100 Years Ago
Sept. 11, 1921
Lester Hurst, who lives six miles southeast of Pend-
leton, lost his barn and about 170 tons of hay yesterday
as the result of a fi re, supposed to be started by a smok-
er’s match. The fi re started just after the noon hour. The
damage is estimated at $2000, most of which was covered
by insurance.
50 Years Ago
Sept. 11, 1971
Melon harvest has peaked in the West End of Umatilla
County. Quality of this year’s crop again is good. Many
area youths fi nd part time jobs in the melon harvest, and
some schools delayed their opening to allow the youths
to work.
25 Years Ago
Sept. 11, 1996
When it comes to enjoying the outdoors, Eastern
Oregon women won’t take a backseat to their men. Nearly
50 homemakers, mothers, and professional women spent
Saturday in the woods near La Grande, honing their skills
in hunting, fi shing, and general survival tactics. These
women aim to be equal partners in the woods with — or
without — their hunting hubbies.
TODAY IN HISTORY
On Sept. 11, 2001,
nearly 3,000 people were
killed as 19 al-Qaida
hijackers seized control
of four jetliners, sending
two of the planes into New
York’s World Trade Center,
one into the Pentagon and
the fourth into a fi eld in
western Pennsylvania.
In 1789, Alexander
Hamilton was appointed
the fi rst U.S. Secretary of
the Treasury.
In 1814, an Ameri-
can fl eet scored a decisive
victory over the British in
the Battle of Lake Cham-
plain in the War of 1812.
In 1936, Boulder Dam
(now Hoover Dam) began
operation as President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
pressed a key in Washing-
ton to signal the startup of
the dam’s fi rst hydroelec-
tric generator.
In 1941, groundbreak-
ing took place for the
Pentagon. In a speech
that drew accusations of
anti-Semitism, Charles A.
Lindbergh told an America
First rally in Des Moines,
Iowa, that “the British,
the Jewish and the Roos-
evelt administration” were
pushing the United States
toward war.
In 1967, the comedy-va-
riety program “The Carol
Burnett Show” premiered
on CBS.
In 1973, Chilean Presi-
dent Salvador Allende died
during a violent military
coup.
In 1985, Pete Rose
of the Cincinnati Reds
cracked career hit number
4,192 off Eric Show of the
San Diego Padres, eclips-
ing the record held by Ty
Cobb. (The Reds won the
game, 2-0).
In 2003, actor John
Ritter died six days before
his 55th birthday at Prov-
idence St. Joseph Medical
Center in Burbank, Cali-
fornia — the same hospital
where he was born in 1948.
In 2006, in a prime-
time address, President
George W. Bush invoked
the memory of the victims
of the 9/11 attacks as he
staunchly defended the war
in Iraq, though he acknowl-
edged that Saddam Hussein
was not responsible for the
attacks.
In 2008, presidential
candidates John McCain
and Barack Obama put
aside politics as they visited
ground zero together on
the anniversary of 9/11 to
honor its victims.
In 2012, a mob armed
with guns and grenades
launched a fi ery nightlong
attack on a U.S. diplomatic
outpost and a CIA annex
in Benghazi, Libya, kill-
ing U.S. Ambassador Chris
Stevens and three other
Americans.
I n 2 015, a c r a ne
collapsed onto the Grand
Mosque in Mecca, killing
111 people ahead of the
annual hajj pilgrimage.
Roberta Vinci stunned
Serena Williams to end her
Grand Slam bid in one of
the greatest upsets in tennis
history; the 43rd-ranked
Italian won 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in
the U.S. Open semifi nals.
Today’s Birthdays:
Actor Earl Holliman is 93.
Comedian Tom Dreesen is
82. Movie director Brian
De Palma is 81. Singer-ac-
tor-dancer Lola Falana is
79. Rock musician Mickey
Hart (The Dead) is 78.
Guitarist Leo Kottke is
76. Actor Phillip Alford is
73. Actor Amy Madigan is
71. Rock singer-musician
Tommy Shaw (Styx) is
68. Sports reporter Lesley
Visser is 68. Actor Reed
Birney is 67. Former Home-
land Security Secretary Jeh
(jay) Johnson is 64. Musi-
cian Jon Moss (Culture
Club) is 64. Actor Scott
Patterson is 63. Rock musi-
cian Mick Talbot (The Style
Council) is 63. Actor/direc-
tor Roxann Dawson is 63.
Actor John Hawkes is 62.
Actor Anne Ramsay is 61.
Actor Virginia Madsen is
60. Actor Kristy McNichol
is 59. Musician-composer
Moby is 56. Syrian Presi-
dent Bashar al-Assad is 56.
Business reporter Maria
Bartiromo is 54. Singer
Harry Connick Jr. is 54.
Actor Taraji P. Henson is
51. Actor Laura Wright is
51. Rock musician Jeremy
Popoff (Lit) is 50. Blog-
ger Markos Moulitsas is
50. Singer Brad Fischetti
(LFO) is 46. Rock musician
Jon Buckland (Coldplay) is
44. Rapper Ludacris is 44.
Rock singer Ben Lee is 43.
Actor Ryan Slattery is 43.
Actor Ariana Richards is
42. Country singer Charles
Kelley (Lady A) is 40.
CHURCH
Featured this Week:
DIRECTORY
Community Worship
Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
Iglesia Católica Nuestra
Señora de los Ángeles
PENDLETON
LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
Sunday Service: 9am & 6pm
Tuesday Kingdom Seekers: 7pm
Wednesday Bible Study: 7pm
We offer: Sunday School • Sign Language
Interpreters • Nursery • Transportation • & more!
Pastor Dan Satterwhite
541.377.4252
417 NW 21st St. • Pendleton, OR 97801
www.facebook.com/
PendletonLighthouseChurch
FAITH LUTHERAN
CHURCH
in Mission for Christ LCMC
Sunday Worship.........9:00 AM
Bible Study......10:15 AM
Red Lion Hotel
( Oregon Trail Room )
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
Join
Join Us
Us
On Our Journey
With Jesus.
OPEN HEARTS – OPEN DOOR
www.graceandmercylutheran.org
Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m. (Nursery Provided)
Fellowship, Refreshments & Sunday School
Check Out our Facebook Page or
Website for More Information
Scripture, Tradition and Reason
541-289-4535
Family service 9am Sunday
Pastor Weston Walker
Grace and Mercy Lutheran Church, ELCA
(First United Methodist Church)
191 E. Gladys Ave. / P.O. Box 1108
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston
PH: 567-6672
We are an all inclusive Church
who welcomes all.
Solid Rock
Community Church
140 SW 2nd St Hermiston, OR 97838
Redeemer
Episcopal
Church
541-567-6937
241 SE Second St. Pendleton
(541)276-3809
www.pendletonepiscopal.org
Worship Service: 11:00AM
Sunday School: 9:45
Pastor Wilbur Clark
Sunday Holy Communion: 9am
Wednesday Holy Communion: Noon
M-F Morning Prayer 7am on Zoom
All Are Welcome
Community
Presbyterian
Church
14 Martin Drive,
Umatilla, OR
922-3250
Worship: 10 AM
Sunday School at 11:30
201 SW Dorion Ave.
PendletonPresbyterian.com
Worship Services On Facebook
10:00am Sundays
Facebook.com/PendletonPresbyterian
The Salvation Army
Center for Worship & Service
Sunday Worship Service
9:30 - Sunday School
10:30 - Worship Service
Wednesday Bible Study
5:30 Family Fellowship Meal • 6:00 Bible Study
COME AS YOU ARE
150 SE Emigrant
(541) 276-3369
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please contact Audra Workman
541-564-4538 or email
aworkman@eastoregonian.com