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Saturday, May 14, 2022
East Oregonian
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DEAR ABBY
Wife just cannot fake enthusiasm for husband’s excitement
Dear Abby: My husband gets very upset
when our 4-year-old sons don’t share his
enthusiasm over something that excites him.
He wants them (and me) to jump up and down
or cheer when he’s excited about something.
The problem is, he tends to share his news
when we’re getting ready for bed or just plain
tired. I feel guilty for not acquiescing, but at
the same time, I don’t want to fake it. Any
suggestions for a compromise, please? — At
A Loss In Texas
Dear At A Loss: Explain to your husband
that you are “sorry” he’s upset at the lack of
enthusiasm he’s receiving when he’s excited
about something, but his timing is off . If he
expects you and the children to be his cheer-
ing section, it would be helpful if he timed his
announcements so they don’t confl ict with
bedtime, when everyone’s energy level is low.
Dear Abby: My former husband and I me where he is. Any advice would be greatly
have been divorced for more than two years. appreciated. — Uncertain Music Lover
We had our wedding reception in a club with
Dear Music Lover: When you are asked,
live music, and we would go there
all you need to say is, “’John’ and I
every Saturday night to listen to the
are no longer a couple, so you won’t
music. We were divorced shortly
be seeing him with me anymore. I
after our marriage because he had
may have split with my husband, but
frequent violent outbursts. After
I haven’t fallen out of love with your
our divorce, he called and asked if
music.” It isn’t necessary to share
we could have a date night. When I
any details beyond that.
Dear Abby: My grandparents
went out with him, it was great. We
listened to the musicians, and no one
have been very generous. They
JEANNE
knew we were divorced.
provided for me in ways my parents
PHILLIPS
My ex had serious surgery, which
could not when I was a child. They
ADVICE
I helped him through, but because of
allowed me to take music lessons
a subsequent violent episode from
and vacations, let me travel with
him, I have now severed all ties with him. I’d them and paid for my higher education. They
like to go back and listen to the musicians, also started an investment fund for me that
but I don’t know what to say when they ask has grown nicely.
Now I’m married (I’m 37; my husband is
42), we are fi nancially stable and obtaining
fi nancial counseling, and we have decided to
place those funds in a diff erent form of invest-
ment. The rub is that Grandma objects to any
changes to these gifts and puts pressure on us.
How do I thank her for her generosity and let
her know we are handling our fi nances now?
— Cutting The Apron Strings
Dear Cutting: Start by telling your
grandmother again how grateful you are
for everything she has provided these many
years. Explain to her what your investment
plans are for the money that has accumulated,
and your reasons for wanting to change. If
she has concerns, hear them out and suggest
she discuss them with the fi nancial adviser
you plan to employ, which might put her
worries to rest.
DAYS GONE BY
100 years ago — 1922
The task of laying 85-pound rails on the tracks of the North-
ern Pacifi c from lower Webb street to the Umatilla bridge will
be undertaken soon, according to information received in
Pendleton today. H. C. Rubble, division roadmaster was a
visitor here and made plans for the beginning of the work.
The fi rst materials to be used in the work will arrive Friday,
and later the big heavy rails will be unloaded. An extra bridge
crew and also an extra road crew will be here to do the work.
The angle bars and plates will be the fi rst stuff to arrive. When
the new rails are put in place, the ties under Webb street will
also be replaced and the present planking will be torn up and
new planking will be put down.
50 years ago — 1972
For any emergency, simply dial “911” for help. That’s the
new service off ered by Hermiston’s Public Safety Center.
Dale Slusher, Pendleton, Pacifi c Northwest Bell manager, says
“911” is a universal emergency number which someday will
be used by communities throughout the nation. “At present,
Hermiston, Toledo and Seaside are the only Oregon commu-
nities to adopt the service. Others are considering it,” Slusher
said. “To report a police or fi re emergency, for example,” he
says, “the caller simply dials 911, gives his name, the nature
and location of the emergency and a dispatcher will alert the
public safety agency equipped to handle it.” Slusher also says
911 is for emergencies only. The best thing about it, Slusher
says, is there is only one number to remember, whatever the
emergency. “It’s faster than looking up a specifi c number, or
dialing ‘O’ for an operator,” he says.
25 years ago — 1997
If the City of Stanfi eld doesn’t want the town’s old middle
school, the Stanfi eld School District will try to fi nd someone
who does. The School Board last week directed Superin-
tendent Dale Nees and school board members Ellen Ellen-
berger and Sandi Greene to talk to commercial realtors this
week. The 77-year old building has been vacant of students
since 1995. The district closed the school after an engineer-
ing report indicated the school’s gym, the newest part of
the building, could be unsafe to occupy in high winds or if
snow accumulated on the roof. The city has been consider-
ing whether to acquire the building to use as a new munic-
ipal complex. Stanfi eld’s current City Hall, containing city
offi ces, the police department and city council chambers, is
an old water pump house with crumbling walls. Amid nego-
tiations late last year, the district made a no-cost off er with
conditions, including demolition of the gym, to the city that
was good for 90 days. The district’s off er expired without a
decision from the city.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
In 1643, Louis XIV
became King of France at age
4 upon the death of his father,
Louis XIII.
In 1796, English physi-
cian Edward Jenner inoc-
ulated 8-year-old James
Phipps against smallpox by
using cowpox matter.
In 1804, the Lewis and
Clark expedition to explore
the Louisiana Territory as
well as the Pacifi c Northwest
left camp near present-day
Hartford, Illinois.
In 1940, the Netherlands
surrendered to invading
German forces during World
War II.
In 1948, according to
the current-era calendar, the
independent state of Israel
was proclaimed in Tel Aviv
by David Ben-Gurion, who
became its fi rst prime minis-
ter; U.S. President Harry S.
Truman immediately recog-
nized the new nation.
In 1955, representatives
from eight Communist bloc
countries, including the
Soviet Union, signed the
Warsaw Pact in Poland. (The
Pact was dissolved in 1991.)
In 1961, Freedom Riders
were attacked by violent
mobs in Anniston and
Birmingham, Alabama.
In 1988, 27 people, mostly
teens, were killed when their
church bus collided with a
pickup truck going the wrong
direction on a highway near
Carrollton, Kentucky. (Truck
driver Larry Mahoney served
9-1/2 years in prison for
manslaughter.)
In 1998, singer-actor
Frank Sinatra died at a Los
Angeles hospital at age 82.
The hit sitcom “Seinfeld”
aired its fi nal episode after
nine years on NBC.
In 2001, the Supreme
Court ruled 8-0 that there is
no exception in federal law
for people to use marijuana
for medical purposes.
In 2003, more than 100
immigrants were aban-
doned in a locked trailer at a
Texas truck stop; 19 of them
died. (Truck driver Tyrone
Williams was later sentenced
to nearly 34 years in prison
for his role in the deaths.)
In 2008, the Interior
Department declared the
polar bear a threatened
species because of the loss of
Arctic sea ice.
In 2020, the Centers for
Disease Control and Preven-
tion warned doctors about a
serious rare inflammatory
condition in children linked
with the coronavirus.
Ten years ago: Presi-
dent Barack Obama sought
to tarnish Republican Mitt
Romney as a corporate titan
who got rich by cutting rather
than creating jobs; Romney’s
campaign responded that the
former Massachusetts gover-
nor alone helped spur more
public and private jobs than
Obama had.
Five years ago: Emman-
uel Macron swept into offi ce
as France’s new president,
pledging to fortify the Euro-
pean Union, redesign French
politics and glue together his
divided nation. Five days
after South Korea elected a
president who expressed a
desire to reach out to North
Korea, Pyongyang sent a
challenge to its rival’s new
leader by test-fi ring a ballis-
tic missile.
One year ago: Turmoil
from the battle between
Israel and Hamas spilled over
into the West Bank, sparking
the most widespread Pales-
tinian protests in years;
hundreds of young demon-
strators in multiple towns
clashed with Israeli troops,
who shot and killed at least
11 people, including one who
had tried to stab an Israeli
soldier. Israel barraged the
northern Gaza Strip with
tank fire and airstrikes; a
Church
Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
Gaza family of six was killed
when an airstrike crushed
their home in what Israel said
was an eff ort to clear mili-
tant tunnels. Demonstrating
allegiance to Donald Trump,
Republicans elected Rep.
Elise Stefanik of New York,
a Trump stalwart, to a House
leadership post that had been
held by Trump critic Liz
Cheney until she was tossed
from that post days earlier.
Today’s Bir thdays:
Photo-realist artist Richard
Estes is 90. Actor Dame Sian
Phillips is 89. Movie producer
George Lucas is 78. Movie
director Robert Zemeckis
is 71. Rock singer David
Byrne is 70. Actor Tim Roth
is 61. Actor Cate Blanchett
is 53. Coppola is 51. Former
Homeland Security Secre-
tary Kirstjen Nielsen is 50.
Actor Gabriel Mann is 50.
Singer Natalie Appleton (All
Saints) is 49. Singer Shanice
is 49. Actor Carla Jimenez
is 48. Rock musician Henry
Garza (Los Lonely Boys) is
44. Rock singer-musician
Dan Auerbach is 43. Rock
musician Mike Retondo
(Plain White T’s) is 41. Actor
Amber Tamblyn is 39. Actor
Lina Esco is 37. NFL player
Rob Gronkowski is 33. Actor
Miranda Cosgrove is 29.
DIRECTORY
Iglesia Católica Nuestra
Señora de los Ángeles
Redeemer
Episcopal
Church
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
ONLI NE and I N-PERSON SERVI CES
541.276.1894
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PendletonPresbyterian.com
241 SE Second St. Pendleton
(541)276-3809
www.pendletonepiscopal.org
Worship Services On Facebook
10:00am Sundays
Sunday Holy Communion: 9am
Wednesday Holy Communion: Noon
M-F Morning Prayer 7am on Zoom
201 SW Dorion Ave.
S U N D A Y S | 8 : 3 0 A M & 10:00 A M
712 SW 27TH
www.pendletoncog.com
love God, love people, and make
disciples who make disciples
Facebook.com/PendletonPresbyterian
PENDLETON
LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH
Sunday Service: 9am & 6pm
Tuesday Kingdom Seekers: 7pm
Wednesday Bible Study: 7pm
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
We offer: Sunday School • Sign Language
Interpreters • Nursery • Transportation • & more!
541-289-4535
Pastor Dan Satterwhite
541.377.4252
Pastor Weston Walker
Grace and Mercy Lutheran Church, ELCA
(First United Methodist Church)
191 E. Gladys Ave. / P.O. Box 1108
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
417 NW 21st St. • Pendleton, OR 97801
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PendletonLighthouseChurch
The Salvation Army
All Are Welcome
Community
Presbyterian
Church
14 Martin Drive,
Umatilla, OR
922-3250
Worship: 10 AM
Sunday School at 11:30
Solid Rock
Community Church
Sunday Worship Service
140 SW 2nd St Hermiston, OR 97838
10:30 - Worship Service
215 N. Main • Pendleton
Wednesday Bible Study
In Person worship Sundays
at 11:00am
Office Phone: 541-276-5358
Hours: M-F 9:00am-1:00pm
541-567-6937
Worship Service: 11:00AM
Sunday School: 9:45
Pastor Wilbur Clark
Center for Worship & Service
9:30 - Sunday School
5:30 Family Fellowship Meal • 6:00 Bible Study
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150 SE Emigrant
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32742 Diagonal Rd.
Hermiston, OR
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7th, Hermiston
541-567-6672
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