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Newspaper Page Text8B — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 COFFEE BREAK Heartbreak awaits sons when their father is released from prison DEAR ABBY: Three years ago, I found out my husband had sexu- ally abused one of his nieces. He took a lie detector test, failed it and confessed. Learning the truth was devastating, and I felt like a fool for having believed him. We have two chil- dren together, both teenaged boys. I had to give my boys the bad news about what their father had done and the reason I could no longer be with him. He had to move out because he was restricted from being with minors. There were so many changes. Then came the news that their father was arrested and sentenced to six years in prison. I was emo- tionally drained. I have always been honest with my boys and have never kept anything from them. Because I’ve had to give them so much bad news, I have tried my best DEAR to give them the happiest times that ABBY I could. Soon after, he was sent away. I received word that when he gets out, he will be deported to Mexico. This is something I haven’t told my boys yet. They are talking about having a life with their father. When he gets out, they will both be adults. My youngest talks about living with him. When they ﬁ nd out, they will be heartbroken. They have been doing so well. We’ve come a long way, and we’re ﬁ nally in a happy place. I don’t know how or when to tell them. Should I do it now or wait until closer to his release date? I’m just over the sadness. — EMOTIONALLY DRAINED DEAR EMOTIONALLY DRAINED: Hang onto your hap- piness because you deserve all of it that is coming your way. You and your sons have been put through an ordeal not of your making. I see no reason to burden them further with this unhappy news until closer to the time of your husband’s release. By then they will be older and better able to adjust to what it will mean if they choose to live with or spend time with their dad. DEAR ABBY: I am an older woman who is not very attractive. I didn’t inherit good looks. This bothers me because all my women friends are married or have been in relationships. People say looks don’t matter, but they are mistaken. The ﬁ rst thing someone sees is your face and physical presence. I keep myself neat and nicely groomed, but I’m not pretty. What do I do to lift myself from this depression? I’m ashamed of my face. — FACING IT IN CALIFORNIA DEAR FACING IT: Everyone has strong points that make them unique. My mother used to say that the most effective cosmetic is a smile. You might have better luck if you focus less on what you think you don’t have and start concentrating on what you DO have to offer. Not everyone is a beauty con- test winner, and they manage to couple up and have healthy rela- tionships with the opposite sex (and sometimes the same sex). Do you have a special talent, a pleasing personality or a good sense of humor? You appear to have a serious case of low self-esteem. The solution to your problem might be as simple as widening your circle of acquaintances by getting involved in activities you enjoy. But before doing that, it might be in your interest to talk with a licensed mental health pro- fessional for help in becoming less critical of yourself. NEWS OF THE WEIRD EO Media Group For more news of all sorts, visit www. lagrandeobserver.com. Metallic balloon leads to power knockout in Burns BURNS — A wayward metallic balloon caused a power outage in Burns. The Oregon Trail Elec- tric Cooperative in a press release reported approxi- mately 2,600 members in the Eastern Oregon town lost power Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 1:45 p.m. The cause for the loss of juice appeared to be a large mylar balloon that drifted into a cooperative substation. Crews restored power about an hour later. “When a metallic bal- loon touches a power line or ﬂ oats into substation equip- ment, it can cause a surge of electricity that short circuits equipment and can lead to power outages, ﬁ res, and possible injuries,” OTEC warned in the press release. The cooperative pro- vided the following check- list to reduce these kinds of outages and help keep the lights on: • Always keep balloons tethered and attached to a weight. Photo from U.S. National Park Service The two sets of fossil footprints at Grand Canyon National Park “are among the oldest tracks on Earth of shelled-egg- laying animals, such as reptiles,” according to paleontolo- gist Stephen Rowland, “and the earliest evidence of verte- brate animals walking in sand dunes.” ered fossils tracks are the oldest recorded tracks of their kind to date within Grand Canyon National Park. The National Park Ser- vice in a press release Aug. 20 reported Norwegian geology professor Allan Krill in 2016 was hiking with his students when he happened upon a surprise. “Lying next to the trail, in plain view of the many hikers, was a boulder con- taining conspicuous fossil footprints,” according to Photo contributed by Joseph Hathaway The Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative reports the remains of this mylar balloon indicate it was responsible for knock- ing out power Wednesday, Sept. 2, for approximately 2,600 customers in Burns. Cliff collapse at Grand Canyon reveals fossil footprints 313 million years old • When no longer in use, puncture and deﬂ ate the balloons before creatively reusing or disposing of them. • If a balloon or another toy becomes entangled in an overhead power line, do not attempt to retrieve it. Call OTEC immediately. GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — Paleontological research has conﬁ rmed a series of recently discov- weather the press release. “Krill was intrigued, and he sent a photo to his colleague, Ste- phen Rowland, a paleon- tologist at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.” Rowland in the press release said the fossils “are by far the oldest vertebrate tracks in Grand Canyon,” which has a abundance of fossil tracks. “More signiﬁ cantly,” he continued, “they are among the oldest tracks on Earth of shelled-egg-laying ani- mals, such as reptiles, and AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION Astoria Longview 55/88 Kennewick 48/90 St. Helens 57/88 52/86 Condon 44/87 60/92 WED THU FRI SAT Clear and cold Sunny and pleasant Sunny and very warm Sunny and very warm Mostly sunny and hot 82 39 86 39 90 41 Eugene 9 6 6 50/94 87 46 90 45 91 42 6 6 5 La Grande 33 78 40 Comfort Index™ 10 Enterprise 10 34 77 42 Comfort Index™ 9 86 48 88 50 6 6 6 10 TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin NATION (for the 48 contiguous states) High Sunday Low Sunday High: 122° Low: 30° Wettest: 3.91” 91° 40° 92° 40° 97° 39° PRECIPITATION (inches) Sunday Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 0.00 0.13 2.99 7.22 0.00 0.00 0.14 13.06 11.05 0.00 0.00 0.15 25.31 15.26 HAY INFORMATION WEDNESDAY Lowest relative humidity Afternoon wind Hours of sunshine Evapotranspiration 15% ESE at 4 to 8 mph 11.9 0.18 RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Monday) Phillips Reservoir Unity Reservoir Owyhee Reservoir McKay Reservoir Wallowa Lake Thief Valley Reservoir 66/92 14% of capacity 32% of capacity 48% of capacity 58% of capacity 22% of capacity 18% of capacity STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Sunday) Grande Ronde at Troy Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder Burnt River near Unity Umatilla River near Gibbon Minam River at Minam Powder River near Richland WED. MOON PHASES Last Sep 10 New Sep 17 73rd Anniversary SALE Value at Every Price Be safe, practice social distancing. First Full Sep 23 Oct 1 City Astoria Bend Boise Brookings Burns Coos Bay Corvallis Council Elgin Eugene Hermiston Hood River Imnaha John Day Joseph Kennewick Klamath Falls Lakeview Jordan Valley Paisley Frenchglen 37/76 Grand View Arock 38/73 35/75 36/75 Klamath Falls 39/82 Lakeview 36/79 McDermitt 31/72 RECREATION FORECAST WEDNESDAY THU. WED. City Lewiston Longview Meacham Medford Newport Olympia Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Powers Redmond Roseburg Salem Spokane The Dalles Ukiah Walla Walla THU. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W 85/54/s 91/56/s 90/51/s 94/52/s 77/37/s 86/39/s 98/58/s 100/59/s 79/54/s 70/50/pc 90/49/s 92/51/s 75/42/s 82/47/s 86/47/s 90/52/s 81/48/s 89/57/s 92/61/s 94/57/s 92/61/s 91/61/s 85/39/s 91/47/s 102/56/s 97/57/s 90/54/s 92/53/s 82/52/s 87/55/s 87/52/s 92/57/s 78/37/s 86/40/s 83/55/s 88/61/s Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice $ Diamond 38/73 Fields 55/98 Sheesham 48”Bench Boise 33/70 35/78 40/80 Medford Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W 88/57/s 76/51/s 81/46/s 90/52/s 74/49/s 80/54/s 82/54/pc 66/51/pc 79/33/pc 84/38/s 81/50/s 72/50/pc 97/53/s 92/51/s 78/42/s 83/46/s 79/43/s 87/49/s 94/53/s 94/52/s 87/48/s 91/54/s 86/55/s 91/60/s 78/46/s 88/50/s 81/48/s 87/50/s 76/44/s 82/45/s 87/48/s 90/54/s 82/38/s 85/43/s 79/36/pc 84/39/s Juntura 37/76 45/74 Shown is Wednesday’s weather. Temperatures are Tuesday night’s lows and Wednesday’s highs. WED. 6:23 a.m. 6:24 a.m. 7:16 p.m. 7:14 p.m. 10:24 p.m. 10:58 p.m. 12:43 p.m. 1:46 p.m. Burns 29/79 57/96 Brookings Ontario 39/75 Silver Lake 53/102 62/82 Huntington 42/76 32/79 REGIONAL CITIES SUN & MOON 583 cfs 56 cfs 101 cfs 49 cfs 84 cfs 30 cfs Beaver Marsh Grants Pass Grants Pass Meacham TUE. 37/77 Chiloquin On Sept. 8, 1943, widespread smog was noted around Los Angeles for the fi rst time. In Los Angeles, cool air from the Pacifi c is capped by warm air aloft which traps pollutants. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Brothers 36/79 36/78 36/75 37/81 Oakridge Roseburg Powers WEATHER HISTORY AGRICULTURAL INFO. 43/81 Seneca 56/93 59/81 OREGON High: 102° Low: 34° Wettest: none 34/85 Council 29/77 John Day Bend Coos Bay Death Valley, Calif. Fraser, Colo. Monticello, Iowa 33/72 35/81 Elkton SUNDAY EXTREMES ALMANAC Sisters Florence Comfort Index takes into account how the weather will feel based on a combination of factors. A rating of 10 feels very comfortable while a rating of 0 feels very uncomfortable. 36/77 Baker City Redmond 55/79 59/79 Halfway Granite 49/97 Newport 55/93 84 45 38/83 54/84 52/90 Corvallis Enterprise 34/77 33/78 Monument 42/81 Idanha Salem TONIGHT 10 Elgin 34/79 La Grande 44/76 Maupin Comfort Index™ 10 46/83 Pendleton The Dalles Portland Newberg 59/92 Lewiston 46/85 Hood River 41/81 51/83 29 77 34 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Walla Walla 42/87 Vancouver 54/89 TIllamook Baker City the earliest evidence of ver- tebrate animals walking in sand dunes.” The track-bearing boulder fell from a nearby cliff exposure of the Manakacha Formation. The presence of a detailed geologic map of the strata along the Bright Angel Trail, together with pre- vious studies of the age of the Manakacha Formation, allowed the researchers to pin down the age of the tracks to 313 +/- 0. 5 million years. The fossil shows the passage of two sepa- rate animals on the slope of a sand dune. The researchers’ reconstruction of the footfall sequence reveals a distinctive gait called a lateral-sequence walk, in which the legs on one side of the animal move in succession, the rear leg followed by the foreleg, alternating with the movement of the two legs on the opposite side. ANTHONY LAKES PHILLIPS LAKE Sunny and pleasant Sunny and pleasant 60 199 • Free Delivery • In-Store Credit • 70 Store Buying Power • Decorating Assistance 1520 ADAMS AVENUE La GRANDE, OREGON 97850 $ 73 40 BROWNLEE RES. Sunny and nice Sunny and pleasant 68 39 81 44 EAGLE CAP WILD. EMIGRANT ST. PARK Sunny and pleasant Sunny and warmer 64 29 76 36 WALLOWA LAKE MCKAY RESERVOIR Sunny and warmer Sunny and pleasant 76 44 82 50 THIEF VALLEY RES. RED BRIDGE ST. PARK Sunny and nice Sunny and pleasant 77 Entertainment Center 70x18x32 only 38 MT. 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