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6B — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2021 COFFEE BREAK Overwhelmed new parents struggle to eat healthy food DEAR ABBY: I have a close friend who recently had a baby with serious health prob- lems. Unfor- tunately, we live on oppo- site sides of the country, and I can’t afford to fl y out there. I want to help, but short of calls and texts to let her know I’m thinking of her, I’m out of ideas. She’s mentioned several times that with all the work of being a new parent plus the extra work involved with a child with special needs, she often doesn’t have time to prepare healthy meals and reverts to junk food that she can grab easily. Ordinarily, I’d bring over a few meals to help out, but that’s impos- sible to do when she’s so far away. Restaurant gift cards would be an option, but unfortunately she and her husband don’t have the time to go to one. I’m hoping you might DEAR have other ideas on how ABBY I can help out from afar. — PUZZLED DEAR PUZZLED: Go online and research food delivery services in the city or town where your friend lives. Some businesses deliver prepared meals on a weekly basis. Other com- panies ship boxes of won- derful fruits every month. But before doing anything, ASK your overwhelmed friend what she and her husband think might be helpful rather than try to second-guess. DEAR ABBY: I’d like to know if there is a nice way of asking my niece and her boyfriend, who are in their mid- to late-20s, not to bring their phones to the dinner table? I have spent days preparing for and cooking holiday meals. The evening was less than enjoyable for me because they were only partly there, and spent most of their time texting and on Facebook. It’s awkward to ask an adult to practice good man- ners. Any words of wisdom will be much appreciated. — WELL-MANNERED LADY IN THE WEST DEAR LADY: Explain to your niece that you spend a lot of time, money and effort on presenting these meals, and that you were hurt and offended at their apparent lack of apprecia- tion. It’s the truth. Do not preoccupy yourself with trying to be nice or you will weaken the message. Some families solve this problem by insisting their guests place their cellphones in a basket before dinner and reclaim them as they depart. (Just a thought!) DEAR ABBY: My friend from church casually men- tioned that he and his wife recently helped themselves to several buckets of sand from a national park. I’m beside myself trying to understand how they can justify pillaging a natural resource so they can pre- tend they are at the beach. It’s beyond selfi sh and just what he and his wife did. I ran your letter by my former personal assis- tant, Winni, who lives in Hawaii. She informed me that, according to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, stealing sand from the beaches is not only against the law, but also punishable with fines of plain wrong. What can I say to convince them to return it? Can you help me navigate this conversation while still maintaining the friendship? — SHOCKED IN HAWAII DEAR SHOCKED: Start by pointing out to your friends that there are serious penalties for doing Presented By NEWS OF THE WEIRD Bernie Sanders’ mittens, memes help raise $1.8 million for charity WASHINGTON — About those wooly mit- tens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the pres- idential inauguration sparking endless quirky memes across social media? They’ve helped to raise at least $1.8 million or char- itable organizations in Sanders’ home state of Ver- mont, the independent sen- ator announced Wednesday, Jan. 27. The sum comes from the sale of merchandise with the Jan. 20 image of him sitting with his arms and legs crossed, clad in his brown parka and recycled wool mittens. Sanders put the fi rst of the so-called “Chairman Sanders” merchandise, including T-shirts, sweat- shirts and stickers, on his campaign website Thursday night and the fi rst run sold out in less than 30 min- utes, he said. More mer- chandise was added over the weekend and sold out by Monday morning, he said. “Jane and I were amazed by all the creativity shown by so many people over the last week, and we’re glad we can use my internet fame to help Vermonters in need,” Sanders said in a written statement. “But even this amount of money 51 ST Annual Northwest Ag Show FEBRUARY 16–18, 2021 Register to attend the Pesticide Safety Seminar for OSHA Credits Full 3-Day line-up of Educational Videos & Equipment Demos Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders arrives Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington for the in- auguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Images of Sand- ers and the mittens he wore have helped raise more than $1.8 million for charities in Vermont. is no substitute for action by Congress, and I will be doing everything I can in Washington to make sure working people in Vermont and across the country get the relief they need in the middle of the worst crisis we’ve faced since the Great Depression.” Sanders’ mittens were made by Jen Ellis, a Ver- mont elementary school teacher who has a side busi- ness making mittens out of recycled wool. His inau- guration look, also fea- turing the winter jacket made by Burton Snow- boards, sparked count- less memes from the photo taken by Agence France- Presse: The former pres- idential candidate could be found on social media timelines taking a seat on • Soil Health presented by Dr. Jimz • Preserve your Financial Legacy presented by Equilus Financial • 1st-Ever Hydroelectric Mover presented by HydroSide Systems • Equipment Demonstrations presented by Brim Tractor, Holt Ag Systems, Doerfler Tractors, & GK Machine • LIVE Oregon FFA Roundtable • Equipment Demonstrations presented by Kubota • Beekeeping 101, Chick Cahat & Nutrition with Nutrena presented by Coastal Farm & Ranch • Metal Buildings for Agriculture presented by Pacific Building Systems Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP the subway, the moon and the couch with the cast of “Friends,” among other cre- ative locales. Ellis said on social media over the weekend that Sanders called to tell her that “the mitten frenzy” had raised an enormous amount of money for Ver- mont charities although she was not authorized to dis- close the amount, yet. “But it’s BIG and it’s amazing! Thank you!! Gen- erosity brings joy,” she tweeted. She also said she made three more pairs of mittens and donated them for fund- raising to Passion 4 Paws Vermont, Outright Vermont, and would be auctioning off a pair on eBay for her daughter’s college fund. — Associated Press weather Exhibitor Showcase Equipment Showcase REGISTER TODAY AT Agri-Business Showcase ENTER TO WIN A $500 COASTAL GIFT CARD Major Sponsors Simply register to attend at NorthwestAgShow.com NorthwestAgShow.com | 800-882-6789 | #NWAGShow Astoria Longview 43/49 Kennewick 46/52 St. Helens 47/52 39/49 Portland Condon 39/48 SUN MON TUE WED A snow squall in the a.m. Cloudy Rain in the morning Rather cloudy 42 36 44 28 40 23 Eugene 2 0 1 45/51 45 39 43 31 41 30 3 0 2 La Grande 39 41 40 Comfort Index™ Enterprise 2 2 1 37 44 38 Comfort Index™ 3 36 31 2 0 2 ALMANAC NATION (for the 48 contiguous states) High Thursday Low Thursday High: 78° Low: -37° Wettest: 3.66” 42° 35° 42° 38° 43° 31° Thursday Trace Month to date 0.37 Normal month to date 0.73 Year to date 0.37 Normal year to date 0.73 Trace 1.04 1.50 1.04 1.50 Trace 4.27 2.91 4.27 2.91 PRECIPITATION (inches) AGRICULTURAL INFO. HAY INFORMATION SUNDAY Lowest relative humidity Afternoon wind Hours of sunshine Evapotranspiration 50% SSE at 10 to 20 mph 0.9 0.08 RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Friday) Phillips Reservoir Unity Reservoir Owyhee Reservoir McKay Reservoir Wallowa Lake Thief Valley Reservoir 9% of capacity 44% of capacity 48% of capacity 42% of capacity 34% of capacity 92% of capacity STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Thursday) Grande Ronde at Troy 1350 cfs Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder 10 cfs Burnt River near Unity 16 cfs Umatilla River near Gibbon 129 cfs Minam River at Minam N.A. Powder River near Richland 22 cfs Hollywood, Fla. Cotton, Minn. San Luis Obispo, Calif. OREGON High: 51° Low: 18° Wettest: 0.73” Ontario Crater Lake Sexton Summit WEATHER HISTORY The temperature at La Junta, Colo., rose from 5 degrees on the morning of Jan. 30, 1991, to a high of 50 degrees in the afternoon. Pueblo, Colo., began the day at 2 degrees but rose to 58 degrees. SUN & MOON SAT. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset 7:15 a.m. 4:57 p.m. 7:20 p.m. 8:46 a.m. SUN. 7:14 a.m. 4:58 p.m. 8:35 p.m. 9:12 a.m. MOON PHASES Last Feb 4 New Feb 11 First Feb 19 Full Feb 27 37/45 37/49 Brothers 43/48 Coos Bay 32/41 Beaver Marsh 31/38 Roseburg 46/54 Burns Jordan Valley 29/44 Paisley 32/44 Frenchglen 32/42 Klamath Falls 35/44 Hi/Lo/W 49/43/r 48/42/r 50/36/c 52/47/r 39/34/c 53/43/r 50/43/r 37/30/pc 42/41/sf 51/45/r 61/52/r 49/38/r 46/39/c 45/38/sn 41/37/sf 57/49/r 44/35/r 41/31/c Hi/Lo/W 49/38/sh 46/31/sn 51/41/c 50/42/r 42/31/sn 50/39/r 49/37/r 39/35/c 45/38/r 49/39/r 57/41/c 50/36/sh 48/37/r 45/32/c 44/38/sn 58/38/c 42/30/sn 41/28/sn Grand View Arock 29/50 25/47 Lakeview 29/41 McDermitt 23/40 RECREATION FORECAST SUNDAY REGIONAL CITIES City Astoria Bend Boise Brookings Burns Coos Bay Corvallis Council Elgin Eugene Hermiston Hood River Imnaha John Day Joseph Kennewick Klamath Falls Lakeview Diamond 30/44 27/39 Shown is Sunday’s weather. Temperatures are Saturday night’s lows and Sunday’s highs. MON. Boise 33/50 Fields 42/50 SUN. 29/43 Silver Lake 35/43 Medford Brookings Juntura 28/39 46/51 49/52 Ontario 34/49 33/43 Chiloquin Grants Pass Huntington 31/38 39/48 Oakridge Council 24/37 33/45 Seneca Bend 48/52 34/43 35/41 John Day 39/51 Sisters Elkton Powers Halfway Granite 33/37 Baker City Florence 47/52 THURSDAY EXTREMES TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin Monument 37/49 Redmond 46/53 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. 39/41 40/46 45/51 46/52 41 28 3 Corvallis Enterprise 37/44 44/50 Newport 45/50 46 39 39/42 La Grande 39/50 38/50 Idanha Salem A shower; breezy late 3 Elgin Pendleton The Dalles 46/52 47/52 TONIGHT Comfort Index™ 44/52 48/59 Newberg Lewiston 38/49 Hood River Maupin 35 41 37 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 Walla Walla 42/57 Vancouver 46/50 TIllamook Learning Center NorthwestAgShow.com AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION 45/50 Baker City FREE VIRTUAL EVENT City Lewiston Longview Meacham Medford Newport Olympia Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Powers Redmond Roseburg Salem Spokane The Dalles Ukiah Walla Walla SUN. MON. ANTHONY LAKES PHILLIPS LAKE Hi/Lo/W 49/43/c 52/47/r 41/41/sf 50/42/r 50/43/r 48/42/r 49/37/pc 54/45/r 59/49/c 52/46/r 52/42/r 51/41/r 54/45/r 51/44/r 42/39/sn 48/41/r 44/41/sn 52/46/c Hi/Lo/W 51/40/c 51/39/r 45/38/c 47/38/r 49/39/r 48/37/sh 49/41/c 55/37/c 54/41/c 51/42/r 48/38/r 47/29/sn 50/40/r 48/38/r 44/33/sn 49/36/sh 46/34/c 52/41/c A.M. snow showers A snow shower Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice 26 26 40 34 MT. EMILY REC. BROWNLEE RES. A.M. snow showers Rather cloudy 35 35 42 32 EAGLE CAP WILD. EMIGRANT ST. PARK A.M. snow showers A.M. snow showers 28 27 38 36 WALLOWA LAKE MCKAY RESERVOIR A snow shower Showers around 41 37 56 49 THIEF VALLEY RES. RED BRIDGE ST. PARK A snow squall A snow squall 41 37 41 40