COFFEE BREAK
B6 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
SATuRDAY, JuLY 3, 2021
Woman can’t accept ex’s new girlfriend
When I asked him
who she was, he replied,
“Nobody.” Of course, I
know him well, and I knew
he wasn’t being truthful.
He’s 50; she’s 25. I’m
grossed out, mostly because
our older daughter is 27.
The younger one is 22. I
know I should be happy for
him, but I’m not.
We still celebrate hol-
idays as a big, old, happy
family, which I don’t mind.
We have grandchildren,
and I want the holidays to
be special. But I have no
desire to celebrate them
with someone who is barely
older than my younger
Dear Abby: I’ve been
divorced from my hus-
band of 18 years for two
years, separated for three.
I have encouraged my ex
to get out and meet new
people. (He stayed home
and alone for about two
years.) It must have been
a New Year’s resolution
of his because I no longer
receive random texts to ask
how I’m doing or to make
casual conversation.
daughter. I know it likely
won’t go anywhere, but
what the heck?
I’m in a happy relation-
ship. Granted, I’m enjoying
life and not planning my
future or anything like that.
My mind says one thing;
my heart says another.
Do I need therapy? Are
these normal feelings? —
Thrown in Montana
Dear Thrown: It would
be abnormal not to have
“some” reaction to the new
woman in your ex’s life.
That he’s obscuring the
truth from you tells me he
may feel guilty about the
age difference or worried
you will be judgmental.
Therapy may help you
accept that he’s now the
captain of his fate, so it’s no
longer necessary for you to
help him navigate the seas
of life. It would be cheaper
to simply let go, allow him
to make some mistakes
along the way and focus
instead on your own present
and future.
Dear Abby: My heart is
heavy for my sister-in-law,
“Becca,” and her family.
Her brother recently passed
away. He’d been ill, but no
one expected his death.
To make matters worse,
his wife didn’t contact his
so many unanswered ques-
tions behind all of this,
what is the best way to
offer comfort and support?
Or should I just give them
time? — So Much Pain
Dear So Much Pain:
Please accept my condo-
lences for your family’s
loss. Call Becca and her
family often. Even better,
deliver your words of com-
fort by visiting in person
if she would appreciate the
company. Offer to help with
shopping for groceries,
laundry — whatever she
might be too depressed to
do herself right now. And
then give her time to heal.
family about his death for
several days and had him
cremated without notifying
them. They learned about
his death when his obit was
posted on Facebook.
From what I’ve been
told, his wife has had little
to no contact with his
family. Becca can’t under-
stand what could have been
her problem. He was an
only son and brother. They
didn’t have an opportunity
to say goodbye; therefore,
they don’t have closure. His
sister and mother are grief-
stricken and angry.
I can only offer words of
comfort and prayers. With
National forests
restrict campfires
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These “silvers” travel
in schools that move up
and down throughout the
water column in response
to water temperature,
light, and presence of their
favorite prey: zooplankton.
Olive Lake campground
is 12 miles west of the old
mining town of Granite,
and 27 miles east of Dale
on Highway 395. The fee-
based, first-come, first-
served, campground fea-
tures 28 campsites, toilet
facilities, a boat ramp and
two docks. A two-mile
hiking trail circles the lake.
No potable water or gar-
bage service is available.
Gas and electric trolling
boat motors are allowed
but no personal watercraft.
The U.S. Forest Service
closed the campground
temporarily in mid-June
for hazard tree removal
with a planned opening
by early July. Additional
maintenance work may be
conducted around the dam
this summer (see fs.usda.
gov/Umatilla for more
information). Also starting
in July is the ability to
Chain saw use also banned
due to high fire danger
EO Media Group
u.S. Forest Service/Contributed Photo
Olive Lake holds a good population of brook trout, along with stocked rainbows and naturally-pro-
duced kokanee.
reserve most campsites
on Recreation.gov while
a limited number of sites
remain available first
come, first served.
If you are like me,
fishing is the main draw
when I visit a Blue Moun-
tain lake. But that’s only
part of the experience.
There is also ample oppor-
tunity for hiking, swim-
ming, bird watching, pho-
tography, mountain biking,
wildlife viewing, and berry
picking. Alternatively, you
might choose to relax in
the shade of a tall fir tree
and consider the origin of
ancient rock formations.
only when in the bed of a
pickup truck or in an area
that has been cleared of
combustible material for a
diameter of at least 10 feet.
• Driving motor vehicles
is not allowed off developed
forest roads or trails, except
when traveling to a camp-
site within 300 feet of an
open road. Motor vehicles
are not allowed on roads
that are closed by gates,
barricades, berms, rocks,
or logs.
• Smoking is allowed
only in a building or
enclosed vehicle, a devel-
oped recreation site or an
area cleared of combustible
material for a diameter of at
least three feet.
The Bureau of Land
Management also has
issued the same restrictions
on the Vale District.
Due to the increasing
fire danger, chain saw use
is banned, and campfires,
woodstoves and charcoal
briquette fires are allowed
only in campgrounds and
other designated recre-
ation sites on the Wal-
lowa-Whitman, Umatilla
and Malheur national for-
ests, as well as in wilder-
ness areas.
(The year-round ban on
fires in parts of the Eagle
Cap Wilderness remains in
effect.)
Stoves and heaters that
burn liquid or gas fuel are
allowed.
All three forests have
enacted Phase B of their
public use restrictions.
Other restrictions
include:
• Generators are allowed
Dennis Dauble is a
retired fishery scientist,
outdoor writer, presenter
and educator who lives in
Richland, Washington. For
more stories about out-
door adventure, including
fish and fishing in area
waters, seeDennisDauble-
Books.com.
ODFW sets meetings on hunt changes
SALEM — Staff from
the Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)
will present proposed
changes to 2022 hunting
seasons, and answer
hunters’ questions, during
a series of local meetings
scheduled in July at agency
offices across the state.
The only major poten-
tial change for 2022 big
game seasons being consid-
ered is to archery elk sea-
sons. Controlled hunting is
being considered for certain
Blue Mountains units where
there are ongoing concerns
with low post-season bull
ratios, high archery har-
vest and hunter density,
according to a press release
from ODFW.
A more detailed pro-
posal should be available at
the local meetings and the
Fish and Wildlife Commis-
sion is expected to make a
decision about 2022 archery
elk hunting at its Aug. 6
meeting. For more infor-
mation on what is being
discussed, see the big
game hunting review page,
https://myodfw.com/arti-
cles/big-game-hunting-sea-
son-review.
Meetings scheduled in
Northeastern Oregon:
• Baker City district
office (outdoors meeting),
2995 Hughes Lane, July 6
from 5-7 p.m.
• John Day, Zoom
meeting — www.zoomgov.
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com/j/1619942747
— 4-6 p.m.
• Pendleton, Zoom
meeting — www.zoomgov.
com/j/1606343383
— 6-7 p.m.
• Ontario district office
(outdoors meeting), 3814
Clark Blvd., 5-7 p.m. PDT.
• La Grande, Riverside
Park, July 12 from 6-8 p.m.
• Enterprise district
office (outdoors meeting),
65495 Alder Slope Road,
July 12 from 6-8 p.m.
Alex Wittwer/The Observer, File
A herd of elk roam through a field at sunset in Elgin on Tuesday,
April 14, 2021. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife are propos-
ing changes to the 2022 big game season, with more details com-
ing soon.
AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION
Astoria
Longview
57/68
Kennewick
54/77
St. Helens
58/81
58/82
TIllamook
63/85
66/94
59/84
55/85
Condon
SUN
Clear
Sunlit and hot
Baker City
3
3
94 50
Eugene
5
55/87
3
2
95 62 100 62
3
3
90 55
2
6
93 63
98 58
90 54
3
2
6
3
ALMANAC
NATION (for the 48 contiguous states)
High Thursday
Low Thursday
High: 117°
Low: 32°
Wettest: 4.08”
98°
57°
97°
63°
104°
62°
Thursday
Trace
Month to date
Trace
Normal month to date 0.03
Year to date
2.44
Normal year to date
5.74
0.00
0.00
0.03
5.93
9.37
0.29
0.29
0.03
15.27
13.70
PRECIPITATION (inches)
AGRICULTURAL INFO.
HAY INFORMATION SUNDAY
15%
WNW at 7 to 14 mph
13.3
0.34
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Friday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
13% of capacity
67% of capacity
39% of capacity
75% of capacity
33% of capacity
62% of capacity
STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Thursday)
Grande Ronde at Troy
1510 cfs
Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder 125 cfs
Burnt River near Unity
95 cfs
Umatilla River near Gibbon
49 cfs
Minam River at Minam
439 cfs
Powder River near Richland
18 cfs
OREGON
High: 105°
Low: 51°
Wettest: 0.09”
Ontario
Lakeview
John Day
WEATHER HISTORY
On July 3, 1966, northwest winds pushed
temperatures to a record-breaking 102
degrees in Hartford, Conn., and 107 in
New York City and Harrisburg, Pa.
SUN & MOON
SAT.
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
5:10 a.m.
8:44 p.m.
1:25 a.m.
2:59 p.m.
SUN.
5:10 a.m.
8:43 p.m.
1:45 a.m.
4:03 p.m.
MOON PHASES
New
Jul 9
First
Jul 17
Full
Jul 23
Last
Jul 31
60/94
Elkton
53/90
Beaver Marsh
51/89
Roseburg
57/81
Brothers
56/86
Coos Bay
58/93
Burns
Jordan Valley
63/89
Paisley
60/92
Frenchglen
61/90
Klamath Falls
56/93
Hi/Lo/W
68/57/pc
93/60/s
101/70/s
67/53/pc
95/54/s
68/55/s
87/53/s
96/61/s
93/62/s
87/56/s
99/68/s
85/62/s
96/58/s
94/57/s
92/61/s
99/66/s
93/54/s
90/52/pc
Hi/Lo/W
68/56/c
95/60/s
101/70/s
68/53/s
96/56/s
67/54/s
88/53/s
98/61/s
94/61/s
90/54/s
100/64/s
91/60/s
99/65/s
97/59/s
92/64/s
100/64/s
95/55/s
94/55/s
Grand View
Arock
67/103
67/93
Lakeview
55/90
McDermitt
64/89
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
62/91
67/89
Shown is Sunday’s weather. Temperatures are Saturday night’s lows and Sunday’s highs.
MON.
Boise
73/101
Fields
65/99
SUN.
63/99
Silver Lake
58/88
Medford
Brookings
Juntura
57/95
65/97
55/67
Ontario
70/105
54/94
Chiloquin
Grants Pass
Huntington
56/91
59/93
Oakridge
63/96
73/103
Seneca
Bend
55/68
Death Valley, Calif.
Wolcott, Colo.
Blytheville, Ark.
53/96
Sisters
Council
54/94
John Day
57/94
Florence
Powers
60/96
Baker City
Redmond
55/68
Halfway
Granite
58/85
55/86
56/88
53/64
THURSDAY EXTREMES
TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin
59/97
54/87
Newport
55/87
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.
Lowest relative humidity
Afternoon wind
Hours of sunshine
Evapotranspiration
Corvallis
97 53 100 54
3
55 92 58
Comfort Index™
WED
Mostly sunny;
not as hot
60 94 57
Comfort Index™
Enterprise
3
TUE
Enterprise
55/92
60/94
Monument
62/94
Idanha
Salem
Hot with blazing Sunny and very
sunshine
hot
54 94 52
Comfort Index™
La Grande
MON
Elgin
56/93
La Grande
60/90
Maupin
TONIGHT
69/96
Pendleton
The Dalles
Portland
Newberg
68/101
Hood River
66/96
55/70
Lewiston
Walla Walla
68/99
Vancouver
Forecasts and graphics provided
by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021
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
101/66/s
77/53/s
93/52/s
99/63/s
64/52/pc
79/53/s
105/69/s
100/62/s
96/64/s
84/57/s
81/56/s
96/52/s
93/58/s
88/55/s
93/64/s
94/62/s
88/51/s
96/68/s
Hi/Lo/W
101/70/s
79/52/s
95/57/s
99/65/s
62/51/pc
80/52/s
104/69/s
100/62/s
97/66/s
84/58/s
80/56/s
97/55/s
93/60/s
89/58/s
93/65/s
95/62/s
89/50/s
97/68/s
Nice with sunshine
Sunny and warm
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain,
sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice
65
51
88
55
MT. EMILY REC.
BROWNLEE RES.
Sunny and pleasant
Sunny and hot
79
57
100
63
EAGLE CAP WILD.
EMIGRANT ST. PARK
Mostly sunny; warm
Warm with sunshine
74
48
86
45
WALLOWA LAKE
MCKAY RESERVOIR
Sunshine and hot
Warm with sunshine
92
61
96
63
THIEF VALLEY RES.
RED BRIDGE ST. PARK
Sunny and very hot
Sunshine and hot
94
52
94
57