COFFEE BREAK
B8 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2021
Diabetic’s monitor is more than an offi ce annoyance
vital that the diabetic receive
these alerts.
Yes, if possible, the CGM
should be put on vibrate in public
settings so as not to disturb
others. But in some situations, it’s
not possible or wise. Neuropathy
can dull sensations, and an active
environment may make the vibra-
tions undetectable. I wonder about
the frequency of these beeps as
well. In my experience, alarms go
off an average of two to fi ve times
in a 24-hour period — just a few
short beeps that can be canceled
when the diabetic is made aware
of the need to treat their glucose.
In my opinion, this is no more
annoying than many offi ce inter-
Dear Abby: “Disturbed in
Texas” (June 5) was annoyed by
the sound of a diabetic co-work-
er’s “beeper” going off fre-
quently. “Disturbed” may not
fully understand this situation.
The “beeper” is a continuous
glucose monitor (CGM), which
alerts insulin-dependent dia-
betics to any blood sugar levels
that are out of range. Swift
action may be required to cor-
rect these blood sugars, and it’s
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SIZZLING
BROILED
TOMATOES
WITH HERBS
Yield: 8 servings
4 medium to large almost-
ripe tomatoes, cut in
do with this submission. Thanks,
Abby. — Sensitive in South
Dakota
Dear Sensitive: No, dear
reader, thank you for taking the
time to explain this to me and
my readers. I now have a better
understanding about how com-
plicated a process managing dia-
betes can be. And I agree that
sometimes it’s important to cut a
little slack for others.
Dear Abby: Every year I have
a garage sale. I have a good friend
who without fail not only doesn’t
help but expects to place her stuff
in the sale. I am then responsible
for keeping track of her items and
paying her at the end. Sometimes
she has put big-ticket items, like
a boat, in the sale and I have to
call her whenever there’s a lower
off er. How do I tell her to have her
own garage sale without causing
hurt feelings? — Unloading in
Michigan
Dear Unloading: Your friend
has a lot of nerve. Tell her that
unless she’s willing to help you
with the yard sale and keep track
of her own items, she should hold
one of her own. Alternatively,
suggest you will take a percentage
of the money her items bring in
— to compensate you for your
work, which is signifi cant. Do not
worry about hurting her feelings.
She has a thick hide.
Sprinkle with salt and white
pepper. Spoon 1 tablespoon
vinaigrette over each half.
3. Melt the butter in a small
saucepan over medium heat,
and add the bread crumbs. Stir
to coat and remove from the
heat; do not brown. Divide the
crumbs over the tomato halves.
4. Broil 4 to 5 inches from the
heat for several minutes to heat
through and brown the crumbs.
Serve hot, at room temperature
or cold. Garnish with the fresh
basil.
Per serving: 241 calories; 21
g fat; 6 g saturated fat; 16 mg
cholesterol; 2 g protein; 12 g
carbohydrate; 3 g sugar; 1 g
fi ber; 689 mg sodium; 33 mg
calcium
Adapted from “Cookwise” by
Shirley O. Corriher
half horizontally
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 cup vinaigrette, such as basil
vinaigrette (recipe follows)
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
1 cup Italian-seasoned
bread crumbs
4 or 5 sprigs fresh basil,
for garnish
1. Preheat the broiler.
2. Arrange the tomato halves
cut side up on a baking sheet.
TOMATOES
ruptions — watercooler gossip,
phones ringing in the next cubicle,
someone next door with an active
cold, etc. Insulin-dependent dia-
betes is an unrelenting disease.
There are no breaks. (I know this
fi rsthand. I care for a Type 1 dia-
betic child who is not yet old
enough to appropriately respond
to alarms.)
One should not use their dia-
betes as an excuse to annoy
others but, on the other hand,
people with diabetes — and other
chronic diseases — need a little
understanding, too. Life can get
very hard. Sometimes the best
way to achieve understanding is
to educate, which I’m hoping to
BASIL
VINAIGRETTE
Yield: A little more than 1 cup,
about 12 servings for salad
1 clove garlic
2 small shallots
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
2 teaspoons Dijon or
honey mustard
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
3/4 cup mild olive oil
10 fresh basil leaves or
1/2 teaspoon dried
Mince the garlic and shallots
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Fresh Tomato Sauce on warm pasta.
by turning on a food processor
and dropping them down the
feed tube. Add the salt, sugar
and white pepper. Scrape the
sides of the bowl with a spatula
and process to blend. Add the
mustard and vinegar. Turn the
processor on and slowly drizzle
in the oil with the processor
running. Add the basil leaves
and process with two or three
quick on/off pulses.
AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION
Astoria
Longview
56/69
Kennewick
59/87
St. Helens
71/96
62/91
Condon
72/102
63/93
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
Partly cloudy
Partly sunny and
warm
Mostly cloudy
and cooler
Partly sunny and
pleasant
A p.m. t-storm
possible
83 51
78 49
78 46
Eugene
10
10
10
58/94
78 57
77 54
76 51
10
10
10
La Grande
64 95 61
Comfort Index™
Enterprise
4
4
4
62 95 62
Comfort Index™
4
72 53
73 50
9
10
10
3
ALMANAC
NATION (for the 48 contiguous states)
High Sunday
Low Sunday
High: 115°
Low: 37°
Wettest: 4.11”
79°
63°
79°
66°
84°
66°
PRECIPITATION (inches)
Sunday
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Normal year to date
0.34
0.34
0.01
2.80
6.00
0.12
0.12
0.02
6.24
10.68
0.12
0.12
0.02
15.49
15.25
55/82
AGRICULTURAL INFO.
HAY INFORMATION WEDNESDAY
Lowest relative humidity
Afternoon wind
Hours of sunshine
Evapotranspiration
20%
S at 6 to 12 mph
10.8
0.29
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Monday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
4% of capacity
42% of capacity
26% of capacity
57% of capacity
11% of capacity
13% of capacity
SUN & MOON
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
TUE.
WED.
5:39 a.m.
8:17 p.m.
1:05 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
5:40 a.m.
8:16 p.m.
1:42 a.m.
5:59 p.m.
MOON PHASES
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
The South was in the midst of a record
heat wave Aug. 3, 1980. Dallas, Texas, had
its 42nd consecutive day with tempera-
tures at or above 100 degrees. Norfolk,
Va., sweltered in record-breaking 101-de-
gree heat.
496 cfs
101 cfs
134 cfs
44 cfs
146 cfs
26 cfs
New
Aug 8
First
Aug 15
Full
Aug 22
Last
Aug 29
Jordan Valley
64/95
Paisley
55/95
51/90
Frenchglen
62/98
66/101
68/101
Klamath Falls
51/93
McDermitt
WED.
Hi/Lo/W
66/59/r
72/54/pc
93/62/pc
65/53/pc
85/51/pc
68/57/pc
79/62/s
85/58/t
79/59/t
81/62/pc
89/67/pc
77/68/pc
91/61/t
86/58/t
77/55/t
92/69/pc
77/46/s
81/47/t
THU.
City
Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
Lewiston
102/71/pc 86/66/t
Longview
87/59/s 74/65/c
Meacham
96/61/pc 81/58/t
Medford
101/63/s 85/62/s
Newport
62/52/pc 62/54/c
Olympia
90/56/s 74/61/c
Ontario
101/67/s 95/64/t
Pasco
102/68/pc 94/68/pc
Pendleton
98/69/pc 85/65/pc
Portland
93/64/s 79/67/pc
Powers
82/58/pc 75/60/c
Redmond
97/60/s 79/54/pc
Roseburg
94/62/s 84/62/pc
Salem
95/60/s 81/63/pc
Spokane
97/69/pc 88/60/c
The Dalles 102/71/pc 82/69/pc
Ukiah
90/57/pc 78/51/t
Walla Walla 99/69/pc 87/66/pc
ANTHONY LAKES
PHILLIPS LAKE
Partly sunny
Partly sunny
69
55
$
Partly sunny
Partly sunny; warm
82
63
499
$
Dining Room
65
EMIGRANT ST. PARK
Partly sunny
Partly sunny; warm
78
53
89
52
WALLOWA LAKE
MCKAY RESERVOIR
Hot
Partly sunny; hot
96
63
97
68
THIEF VALLEY RES.
RED BRIDGE ST. PARK
Partly sunny; warm
Partly sunny; warm
96
56
95
61
Stanton Sofa with
durable textured cover
$
449
729
101
EAGLE CAP WILD.
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• In-Store Credit
5 Pc. Abaco (Extra chairs available)
56
BROWNLEE RES.
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89
MT. EMILY REC.
Queen-sized Beautyrest Mattress
Lay-Z-Boy
Recliner
62/100
RECREATION FORECAST WEDNESDAY
THU.
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain,
sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice
$
64/100
Lakeview
52/94
REGIONAL CITIES
City
Hi/Lo/W
Astoria
69/58/c
Bend
94/62/s
Boise
100/70/s
Brookings
62/51/pc
Burns
95/55/pc
Coos Bay
66/55/pc
Corvallis
92/58/s
Council
99/63/s
Elgin
97/62/pc
Eugene
94/58/s
Hermiston 101/70/pc
Hood River
96/70/pc
Imnaha
102/66/pc
John Day
100/61/pc
Joseph
96/63/pc
Kennewick 103/67/pc
Klamath Falls 93/49/s
Lakeview
94/53/s
Grand View
Arock
63/97
63/101
Shown is Wednesday’s weather. Temperatures are Tuesday night’s lows and Wednesday’s highs.
WED.
Diamond
60/96
Fields
Medford
Brookings
Boise
71/100
Silver Lake
Chiloquin
51/62
Juntura
64/100
54/94
64/94
Ontario
67/101
56/95
55/90
Beaver Marsh
Grants Pass
Huntington
74/98
Burns
Brothers
52/91
67/99
59/95
65/94
Oakridge
Roseburg
Powers
Medford
Lakeview
Ontario
WEATHER HISTORY
64/100
Seneca
60/89
52/66
OREGON
High: 104°
Low: 48°
Wettest: 1.04”
60/97
Council
54/96
John Day
Bend
Coos Bay
Death Valley, Calif.
Dakota Hill, Colo.
Decatur, Texas
59/87
63/94
Elkton
SUNDAY EXTREMES
TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin
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.
63/100
Baker City
Redmond
50/62
53/65
Halfway
Granite
58/92
Newport
60/85
77 56
63/98
59/93
62/95
Corvallis
Enterprise
62/95
64/95
Monument
71/99
Idanha
Salem
TONIGHT
4
Elgin
59/97
La Grande
67/94
Maupin
Comfort Index™
74/99
Pendleton
The Dalles
Portland
Newberg
60/94
Lewiston
71/102
Hood River
72/98
55/74
54 96 56
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Walla Walla
71/103
Vancouver
62/93
TIllamook
Baker City
Per serving: 129 calories;
14 g fat; 2 g saturated fat; no
cholesterol; no protein; 1 g
carbohydrate; 1 g sugar;
Recipe from “Cookwise” by
Shirley O. Corriher
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