COFFEE BREAK
B8 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2021
Friend’s constant advice on all things begins to grate
the “friendly” reminders are
beginning to come across as
condescending. Some examples:
If I mention what I’m making for
dinner, I’ll be reminded to make
sure the chicken is cooked to
the correct temperature. I have a
vacation planned, and I was just
reminded that in order to go I
need to have fl ights booked.
I’m afraid I may be overre-
acting, which is why I haven’t
said anything. However, these
constant reminders are frus-
trating and leave me with the
impression that my friend thinks
I’m stupid or incapable of taking
care of myself. What’s your
advice on how to handle this? —
Dear Abby: I have a friend
from college I’m really close to,
but they have begun an annoying
habit I need help addressing. We
live more than 1,000 miles apart,
and over the past six months,
I’ve noticed that my friend has
been giving me unsolicited
advice on daily tasks that don’t
concern them. At fi rst it didn’t
bother me. Now it’s happening
three or four times a week.
I think they mean well, but
a very stressful time for her
family. My sister calls me in
tears every night because of
the hurtful things her daughter
has said to her. Until now, they
had a good relationship. I know
weddings can be a nightmare
for families, even those who
are close, because the bride can
turn into a “bridezilla.” It is her
wedding, although my sister is
paying for everything.
Her daughter and the fi ance
are in their 30s and have well-
paying jobs but are very happy
to have my sister foot the bill.
Sometimes I want to shake my
niece and tell her to grow up and
show some respect. Is there any-
Not A Kid And Not Stupid
Dear Not: A way to handle it
would be to ask your friend why
the advice was being off ered. If
you say you’re making chicken
for dinner and you are advised to
be sure it’s cooked to an internal
temperature of 165 degrees,
calmly ask why the person felt
it was necessary to say it. The
same goes for your travel plans
and any other unsolicited advice
you receive. If you ask the ques-
tion, you may fi nd that your old
friend isn’t questioning your
intelligence, but simply trying to
be helpful.
Dear Abby: My niece is get-
ting married. This has been
thing I can do to help my sister
other than listen and be there for
her? I’m getting worried about
her health because of the stress,
and she refuses to take care of
herself. — Feeling Helpless in
the East
Dear Feeling Helpless: I am
sure you are aware that most
couples in their 30s who have
well-paying jobs foot the bill for
their own weddings.
Your sister has created this
monster with her checkbook. At
this point, the most helpful thing
you can do for her is what you
have been doing — letting her
vent so she doesn’t blow a gasket
from the pressure.
NEWS OF THE WEIRD
Jersey Shore landmark Lucy the Elephant to get new skin
MARGATE, N.J. —
The beach-side land-
mark, Lucy the Elephant,
is having all of its metal
skin replaced because
more than 50% of its exte-
rior has degraded beyond
repair.
The six-story high
elephant statue in Mar-
gate, New Jersey, will
close Sept. 20 after archi-
tects determined it would
be more cost eff ective to
replace the metal siding
than to try to restore it,
according to Richard Hel-
fant, executive director of
the Save Lucy Committee.
Built in 1881, Lucy was
saved from demolition and
moved a short distance
from its original location
in 1970. The National His-
toric Landmark on the
Jersey Shore is one of the
oldest roadside attractions
in the country.
The new overhaul will
cost $1.4 million and is
funded in part by a grant
from the Preserve New
Jersey Preservation Fund
administered by the New
Michigan truck hauling
bee hives crashes,
unleashing swarm
Ben Fogletto/The Press of Atlantic City
People gather for the lighting of Margate N.J. landmark “Lucy the Elephant,” Oct. 29, 2013. The board-
walk fi xture is having all of its metal skin replaced because more than 50% of the exterior has degrad-
ed beyond repair. The executive director of the Save Lucy Committee, Richard Helfant, said the six-story
high statue in Margate will close Sept. 20.
Parents must pay
$30,441 for getting rid
of son’s porn cache
Jersey Historic Trust, Hel-
fant said Tuesday.
During restorations, a
weatherproof scaff olding
will be built around Lucy.
The target for reopening
is Memorial Day 2022,
Helfant said.
weather
BOYNE CITY, Mich. —
A truck hauling bee hives
crashed and overturned
along a northern Michigan
roadway, unleashing a big
swarm of bees, police said.
The truck overturned
about 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 25, and dumped its
load of bee boxes along a
Charlevoix County road,
getting rid of his pornog-
raphy collection.
U.S. District Judge Paul
Maloney’s decision this
week came after David
Werking, 43, won a lawsuit
against his parents.
He said they had no right
GRAND HAVEN, Mich.
— A judge has ordered a
western Michigan couple to
pay $30,441 to their son for
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HAY INFORMATION WEDNESDAY
20%
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12.3
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RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Monday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
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23% of capacity
16% of capacity
43% of capacity
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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
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7:32 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
none 12:18 a.m.
3:49 p.m. 4:44 p.m.
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Grants Pass
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Sep 13
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Sep 20
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Sep 28
Juntura
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Silver Lake
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Paisley
36/79
Frenchglen
40/80
Diamond
50/81
43/80
Fields
43/85
Klamath Falls
49/85
Lakeview
38/80
38/81
McDermitt
43/87
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REGIONAL CITIES
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Astoria
65/50/pc 69/51/pc
Bend
75/46/s 77/46/s
Boise
82/51/s 84/52/s
Brookings
70/52/s 71/50/s
Burns
81/38/s 82/40/s
Coos Bay
67/48/s 69/51/pc
Corvallis
77/49/s 84/52/s
Council
78/43/s 84/46/s
Elgin
71/40/s 78/42/s
Eugene
78/47/s 84/50/s
Hermiston
77/45/s 84/47/s
Hood River
77/51/s 85/56/s
Imnaha
77/41/s 79/44/s
John Day
79/42/s 78/42/s
Joseph
70/42/s 73/46/s
Kennewick
76/49/s 84/46/s
Klamath Falls 80/39/s 80/40/s
Lakeview
81/40/s 80/40/s
Grand View
Arock
39/77
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Boise
50/82
34/78
38/78
Medford
52/70
Ontario
50/84
Burns
44/84
The Dalles
Meacham
Hurricane Carol roared northward just off
the New Jersey coast during the morning
of Aug. 31, 1954. It was the fi rst of three
hurricanes to hit New England that year
and left 60 people dead in the region.
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Chiloquin
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Daniel, Wyo.
Reserve, La.
High: 94°
Low: 33°
Wettest: none
37/77
Roseburg
Powers
Brothers
34/73
Beaver Marsh
49/67
Huntington
38/76
42/75
Oakridge
44/78
51/80
Seneca
41/77
Coos Bay
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Council
33/76
John Day
38/77
43/77
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Baker City
Redmond
46/60
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Halfway
Granite
37/65
39/74
46/77
Corvallis
40/78
46/77
Newport
Enterprise
38/70
42/71
Monument
45/75
Idanha
Salem
Clear and chilly
10
Elgin
40/71
La Grande
43/70
Maupin
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48/74
Pendleton
The Dalles
Portland
Newberg
Lewiston
47/77
Hood River
44/73
TIllamook
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Baker City
prompting police to urge
residents to keep windows
and doors closed.
“There was a very large
swarm,” Charlevoix County
Sheriff Charles Vondra said.
He said he was told that
upwards of 50 million bees
were in the truck’s load of
bee boxes when it crashed
near Boyne City, a commu-
nity about 260 miles north-
west of Detroit.
Local fi refi ghters
sprayed water on the boxes
to keep the insects cool in
the heat of the day until
beekeepers could arrive and
begin retrieving the hive-
fi lled boxes and loading
them onto trucks that
hauled them away, he said.
Vondra said it’s esti-
mated that several hundred
thousand bees never made
it back into the boxes. But
bee boxes were placed Aug.
26 at the crash site in hopes
that some would fl y back
into those boxes, he said.
No residents were stung
by the bees, but Vondra said
some beekeepers got stung
while they were collecting
and loading the boxes onto
trucks at the scene.
to throw out his collection
of fi lms, magazines and
other items. Werking had
lived at their Grand Haven
home for 10 months after
a divorce before moving to
Muncie, Indiana.
The judge followed the
value set by an expert,
MLive.com reported. Werk-
ing’s parents also must
pay $14,500 to their son’s
attorney.
After moving to Indiana,
Werking learned that his
possessions were missing.
“Frankly, David, I did
you a big favor getting rid
of all this stuff ,” his dad
said in an email.
The Associated Press
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73/51/s 81/52/s
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PHILLIPS LAKE
Plenty of sunshine
Sunny and pleasant
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67
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BROWNLEE RES.
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Sunny and pleasant
57
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79
46
EAGLE CAP WILD.
EMIGRANT ST. PARK
Plenty of sunshine
Plenty of sun
55
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63
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WALLOWA LAKE
MCKAY RESERVOIR
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Sunny and nice
70
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72
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RED BRIDGE ST. PARK
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