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B8 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
TuESDAY, SEpTEmBER 14, 2021
Mother puts pressure on unemployed child
tain my living expenses for the
time being. However, I’m trying
to hold out for a job or career
that connects to my soul passion.
Working for decades in a job that
sustains me and my children is
no match for the longing of my
passion. (I’m still not sure what
it is.)
How do I curb my moth-
er’s pushing me for a resolution
without coming off as annoyed,
which I am? I’m sure she wants
to express her concern, but I want
support in my efforts without
feeling condemned. Help me,
please. — Annoyed in Alabama
Dear Annoyed: I will try.
Because you still aren’t sure what
your “soul passion” is, it’s time
Dear Abby: I am currently
without a job. I hesitated to
inform my mother because I was
sure her reaction would only add
to my stress. I was right. She
constantly corners me about my
efforts to find a job. I talk to her
nearly every day to keep up with
how she and my stepfather are
doing. Because she never fails to
dig into me about my job search
progress, I now find ways to
shorten our conversations.
I can get a job or two to sus-
a man, “Carson,” on and off
for about five years. Last year,
when I asked him if we were
exclusive, he quickly said no,
so I went and slept with an ex
and became pregnant. I didn’t
reach out to Carson because I
thought the baby belonged to
my ex, but when the baby was
born I quickly realized she
might be Carson’s. When I told
him, he immediately denied she
was his but still rekindled our
relationship.
Abby, he disappears fre-
quently and doesn’t answer
my calls. What should I do?
Leave him? Stay? I do love
him. — Hopeless Romantic in
Pennsylvania
to find out. A place to start might
be a career counseling center
(some universities have them).
Contact one or more and inquire
whether they offer career coun-
seling and aptitude testing. The
test results will tell you what you
are best suited for.
Of course, this service is not
offered for free, which is why
you might want to buckle down
and take a job or two in the
meantime to afford it, as well as
to feed your little family. As to
your mother, who may be wor-
ried because you don’t yet have
a plan of action, explain to her
about seeking career counseling
and she may calm down.
Dear Abby: I’ve been seeing
Dear Hopeless Romantic:
Have your child DNA-tested.
If it proves she IS Carson’s,
he should be contributing to
his daughter’s support. (The
same goes for anyone else you
think could be the father.) It’s
important that you understand
this man behaves the way he
does because he is not in love
with you and doesn’t care about
your feelings. He sees other
women, just as he did the first
time around. If this is the way
you want to be treated, continue
this relationship. If, however,
you think you deserve some-
thing — anything — better, end
this poor excuse for a romance
now.
Record heat, fire danger plague West after hottest summer on record for U.S.
it also extends into Nevada,
Idaho and Montana.
Meteorologists with the
National Interagency Fire
Center have labeled it a
“high risk” event for much
of Northern California
on Thursday and Friday
“due to critical combina-
tion of abundant lightning
and increasing winds fol-
lowing a prolonged period
of unusually warm and dry
conditions with critically
flammable fuels.”
A northward surge of
monsoon and Pacific mois-
ture is fueling the lightning
threat, combined with a low
pressure zone moving into
the West Coast that will
trigger thunderstorm devel-
opment. Although a mix of
wet and dry thunderstorms
could occur, storms will
be fast moving, which will
limit the amount of rain that
any given area receives.
In addition to erratic
winds from thunderstorms,
the system will usher in
strong southwesterly winds
as it passes through, which
could wreak havoc on the
many ongoing fires in the
region, including the Caldor
and Dixie fires.
By JASON SAMENOW
and DIANA LEONARD
The Washington Post
PORTLAND — Pun-
ishing heat waves have
plagued the West all
summer and, even at the
brink of fall, another swel-
tering blast has moved over
the region. The heat has
brought record-setting tem-
peratures in the Southwest
and is exacerbating a vol-
atile fire situation farther
north.
This latest heat wave
enveloping the West coin-
cides with an announce-
ment from National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric
Administration that the
months of June through
August matched the Dust
Bowl summer of 1936 as
the hottest on record for the
Lower 48 states.
“A record 18.4% of the
contiguous U.S. experi-
enced record-warm tem-
peratures,” NOAA wrote.
The excessively high
temperatures of the moment
are being generated by a
large and unusually strong
zone of high pressure or
heat dome parked over the
Eric Thayer/Bloomberg
Flames consume trees Aug. 21, 2021, during the Dixie Fire in Genesee, California. Punishing heat waves have plagued the West all summer
and, even at the brink of fall, another sweltering blast has moved over the region.
Four Corners area, a sit-
uation that has occurred
repeatedly in recent months.
Temperatures near the core
of the heat dome are gener-
ally 10 to 20 degrees above
average, and its influence
extends everywhere west of
the Central Plains.
degrees. Death Valley could
hit 120 degrees.
The weather setup
threatens to worsen an
already exhausting fire
season in the northern half
of Western states.
After hot and dry
weather this week has
On Thursday, Sept. 16,
record highs in the 90s and
low 100s are predicted from
California to Colorado.
Excessive heat warnings
are in effect for parts of the
desert Southwest, including
Las Vegas, where the fore-
cast high is around 105
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further primed the land-
scape to ignite and burn,
dry lightning followed by
strong winds could lead to
new fires and rapidly spread
fires already on the ground.
The potential for light-
ning is highest in Northern
California and Oregon, but
AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION
Astoria
Longview
52/63
Kennewick
53/68
St. Helens
59/74
55/71
62/75
59/72
54/72
Condon
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
Mainly clear
Partly sunny
Plenty of sun
Mostly cloudy
Overcast and
cooler
Baker City
41 76 32
Comfort Index™ 10
La Grande
50 72 39
Comfort Index™ 10
Enterprise
41 71 39
Comfort Index™ 10
63 40
Eugene
10
10
4
56/76
69 47
73 51
59 43
10
10
3
73 51
58 44
9
10
4
10
NATION (for the 48 contiguous states)
High Sunday
Low Sunday
High: 114°
Low: 25°
Wettest: 1.86”
78°
35°
80°
41°
82°
42°
PRECIPITATION (inches)
Sunday
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Normal year to date
0.00
0.24
0.18
3.35
6.60
0.00
0.17
0.24
6.71
11.57
0.00
0.04
0.37
15.83
16.28
HAY INFORMATION WEDNESDAY
25%
NW at 7 to 14 mph
10.3
0.18
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Monday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
N.A.
15% of capacity
12% of capacity
35% of capacity
0% of capacity
0% of capacity
OREGON
High: 88°
Low: 35°
Wettest: Trace
Medford
Baker City
Brookings
On Sept. 14, 1984, lightning struck during
a soccer game in Chester County, Pa.,
killing one player and injuring 26 other
people on the fi eld.
SUN & MOON
TUE.
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
WED.
6:30 a.m. 6:31 a.m.
7:05 p.m. 7:03 p.m.
3:43 p.m. 4:40 p.m.
none 12:05 a.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
Death Valley, Calif.
Stanley, Idaho
Apalachicola, Fla.
WEATHER HISTORY
AGRICULTURAL INFO.
Lowest relative humidity
Afternoon wind
Hours of sunshine
Evapotranspiration
Florence
496 cfs
0 cfs
77 cfs
43 cfs
59 cfs
4 cfs
Full
Sep 20
Last
Sep 28
New
Oct 6
First
Oct 12
45/75
45/74
Powers
55/70
58/79
Silver Lake
Jordan Valley
46/78
Frenchglen
Paisley
43/79
41/77
Diamond
46/80
Klamath Falls
54/83
41/80
Lakeview
40/81
McDermitt
THU.
Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
63/46/s 64/49/pc
74/40/s 68/47/s
81/47/s 75/54/s
71/53/pc 67/50/s
78/32/s 74/40/s
65/47/s 66/48/s
75/45/s 74/50/s
78/41/s 75/47/s
70/39/pc 69/45/s
76/43/pc 74/48/s
76/43/pc 71/52/s
74/47/pc 73/51/s
73/39/pc 70/43/s
74/38/s 69/45/s
71/38/pc 68/46/s
80/44/s 74/52/s
80/39/s 77/40/s
81/37/s 78/40/s
45/84
RECREATION FORECAST WEDNESDAY
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
43/82
43/82
Fields
Shown is Wednesday’s weather. Temperatures are Tuesday night’s lows and Wednesday’s highs.
WED.
Grand View
Arock
45/77
50/86
Medford
Brookings
Boise
53/81
54/82
55/71
45/84
42/76
Chiloquin
Grants Pass
Juntura
39/78
43/69
Beaver Marsh
Ontario
48/82
Burns
Brothers
41/75
Roseburg
Huntington
42/71
50/73
Coos Bay
47/78
54/80
Seneca
46/74
Oakridge
Council
41/76
John Day
Bend
Elkton
SUNDAY EXTREMES
TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin
44/66
45/74
54/65
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.
ALMANAC
Sisters
58/74
69 45
43/76
Baker City
Redmond
51/62
54/61
Halfway
Granite
56/75
Newport
75 45
10
49/73
54/69
57/73
Corvallis
Enterprise
41/71
50/72
Monument
57/74
Idanha
Salem
72 36
10
Elgin
48/70
La Grande
52/69
Maupin
TONIGHT
61/72
Pendleton
The Dalles
Portland
Newberg
50/63
57/78
Hood River
59/75
TIllamook
Lewiston
Walla Walla
57/80
Vancouver
54/69
Forecasts and graphics provided
by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021
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
78/46/pc 72/52/s
68/44/pc 71/51/pc
69/37/s 68/44/s
83/49/pc 82/51/s
62/43/s 60/46/s
67/42/pc 67/48/pc
82/48/s 77/46/s
78/40/s 73/49/s
75/43/pc 69/54/s
72/49/pc 72/53/s
70/42/s 72/44/s
75/34/s 71/44/s
79/47/s 77/50/s
73/45/s 75/54/s
69/42/pc 64/46/s
75/48/pc 75/56/s
68/33/pc 66/43/s
72/46/pc 69/54/s
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain,
sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice
ANTHONY LAKES
PHILLIPS LAKE
Partly sunny
Partly sunny
50
33
68
34
MT. EMILY REC.
BROWNLEE RES.
Partly sunny; cool
Partly sunny; nice
57
35
77
46
EAGLE CAP WILD.
EMIGRANT ST. PARK
Partly sunny
Partly sunny
59
27
64
29
WALLOWA LAKE
MCKAY RESERVOIR
Partly sunny
Breezy in the a.m.
71
38
74
44
THIEF VALLEY RES.
RED BRIDGE ST. PARK
Partly sunny
Partly sunny
76
32
72
39
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