COFFEE BREAK
B6 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
SATuRDAY, ApRIL 2, 2022
There’s plenty to chew on after dinner with in-laws
feeling well and couldn’t go.
When I asked my sister-in-law if
I could take a plate home for him,
she said, “Nope! If he doesn’t
want to come to the house, he
can’t have any of the food.” Yes,
Abby, she was serious.
My sister-in-law cooks the
meat she received as a gift from
her employer, and the rest of the
guests prepare the sides and des-
serts. I never go empty-handed.
At the end of the meal, she trans-
fers any leftovers to their own
Tupperware and gives us back the
cleaned bowls. If I ask for a little
of something to take home, she
protects her leftovers like they
were her children.
What’s your take on leftovers?
Is asking for a little fruit salad
DEAR ABBY: I once hosted
a holiday dinner for which I had
made a ham and a turkey with all
the sides and three different pies.
I even made a special mince pie
for one of the guests. The guests
— my brothers-in-law, my brother
and his family of four and his
mother-in-law — all showed up
carrying empty Tupperware. At
the end of the day, all I had left
was dirty dishes.
The same family then invited
me and my husband for a hol-
iday dinner. My husband wasn’t
off limits? Is relieving your host
of the burden of storing all of
their leftovers out of line? Are
there rules of etiquette here? —
HOPING FOR A SANDWICH
LATER
DEAR HOPING: If you
would like the living, breathing
definition of presumptuous guests
and ungracious hosts, look no
further than your in-laws’ con-
tact file. The fault, however, may
not lie solely with them. If this
has happened more than once and
you cannot summon the courage
to tell these greedy folks to put
away their Tupperware and help
with the dishes, you can’t blame
them for assuming you don’t mind
being imposed upon in this way.
As to the sister-in-law who
any advice on how to tell them, I
would be very grateful. — NER-
VOUS GIRL IN NEW YORK
DEAR NERVOUS GIRL:
I wish you had mentioned when
you will be turning 18, because at
that point you will be legally enti-
tled to live wherever you wish,
and your parents and siblings will
HAVE to “listen to you.”
Because you are determined to
move, it is crucial that you start
preparing now. You will need
to find a job so you can afford a
security deposit and pay for rent,
food, etc. You may also have to
find roommates until you can
afford a place that is all your own.
A counselor at school may be able
to guide you, particularly if you
plan to continue your education.
refused to allow you to bring any
of her food to your sick husband,
I wouldn’t blame you if you chose
not to grace her table again after
telling her the reason why.
DEAR ABBY: I am an
adopted 17-year-old high school
senior, and I live with four people
who all have a disability. I want to
move out when I’m 18 if I am able
to. I have several older brothers
and sisters, but they each have a
family to take care of. My oldest
brother is in his 60s, and my
youngest in his 40s.
I don’t want to seem selfish for
wanting to live independently, but
I don’t know how to tell them. I
don’t know how to tell them any-
thing because, in the past, they
haven’t listened to me. If you have
MEMORIES
TURKEY
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The metal catch to the
creel’s lid is missing and
a “rolled” strip of leather
designed to secure the
shoulder strap has worn
in two. There’s a small
gap across the front where
strands of willow have
worked loose. A quick
inventory of required
components shows the
need for 6 inches of
leather to replace the
worn handle, 12 inches of
half-inch wide strapping
for buckling the shoulder
harness, and 2 feet of
strap leather to secure the
creel around my waist.
The brass buckles have
patina and can be reused.
I’ve fashioned sev-
eral personal objects from
leather: cowhide belts,
deer skin moccasins, and
a leather scabbard for an
8-inch hunting knife — to
name a few. I once built a
western-style coffee table
covered with cowhide
scraps; each piece carefully
cut to match. Restoring
Grandpa’s creel to good
working condition is a
welcome challenge. Cut
leather to proper width and
length, punch holes, attach
snaps and rivets. That I
can do.
The first order of busi-
ness is to rub a liberal
amount of Neatsfoot oil
into badly cracked leather
trim. I order a replacement
shoulder strap with correct
dimensions ($35 plus $10
shipping) from a fly shop
in Wyoming. The brass
buckle and tongue piece
are salvaged from the orig-
inal shoulder strap and a
rear handle is fashioned
from a short piece of rolled
cowhide. The circa 1940
metal studs still function
as if new. While not muse-
What to bring on the
hunt
ODFW has a list of sug-
gested gear for turkey
hunters on its website —
https://myodfw.com/learn/
collection/how-to-hunt-
wild-turkey-in-oregon/skill/
turkey-hunting-in-oregon.
• A face mask or cam-
ouflage face paint. Turkeys
have keen eyesight so you’ll
want to cover your entire
face and neck with some-
thing camouflage that’s
comfortable to wear. Bow-
hunters often prefer camo
face paint that won’t get
hung up in the bow string
like some masks can.
• Gloves or camouflage
paint for your hands. Same
reason as above.
• Something to sit on.
It could be a simple pad
if you’re shotgun hunting
from in front of a tree, to a
small stool if you’re bow-
hunting from a ground
blind.
• A ground blind to
help hide any movement
that might spook a turkey.
Ground blinds are almost
essential for beginning
bowhunters. It’s hard to
draw back a bow without
moving at least a little. At
the same time, shotgun
hunters also will enjoy the
comfort and effectiveness
of hunting from a ground
blind.
• A pair of binoculars to
spot turkeys, and to mea-
sure the length of their
beards. Binoculars also can
help you study the terrain
and plan your next move.
• A rangefinder, if
you’re a bowhunter.
When it comes to accu-
racy, knowing the dis-
tance to your target is crit-
ical. A decent rangefinder
should be at the top of any
Dennis Dauble/Contributed Photo
Grandpa Harry’s fish box rides in the backseat along with my fly rod, reel, and journal.
um-quality, Grandpa’s
creel is ready for action.
The old fish basket is
a basket of memories, a
keeper of faith, a vessel
of my hopes and dreams.
With stream trout season
soon in my headlights,
I long to hike up a fern-
shrouded trail, inhale the
honey sweet fragrance of
mock orange, and watch
butterflies flutter around
a trailside seep. I want to
place a Royal Coachman
Bucktail (Grandpa Har-
ry’s favorite pattern) where
moss-covered boulders
split the rush of swift cur-
rent, set the hook on a pan-
size “keeper,” and shove it
through the square opening
of the creel’s lid. The
steady beat of the trout’s
weather
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tail against inside willow
weave is sure to leave a
sweet fragrance to remind
of days gone by.
Dennis Dauble is
author of five books
about fishing and fishing,
including his latest,
Chasing Ghost Trout.
Contact him on his website
DennisDaubleBooks.com.
Astoria
Longview
41/52
Vancouver
41/57
42/58
Mostly clear
and cold
Mostly cloudy
and milder
A couple of
showers
Baker City
26 58 36
Comfort Index™
La Grande
42/61
Condon
40/63
43/58
5
27 56 31
Comfort Index™
2
0
5
39/58
51 34
45 27
59 35
0
0
10
0
0
9
6
ALMANAC
THURSDAY EXTREMES
TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin
NATION (for the 48 contiguous states)
High Thursday
Low Thursday
High: 94°
Low: 5°
Wettest: 2.56”
49°
24°
49°
26°
49°
31°
PRECIPITATION (inches)
0.00
0.28
0.77
0.67
2.06
0.00
0.51
1.72
2.38
4.62
0.00
1.64
2.25
7.19
7.86
AGRICULTURAL INFO.
HAY INFORMATION SUNDAY
Lowest relative humidity
Afternoon wind
Hours of sunshine
Evapotranspiration
30%
WSW at 7 to 14 mph
6.0
0.10
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Friday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
10% of capacity
63% of capacity
40% of capacity
71% of capacity
37% of capacity
92% of capacity
STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Thursday)
Grande Ronde at Troy
4690 cfs
Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder
1 cfs
Burnt River near Unity
3 cfs
Umatilla River near Gibbon
479 cfs
Minam River at Minam
444 cfs
Powder River near Richland
107 cfs
Zapata, Texas
Angel Fire, N.M.
Stumpy Point, S.C.
OREGON
High: 63°
Low: 18°
Wettest: 0.09”
The Dalles
Klamath Falls
Scappoose
WEATHER HISTORY
Eleven inches of snow fell at Boston Com-
mons on April 2, 1887. Another 4 inches
accumulated on April 18 that same year,
making it the largest April snowfall in
Boston, in the history of modern record-
keeping.
SUN & MOON
SAT.
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
SUN.
6:31 a.m. 6:29 a.m.
7:21 p.m. 7:23 p.m.
7:22 a.m. 7:43 a.m.
9:14 p.m. 10:22 p.m.
MOON PHASES
First
Apr 8
Full
Apr 16
Last
Apr 23
New
Apr 30
28/55
Roseburg
42/58
31/55
Beaver Marsh
40/56
Powers
Brothers
36/57
Coos Bay
40/63
Burns
Jordan Valley
29/61
Paisley
34/63
Frenchglen
31/62
Klamath Falls
26/59
Hi/Lo/W
52/46/r
58/42/c
64/38/pc
54/45/pc
61/33/pc
56/50/c
57/49/c
56/34/pc
58/35/c
58/51/c
66/45/c
61/50/c
59/41/c
59/38/pc
56/33/pc
66/48/c
59/33/pc
59/34/pc
Hi/Lo/W
51/40/r
49/31/r
60/36/c
52/42/r
55/25/c
53/43/r
53/40/r
48/26/sh
48/33/r
55/42/r
61/41/c
52/44/r
53/33/sh
54/31/sh
48/28/sh
62/43/pc
51/27/r
51/28/r
Grand View
Arock
28/68
27/64
Lakeview
24/59
McDermitt
26/63
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
30/62
28/64
Shown is Sunday’s weather. Temperatures are Saturday night’s lows and Sunday’s highs.
MON.
Boise
33/64
Fields
40/64
SUN.
28/65
Silver Lake
25/57
Medford
Brookings
Juntura
22/61
41/68
41/54
Ontario
31/67
29/60
Chiloquin
Grants Pass
Huntington
28/56
34/58
Oakridge
31/56
32/63
Seneca
Bend
Elkton
Council
26/58
32/59
31/57
41/61
53 35
28/61
26/53
John Day
28/58
Sisters
Florence
42/54
Halfway
Granite
Baker City
1
40 26
Monument
33/60
Redmond
40/51
Eugene
51 31
32/60
35/53
40/58
Enterprise
27/56
38/57
Newport
54 28
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.
Thursday
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Normal year to date
Corvallis
47 23
8
Elgin
28/58
La Grande
38/59
39/63
Idanha
Salem
WED
Winds gradually Partly sunny and
subsiding
milder
39/60
Pendleton
The Dalles
Portland
Newberg
39/58
Lewiston
35/59
Hood River
36/59
54 30
8
32 60 37
Comfort Index™
Enterprise
3
TUE
Forecasts and graphics provided
by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022
Walla Walla
37/66
Maupin
MON
All you need to gut a
turkey is a simple pocket
knife. Cut through the thin
skin of the stomach from
the bottom of the breast-
bone to the anus. Keep your
cut shallow to avoid cutting
into the internal organs.
Open the body cavity by
pulling the legs and thighs
back and away from the
breast muscles.
Next, grab the gizzard
and remove it followed by a
handful of other organs. Be
sure to remove every bit of
the lungs. They sit against
the back, beneath a subcu-
taneous tissue that holds
them tightly against the ribs
and spine. You’ll need to
use your fingertip or finger-
nail to get between the ribs
and under the lungs, so you
can fully remove them.
Remove the heart and
lower intestinal tract. If
you want to save the heart,
liver and gizzard put them
a sealable bag and get them
in a cooler. Last, remove
the trachea and esophagus.
You might need to give
them a good yank.
Once the body cavity
is empty, let it air dry.
Don’t rinse it with water as
that will promote bacteria
growth. If you need to rinse
away some blood, be sure
to blot the turkey dry when
you’re done.
If you want to do any
further butchering in the
field, Oregon bird hunting
regulations require at least
the head or one fully-feath-
ered wing remain attached
to the turkey while in field
or during transport.
Kennewick
42/56
St. Helens
39/53
SUN
Field dressing
AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION
TIllamook
TONIGHT
bowhunter’s check list.
• Proper clothing. This
includes clothing appro-
priate for the weather, and
a camouflage pattern that
matches the seasonal vege-
tation, as well as comfort-
able, supportive boots.
City
Lewiston
Longview
Meacham
Medford
Newport
Olympia
Ontario
Pasco
Pendleton
Portland
Powers
Redmond
Roseburg
Salem
Spokane
The Dalles
Ukiah
Walla Walla
SUN.
MON.
Hi/Lo/W
59/44/c
56/47/sh
56/36/c
64/46/c
51/45/sh
52/45/sh
67/40/pc
66/47/c
59/41/pc
58/50/c
58/50/c
58/40/c
63/51/c
58/50/c
54/40/c
63/51/c
55/36/c
60/44/c
Hi/Lo/W
55/39/sh
49/42/r
48/32/r
58/38/r
50/40/r
49/39/r
66/39/c
60/42/pc
57/37/sh
54/43/r
54/45/r
53/31/r
56/43/r
54/42/r
49/34/sh
57/44/r
49/30/sh
56/37/sh
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
Mostly cloudy
Mostly cloudy
33
22
57
33
MT. EMILY REC.
BROWNLEE RES.
Mostly cloudy
Mainly cloudy
42
33
62
36
EAGLE CAP WILD.
EMIGRANT ST. PARK
Mostly cloudy
Partly sunny
41
26
49
33
WALLOWA LAKE
MCKAY RESERVOIR
Not as cool
Periods of sun
56
33
59
42
THIEF VALLEY RES.
RED BRIDGE ST. PARK
Mostly cloudy
Milder
58
36
60
37