COFFEE BREAK
B6 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
SATuRDAY, MAY 21, 2022
College student is tested trying to reason with mom
I’ve never shared a lot with
her regarding my social life
because she has always been
very strict (for instance, my dad
knows I enjoy tailgating and par-
tying as long as my grades are
good). I am very responsible
and always take care of every-
thing that needs to be completed
before I let myself have fun. Dad
knows this and trusts me. How-
ever, I couldn’t fathom telling
my mom about it.
I think part of the problem is
she grew up abroad, and when
she came to the U.S. for college
in the 1990s, she faced a severe
culture shock. We have always
been very different people. Con-
trary to what she may think,
DEAR ABBY: I am a
freshman at a Midwestern uni-
versity, and I love it. I finished
my first semester with straight
A’s, and my second semester has
been strong. I have a great group
of friends and have already made
plenty of memories. My problem
is I have been having a disagree-
ment with my mom. I would
like to rush a sorority in the fall,
and while my dad is fine with it,
my mother won’t even entertain
the topic.
my main reason for joining a
sorority is not “to party.” It’s an
attractive option for off-campus
housing, and I think it would be
an effective way to meet more
people (especially at such a big
school). If I don’t like how rush
pans out for me, I have no issue
with dropping out, but I think it
would be worth a try.
I want to have an open con-
versation with Mom, but she is
very close-minded. I don’t want
to go behind her back, because
I think that would only do more
harm than good. How should I
navigate this conversation? —
GOING GREEK?
DEAR GOING: As much
as you dread it, you must have
a sit-down, comprehensive con-
versation with your mother
about this. Emphasize the ben-
efits of being in a sorority. She
may be concerned because in
some Greek organizations there
have been severe abuses of the
pledges, some of which were
so dangerous that students lost
their lives. You may also want to
research the compliance history
of the Greek organizations on
your campus before addressing
the subject with your mother,
so you can allay any concerns
she has.
DEAR ABBY: My
27-year-old daughter has issues
due to a bitter divorce between
her father and me. She treats us
poorly, blames her problems on
us and feels she is justified. How
do I handle this? I don’t think
she respects either of us much.
As for our relationship, we get
along as long as things are going
OK for her. But if she’s having
a difficult day, I get the blame.
Advice? — COLD-SHOUL-
DERED IN NEW YORK
DEAR COLD-SHOUL-
DERED: Tolerating your daugh-
ter’s behavior isn’t healthy for
either of you. Encourage her to
seek professional help for her
“issues,” and when she starts
the blame game or being disre-
spectful, shorten the visit, end
the phone call or otherwise dis-
tance yourself.
has been a good technique,
and fishing from a boat will
probably also be a good way
to fish the reservoir. Fishing
will likely be best at Unity
Reservoir over the next
couple of months while the
reservoir has a good amount
of water in it.
TROUT
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depth drops off. There are
some nice kokanee avail-
able this year with some
fish around 16 to 18 inches.
Jigging and trolling for
kokanee can both be pro-
ductive ways of fishing for
theme. The docks were
recently put in place for the
season at the county boat
ramp on the north end of
Wallowa Lake.
Grande Ronde River
Steelhead fishing is
closed until Sept. 1, 2022.
Variable flows may make
fishing difficult during
spring runoff. As the water
warms, bass fishing will
become better in the lower
Grande Ronde. Anglers are
reminded that bull trout and
chinook salmon may be
encountered in the Grande
Ronde River and must be
released unharmed.
Brownlee Reservoir
Reservoir is 11 feet
below full pool, and all boat
ramps are usable. Anglers
in the Powder River arm
have had good catches of
perch and bass have fre-
quently been caught. Some
crappie have been caught,
but cooler weather has
probably slowed the crappie
fishing. Bass fishing in the
upper reservoir has been
good when water tempera-
tures have warmed. How-
ever, during cooler weather,
bass fishing has been more
difficult. Anglers have had
some success trolling for
trout near the Burnt River.
Imnaha River
Hells Canyon
Reservoir
Ellen Morris Bishop/Wallowa County Chieftain, File
Bass anglers have had
some success, but many of
the fish have been small.
Trout fishing has been slow.
As the weather warms
anglers will be able to fish
for catfish throughout the
reservoir particularly from
late May on.
Oxbow Reservoir
Anglers have been suc-
cessful catching bass, and
bass fishing will likely
improve throughout the
year as the water tempera-
ture increases. Trout fishing
will probably be good in
the coming months espe-
cially when water tempera-
tures are in the low 50s.
The Imnaha River winds through Wallowa County.
a recent report of observa-
tions of dead trout at Thief
Valley Reservoir. However,
ODFW district fish staff
were unable to observe any
dead fish when they investi-
gated the report.
Unity Reservoir
Reservoir is nearly full,
and anglers have been suc-
cessful catching 16- to
17-inch rainbow trout.
Fishing from shore with bait
has been a good technique,
and fishing from a boat will
probably also be a good way
to fish the reservoir.
Wolf Creek Reservoir
Reservoir is slowly
filling, and the boat ramp
is now useable. However,
the reservoir is still very
low. Without a substantial
increase in water, the res-
ervoir may drop quickly
throughout the year so
fishing may be best over the
next couple months.
It will be stocked with
trout throughout the spring.
Fishing has been slow, and
the reservoir is still very
low, about 12% of capacity.
The water has now reached
the bottom of the Mason
Dam boat ramp. There prob-
ably is enough water to
launch small boats, but large
boats may need a bit more
Thief Valley Reservoir
Reservoir is full. The res-
ervoir drained significantly
last year, and there may not
be many fish that survived
through the fall and winter.
However, the reservoir has
recently been stocked with
rainbow trout. There was
weather
Unity Reservoir
Reservoir is full, and
anglers have been suc-
cessful catching 16- to
17-inch rainbow trout.
Fishing from shore with bait
Thief Valley Reservoir
Reservoir is full. Thief
Astoria
Longview
45/63
Kennewick
44/73
St. Helens
47/76
Baker City
La Grande
4
48/76
Condon
48/78
49/75
8
35 59 38
Comfort Index™
7
8
10
43/74
64 43
64 40
77 51
9
9
10
9
8
10
7
ALMANAC
THURSDAY EXTREMES
TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin
NATION (for the 48 contiguous states)
High Thursday
Low Thursday
High: 114°
Low: 17°
Wettest: 2.83”
50°
32°
51°
38°
53°
40°
PRECIPITATION (inches)
Thursday
Trace
Month to date
0.64
Normal month to date 0.85
Year to date
2.57
Normal year to date
3.73
0.05
1.43
1.35
5.21
7.80
0.08
3.05
1.47
12.92
11.76
AGRICULTURAL INFO.
HAY INFORMATION SUNDAY
40%
NNW at 7 to 14 mph
8.7
0.16
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Friday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
13% of capacity
99% of capacity
45% of capacity
100% of capacity
50% of capacity
101% of capacity
STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Thursday)
Grande Ronde at Troy
7770 cfs
Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder 104 cfs
Burnt River near Unity
177 cfs
Umatilla River near Gibbon
507 cfs
Minam River at Minam
1380 cfs
Powder River near Richland
69 cfs
Death Valley, Calif.
Evaro, Mont.
Shell Knob, Mo.
OREGON
High: 66°
Low: 27°
Wettest: 0.15”
Rome
Crater Lake
Aurora
WEATHER HISTORY
On May 21, 1894, Salton, Calif., roasted
in 124-degree heat. This is the hottest
temperature ever recorded in the United
States in May and only 10 degrees lower
than the nation’s all-time high of 134
degrees.
SUN & MOON
SAT.
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
SUN.
5:16 a.m. 5:15 a.m.
8:22 p.m. 8:23 p.m.
1:39 a.m. 2:10 a.m.
10:51 a.m. 12:08 p.m.
MOON PHASES
Last
New
May 22 May 30
First
Jun 7
Full
Jun 14
34/65
Roseburg
46/68
36/64
Beaver Marsh
45/61
Powers
Brothers
43/72
Coos Bay
46/76
Burns
Jordan Valley
36/62
Paisley
38/66
Frenchglen
37/67
Klamath Falls
35/69
Hi/Lo/W
63/49/pc
70/47/pc
68/45/pc
65/48/pc
67/40/s
61/46/pc
71/48/pc
67/38/pc
61/44/pc
74/49/pc
77/55/s
76/56/pc
65/43/pc
64/43/pc
57/40/sh
76/57/s
69/37/pc
67/36/pc
Hi/Lo/W
61/48/pc
72/40/pc
69/48/s
63/49/pc
70/37/s
64/46/s
71/45/pc
65/41/pc
63/41/pc
71/45/pc
76/56/pc
72/50/s
67/44/c
65/39/pc
61/39/pc
80/55/pc
70/37/pc
70/37/s
Grand View
Arock
40/72
38/67
Lakeview
34/67
McDermitt
35/65
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
34/66
38/69
Shown is Sunday’s weather. Temperatures are Saturday night’s lows and Sunday’s highs.
MON.
Boise
42/68
Fields
45/77
SUN.
38/71
Silver Lake
35/67
Medford
Brookings
Juntura
35/67
44/78
48/65
Ontario
42/73
34/66
Chiloquin
Grants Pass
Huntington
33/64
39/70
Oakridge
40/67
44/72
Seneca
Bend
Elkton
Council
34/63
36/64
39/71
46/74
74 50
36/65
33/56
John Day
35/71
Sisters
Florence
46/61
Halfway
Granite
Baker City
5
60 38
Monument
40/69
Redmond
43/59
Eugene
62 39
37/64
43/69
46/75
Enterprise
35/59
44/71
Newport
76 47
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
65 38
9
36/61
La Grande
43/65
47/73
Idanha
Salem
WED
Times of clouds Partly sunny and
and sun
warmer
Elgin
Pendleton
The Dalles
Portland
Newberg
63 39
5
37 64 41
Comfort Index™
Enterprise
A passing
Times of clouds
morning shower
and sun
34 63 36
Comfort Index™
TUE
45/68
45/69
45/75
Lewiston
46/69
Hood River
Maupin
MON
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by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022
Walla Walla
50/76
Vancouver
47/76
44/65
SUN
Fishing has been good
for rainbow trout near
the south end of the lake.
Anglers have had success
using both flies and lures.
Anglers can have good suc-
cess wading out from shore
and casting lures or flies
near where fish are rising.
Boat anglers will have
better access to more of
the lake and may find fish
near areas where the depth
drops off. There are some
nice kokanee available this
year with some fish around
16 to 18 inches. Jigging and
trolling for kokanee can
both be productive ways of
fishing for them.
AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION
TIllamook
TONIGHT
Wallowa Lake
Valley drained significantly
last year, and there may not
be many fish that survived
through the fall and winter.
However, the reservoir has
recently been stocked with
rainbow trout. Fishing will
probably be best over the
next couple months before
the reservoir drops again
due to increasing water
releases in the spring and
summer.
water before they can use
the boat ramp. Remember
that tiger musky and bull
trout must be released
unharmed.
Phillips Reservoir
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Partly cloudy
Steelhead fishing is
closed until Sept. 1, 2022.
Trout fishing may be good
when water conditions
allow. When the water tem-
perature increases, bass
fishing may be good in
the lower portions of the
river. Anglers are reminded
that bull trout and chinook
salmon may be encountered
in the Imnaha River and
must be released unharmed.
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
69/47/pc
73/52/pc
63/40/pc
77/50/pc
59/48/pc
72/48/pc
73/44/pc
77/54/pc
69/53/s
75/53/pc
68/47/pc
71/44/pc
76/50/pc
75/51/pc
65/45/s
78/56/pc
61/41/pc
68/52/s
Hi/Lo/W
69/48/c
66/45/pc
62/43/pc
79/48/pc
57/45/pc
67/45/pc
74/48/pc
80/54/pc
73/52/pc
72/49/pc
68/46/s
74/40/pc
74/49/s
71/48/pc
66/45/c
77/52/s
61/40/pc
71/51/pc
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
A p.m. shower
A shower
37
29
59
37
MT. EMILY REC.
BROWNLEE RES.
Showers around
Sunshine, a shower
49
39
68
43
EAGLE CAP WILD.
EMIGRANT ST. PARK
A passing shower
Partly sunny
44
30
55
35
WALLOWA LAKE
MCKAY RESERVOIR
Showers around
Mostly sunny
57
40
66
53
THIEF VALLEY RES.
RED BRIDGE ST. PARK
Breezy
A shower
63
36
64
41