COFFEE BREAK
B8 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2022
Recovering alcoholic feels helpless as cousin implodes
and was drinking again three
days later. Because I don’t know
what else to do, I have committed
myself to saying, “Well, if he
wants to drink himself to death,
there’s nothing I can do.”
Am I doing the right thing or
is there something else I can try?
I mean, it’s not my house, so I
can’t throw him out. I don’t even
broach the subject with my aunt
anymore. — CONFLICTED IN
ILLINOIS
DEAR CONFLICTED: Con-
gratulations for hanging onto
your sobriety. I can only imagine
the stress you are experiencing
watching your cousin drink him-
self to death. If at all possible, it
might be benefi cial to you if you
DEAR ABBY: I was an alco-
holic. I have been sober since
1994. I live with my elderly aunt
and assist her while working in
ministry. Her son lives with us
and is, basically, a hopeless alco-
holic. He drinks all day and lies
on the couch. I know that if this
continues, it will be fatal.
We have tried to get him into
two or three rehabs, and I can’t
count how many times he’s been
to the hospital for detox. After his
last stint in rehab, he came back
found other living arrangements
while assisting your aunt.
Your aunt — not you — as
well-meaning as she may be,
is her son’s enabler. Her pas-
sivity is partly responsible for
what’s happening to her son, not
you. You have done everything
you can, and you cannot save
him from himself. Your aunt
may need counseling to help her
break the unhealthy pattern that
has been set with her son. Please
suggest this to her. I hope she is
receptive.
DEAR ABBY: My friend has
this habit of phoning me while
she is walking her dog or driving
somewhere. To put it bluntly,
she calls when she is otherwise
engaged and biding her time
until she fi nishes the walk or
reaches her destination.
When she walks “Gonzo,” I
have to contend with his barking,
her admonishing Gonzo for
pulling on the leash, or the wind,
which makes it diffi cult to hear
her. When she’s driving, the con-
nection is often iff y. She has
done this for years, but recently
it has started to seriously annoy
me. I wish she would call when
she’s sitting in a quiet room and
not preoccupied with something
else. Is that too much to ask?
How can I politely tell her this?
— TICKED OFF IN TEXAS
DEAR TICKED OFF: It
shouldn’t be too hard. “Politely”
tell her you would prefer she
NOT call you while she’s
walking Gonzo or driving —
particularly the latter because it’s
dangerous and you would hate to
have her miss her exit or get into
an accident because she was dis-
tracted. Then tell her you prefer
talking with her when she’s in
a place that’s safe to talk and
she’s not distracted. If she per-
sists after that, ask when she’ll
be home, suggest you talk “later”
and hang up.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren,
also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com
or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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NEWS OF THE WEIRD
Patriot Front members arrested near Idaho pride event
Police learned about the
U-Haul from a tipster, who
reported that “it looked like
a little army was loading
up into the vehicle” in the
parking lot of a hotel, White
said. Offi cials spotted the
truck soon after and pulled it
over, he said.
Videos of the arrest posted
on social media show the men
kneeling on the grass with
their hands zip-tied behind
their backs.
“Reclaim America” was
written on the back of one
shirt.
Police led the men, one by
one, to the front of patrol cars,
took off their masks and then
brought them to a police van.
Those arrested came from
at least 11 states, including
Washington, Oregon, Texas,
Utah, Colorado, South
Dakota, Illinois, Wyoming,
Virginia, and Arkansas,
White said.
Only one was from Idaho,
he said.
The truck was stopped
near where the North Idaho
Pride Alliance was holding
the Coeur d’Alene Pride in
The Associated Press
COEUR d’ALENE,
Idaho — Authorities arrested
31 members of the white
supremacist group Patriot
Front near an Idaho pride
event Saturday, June 11, after
they were found packed into
the back of a U-Haul truck
with riot gear.
The men were standing
inside the truck wearing
khakis, navy blue shirts and
beige hats with white bala-
clavas covering their faces
when Coeur d’Alene police
stopped the U-Haul and
began arresting them on the
side of the road.
“They came to riot down-
town,” Coeur d’Alene Police
Chief Lee White said at a
news conference.
All 31 were charged with
conspiracy to riot, a mis-
demeanor, White said. The
men were going through the
booking process Saturday
afternoon and are scheduled
to be arraigned on Monday,
he said.
Based on evidence col-
lected and documents,
Georji Brown via The Associated Press
Authorities arrest members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event
Saturday, June 11, 2022, after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear.
authorities found that the
group was planning to riot in
several areas of downtown,
not just the park, White said.
Police found riot gear, one
smoke grenade, shin guards
and shields inside the van,
White said. They wore arm
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patches and logos on their
hats that identifi ed them as
members of Patriot Front, he
said.
Astoria
Longview
48/62
Vancouver
46/70
47/70
Baker City
0
46/73
0
46/70
Comfort Index™
1
SAT
Mostly cloudy, a
shower
66 42
Eugene
9
8
7
44/74
74 52
68 49
65 48
10
8
7
69 49
61 48
10
8
3
10
Florence
ALMANAC
NATION (for the 48 contiguous states)
High Sunday
Low Sunday
High: 118°
Low: 30°
Wettest: 2.19”
65°
42°
64°
43°
70°
46°
Sunday
Trace
Month to date
0.46
Normal month to date 0.52
Year to date
4.44
Normal year to date
4.86
0.37
2.25
0.64
8.61
9.33
0.48
2.74
0.85
16.91
13.53
PRECIPITATION (inches)
AGRICULTURAL INFO.
HAY INFORMATION WEDNESDAY
Lowest relative humidity
Afternoon wind
Hours of sunshine
Evapotranspiration
35%
SSE at 10 to 20 mph
3.2
0.21
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Monday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
Powers
46/71
SUNDAY EXTREMES
TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin
22% of capacity
97% of capacity
43% of capacity
98% of capacity
42% of capacity
106% of capacity
STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Sunday)
Grande Ronde at Troy
16900 cfs
Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder 1011 cfs
Burnt River near Unity
83 cfs
Umatilla River near Gibbon
780 cfs
Minam River at Minam
4150 cfs
Powder River near Richland
772 cfs
OREGON
Ontario
Crater Lake
Sexton Summit
A cloudburst on June 14, 1903, near Hep-
pner, Ore., caused a fl ash fl ood on Willow
Creek. The resulting 20-foot wall of water
killed more than 200 in a few minutes and
swept away a third of the buildings.
SUN & MOON
TUE.
WED.
5:04 a.m. 5:04 a.m.
8:42 p.m. 8:42 p.m.
9:42 p.m. 10:46 p.m.
4:53 a.m. 5:55 a.m.
MOON PHASES
Full
Last
Jun 14
Jun 20
New
Jun 28
First
Jul 6
Jordan Valley
34/76
Frenchglen
Paisley
36/84
36/77
Klamath Falls
34/80
Lakeview
32/79
McDermitt
Shown is Wednesday’s weather. Temperatures are Tuesday night’s lows and Wednesday’s highs.
City
Astoria
Bend
Boise
Brookings
Burns
Coos Bay
Corvallis
Council
Elgin
Eugene
Hermiston
Hood River
Imnaha
John Day
Joseph
Kennewick
Klamath Falls
Lakeview
THU.
Hi/Lo/W
62/49/c
75/47/pc
76/55/s
62/50/pc
76/43/c
63/51/c
71/47/pc
69/47/pc
70/47/s
74/50/pc
78/60/s
73/53/pc
73/51/pc
73/46/pc
68/47/pc
79/58/pc
80/40/s
79/39/s
Hi/Lo/W
61/48/c
68/44/c
92/60/s
62/47/c
80/45/pc
62/47/c
68/48/pc
82/55/s
74/52/pc
70/51/c
77/57/pc
74/54/pc
78/55/pc
76/47/pc
73/47/pc
78/59/pc
73/39/pc
79/40/pc
39/77
35/79
Fields
47/84
WED.
Grand View
Arock
36/77
36/82
Medford
Brookings
Diamond
37/80
44/83
48/62
Boise
42/76
Silver Lake
34/80
RECREATION FORECAST WEDNESDAY
REGIONAL CITIES
WEATHER HISTORY
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
46/76
Grants Pass
39/78
31/81
Chiloquin
Death Valley, Calif.
Baraga, Mich.
Hampton, Va.
High: 67°
Low: 38°
Wettest: 0.81”
Beaver Marsh
Juntura
30/76
36/77
32/75
Roseburg
Ontario
41/77
Burns
Brothers
44/74
46/63
Huntington
34/69
40/75
Oakridge
38/69
42/71
Seneca
Bend
Elkton
Coos Bay
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.
37/73
39/77
Council
34/69
John Day
36/78
Sisters
47/73
72 46
37/70
32/66
Baker City
Redmond
45/59
47/62
Halfway
Granite
41/78
41/72
48/71
Corvallis
39/71
Monument
45/76
Idanha
Enterprise
La Grande
42/70
44/71
Newport
70 47
10
34 69 45
FRI
Elgin
37/70
34/69
Condon
49/78
50/71
Salem
Cloudy
47/73
Pendleton
The Dalles
Portland
Newberg
Lewiston
48/75
Hood River
45/75
77 48
10
39 71 47
Comfort Index™
Enterprise
THU
34 69 43
Comfort Index™
La Grande
WED
Forecasts and graphics provided
by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022
Walla Walla
52/79
Maupin
Partly sunny and Partly sunny and
warmer
pleasant
SEOUL, South Korea —
North Korea test-fi red sus-
pected artillery pieces into
the sea on Sunday, June 12,
South Korea’s military said,
days after North Korean
leader Kim Jong Un called
for greater defense capa-
bility to cope with outside
threats.
South Korea’s Joint
Chiefs of Staff said in a
statement that it detected
several fl ight trajectories
believed to be North Korean
artillery. It said South Korea
maintains a fi rm military
readiness in close coordina-
tion with the United States
amid boosted surveillance
on North Korea.
Kennewick
45/67
St. Helens
TIllamook
Mainly clear
and chilly
Seoul: North Korea
fi res suspected
artillery pieces into sea
AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION
46/64
TONIGHT
the Park event. Police had
stepped up their presence in
the area during the event.
“It appears these people
did not come here to engage
in peaceful events,” Kootenai
County Sheriff Bob Norris
told a Coeur d’Alene Press
reporter.
City
Lewiston
Longview
Meacham
Medford
Newport
Olympia
Ontario
Pasco
Pendleton
Portland
Powers
Redmond
Roseburg
Salem
Spokane
The Dalles
Ukiah
Walla Walla
WED.
THU.
Hi/Lo/W
75/53/s
67/48/pc
70/47/pc
84/51/pc
59/48/pc
66/48/c
77/51/s
78/57/s
75/56/s
71/53/c
71/49/c
78/45/pc
76/50/c
71/50/pc
66/52/pc
78/55/pc
72/47/pc
73/54/s
Hi/Lo/W
78/59/pc
68/50/c
73/49/pc
74/52/pc
57/49/r
67/48/c
90/58/s
82/57/pc
73/55/pc
71/55/pc
63/51/c
71/45/c
71/51/c
69/54/sh
72/56/pc
76/57/pc
68/46/pc
73/55/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
Clouds and sun
Warmer
49
44
66
47
MT. EMILY REC.
BROWNLEE RES.
Warmer
Warmer
59
50
72
51
EAGLE CAP WILD.
EMIGRANT ST. PARK
Warmer
Warmer
54
42
66
42
WALLOWA LAKE
MCKAY RESERVOIR
Milder
Warmer
68
47
76
54
THIEF VALLEY RES.
RED BRIDGE ST. PARK
Warmer
Warmer
69
43
71
47
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