A4 THE BULLETIN • MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2021
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DEAR ABBY
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Dear Abby: I met my wife
when we were very young
and into partying. We’re now
middle-aged and heading in
different directions.
I focus on physical and
mental well-being. I work out
daily, eat healthy and main-
tain a positive attitude. She
spends her free time lying
around, drinking, smoking
and constantly exposing her-
self to negativity through the
internet. She’s now on med-
ication for depression and
anxiety.
My attempts at discussion
are mostly met with anger
and defensiveness or are dis-
missed as “a bad time to talk.”
I feel we have reached a cross-
roads in our health. I want
her to be as fit and healthy as
possible so we can enjoy our
golden years together. How
do I get her to join me in a
healthier lifestyle before it’s
too late?
— Willing in Washington
Dear Willing: Your wife
may have reached a fork in
the road of her life. If your
description is accurate, you
are living with a woman who
is depressed, angry, defensive,
anxious and self-destructive.
A way to get her to join
you in a healthier lifestyle
would be to convince her that
her own path to wellness will
begin with consulting a men-
tal health professional before
it is too late and the damage
she is doing to herself be-
comes irreversible. When you
do, make sure she knows you
are saying it because you love
her and want to enjoy a long
and happy life with her —
something that is clearly not
happening for her right now.
If she still refuses, then con-
tinue doing what you’re do-
ing, recognizing you cannot
save someone who refuses to
help herself.
Dear Abby: My best friend
is retired and alone, as am
I. She recently moved next
door so we can help each
other if needed.
Since COVID, we feel safe
seeing each other because we
never go out in public places
and all our shopping is done
with delivery or curbside
pickup. She doesn’t like to
cook, but I love to, so most
evenings she’s invited to din-
ner. She comes over about
four times a week and usually
takes home the leftovers for
the other nights.
What bothers me is I usu-
ally eat dinner at the same
time, and I remind her of
it each time I invite her, yet
she’s invariably late. At first
it was just a minute or two,
but it’s getting later and later.
Tonight I waited 20 minutes
for her.
I time my dishes to the
minute, and I like my food
hot and not overcooked. I
don’t want to make a big deal
out of this, but I’m becoming
increasingly irritated. Any
suggestions on how I can get
the message across without
jeopardizing our friendship?
— Fresh Meals in the Midwest
Dear Fresh: Your friend
may be disorganized or just
plain thoughtless. The next
time you invite her, tell her
that because you like your
dinner hot — and not over-
cooked — you will start eat-
ing at the appointed time and
no longer continue to wait
for her. You don’t have to be
mean about it, just firm, and
then follow through.
YOUR HOROSCOPE
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imaginative and sensitive, you make your unusual dreams and visions a reali-
ty. This year, by thinking creatively out of the box 4 and with more patience
4 you succeed tremendously. If single, you like to be free to roam, so this
is not the year you become committed. If attached, affection is extremely
important to you, and your partner needs to give this on a daily basis. LIBRA
calms your chaos.
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daily routine and long for expansion. Keep your cheerful outlook and be
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Tonight: It9s your party and you9ll cry if you want to.
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ideas concerning future plans that others aren9t receptive to just yet. Natural
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Tonight: Examine new options and seek advice.
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Tonight: Delicious home-cooked meal.
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Deschutes dogs must wear tags in 1946
Compiled by the Deschutes County His-
torical Society from the archived copies of
The Bulletin at the Deschutes Historical Mu-
seum
100 YEARS AGO
For the week ending
Feb. 13, 1921
Rescue work established by council
Ending the fight which has been waged
by the citizens of Bend almost since the
beginning of the new administration, the
city council, in regular session last night,
yielded to the wishes expressed in petitions
tabled at the previous meeting and unani-
mously passed, under an emergency clause,
the ordinance for the establishment of a
woman’s protective division as an adjunct
of city government. Mayor E.D. Gilson ap-
pointed Dr. Anna Ries Finley as head of
the division and the appointment, together
with his suggestion that her salary be set
at $75 a month, with no expenses allowed,
was approved.
That the passage of the ordinance was a
direct concession to the wishes of the peo-
ple of Bend was indicated by Mayor Gil-
son in remarks directed to the council and
to members of the Women’s Civic league
in attendance at the meeting. “I hope that
this appointment may be satisfactory to
the council, the citizens in general, and the
members of the Civic league,” he said. “The
matter has been one of great concern to us.”
Surveyor prepares new map of county
Data are being collected by R.B. Gould,
county surveyor, for a new map of De-
schutes county, which will be ready some
time this spring. Railroads, railroad sur-
veys, wagon roads and contemplated high-
ways, as well as all towns and townsites in
the county, will be shown on the new map.
Woman dry agent may visit Bend
Local liquor vendors sought a safe retreat
today when the report was spread about
that the mysterious woman prohibition
agent who has been operating successfully
in Portland, not under a name, but under
the initial “D”, is headed for Bend.
Traveler’s brought the information that
she had been seen in The Dalles and that
she was known to be on her way here. City
and county authorities questioned this
morning professed ignorance of the pro-
posed visit and opined that if “D” were in-
tending to work in Bend she must be com-
ing as a free lance.
No obsolete cannon are now available
No obsolete cannon are at present avail-
able for distribution, according to a letter
written from the office of the chief of ordi-
nance, received this morning by Charles W.
Erskine, member of the American Legion
committee which is endeavoring to secure
a field piece for Bend. The letter points out
that under the law of 1896. Requests for
cannon which can no longer be used by the
war department must come from a munic-
ipal corporation, a soldiers’ monument as-
sociation, or a G.A.R. Post.
It is added, however, that as soon as any
cannon are available, the request of the
Bend post will receive due consideration.
75 YEARS AGO
For the week ending
Feb. 13, 1946
Sale of roller rink announced
Announcement of the sale of the Roller
rink, corner of Bond street and Franklin
avenue, to Mr and Mrs Frank Grimes of
Eugene, was made today through the of-
fices of the Chamber of commerce. Having
completed the purchase from Clair Fuller,
Mr and Mrs Grimes have returned to Eu-
gene, expecting to come back to Bend in
about two weeks and make their home.
Mr and Mrs Grimes said that they planned
completely to renovate the rink and reopen
it about March 1. They previously had op-
erated the Midway Roller rink at Spring-
field junction, near Eugene.
The Bend Roller rink was built by Fuller
when work was started on Camp Abbot in
1942, the skating pavilion being created in
the former Eddie Williamson garage.
Post-war building project suddenly halted
Without consulting the city commis-
sion, sans the benefit of engineering and
certainly without a building permit, a large
scale building program was launched in
Bend last night — and police were called
to halt it.
Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin file
Julia Foran, of Bend, watches as her dog Wesley explores along the Deschutes River while visit-
ing the Riverbend Dog Park in January. In 1946, Deschutes County started requiring all dogs to
wear state issued tags. At the time, Bend was estimated to have 500 dogs.
Apparently cognizant of the building fe-
ver in Bend, members of the transient fra-
ternity commonly known as hoboes, had
started the construction of a “jungle” home
along the railroad right-of-way between the
roundhouse and football park.
Thinking the procedure a bit strange
and believing it might interfere with the
smooth movement of trains, passers by no-
tified officers. The police, who universally
frown upon such tenements, were quick
to respond with an injunction order in the
form of court instructions to “move on!”
Honey flows from tree in big stream
Honey flowed from a juniper tree in
the Tumalo community this week. When
flames swept through the E.A. Crawford
home Wednesday, a nearby juniper bee tree
caught fire, at the northwest corner of the
building, and burned all Wednesday night
and through Thursday. Honey in the tree
melted and flowed out over the ground at
the root, in a big stream. It was appetizing
in appearance, but due to the smoke and
ashes the honey was ruined. Cause of the
fire that razed the ranch home has not been
determined. Mr and Mrs Crawford were in
Redmond at the time.
Deschutes dogs must wear tags
Dog owners of Deschutes county are
now required to buy the new 1946 license
tags for their pets, officials announced
here today. All dogs in Bend, as well as De-
schutes county, are required to wear the
tags which are issued by the state.
The tags may be obtained at the county
clerk’s office, Bend police station and in the
city hall, it was stated.
George Simerville, city recorder, esti-
mated that there are approximately 500
dogs in Bend which must be licensed. He
said that tags for male dogs cost $1 and
for females, $1.50. Dogs found to be un-
licensed by April 1 when the city’s tie-up
ordinance becomes effective, will be pe-
nalized 50 cents more for the tags. The dog
tie-up remains in effect until July 31.
50 YEARS AGO
For the week ending
Feb. 13, 1971
Many to observe holiday
Federal, state, and county employes and
a few other Oregon workers will have a
three day weekend as the result of changing
the date for the observance of Washing-
ton’s birthday. But for the most part, it will
be “business as usual” on the new birthday
date Monday. This is the first year the Fa-
ther of His Country will be honored on the
third Monday in February, by Congressio-
nal dictum.
In Bend, both abstract companies will
observe the holiday by closing shop, along
with Oregon liquor stores and other state
agencies, all federal bureaus and county
courthouse. There will be no day off for
City of Bend employes. Also remaining
open will be banks, utilities companies,
schools, retail merchants, most real estate
and law offices and the Chamber of Com-
merce.
There will be no post office window ser-
vice or mail delivery Monday, but post of-
fice doors will be open to allow post office
box holders to get their mail.
Barber shops will observe their regular
Monday closure, but not because of the
holiday. In years when Washington’s birth-
day occurred on a weekday other than
Monday, local barbers were on the job.
February 15 is also observed as Wash-
ington-Lincoln Day in Ohio and Minne-
sota, as Presidents’ Day in Hawaii, as Span-
ish War Memorial Day in Maine and as
Susan B. Anthony Day.
Bend Mighty Mites win at Bachelor
The Bend Mighty Mite skiers finished
first and second in all four in a cross coun-
try meet over the weekend at Mt. Bachelor.
In the nine-and-under races, Sarah
Miller, Helen Miller and Suzy Ellis finished
1-2-3 in the girl’s competition. Charlie
Miller and Brian Wadsworth placed first
and second in the boys’ race, respectively.
Jeanne Wadsworth won the girls’ 10-12
race, in 7:49.2, while Mary Miller, Mary
Ann Ellis and Monica McClain followed in
that order.
The boys’ two-lap race was won by Har-
old Miller in 16:16.2, with Jeff Boulet sec-
ond. Jeanne Wadsworth had the best single
lap time in winner her race.
25 YEARS AGO
For the week ending
Feb. 13, 1996
Logs block to fish hatchery
A jumble of logs and branches still
blocked the bridge to the Wizard Falls
Fish Hatchery today after Wednesday’s
fast-melting snow pushed the normally
calm Metolius River over its banks.
The river level this morning had
dropped about five feet from its peak
Wednesday, when it flowed about three of
four feet over the Wizard Falls bridge, said
Bill Tansley, fish hatchery manager.
“When I saw that, I presumed the bridge
would go. But it must be a lot better bridge
than I thought,” Tansley said. “It virtually
dammed the river when it came up.”
Tansley said the flooding never threat-
ened the fish hatchery. But it stranded him
for a time Wednesday until U.S. Forest
Service crews plowed eight miles of a back
road to regain access to the hatchery, said
Mark Foster, head of the Camp Sherman
Search and Rescue team.
Foster said the high water washed out
several Forest Service access roads in the
Camp Sherman area but caused little house
damage. At Lake Creek Lodge, water was
up to the cabins but had not run into them.
Residents were having some of the biggest
problems with septic systems because of
flooded drain fields, Foster said.
At the Camp Sherman Store, owner
Mary Lora said she’d been flooded with
calls from residents worried about their va-
cation homes. She said a small amount of
water came into the store from rapid run-
off, but it was quickly pumped out.
“I’ve lived here for 25 years and I’ve never
seen it quite like this,” Loar said. In Sisters,
creeks threatened to overflow banks but
never quite did, according to Fire Chief Don
Mouser. He said all the bridges in the area
held up under the strain of the high water.
Crews were going out today to assess prop-
erty damage. “But everything looks like it’s
in pretty good shape this morning,” he said.
Probably the area’s worst damage hap-
pened Wednesday from a mudslide at Sut-
tle Lake, which took out a section of High-
way 20. At Camp Davidson, a church camp
at Suttle Lake, mud buried the shop build-
ing, most of a backhoe and a pickup truck.
Mud also was about a foot thick in the
manager’s cabin and filled the swimming
pool, Foster said.
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Others are more loving and cooperative. You can share a good joke with
someone you care for. Celebrate by reaching out and focusing on creative
projects and hobbies. Tonight: Fun late night.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
õõõõõ Entertain at home; plan a family activity. Elderly relatives may have
entertaining information about genealogy and family traditions. It9s a splen-
did time to redecorate and rearrange your home. Tonight: Everyone chips in
with rearranging the house 4 with different varying results.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
õõõ Commuter travel or a short neighborhood trip brings a chance en-
counter or experience that serves to awaken new perspectives. You will be
exposed to those who have a different philosophy of life than yours. Tonight:
Ongoing emails and phone calls.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
õõõõ You are slightly distracted with your work today. You will long to
make some new purchases, either to give as gifts or to add pleasure to
recreation hours. Be sensible and study your budget before overextending
though. Tonight: Balancing online retail therapy.
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Flooding
Continued from A1
The Willamette River saw the biggest
bumps in flood severity in simulations,
with 50 to 60% increases in 100-year flood
scenarios. Parts of the Snake River could
see a 40% increase in 10-year floods and a
60% increase in 100-year floods.
The season for flooding on the Snake,
now primarily confined to the spring,
could start as early as December or January.
The Columbia River Basin and much of
the Northwest have seen frequent flood-
ing historically. The Vanport flood in 1948
essentially wiped out one of Portland’s
largest African-American communities at
the time. Floods on the Chehalis River in
Washington have forced the closure of In-
terstate 5 twice in the past 15 years. High
water on the Willamette River in 1996 and
2019 caused millions in damages.
The simulations did not factor in flood
mitigation efforts, like the extensive system
of dams throughout the basin, but Mote
said the changes are large enough that they
would likely overwhelm any efforts to curb
them.
“We don’t know how much of this
increased flood risk can be managed
through mitigation measures until we
study the issue further,” he said. “But man-
aging a 30% to 40% increase, as is pre-
dicted for many areas, is clearly beyond
our management capabilities.”
One of the primary drivers for the ex-
pected shift is the warming climate. As
temperatures climb, precipitation is more
likely to fall as rain rather than snow. With
smaller snowpacks, rivers and streams will
see higher flows earlier in the season. The
snowpack in the upper part of the basin, in
Canada, is not likely to see large changes in
volume, but the snow there will melt faster,
researchers found.
Mote said the obvious next step is to use
the same simulations to model what will
happen with the existing mitigation mea-
sures in place.
“This work provides information and
impetus for the people who manage flood
risk,” he said. “We’ll need to know how
much of this can be mitigated by existing
flood control.”