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DEAR ABBY
Write to Dear Abby online at dearabby.com
or by mail at P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069
Dear Abby: I suspect that
something has been going
on with my husband and our
daughter-in-law. My hus-
band has become obsessed
with her, and they both seem
to become nervous when
they are around me at the
same time. My husband is
always checking to see when
I’m leaving.
My son and daughter-in-
law and their three kids live
in our duplex, but my son
isn’t home most of the day.
Should I be concerned about
what’s going on with them?
Everything in me is telling
me something is not right.
— Worried in Wisconsin
Dear Worried: I hope you
are wrong, but if “everything
in you” is telling you some-
thing is not right, listen to
your intuition. Continue
monitoring the situation and
keep a journal of your obser-
vations.
If your marital relation-
ship with your husband has
changed, it’s a red flag. Talk
to him about it. It may take
the services of a licensed
marriage and family ther-
apist to get your marriage
back on track. Share the
journal with your therapist
during some of the sessions,
or with your attorney, if the
need arises.
Dear Abby: My mom died
five years ago. I didn’t talk
to her the last few months
before her death because of
the extreme stress she put
me under. I finally told my
brother it was his turn to deal
with her because she had al-
ways been sweet to him. I
dealt with her issues for 40
years and could no longer
continue. Mom was greedy,
self-centered and narcissistic.
She caused many issues be-
tween my brother and me.
My question concerns
her ashes. I have them.
My brother wanted noth-
ing to do with them, and I
don’t know how to dispose
of them. I have considered
spreading them in the moun-
tains since she liked camping
and fishing, but I don’t know
if it is legal. Otherwise, they
will sit in my basement for-
ever.
— Needs a Solution
Dear Needs: Contact the
funeral home or crema-
torium that handled your
mother’s remains and ask
what the rules are in your
state about the disposition
of ashes. Because rules differ
in different states, counties,
etc., the people there would
be in the best position to as-
sist you.
Dear Abby: I have a re-
lationship problem I hope
you can help me with. I have
loved this woman for years.
We grew up together. We
parted because I had to move
away to Japan.
Well, a few years ago,
we met again. We began to
communicate, and all my
feelings for her rushed back
after all these years. I know
she doesn’t feel the same way
about me. How can I let her
know how bad it hurts, this
unrequited love?
— Smitten in the West
Dear Smitten: I don’t
think that’s such a good idea.
Knowing this woman doesn’t
reciprocate your feelings, do
you really think informing
her that “all those feelings
have rushed back” will en-
dear you? It may cause her
embarrassment. You will be
happier if you stop dwell-
ing on your unrequited love
from the past, resolve to live
in the present and, from now
on, look for companionship
from candidates who are
emotionally available.
YOUR HOROSCOPE
By Madalyn Aslan
Stars show the kind of day you’ll have
DYNAMIC | POSITIVE | AVERAGE | SO-SO | DIFFICULT
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2021: Insightful,
expressive and intense, you must learn to be nicer to yourself. To the world
you are kind and considerate, but internally you are secretly too hard on
yourself. This year, your product is very successful, and profitable. If single,
there’s a high turnover rate, but you find your true mate in 2022. If attached,
you go through heaven and hell — and it is true love. SCORPIO is your match.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Projects that were once laborious are easier to complete today. Make
a social occasion of doing chores by asking for a friend’s assistance. Your
creativity is blossoming. Trust your hunches and reach out to those who can
help you. Tonight: A touch of magic.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
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The hotel will pay nearly
$2,200 to customers who
stayed there during that period
and pay $21,600 to the state.
• Rodeway Inn Willamette
River (Corvallis): Rates al-
legedly went up more than
15% in 15 rooms that usually
went for $80 to $100 per night.
The Rodeway will pay $918 in
refunds to 23 customers and
$15,000 in state penalties.
• Days Inn (Roseburg):
Rooms that typically cost no
more than $150 a night al-
legedly cost $200 to $300 a
night during the wildfires.
The hotel will repay $4,860
to 31 customers and pay
$31,000 in penalties to the
state.
Oregon continues investigat-
ing price-gouging allegations,
according to the Justice Depart-
Radicchio
— especially radicchio, chicory,
spinach and purple sprouting
broccoli — is expanding faster
than any of us can keep up
with,” Navazio said.
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“It starts out as something
that seems horrible, but then
it’s your favorite thing,” she
said. “Radicchio is like that.”
Getting organized
Radicchio proved to be an
important crop in 2007 when
Erickson-Brown and her hus-
band, Jason Salvo, started their
15-acre farm, Local Roots
Farm, in Duvall, Washington.
“For a farm that grows 40
different crops, to have 1 acre
dedicated to just one is a lit-
tle unusual,” Erickson-Brown
said.
She and Salvo sell radicchio
for $3 to $5 per head. They
grow roughly 14,000 heads in
a good year.
The growing popular-
ity of the little-known crop
prompted the couple to help
lead a regional effort to raise
the crop’s profile by establish-
ing the Pacific Northwest Ra-
dicchio Association.
Geography is on their side.
Radicchio is widely grown in
northeastern Italy, whose lat-
itude and climate are compa-
rable to those of the Pacific
Northwest.
There’s a lot for farmers to
like about radicchio, Erick-
son-Brown said. It’s a win-
ter-hardy crop, and improves
soil health by breaking up pest
and disease cycles as an alter-
native to Brassica crops, such
as cabbage, kale and Brussels
sprouts.
Radicchio also overwinters
in the field and holds up well
in storage, making it a locally
grown winter salad alterna-
tive to lettuce shipped from
warmer climates.
The new organization will
bring together growers,
processors, wholesalers, dis-
tributors, retailers and restau-
rants in Oregon and Wash-
ington.
It will build on existing ef-
forts by Washington State Uni-
versity’s Food Systems Pro-
gram, led by Lewis, and the
Culinary Breeding Network,
led by Oregon State University
professor Lane Selman.
Lewis and Selman received
a $250,000 U.S. Department
of Agriculture specialty crop
block grant in 2020 through
the Washington State Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
ment.
“We also are trying our best
to make it clear that Oregon
businesses shouldn’t try to take
advantage of people during dif-
ficult times,” Rosenblum said.
“Our laws protect against this
sort of conduct, and my office
intends to enforce them.”
Local Roots Farm/capitalpress.com
Farmers Jason Salvo and Siri Erickson-Brown of Duvall, Washington,
are helping lead the formation of the Pacific Northwest Radicchio
Growers Association. They’ve been raising the crop for 15 years.
“We know there are people willing to pay a pretty high price
to get this special Italian radicchio. As long as we’ve already
got trucks bringing Washington apples to the East Coast,
wouldn’t it be great if we could also throw a few pallets of
radicchio on there?”
— Siri Erickson-Brown, of the Pacific Northwest Radicchio Growers
Association
Northwest grown
A California-grown, round,
red Chioggia type is the radic-
chio most commonly found in
U.S. grocery stores.
Northwest growers are pro-
ducing more varieties. Some
are also already working with
seed companies to develop re-
gion-specific varieties, Lewis
said.
Erickson-Brown envisions
the association as a market-
ing board, promoting Pacific
Northwest-grown radicchio
and building interest.
The organization could po-
tentially sell into East Coast
urban markets that now im-
port radicchio from Italy and
elsewhere.
“We know there are peo-
ple willing to pay a pretty high
price to get this special Italian
radicchio,” she said. “As long as
we’ve already got trucks bring-
ing Washington apples to the
East Coast, wouldn’t it be great
if we could also throw a few
pallets of radicchio on there?”
Fast-growing crop
From experience, Erick-
son-Brown sees great poten-
tial for radicchio. Her farm
reported a 900% increase in
production and sales over the
last decade, with sales doubling
in 2019 alone compared to the
previous year.
Winter vegetables are the
fastest growing greens seg-
ment of the seed market, John
Navazio, leafy green plant
breeder at Johnny’s Selected
Seeds, said in the grant appli-
cation.
“The market for these crops
Cultural exchange
Andrea Ghedina is co-
founder and breeder for
Smarties.bio in Chioggia, Italy,
near Venice. His company sells
conventional and organic ra-
dicchio seeds. He’s been breed-
ing radicchio for 10 years.
Radicchio is not considered
a specialty crop in his region,
he said.
“It’s something we know
very well; it’s not so romantic
for us,” Ghedina said.
Scientifically, however, the
crop offers genetic variation
and is still relatively new, he
said. It was bred from wild
chicory into its current red,
round shape about 70 years
ago.
Radicchio contains antioxi-
dants and vitamin C in quan-
tities significantly higher than
other fruits and vegetables,
even oranges, Ghedina said.
Ghedina will offer his exper-
tise to Northwest growers. He
wants to collect as much data
as he can to breed new vari-
eties.
He believes less bitter variet-
ies would find larger markets,
even in Italy.
Next steps
The goal is to have the Pa-
cific Northwest Radicchio As-
sociation running in the next
few months, Lewis said.
In the meantime, Erick-
son-Brown wonders how
COVID-19 will impact de-
mand as she decides what to
plant for the coming growing
season.
Each year, they’ve increased
their radicchio crop by 25%,
and have always sold it all, she
said. About 90% of it goes to
restaurants.
Early on, at farmers mar-
kets and restaurants, she would
often hear how hard it was to
find, she recalled.
That showed her the enthu-
siasm is there for radicchio.
“You don’t need to grow
something that appeals to ev-
erybody,” Erickson-Brown
said. “You just need to do a
really good job of growing
something that’s meaningful
to enough people that makes it
worth doing.”
Both business and personal relationships reach a turning point.
Hidden factors are revealed to change your opinions and perspectives. Your
detective and research skills serve you well. Problems and arguments are
resolved. Tonight: An early night’s sleep for the detective.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
You greet the day with a volatile and intense relationship situation in
progress. Meditate on whether to hold on or to just let go and move forward.
A matter can be resolved in your favor. Tonight: A make-up date.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
Revel in the success someone close to you enjoys. Then the rest
of today is just for you. The magic of extra sleep. Drink fluids to detoxify the
body. Try foot baths or steep healing herbs in your bath water. Tonight: A
pampering day becomes pampering night.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
You are a wandering free spirit in matters of the heart, even if
completely attached. Romantic needs are evolving. Today initiates some un-
expected developments in love, perhaps a change in the status of a relation-
ship. Tonight: People appreciate your creativity and breezy personality.
OBITUARY
Immigrants
Continued from A7
The fund will be integrated
into the Oregon Worker Relief
Fund program, which organiz-
ers hope will enable them to
use existing community part-
nerships to reach smaller busi-
nesses that might not other-
wise hear about the fund.
Business can apply by call-
ing 1-888-274-7292. More in-
formation will be available at a
virtual community forum Sat-
urday. People can RSVP for the
event by visiting the Alivio Lab-
oral de Oregon Facebook page.
“We know that we’re the or-
ganizations our community
turns to in times of need,” said
Isa Peña, interim executive
director of Causa of Oregon,
which sponsors the Oregon
Worker Relief Fund. “This new
fund provides an opportu-
nity for our community to be
served by people they trust.”
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Modernization of your surroundings might be pleasing. A new
theme or home remodeling project appears. The sale or purchase of proper-
ty could pave the way to financial freedom. A family member’s contribution
or advice brings welcome financial assistance. Tonight: Relax.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today finds you especially talkative and promises an interesting daily
schedule punctuated by numerous messages and outings. The stars favor a
focus on planning and correspondence. Embrace future travel opportunities
too. Tonight: Catching up with a sibling or a neighbor.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
You experience some frustration linked to money matters today. Go
over everything with a fine-tooth comb and consider new strategies for
enhancing your finances and your security. Talk with an elderly female family
member. Tonight: Be adaptable and economize. Don’t let yourself splurge.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
A fiery natural leader, quick to act and speak, you keep life moving.
Each new day brings a fresh start, a time to welcome a myriad of novel pos-
sibilities. Love prospects and great opportunities abound today. Tonight: In
wonderment at your good fortune.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Dreams reflect and provide insights concerning your path. Be
aware of how repeating habits and patterns affects your life’s path for good
or ill. Examine the past if you would know the future. Tonight: Invoke an an-
gel or spirit guide for assistance and protection.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today offers a marvelous cycle for professional networking. Call up
old friends with whom you haven’t spoken to in eons. Politics, community
activities and new friendships link to long-term goals. Tonight: You feel it all
dropping into place and coming together.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Express creative ideas at work. It’s a wonderful day to combine
business with pleasure. One who admires you can offer a valuable recom-
mendation leading to a promotion. Place a small potted pine tree in your
workspace. Tonight: It will promote growth and stability.
Donald Robert Gearke
of Redmond, OR
Viola M. Jenkins
of Bend, OR
June 19, 1931 -
February 28, 2021
Arrangements:
Autumn Funerals of
Redmond is honored to
serve the family. 541-
504-9485 Memories and
condolences may be
expressed to the family on
our website at
www.autumnfunerals.net
Services:
A memorial service will be
held at a later date.
Contributions may be
made to:
Partners in Care Hospice
2075 NE Wyatt Ct., Bend,
OR 97701
Sep 2, 1921 - Feb 26,
2021
Arrangements:
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neral Home is honored to
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541-382-2471 Please
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Services:
No Local Service will be
held
Dawn Elizabeth Wible
of Gilchrist, OR
May 30, 1974 - Feb 23,
2021
Arrangements:
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family. Please visit our
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to share condolences and
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Patricia Jane Massler
of Redmond, OR
May 05, 1942 - Feb 11,
2021
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held at a later date
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Doreen Vincent Stratford
May 11, 1933 - October 31, 2020
Doreen Vincent Stratf ord
was born on May 11, 1933
in North Bend, Oregon, to
Ted and Margaret Fischer.
She att ended Bunker Hill
Elementary school and
graduated from Marshfi eld
High School. She loved
music and played in the
band in school and the
organ at church.
She married Phillip Vincent
on December 6th, 1952 and had two children, Nancy and
Rick. In 1966 they moved to Bend, Oregon, where they
enjoyed the out of doors camping, motorcycling, fi shing,
hunti ng and exploring.
Doreen loved traveling to visit family and friends. In a
later marriage she had the opportunity to travel and
dance to the Big Band music she loved.
In 2015 she moved to her fi nal home in Arizona where
she enjoyed a wonderful group of friends and acti viti es.
Cards, board games, music, shows, and watching her
favorite sports, football, baseball, and golf.
She is survived by her brothers Ted and Jerry, her
children Nancy (Mike) Gotchy, and Rick (Dee) Vincent.
Grandchildren Troy Gotchy, Tiff any (Isaac) Plagmann,
Allyson (Travis) McClintock, and Phillip Vincent. Great
grandchildren Sydney, Faith, Chance, and Trenton.
Services will be held March 7th at 1:00 at Trinity Lutheran
church. They will also be live streamed.