PEANUTS

OVER THE HEDGE

RIP HAYWIRE

DILBERT

MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

BEETLE BAILEY

NON SEQUITUR

BALDO

ZITS

GET FUZZY

PICKLES

TUNDRA

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

BY LINDA BARTA

World Librarian

100 years ago — 1912F.K. Whalen ◆ has

severed his connection with the Mecca Barber Shop and has gone into partnership with J.R. Haines in the old post offi ce stand.

Nearly a quarter of ◆

a century ago, a group of Bridgeport, Conn., businessmen laid out a townsite on the Columbia River in the northern part of Douglas County and named it after their hometown. They saw an excellent opportunity for a community backed by development of rich lands on both sides of the river. Eventually, delays in making the reservation lands available for settlement caused them to lose heart and the townsite and the large brick hotel which they had built was eventually sold by the county for taxes. Today, there is a revived community bustling with activity with vast orchards being developed and a large fl our mill under construction. Electric power has been brought as far as Pateros and poles have been set to bring this power as far as Bridgeport. Bridgeport is, at present, at the head of Columbia River transpor-tation and is an important shipping point, serving a large area of Big Bend wheat lands.

50 years ago — 1962Mrs. Hans Johannsen ◆

was elected president of the Carpenters Auxiliary 81 at the group’s meeting last week. Other offi cers are Mrs. Mel Feil, vice president; Mrs. N.V. Pyka, recording secretary; and Mrs. Al Johnson, fi nancial secretary.

The Wenatchee High ◆

School chapter of the Junior Classical League has three delegates at the organization’s annual convention this week in Bozeman, Mont. They are Pat Cleland, Peter Shreve and Ron Edwards.

25 years ago — 1987U.S. Rep. Sid Morrison ◆

and Sam Smith, president of Washington State University,

are expected to partic-ipate in ceremonies Tuesday commemorating the 50th anniversary of WSU’s Tree Fruit Research Center here in Wenatchee. At a special program at the Wenatchee Center, Dr. Paul Larsen, superintendent of the research center between 1968 and 1982, will discuss 50 years of progress in the industry. Other guest speakers expected to be on hand will include fruit growers Grady Auvil, Don Heinicke and Chuck Peters.

Darwin “Dean” Hills, ◆ Cashmere Fire Department assistant chief, has been named by Gov. Booth Gardner to serve on the State Board for Volunteer Firefi ghters.

Old news

World fi le photo

EARLY LEAVENWORTH: Leavenworth as it appeared in 1909.

Dear Abby: I think what “End of My Rope” (May 3) may have failed to say is that she’s tired of sacrifi cing her own life to care for her ill-tempered, terminally ill husband.

Harsh as this may seem, it’s a fact. I have been caring for my father for eight years. He’s suff ering from severe dementia and is now an invalid. I, too, provide him round-the-clock care.

My suggestion to “End” would be to talk to a respite facility about giving her a “vacation” from her husband. I do this with my father twice a year. His appreciation for the care I give him increases greatly after being in a “home.” He goes for only one week at a time, but it’s long enough for me to miss him and for him to realize I’m not so bad after all.

“End” is overwhelmed and angry right now because her husband expects so much from her. This isn’t his fault. It is normal for someone with brain cancer. If no one else is stepping up to give her the breaks she so desperately needs, then she must consider her own well-being. She must do what her heart tells her. She has my sympathy and respect for what she has done so far.

— Been There, Still Doing That

Dear Been There: Thank you for writing. Many readers responded, off ering suggestions gained from personal experience. Their comments:

Dear Abby: You gave “End of My

Rope” helpful information about hospice care for her husband in their home, but more services are available from most hospices. In addition to doctors, nurses, home health aides and volunteers, services are provided by chaplains and

social workers who off er essential emotional and spiritual support to dying patients and their families. The hospice that employs me as chaplain also provides bereavement counseling to families by profes-sional grief counselors — at no charge — for a year after the patient’s passing.

Honored to be a Hospice Chaplain

Dear Abby: I suggest “End” call all of her husband’s friends and family. Many people off er help in times like this, but they don’t know

how. Schedule assignments for sitting with her husband, preparing meals, running errands, assisting with getting him in and out of the car on appointment days, or any tasks that need to be done.

Loved ones will appreciate being asked to help in tangible ways. I urge her to take a drive or go out to lunch and leave the caretaking to a trusted friend for an hour or two. Her husband does not realize the enormous burden she carries. When she’s at her lowest, I also recommend a simple prayer asking for strength.

— Louise in Brandenton, Fla.

Dear Abby appears daily on the comics page. Jeanne Phillips, writing as Abigail Van Buren, can be reached by mail at P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Caregivers can’t neglect caringfor another patient: themselves

Dear Abby

Abigail Van Buren

Universal Press Syndicate

FeaturesB6 The Wenatchee WorldThursday, August 9, 2012