January 18, 2020 Issue, Page 12 of 14

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Activities Page 13 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Saturday, January 18, 2020 Ashes have waited 30 years Qnme-s—-Believe It or Not’ to be scattered over Hawaii Dear Abby the Funeral Consumers Alli- enough money to do that. ance, and this is what he told I’m a very giving person, Are MIT, IE & STubent ES CLASSES IN and I would love to make DEAR ABBY: _ Thirty “There is no impediment them dinner ifI knew them ARCHERY, FENCING, PisToL years ago, a friend of my to your taking the ashes and better. One time I brought AND SAILING-, THEY WILL husband’s roommate passed RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL away of AIDS and was cre- placing them where you someone a huge amount of wish since there are no rela- beautiful organic vegetables, mated. His family had os- tives who have an interest but that wasn’t enough. He tracized him. I have no idea in them. If you plan to carry was really upset I didn’t who they are or where they them on an airplane, be sure buy him wine on one of the are. The roommate left and ‘worwsipleys.com to have them in a scannable dates. What to do? -- REAL- later died, also from AIDS. BUILDING SANDCASTLES He left his friend’s ashes container -- nothing metal LY WISH I COULD ON THE BEACH. in his old room in my hus- or such heavy earthenware band’s house in the San that an X-ray scanner would DEAR REALLY WISH: Francisco Bay area with in- be prevented from seeing The person who was really structions to scatter them in inside. There is no require- upset that you didn’t buy Hawaii. ment that you carry a death him wine on one of those The ashes have been sit- certificate, or any other cer- dates should have been told ting reverently in a card- tificate, with you. You do not that you are on a fixed in- board box on a shelf in our need ‘papers’ to walk around come and it wasn’t within several homes for all these with an ur or to travel with your budget. You should also 30 years. We are still togeth- one. have told him you were re- er, but getting old. There is “As far as scattering goes, ciprocating within your abil- no paperwork of any kind. people scatter ashes all the ity. If he needed a drink that All we know about the de- time. Cremated remains are badly, he could have paid for ceased is his name and the sterile calcium and no threat his own. You're lucky to be fact that he was a friend. at all to the environment. rid of him. Before I die,I would like While public lands usually In the future, TELL the to resolve this problem and discourage, or prohibit by man you are seeing that af- Bor IN igee,JHE PAPER HOUSE IN ROCKPORT, MPSSACHUSETIS,, arrange for the ashes to have rule, scattering of ashes, it is ter you know him better, you SD HOUSE MADE ENTIRELY OUT OE NENSPNPER THERES EVEN a permanent resting place, common practice that cannot i FULLY FONCTIONAL CLOCK MADE OF THE STUFF ~ would love to treat him to preferably in Hawaii. I have be stopped. Use discretion some home-cooked meals, a nephew who lives on the and care -- there is no such which might actually be nic- Crosswo! Big Island, where the scatter- thing as ‘ashes police.” er than what you can afford ing should take place. How to buy him in a restaurant. should I proceed, in light of DEAR ABBY: I am older He might appreciate both ACROSS 1 Imported cheese PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED the no paperwork problem? and on a fixed income. At your candor and the food. If he doesn’t, I think 5 Deadly I snake -- MIKE IN CALIFORNIA times I still date, and I’m ar you will . 40 Ina tizz G|U|F|F RBS/A/U|IN/|ABBBIAIBIY DEAR MIKE: I applaud not sure how to handle this. After one or two dinners out beIucky to be rid of him, 14 Japanese Soup L|GIO/RIBHY|P/E|DMmo/B/ Ie your caring heart and your or glasses of wine, etc., I PS. 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