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________1 The ClAckAMAS P rìnt ANGIE DASCHEL A&E Editor As most “Peanuts” fans around the world know, the be loved Charles M. Schulz passed away quietly on Sun day morning, after a battle with colon cancer. Never be fore have I choked up when I heard a ce lebrity had died, but upon hear ing the news of his death, I was shocked. The 77-year-old man had given me some of my great- e s t memo ries from childhood and suddenly, he was gone. When 1 was a little girl, I re member watching ery single “Pea nuts” special on television reli giously. Every year, when the Easter Beagle or the Great Pumpkin made their annual appearance, I was glued to the set, and 1 knew every word. In fact, I can still recite almost all the lines from the “Charlie Brown Christmas” special, and the same holds true for my five sisters. And every Sunday, as we w'aited for the comics section of the pa- WEdNEsdAy, FEbRUARy 16, 2000 per, my father would always read the “Peanuts” cartoon aloud, and his booming laugh would soon follow. Sometimes, for different holi days we would paint “Pea nuts” scenes on our big front room windows, and as a result, my artistic skills were honed trying to copy Schulz’s simple, yet affectionate draw ings. My sister and I were nicknamed “Linus” because of our love for our security blankets. And at night, I would go to sleep listening to audio tapes made from the TV ver sions of all the ““Peanuts” spe- 5?5=cials. Even though my family is a little older, we still gather to watch the television specials and have somehow passed on our love of the delightfully in nocent “Peanuts” to our nieces and nephews. I no longer walk around the house with a rag gedy blanket or listen to the worn-out tapes of Charlie Brown spe cials. My father has since passed on, and sometimes it makes me sad to even look at the “Peanuts” strip be cause of his love for the comic and the memories it conjures up. Schulz was a man who gave the world his heart and soul, for most of his life, through his car- toons. His death coincided with the release of his last car toon, almost like he knew he was going to leave this world along with Snoopy and his pal Woodstock, Linus and his sis ter Lucy, and Charlie and his sister Sally. The man who taught genera tions to catch snow flakes on their tongue, give life to small forgotten Christmas trees and watch hopefully for the Great Pumpkin is gone. In my fam ily, as well as thou sands of other across the nations, he will cer tainly not be forgotten. Portland Estonians celebrate independence with song Clackamas Chamber Choir performs at the Latvian Center in Beaverton to celebrate Estonian Independence Day MATTSHEMPERT Staff Writer The College Chamber Choir will participate in celebrating the Estonian Independence Day this Sunday from 1-3 p.m. at the Latvian Center in Beaverton. Estonia first declared inde pendence from Russia on Feb ruary 24, 1918, and it was granted on February 2, 1920. Estonia was recaptured on Au gust 6, 1940. They once again declared independence on Au gust 20, 1991, and were recog nized as independent on Sep tember 6 of the same year. Since then they have re sumed celebration of the Feb ruary 24 holiday as their Inde pendence Day. The Choir will be performing six songs with the other choirs, including “Eesti Hümn”, the Es tonian National Anthem, “Ta Lendab Mesipuu Poole,” “Koit,” “Kaunimad Laulud,” and “Isamaa Mälestus.” The Choir will also be per forming “Laulusild,” a song by renowned Estonian composer Veljo Tormis, by themselves. "Laulusild" means “bridge of song,” and Tormis wrote it to de velop stronger kinship between Estonia and the neighboring country of Finland. The Latvian Center is lo cated at 5500 SW Dosch Road in Beaverton. Admission to the event is free, and all are wel come to attend. College friends of YMCA Child Care and the Family Resource Center invite you to join them in support of families needing child care financial assistance. m o n t a g e southern bistro cooking 301 s.e. morrison ~ 234.1324 dinner: sun-thurs 6:00pm - 2:00am fri-sat 6:00pm - 4:00am lunch: mon-fri 11:00 - 2:00 Children of these families gain by having a positive and nurturing daytime environment. Parents are afforded the opportunity to pursue a career and care for the family. Our communities grow stronger because of peopole like you who are willing to share resources to make them better places for all. Thank you. Call Mike Mercer at YMCA, 221 -5342, or Judy King,
