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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-
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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.
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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,