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Wednesday, May 13, 2015 PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK East Oregonian Page 7A DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ ‘Dear Abby’ dinner promises good food and good times FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: We have enjoyed an they came up with were hilarious, but international dinner club with three not suitable for printing in a family other couples for many years. Besides newspaper. an international theme, we occasion- My cookbooklet set contains more ally have other theme dinners. The than 100 tasty recipes ranging from host couple chooses the country and soups to salads, appetizers, main is responsible for the main course. courses and desserts. The recipes can Another couple brings an associated also be used for holiday celebrations entree, the third couple brings dessert and other special occasions. To Jeanne and the fourth couple provides the Phillips order, send your name and mailing wine. We rotate responsibilities so we address, plus check or money order Advice host only once every four months. IRU 86 IXQGV WR 'HDU$EE\ We have become close friends over ² &RRNERRNOHW 6HW 32 %R[ many memorable meals together, sharing 0RXQW 0RUULV ,/ 0\ PRWKHU pregnancy announcements, child rearing, used many of these recipes for dinner parties, graduations, weddings and anniversaries. and so have I. I particularly recommend the I think a “Dear Abby” dinner would be fun 3HFDQ3LHUHFLSH²ZKLFKKDVEHHQSULQWHGLQ to host, and I’d love to plan a meal around this column before because it has taken prizes your cookbooks. Would you please advise at county fairs. It was given to Mama by the how this avid reader might get copies? — FKHIDWWKHQRZGHPROLVKHG3KRHQL[+RWHOLQ Chef Mike In Canada /H[LQJWRQ.HQWXFN\DQGSHRSOHUDYHDERXW Dear Chef Mike: I know a Dear Abby it. dinner party would be enjoyable, because Dear Abby: Folks always tell me that gals readers have written to tell me they’ve hosted like to be wooed, but when I holler “woo” at one, and it made for an interesting and fun them, they give me dirty looks. What’s up evening. The recipes are traditional, easy to with that? — Abby Fan From Twitter read, simple to prepare and delicious. Dear Fan: Decades ago, “gals” would As I mentioned to a reader from Little KDYH EHHQ ÀDWWHUHG %XW VLQFH WKH ZRPHQ¶V Rock who inquired about the booklet, one movement, many females would regard your hostess described decorating her place cards DWWHPSW WR EH IULHQGO\ DV D IRUP RI VH[XDO ZLWK DSSOLTXHG KHDUWV DQG WLQ\ ÀRZHUV 6KH harassment rather than a compliment. 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DAYS GONE BY BEETLE BAILEY GARFIELD BLONDIE BY MORT WALKER BY JIM DAVIS BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian May 13, 1915 6DOPRQ E\ WKH WKRXVDQGV DUH FORJJLQJ the Umatilla river just below the diversion dam for the West Umatilla project unable to get above the dam, owing to the fact the ¿VKODGGHULVWRRVKRUWIRUWKHODUJHVL]HG¿VK This is the word brought here today and it is probable an effort will be made to correct the ODGGHUVRDVWRDOORZWKH¿VKWRSDVV,WLVVDLG WKDWZLWKDVPDOOH[SHQVHLQWLPHDQGPRQH\D ODGGHUFDQEHEXLOWWKDWZLOOSHUPLW¿VKWRJHW by. 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The Athena-Weston consolidation was proposed by a citizens committee from both commu- QLWLHV .H\ WR WKHLU SURSRVDO LV WKDW D QHZ high school be built midway between the two cities, southwest of the intersection of -RKQVRQ5RDGDQG+LJKZD\ 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian May 13, 1990 “Bawling Baby Betsy” was created E\ 0F.D\ &UHHN (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO students Friday morning, with the help of a 15-year-old author and illustrator. “Maybe she bit her tongue while she was eating YHJHWDEOHV´ (OL]DEHWK +DLGOH PXVHG DV WKH IRXUWKDQG¿IWKJUDGHUVVDWRQWKHJ\PÀRRU 7KH+LOOVERUR+LJK6FKRROVRSKRPRUHGUHZ quickly with felt pen while students helped guide the character’s creation. Elizabeth’s book “Elmer the Grump” was published by /DQGPDUN(GLWLRQVDIWHUZLQQLQJ¿UVWSODFH among thousands of entries in the national “Written and Illustrated By …” contest. Encouraged by the publisher, Elizabeth has YLVLWHGWRVFKRROVVRIDU6KHWKRXJKW of creating a character as a way to involve children in the presentation. 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