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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
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host only once every four months.
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pregnancy announcements, child rearing, used many of these recipes for dinner parties,
graduations, weddings and anniversaries.
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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
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Chef Mike In Canada
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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.
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created a centerpiece by making a “bouquet” of “hollering,” try saying hello and you may
of envelopes addressed to Dear Abby.
get better results.
Another woman copied questions from
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van
past columns, printed them out and made Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and
them into a party game, instructing her guests was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
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few glasses of wine, some of the answers or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
May 13, 1915
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the Umatilla river just below the diversion
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great industry on the upper Columbia.
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May 13, 1965
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night that the proposed consolidation of
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that any consolidation could be only by a
majority vote in each affected district. The
Athena-Weston consolidation was proposed
by a citizens committee from both commu-
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high school be built midway between the
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From the East Oregonian
May 13, 1990
“Bawling Baby Betsy” was created
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students Friday morning, with the help of a
15-year-old author and illustrator. “Maybe
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quickly with felt pen while students helped
guide the character’s creation. Elizabeth’s
book “Elmer the Grump” was published by
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among thousands of entries in the national
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of creating a character as a way to involve
children in the presentation.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
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BY GREG EVANS
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Today is the 133rd day
of 2015. There are 232 days
left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
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minister, Winston Churchill
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those who have joined this
government: I have nothing
to offer but blood, toil, tears
and sweat.”
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