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Friday, July 3, 2015 PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK East Oregonian Page 7A DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ *irOfriend e[pects ¿reZorNs Zhen her parents Peet his FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE BEETLE BAILEY BY MORT WALKER GARFIELD BLONDIE BY JIM DAVIS BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE Dear Abby: I have been with without him. I said it was inappro- “Tom” for two years, and I suspect priate and refused. When I asked if that he will be proposing soon. He is we could use a different photographer 27 and I’m 24. Here’s the problem: at another time, my sister told me to He wants our parents to meet before forget the whole thing. he asks. Today I was visiting my parents Abby, I have put this off because and I saw the family photos — taken I’m sure they will have nothing in without me, my husband and our common. My parents are small-busi- child. I had no idea they had gone Jeanne ness owners and conservative. His Phillips ahead and taken the pictures without parents are pot-smoking swingers — us. I am angry and hurt. I’m espe- Advice literally. cially mad at my mom because she How do I prepare my parents (and knew how bothered I was that Diane myself) for what I expect to be a tense and suggested excluding my husband. uncomfortable meeting? Should I suggest $P,MXVWL¿HGLQIHHOLQJWKLVZD\"6KRXOG WDONLQJSRLQWV"6KRXOG,¿OOP\SDUHQWVLQRQ they have waited until the whole family was what is to come? I want this to go as smoothly able to get together? Or should I suck it up as possible. I would appreciate any wisdom and not expect everyone to accommodate my you may have. — No Words On The West husband’s work schedule? — Out Of The Coast Picture In Houston Dear No Words: Your dilemma reminds Dear Out Of The Picture: Yes, yes and me of the plot from the movie “Meet the yes. Fockers.” Dear Abby: Until my daughter was 18, we I’m sure the one thing your parents WILL did all the traditional birthday celebrations. have in common is a desire for you and your On her 18th birthday, she turned the tables boyfriend to be happy together. Building on saying, although she was born on that day, I that, you and Tom should talk to your folks had done all the work of giving her life. and prepare them for the encounter. Trying Now, at her request, we spend her special to hide or minimize their differences would day celebrating each other. She takes me to do no good because they will soon become GLQQHUDQGEX\VPHÀRZHUVDQG,OHWKHU$QG obvious. Do not waste your time or energy now on my special day, I do the same for my preparing “talking points” for Tom’s parents, own mother. because if they show up stoned, they probably This has become a tradition, and my wouldn’t be able to remember them. grandchildren now follow it. The only gift Dear Abby: Three months ago, my sister necessary is the time we give each other. — “Diane” said she would like to get the family Appreciated In Idaho together for some professional family photos. Dear Appreciated: I like your daughter’s The photographer she chose was available idea very much. It makes perfect sense to only on one particular day. Unfortunately, my me. In my opinion, what makes any holiday husband couldn’t get off from work that day. special is the time people who care about one Diane then suggested we take the pictures another spend celebrating together. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago FroP the East Oregonian July 3, 1915 Helix will celebrate the national holiday with a big program Monday. The sport events will be unusually fast and furious, according to James Hill, one of the committee on sports who was in Pendleton yesterday. The sports program will start at 1 o’clock with horse racing. Following the horse racing foot races from a 50 yard dash to a 440 will be held and there will be some interesting contests. Some boys from Touchet are coming to the celebra- tion with the expectation of copping the prizes, particularly in the relay race. After the races a ball game will be played between the Helix and Touchet teams. Capping the climax of the afternoon program will be a bucking contest in which a number of unridable mules will act the star part if they come up to expectations. In the evening a band concert and dance will constitute the entertainment. 50 Years Ago FroP the East Oregonian July 3, 1965 The state Department of Health has called for a skunk hunt to determine whether the Milton-Freewater area has a rabies outbreak. The hunt was prompted after a Milton-Free- water was bitten by a rabid baby skunk. Ralph Lettenmaier, animal control biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, who will direct the hunt, also cautioned the public to beware of small wild animals and to leave them alone. Mrs. Herbert March of Couse Creek Road QHDU 0LOWRQ)UHHZDWHU KDG WDNHQ ¿YH EDE\ skunks on June 19 to a veterinarian to have them vaccinated for rabies and deodorized in preparation for making them pets. A few days later one of the skunks bit Mrs. March. Then it died, as did two others. The brain of one of skunks was sent to the Oregon State Laboratory for examination. The report was the skunk died of rabies but it was not know whether the rabies were brought on by the vaccine or by natural causes. 25 Years Ago FroP the East Oregonian July 3, 1990 A large amount of Federal Reserve Bank money believed stolen from the Pendleton Post 2I¿FH DSSDUHQWO\ KDV EHHQ UHFRYHUHG IURP D mailbox in southeast Portland. Postal inspectors said the recovered money is a major part of the shipment of cash mailed May 29 and destined for a La Grande bank, said Pierce McIntosh, postal inspector in charge of Portland. “Inspec- tors who have been concentrating the efforts in the Pendleton area believe they have been in contact with the person responsible for the theft,” McIntosh said. The amount of money and the name of the suspect has been withheld by postal inspectors, pending the completion of the investigation. THIS DAY IN HISTORY DILBERT THE WIZARD OF ID LUANN ZITS BY SCOTT ADAMS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN Today is the 184th day of 2015. There are 181 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 3, 1863, the three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania ended in a major victory for the North as Confederate troops failed to breach Union positions during an assault known as Pickett’s Charge. On this date: In 1608, the city of Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain. In 1775, Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1890, Idaho became the 43rd state of the Union. In 1913, during a 50th anniversary reunion at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, STONE SOUP BIG NATE Civil War veterans re-en- acted Pickett’s Charge, which ended with embraces and handshakes between the former enemies. In 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt marked the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg by dedicating the Eternal Light Peace Memorial. In 1950 WKH ¿UVW FDUULHU strikes of the Korean War took place as the USS Valley Forge and the HMS Triumph VHQW ¿JKWHU SODQHV DJDLQVW North Korean targets. In 1962, French President Charles de Gaulle signed an agreement recognizing Algeria as an independent state after 132 years of French rule. In 1971, singer Jim Morrison of The Doors died in Paris at age 27. Today’s Birthdays: Actor Tim O’Connor is 88. Jazz musician Pete Fountain is 85. Playwright Tom Stop- pard is 78. Writer-producer Jay Tarses is 76. Actor Michael Cole (TV: “The Mod Squad”) is 75. Folk singer Judith Durham (The Seekers) is 72. Humorist Dave Barry is 68. Talk show host Montel Williams is 59. Actor Tom Cruise is 53. Rock musician Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies) is 46. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is 44. Actress Elizabeth Hendrickson is 36. Thought for Today: “I suppose it can be truthfully said that Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.” — Robert G. Ingersoll, American lawyer, politician (1833-1899). BY JAN ELLIOT BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
