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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Friday, March 31, 2017
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
DEAR ABBY
Teen would rather text than
talk to her crush at school
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: There is a boy I like
only good manners, they also make
at school. He is a very well-known
common sense. I hope that readers
person around school. I’m not. I do
who don’t know better will learn from
have a wide variety of friends, and I
your letter for the sake of everyone’s
even talk to some of his.
health.
My friends know I like him, and
Dear Abby: “Enough to Share”
they would like for me to talk to
(Dec. 5) was interested in supporting
him. I wouldn’t mind that, but what
her daughter’s friends through
would I say? They want it to happen
the college application process.
Jeanne
in person, but I want to do it by text, Phillips “Enough” could mention to the
where I feel more me. What should I
family that SAT and ACT fee waivers
Advice
do? — Tennessee Teen
should be available through the
Dear Teen: Listen to your friends
school counseling department if the
and approach him in person. A smile and a twins are considered low-income.
hello should break the ice. Then follow it up
Students should also know about govern-
with a question about some activity that’s ment assistance programs, such as the Pell
happening at school.
Grant, which can give additional money
Dear Abby: Could you please address the toward tuition for any low-income student.
etiquette of tasting samples at stores, events, They can get more information through
food shows, etc.? People walk up and try to their schools when they fill out their FAFSA
grab a sample with dirty, bleeding, scabby forms. — Title I Teacher
hands not realizing that other people will also
Dear Teacher: Thank you for the pertinent
be sampling that food.
information. Read on for some instructive
Samples are supposed to be GIVEN to input from another reader:
each person. And when that happens, the
Dear Abby: Many schools have “Helping
food handler should be wearing clean gloves Hands” funds available for this purpose and
would allow the family to donate to these
and be the only person touching the food.
Please let people know that once someone specific girls anonymously, if need be. As an
without gloves touches this food, the demon- educator, I encourage everyone to reach out
strator must discard it for health reasons. Also, to a local school to offer help to struggling
samples cannot be given to children without high school students. If they are in a position
their parents’ permission, and any food aller- to do so, they should ask if they can sponsor
gies must be addressed before someone asks a student in the college application process
for a sample. — Mary In Florida
or sign up to mentor. — A Little Goes A
Dear Mary: Your suggestions are not Long Way
DAYS GONE BY
BEETLE BAILEY
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
DILBERT
THE WIZARD OF ID
LUANN
ZITS
BY MORT WALKER
BY JIM DAVIS
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
March 31, 1917
Arnold Reed, high school long distance
runner, yesterday established a new local
record for the annual cross country run. He
made the three and a half mile course over the
hills in 18 minutes and 30 seconds, finishing
well in the lead of the field. Gene Boylen,
brother of Tom Boylen who held the previous
record, finished second and Badgett came
in third. The weather was very unfavorable
for the event but, nevertheless, the start and
finish was watched by quite a crowd.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
March 31, 1967
A Ukiah man lost most of the fingers on
his right hand and suffered serious ear inju-
ries when a charge of dynamite he was setting
into the ground went off unexpectedly. Albert
Howard, 49, of Ukiah was doing some exca-
vating work of his own near Ukiah Thursday
afternoon with a friend and was attempting
to set in a small charge of dynamite when the
cap accidentally went off. The friend, identity
unknown, took the injured man to Pendleton
Community Hospital where he was treated
for the hand injury and two punctured ear
drums.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
March 31, 1992
Leonard Ware’s 1940 Ford Coupe,
enjoying a second life as a custom street rod,
took top honors in four categories and was
inducted into the Portland Roadster Show
Hall of Fame during competition earlier
this month. It was the car’s second year of
competition in the Portland Roadster Show
following a 20-year hiatus. At the Portland
show in 1971, the car — then painted
black with fire-orange flames — won a
sweepstakes in the rod and best engine
compartment categories. He tired of showing
it and parked it in a garage in the mid-‘70s.
It was restored just in time for last year’s
200-car show, where it won the people’s
choice award, sweepstakes custom and the
best undercarriage competitions. This year,
the car, now painted “candy brandy wine”
red, won the sweepstakes custom, best paint
custom, best Northwest-built custom and
best undercarriage custom categories.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
BY SCOTT ADAMS
BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART
BY GREG EVANS
BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN
Today is the 90th day of
2017. There are 275 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On March 31, 1917, the
United States took formal
possession of the Virgin
Islands from Denmark.
On this date:
In 1492, King Ferdinand
and Queen Isabella of Spain
issued an edict expelling
Jews from Spanish soil,
except those willing to
convert to Christianity.
In 1889, French engineer
Gustave Eiffel unfurled the
French tricolor from atop
the Eiffel Tower, officially
marking its completion.
In 1923, the first U.S.
dance marathon, held in
New York City, ended with
Alma Cummings, who had
danced with six consecutive
male partners, setting a
world record of 27 hours on
her feet.
In
1933,
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt signed
the Emergency Conservation
Work Act, which created
the Civilian Conservation
Corps.
In 1943, “Oklahoma!,”
the first musical play by
Richard Rodgers and Oscar
Hammerstein II, opened on
Broadway.
In 1957, the original
version of Rodgers and
Hammerstein’s TV musical
“Cinderella,” starring Julie
Andrews, aired live in color
on CBS.
In
1968,
President
Lyndon B. Johnson stunned
the country by announcing
during a televised address
that he would not seek
re-election.
In 1976, the New Jersey
Supreme Court ruled that
Karen Ann Quinlan, a young
woman in a persistent vege-
tative state, could be discon-
nected from her respirator.
(Quinlan, who remained
unconscious, died in 1985.)
In 1986, 167 people died
when a Mexicana Airlines
Boeing 727 crashed in a
remote mountainous region
of Mexico.
In 1993, actor Brandon
Lee, 28, was accidentally
shot to death during the
filming of the movie “The
Crow” in Wilmington, North
Carolina, when he was hit
by a bullet fragment that had
become lodged inside a prop
gun.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor
William Daniels is 90. Actor
Richard Chamberlain is 83.
Actress Shirley Jones is 83.
Musician Herb Alpert is 82.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is
77. Former U.S. Rep. Barney
Frank, D-Mass., is 77.
Actor Christopher Walken
is 74. Comedian Gabe
Kaplan is 73. Sen. Angus
King, I-Maine, is 73. Rock
musician Mick Ralphs (Bad
Company; Mott the Hoople)
is 73. Former Vice President
Al Gore is 69. Author David
Eisenhower is 69. Actress
Rhea Perlman is 69. Actor
Robbie Coltrane (Film:
“Harry Potter” films) is 67.
Actor Ed Marinaro is 67.
Rock musician Angus Young
(AC/DC) is 62. Actor Marc
McClure is 60. Alt-country
musician Bob Crawford
(The Avett Brothers) is 46.
Actor Ewan McGregor is 46.
Pop musician Jack Antonoff
(fun.) is 33.
Thought for Today:
“Nowhere are prejudices
more mistaken for truth,
passion for reason and invec-
tive for documentation than
in politics.” — John Mason
Brown, American critic and
lecturer (1900-1969).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE