Tuesday, May 23, 2017
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
East Oregonian
Page 7A
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Lawyer’s petition to help
friend study is dismissed
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: I have a close friend,
My husband and I are spending a lot
“Samantha,” whom I met in law school
on this wedding already. Must we also
four years ago. We both graduated in
host a morning-after wedding brunch
2014. I have passed the bar exam, and
for everyone staying at the hotel and
so have all our friends from school, but
for other guests who have flown in
Samantha has not.
from out of town (who may be staying
She was in a bad relationship back
at other hotels in the area)? Please
in school and planned to marry the
advise! — Brunch For A Bunch
guy. That fell apart, and she’s now
Dear B.F.A.B.: There are no
Jeanne
dating a guy who seems to be pretty Phillips formal rules regarding post-wedding
great. Samantha has failed the bar
brunches. Usually they are hosted
Advice
exam twice now, and I know she’s
by the bride’s or groom’s family or
smart enough to pass. I have offered
friends. However, if paying for the
encouragement, to help her study and critique brunch would strain your budget, consider
her practice essays, but she has refused.
inviting your guests to a “no host” brunch at
I want to find a way to get through to her a restaurant that’s less expensive than the one
that it’s OK to ask for help. I’d like to suggest at the hotel.
Dear Abby: I’m a 60-year-old semi-retired
that maybe she should put the new boyfriend
on hold for a while as she studies for the next widower living in central Florida. On hot days
exam. I know it will be hard for her and most (hot, humid days are abundant in central Florida
likely embarrassing, but I am her friend, and in the summer), I have taken to wearing a kilt.
I want her to get what she worked so hard The kilts are the most comfortable garments I
for. — Cheering Her On In Brooklyn, N.Y.
have ever owned.
Dear Cheering: You are a caring and well-
Most folks are tolerant hereabouts, but
meaning friend, but Samantha has refused I do get some odd looks. I say it is my right
your generous offer. While you may wish to be comfortable and to heck with the (very
she’d put her romance on hold until she passes few) snickers I get while riding the bus, at the
the bar, it’s possible her emotional needs are library, post office or grocery store. Abby, am
greater than you understand. If you want to I normal or just a bit nuts? — Odd Looks In
retain her friendship, back off and let her find Florida
her own way through this, or you may wind up
Dear Odd Looks: I don’t think it’s
driving her away.
“nuts” to want to be comfortable. If wearing
Dear Abby: My daughter is being married a kilt provides the ventilation you need to
at a resort hotel where the bridal party and feel comfortable, I say more power to you.
spouses, several relatives and friends will be However, I would not classify you as normal
spending the night. This resort has an upscale because most people prefer to just blend in,
restaurant on site.
and what you’re doing is unusual.
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 22-23, 1917
As a monument to the memory of Chief
Winam-snoot (Wenap-snoot) of the Umatillas,
who was one of the first Indians of note to
recognize and encourage the Presbyterian
mission at Tutuilla, the congregation of the
Tutuilla church is raising a fund to purchase
a bronze tablet to mark his grave at the church
cemetery. A committee, consisting of Amos
Pond, Allen Patawa, Billy McKay and Rev.
J.M. Cornelison, has been appointed and
already has subscriptions amounting to $75.
The cost of the proposed tablet will be $150 or
$200. Chief Winam-snoot was one of the best
known of the old chiefs of this section. He was
the father of the late Chief Peo and was head
of the Umatillas for a good many years. At his
death more than a quarter of a century ago, he
was succeeded by his son.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
May 22-23, 1967
One of Umatilla County’s most remote
cemeteries, the old German graveyard at
Myrick Station, received a face lifting recently.
Located in the middle of rolling wheat country,
about 10 miles northeast of Pendleton, the
cemetery has become run down and practically
forgotten the past few years. It was founded by
Peace Lutheran Church in the late 1800s. The
church decided to spruce up the cemetery in
anticipation of its 75th anniversary this year. A
delegation from the church, composed mostly
of the teen-age members, held a clean-up
day at the cemetery. Weeds were pulled, lilac
bushes were trimmed and the entire grounds
made to look neat as a pain. The church will
mark its anniversary sometime this fall.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
May 22-23, 1992
The residents of Weston had an unex-
pected visit from a black bear Thursday
afternoon, which disrupted life in the small
community and drew a crowd of curious
onlookers. Suzi Reeve of Weston called
911 at 1:30 p.m. Thursday to report that a
black bear had been treed at a neighbor’s
house. That sparked a response from a flock
of public safety agencies. There was some
discussion of tranquilizing the bear, but that
was ruled out fearing the bear would fall from
its lofty perch. “It didn’t seem to be any threat
to humans,” said Mike Black, a biologist with
the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
“If an animal can figure a way out — and we
give it a chance — that’s best.” And that’s
what happened. Sometime between 10:30
and 11 Thursday night, under the cover of
darkness, Weston’s visitor made its escape.
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 143rd day of
2017. There are 222 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On May 23, 1967, Egypt
closed the Straits of Tiran to
Israeli shipping, an action
which helped precipitate war
between Israel and its Arab
neighbors the following
month.
On this date:
In 1430, Joan of Arc was
captured by the Burgundians,
who sold her to the English.
In 1533, the marriage of
England’s King Henry VIII
to Catherine of Aragon was
declared null and void by the
Archbishop of Canterbury,
Thomas Cranmer.
In 1788, South Carolina
became the eighth state
to ratify the United States
Constitution.
In 1814, a third version
of Beethoven’s only opera,
“Fidelio,” had its world
premiere in Vienna.
In 1915, Italy declared
war on Austria-Hungary
during World War I.
In 1934, bank robbers
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie
Parker were shot to death in
a police ambush in Bienville
Parish, Louisiana.
In 1937, industrialist
and philanthropist John D.
Rockefeller, founder of the
Standard Oil Co. and the
Rockefeller Foundation, died
in Ormond Beach, Florida, at
age 97.
In 1939, the Navy
submarine USS Squalus sank
during a test dive off the New
England coast. Thirty-two
crew members and one
civilian were rescued, but
26 others died; the sub was
salvaged and re-commis-
sioned the USS Sailfish.
In 1945, Nazi offi-
cial Heinrich Himmler
committed suicide by biting
into a cyanide capsule while
in British custody in Lune-
burg, Germany.
Today’s Birthdays: Blue-
grass singer Mac Wiseman is
92. Actress Barbara Barrie is
86. Actress Joan Collins is 84.
Actor Charles Kimbrough is
81. International Tennis Hall
of Famer John Newcombe is
73. Actress Lauren Chapin
is 72. Country singer Misty
Morgan is 72. Chess grand-
master Anatoly Karpov is
66. Boxing Hall of Famer
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
is 63. Actor-comedian-game
show host Drew Carey is 59.
Actress Melissa McBride
is 52. Rock musician Phil
Selway (Radiohead) is 50.
Rock musician Matt Flynn
(Maroon 5) is 47. Singer
Maxwell is 44. Singer Jewel
is 43.
Thought for Today:
“He who cannot rest, cannot
work; he who cannot let
go, cannot hold on; he who
cannot find footing, cannot
go forward.” — Henry
Emerson Fosdick, American
clergyman (1878-1969).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE