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COFFEE BREAK Saturday, July 29, 2017 East Oregonian Page 5C OUT OF THE VAULT Cartoonists need to eat, too W hen 10-year-old Steven Hess got into his groove, remembering to eat wasn’t always at the top of his list. But in 1969, the budding cartoonist had already begun a career that would eventually bring him national acclaim. The son of Henry and Betty Hess of Pendleton, Steve began drawing at a very young age when he saw a little boy’s face in a spoonful of peas. His grandmother encouraged him to draw what he saw, and a passion for art was born. “I’ll draw all day long until I am real, real tired, then rest,” Steve said. “I’ll eat, of course, then start drawing again.” By the age of ten Steve had created a comic strip featuring two crickets, Freddy the Freeloader and his rich cousin Richy, and the conniving Baron Von Dudley, who was always scheming to steal Richy’s EO file photo Steve Hess of Pendleton works on his comic in this Aug. 14, 1969 EO file photo. money, in a round-the-world chase. “The Baron is real mean, but not tough enough to fight bare-handed,” Steve said in an Aug. 14, 1969 interview with the East Oregonian. “He sneaks around and carries a sword. The Baron doesn’t know that Richy keeps his money and treasure map in his hat.” Steve continued to draw comics throughout his school years, and then studied illustration at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland and the School of Visual Concepts in Seattle. Steve didn’t always dream of being a cartoonist, though. When he was younger, he wanted to be a comedian. And while stand-up was never in the cards for him, he has made his contribution to the world of comedy, illustrating storyboards, characters and backgrounds for commercials, television shows such as “Saturday Night Live,” and Cartoon Network. Steve worked as a lead illustrator and storyboard artist for Bent Image Lab and Happy Trails Animation in Portland from the early 1990s through 2008, and is currently helping care for his elderly parents. ■ Renee Struthers is the Community Records Editor for the East Oregonian. See the complete collection of Out of the Vault columns at eovault.blogspot.com DEAR ABBY Tapped-out dad-to-be looks for an economical push gift Dear Abby: My wife and I thing less materialistic, such as are expecting our first child. A help with baby care or money friend of hers pulled me aside for the child’s education. to ask if I had already gotten my Dear Abby: I am a wife a “push gift.” I have never 40-year-old man. I have worked heard of this, but apparently it’s at my current job for two years supposed to be something nice, and love it, even though I earn like jewelry, to celebrate the only two-thirds what I did at my birth. prior position. Jeanne My problem is, I think I’m We have already been Phillips in love with my boss. She’s an spending a lot of extra money to Advice amazing person — very sexy — decorate a nursery. In addition, and I can’t stop thinking about the delivery will be costly under our high-deductible health plan. her. The woman I loved died two weeks Combined with the fact that my wife before I took this job, and I’m still not just retired from her teaching job, the ready to date again. Oh, my boss is married, so there’s no way I can hook expenses are starting to freak me out. In light of this, what do you think up with her. How can I stop having feelings for of the idea of a push gift? Have you heard any good ideas for a low-cost my boss? Should I just quit? I attempted but appropriate alternative? — Excited to a month ago, but she gave me a raise. — Crushing In Minnesota Father-To-Be Dear Crushing: If you are crushing Dear Excited: A push gift can be a piece of jewelry, your first “family vaca- on your boss and fantasizing because tion,” a piece of electronic equipment you think she’s “amazing and sexy,” I for your wife or a piece of furniture for beg to differ with you. You ARE ready the nursery. Some couples prefer some- to date. You say last month you were given a raise when you mentioned quitting. It appears you are a valued employee at that company. Before you jeopardize a job you love and for which you are being increasingly well-compensated, I urge you to dip your foot into the dating pool of ELIGIBLE women. Now! Dear Abby: A friend of more than 70 years passed away out of state. When I emailed a network of acquaintances and asked about the cause of death, I got a nasty response from one of them saying my question was rude and in poor taste. Is such a question about a friend you haven’t seen in many years really out of line? — Ex-Kentuckian Dear Ex-Kentuckian: People are naturally curious, and no, the question isn’t rude. Often people are aware that the deceased has been ailing and don’t mind sharing the information. What WOULD be in poor taste would be to ask members of the immediate family (his widow or children, for example) what killed their loved one, because discussing it in detail could be painful. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian July 29-30, 1917 George W. Beller of Freewater was the holder of the first draft number drawn from the glass bowl at Washington, No. 258, and William N. Royer of Pilot Rock is the holder of the last number that affects Umatilla county, No. 2205. This means that Beller will be the first summoned to appear before the local exemption board and Royer will be the last. Beller is a married man and has two children. In filling out his registration card, however, he stated he did not claim exemption. Royer is so far down the list that he doesn’t have to worry whether he has grounds for exemption. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian July 29-30, 1967 Umatilla County wheat growers feel about the 1967 crop like the guy who was all set for a big date with his best girl and had it called off … disappointed. Disappointing is the term most often used to describe this year’s Umatilla County harvest which neared the midway mark this week. Farmers were all set for a bumper crop about month ago, but then hot weather hit and turned what looked like a dandy year into a harvest that is at best a little below average. “Overall our crop isn’t too bad, but we came within a month of having a real bumper on our hands,” said Don Cook, grain manager of Pendleton Grain Growers. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian July 29-30, 1992 Confessed murderer Donald Glenn Richardson was sentenced a second time today for the 1990 slaying of his wife. The 44-year-old Umatilla man was again handed a life sentence by District Court Judge Richard Courson, this time with a minimum of 25 years in prison as mandated by state statute. Richardson was given an additional 12 months for abusing his wife’s corpse, which will be served consecutively. In May 1991, Courson tried to hand Richardson a “life sentence” after Richardson confessed to the murder. Declaring the state’s sentencing guidelines unconstitutional, Courson sent Richardson to jail for the rest of his life, without defining a minimum term he was to serve. THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today is the 210th day of 2017. There are 155 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 29, 1967, an accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 servicemen. (Among the survivors was future Arizona senator John McCain, a U.S. Navy lieutenant commander who narrowly escaped with his life.) On this date: In 1030, the patron saint of Norway, King Olaf II, was killed in battle. In 1588, the English attacked the Spanish Armada in the Battle of Gravelines, resulting in an English victory. In 1890, artist Vincent van Gogh, 37, died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in Auvers- sur-Oise, France. In 1914, transcontinental telephone service in the U.S. became operational with the first test conversation between New York and San Francisco. Massachusetts’ Cape Cod Canal, offering a shortcut across the base of the peninsula, was officially opened to shipping traffic. In 1921, Adolf Hitler became the leader (“fuehrer”) of the National Socialist German Workers Party. In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating NASA. In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford became the first U.S. president to visit the site of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz in Poland. In 1981, Britain’s Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer in a glittering cere- mony at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. (However, the couple divorced in 1996.) Today’s Birthdays: Former Sen. Nancy Kasse- baum-Baker is 85. Actor Robert Fuller is 84. Former Sen. Elizabeth H. Dole is 81. Actor David Warner is 76. Actress Roz Kelly is 75. 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