Tuesday, July 3, 2018
PEANUTS
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
WEDNESDAY COFFEE BREAK
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
East Oregonian
Page 9A
DEAR ABBY
Disapproving son tries to put
an end to mother’s romance
Dear Abby: I am a 64-year-old
all of you if your self-righteous son
widow who lost my husband 5 1/2
would agree. But if he won’t, my
advice to you is to live your own life.
years ago. I became reacquainted
Dear Abby: I am getting mar-
with a former classmate at a high
ried soon to the best guy ever, and I
school reunion, and we started dat-
ing. He makes me laugh, takes me
couldn’t be more excited. My older
to dinner and movies, and we have a
sister is my maid of honor, and she
great time together.
has been doing an amazing job with
One night, I let him stay over
the planning of my bachelorette
Jeanne
because he was going to go to church Phillips party, showers, etc.
Advice
Two years ago, my sister was
with me the next morning. He lives
engaged to a man named “Sean.”
45 minutes away. My son drove by
Six months before their wedding,
(intentionally), saw his car and con-
fronted us at church in front of people. He Sean broke the engagement without warn-
walked up to my friend and said, “Well, how ing, and along with it, my sister’s and my
did you enjoy your sleepover at my moth- family’s hearts. About a month ago, they
er’s house last night?” This was the first decided to get back together and are trying
to make things work.
time they had ever met!
My fiancé and I have decided not to
Their bitterness toward each other has
escalated, and now my son has given me an invite Sean to our wedding. We believe it’s
ultimatum: Choose between his family or too soon for him to be around the family, but
more importantly, we don’t think our wed-
my friend. He has my only grandchildren.
I am so depressed, I don’t know what to ding day is an appropriate time for him to be
do. I don’t want my son dictating my life, but “re-introduced.” Is it selfish to exclude him
I want to see my grandchildren. They truly from our nuptials? How should we tell my
are the most important people in my life. I sister? — Selfish In The West
Dear Selfish: I’m glad you asked. While
could break up with my friend, but then my
son would think he won. Any thoughts? — it’s your right as the bride to exclude whom-
ever you choose, it would be selfish and I
So, So Sad
Dear Sad: You are all adults. Your son strongly advise you — for the sake of future
was a mile out of line to do what he did. family harmony — not to do this. Your sister
Why would he be patrolling your home? has been doing everything she can to make
Personally, I think what he did was a little this milestone event in your life wonderful.
To exclude Sean would be a poor way to
sick.
This is not a question of winning or los- thank her for her efforts.
ing. For your own sake, you must not allow
Dear Readers: Have a very happy and
him to tell you how to conduct your personal healthy Fourth of July, everyone. And please
life. I would recommend family therapy for be safe! — Love, Abby
DAYS GONE BY
BEETLE BAILEY
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY MORT WALKER
BY JIM DAVIS
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
July 4, 1918
An urgent call for more men to work on
the water line extension at Thorn Hollow
is made today owing to the fact a number
of men previously at work there have quit.
Only 20 men were at work this morning and
40 more are needed. A wage of $3.50 per
day and board is now being paid for eight
hours’ work and it is announced there will
be two months of work for those desiring
it. The men quitting the crew have not quit
through any dissatisfaction with board or
working conditions but on the grounds they
wish to celebrate the Fourth.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
July 4, 1968
Three domestic geese are enjoying a
comfortable, free life today on the Omar
Bonney horse ranch near Hermiston after a
close brush with death. The three geese were
rescued in the fish ladder holding pool at
McNary Dam on the Oregon side recently
by Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge per-
sonnel. A rubber raft was dropped down into
the pool and rescuer Lee Hotchkiss, assistant
manager of the refuge, descended to the pool
on a rope ladder near the powerhouse. The
frightened geese were individually caught
and hoisted to safety by a rope.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
July 4, 1993
A Dayton, Wash., man plans to develop
the former Bon Marche and Fred Meyer
building in downtown Pendleton into a
minI-mall including several retail stores.
Ken Brown paid $160,000 for the long-va-
cant building on the corner of Main Street
and Court Avenue, accord to Jim Whitney of
Whitney and Associates, the Pendleton real-
tor handling the building. The building was
home to The Bon Marche for many years,
and the small park area at the corner of Main
and Court is usually still referred to as the
Bon Park. The Bon pulled out in the mid-
1980s, and Fred Meyer operated a store
there for a couple of years.
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
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 185th day of
2018. There are 180 days left
in the year. This is Indepen-
dence Day.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On July 4, 1776, the
Declaration of Independence
was adopted by delegates to
the Second Continental Con-
gress in Philadelphia.
On this date:
In 1802, the United States
Military Academy officially
opened at West Point, New
York.
In 1817, ground was bro-
ken for the Erie Canal in
Rome, New York. The mid-
dle section of the waterway
took three years to complete;
the entire canal was finished
in 1825.
In 1826, 50 years to the
day after the Declaration of
Independence was adopted,
former presidents John
Adams and Thomas Jeffer-
son both died.
In 1831, the fifth pres-
ident of the United States,
James Monroe, died in New
York City at age 73.
In 1917, during a cere-
mony in Paris honoring the
French hero of the Ameri-
can Revolution, U.S. Army
Lt. Col. Charles E. Stanton,
an aide to Maj. Gen. John J.
Pershing, declared: “Lafay-
ette, we are here!”
In 1939, Lou Gehrig of
the New York Yankees deliv-
ered his famous farewell
speech in which he called
himself “the luckiest man on
the face of the earth.”
In 1942, Irving Berlin’s
musical revue “This Is the
Army” opened at the Broad-
way Theater in New York.
In 1966, President Lyn-
don B. Johnson signed the
Freedom of Information Act,
which went into effect the
following year.
In 1997, NASA’s Path-
finder spacecraft landed on
Mars, inaugurating a new era
in the search for life on the
red planet. CBS newsman
Charles Kuralt died in New
York at age 62.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Playwright Neil Simon is
91. Country singer Ray Pil-
low is 81. Rhythm and blues
singer Annette Beard (Mar-
tha and the Vandellas) is 75.
Broadcast journalist Ger-
aldo Rivera is 75. Vietnam
War veteran and peace activ-
ist Ron Kovic is 72. Coun-
try musician Teddy Carr
is 58. International Tennis
Hall of Famer Pam Shriver
is 56. Rock musician Matt
Malley is 55. Christian rock
singer Michael Sweet is 55.
Actor-playwright-screen-
writer Tracy Letts is 53.
Actor-singer John Lloyd
Young is 43. Singer Stephen
“Ste” McNally (BBMak) is
40. Actress Becki Newton is
40. Actor Mo McRae is 36.
TV personality Mike “The
Situation” Sorrentino is 36.
Rhythm and blues singer
Melanie Fiona is 35. Malia
Obama is 20.
Thought for Today:
“Intellectually, I know that
America is no better than
any other country; emo-
tionally I know she is better
than every other country.”
— Sinclair Lewis, American
author (1885-1951).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE