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A14 East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Thursday, October 22, 2020 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Changing a diaper causes family friction at baptism FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE BEETLE BAILEY BY MORT WALKER GARFIELD BLONDIE DILBERT BY JIM DAVIS BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE Strange in the East Dear Abby: My sister-in-law Dear Strange: What your sister- “Brenda” often takes it upon herself in-law did may have been fine with to change a baby’s diaper during her own family, but for her to have social gatherings with family. She changed the diaper of a child whose never bothers to ask the baby’s par- ents if it’s OK to do this, and they parents she didn’t know well (and from whom she didn’t have per- never solicit her help. For years, I mission!) was inappropriate. I don’t found it a bit strange, but never said J eanne fault the mother for being upset. anything to Brenda or another fam- P hilliPs Rather than blame her for react- ily member. ADVICE ing the way she did, it’s time some- Some time ago, my in-laws and one explains boundaries to Miss immediate family were at my son’s Brenda. baptismal party. Several babies Dear Abby: Being bored due to the from my wife’s side as well as my own were quarantine, I signed up to Classmates.com there. My wife’s relatives aren’t well-ac- quainted with mine. Before our wedding, to look for old friends. Moments later I neither of our families had ever met the received a response from a male classmate. other. We graduated the same year. I really don’t remember him, although he said he remem- During the festivities, my wife’s niece bered me. Anyway, we started texting and — who was still in diapers — appeared to exchanging graduation pictures. He still have a full load in her back side. Her par- ents were in another room. Without inform- lives in our hometown; I don’t. We have ing them of the issue or asking permission, started talking almost every day. My problem is, we have so many things Brenda took it upon herself to change the in common, from family to same make of diaper. The child’s mother walked into the car and insurance company, I have started room and began to loudly scold Brenda for getting a creepy feeling. It freaked me out to doing it without her consent. You could see the point that I blocked him. the mother was upset and scared, since she He was always respectful, but for us to did not know Brenda at all. have so much in common made my stom- After the party ended, my family couldn’t ach lurch. Do you think this is possible? Or understand why the child’s mother became is there a chance he could be stalking me? so upset. They thought she was some kind — Freaked Out of nut for reacting the way she did. I fully Dear Freaked: It could be coinciden- understand why the mother became upset. tal that you have so much in common, but Given the fact that she doesn’t know Brenda, I would never advise anyone who had a and that one must clean the baby’s private gut feeling that something wasn’t right to parts when changing a diaper, I don’t under- stand why Brenda would take this upon ignore it. Listen to your intuition and you will never go wrong. herself. What’s your opinion, Abby? — DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Oct. 22, 1920 The joint session of the Morrow and Umatilla county teachers began yester- day at Pendleton High School. It is esti- mated there are 350 teachers in attendance. Physical education as well as mental train- ing was stressed this morning by Prof. E. J. Klemme. He quoted statistics from army rejections to show that the American youth today is not getting the full benefit of devel- opment. Mr. Klemme’s address was the main feature of this morning’s assembly, his topic being “The Girl Four Square.” He said that women will soon be the superior of men and that they will compete with men in all things if their line of education is improved. “The time will come when the woman will have equal charge of the financial business of the home and the mother and father will be equally responsible for the training of the boy and girl,” he said. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Oct. 22, 1970 For the first time in Umatilla County, the potato output may top peas. Potato produc- tion in Umatilla and Morrow counties may total almost $5 for 1970, Umatilla County Extension Agent Fred Hagelstein said. Pre- liminary income estimates indicate a value of $4.75 million on about 5,600 acres. Three years ago, potato production in the area was less than $1 million from 1,765 acres. Peas have averaged $3-1/2 to $5 million a year in Umatilla County, but for 1970 the total may be only $3.1 million, Hagelstein said, impacted in part by the cold spring and hot June. The impact of potatoes upon the area’s economy has been vigorous. “It’s new income,” he said, springing from land that until the advent of new irrigation sys- tems was only marginal grazing land. Four new potato packing plants have been built in the last two years and each furnish jobs for 30-45 employees during a season that runs from July into the late fall. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Oct. 22, 1995 It seems like a picture perfect match — the Pendleton Arts Council and the Carn- egie library building. The Pendleton City Council agreed and approved the Arts Council’s proposal to transform one of the most unique buildings in town into the Pendleton Center for the Arts. The Carne- gie building has long been recognizable as the Pendleton Library, but completion of the Helen McCune remodel into a City Hall and library will leave the Carnegie build- ing vacant. The Arts Council envisions a make-over for the Carnegie building into a community cultural center. The design was developed with collaboration with the Oregon East Symphony. The center would house community arts organization offices, an art gallery, music and visual arts studios, a community meeting room, multipurpose classrooms, a contemporary crafts sales area, a listening area and a cafe. BY SCOTT ADAMS TODAY IN HISTORY THE WIZARD OF ID LUANN ZITS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN On Oct. 22, 1979, the U.S. government allowed the deposed Shah of Iran to travel to New York for med- ical treatment — a decision that precipitated the Iran hostage crisis. In 1797, French balloon- ist Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute descent, landing safely from a height of about 3,000 feet over Paris. In 1811, composer and piano virtuoso Franz Liszt was born in the Hungarian town of Raiding in pres- ent-day Austria. In 1883, the original Metropolitan Opera House in New York held its grand opening with a performance of Gounod’s “Faust.” In 1962, in a nationally broadcast address, President John F. Kennedy revealed the presence of Soviet-built missile bases under con- struction in Cuba and announced a quarantine of all offensive military equip- ment being shipped to the Communist island nation. In 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization was decer- tified by the federal gov- ernment for its strike the previous August. In 2001, a second Wash- ington, D.C., postal worker, Joseph P. Curseen, died of inhalation anthrax. In 2002, bus driver Con- rad Johnson was shot to death in Aspen Hill, Mary- land, in the final attack car- ried out by the “Beltway Snipers.” Today’s Birthdays: Black Panthers co-founder Bobby Seale is 84. Actor Catherine Deneuve is 77. Actor Jeff Goldblum is 68. Movie director Spike Jonze is 51. Former MLB player Ichiro Suzuki is 47. PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE