The comic strip Garfield, created by Jim Davis, appeared in newspapers for the
first time on Monday, June 19, 1978. The strip follows the life of the title character,
a cat named Garfield, after Davis’ grandfather, his owner, Jon Arbuckle, and Jon’s
dog Odie. As of 2007, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals,
and held the Guinness World Record for being the world’s most widely syndicated
comic strip. Though rarely mentioned, Garfield is set in Muncie, Indiana, the home
of Jim Davis.

Cartoonist Jim Davis

The first published Garfield comic strip 

Henry Louis "Lou" or "Buster" Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941)

Lou Gehrig was a baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major
League Baseball for the New York Yankees (1923–1939) until his career
was cut short by ALS, a disorder now commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s
disease. Gehrig was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. In
1969 he was voted the greatest first baseman of all time by the Baseball
Writers’ Association, and was the leading vote-getter on the Major
League Baseball All-Century Team, chosen by fans in 1999.

Centennial High School (Gresham, Oregon) Mascot

The Centennial High School class of 1962 50th Reunion, dates
and places have been chosen! Now’s the time to send in your 
reservations for the big event scheduled for Friday, August 
10th through Sunday, August 12th. For further information
and reservations, contact Dian Odell in Portland, Oregon
at [email protected] or call 503-234-3876. You need to
be heard from by August 1. Hope to see you all then.