Ever since he was born, 6-year-old Griffen Cutting’s family has called him Charlie Brown. Now that resemblance could pay off.
Shelly Cutting, Griffen’s mom, submitted his picture to the Peanuts 60th Anniversary Look-Alike Photo Contest, and the Image Elementary School first-grader was chosen as one of 30 finalists. People can go online to peanutsphotocontest.com through Dec. 4 to vote the person they think most resembles a “Peanuts” character. The winner will receive a trip for four to Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, home of Planet Snoopy.
“My son has always been called Charlie Brown because he’s always had this big, round head,” said Shelly, a 32-year-old Vancouver hair stylist. “He had no hair for a couple years, and he just looked like Charlie Brown.”
Vancouver longshoreman takes a spin on ‘Wheel’
Vancouver longshoreman Scott Dole could be joining the ranks of Adam Wade and other Clark County residents who’ve found success on the game show “Wheel of Fortune.”
Dole, 38, filmed an episode of “Wheel” in October; it will air at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on ABC Channel 2. Dole, who has four dogs and two cats, will be part of the show’s Pet Lovers Week.
Dole can’t say until the episode airs how he fared. The only person in his family who knows is his wife, Carrie, who attended the taping. He’s planning a viewing party with family and friends at a local pizza parlor to watch Tuesday’s episode.
Contestants have to pay their own way to Culver City, Calif., to compete on “Wheel.” The Doles put $800 on their credit card to finance the trip. Contestants are guaranteed to leave with at least $1,000, and viewers can tune in to see whether Dole walks away with more than the minimum.
“It’s a life experience. I’d do it for free,” Dole said. “It was everything I hoped it would be. It’s a game of hangman and they’re going to pay you to play it.”
Vancouver native’s poem inspires a book
Paul Brown wrote a poem on a lunch break that gave him an idea.
The idea developed into a picture book that reads like a poem. It’s about a young boy’s journey through a world of fairies and spirits where he finds a magical wishing well. While the boy is in this fantastical world, he befriends the fairy king who asks for help.
Brown, 38, published “The Wondrous Worlds of the Wishing Well” through PublishAmerica. He says it will be the first in a series that he will write and illustrate. The book, which costs $19.95, is set to be released Dec. 21 on www.PublishAmerica.com.
Brown, a Vancouver native who graduated from Washougal High School in 1989, moved to Seattle in 1997 to attend The Art Institute. He now lives in Edmonds and is concentrating on his career as an author and illustrator.
“I have always enjoyed writing and drawing and I have always been a bit of a ‘dreamer,’” Brown said in an e-mail. “I figured this was a great way to do what I enjoy, while bringing enjoyment to others through the worlds and characters I create.”
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