Bill Melendez

Giant Vegetable grower James Dodson teams with Advanced Nutrients to grow world record giant pumpkin and win 1st Prize in Vermont Fair. As Snoopy and Charlie Brown and the other Peanuts kids scan the skies for the arrival of the Great Pumpkin, the real Great Pumpkin is growing in Vermont just in time for Halloween. According to hydroponics industry leaders Evegeniy Stefanov Yordanov, Michael Straumietis, and Robert Charles Higgins, great big pumpkins and other humongous, tasty vegetables...Read Full Story

Charlie Brown of the Peanuts cartoon fame will always be remembered as one of the classical cartoons ever to grace the television sets a century ago. And while to this day, many of the classical cartoons still linger in the minds of many, there is no other person to thank but Bill Melendez, the creator of Peanuts for all of them. But sadly, Melendez may no longer be around to accept and acknowledge those thank you and commendation as he has passed away at the age of 91. Bill Melendez, 91, an...Read Full Story

Snoopy Fashion Show Cartoon 1 Please credit: Courtesy of Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez Productions © 1984 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. Peanuts clip from “It’s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown” Animation showing Snoopy getting ready for a day out Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts characters by Charles M. Schulz will provide inspiration to top designers atMercedes-Benz Fashion Week, New York. Isaac Mizrahi, Betsey Johnson and Heatherette are among the list of designers participating in the...Read Full Story

Los Angeles, Sep 5 (DPA) Bill Melendez, the Emmy Award-winning animator of more than 70 cartoons featuring characters from the Peanuts comic strip, has died at a hospital in Santa Monica, California. He was 91. Melendez died Tuesday and the cause of his death was not reported, according to a statement on his website. More: continued hereRead Full Story

Are You Really Still Buying “Low Fat” Foods…?by Derek GatehouseHabits are so hard to break, aren’t they?Just listen to people as they order their food, whether it’s at a restaurant or the grocery store or just their latté at Starbucks.EVERYONE orders non-fat this and non-fat that… Like the smoked turkey at the cold cut counter. “Which one sir?” “Uhh, which one is lower in fat?”Or the low-fat section of the restaurant menu. Or even your latté… make sure it’s with low fat milk!… and if you ask...Read Full Story