The Sandpoint Eater: Grill talk
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnis Did you know Father’s Day was established by Sonora Smart Dodd, a Spokane woman? The first celebration commemorating fathers in the U.S. was held June 19, 1910, right in...
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The Sandpoint Eater: Father fodder
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Early Sunday morning, armed with a well-wrapped, hot-from-the-oven huckleberry and rhubarb cobbler, I hightailed it to daughter Casey’s home in Spokane. It turns out her little ones — Runa...
Dads, motorcycles, golf and beer
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Father’s Day is Sunday, so I thought I’d cover a few topics that the dads out there might enjoy; motorcycles, golf and beer. I rode my first motorcycle in...
Even at their most inept, dads are the best
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When I was a kid, I remember no authority more powerful and all-knowing than my dad. When you skinned your knee or needed help with a last-minute school project,...
