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St Patrick’s Toast

Karla Petermann, of Sandpoint, strolls with Quinn, her 2-year-old Irish wolfhound, on Main Avenue during the 2015 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Spokane. (Dan Pelle/SR file photo)
Karla Petermann, of Sandpoint, strolls with Quinn, her 2-year-old Irish wolfhound, on Main Avenue during the 2015 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Spokane. (Dan Pelle/SR file photo)

Raise a glass now to Patrick,
and may God hold him near,
for he's the very great saint
who brought Ireland green beer.

The Bard of Sherman Avenue

D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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