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• Father’s Day came early for sportsman

  June 19, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 Two girls in Pend Oreille County gave their father an early Father’s Day gift. They took him hunting. 5

• Sharing memories of dead father’s prime time on soccer field

  June 19, 2011 in Features on Page D1 My nephew, Matthew Deutsch, was coaching his son’s soccer practice in Cheney recently when the grandfather of another player asked where he’d learned the game. Matthew told the man he …

• Dodd House joins national register

  October 28, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V5 There was quite a house full of people recently when the Sonora Smart Dodd House was added to the National Historic Register. And that was no doubt just the way …

• Monument honors creator of Father’s Day, her dad

  September 9, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S5 Lost a bit in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Father’s Day in Spokane this June was the dedication of monuments to Sonora Smart Dodd, the …

• Front Porch: Beloved father’s legacy etched in stone

  September 2, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Lost a bit in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Father’s Day in Spokane this June was the dedication of monuments to Sonora Smart Dodd, the …

• Sometimes a father has to go fishing to connect with his kid

  June 20, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C10 Just a few weeks ago, Douglas Wood had fairly low odds for having much to celebrate on Fathers Day. “For seven years, I have been married to a wonderful woman,” …

• Dad hopes today will be last Father’s Day alone

  June 20, 2010 in City on Page A1 On the wall just inside the doorway of Bill Connington’s northeast Spokane home is an old photo of his boys, taken when the children were 4 and 5 years old. …

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Father’s Day story lacks luster

  June 20, 2010 in Opinion on Page B9 This is the 100th commemoration of Father’s Day. You know what that means, don’t you? REALLY nice ties.

• A prime mover

  June 19, 2010 in City on Page A1 Jerry and Bev Numbers are convinced that Spokane’s Sonora Smart Dodd, who founded Father’s Day 100 years ago today, was an extraordinary woman. A Renaissance woman. They ought to know. … 4

• Dad posters celebrate Spokane-born holiday

  June 10, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S1 If you want to know how area third-graders define fatherhood, take a walk through the second floor of River Park Square. Dozens of brightly colored posters adorn the walls near …

• Single man finds peace by becoming father to boy with severe disabilities

  May 31, 2010 in Features on Page C1 When Micheal Chappell first met Daniel, the child looked more like an infant instead of a 16-month-old toddler. He was tiny and fragile, lying helplessly in a baby carrier. He … 2

• Brewery to focus on papa with new ale

  May 12, 2010 in Food on Page C1 Now that Mom is taken care of, the Coeur d’Alene Brewing Co. is making something special for Dad. The brewmasters there, with help from the staff at the Spokane Regional …

• History of Father’s Day quiz

  June 21, 2009 in City on Page B1 Think you know your stuff when it comes to Father’s Day? Test your knowledge with our little quiz. 1

• Dads give summer its shine

  June 21, 2009 in Features on Page D1 Maybe you remember your father showing you how to bait a hook, the tang of his Dutch Masters Perfecto and Aqua Velva clashing with the dank pungency of a leaky …

• Marking holiday’s origin

  June 21, 2009 in City on Page B1 Bill Harrington made a quiet pilgrimage to Spokane, eager to celebrate the woman he calls the mother of Father’s Day. He left wondering if Spokane has a hard time recognizing …

• Small gathering pays tribute to first Father’s Day

  June 20, 2009 in City Bill Harrington made a quiet pilgrimage to Spokane, eager to celebrate the woman he calls the mother of Father’s Day.

• Honoring Father’s Day founder

  January 31, 2008 in Voices on Page S1 The Spokane woman who started Father’s Day here in 1910 had lived in a modest Craftsman bungalow along South Arthur Street which is now listed on the city’s local register …