St. Patrick's Day
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St. Patrick's Day, a day Spokane becomes the Shamrock City instead of the Lilac City. From the parade to beer gardens to bar hopping, Spokane has embraced this now secular holiday as one of its favorites. So who was this great man who inspired green beer? Much of St. Patrick's life still remains a mystery. Many of the stories associated with St. Patrick, including the tale of his driving all the snakes from Ireland, are false, having been exaggerated through years of storytelling. It is known that St. Patrick, born as Maewyn in Britain, died on March 17 around 460 A.D. During his preachings it is told that he used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Trinity. He used it in his sermons to represent how the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit could exist as separate elements of the same entity. He is also credited with the creation of the Celtic cross. He superimposed the sun, a powerful Irish symbol, onto the Christian cross, so that veneration of that symbol would seem more natural.
Science on Tap Coeur d' Alene
Join us this week for Science on Tap Coeur d’ Alene! Alan Griffitts from the Naval Acoustic Research Detachment in Bayview, Idaho will present “Submarine Stealth Superiority Begins in Idaho” at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, March 13 at the Coeur d’ Alene Brewing Company. Alan is a graduate of University of Idaho and will tell us about the research underway at the US Navy’s facility on Lake Pend Oreille. If you’ve not attended Science on Tap before, it is a monthly event open to anyone interested in fun, informal discussion about cool science and technology. No power points, I promise! You don’t have to be 21 years of age to attend.
Weekly Features
To see Executive Chef Barry Matthews featured dishes for this week, click on the link below: Weekly Features
Quote of the Week
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age. - Robert Frost
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