Sunday, June 17, 2012
It began in Spokane, WA, 102 years ago today.
1. Father’s Day was first celebrated in America in Spokane, WA, on June 19, 1910, making today the 102nd anniversary of the holiday. Sonora Smart Dodd, one of six children raised by single father William Jackson Smart in Spokane, invented the modern holiday. 2. President Lyndon B. Johnson made it a holiday to be celebrated on the third Thursday of June in 1966, but it wasn’t officially recognized until 1972, when Richard Nixon was in office. 3. Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in 61 countries, by far the day the holiday is celebrated in the most countries. Those countries include Afghanistan, Pakistan, Canada, China, Cuba, Japan, Mexico, India and the United Kingdom, among many others. 4. According to …
Patch wants to hear your most memorable words of advice from your dad. Is "life isn't fair" one of those pieces of advice?
"Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad," wrote an unknown author. When I was young my father, who was a police sergeant, used to give one favorite piece of advice. He would ask the officers on his squad to have one simple goal for the day. "Every day make one thing better than when you found it," he would tell them. When I graduated from the police academy, my dad pinned my badge on my chest and whispered to me to the stage, "Every day make one thing better than when you found it." That piece of advice is something I still think about all of the time. My husband often tells our kids that "life is not fair," which is also a good thing to learn in life. He does not tell the kids to pull his finger (for that I am so …
Saturday, June 16, 2012
You could go to the mall, or shop here in town.
Patch wishes you the very best Father's Day celebration. Patch Asks: Check out our video of Father's Day Gift ideas. What are you buying your dad?
Friday, June 15, 2012
Fun and exciting new ways to celebrate Father's Day this weekend.
This weekend is all about dad. Here are a few suggestions to celebrate Father’s Day in style: Dad can saddle up for a horseback ride, plant a garden or enjoy a violin concerto. Whatever event Dad should choose, it’s his day to celebrate and relax. Saturday Landscaping Tips for the Home and Garden The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Trailside Museum Association are sponsoring landscaping classes at Trailside Nature & Science Center. Bryan Lowe, horticulture consultant and a certified rain garden installer, will present. This is a free lecture but donations will be accepted. Free – Saturday 11 a.m. to 12 noon – Mountainside Solace 7 – Poetic Expressions Jennifer Carman will host a non conventional poetic expression at Town…
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Color Me Mine
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Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
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1160 Summit Ln, Mountainside, NJ
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452 New Providence Rd, Mountainside, NJ
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Westfield Memorial Library
550 E Broad St, Westfield, NJ
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Classic Thyme Cooking School
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The Town Book Store
270 E Broad St, Westfield, NJ
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290 Plainfield Ave, Berkeley Heights, NJ
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
In honor of Father’s Day, taking place on June 17th, Jersey Bites writers have identified a list of top “manly” restaurants throughout New Jersey that serve up the sort of food dads of the Garden State will enjoy. Hurry, it’s not too late to reserve a ta
Need some fresh ideas for gifting the man who has everything? Read on!
When I was a kid, we had a pretty limited list of items on our Father's Day menu of gifts. Dad could look forward each year to a new bottle of Old Spice or Aqua Velva, a pack of white short-sleeved Hanes Beefy T's, a box of handkerchiefs, or — wait for it — a new tie. Fast forward a generation, and my husband and dad have both exhausted a updated list of tried-and-true manly gifts: trail mix, boutique beers, grilling accoutrements, pro-baseball/hockey/basketball tickets. And they both have so many neckties that they could easily string them together to form a span across the Grand Canyon — twice. It's time to think outside the (tie) box. Here's a few local and semi-local ideas — plus a handful of dad gifts from the internet: Instead of …
Peaches 'n' Cream profiled in Taste of Home magazine.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Livingston resident Dorit Ritter-Haddad’s recipe for Peaches ‘n’ Cream was featured in this month’s issue of Taste of Home magazine. Taste of Home receives thousands of recipes each year and Dorit’s was chosen to be included as the perfect Father’s Day dessert in the “Dad’s Sunday Dinner” feature. “A great way to bond with Dad in the kitchen is to assemble this simple, fruity summertime dessert together,” adds Dorit. Peaches ‘n’ Cream By Dorit Ritter-Haddad Prep/Total Time: 15 min. Yield: 4 servings Ingredients In a small bowl, beat cream until it begin to thicken. Add vanilla; beat until soft peaks form. Arrange fruit on a platter; top with whipped cream. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
There's something for every kind of Dad in the stores in downtown Summit.
Haven't gotten Dad a gift for Father's Day yet? Not to worry. Downtown Summit is full of options for Dads. For the business Dad, the relaxed Dad, and everything in between, you're sure to find the perfect gift, no last-minute shipping required.
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Florez Tobacconist
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The Luggage Center
333 Springfield Ave, Summit, NJ
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Jos. A. Bank Clothiers
447 Springfield Ave, Summit, NJ
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Kryston's Hardware Ltd
480 Springfield Ave, Summit, NJ
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Max
5:55 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
In Taiwan, Father's Day is celebrated on August 8th. "Eight" is pronounced "ba" in Mandarin. "Daddy" in Mandarin is "Baba," homonymic with "Eight-Eight". more ›