Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » St. Patrick’s Day http://newstalk870.am Fri, 24 May 2013 22:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 How Countries Around the World Celebrate St. Patrick's Day http://newstalk870.am/st-patricks-day-how-the-world-celebrates/ http://newstalk870.am/st-patricks-day-how-the-world-celebrates/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:36:57 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=157784 St. Patrick’s Day isn’t just for people in Ireland and Americans who want to pretend to be Irish for a day. There are celebrations of this saint and his saintly day all around the world.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/st-patricks-day-how-the-world-celebrates/feed/ 0 Oleg Nikishin/Newsmakers Best Things to Do in Tri-Cities on St. Patrick's Day 2013 http://newstalk870.am/best-things-to-do-in-tri-cities-on-st-patricks-day-2013-2/ http://newstalk870.am/best-things-to-do-in-tri-cities-on-st-patricks-day-2013-2/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:18:45 +0000 Andrew Kirk http://1027kord.com/?p=140709  

St. Patrick's Day is Sunday, March 17, this year. There are a lot of fun things happening that weekend for all ages. Check them out here:

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/best-things-to-do-in-tri-cities-on-st-patricks-day-2013-2/feed/ 0 iStock Pasco's St. Patrick's Parish Celebrating St. Patrick's Day With Encounter 2013 http://newstalk870.am/pascos-st-patricks-parish-celebrating-st-patricks-day-with-encounter-2013/ http://newstalk870.am/pascos-st-patricks-parish-celebrating-st-patricks-day-with-encounter-2013/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:04:59 +0000 Paul Drake http://1027kord.com/?p=143971 Bringing people together is the goal of "Tri-Cities Encounter 2013: A Place for Us" -- a two-day public festival including music, art and exhibits at Three Rivers Convention Center in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/pascos-st-patricks-parish-celebrating-st-patricks-day-with-encounter-2013/feed/ 0 Ronald Martinez, Getty Images Strange Green Liquid in Dallas Waterway Isn't for St. Patrick's Day http://newstalk870.am/green-liquid-in-dallas/ http://newstalk870.am/green-liquid-in-dallas/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:30:45 +0000 Danny Gallagher http://thefw.com/?p=110194 Cities like Chicago dye their rivers green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Dallas, however, isn’t trying to start their own green tradition, at least not intentionally.

A waterway just outside of the Medical City Dallas Hospital started to fill with a mysterious green goo last Wednesday.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/green-liquid-in-dallas/feed/ 0 WFAA Save Your Pennies By Making Your Own Shamrock Shake at Home http://newstalk870.am/make-shamrock-shake-at-home/ http://newstalk870.am/make-shamrock-shake-at-home/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:00:33 +0000 Danny Gallagher http://thefw.com/?p=109930 McDonald’s Shamrock Shake usually comes once a year around St. Patrick’s Day, but as the holiday passes, so does the elusive tasty beverage. Now you don’t have to be in March (or Irish) to enjoy one year round.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/make-shamrock-shake-at-home/feed/ 0 McDonald's/TSM 10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Leprechauns http://newstalk870.am/things-you-didnt-know-about-leprechauns/ http://newstalk870.am/things-you-didnt-know-about-leprechauns/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:00:59 +0000 Danny Gallagher http://thefw.com/?p=109383 Few icons from folklore and mythology have been branded and co-opted more than the leprechaun. Stories of their rare appearances and coveted pot of gold have permeated almost every aspect of popular culture. They have become so synonymous with Irish culture that the streets are filled with tall green hats and green coats every St. Patrick’s Day. Their history, however, is far different from the traditional leprechauns that endlessly wander into bars and fight hangovers one weekend in March. Take a look at a few things you probably didn’t know about leprechauns.

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