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Gift ideas for the best man in your life |
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Thursday, 12 June 2008 |
By HEATHER AVEY
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Don’t let Father’s Day sneak up on you, it’s just around the corner.
It’s a day for you to take the time to show your father how much you love him.
What can you do for your dad? Breakfast in bed, handmade gifts, family outings and much more, but here are a few ideas just in case you can’t think of one.
Create a giant-size cookie or another special dessert that dad likes and make it just for him by personalizing it with his intrests. You can shape it into a football or a car or even spell out dad.
If you have a dad with a sweet tooth, you can grow a lollipop plant. It’s very simple and you don’t even need dirt. This is great as both a festive decoration and treat holder. You can use any kind of lollipops – Blow Pops, Tootsie Roll Pops or traditional pops.
Give dad a day of relaxation with a new recliner from Panhandle Furniture, at 515 N. Main, Guymon Furniture, at 5th and Roosevelt or Reid's Furniture located in the Northridge Shopping Center
Or you can dress dad up with men’s quality jewelry from Guymon’s own jewelers, Henry’s, at 415 N. Main.
For those dad's who like gardening check out Helm's nursery in Goodwell, Okla. who are having a Father's Day special with half off trees, plants and shrubs.
For the outdoorsman: the dad who lives for his lawn, give him outdoor power tools; for the tool dad: hammers, wrenches, drills and saws; for the weekend warrior dad: no project is too big, no task too daunting, this dad gets the job done every time.
For the chef dad: get him a grill with grill accessories to satisfy his appetite from Reid's Furniture; for the gadget dad: high-tech toys for work and play, and for the dad who has everything you can always buy him a gift card to his favorite place to shop.
Walls Bargain Center is featuring men's shavers, bbq tools, hunting t-shirts and more for dad. Walls is located in Guymon at 1919 NW Hwy 64.
Last minute shoppers check out PDQ located at 702 NE Twelfth for last minute gift ideas.
The idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington by a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd. She came up with the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909.
Having been raised by her father, William Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Dodd wanted her father to know how special he was to her.
It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless and loving man. Dodd’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spokane on June 19, 1910.
In 1926, a National Father’s Day Committee was formed in New York City. But it wasn’t until 1956 that Father’s Day was recognized by a joint resolution of Congress and became a national holiday.
In 1972, President Richard Nixon established a permanent national observance of Father’s Day to be held on the third Sunday of June.
So Father’s Day was born in memory and gratitude by a daughter who thought that her father and all good fathers should be honored with a special day just like we honor our mothers on Mother’s Day.
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 | | I have to say, I was so disappointed in the Pioneer Days parade this year. It just seemed to be one long commercial for businesses, hardly any floats that exhibited the theme, which was what? And any Tom, Dick,or Harry could drive his car in it. Where has the spirit of Pioneer Days gone? My dad was born north of Guymon in 1912, lived there his entire life, and died there in 1994. He was 81 years old. He was a true pioneer. He was a farmer who survived the dust bowl days. He saw so many things come to pass and he got to witness the evolution of all those wonderful things. He and so many like him are the kinds of people we need to honor with Pioneer Days. We should never forget our roots. People say that Guymon hasn't changed. Oh,yes it has!! No matter where I live, Guymon will always be home even though my parents have passed on. I am proud to say I am from Guymon. I enjoy coming home especially for Pioneer Days, but I hope next year it looks more like the Pioneer Days I grew up with. Pioneer Days is the one thing that shouldn't change and should always honor those who paved the way in the Panhandle. Tyra (Haar) Combs - Holcomb, Kansas | | | | | | |  |
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