Plenty to do on St. Patrick's Day

COEUR d'ALENE - Wear green today, lassies and lads, because you've got songs to sing and green beers to drink on St. Patrick's Day in Coeur d'Alene.

A highlight will be the St. Patrick's Day Parade that starts at 4 p.m. at Eighth Street and Sherman in downtown Coeur d'Alene.

Lauren Sheehan will be singing some Irish tunes at 1 p.m. at the Coeur d'Alene Library.

The Lake City High School Booster Club is having a fundraiser and a St. Patrick's Day Celebration from 2-8 p.m. at Second and Sherman. For $10, you can enjoy a beverage with keepsake mug and an Irish sandwich, and maybe you'll even meet a leprechaun.

If you're looking for a taste of Ireland, you might find what you're after from noon to 4 p.m. at Pilgrim's Market, where there will be a variety of Irish-style beers as well as Sage Derby cheese.

Rusty's Bar and Grill is having live Irish music from 5-9 p.m., and promises "all of your favorite Irish songs," along with drink specials.

Mulligan's Sports Bar is offering green eggs and ham for breakfast, rueben sandwich and red potato salad all day, and corn beef hash and cabbage for dinner, along with specials on Irish coffee, Guinness beer and green beer, too.

All Things Irish, naturally, is offering good deals, and karaoke with Irish sing-alongs.

As the Irish like to say, "Bottoms up or bottoms down, either way no one will frown."