Patrick F. McManus, the New York Times best-selling author of books such as “Real Ponies Don’t Go Oink!” and “The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw,” died on Wednesday in Spokane. He was 84. Patrick Francis ...

I met Pat McManus at a log cabin-style Western restaurant, which seemed fitting considering his more than a half-century of writing outdoor humor. We sat for a while talking about writing, his days ...

“Scrambled McManus,” a bumper crop of tales harvested from the first three McManus comedies, will be performed at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, in the Mother Lode Theatre, 316 W. Park St. The stories were ...

Patrick F. McManus, OL’s longtime back-page columnist and beloved outdoor humor writer, came out of retirement to write this final story for the Dec. 2013/Jan. 2014 issue of Outdoor Life magazine. He ...

“A Fine and Pleasant Misery: The Humor of Patrick F. McManus” will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday, July 26, at the Oak Creek Christian Center, 5775 Columbus St. S.E., Albany. Cost is $15 per person.

Patrick McManus, the New York Times best-selling humorist and outdoor writer from the Spokane, Wash., area, died on Wednesday. He was 84. His family confirmed his death to KHQ, a Spokane television ...