Opinion Column: Big Dink would have been 100 on Feb. 8

In the early 1970s, Big Dink had a bout with Bell’s palsy. To camouflage his drooping lip, he grew a mustache. His grandchildren called it “That Thing.” Granddaughter Emily remembers how it tickled when he kissed her and how corn-on-the-cob got stuck in “that thing” on his lip. (Submitted Photo)
In the early 1970s, Big Dink had a bout with Bell’s palsy. To camouflage his drooping lip, he grew a mustache. His grandchildren called it “That Thing.” Granddaughter Emily remembers how it tickled when he kissed her and how corn-on-the-cob got stuck in “that thing” on his lip. (Submitted Photo)

Let’s take a stroll — back 100 years — to Feb. 8, 1922. Walking east from Bainbridge, along the railroad right-of-way, there’s a wide grassy spot. The railbed is gone. The name “Recovery” hovers, ghos…