The first white men to travel through Latah County were trappers of the North West Company, which had a trading post on the Spokane River, beginning in 1810. Traders and missionaries followed. In the 1830’s, the Reverend Henry Spaulding and Father Cat aldo came to the area to preach the gospel to the Nez Perce. In 1855, Isaac I. Stevens and his surveying party camped overnight at a spring south of Moscow and Paradise Ridge, recording his impressions of the country.

In the 1860’s, gold was discovered near Orofino and later in Crumarine Creek on Moscow Mountain. Other strikes followed in the Hoodoo Mountains northeast of Potlatch. The miners created a need for supplies, and stage stops at places like Woodfell and gardening communities like Viola supplied their needs. When the prospecting boom ended, many prospectors turned to ranching and farming.

Viola was the first agricultural settlement followed by Genesee in the late 1860’s and Moscow in the early 1870’s. The need for sawmills and new rail lines created new towns or prompted the rapid growth of small settlements like Huff’s Gulch, later named Troy.

photo credit: Jim Trivelpiece; ©2003 All Rights Reserved.

A Colton - Uniontown community meeting will be held February 29 starting at 6:30 pm. In the meeting we will review the results of the recent community survey and develop plans on how to improve our communities. The meeting will be held at the Dahmen Barn at 419 N. Park Way in Uniontown. There will be refreshments and drawings for gift certificates.

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Related Website:  http://Uniontown.us

A Tale of Two CitiesPerforming May 17-June 3, 2012Directed by Fred DoleRated PGTwo men in love with the same woman. Two cities swept up in revolution. One last chance for a man to redeem his wasted life and change the world. Based on Charles Dickens' masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities is a musical that focuses on the love triangle between young beauty Lucie Manette, French aristocrat Charles Darnay and drunken English cynic Sydney Carton - all caught in the clutches of the bloody French Revolution. Appropriate for all ages and audiences, this classic story of love, revolution, and redemption is what the Associated Press called, ‘the return to the era of big blockbusters such as Les Miserables, Phantom, and Miss Saigon.” Samuel French, pub. After a very successful pre-Broadway run in Sarasota, Florida, and many awards, the show opened on Broadway in September of 2008. Two months and 60 performances later, the show was forced to close. Three days before opening, the great 2008 stock market crash took place, and almost all of Broadway was closed down. Now the show is available for production throughout the country and we look forward to being one of the first community theatre to stage it. The play is Broadway at its grandest scale, in the great tradition of Les Miserables.

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Related Website:  http://lctheatre.org

A Tale of Two CitiesPerforming May 17-June 3, 2012Directed by Fred DoleRated PGTwo men in love with the same woman. Two cities swept up in revolution. One last chance for a man to redeem his wasted life and change the world. Based on Charles Dickens' masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities is a musical that focuses on the love triangle between young beauty Lucie Manette, French aristocrat Charles Darnay and drunken English cynic Sydney Carton - all caught in the clutches of the bloody French Revolution. Appropriate for all ages and audiences, this classic story of love, revolution, and redemption is what the Associated Press called, ‘the return to the era of big blockbusters such as Les Miserables, Phantom, and Miss Saigon.” Samuel French, pub. After a very successful pre-Broadway run in Sarasota, Florida, and many awards, the show opened on Broadway in September of 2008. Two months and 60 performances later, the show was forced to close. Three days before opening, the great 2008 stock market crash took place, and almost all of Broadway was closed down. Now the show is available for production throughout the country and we look forward to being one of the first community theatre to stage it. The play is Broadway at its grandest scale, in the great tradition of Les Miserables.

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Related Website:  http://lctheatre.org

A Tale of Two CitiesPerforming May 17-June 3, 2012Directed by Fred DoleRated PGTwo men in love with the same woman. Two cities swept up in revolution. One last chance for a man to redeem his wasted life and change the world. Based on Charles Dickens' masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities is a musical that focuses on the love triangle between young beauty Lucie Manette, French aristocrat Charles Darnay and drunken English cynic Sydney Carton - all caught in the clutches of the bloody French Revolution. Appropriate for all ages and audiences, this classic story of love, revolution, and redemption is what the Associated Press called, ‘the return to the era of big blockbusters such as Les Miserables, Phantom, and Miss Saigon.” Samuel French, pub. After a very successful pre-Broadway run in Sarasota, Florida, and many awards, the show opened on Broadway in September of 2008. Two months and 60 performances later, the show was forced to close. Three days before opening, the great 2008 stock market crash took place, and almost all of Broadway was closed down. Now the show is available for production throughout the country and we look forward to being one of the first community theatre to stage it. The play is Broadway at its grandest scale, in the great tradition of Les Miserables.

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Related Website:  http://lctheatre.org

A Tale of Two CitiesPerforming May 17-June 3, 2012Directed by Fred DoleRated PGTwo men in love with the same woman. Two cities swept up in revolution. One last chance for a man to redeem his wasted life and change the world. Based on Charles Dickens' masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities is a musical that focuses on the love triangle between young beauty Lucie Manette, French aristocrat Charles Darnay and drunken English cynic Sydney Carton - all caught in the clutches of the bloody French Revolution. Appropriate for all ages and audiences, this classic story of love, revolution, and redemption is what the Associated Press called, ‘the return to the era of big blockbusters such as Les Miserables, Phantom, and Miss Saigon.” Samuel French, pub. After a very successful pre-Broadway run in Sarasota, Florida, and many awards, the show opened on Broadway in September of 2008. Two months and 60 performances later, the show was forced to close. Three days before opening, the great 2008 stock market crash took place, and almost all of Broadway was closed down. Now the show is available for production throughout the country and we look forward to being one of the first community theatre to stage it. The play is Broadway at its grandest scale, in the great tradition of Les Miserables.

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Related Website:  http://lctheatre.org

FREE Concert during the Coeur d’Alene Songwriter’s Festival
Coeur d'Alene City Park ConcertSaturday, May 26 | 2:00 PM | Open to Public!
Featuring Kostas, Hugh Prestwood, Even Stevens, and the Coyote Country Guitar Pull featuring Dustin Lynch and Jaida Dreyer.
Part of: The Coeur d’Alene Songwriters Festival—two days of music and stories by some of the most successful country songwriters of all time—from May 25 to May 26 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Performers at The Coeur d’Alene Songwriters Festival include iconic writers:

□ Even Stevens (“When You’re In Love with a Beautiful Woman” by Dr. Hook, “Drivin’ My Life Away” and “I Love a Rainy Night” by Eddie Rabbit, and “Love Will Turn You Around” by Kenny Rogers); two-time Grammy Award­–winner

□ Paul Overstreet (“Forever and Ever, Amen” by Randy Travis, “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” by Kenny Chesney, and “Some Beach” by Blake Shelton);

□ Emmy Award–winner Hugh Prestwood (“The Song Remembers When” by Trisha Yearwood and “Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart” by Randy Travis);

□ Kostas (“Timber, I’m Falling in Love” by Patty Loveless and “Ain’t That Lonely Yet” by Dwight Yoakam); contemporary country hit-maker

□ Leslie Satcher (“When God-Fearin’ Women Get the Blues” by Martina McBride and “Politically Uncorrect” by Merle Haggard and Gretchen Wilson

□ Dustin Lynch (“Cowboys and Angels”).

□ Storme Warren will be filing reports for Great American Country during the Songwriter’s Festival too!

The Schedule of Events:
Celebration Garden at Hagadone Event Center on the LakeFriday, May 25 | 7:30 PMFeaturing Paul Overstreet, Even Stevens, Hugh Prestwood, Kostas, Leslie Satcher and Mike Loudermilk.Tickets: Adults - $20, 12 yrs. & Under - $10
Coeur d’Alene City Park ConcertSaturday, May 26 | 2:00 PM | Open to Public!Featuring Kostas, Hugh Prestwood, Even Stevens, and the Coyote Country Guitar Pull featuring Dustin Lynch and Jaida Dreyer.
Sunset Lake CruiseSaturday, May 26 | 6:30 PMFeaturing Paul Overstreet, Leslie Satcher, Even Stevens and Mike LoudermilkTickets - $20 (must be 21+ years of age)

Event Package Tickets
Full event access tickets can be purchased for $35 each.
Includes Celebration Garden Concert and Sunset Lake Cruise Concert.
Or Call The Coeur d'Alene Resort Business Center at 208-765-4000, Ext.21.

Two-Night Songwriters Festival Overnight Package
May 25th & 26th
Enjoy the Songwriters Festival at The Coeur d'Alene Resort with an all-inclusive, two-night overnight stay package including tickets to all the fabulous concerts and events.
•Overnight accommodations
•Two tickets to the Hagadone Event Center Concert Friday evening
•Two tickets to Lakeview Terrace Park Events on Saturday afternoon
•Two tickets to the Sunset Lake Cruise
•Sunday Brunch for two in Dockside Restaurant
Package rates starting at *$428
*Based on availabilty. Does not include tax & surcharge.
For package reservations, call 800-688-5253.

More information: http://www.cdasongwritersfestival.com. Follow all the latest updates on the Coeur d'Alene Songwriters Festival Facebook Page!

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A Tale of Two CitiesPerforming May 17-June 3, 2012Directed by Fred DoleRated PGTwo men in love with the same woman. Two cities swept up in revolution. One last chance for a man to redeem his wasted life and change the world. Based on Charles Dickens' masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities is a musical that focuses on the love triangle between young beauty Lucie Manette, French aristocrat Charles Darnay and drunken English cynic Sydney Carton - all caught in the clutches of the bloody French Revolution. Appropriate for all ages and audiences, this classic story of love, revolution, and redemption is what the Associated Press called, ‘the return to the era of big blockbusters such as Les Miserables, Phantom, and Miss Saigon.” Samuel French, pub. After a very successful pre-Broadway run in Sarasota, Florida, and many awards, the show opened on Broadway in September of 2008. Two months and 60 performances later, the show was forced to close. Three days before opening, the great 2008 stock market crash took place, and almost all of Broadway was closed down. Now the show is available for production throughout the country and we look forward to being one of the first community theatre to stage it. The play is Broadway at its grandest scale, in the great tradition of Les Miserables.

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Related Website:  http://lctheatre.org

A Tale of Two CitiesPerforming May 17-June 3, 2012Directed by Fred DoleRated PGTwo men in love with the same woman. Two cities swept up in revolution. One last chance for a man to redeem his wasted life and change the world. Based on Charles Dickens' masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities is a musical that focuses on the love triangle between young beauty Lucie Manette, French aristocrat Charles Darnay and drunken English cynic Sydney Carton - all caught in the clutches of the bloody French Revolution. Appropriate for all ages and audiences, this classic story of love, revolution, and redemption is what the Associated Press called, ‘the return to the era of big blockbusters such as Les Miserables, Phantom, and Miss Saigon.” Samuel French, pub. After a very successful pre-Broadway run in Sarasota, Florida, and many awards, the show opened on Broadway in September of 2008. Two months and 60 performances later, the show was forced to close. Three days before opening, the great 2008 stock market crash took place, and almost all of Broadway was closed down. Now the show is available for production throughout the country and we look forward to being one of the first community theatre to stage it. The play is Broadway at its grandest scale, in the great tradition of Les Miserables.

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Related Website:  http://lctheatre.org

A Tale of Two CitiesPerforming May 17-June 3, 2012Directed by Fred DoleRated PGTwo men in love with the same woman. Two cities swept up in revolution. One last chance for a man to redeem his wasted life and change the world. Based on Charles Dickens' masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities is a musical that focuses on the love triangle between young beauty Lucie Manette, French aristocrat Charles Darnay and drunken English cynic Sydney Carton - all caught in the clutches of the bloody French Revolution. Appropriate for all ages and audiences, this classic story of love, revolution, and redemption is what the Associated Press called, ‘the return to the era of big blockbusters such as Les Miserables, Phantom, and Miss Saigon.” Samuel French, pub. After a very successful pre-Broadway run in Sarasota, Florida, and many awards, the show opened on Broadway in September of 2008. Two months and 60 performances later, the show was forced to close. Three days before opening, the great 2008 stock market crash took place, and almost all of Broadway was closed down. Now the show is available for production throughout the country and we look forward to being one of the first community theatre to stage it. The play is Broadway at its grandest scale, in the great tradition of Les Miserables.

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Related Website:  http://lctheatre.org

A Tale of Two CitiesPerforming May 17-June 3, 2012Directed by Fred DoleRated PGTwo men in love with the same woman. Two cities swept up in revolution. One last chance for a man to redeem his wasted life and change the world. Based on Charles Dickens' masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities is a musical that focuses on the love triangle between young beauty Lucie Manette, French aristocrat Charles Darnay and drunken English cynic Sydney Carton - all caught in the clutches of the bloody French Revolution. Appropriate for all ages and audiences, this classic story of love, revolution, and redemption is what the Associated Press called, ‘the return to the era of big blockbusters such as Les Miserables, Phantom, and Miss Saigon.” Samuel French, pub. After a very successful pre-Broadway run in Sarasota, Florida, and many awards, the show opened on Broadway in September of 2008. Two months and 60 performances later, the show was forced to close. Three days before opening, the great 2008 stock market crash took place, and almost all of Broadway was closed down. Now the show is available for production throughout the country and we look forward to being one of the first community theatre to stage it. The play is Broadway at its grandest scale, in the great tradition of Les Miserables.

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Related Website:  http://lctheatre.org