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July 26, 2010 North Idaho stakes celebrate Pioneer Day with service project
By Gloria Warnick, Staff WriterShare:  
July 26, 2010 — In the April 2006 General Conference, David F. Evans quoted a piece of advice President Gordon B. Hinckley's father gave him while he was on his mission, "Forget yourself and go to work."
When President Hinckley took this advice, he wrote what he discovered:
"The whole world changed. The fog lifted. The sun began to shine in my life. I had a new interest. I saw the beauty of this land. I saw the greatness of the people."
This weekend, in celebration of Pioneer Day, between approximately 900 people from the Coeur d' Alene and Hayden, Idaho stakes joined together as the fog lifted over Lake Farragut. They cleared underbrush, leveled uneven soil and trimmed tree branches from the pine trees as they rediscovered the beauty of the lake and surrounding area.
Pioneer Day, a unique celebration to Latter-Day Saints held every July 24, honors the months-long expeditions endured by 80,000 pioneers who migrated to the Utah Mountains from 1847 to 1869. Today, a trans-Atlantic flight from France to Salt Lake City can complete this journey in eight hours.
More than 350 wagon trains and 10 handcart companies delivered early members of the Church to the Utah Territory during that 20-year period before the railroad was completed in 1869. Following several relocations in New York, Ohio, Missouri and Illinois, thousands of Church members, under the direction of Brigham Young, settled more than 400 communities in the western territories. An online library of stories depicting life on the trail is available through the Church History Department.
Those historic pioneer journeys are celebrated throughout the Church each year with parades, picnics, dramatic and musical pageants or actual trekking re-creations, by young and old, newly baptized and long-term members who take the time to pause and acknowledge the pioneer heritage of the early Church.
Volunteers gathered at the shooting range for some words of welcome and instruction. Photo by Rhonda Paulson.
The Coeur d' Alene Stake and the Hayden Stake chose to honor the memory of our forefathers with a service project benefiting their beloved Farragut State Park.
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Utah native finds right key at local Steinway Gallery
By Craig Howard, News EditorShare:
July 26, 2010 — Along with an impressive array of classical and contemporary compositions - featuring music from Bach to the 5 Browns - the Steinway Piano Gallery in Spokane Valley is home to a rambling rendition of the University of Utah fight song, courtesy of proprietor Kevin Rindlisbacher.
Originally from Riverton, Utah, Kevin Rindlisbacher moved with his wife and five children to the Spokane area in 2005. After two years in the Spokane Valley Mall, Kevin relocated the Steinway Piano Gallery to a site off Interstate 90 and the Evergreen exit in 2008. Photo by Craig Howard.
That's not to say that the Riverton, Utah native does not welcome customers from his alma mater's most significant rival, although if the store colors were ever to change, red would likely win out over blue.
"A lot of my friends here in Spokane went to BYU," he said.
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Wholesome Recreation Guide
- July 26-31
By Craig Howard, News EditorShare:
July 26, 2010 — For those naysayers already talking about summer winding down and the launch of back-to-school sales, this week's recreation guide makes it clear that the warm season is just hitting full stride. The late July agenda includes fantastic flights over Lake Coeur d'Alene, free movies, intriguing lessons about insects, a fun street fair and an Inland Northwest luau. Area LDS youth should also mark their calendars (and register) for a special event at the beginning of August.
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