It was the most wonderful day

The two people who brought this celebration to you... was Maggie the Mayor of Kootenai, who put in hours and hours of planning.... and Johnny Lawson, not only line up the entertainment, but kept it running smoothly thru the whole day...


Shriners were there early setting up their equipment to start breakfast to start at 8am.


The Daryl Brown family, one of the early cars coming in...

As the cars start to line up on the street... Injectors Car Club Showcase

Raising of the flag by the VFW members...

Singing of the National Anthem

More cars came in...

Mayor of Dover, Paul Curless.... server

Helping is Dovers Councilperson, Maggie, and Kootenai's Eric

The hungry breakfast crowd gathers...

More cars

As people gathered around to see the cars....

People signed in and could win prizes.

Looking at the pictures of Kootenai of long ago

More of the cars...

A big part of the celebration was done by this man... Johnny Lawson... here as

Bend Whiskers...

Commissioner Rich and also a server for breakfast duty...

The beginning of the shows.... S.T.E.P. Training Center presents Gymnastics & Circus Crafts

more cars arrive

Old friends visit

Some of the senior citizens gathered...

There was chalk for drawing.......

Johnny Lawson (Bent Whiskers) and the Mayor Maggie announce the first winners of prizes.

Kiwanas set up their free cotton candy and pop corn stand...

Albini Falls Pipe & Drums and Dance Performance

This was the heaviest of the crowds rounding out to over 300

Music by Mark and Bob Evans

Which started the dancing, young and old...

While the flaggers kept the traffic flowing around the celebration
Miah Kohal Musical Performance which entertain for almost an hour, then

had his son,Zack (I believe) come up and sing a Johnny Cash song, (he did a great job of it)

Friends catch up on each others lives, old friends who haven't seen each other in years.

Pend Oreille Trails had a great display of their path from Dover to Ponderay...

Mike Lewis, Singer/Songwriter from Big Sugar Music Performing


the audience started to find shady places to listen to the music.

Bent Whiskers fills in a space between ....

AND THEN... THE BAND THAT THE OLD TIMERS STAYED TO 7 TO HEAR....

THE PACK RIVER BAND....all the orginial band members .....

The Original Pack River Band with Johnnie Lawson, Ralph Alderman,Gene Vanhorn, David Evans & Ron Spears

The people started to gather around... and danced...
And danced they did.....

Everyone finding shade as they listen to the Pack River Band...

From gazebo to tents.....

And the last prize was given out... Coldwater Creek basket...to a happy winner...

The music played and so did the children....

THANK YOU, MAGGIE FOR ALL YOUR HOURS GATHERING OLD PICTURES AND ALL THE REST YOU DID!!!!

THANK YOU, JOHNNY LAWSON, FOR THE GREAT ENTERTAINMENT DAY FOR KOOTENAI.....

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORTERS, HELPERS AND ALL THE LITTLE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES.... So many who help put up and remove tents, checked for garabage, even though the crowd did an excellent job of keeping the park clean... Jan Hansen, for the beautiful flowers on the gazebo, and getting prizes for the crowd. For all the sponsers who help in so many ways.

I know I will forget some one... so thank you to all.... and to the crowd who came, because of you, it was a success.... Thank you all.....