Thompson film at library Saturday

COEUR d'ALENE - Two free screenings of "Shadows of David Thompson," a film by George Sibley, will be shown at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave.

Thompson, a fur trader, surveyor and mapmaker, was one of the first Europeans to explore many of the regions in the Pacific Northwest.

Sibley, whose film, "Ordeal by Fire," was shown at the library in 2010, has been a filmmaker for more than 40 years, mostly making educational films and documentaries. Based in Florida, he is fond of telling lesser-known stories of American history to wider audiences.

In 2001 he started Gale Force Films to help increase the use of video programs by nonprofit groups.

In 2009 "Shadows of David Thompson" was widely shown in cities across Canada and the U.S. as part of the 200th anniversary of Thompson's most important explorations. Since Thompson established the first European posts in what is now Idaho and western Montana, several Historical Societies and museums in North Idaho were among those who showed the film. Montana Public Television also aired the program.

Harmonizers open house is Sept. 26

The Lake City Harmonizers, the Coeur d'Alene Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, is celebrating 30 years of harmony with an open house Sept. 26.

During the evening, the group will sing and provide information on the barbershop style of music.

Men who love to sing are urged to come out. The chapter provides training. Men under 25 can even join the society for $10 the first year to try it out.

The Lake City Harmonizers is a nonprofit group, providing entertainment throughout North Idaho for retirement homes, public events, private parties and meetings.

They perform with one quartet or a chorus of 25 or more.

Info: 699-0220 or 664-4203