Independently owned since 1905
Independently owned since 1905
A MOTHER'S LOVE – Tina Fausett (Left) and Theresa McDonald (right) perform "The Mother's Day Song" for the audience. The two also performed a few other songs that held with the Mother's Day theme.
The Rex Theatre entertained a nearly full audience for the Music for Moms event that included performances from four different groups. Keith Meyers, Trout Creek, sang and played guitar while accompanied by Dave Oliver on keyboard and Deb Oliver on bass. From Thompson Falls, mother and daughter duet Tina Fausett and Theresa McDonald played a special Mother's Day performance which included a song titled "The Mother's Day Song." Tina sang and played the accordion while Theresa sang and played the fiddle and banjo. Theresa, a new mother, celebrated her first Mother's Day this year. Also from Thompson Falls, Bob Sink sang a few songs while playing guitar and showed off his bluegrass skills with his fiddle. Doug Grimm, Jerry Lentz and Dan Miles of the "Rolling Bones Band" kept the mood up as they were the last group performance.
The official name of the event was "Gone Country" and the proceeds benefited the Cancer Network of Sanders County (CNSC). "This is the eighth or ninth year that we have done Music for Moms at the Rex," recalled Dave Oliver. He went on to say that it's "always a great way to give back to the community while providing great entertainment." The CNSC raised a total of $1,193 at the event. Admission was free but donations were accepted. Concessions were also sold.
The CNSC has distributed a total of $625,400 for Sanders County residents who are battling cancer since its founding. Of that amount, 95% has been donated by the residents of Sanders County.
In January of 2001, a group of women from a quilting guild had the idea to auction off a quilt and donate the money to a member in their quilting guild who had been diagnosed with breast cancer. One of the members of the guild, Joyce Longpre, saw the potential of this effort and the group soon began trying to raise money for more and more people who were diagnosed with cancer in Sanders County.
Although it had a modest start, the CNSC has developed in the past 18 years to be able to make a considerable mark in the community.
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