Idaho calendar

Today

Australian Shepherd Show – Kootenai County Fairgrounds; presented by the Inland Northwest Australian Shepherd Association; 623-3911.

University of Idaho Seeking Idaho Authors – The UI English Department is seeking nonfiction essays by Idaho authors on the topic of air. Deadline is Sept. 15; contact Mary Blew or Phil Druker at the UI English Department, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-1102.

Memorial Day Services – begins at 9 a.m. at the Third Street Veterans Park bell; proceeds to Third Street docks for wreath ceremony at 9:15 a.m.; St. Thomas Cemetery at 10 a.m.; Forest Cemetery in Coeur d’Alene and Pinewood Cemetery in Post Falls, both at 11 a.m.; Veterans Memorial Wall dedication, noon, Kootenai County Administration Building; 2 p.m. at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens; 3 p.m., a national minute of silence by direction of President George W. Bush.

Ronald D. Rankin Veterans Memorial Plaza Dedication – noon, Kootenai County Administration Building, 451 Government Way; 446-1600.