In brief: Summer concerts wrapping up

The Post Falls Public Library Courtyard will break loose when the 6’ Swing band gives a free concert from 7 to 9 p.m. this evening.

On Aug. 30, the Jazz Attack! will showcase its music, wrapping up the library’s annual summer concert series. Music begins at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

Center hosts mini-conference

Senior citizens in North Idaho can find out the kinds of available services and assistance they can receive within the region at a September mini-conference at the Post Falls Senior Activity Center.

From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sept. 10 the senior center will bring in experts on nutrition, veterans services, living wills, fitness and exercise, travel, identity theft and even the Red Hat Flappers group.

Lunch will be served at noon. For meal reservations and to weigh in on the presentations you prefer, please call the senior center at 773-9582 by Sept. 7.

A $3 donation will be asked for at the door.

Spirit Lake

Vietnam veteran to be honored

Congressional Medal of Honor recipient David C. Dolby will be honored at a public reception beginning at 5 p.m. Sept. 15 at Jo’s Hole in Spirit Lake.

Dolby is one of only 61 living Medal of Honor winners who fought in the Vietnam War. Dolby received the medal from President Lyndon B. Johnson.

A Specialist 4th Class in the U.S. Army’s First (Airborne) Battalion, 8th Cavalry division, Dolby’s platoon came under intense, head-on fire May 21, 1966. The skirmish lasted for four hours.

Six U.S. soldiers were killed instantly and several others were injured, including the platoon leader, who died in the field.

The Vietnam Vets/Legacy Vets Motorcycle Club is hosting the event. For more information call 755-8081.Kootenai County

Deadline looms for comments

Kootenai County residents have until Sept. 6 to comment on the county’s Metropolitan Transportation Plan, which projects the area’s travel needs through 2030.

The plan can be downloaded at www.kmpo.net. For printed copies, call the KMPO at (800) 698-1927. Comments may be e-mailed to kmpo@kmpo.net or mailed to KMPO, 221 W. Sprague Ave., Suite 310, Spokane, WA 99201.

To comment by phone, call the agency at (800) 698-1927.

The plan is a “blueprint” for the region’s future transportation systems and services. Under federal law, metropolitan areas with more than 50,000 residents must create such plans and update them every four years.

From staff reports