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Spirit Lake, Idaho, population 1,945, will be the state’s “Capital for a Day” on Aug. 31, Gov. Butch Otter announced today. It’s part of Otter’s series of meetings in different Idaho towns, to which he brings a slew of senior state officials and members of his cabinet for an all-day gathering open to local citizens.

This month’s “Capital for a Day” will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Spirit Lake Community Senior Center, 32564 N. 4th Avenue, including a no-host lunch at noon at the city park with Otter, Lt. Gov. Brad Little, and Spirit Lake Mayor Todd Clary. Betsy Russell, EOB Read more.

What town would you like to see be named Capital for a Day? I’d choose Spokane. We’re almost in Idaho.