Spirit Lake to host 'Capital for a Day'

| August 17, 2011 9:00 PM

SPIRIT LAKE - Spirit Lake will be Idaho's "Capital for a Day" on Wednesday, Aug. 31.

"Spirit Lake is an energetic and cohesive community that in many ways characterizes the Idaho way of life," Gov. Butch Otter said. "Like many Idahoans living in smaller towns, the people of Spirit Lake are eager to hang on to their rural quality of life while working to attract new jobs and economic opportunities."

The open meeting is scheduled 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Spirit Lake Community Senior Center, 32564 N. Fourth Ave.

Otter and Lt. Gov. Brad Little will join Mayor Todd Clary and other local leaders for a no-host lunch at noon at the city park. The public is encouraged to attend the lunch, which is $10 per person.

Officials joining Otter at Capital for a Day will include Virgil Moore, director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game; Dick Armstrong, director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare; and Kathy Opp, acting director of the Idaho Department of Lands.

Otter brings state government to Idahoans living outside Boise each month by making a different town in Idaho the state's "Capital for a Day."

"I am excited to visit once again with the folks in Spirit Lake, this time spending a whole day with them as my Cabinet members and I hear what they have on their minds," Otter said.