Briefs March 12, 2011
Celtic Fest to be held in Post Falls
POST FALLS - The second St. Patrick's Celtic Fest will be held at the Q'emiln Park trailhead building, an indoor facility in Post Falls, tonight from 6:30-10.
Cost is $15 each and tickets are available at the door. Proceeds from the event, sponsored by the Post Falls Community Volunteers, will be used to help people in need in the community.
Music will be provided by The Celtic Nots. There will also be hors d'oeuvres, a no-host bar, door prizes and a silent auction.
The building is south of the Spokane River and west of Spokane Street at Q'emiln Park.
Information: 661-7777
College choir to offer free concert
COEUR d'ALENE -
There is a free concert tonight at Trinity Lutheran Church.
The Grand View University Choir from Des Moines, Iowa, and part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America is on spring tour and will be performing at 7 p.m.
The public is welcome.
Check smoke alarms tonight
With the beginning of daylight saving time on Sunday, the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department is asking people to test their smoke alarms.
"Don't gamble with your life and assume your smoke alarms are working," according to a press release.
The Coeur d'Alene Fire Department encourages everyone to change their smoke detector batteries on Sunday. Firefighters say to test each one, every month.
The Coeur d'Alene Fire Department is promoting its fire prevention program aimed at assisting people in need with changing their batteries and adding or replacing smoke detectors.
Crews will arrive at the house and change the detector batteries or install smoke detectors if needed. They will bring any other needed equipment, ladders and screwdrivers. A limited number of smoke detectors and batteries will be on hand.
To schedule an appointment, call The Coeur d'Alene Fire Department at 769-2340 or come by any city fire station or headquarters, 300 E. Foster Ave. if you are unable to replace the batteries yourself.
Spring Dash fun run is April 17
The 29th annual Spring Dash is scheduled April 17.
The five-mile fun run will begin at 10 a.m. in front of Coeur d'Alene Mines at 505 Front Ave.
The popular race attracts about 1,500 runners and walkers and is a fundraiser for the United Way of Kootenai County. It is also a qualifier for the second-seed starting area at Bloomsday in Spokane.
New this year is a corporate cup challenge that will feature a team spirit competition. Teams will be judged by celebrity judges and the winner will get a trophy.
The out and back course winds through the Sanders Beach neighborhood.
There is also a Tot-Trot before the Dash.
Registration is $17, which includes a T-shirt, for the Dash, and $5 for the Trot. Dash entries postmarked after April 8 are $20.
There will be refreshments and an awards ceremony.