Briefs

• Bank president Ouren recovering

COEUR d'ALENE - Ron Ouren, senior vice president of Community 1st Bank and president of the bank's Coeur d'Alene branch, is recovering at Kootenai Health after having a surgery on Monday due to a subdural hematoma.

A subdural hematoma is an accumulation of blood on the brain's surface beneath the skull.

"Ron wants people to know that he's doing fine and to not feel sorry for him," said Jerry Lyon, the bank's president and chief operating officer.

When Ouren wasn't responding at work on Monday, he was transported to Kootenai Health via ambulance.

"It appeared like he was having a stroke, but thankfully he wasn't," Lyon said. "He's hoping to go home (today). He's the same Ron that he was prior to this situation. It's a huge blessing."

Ouren has been involved in several community organizations, including the North Idaho Fair, North Idaho College Booster Club, American Legion baseball and Rotary.

• Police identify man who fell, died

COEUR d'ALENE -

The Coeur d'Alene Police Department released the name of a Post Falls man who fell to his death Tuesday while working on a new apartment building in Coeur d'Alene.

Larry Jones, 67, was working as a sub-contractor for Copper Basin Construction at the time of the incident.

Police say Jones was on the roof of the building, measuring for rain gutters when he fell.

Officers responded at 3:36 p.m. to a report of a trauma at Grand Mill and Seltice Way. Jones was dead when officers arrived.

Witnesses told police they saw Jones fall and that he was not wearing a safety harness.

"This appears to be a tragic accident," Cd'A Police Chief Ron Clark said. "We extended our deepest sympathy to the family of Larry Jones."

• Core Knowledge program tonight

The Hayden Kinder Center will host a Core Knowledge Information Night from 6-7 tonight at the school.

The presentation is aimed at interested families of kindergarten and first-grade students for the school year beginning in September.

It will provide an overview of the Core Knowledge curriculum, characteristics of a Core Knowledge school and information about the application process.

Info: 763-0800.