Movers & Shakers May 22, 2010

Coeur d'Alene Homes names directors

Coeur d'Alene Homes Assisted Living and Memory Care, recently held its annual meeting and elected two new members to its board of directors. Agreeing to serve three-year terms were Mary A. Stewart and Ralph Nelson.

"Mary and Ralph's credentials bring to our board a depth of experience," said Mike Grabenstein, executive director. "Their focused interests and community leadership will strengthen our ability to provide quality compassionate care to seniors."

Stewart most recently worked for Holy Family Catholic School as the development director. She oversaw the school's fundraising and friend-raising efforts, as well as managed the school's capital campaign to build its current facility. She was also a part of the grassroots effort to open the school in 1996. Stewart lives in Coeur d'Alene with her husband of 21 years and has two children.

Nelson is a self-employed CPA. He is a member of the board of Hospice of North Idaho and the Kootenai County Board of Community Guardians. Appointed by the governor, Nelson has served on the Idaho Public Utilities Commission. He is married and has two grown children.

Sponsored by 23 area churches, Coeur d'Alene Homes cares for the physical, mental, social and spiritual needs of its assisted living and Alzheimer's/dementia residents.

Bardenay joins distillers group

Bardenay Distillery in Boise has joined the Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS) under a new Craft Distiller Affiliate Membership program. Bardenay Distillery joins a growing list of 25 small distillers as part of the new program for distillers producing fewer than 40,000 nine-liter cases annually.

"After 10 years in the business, I am very excited to see that the industry has reached a point at which a craft distiller group is needed," said Kevin Settles, president of Bardenay Distillery. "This new membership gives Bardenay Distillery a louder voice in matters of public policy that affect the growing craft movement and we look forward to working with other distillers across the nation in this important effort."

Bardenay operates distilleries and bar/restaurants in Boise, Eagle and in Riverstone in Coeur d'Alene.

The Craft Distiller Affiliate Membership was created to organize the growing number of small distilled spirits producers across the nation and alert them to public policy issues affecting the industry at every level of government. In the last decade, the number of small distillers in the U.S. grew from a few dozen to more than two hundred today, now making an array of products from white spirits such as vodka and gin to wide varieties of liqueurs, aged whiskeys and brandies.

The rapidly growing number of craft distillers in states across the nation represents an important grassroots base for communicating substantive messages about industry modernization, our strong marketing code and the important role distillers play in the hospitality industry," said DISCUS President Peter Cressy. "Together, we can educate public officials and pursue positive policies that advance the interests of the hospitality industry and the jobs we create."

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