Celebrity bartenders to benefit Tesh

COEUR d'ALENE - It's 5 o'clock, well, right here.

So sit back, relax and enjoy a cocktail shaken, stirred and served by a pair of North Idaho College celebrities all in the name of a good cause.

"It'll be kind of a fun, crazy night," said Holly Stetson, director of Resource Development for Tesh Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides opportunities to people with disabilities to live and participate in self-sufficiency in the community.

Not too crazy, but the inaugural Celebrity Bartender Mix Off at Seasons of Coeur d'Alene restaurant will pit Al Williams, NIC athletic director, against NIC Booster Club board member Robert Cliff to see who can tend the best bar.

Thirsty patrons will have the final say. The bartender who receives the most tips between 5 and 8 p.m. at the restaurant, wins. All tips, however, go to Tesh.

Raffle items, like lift tickets just in time for ski season, will also be up for bid.

The restaurant is located at 209 Lakeside Ave., downtown Coeur d'Alene.