Vets get their just desserts
Honoring military veterans has been a worthwhile theme recently. Several organizations, schools, businesses and individuals certainly participated.
Many restaurants offered free meals, and businesses gave discounts to veterans. A friend and I joined almost 1,000 veterans for fine meals at Texas Roadhouse because we had seen either an advertisement or a calendar notice. We had our choice of 10 lunches, all normally about $10. The place used 75 employees to serve 63 tables for more than three hours.
No doubt the business cost was considerable, and Texas Roadhouse offered this in its 480 stores. Whew! Yes, the publicity was/is positive, the veterans and their families will return for "regular" meals, and the business can write it off tax-wise. Thanks to all the places that gave similar fares.
I also was among veterans honored in a school-wide program at Dalton Elementary School. The kids' chorus sang the anthems of all five U.S. military services. I was the only Coast Guard vet there, and the kids knew my song. I didn't.
I served during the Vietnam War, but not in combat. I did four years of public relations work for the Coast Guard in San Francisco and all the military near Chicago.
Apple Family Care opens
Moving from Chinook Medical Suites on Ironwood Drive, Apple Family Care opened Nov. 1 in the former Great Harvest building at 2106 Government Way.
Dr. Dana Colbert, an osteopathic family physician and surgeon, and husband Scott Colbert offer laser aesthetics, family medical services, skin tightening, hair removal, solar damage correction and treatments for acne, veins, and rosacea.
The Colberts came to North Idaho from Colorado. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Phone 292-1315. Check www.applefamilycare.com.
Property management with Cd'A Realty
Zach Froehlich doesn't frolic.
His new Coeur d'Alene Realty Investment and Property Management business at 1124 E. Sherman Ave. offers finding qualified tenants, handling maintenance and repairs, paying property bills and collecting rent, locating and purchasing property for clients and watching owner-absentee properties.
"We take care of everything," he said. "We focus on real estate as an investment." He also is a general contractor and owns Great Expectations Painting.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Phone 640-1365.
Post Falls Hearing Aid opens
"Free" is a key word for the grand opening of Post Falls Hearing Aid Center in Mullan Plaza at 780 N. Cecil Road (near Walmart).
Owner Kristi Murphy offers free hearing evaluation, exams, demonstrations and cleaning and checking of current hearing aids. She originally is from the Spokane area and has two and a half years experience in the business.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday or by appointment. Phone 457-8878.
E-juices at Cd'A Vapor Lounge
A large selection and custom ordering of E-juices are available at Coeur d'Alene Vapor Lounge that opened at 510-A N. Fourth St.
Todd Brewer's business is open 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 10 to 5 Saturdays and noon to 2 p.m. Sundays. Phone 755-6993.
Hang on for these Tidbits
- So far, the businesses planning to go into the Crossroads (Winco) Center include Jack-in-the-Box, Supercuts, Subway, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, probably Pita Pit and Starbucks and a gas station. Details as they arrive.
- The Golden Corral under construction at 3458 N. Fruitland Lane (across Highway 95 from K-Mart) will be more than 8,000 square feet.
- Still no details on the new Grandma Zulu's Kitchen (Yellow House) in Hayden and Huckleberry Thicket in Post Falls.
- Watch for a doughnut/coffee house at Fourth Street and Hattie Avenue.
- Style note: "Cut off" is two words as a verb and one word as a noun or adjective.
- Contact Nils Rosdahl at nrosdahl@cdapress.com.