Small-batch flavors at Sweet Peaks
Gourmet ice cream made in small-batch flavors is the specialty of Sweet Peaks Ice Cream. The new store at 108 N. Fourth St. (next to Moose Lounge) has its soft opening Friday and opens officially Saturday and Sunday.
The family-run business makes and sells its own ice creams in unique flavors. Founded in 2010, Sweet Peaks has stores in Missoula, Bigfork, Whitefish and Kalispell, Mont., and an ice cream food truck operating from a modified horse trailer.
With Noelle Otersen-Loparco as manager, hours will be noon to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 10:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in the spring. Sam and Marissa Dauerhauer are the owners. Phone 666-0832. Check www.sweetpeaksicecream.com.
Evergreen Home Loans opens on Ironwood
Residential mortgage lending is the specialty of Evergreen Home Loans now open at 1118 W. Ironwood Drive.
Founded in 1987 by Donald Burton, the company has 40 branch offices in six western states with other Idaho offices in Sandpoint and Meridian. The Coeur d’Alene location is staffed by Cathy Pizzini, senior lending manager, and Matthew Squire and Greg Larson, loan officers.
Hours here are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Phone 770-3150. Checkwww.evergreenhomeloans.com.
Peak 1 Administration
moves to NW Boulevard
An employee benefits company specializing in integrity, accuracy and innovation, Peak 1 Administration has moved from Mineral Drive to the second floor of the Spokesman-Review building at 608 Northwest Blvd.
With innovative technology, Peak 1 enables clients to offer a wide range of consumer-centric benefits to their employees by reducing costs and simplifying the business of health care.
Opening Monday in the new offices, hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Customer service can be by phone 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone 292-1777. Check www.mypeak1.com.
Empire Eye opens
Monday in Riverstone
The new location for Empire Eye Physicians opens Monday at 2175 N. Main St. in Riverstone.
Primary doctors are Mark Kontos, specializing in ophthalmology, laser cataract surgery and iLASIK, and David Skale, a retina surgeon.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Empire Eye also is at 8445 N. Government Way in Hayden and in Spokane Valley. In Riverstone phone 664-9888. Check www.empireeye.com.
Now for the Tidbits
- Watch for news on Benjamin Powell Galleries downtown, Wellness Worx Chiropractic on Government Way, 777 Take-n-Bake Pizza on Best Avenue, KnitKnit downtown, The Bluebird Pub, Real Deals on Home Decor and G.I. Java Coffee House on Fourth Street and Grill From Ipanema and Anthony’s Restaurant in Riverstone.
- Other new places coming include Terre Coffee & Bakery on Northwest Boulevard, Monet Floors & Home Design moving on Government Way, Panera Bread in Hayden and Cracker Barrel and Orban Family Dental near Winco.
- Clues for interviewing for a job: Never smell like tobacco smoke, not even your coat. Never be late. If you would be late, phone for a new appointment. Don’t be too early.
- A real headline: “Bugs with wings are flying bugs.”
- I didn’t like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.
- Why are bicyclists usually wearing black? They’re hard to see.
- Contact Nils Rosdahl at nrosdahl@cdapress.com.