World/Nation Briefs September 28, 2014

Post Falls movie theater closing

Julius Vichinsky, owner of the Post Falls movie theater, announced on the theater's Facebook page, that the theater is closing for good on Sunday.

A good friend visits

The best part of our job is all the great people we meet along the way. All of you, our customers, have been so welcoming and we love bringing new wines and new winemakers to you on a regular basis. We also get to meet wine professionals from around the world. Whether they are coming to town for our monthly winemaker events or when they come to the shop to present wines as potential inventory, we get to meet a lot of great people. Winemakers and winery owners, distributors, brokers and importers all have wonderful stories to tell. Many know dear friends and colleagues of ours, all of which adds to the fabric of the story behind each and every bottle we present to you. The majority of the time you get to know these folks at the various tastings and wine dinners we hold with our great restaurant partners at Fleur de Sel.

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — All good or all bad?

Absolutes are a tough business to be in. They are tough to support and even tough to describe. I find that life is a bell curve which to me means that unless you get to the very fringes of life it is challenging to describe anything in life as all good or all bad. Whether we are discussing the times we live in, or where we live, or people or, yes, wine there are very few of anything that can be described as absolutely good or bad, it's just not the way life and the world works.

NETFLIX: On top of the world

High entertainment prices and how to beat them: Cable, satellite TV, movie theaters, are you wondering about declining sales figures? Look over your shoulder and watch Netflix grow even more.

Easing their pain

More Americans are finally seeing something new: A pay raise

Together is better

I had the opportunity to speak this last weekend to an amazing group of women (and a few Kevin's) at Casting for Recovery North Idaho and Eastern Washington chapter during Cabela's Spring Days. What an incredible experience I had, being able to interact with so many women about something so important to me, breast cancer.

Stapilus: Welcome to a Covid-19 world

Compared to a lot of people, our household has been hit lightly by the new world of Covid-19.

Community Thanks

The Post Falls Education Foundation would like to thank the many businesses, individuals and attendees who helped make the 24th Annual Wine, Stein and Dine fundraiser such a success again this year. Thank you all for supporting our teachers and students of the Post Falls School District.

Police Dispatch Digest

This is a weekly collection of reports gleaned from sheriff's office and police department logs in Kootenai County.

Idaho sets June execution date for Gerald Ross Pizzuto Jr.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho death row inmate

The yogurt files

French dairy bosses caught colluding

PARIS - Frantic text messages between French CEOs about cottage cheese prices. Clandestine smoke breaks in a Left Bank apartment to collude on yogurt strategy.

Happy Fourth: Gas prices dip as summer unfolds

Cd'A's average has dropped 30 cents in the past month

Super 1 Foods to open store in Bonners Ferry

Lynn Alexander Smith, 62

It is with heartfelt sadness to share the passing of Lynn Alexander Smith (Sept. 22, 1953 to July 5, 2016). Lynn passed quietly and peacefully in the early morning while she was asleep of natural causes.

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Carol Ann Hiatt, 80

August performance exceeds expectations

With all the bad news about it is easy to be affected. It seems though that there are plenty of folks who see opportunity and are prepared to answer when it knocks. With loans for residential real estate still below 4 percent and housing prices near 2003 prices many folks are grabbing up bargains. Although the year to date statistic analysis is not complete through August, a cursory review of our residential numbers is encouraging to say the least. Our search revealed that last year we sold 235 homes during the month, but this year we closed 315 sales for an increase of 25 percent! That is a welcome bright spot for Realtors and home sellers alike.

September sales strong nationally, too

You already know that the Coeur d’Alene Association of Realtors reported continued strong sales in September. Now the National Association of Realtors reports that the trend is countrywide. Lawrence Yun, NAR Chief Economist, says a slight moderation of home prices in some markets and mortgage rates remaining below 4 percent gave more households the confidence to close on a home last month.

Hospital dancing to construction tunes

Kootenai Health continues operating with precision during upgrades

Behind the flu shot

Doctors recommend getting one; patients worry about effects of vaccine

’Tis the season.