ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Natural talent

Many of you have met one of our most talented and hard-working distributor sales people, Kevin Olsonberg. We work with him a lot so naturally he is at many of our winemaker dinners and tastings with the wineries he represents. Many of you also know that he is a talented musician, a rock and roll and country music drummer. Kevin was nominated for a regional Grammy Award not long ago. With his passion and background, we often talk music, all kinds of music. Kevin “grew up” if you will, emulating many of the great jazz drummers, and given the choice I suspect would love to be drumming with a jazz group.

Gas prices take the shirts off our backs

Go to a store that sells clothing and head for the shirt display. Pick a size and color that pleases you. Look at the price tag. If it looks too expensive, you still have other choices. Leave the store and go to another clothing store and look for a shirt there. If you look at a few stores, you will probably find a shirt that will suit your style needs and budget. If you wait a bit a sale will occur somewhere and you can get a better deal on your shirt, and you still have other choices.

The collective sigh

That collective sigh of relief that is audible to most every wine consumer is coming from grape growers and winemakers around the appellations of the western U.S. After two unbelievably tough years of poor quality harvests and extremely low tonnage of usable wine grape stock, it appears at least for now that the 2012 crop is going to be larger than normal, in some cases much larger, and of very good to great quality!

There are options for selling unwanted stuff

Spring for many homeowners means confronting all the things that have filled up the closets, basement and garage over the past year. As the late comedian George Carlin used to say: "Your house is a pile of stuff with a cover on it."

Selling, recycling old cell phones

Ask the Propellerheads

Dear PropellerHeads: I just got a call at work from some company wanting to buy old cell phones. Is there a service available for individuals to sell back or recycle old cell phones and other tech trash for cash?

Cyber Monday shoppers give retailers sales bump

Larry Lewis Martens, 89

Larry Lewis Martens, 89, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, died July 18, 2022.

Midnight grocery runs capture desperation

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Once a month, just after midnight, the beeping checkout scanners at a Walmart just off Interstate 95 come alive in a chorus of financial desperation.

Homebuyers scramble as mortgage rates jump

WASHINGTON - The era of record-low mortgage rates is over. The average rate on a 30-year loan has jumped from about 5 percent to more than 5.3 percent in just the past week. As mortgages get more expensive, more would-be homeowners are priced out of the market - a threat to the fragile recovery in the housing market.

Has the Fed been fueling bubbles? You be the judge

Woman allegedly harassed, arrested

COEUR d’ALENE — A Coeur d’Alene woman who was assaulted by the man she was beating when police arrived to arrest her on New Year’s Eve on Sherman Avenue was released from jail on a $2,000 bond.

Health law business insurance site delayed one year

CHICAGO - The Obama administration is delaying yet another aspect of the health care law, putting off until next November the launch of an online portal to the health insurance marketplace for small businesses.

Maintenance chiropractic care for chronic low back pain

Low back pain (LBP) is the second most common cause of disability among adults in the United States. The total cost of back pain in the U.S., including treatment and lost productivity, ranges between $100 billion to $200 billion a year.

IDFG News for June 26, 2011

Leftover moose tags available

Bernanke on perilous ground

Fed Chairman presses China over currency manipulation

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is taking some highly unusual steps to counter widespread opposition to his $600 billion plan to jump-start the economy. He's pressing China to let its currency rise and pushing Congress to pass more stimulus aid.

Preliminary stats may indicate improvement

Although not complete, the preliminary June figures imply some stability may be returning to the local real estate market. Overall, activity remains below last year. May's figures showed sales off 8 percent while June reflects a 9 percent decline, year over year. Still lagging, due in part to the loss of the tax credit and persistent unemployment, prices remain flat in the county. June statistics show the same 6 percent drop this year to date that was reported at the end of May. Cautious that we might have seen further decline, we are pleased to see no further price erosion in Kootenai County.

Summer time is show time at Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre

It is hard enough to bring one new show to theatre fans after producing shows for over four decades. But Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre (CST) manages to bring four new shows to the area this season.

Sharp holiday price drops seen for flat-panel TVs

SEATTLE - If you're in the market for a new flat-panel TV, it's a good time to buy.

Obama takes shopping detour in New York

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — New goals for the new year

This new year is the perfect opportunity to start over.