Haddock & Associates Announce Staff Additions

Haddock & Associate's Financial Services division welcomes the addition of two new agents. Corey Anderson joined us in December, and specializes in Group Health coverage. Robert Nazemi joined our team in January and brings with him over 10 years experience in Life services. Our Coeur d'Alene office is located at 1311 Northwood Center Court (near the Outback Steakhouse). Please stop by or give us a call at (208) 664-9783.

Lake City Playhouse Announces February Shows

Lake City Playhouse is please to offer a double dose of Nostalgia! Starting February 8th and 9th with those lovable "Projector Sectors" singers from "Forever Plaid" and finishing up with "An Evening of Vaudeville" featuring Michael McGiveney, America's Foremost Quick Change Artist on February 15th and 16th.

Back by popular demand a fresh off a command performance at Centerstage, Lake City's very own Fab Four returns to the Playhouse for what might be the very last time. Awarded the AACT 2007 "Best Community Theatre Production in Idaho", Plaid has played to standing ovations throughout the Northwest. Join Sparky, Smudge, Frankie, and Jinx one last time for an evening of unforgettable music and heart-warming humor.

Both shows start at 7:30 pm with ticket prices being $16 for adults and $13 for seniors, students and military. Call 208-667-1323 for reservations and visit our website www.lakecityplayhouse.org for more information.

Garage Town USA Makes the NY Times

On February 1st, The New York Times featured Garage Town USA in an article that highlighted the company's unique business concept. Garage Town sells self-storage units that often become its own destination for owners. The units are bought and sold like homes and often come with many of the amenities that we have in our homes, like cable, internet and clubhouses. The article interviews Coeur d'Alene residents who have more than a few good things to say about their "home away from home". To read the article, click HERE.

Greenbriar Inn & Catering Announces Winter Cooking Classes

The Greenbriar staff and guest chefs will offer a complete dining and learning experience with their 2008 winter cooking classes. This is a unique opportunity to experience demonstrations with class participation as well as receiving complete recipes and a full dinner. Enjoy wine and beer samplings throughout the class period.

Class Schedule:
6PM Wednesdays/11AM Saturdays

Feb. 13 & 16: Country French Cooking
Feb. 20 & 23: Tapas II
Mar. 5 & 8: Mediterranean Cooking II
Mar. 15 & 26: Low Fat, Low Sugar cooking
Mar. 19 & 22: Southwest & South East Cooking
April Classes: TBA, Private classes by appointment for 10-50 people.

Call for reservations and more information, 208-667-9660 or visit www.greenbriarcatering.com.

Contractors Corner

R.C. Worst & Co. is managing a project in conjunction with the Coeur d'Alene Press. It is a weekly column that appears in the "D" section every Saturday and is called, "Contractors Corner". It is an informative, weekly article wherein building contractors and supporting businesses of the building trades in North Idaho inform the general public of different new home and remodeling trends. Be sure to visit "Contractors Corner" every Saturday in section "D" of the Coeur d'Alene Press for tips and ideas! You can also visit past articles at rcworst.com.

Lake City Playhouse Fundraiser

Lake City Playhouse would like to invite you to an evening of Ballads at Bardenay Distillery located at 1710 W. Riverstone Drive in Coeur d'Alene. The event is Sunday, February 17th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $45, which includes dinner, 2 drinks and entertainment. Tickets can be purchased from any Lake City Playhouse Board Member or at the Lake City Playhouse box office, 667-1323.

There will be a silent auction and all the proceeds from this event help Lake City Playhouse continue to provide you with quality entertainment. Please make your reservation soon as seating is limited to 100 and tickets are going fast!

Nominate an Outstanding Woman in Leadership

It's time once again to participate in and recognize Women of Leadership at the Women's Leadership Conference of the Inland Northwest. Nominate a woman today who you feel deserves recognition for her leadership efforts! Click HERE to nominate someone today!
Nominations due February 15th.

Save the Date! ~ March 12, 2008

From Glass Slippers to Glass Ceilings:
Challenging Women Leadership Myths

In it's 10th year, this annual conference provides a plenary session with a featured speaker, breakout sessions with 3-5 various topics, an intimate panel discussion, and a market place of women owned small businesses. The conference also includes a luncheon and awards ceremony.

The purpose of the conference is to bring Inland Northwest women together in order to encourage, educate, and motivate them to embrace the challenge of leadership; to understand the need for connection between women; to offer the ideas and skills necessary to help them articulate and accomplish their educational, professional, and personal goals for a new millennium; and to advance women in our community in order that women may be full and equal partners in the leadership of our society and world through commitments they may make.

When: March 12th, 2008
Where: SCC Lair
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m
Cost: Students FREE / Luncheon $15
All Others: $35

Featured speakers:

Dr. Dene K. Thomas, President Lewis-Clark State College (plenary session)
Beverly Walker-Griffea (intimate panel discussion), the original organizer of the conference 10 years ago

This educational conference is brought to you by:
North Idaho College
Community Colleges of Spokane (SCC, SFCC, IEL)
Washington State University-Spokane
Eastern Washington University
Gonzaga University
Whitworth College
Lewis-Clark State College-CdA


For more information, please contact Sherry Wallis at 769-3268

Coeur d'Alene Junior Miss Meeting Tonight

The Coeur d'Alene Junior Miss Committee is pleased to announce that this year's program is well on its way! The program this year will be April 18th and 19th at Lake City High School and the theme is "All that Jazz". Any Junior girl who lives in the School District 271 area (including home-schooled students) are welcome to participate. The program emphasizes education, a healthy lifestyle, professionalism, and dedication to the community.

For those interested in participating, there will be a meeting tonight, February 4th, at 6:00 p.m. at Woodland Middle School. For more information on the program, please contact Raechelle Clark at 660-0771.

STCU Sponsors Money Education Camps

On February 15th, STCU is sponsoring "My Life, My Money" Camp for middle school students, ages 11 - 15. This event is free and will be held at the North Idaho College Workforce Training Center in Post Falls. During the 5 1/2 hour camp, students will be fed, entertained and taught about money. To register, contact Anne Hagman at anneh@stcu.org or 208-619-4027.

Idaho Independent Bank Receives High Honors

U.S. Banker Magazine recently named IIB as one of the top 25 banks in the nation and in the top 10 of community banks in the country. This puts IIB at the top of 7,500 banks nationwide. The rankings were mostly rated on return on equity. Idaho Independent Bank was established in 1993 and currently operates 10 branches throughout Idaho with about 230 employees in total.

Congratulations to Idaho Independent Bank!