Archive for January, 2011
There’s the beef
A class-action lawsuit against Taco Bell was filed last week in federal court in California, claiming Taco Bell falsely advertised its products as "beef." The suit alleges that the fast-food chain actually uses a meat mixture in its burritos and tacos that contains binders and extenders and does not meet requirements set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be labeled beef.
Taco Bell says a legal beef over the meat in its tacos is bull.
aThe fast-food chain took out full-page ads in at least nine major newspapers and launched a YouTube campaign featuring its president Friday to proclaim its taco filling is 88 percent beef.
A false-advertising lawsuit filed last week that caused an online stir alleges the company’s filling doesn’t have enough beef to be called that. The lawsuit seeks to make the company stop calling it “beef,” and pay the suing law firm’s bill.
Taco Bell trumpeted “Thank you for suing us. Here’s the truth about our seasoned beef,” in the ads in Friday’s editions of the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and other papers.
The ads go on to say the rest of the filling is a mixture of spices and common food additives.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in California, alleges the meat mixture has binders and extenders and does not meet federal requirements to be labeled beef.
Taco Bell denied those claims earlier this week but turned up the volume after a week in which the story spread like wildfire, making national headlines, creating an internet stir and even prompting a bit by comedian Stephen Colbert.
Experts say similar cases show the tempest in a tortilla is unlikely to hurt Taco Bell’s business, but the aggressive counter-attack is drawing some attention.
“It is unusual for a company to take this on and challenge the allegations so boldly,” said Gene Grabowski, chair of the crisis and litigation practice at Levick Strategic Communications in Washington. “A lot of companies are going to be watching how this turns out.”
The tone and scope of the campaign indicates Taco Bell is confident in its facts, Grabowski said. Companies typically shy away from taking facts in a legal dispute public.
The lawsuit, filed by the Alabama law firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, doesn’t specify what percentage of the mixture is meat. The lawyer on the case, Dee Miles, said the firm had the filling tested and found it contained 35 percent beef. The firm would not say who tested the meat or give any other specifics of the analysis.
Taco Bell says the filling contains 88 percent USDA-inspected beef and the rest is water, spices and a mixture of oats, starch and other ingredients that contribute to what it calls the “quality of its product.”
The company said it uses no extenders to add volume to the filling.
Customers at a Taco Bell in parent company Yum Brands’ hometown of Louisville, Ky., were unruffled.
“I’ve eaten it for years,” said Greg Long as he grabbed a Beefy 5 Layer burrito Friday in Louisville, Ky. “I don’t care.”
“It tastes like ground beef from any fast-food restaurant to me,” said David Carey, who mostly cared it was quick enough to fit into his lunch break.
The plaintiffs would have to prove that most diners believe they are getting something other than what Taco Bell serves. Most customers realize taco meat has ingredients besides beef, Williams said.
In addition, the lawsuit cites U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines for labeling ground beef. The problem? They don’t apply to restaurants. The USDA’s rules apply to meat processors – the companies Taco Bell buys its meat from.
Tyson Foods Inc., the company’s largest meat supplier, said it mixes and cooks the meat at three USDA-inspected plants.
So what’s in the meat, anyway?
Fast food often contains additives. That “isolated oat product,” for example, is usually used to help processed meat hang onto moisture and flavor. Other chains use them, too. McDonald’s, for example, says its hamburgers are all beef, but the hamburger chain’s ingredients list also includes additives and preservatives in many items.
Experts say similar ingredients are used in many processed foods sold in stores.
“There is nothing really Frankenfood in here,” said Karen Ansel, a registered dietitian and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association.
Nutrition experts say foods in their most basic, fresh form are healthiest. But Ansel said taco fans should be more concerned about salt than ingredients with long, complicated names.
“If they eat this, it is no worse for them than what they are getting anywhere else.”
Job fair planned for next week
The Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel, operated by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe near Worley, says it will need to fill more than 150 new positions to staff new venues because of its $75 million expansion.
To help bring those people on board, it will host a job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the resort’s events center.
A new restaurant will need almost 100 positions. A new spa will need an additional 26 employees, and the new hotel facilities will staff up to another 25 people.
Representatives from the different resort departments will be on hand to answer applicants’ questions, and human resources staff will be directing visitors and potential applicants through the fair.
There will be 15 application stations in the events center.
The large expansion, with a grand opening this spring, brings a significant need for new positions, including those at the entry level, and at the supervisory and mid-management levels. Almost all jobs offered will involve “front-line” service, meaning employees will have direct contact with resort guests. Some positions will require past experience.
“We continue to offer great opportunity for tribal members and all people in the region,” said chief executive officer Dave LaSarte-Meeks. “We’re adding to a great staff already here. We do take some pride in the fact that this is a great place to work in terms of wages and salaries and the benefits we offer. We expect a considerable turnout at the job fair.”
The expansion will create 98 hotel rooms and suites in two new wings. A 15,000-square-foot spa will be added, as will a steakhouse.
A centerpiece pub will have seating indoors and outdoors, and open to a vast front yard, including two natural amphitheaters.
The additional jobs will push total employment at the resort to about 1,150 people, and close to 2,000 for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe overall.
Back to real estate roots
Jim Gillespie, CEO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate, address a room full of local agents during their award banquet at the Best Western Coeur d'Alene Inn Wednesday.
COEUR d’ALENE – The dream, though it bordered on a nightmare at times, is still alive.
Though the landscape has shifted since the economic collapse of 2008, homeownership is slowly but surely making its way back as the symbol of the American ideal.
No longer a quick money maker, national home sales are up as buyers are quietly returning to their pre-recession roots: Buying places they can afford for long-term nesting.
“We’re past the point where people think housing is a piggy bank,” said Jim Gillespie, Coldwell Banker Real Estate CEO, in Coeur d’Alene from corporate headquarters in New Jersey for the local branch’s annual award banquet Wednesday. “It’s back to being a lifestyle.”
And that’s a good thing, he said.
Gillespie’s speech highlighted recent positive trends in the real estate market, with bigger expectations for the coming year. It also dismissed recent reports thathomeownership might be a thing of the past, and that the real estate market was to blame for the country’s economic woes.
“In just a short period we had some struggles and all of the sudden these magazines are attacking the American dream,” he said, referring to several articles, including Time Magazine’s September cover story questioning the economic benefit of home-ownership. “To me that’s un-American.”
But it’s better to move forward, and people are.
After five years of dropping, home prices are up this year, as is consumer confidence, with the national household wealth growing by 2.2 percent in the third quarter of last year.
Also expected to rise in 2011 is the country’s Gross National Product, which could climb as high as 4.5 percent in some estimates. In 2010, 1.1 million jobs were added. This year, up to 2.5 million are expected to be tacked on. Auto sales have been steadily increasing since the government-sponsored Cash for Clunkers program expired, up 11 percent in 2010.
When the jobs and economy go, so too will the housing sales.
“What we’re seeing is a very slow and steady recovery,” Gillespie said. “It’s the best thing for the economy over a spike up, because that will just go down.”
The talk was part of the company’s award banquet at the Best Western Coeur d’Alene Inn, which the CEO has attended four years running, in part because the local branch has outpaced the national numbers. Its December 2010 business was up 25 percent from December 2009.
Carmen Myklebust, at the company for 21 years, said Gillespie’s appearance, becoming tradition, rubs off around the office.
“He’s awesome. He’s a down-to-earth guy,” she said. “It gave a positive outlook on the coming year.”
BANKRUPTCIES
Guide to abbreviations: aka = also known as. fka = formerly known as. dba = doing business as. fdba = formerly doing business as.
Shawn C. Gray, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Timothy D. Lockwood, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Kerry A. Baker, St. Maries, Chapter 7
Heidi Roxanne Stensland, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Paul Lewis Block, Hayden, Chapter 13
Myrl Gene Anderson and Bethany Ann Falk, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Shellye A. Stippich, aka Shellye A. Groshong, Sandpoint, Chapter 7
Jerome P. Cutts and Amanda R. Cutts, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Blaine L. Sutton and Cheryl A. Sutton, Lewiston, Chapter 7
James T. Heaney and Deborah J. Heaney, Rathdrum, Chapter 7
Sarah Allison Rieper, Sandpoint, Chapter 7
Alyce Mae Sampson, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
James Stewart Johnston Jr. and Andrea Marie Johnston, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Jack Newton Floyd and Rebecca Rose Floyd fka Rebecca Rose Yates dba Cutting Edge Lawn Service, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Dee Ann Wood fka Dee Ann Spence, Lewiston, Chapter 7
Robert E. Toliver and Nancy L. Toliver, Sandpoint, Chapter 7
Spencer C. Clark Jr. and Carleen A. Clark, Sandpoint, Chapter 7
Russell Sherwin Webster and Rachel Elizabeth Webster aka Rachel Meiland Webster, Bonners Ferry, Chapter 7
Devin K. Mathenia, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Thomas W. Chaney, Rathdrum, Chapter 7
David D. Cox, Clarkston, Wash., Chapter 7
David M. Morrow, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Peter M. Bates and Pamela J. Bates, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Leo D. Shea, Athol, Chapter 7
Kathleen J. Drissi fka Kathleen J. Denson, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Michelle Lee Morrow, Post Falls, Chapter 7
James Warren Nunn Jr. aka Grizzley Gun Shop, Orofino, Chapter 7
Jon Andrew Stifel and Karen Eileen Stifel, Priest River, Chapter 7
Jennifer Marie Michaeledes fka Jennifer Marie Reagan, Post Falls. Chapter 7
Rodney H. Forsberg and Aleta J. Forsberg, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Michael Kent Thibert, Rathdrum, Chapter 7
Dale E. Olson and Teresa A. Olson fdba J. Foote Excavating, Rathdrum, Chapter 7
Craig Herreid, Hayden, Chapter 7
Jamie R. Doney-Dove and James D. Dove, Rathdrum, Chapter 7
Kimberlie A. Pearson, Lewiston, Chapter 13
Michael A. Lamping and Nicola R. Lamping, Craigmont, Chapter 7
Michael Edward Hixson and Kitty Ann Hixson, Plummer, Chapter 7
Frank A. Coralino and Carrie L. Coralino aka Carrie L. Block, Sandpoint, Chapter 7
Herbert E. Bueser and Heather A. Bueser, Rathdrum, Chapter 7
Roy A. Mitchell and Kristine I. Mitchell, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Dennis McMillan, Kootenai, Chapter 7
Glen Leroy Westover and Lynda Y. Westover, Dalton Gardens, Chapter 7
Christina M. Northern fka Christina M. Swearingen and Justin D. Northern, Pendleton, Ore., Chapter 7
Shane Joseph Gass, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Jacqueline M. Burton, Cataldo, Chapter 7
LeCarlton L. Hardin aka Lee Hardin, Sandpoint, Chapter 7
Steven James Holmes fdba Arcadia Landscaping & Produce dba L’Arcadia Restaurant fdba Arcadia Enterprises, Kootenai, Chapter 7
Daniele Ireland, Lewiston, Chapter 7
Trapper Sean Stewart and Christy Ann Stewart, Moscow, Chapter 7
Matthew Shane Kirk aka Matt Kirk and Kimberly Dawn Kirk aka Kimberly Gillispie aka Kimberly Zamora aka Kimberly Cockrell, Lewiston, Chapter 13
Curtis R. Eschenbacher and Loretta Eschenbacher, St. Maries, Chapter 7
Shelley Rae Phillips fdba Wilderness Lodge Hideaway, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Cecil Howard Shirts aka Cecil A. Shirts aka Cecil H. Shirts and Leta Rae Shirts, Sandpoint, Chapter 7
Patricia Louise Rishew, Mullan, Chapter 7
Alan Russell Hunter and Brenda Elizabeth Hunter, Rathdrum, Chapter 7
Mark W. Shedenheim and Misty R. Shedenheim fka Misty Pollard, Rathdrum, Chapter 7
Tereysa M. Cortez, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Terry T. Taylor and Colleen M. Taylor, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Amy S. Workman fka Amy S. Moreno fka Amy S. Middleton, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Chelsea Marie Rosenberger fka Chelsea Mann, Hayden, Chapter 7
Elma Faye Haskan fka Elma Faye Nebeker fka Elma Faye Barney, Lewiston, Chapter 7
Benjamin Charles Kingsworth fka Benjamin C. King aka Charlie B. King, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Charyl A. Jones, Hayden, Chapter 7
Greta M. Horton, Lewiston, Chapter 7
Gerald Albert Washburn, Hayden, Chapter 7
Alberto Ramirez and Gabriela Ramirez, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 13
Jedidiah Earl Weber aka Jed E. Weber, Pullman, Wash., Chapter 7
Dale Timothy Wheaton aka Dale T. Wheaton and Jeanette Lynn McKenna aka Jeanette Lynn Wheaton fka Jeanette Lynn March aka Janette McKenna fdba Home Boys BBQ, Lewiston, Chapter 7
Tracy Poteet fka Tracy Gardner and Stephen A. Poteet, Hauser Lake, Chapter 7
Gail D. Allard, Sagle, Chapter 13
Melissa D. Simmons, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Jonathan D. Christy, Hayden, Chapter 7
Thomas G. Stromer and Wanda S. Stromer, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Diane Lee Springer-Griffin, Osburn, Chapter 13
Randall Richard Payne and JoHanna Nell Payne fka Johanna Nell Brown, Rathdrum, Chapter 7
Dwight L. Sjogren and Virginia R. Sjogren, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Julie Ann Street, Lewiston, Chapter 7
Melvin L. Raffety, Lewiston, Chapter 7
John William Nunnes and Jeannie Marie Nunnes, Athol, Chapter 7
Benjamin L. Huber and Jackilyn M. Huber aka Jackilyn Stribling, Kellogg, Chapter 7
Rex William Nielsen and Jennifer Caryn Nielsen, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Kenneth Jon Gress aka Jon Gress aka K. Jon Gress, Worley, Chapter 7
Christine Anne Farnworth aka Chrissy Weber aka Christine Weber aka Chrissy Farnworth, Moscow, Chapter 7
Robin A. Jacobson, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Nicholas Leigh Corbin, Rathdrum, Chapter 7
Duane E. Hammeren Jr. and Kristie L. Hammeren fka Kristie Farr, Hayden, Chapter 7
Eric P. Linn and Emma B. Linn, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Pamela A. Furchtenicht aka Pamela A. Clark, Potlatch, Chapter 7
William A. Padgitt and Christine A. Padgitt, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Marissa K. Struck, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Scott R. Weiss, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Foy DeMoss, Hayden, Chapter 7
James A. Bucholtz and Valerie S. Bucholtz, Sandpoint, Chapter 7
Barbara L. Devine aka Barbi Devine, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Lynn M. Andersen aka Lynn Andersen-Jensen, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Eric Marvin Pfeifle, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Michelle M. Dingman, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Adam Mathis Johnson, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Layne D. Smith, Bonners Ferry, Chapter 7
Allan G. Williams and Delores C. Williams dba Al Williams Logging, Hayden, Chapter 7
Percy E. Kitchen and Tonijo A. Kitchen, Kellogg, Chapter 7
Lucas L. Peery and Stephanie F. Peery, Craigmont, Chapter 7
Kelly L. Flora, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Enoch VanOstrand, Post Falls, Chapter 13
Paul Francis Gaupp and Peggy Irene Gaupp, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 13
Collin J. Annable Sr. aka Collin John Annable and Marilyn G. Annable aka Marilyn Gail Annable aka Marilyn G. Anderson, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Paul A. Fuller and Bonnie L. Fuller aka Boni L. Fuller and Bonnie Lynn Loewen, Sandpoint, Chapter 13
Kent A. Giese and Bonne H. Giese, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Bart G. Kleng and Michelle D. Kleng aka Michelle Gutz Kleng, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
Johnathan R. Martin and Meredith M. Martin aka Meredith M. Thorneycroft, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Brooks Charles Carver and Heather Renee Carver, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Steven M. McKinney and Starla McKinney, Oldtown, Chapter 7
Ryan K. Moyer and Anna M. Moyer aka Anna Copeland aka Anna Burton, Athol, Chapter 7
John P. Singer, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Kenneth R. Brown and Rebecca S. Brown, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Trina Lee Courtney fka Trina L. Dudgeon, Lewiston, Chapter 7
Kenneth J. Brickey III and Lori K. Brickey, Hayden, Chapter 13
Allison M. Allen, Post Falls, Chapter 7
Delbert L. Hathaway and Wanda A. Hathaway, Ponderay, Chapter 7
Scott Way Young, Post Falls, Chapter 13
Alena Kay Farley aka Alena Kay Woodworth, Hayden, Chapter 7
Shawn C. Nunley and Erin E. Nunley, Coeur d’Alene, Chapter 7
BUILDING PERMITS
City of Coeur d’Alene
Clearwire, commercial-add antennas & equipment cabinet, 5505 N. Government Way, value $25,000, contractor Eastside Tower Contractors, issued Dec. 6
Kootenai County Sheriff, commercial-communication tower, 5500 N. Government Way, value $55,779, contractor Divcon Inc. issued Dec. 9
Northwest Blvd Properties L. L.C., commercial repair, value $15,000, value $15,000, contractor Rainbow Mountain Development, issued Dec. 6
Viking Construction Inc., SFD with garage, 6649 N. Kite Lane, value $140,000, issued Dec. 10
Joe Seaman, commercial-tenant improvement “Jamms Frozen Yogurt, 3452 N. Government Way, value $15,000, contractor Shorewood Homes, issued Dec. 13
SHDP Associates L. L. C., tenant improvement-not for occupancy, 3452 N. Government Way, value $8,000, contractor Citadel Construction Inc., issued Dec. 14
Hallmark Homes Inc., SFD with garage, 2135 W. Freeland Drive, value $181,041, issued Dec. 16
CDA Enterprises L. L. C., commercial-tenant improvement Inland Northwest Blood Center, 405 W. Neider, value $135,500, contractor Vandervert Construction, issued Dec. 27
JHM Investments L. L. C., commercial-tenant improvement-office space, 910 W. Hubbard, value $30,000, contractor J & H Contracting Inc., issued Dec. 30
McFarlane & Son – Coeur d’Alene 1 L. L. C., commercial improvement-Jimmy Johns Restaurant, 2626 N. Government Way, value $99,000, contractor J&K Management Consultants L. L. C., issued Jan. 6
Glacier Properties. commercial-tenant improvements-Hubbal Insurance, 2100 N. Northwest Blvd., $28,000, contractor Williamson & Johnson Company, issued Jan. 4
Victory Homes, SFD with garage, 3215 W. Roughsawn Lane, value $210,000, issued Jan. 4
Atlas Homes L. L. C., SFD with garage, 2535 W. Sorbonne Drie, value $214,541, issued Jan. 6
City of Coeur d’Alene, commercial-add four windows, 710 E. Mullan, value $11,750, contractor Ginno Construction, filed Jan. 7
Viking Construction Inc., SFD with garage, 3775 W. Accipter Drive, value $93,000, issued Jan. 4
Copper Basin Construction, SFD with garage, 7781 N. Banning Lane, value $188,279, issued Jan. 5
Kootenai County
Girl Scouts, commercial structure, 22799 S. Four Echoes Road, Worley, value $1,195,470, contractor Gunder Homes Inc., issued Dec. 8
Girl Scouts, commercial-retaining wall, 22799 S. Four Echoes Road, Worley, value $17,780, contractor Gunder Homes Inc., issued Dec. 8
Sherry E. Bowers, single family residence, 11876 W. Monument Drive, Post Falls, value $452,300, contractor TBD, issued Dec. 7
Jeff B. Peterson, single family residence, 5336 W. Lodestar, Rathdrum, $262,512, issued Dec. 6
Girl Scouts, commercial-site disturbance, 22799 S, Four Echoes Road, Worley, value $61,000, contractor Gunder Homes Inc., issued Dec. 8
Kale Neely, single family residence, 31551 N. Wester Ranch Road, Athol, value $369,874, issued Dec. 14
Thomas E. Madison, single family residence, 5803 E. Sleepy Lane, Coeur d’Alene, value $256,896, contractor Jim Ackerman, issued Dec. 15
Thomas E. Madison, garage/carport. 5803 E. Sleepy Lane, value $1,000, filed Dec. 15
Ronald R. Turner, single family residence, 18522 S. Nolan Drive, value $341,580, contractor Creative Custom Homes, issued Dec. 20
SR Revocable Trust, single family residence, 16699 S. Loffs Bay Road, Coeur d’Alene, value $123,880, contractor Stone Creek Land, issued Dec. 20
Joseph P. Follini, single family residence, 9561 W. Liberty Drive, Spirit Lake, value $224,426, contractor Parsons Construction, issued Dec. 20
Scott Dickinson. single family residence, 1962 W. Sailboat Lane Coeur d’Alene, issued Dec. 30
Inland Empire Paper Company, commercial, 27038 N. Carrie Road, Spirit Lake, value $71,000. contractor Wren Construction, issued Jan. 7
Inland Empire Paper Company, commercial, 27038 N. Carrie Road, Spirit Lake, value $2,000, contractor Wren Construction, issued Jan. 7
Inland Empire Paper Company, commercial, 27038 N. Carrie Road, Spirit Lake, value $12,000, contractor Wren Construction, issued Jan. 7
Discovery CDA Investors, commercial structure, 5447 S. Arrow Point Drive, Harrison, value $384,935, contractor Ginno Construction, issued Jan. 7
LIENS
Guide to abbreviation: amount not given = ang
Tektonics, $6,660.00, filed by J. Schneider Electric
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Rockford Bay Investments, $4,350.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $6,060.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3.960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development. $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Rockford Bay Investments, $2,850.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Rockford Bay Investments, $2,850.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Rockford Bay Investments, $2,850.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
RE Investments, $2,295.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
RE Investments, $2,850.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Rockford Bay Investments, $2,850.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Black Rock Development, $3,960.00, filed by Black Rock Homeowners Association
Bruce W. Bauer, $1,759.00, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Harry J. R. Busicchia, $687.77, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Annette E. Magner, $4,851.00, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Dusty L. Millard, $890.46, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Allen C. Sorge, $3,939.83, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Amanda L. Tesky, $1,885.59, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Ingrid K. Watson, $890.36, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Keltic Engineering, $2,302.50, filed by Garth Everett
Barbara Ambrosse, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Paul N. Andreassen, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Steven E. Berwick, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Lisa K. Capes-Fraley, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Lena N. Crowder, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Larry G. Dedmon, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Michael P. Dlugosz, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Rodney D. Eborall, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Joann Gilbert, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Steven M. Goodson, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Michael J. Lewis, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Keith R. Hoffman, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Tabitha R. Kincade, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
John J. Kirkpatrick, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Russell Lopez, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Marilyn J. Nelson, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Thresa R. Pouttu, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Robert M. Revis, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Jamie D. Tonna, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Derek M. Tuula, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Jan D. Vanderkolk, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Richard L. Watt Jr., ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Gregory S. Wilson, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Jeffrey J. Yousey, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Cheryl G. Beck, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Amanda S. Ennis, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Megan S. Jenkins, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Timie G. Lenz, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Joshua J. Librande, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Steve Lowell, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
John D. McCabe, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
James A. Radford, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
George W. Rounsville, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Timothy A. Smith, ang, filed by Kootenai County Commissioners
Steve G. Beaudry, $4,730.12, filed by Granite Enterprises
FEDERAL TAX LIENS
Dutro Enterprise L. L. C., $10,459.94
Airo Dental Health Care P. C., $10,945.28
Joseph M. Coulter Jr., $7,014.98
Tri State HVAC, $5,147.09
Kathleen M. Tushinsky, $11,758.76
Delta Business Training L. L. C., $9,735.11
Edward V. Vindasius, $5,531.88
John Campbell, $28,059.21
Findley, $65,645.10
Elite Door & Sash, $81,638.28
John E. Weingart, $5,306.31
Melinda S. Passmore, $7,022.02
Berg, $90,786.36
LIEN RELEASES
Star Vansickle, ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Kootenai County Building & Planning
Star Vansickle, ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Kootenai County Building & Planning
Kenneth C. Henry Jr., ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Fieldstone Owners Association
Brian W. Almada, ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Kootenai County Commissioners
Jeffrey C. Brooks, ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Kootenai County Commissioners
Jamel T. Brown, ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Kootenai County Commissioners
Myles A. Devlin, ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Kootenai County Commissioners
Marc R. Emerson, ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Kootenai County Commissioners
Donna A. Hansen, ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Kootenai County Commissioners
Terry E. Harmon, ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Kootenai County Commissioners
Stephen D. Johnson, ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Kootenai County Commissioners
Elma F. Krasley, ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Kootenai County Commissioners
Daniel M. Lamothe, ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Kootenai County Commissioners
Randy D. Lenz, ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Kootenai County Commissioners
Randy D. Lenz, ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Kootenai County Commissioners
Sandra D. Murphy, ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Kootenai County Commissioners
Angela B. Standford, ang, filed Nov. 29, 2010 by Kootenai County Commissioners
Kirk Weiford, ang, filed Nov. 30, 2010 by Sterling Jewelers
RE Development, ang, filed Nov. 30, 2010 by Banner Bank
Capes Fraley, ang, filed Nov. 30, 2010 by Kootenai County Commissioners
102 Acres L. L. C., $297,653.22, filed Dec. 1, 2010 by ACI Northwest
FEDERAL TAX RELEASES
Gary H. Costa, $85,336.06
People in Business
Litehouse Inc., of Sandpoint, has announced the appointment of Jim Frank to chief executive officer.
Frank was appointed president in June 2008, and will continue in this role as well as accepting the duties of CEO.
Edward Hawkins Jr., one of the founding owners, lead the company as CEO for more than a quarter of a century.
Wilkinson
Numerica Credit Union announced Wednesday that Petra Wilkinson has transfered to the Coeur d’Alene branch as branch manager.
Wilkinson has worked in the banking industry since 1986. She started at Wells Fargo. She was branch manager for Patelco Credit Union in the San Francisco Bay area.
Newman Lake resident Terrie Peres, who has been in the salon
Peres
business for more than 20 years, is the new owner of Studio E’lan in downtown Coeur d’Alene.
The business, located at 206 E. Indiana, offers hair-care services, massage, and nail care. Peres has three hair stylists, a massage therapist and nail tech.
Avista Corp. announced Wednesday that Steve Maasch has joined the company as senior director of human resources.
Maasch will take over the position currently held by Dan Suttner, who retires March 1.
In his new role, Maasch will lead human resources management in the
Maasch
development and implementation of human resource programs, and oversight of other human resource areas.
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. announced the appointment of Loni
Knepper
Knepper as manager of financial reporting and Janice Booth as senior auditor.
Knepper joins Coeur’s finance department as manager of financial reporting, she will be responsible for providing managerial direction and oversight in preparation for the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission and other reports and filings.
Booth joins Coeur’s internal audit department as senior auditor.
She will perform risk-based internal audits for the company’s U.S. operational locations and will determine compliance with company policies and procedures.
Julie Day, the Coeur d’Alene School District’s business manager and treasurer, has become the state’s first certified administrator of school finance and operations through the Association of School Business Officials International.
The association promotes high standards of business management practices and asked Day to be part of their beta testing group for the new designation based on her leadership involvement at the state level with Idaho Association of School Business Officials.
Kastning
Grace Tree Service Inc. announced that the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture has awarded the “commercial arborist award” for 2010 to Tim Kastning.
The award is presented to a commercial arborist who has significantly improved the quality of arboricultural care in a particular area or region through involvement in allied professional organizations, recycling programs, volunteerism, and for numerous contributions to local organizations.
North Idaho Physical Therapy has announced the addition of
Taranto
Jessica Taranto, to its Coeur d’Alene clinic.
She is a 2010 graduate of Eastern Washington University, with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. She attended NW Noetic School of Massage and graduated in 2006.
Houser
Pam Houser, president and CEO of the Post Falls Chamber of Commerce, has received the designation of IOM (Institute for Organization Management) from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The professional development program of the U.S. Chamber is a comprehensive course of study consisting of four annual sessions focusing on professional growth and development for association, chambers, and other nonprofit professionals.
Lori Nelson has joined Contractors Northwest Inc., of Coeur
Nelson
d’Alene, as director of marketing.
Nelson is a graduate of the University of Idaho with a degree in marketing.
She has more than 20 years of marketing and communications experience and has worked in industries such as regional manufacturing and worldwide distribution and sales.
Shar and Brian Scott, owners of American Country B&B, in Coeur d’Alene, were awarded the 2011 “champion award” at the annual Innkeeping Conference and Trade Show hosted by the Professional Association of Innkeepers International, earlier this month in Charleston, SC.
The Scotts were nominated by fellow inkeeper, Claudia Klingler, of the Blue Heron Inn.
Robinson
David Robinson, of the Rathdrum Counseling Center LLC, has received his substance abuse professional certification from the Substance Abuse Professionals Administrators Association.
This permits him to conduct alcohol and drug evaluations on employees within the transportation industry who have violated a rule governing substance abuse.
Pita power
For the fifth straight year, Pita Pit Inc., with 187 U.S. franchises, has made Entrepreneur Magazine’s “franchise 500 list.”
The chain was No. 1 within its category (pita sandwiches). Pita Pit Inc. is the franchising arm of Pita Pit USA Inc., headquartered in Coeur d’Alene.
Peyton’s opens in Post Falls
Peyton’s All Season Motorsports, which offers recreational vehicle repair, opened Tuesday at 2625 E. Seltice Way, in Post Falls.
Owners William and Michelle Peyton, of Post Falls, are leasing about 3,400 square feet of space. The business employs two people.
The business also offers custom work on Harley Davidson and other motorcycles.
William Peyton previously worked at Roadhouse Cycles, which recently closed.
Information: (208) 773-0006
Porky G’s opens restaurant
Porky G’s Southern Style BBQ and Catering, which had been operating as a drive-up eatery, opened a sit-down restaurant this month.
Owners Gary Stinnett and Mary Warwick, of Spokane Valley, are leasing about 2,000 square feet of space at 1527 Northwest Blvd. The sit-down restaurant location also will offer drive-up service.
Information: (208) 665-0044