Despite its name, the Breakfast Club has opened with thepossibility of becoming downtown Coeur d'Alene's only all-nighteatery (or all-night anything else, for that matter).
Now open daily for breakfast and lunch, the Breakfast Club is inthe building that most recently was the home of the Hard Hat Cafe at612 Sherman Ave. The location has housed several eateries but isbest known for being the original home of Rustlers Roost restaurant.
After searching the Internet for the ideal place to live, Pauland Robin Wiles narrowed their choices, visited Coeur d'Alene anddecided it was the best. They have two school-age sons.
"The lake drew us," Paul Wiles said. They came from Bend, Ore.,where over the years they owned a series of about 10 successfulrestaurants.
They would use the same menu, with omelets as their mainstay.Specialties include entrees made with calamari and razor clams.
"We also use fresh potatoes," Paul Wiles said. "We're amazed thatso many restaurants in this `Famous Potatoes' state don't use freshpotatoes."
At 1,500 square feet, the Breakfast Club will seat 40 customersinside and have three or four tables outside in nice weather. It'sstarting with three employees but would expand to 18 if it goes to24 hours. It's now open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.
"We prefer to have a small place," Wiles said. "It's easier torun, and you get to know the customer base. We stress a clean placeand quality foods and service."
Phone 667-1699.
Purple Clock opens on time
The sales and service of antique and collectible clocks are thespecialties of The Purple Clock Shop, now open at 1110 N. FourthSt., Coeur d'Alene.
The store is in the bright purple house across from Lett'sDowntown Car Wash. Built in 1920, the Purple Clock has two displayrooms and a workshop on the main floor. The owners live upstairs.
Originally from Southern California, Ray Pollard has 30 years ofexperience working with clocks. He works in the store and makeshouse calls. A Walla Walla native, Barb Sullivan runs the store,selling antique clocks as well as handling consignments. Theirinventory includes cuckoo, mantle and grandmother clocks.
The shop's hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday throughSaturday and by appointment. Phone 665-7997.
New home for Dale's Used Cars
Breathing more life into an abandoned area, Dale's Used Carsmoved to 1818 4th St. The space is the former used car location ofKnudtsen Chevrolet before it followed other dealers in moving from4th Street.
Dale's moved from 2307 4th St., where it had been next to theInternational House of Pancakes for 2-1/2 years. In the new, largerlocation, which holds 50 vehicles, the business specializes in late-model car and truck sales, trades and rentals.
Originally from Wallace, owner Dale Zook had his business inKellogg for 28 years. He and three employees are open from 9 a.m. to6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Phone 667-4563.
LandAmerica comes to town
Specializing in title insurance and escrow services, LandAmericaLawyers Title Co. has come to Kootenai County. The company's sixlocal employees are in Suite 12 (the former Dish Network offices) inthe upper area of Harbor Plaza at 610 W. Hubbard Ave., Coeurd'Alene.
Lawyers Title is the underwriter division of the LandAmericaparent company, which has more than 100,000 employees nationwide.Shani McConnachie manages the Coeur d'Alene office.
Hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Phone 667-7885.
Panhandle wages at $13.99
The average wage in North Idaho in 2002 was $13.99 an hour,according to Job Service figures. The service surveyed all employersexcept the federal government.
"The average is skewed by the very high wages of someindividuals," the Job Service survey reported. The median wage (suchas the fifth person in a survey of nine) was $11.63 an hour.
There are 4,600 skilled manufacturing and repair workers, 3,600managers, 2,800 skilled construction and mining workers, 2,500teachers, 1,600 truck drivers, 1,200 nurses, 1,400 other health careprofessionals, 1,000 loggers, 700 computer specialists, 400 lawenforcement officers, 400 social workers, psychologists andcounselors and 800 other professionals - totaling about one-third of70,000 jobs in the Panhandle.
Most advertised jobs are looking for entry-level workers or thosein high-turnover occupations. Higher-paid jobs are more stable andoften aren't advertised.
About 26 percent of the Panhandle jobs require a college degreeand have a $19.84 median wage. An additional 32 percent requireextensive training and have a median wage of $12.96. The other 42percent have a median wage of $8.37.
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