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Sandpoint, ID Real Estate News

By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
Bab's Pizzeria 1319 U.S. 2Sandpoint, ID 83864208-265-7992 Babs' Pizzeria in Sandpoint, Idaho Last Thursday I interviewed Babs from Babs' Pizzeria on my show Speak Up North Idaho on KSPT and KBFI as part of the North Idaho Talk Radio Network. Babs is participating in Dine Around Sandpoint, and was voted Best Pizzeria in Bonner County in 2010. I had a part-time job managing Dish Home Cooking last year, which was in the same complex as Babs. That's when I met this incredibly hard-working woman. Babs related how her background is Sicilian, and New York-style pizza is part of her heritage. "My mom would typically cook for forty or more. Everyone was invited. So, we not only do pizza, we are great at catering." Babs delivers pizza, and to be sure, their slice is nice. However, they have lots ...
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
Forty-One South Restaurant www.41southsandpoint.com 41 Lakeshore DrSagle, ID 83860(208) 265-2000 Forty-one South is a fixture in Sandpoint. It is also a restaurant seemingly in constant flux. Dr. Alex Verhoogen envisioned the site almost twenty years ago as the perfect location for a restaurant and small hotel. In 1993, he met his partner on Schweitzer Mountain and spent two days skiing together. Those were happy times. Many remember fond days of manager Bev Boronkay greeting guests at the door, Tawny pouring drinks in the bar. It was a great place: my favorite hangout. After some financial troubles, Glen Harvey bought the property and completed the Lodge at Sandpoint. The foundation had been poured but had sat unfinished for years. In the ensuing years five operators have managed the r...
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
The Taste of Sandpoint started Sandpoint Winter Carnival with food and fun at the Sandpoint Events Center Thursday night. The Sandpoint Events Center at 515 Pine St. sat empty for years until being renovated just a few years ago. The Sandpoint Events Center, otherwise known fondly in our community as "The 9th Grade Center" and "the old Sandpoint High School," was completely renovated by a local family. The historic character of the building was maintained and highlighted in the renovation, and this restored facility is a fabulous addition to the community. To commemorate this occasion, they published a book called Sandpoint School Days, A Photographic Homecoming. Sandpoint Events Center's unique auditorium and banquet room have all the amenities needed for a beautiful wedding experience...
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
Sandpoint Winter Carnival Kicked off with the KPND Ski & Board Party at Trinity at City Beach, 58 Bridge St. last night with a surprising large crowd and good times had by all. Trinity is one of the participating restaurants in the month-long Dine Around Sandpoint, and owner Justin Dick was on hand to make sure the ship sailed smoothly.  Justin Dick, owner of Trinity at City Beach DJ Jonny Knight hosted the event handing out swag and providing a good time for all. Jonny Knight at Ski & Board Party at Trinity at City Beach Grand Prize winner at Sandpoint Winter Carnival KPND Ski & Board Party Gary Lirette, featured in Where To Retire magazine and host of the Tuesday noon local radio shows: North Idaho Business as well as North Idaho Arts. E-mail Gary or call 208-610-1384Read Gary's Blogs...
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
So, this is the 37th Sandpoint Winter Carnival. Like many I have volunteered in the past, and now run www.SandpointWinterCarnival.org to diplay how things went for the previous years. For the best pics of previous years, this is the site to visit. This year features two new events: Skijoring at the Bonner County Fairgrounds both Saturday and Sunday and a Country Western Dinner & Hoedown from 5 p.m.-on at Trinity at City Beach. The Hoedown gives us something we have never had which is something to do in town after the Schweitzer Torchlight Parade and Fireworks. Plus, some people just don't want to trek up the mountain. My fav is the K-9 Keg pull on Sunday in the ally next to Eichardt's. Another great happening is Dine Around Sandpoint. Listen to my radio show today - North Idaho Business...
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
I recently posted the World's Longest Ski Hat laid out circling our Tomlinson Sandpoint Sotheby's International Realty office 3 1/2 times. Here is the first posting. Here is an update. We paraded the hat in Sandpoint yesterday. The history and pictures are below. Here is a YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIgiwCBkXds Longest Ski Hat in the World Kicking off the Sandpoint Winter Carnival, Susan Moon and her REALTOR® colleagues from Tomlinson Sandpoint Sotheby's International Realty parade "The World's Longest Ski Hat" from the Cedar Street Bridge Jones Square. The 700 foot-long hat was made in 1977 by Gini Woodward on her knitting machine and carried in years past in the Winter Carnival Parade. Plans are to submit an application to the Guinness Book of World's Records to con...
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
Apparently, back in the 1970s, a woman in Sandpoint, Idaho with a knitting machine, made this over 700 foot-long ski hat. The details are coming out in an upcoming article. It stretched around our office 3 1/2 times; Gary Lirette, featured in Where To Retire magazine and host of the Tuesday noon local radio shows: North Idaho Business as well as North Idaho Arts. E-mail Gary or call 208-610-1384Read Gary's Blogs   Tomlinson Sandpoint Sotheby's International Realty 200 Main StreetSandpoint, Idaho 208-255-3474 www.SandpointID.net - To learn all about Sandpoint and North Idaho www.RealtySandpoint.com - For Sandpoint Realty www.SkiSchweitzer.net - To visit Schweitzer Mountain's Community Web 
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
Last Thursday I enjoyed a fascinating interview with Jaclin Smith. No, not the one from Charlie's Angels. That one is spelled with a ‘y' in the name. This one is a prolific builder and entrepreneur, parent, world traveler, and philanthropist. I met Ms. Smith while volunteering to help with a Christmas dinner for deserving women hosted at her fantastic residence, Chateau Jaclin, put on by Ms. Smith and counselor Cyndee Darby of Sandpoint. Over half a century ago, she arrived with her family in Sandpoint, and this year her family celebrated her father's 59th year of his practice as a doctor servicing our beautiful neck of the North Idaho woods. As a young girl, Jaclin had one thought as she crossed the Longbridge: she loved the snow. Describing how life was fifty years ago, Jaclin said, "...
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
I received this press release from Dave Kulis, Director of Sales & Marketing for Schweitzer Mountain Resort this morning. We provide a great community website for those looking to visit the area that relates to Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort plus all the other winter activities that North Idaho and Sandpoint offers: www.SkiSchweitzer.net Early Season Snowfall, Favorable Weather and Improving Economy Cited Sandpoint, ID -With just over a month of the ski season actualized, Schweitzer Mountain Resort is reporting solid numbers for both December, as well as the key Christmas to New Years holiday period. Overall visitation for the month of December is up 18.9%, while up 7.3% for the holiday period.  The resort has recorded 129 inches of snow in the village this season, nearly half of its av...
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
Took a walk out by the Statue of Liberty at Sandpoint City Beach today. It was right about sunset. Winter view of the Statue of Liberty at Sandpoint City Beach Winter view of the Statue of Liberty at Sandpoint City Beach Frozen Lake Pend Oreille as viewed from Sandpoint City Beach January 2011 view of Lake Pend Oreille from City Beach Winter sunset over the rail lines leading into Sandpoint, Idaho from City Beach Christmas decorations left on a park bench at Sandpoint City Beach 2011 Season at Sandpoint exclusive condos at Sandpoint City Beach Railroad bridge crossing Lake Pend Oreille leading into Sandpoint Gary Lirette, featured in Where To Retire magazine and host of the Tuesday noon local radio shows: North Idaho Business as well as North Idaho Arts. E-mail Gary or call 208-610-1384...
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
I recently posted images of Sandpoint, Idaho in this blog: Sandpoint Blog: Perspectives of Sandpoint, Idaho - views from altitude Someone commented that it was beautiful, but it must look different now, so here are some pictures of Sandpoint, Idaho during winter months. Sandpoint, Idaho - Winter Wonderland View from Schweitzer Mountain above Lake Pend Oreile Winter Sandpoint & Lake Pend Oreille Looking down at Sandpoint from Schweitzer Mountain Sandpoint Winter Aerial Sandpoint from the Air in Winter Sandpoint Winter overlooking Longbridge and railroad bridge Sandpoint late in Winter Stunning Sandpoint Gary Lirette, featured in Where To Retire magazine and host of the Tuesday noon local radio shows: North Idaho Business as well as North Idaho Arts. E-mail Gary or call 208-610-1384Read G...
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
My previous post covered some of the subjects I covered on my last radio show of 2010. Speak up North Idaho is a radio broadcast that covers local flavor, and I interviewed Aaron Roard pilot and Andy Berrey, the owner of Air Idaho Charters. This air service is a new business providing air flights in North Idaho out of Sandpoint Airport. Mainly, Air Idaho Charters offers flights within a 600 mile radius of Sandpoint, though they would go farther. Andy Berrey pointed out that further than that passengers would be better served through the major airlines. Andy bought the plane and took the better part of a year to go through the FAA hoops to get approved for an Air Carrier Certificate. Air Idaho is not the first to provide air service in North Idaho, but their business model is different. ...
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
We ended the year on my radio show Speak Up North Idaho talking about the stories below. To read each story, click on the links provided: Foul economy top Idaho 2010 By Jessie L. Bonner and John Miller The Associated Press December 25, 2010 Idaho Press-Tribune(http://www.idahopress.com/news/article_23f3e6be-0fcf-11e0-8630-001cc4c03286.html) BOISE - Government leaders couldn't pay their mortgages, lawmakers cut school funding again as tax revenue slipped and the number of jobless statewide edged back over the 70,000 mark. For the second year, the moribund state economy is Idaho's top story, with the impact of lagging growth, high unemployment and falling home prices seeping into the lives of residents - and their pocketbooks - in ways both profound and mundane. Homeless shelters in Idaho...
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
Here is a collection of pictures from the air and mountain tops around Sandpoint, Idaho of the city, the Longbridge, and Lake Pend Oreille: Sandpoint, Idaho Aerial Photo Sandpoint, Idaho Aerial Photo-The Longbridge entering Sandpoint Sandpoint, Idaho Aerial Photo-City Beach to the right Mountain view of Sandpoint City Beach Summer View of Sandpoint, Idaho from Forever View Conjunction of Longbridge & RR bridge entering Sandpoint Pack River Delta in Sandpoint, Idaho Green Monarchs and Lake Pend Oreille near Sandpoint, Idaho Sandpoint, Idaho Aerial Photo Sandpoint, Idaho Aerial Photo Sandpoint, Idaho Aerial Photo Sandpoint, Idaho Aerial Picture Sandpoint, Idaho from atop a mountain Looking down at Sandpoint, Idaho View of Sandpoint, Idaho from on high Gary Lirette, featured in Where To Re...
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
Pictures near the town of Priest River, Idaho along the Pend Oreille River. Pend Oreille River near Priest River, Idaho The Pend Oreille River in winter white  Looking into Priest River, Idaho from the snowy shores of the Pend Oreille River Pend Oreille River Winter Ponies with their wintercoats along the Pend Oreille River Black Ice Accident on Hwy 2 near Priest River Gary Lirette, featured in Where To Retire magazine and host of the Tuesday noon local radio shows: North Idaho Business as well as North Idaho Arts. E-mail Gary or call 208-610-1384Read Gary's Blogs   Tomlinson Sandpoint Sotheby's International Realty 200 Main StreetSandpoint, Idaho 208-255-3474 www.SandpointID.net - To learn all about Sandpoint and North Idaho www.RealtySandpoint.com - For Sandpoint Realty www.SkiSchweit...
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
Sandpoint Upcoming Events - This Week in Sandpoint from the Sandpoint Chamber Coeur d'Alene Upcoming Events - from the CdA Chamber Check out all daily Sandpoint Events in the Bonner Daily Bee Bonner Mall Cinema Movie Schedule - click here! January 1: Happy New Year! January 1: Coeur d'Alene - Polar Bear Plunge For all that are brave enough to jump into the frigid waters of Lake Coeur d'Alene, this is your day! Welcome the New Year with a fast and furious plunge. 11:30am. January 1: Hayden - New Year's Polar Bear Plunge 12 noon at Honeysuckle Beach on Hayden Lake, Certificates of participation. Awards for the best costumed and the semi-deranged. Sponsored by the Hayden Chamber of Commerce. Contact Hayden Chamber of Commerce at join@haydenchamber.org January 2: Coeur d'Alene - The Coeur d...
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Here is a Merry Christmas treat. By 10AM my gal O'Hally and I had tracked up to Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort to take sunrise pictures while the moon still beamed over Lake Pend Oreille above the resort town of Sandpoint, Idaho. Before 11AM we had beef and Monterey Jack fritattas, Dove hot chocolate, and had put a duck in the oven. Right now O'Hally is snowboarding with a family friend, and I am posting these pics for everyone. I have posted all the pics on my Gary Lirette Facebook Photos page. Here are some of the best: Moon shining over Schweitzer Village Clock Tower & 2010 Christmas Tree in Schweitzer Village Schweitzer Mt Daybreak Christmas Schweitzer Mt Sunrise Schweitzer Mt Sunrise Schweitzer Resort 2010 Christmas Lake Pend Oreille under Schweitzer Mountain Lake Pend Oreille unde...
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By Kent Anderson, from Schweitzer to the Lake
(Coldwell Banker Resort Realty, Sandpoint, Idaho)
  PEACE   "When the power of love becomes stronger than the love of power, we will have peace."                                                                 Jimi Hendrix    
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
Here are some more random pics of North Idaho and Sandpoint: Cedar Street Bridge in Sandpoint winter scene Sailing Lake Pend Oreille Lake Pend Oreille Sunset Sandpoint, Idaho Sandpoint, Idaho Sandpoint, Idaho view over RR bridge Sandpoint Train Depot Train crossing Lake Pend Oreille Schweitzer Mountain in autumn 
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By Gary Lirette, Business & Investing in the Inland Northwest
Looking through some of my old pictures of Sandpoint, I found these and thought I would share: Sandpoint, Idaho Sandpoint Longbridge Green Monarchs from Lake Pend Oreille Clark Fork River Kullyspell House: Idaho's oldest home and original trading post Lake Pend Oreille from Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort North Idaho Autumn at Dover Bay Pend Oreille River in winter Pend Oreille River in winter Rapid Lightning Creek in winter Gary Lirette, featured in Where To Retire magazine and host of the Tuesday noon local radio shows: North Idaho Business as well as North Idaho Arts. E-mail Gary or call 208-610-1384Read Gary's Blogs   Tomlinson Sandpoint Sotheby's International Realty 200 Main StreetSandpoint, Idaho 208-255-3474 www.SandpointID.net - To learn all about Sandpoint and North Idaho www.R...
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