Pub changes name and ownership, expands menu and nixes smoking
The tavern at 816 Fourth St., Coeur d’Alene, changed more than its name last week. The former Office Tavern is now Bo-Jack’s Pub and Grille. It also has new ownership, a new menu and a no-smoking policy.
Bo-Jack’s features a more-gourmet menu, with several appetizers, sandwiches, specialty burgers and pizzas along with extensive beer and wine selections. With a clean classic-car décor, it seats up to 75 customers at the bar and tables, including an area at the back with a pool table and darts. A flat-screen sports TV is near the front.
Owners Kim Gittel and Rick Gittel, cousins and North Idaho natives, also have Rusty’s Tavern in Hayden, Rusty’s Buttonhook Steakhouse in Bayview and the Zip-Stop convenience stores on Sherman Avenue and Government Way. They have a long history in the Coeur d’Alene area grocery business.
Bo-Jack’s opens at 11 a.m. daily, closing about 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and later Fridays and Saturdays. It has five employees.
Fitness on 4th opens
A few blocks up at 1104 Fourth St., Fitness on 4th is a full-service gym in an angular corner building that formerly housed an antiques market. Originally it was a Fossum’s Paint store.
Owners Rob and Correna Barnard and 10 certified personal trainers offer one-on-one training and nutrition counseling as well as group fitness classes of body jam, body flow, body combat, Zumba and Spinning. They also have two massage therapists.
Its grand opening will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 16, with music, food and activities. Regular hours are 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 8 to 5 Saturdays.
Icon Credit Union to move
More space and a drive-through are advantages to the new location of Icon Credit Union. The business is moving Oct. 1 from 1839 Government Way to the former Coeur d’Alene Teachers Credit Union building at 1336 W. Kathleen Ave. (across from Ramsey Elementary School).
The new location also will feature a waiting area and Internet access. Icon offers saving and checking accounts, CDs, all types of loans, individual retirement accounts, pet insurance and savings programs. Icon also has outlets in Boise and La Grande, Ore., and is 58 years old.
“Credit unions return their profits to their members in the form of better rates and lower fees,” said Icon spokesperson Mandy Wood. “We’re owned and democratically governed by our members.”
A members-only open house will be 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 19. The ribbon-cutting is 4:30 p.m. Oct. 20, followed by a public open house until 7 p.m. Lobby hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and until 5:30 p.m. Friday. Drive-through hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. Go to www.iconcreditunion.org.
This week’s tidbits
• Watch for news about a new freeway travel stop at Stateline and a new coffee shop in Hayden.
• The new restaurant on Sherman Avenue isn’t quite ready to open, and the major news about a beverage business in downtown Coeur d’Alene hasn’t quite been finalized.
• A spy said Beaudry Motors in Post Falls had closed. Wrong. It’s changed its inventory. More on that later.
• Many people are scratching their heads about changing Strahorn Drive in Hayden Lake into a one-way street. Yes, it’s nice to have the wide bike lane, but it’s a pain for drivers headed north to have to detour to side streets. Maybe just adding a bike lane would be a better idea, however, more expensive than just new paint and signs.