The BarberShop, a cooperative combining three barbers from their former places, will open soon in Suite 28 of Sunset Village at 296 W. Sunset Ave. (east of Highway 95).

"We have combined to offer the community the very best in traditional and modern hair-cutting, beard and mustache trims and hot towel shaves," said Mike Cheevers, with 27 years experience at Family Values Barber Shop and Best Ave. Barbershop. "Our shop will be a social gathering place with local information and insight into the community. We can cater to people with special needs."

Joining him are Mike Brockhoff with 12 years experience from Cut 'n' Buzz barbershop and Channing Goodman with five years experience from Appleway Barbershop and Papa's Barber.

Hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Phone 665-0414.

Basic Family Healthcare opens

A new practice offering primary care for all ages and treatment for minor urgent care, Basic Family Healthcare has opened in Suite 208 at 401 Front Ave. (above Bank of America).

Nurse practitioner Eileen Cleveland, a graduate in family practice of Idaho State University, has more than six years experience with geriatrics, family care, minor urgent care and with patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, asthma, hypertension, COPD and INR management. Other services include physicals for all ages, sports exams and women's health.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, but closed Wednesdays and weekends except for special conditions. Phone 664-1505. Check www.basicfamilyhealthcare.org.

Pinkerton grows in Riverstone

Pinkerton Retirement Specialists came to Coeur d'Alene in 1997 with five employees. In 2004 it moved to a 5,000-square-foot building on Merritt Creek Loop in Riverstone with 11 employees. And now the company with 26 employees is building its national headquarters here with a 22,000-square-foot structure on the northern edge of Riverstone Pond.

Pinkerton (PRS) is a registered investment advisory firm serving clients in 30 states and managing $500 million with financial planner and research specialists giving advice to retirees and those seriously planning their retirement with a minimum of $500,000 in investable assets.

The move into the new building should be in July. Phone 667-8998.

And now for the Tidbits

- Watch for news on Chamira in the Plaza Shops, Massage Envy in Ironwood Square and an expanded Vanity store in Silver Lake Mall.

- A railroad company is considering a commuter train from Coeur d'Alene to Spokane. Be nice if it went to the airport.

- Things Cd'A could use: A place that sold toy logging trucks and souvenir "toy" boats, a fast-food place near the east I-90 Sherman Avenue entry and a French-food restaurant for our French-name city.

- Last week while at a college media convention in Philadelphia I was the last person into the entry of the national mint. The security guard saw my inscribed North Idaho College coat and said, "Coeur d'Alene! My wife and I golf there. Love that floating green. Most of our silver comes from your area." Cool.

- Capitalize "navy" and "army" when referring to U.S. armed forces.

- A real headline: "Homicide victims rarely talk to police."

- Contact Nils Rosdahl at nrosdahl@cdapress.com.