Food for any water people is the objective of The Buoy Floating Food Truck.

A 31-foot floating kitchen houseboat offers a variety of foods from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday through Sunday, at different points on Lake Coeur d'Alene. Lunch, dinners and snacks can be brought to boaters, kayakers, paddleboarders and even swimmers with lunch at the Spokane River outlet, the NIC Beach, City Beach and Independence Point and dinner at the Tubbs Hill point.

New items are added weekly to chicken sandwiches, quesadillas and tacos with fresh, local, healthy ingredients with waterproof floating packages available - certified by Panhandle Health. Delivery boats and live music will be added.

Send a text message to 875-2253, and the menu is sent to your phone. Call in your order, hang out until your name is announced and dock up to the front of the Buoy for your order.

Owners Essex Prescott, Gared Schneider and Corey Schneider have been teaching wakeboard lessons for nine years with Hayden Wake. Chef is Graham Neff.

TGF store helps veterans

Military veterans and their families in need benefit from proceeds and items at the TGF (The Guardians Foundation) Thrift Store in Suite F of River City Plaza at 2600 E. Seltice Way, Post Falls.

Quality used clothing and household items can be donated and sold.

Michael Shaw is the founder and executive director, and Penny Poitras is store manager.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Phone 449-1210. Check www.theguardiansfoundation.org.

American Seating, Mobility moves

All levels of mobility equipment and specialists to provide assessments are available at American Seating & Mobility. The company moved June 1 to 1640 E. Schneidmiller Ave. from 570 S. Clearwater Loop, Post Falls.

Equipment ranges from basic ambulatory aids to complex rehab needs. The company includes technicians and specialists in the home, a facility or clinician's office. The company serves North Idaho, Montana, Washington and Oregon. Andrew Jeske is owner-president, Pamela Gardner is branch manager, and professionals are Matt Didsbury, Steven Porter and Dennis Mitchell.

Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays. Phone 773-8448. Check www.asmrehab.com.

Tiny houses at Lightworks

Mobile "tiny houses" on trailers, pads or pontoons are built at Lightworks, now at 6512 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls. Visit the site design center, have free consultations and design your own "Tiny House."

Key people are Ken Gilbert, president of Christian Community Coalition, and Frank Genetti, executive director of Helping the At-Risk Community.

Hours are 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays. Check www.harc-hope.com.

Now for the Tidbits....

- Watch for news on The Snakepit (Enaville Resort), Harbor House in McEuen Park, Pack Rat Estate & Junk Store on Fourth Street, a sushi bar downtown and Coeur d'Alene Bike Shop on Third Street.

- Ballet Coeur d'Alene opens with classes Monday at 501 E. Lakeside. A public reception is 4-6 p.m. Wednesday.

- Use the active voice for "graduated." It's "He graduated from Stanford," not "He graduated Stanford" or "He was graduated from Stanford."

- A real headline: "Safety experts say school bus passengers should be belted."

- A ribbon-cutting and open house for the new location of Academy Mortgage in Rathdrum is 2:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday at 8052 W. Main St. Phone 712-8230.

- As I write this Friday, I enter my seventh decade. I made good choices with people (wife Mary), professions (news person and college journalism instructor) and places (Coeur d'Alene and Seattle). I was also a lucky guy with great relatives, friends and readers. Thanks, everyone.

- Contact Nils Rosdahl at nrosdahl@cdapress.com.