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<DIV><FONT size=2>Bummer, it's one the few places left that has pinball
machines.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title="mailto:areaman@moscow.com CTRL + Click to follow link"
href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com">Dan Carscallen</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 10, 2008 7:12 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A
title="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com CTRL + Click to follow link"
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] speaking of local flavor</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=maroon size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">November 22
will mark the end of an era for Moscow.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN class=SpellE>Gotta</SPAN> go get my last Grandpa <SPAN
class=GramE>burger</SPAN> in a basket, and a French dip for my delicate
flower:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=maroon size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<H1><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Biz
Bits: End of an era<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></H1>
<H3><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">Ted's
Burgers closes its doors after three decades in
Moscow<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></H3>
<P id=storydate><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Posted on: </SPAN></FONT><st1:date Month="11" Day="9"
Year="2008">Sunday, November 09, 2008</st1:date><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Andy <SPAN class=SpellE>Kiblen</SPAN>, 33, said he was a
"nervous wreck and preoccupied" until he made one of the biggest decisions of
his life Oct. 28.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">That was the day he decided to close Ted's Burgers,
ending a 21-year slice of his life.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"We're not making it. We're digging a hole, and it will
cost me less to close than to stay open," the owner of Ted's Burgers said. "I'm
ready to close this chapter of life and move on."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">A number of factors went into the decision, including
rising prices, the July increase of minimum wage and the one scheduled for
2009.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">When his costs increased enough he would pass the cost
on to the customer, like most businesses do.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"Menu prices go up, and that's not right," he said. "I
feel bad because I think they're too high."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The economic meltdown also was a big part of his
decision to close.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"I could cut expenses one more time," he said. "But I
would jeopardize a lot, including my house, and I wasn't willing to risk my
kids' future."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The business will close Nov. 22. On that day, <SPAN
class=SpellE>Kiblen</SPAN> plans a send-off party with inexpensive food - "kind
of like a funeral."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Ted's has been a
</SPAN></FONT><st1:City><st1:place>Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> fixture since
the 1970s and probably has employed more high school students over the years
than most businesses in town.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The business was started by Ted Carlson, who ran six
A&W Root Beer stores in the region. The Moscow <SPAN
class=GramE>A&W</SPAN> was located in west
</SPAN></FONT><st1:City><st1:place>Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> in 1968. It
moved to its present location in the 1970s and soon evolved into Ted's under
Carlson's ownership. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Ted's still bears the A&W pointy-roof design and the
car hop stations in the parking lot.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><SPAN class=SpellE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Kiblen</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> used to hang out at the
restaurant because his older brother, Dave, worked there.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">When he was 12, he began work there as a car hop,
eventually working his way up to cooking
hamburgers.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">He never looked back.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">In 1996, he became a partner in the business with
Carlson and his wife, Cindy.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Ted Carlson died of cancer that year, and <SPAN
class=SpellE>Kiblen</SPAN> took over the day-to-day
operations.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">In 2001, he purchased the rest of the business except
for small share Cindy Carlson retained.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">When he was close to making the decision to close, he
contacted Cindy to consult with her.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"She was surprised the decision didn't come earlier," he
said. "I also feel Ted is looking over my shoulder, and I feel good about
that."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><SPAN class=SpellE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Kiblen's</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> decision also is OK with
his wife, <SPAN class=SpellE>Anji</SPAN>, who works at Bearable Dentistry in
<st1:City><st1:place>Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"<SPAN class=SpellE>Anji</SPAN> didn't take an active
role in the business except to support me in whatever I wanted to do," he said.
"She's been through the whole thing, and it hasn't been easy for
her."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">For the last few years, <SPAN class=SpellE>Kiblen</SPAN>
has divided his time between Ted's and Latah Title Company, a title business
started by his grandfather.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">He had no intention of joining the family business but
the sudden death of his brother, Mike, in September 2004 left a void at the
business. Todd <SPAN class=SpellE>Kiblen</SPAN>, Andy's father, talked him into
working at the title company. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">With Ted's closure, Andy <SPAN
class=SpellE>Kiblen</SPAN> will devote full time to the business with other
family members including Todd, <SPAN class=GramE>brother</SPAN> Dave and Deanna
<SPAN class=SpellE>Kiblen</SPAN>, Mike's widow.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><SPAN class=SpellE><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Kiblen</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> will keep the Ted's name but
is willing to make "someone a <SPAN class=SpellE>helluva</SPAN> deal on the
building," he said.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The building sits on leased land.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"I have no regrets," he said. "I operated a business for
years, not the most profitable, but I gave it a
go."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=storybody><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Ted's Burgers is located at
</SPAN></FONT><st1:Street><st1:address>321 N. Main
St</st1:address></st1:Street>. <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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