[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 87 (Thursday, May 22, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3112-S3113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING BLUETICK COFFEE

 Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, Idaho small businesses are the 
backbone of our economy and our communities. These small businesses not 
only employ our friends and neighbors, but provide invaluable goods and 
services that showcase shared Idaho values. They are an intrinsic 
element of the Gem State and deserve to be celebrated.
  I am proud to relaunch my successful statewide initiative Support 
Local Gems this year on June 6 to encourage

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Idahoans to support the small businesses that make our State thrive. As 
a member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business 
and Entrepreneurship, I am pleased to honor Bluetick Coffee during 
Support Local Gems as one of Idaho's Small Businesses of the Month for 
June 2025.
  Bluetick Coffee started in 2021 after Julie Kinskie and her family 
moved to Idaho County. As a new member of the community and coffee 
lover, Julie decided to open a coffee stand to meet her neighbors and 
embrace her new home. What started as a small coffee stand has grown to 
four locations in Riggins, Grangeville, New Meadows, and Kamiah, with 
plans to open a fifth stand soon.
  Community comes first at Bluetick Coffee. Everything is locally 
sourced--with homemade baked goods from her friend Denise Vandyk and 
beef sticks from a nearby farm Cross O Meats. Julie also offers 
discounts to support local law enforcement, first aid professionals, 
and teachers.
  Congratulations to Julie and all of the employees at Bluetick Coffee 
for being selected as an Idaho Small Business of the Month for June 
2025. You are an outstanding example of what it means to be one of 
Idaho's Local Gems. You make our great State proud, and I look forward 
to your continued growth and success.

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