Perky ideas helping with daily grind

Like a percolator, Lori McCombs is continuously brewing up ideas that she tries out in dainty demitasse cup sizes before going all out with a big splash.

For instance, last year the president and owner of Leaves-N-Beans Roasting Co. introduced the idea of selling coffee as a fundraiser that schools and other not-fot-profits could use to raise much-needed money for various projects.