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Rod Run, Real Estate and more!

Cats In Our Lives, Everything!, New Listings, Porsche the Boxer, Real Estate | Posted by Cheri Diehl

25thRodRun2008bLots going on at the beach this weekend and the weather is perfect!  Tonight is the popular “slow drags”  Come cheer the Slow Drag Queens!





Ready, Respond, Recover – presented by the Pacific County Economic Development Council October 14, 2009.  This conference will provide Pacific and Wahkiakum County businesses with emergency plan development and critical information about securing business facilities, communicating with customers and access to financial resources.  Call 360-875-9330 or 360-642-9330 to register or visit their site.  EDC

REAL ESTATE!!

New listings to check out: 

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Don’t miss out on the fun of owning beach property!  There’s still a lot of great weather left.

Ever been to the Doggie Olympics? Like organizing things?  The future depends on a new chairperson.  If you’d be interested in helping out in this capacity, please let me know.  This is a fun event and we have great ideas for next year’s “games”.

Do you own property at the beach that you’d like to sell but haven’t been able to?  Ever want to own a fishing boat?  Have I got a deal for you!    The owner of the Mariner would like to trade this beauty for partial payment on a vacation home here at the beach.    Contact me for more info.

One last note about something you might want to attend:

There will be a dedication on Saturday, September 19, in Long Beach to 
celebrate the completion of the Discovery Trail which runs from south 
to the Port of Ilwaco. The event will begin at 9 AM at the Bolstad 
Beach Approach and will include a Chinook tribal blessing, ribbon 
cutting and a walk/run/bike along the trail.

That’s all for now, except for the requisite pet photo!

Porsche & Gabby

Porsche & Gabby

Monday Musings…

Cats In Our Lives, Everything!, New Listings, Ocean Front, Porsche the Boxer, Real Estate | Posted by Cheri Diehl

OF INTEREST:  Due to new Federal regulations, PUD No. 2 of Pacific County will no longer be able to transfer or connect electric service to a customer over the phone or by mail.  A customer wanting service must now go in person to the office with a photo ID.  Keep this in mind if you’re buying or selling real estate on the Long Beach Peninsula!

Cute photo of the week!

Frank (on top), Porsche the Boxer and

Julie the American Shorthair.

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Fish on!  Buoy 10 opens August 1 through August 31.

Like Covered Bridges?  Mark your calendars for the Grays River Celebration.

Remember, you can keep up on the latest listings from my website, Discovery Coast Real Estate.  Just visit NEWEST LISTINGS and contact us for more information.

Here’s something to plan for:  The SW Washington YMCA is planning a big weekend at the beach and it sounds like lots of fun for everyone:

August 22nd 1pm Hilltop Bowl in Ilwaco $20 entry fee gets you 2 games and lunch. We are looking for a total of 8 teams of 6. We will have raffle prizes and a 50/50 raffle for cash money too. As well as a grand prize for the team with the combined highest score. And special prizes for the team with the best Hawaiian shirts or team shirts. Contact Craig at Lost Weekend Clothing Company for your team shirts at 360-642-LOST or www.lostweekendclothing.com

August 23rd 10am at Peninsula Golf Course $40 entry fee gets you 9 holes and a BBQ lunch afterward. We are also still looking for hole sponsors ($50), a hole in one challenge sponsor for hole #4 and raffle items. We will be selling Mulligans, Putting String and a 50/50 raffle for cash money.

For more info, contact Trish Potter.

THIS WEEK’S PICK OF THE LISTINGS:

29067223

PORT OF ILWACO

TURN KEY RESTAURANT

WATERVIEW DINING

$240,000

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INFO.

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ANWG 2009 #weaving #spinning

Cats In Our Lives, Weaving & Spinning | Posted by Cheri Diehl

What a great time we had in Spokane! Cheri, Jill, Marty, Sharon, Lori, Ann & Sondra were able to travel to Gonzaga for the 2009 ANWG Conference. We attended several seminars, did lots of shopping and Cheri & Jill were able to stay for post-conference workshops.  Sondra planned an early morning surprise party for Marty’s “big” birthday and Marty treated everyone to a beer after dinner.  While our Guild Booth didn’t win any awards, we think it was one of the best!  Enjoy the photos.  They aren’t in any specific order.  If you put the cursor on them, they’ll give you a title.




So, what will it take…

Cats In Our Lives, Everything!, Real Estate | Posted by Cheri Diehl

to get buyers off their keesters and start buying property?  First time homebuyers can qualify for a number of great deals, including a tax break:   http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=204672,00.html.  How about the new FHA mortgage amounts?  Want to see how much your county allows?  https://entp.hud.gov/idapp/html/hicostlook.cfm Thanks to Steve Valenta and Dave Kilkenny of Alpine Mortgage for this info.

Saturday night was Rotary’s Oysters and Art – what great food! Rotary works hard and really devotes a lot of time to their projects.  I’m glad I was able to attend, even though I didn’t manage to score anything at the silent auction.

img_00201 And what would one of my posts be like without the latest cat pictures?  Gabby and Julie high on the wall between the dining room and entry. img_0021

A couple of things coming up at the beach:

The Inn at Harbour Village is hosting a free concert on Friday.  Friday March 13th.
7.30 pm start
Cap’n Matt Moeller and Mary Garvey. Sea shanties, songs, poems and tales from around the coast of Washington.
Cap’n Matt was the fabulous entertainer at the dinner put on for the crews of the Tall Ships last summer at the Ilwaco Museum.

And then…Saturday March 14 at 7:30pm.  Admission – Donation to charity.  For info & reservations phone (360)-642-2542  A triple celebration at the Historic Sou’Wester Lodge.   “ST. PATRICK’S DAY FOR THE CHRONOLOGICALLY CHALLENGED”- “PI DAY” & “EINSTEIN’S BIRTHDAY” featuring The Whateverly Brothers

If you’re wondering what the weather will be like, I can’t help you.  Today we’ve had snow, hail, rain, wind and sunshine.  Take your chances and come to the beach!  That’s all for today – not bad for a Monday!




New and Interesting!

Cats In Our Lives, Everything!, Real Estate | Posted by Cheri Diehl

It’s almost spring – just look outside and you can tell!  Are you thinking of selling your home?  There are a lot of things you can be doing right now so you’re ready to go.  Read the article here and then re-read paragraph 4.  Then you call me and we can discuss what it’s going to take for you to compete in this unique market at the beach.

img_3706Since I’m busy putting my site back together, lots of my cute cat photos have disappeared.  But I couldn’t resist sneaking this one in.  This is Julie asleep in the “condo”.

USING A REVERSE MORTGAGE FOR A HOME PURCHASE?!

Here’s a site with answers to a lot of questions.  HUD It’s an interesting concept and I’d love to find someone out there who wants to be my “test case”.  Any takers?

I have a few rental properties to tell you about:

1 bedroom, furnished or not, Ocean Park on the bus line.  $500/month

2 bedroom, 1-3/4 bath condo in downtown Long Beach, $975/month, furnished.  (also for sale at $219,000)

Restaurant, turn-key.  Port of Ilwaco (The Port Bistro). $2500/month