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Where have I been and why haven’t I posted?

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, Real Estate, water front, water view, Weaving & Spinning | Posted by Cheri Diehl

Well, I just feel terrible for being so remiss. June is slipping away and summer starts in a few days (at least according to the calendar!).

I was fortunate to spend a week in Salem at Willamette University for the Association of NW Weavers’ Guilds conference. Workshops, lectures, vendors, fashion shows, and lots of fun. We had a great showing of our local guild members. Many of you know that I’m a weaver/spinner/knitter in my spare time. This week away fed my soul. If you’d like to know more about weaving and spinning locally, The Clatsop Weavers and Spinners Guild would love to talk to you. Just ask me!

And this past weekend, on June 12, I co-chaired and participated in the 3rd Annual Fore the Furrballs golf tournament benefiting the South Pacific County Humane Society. This wonderful no-kill shelter receives no public funds and relies on the generous support of caring people and businesses. And we were overwhelmed with the generosity this year! Thank you to everyone who donated, participated and volunteered. A special thank you to Peninsula Golf Course and managers Jim & Sondra Eaton.

What else? Oh, real estate! I hope everyone visits Discovery Coast Real Estate often because there are new listings every day! You can check the most recent listings and browse listings for the entire state. You don’t need to register but if you do, you can receive email updates, save your searches and just have lots of fun.

If you’re looking for a screaming deal, we just reduced the price on 13 lots in Surfside. Two groups of contiguous lots (6 in one group, 7 in the other) zoned Multi-Family & Commercial. Surfside is close to all the amenities of the big city, but a peaceful haven for residents. Build townhomes, condos, or single family residences. There is a potential for partial ocean views from some lots. The golf course is steps away and it’s a short, easy walk to the ocean. Developers – now’s the time!

So much to do coming up that I can’t hope to keep you posted. Please visit Funbeach for all the exciting news!

Tags: #funbeach, beach, golf, kite festival, kites, Long Beach Peninsula, real estate for sale long beach wa, Realtor, spchs, vacation homes, waterfront
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Sunshine Spotlight Listing!

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, Real Estate, water view, Weaving & Spinning | Posted by Cheri Diehl

There’s a break in the clouds, the winds have died down and it’s time to tell you about this week’s featured listing!

25020 Sandridge Rd

$310,000

Bank Short Sale

INFO

Must Sell! This gorgeous home on a very large property has deeded access to the navigable waters of Willapa Bay and will always have a partial bay view. 2 master suites in this totally remodeled home. Gourmet kitchen & dining room have heated walnut floors. One bath features heated tile floors, shower, jetted tub. Lg office has outside entrance. Open living concept lends itself to relaxing by the woodstove or entertaining. Expansive windows & eastside decks bring the outside in. Flex room has surround sound, 1/2 bath, separate entrance. Gated entry patio. Large shop complete the package. Take a look, make an offer the bank can’t refuse.

CHANGES COMING:

“The Guaranteed Rural Housing (GRH) Program will be implementing procedural changes in the upcoming months. On October 1^st, 2011, we will be lowering the GRH fee from the current 3.5% back to 2% for new applications. Effective with this change, we will be implementing an annual fee. The annual fee will be 0.3% of the outstanding balance of the loan. ” What does this mean to you? Ask me and I’ll let you know!

COMING UP!

There’s always so much to do here on the peninsula. I know I can’t hit them all (but you can check Funbeach and follow the multitude of posts on Facebook). Here are some that I’m promoting this week:

EMPTY BOWLS March 12th from Noon until 2 pm at the Peninsula Church Center in Seaview, you can support FISH Emergency Services, His Supper Table and Community Table while enjoying gourmet soup donated by local eateries. The $10.00 donation includes a hand made pottery bowl to take home!

QUILT SHOW March 18, 19 and 20 at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum. Sponsored by the Peninsula Quilt Guild, enjoy the 16th annual show entitled “Quilting at the Beach”. Free admission plus you’ll want to buy a raffle ticket for the “Salt Water Taffy” prize quilt.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST March 19 from 10 to 1 at the Chautauqua Lodge Meeting Room. A free breakfast to meet your 2011 Long Beach Relay for Life team. Meet some of our survivors! Donations are gladly accepted but not required. www.relayforlife.org/longbeachwa

Want to know more about the Columbia River Channel Improvement Project and the Columbia River Jetties? The Columbia River Channel Coalition is the place to go. If your organization is looking for an interesting program, I can highly recommend Lisa Pomasl! She was the speaker at the Rotary Club of SW Pacific County Peninsula this week and gave an fascinating presentation.

FIBER SATURDAY March 5 from 10 until about 2, the Clatsop Weavers and Spinners Guild will be demonstrating spinning (and maybe some weaving) at the Olde Towne Trading Post in Ilwaco. Bring your wheel, drop spindle, knitting or curiousity and join us!

That’s all for today. Real estate continues to march along into March.

Discovery Coast Real Estate has some wonderful properties for sale! And if one of those isn’t what you’re looking for, we can show and sell any property listed for sale. We can even help with those FSBOs. For more information on any property for sale on the Long Beach Peninsula, whether on the beach, bay, lake or top of the hill, call us at 360-642-3325 or email Discovery Coast Real Estate.

Tags: bay view, columbia river, Ilwaco, knitting, property for sale long beach washinton, quilts, spinning, water view, weaving, willapa bay
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Mark Your Calendars!

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, Real Estate, Weaving & Spinning | Posted by Cheri Diehl

The sun is shining at the beach and it makes me excited to get out and DO THINGS!

Start filling in your calendars! The season is heating up and there’s just so much to do at the beach.

This weekend, February 12 and 13, The Clatsop Weavers and Spinners Guild will be demonstrating the Tapestry Rose Yarn Shop, 1024 Bay Ave, Ocean Park. Demos are from 10-3 each day. Plan to enjoy lunch at the Full Circle Café which is housed in the same building just steps from the ocean.

Saturday Evening, February 12, you can re-live the groovy 60’s at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum’s annual Valentine Dance. Light refreshments will be served. Tickets are $15 per person and can be purchased at the door or from the Museum. 360-642-3446

Mark your calendar in pencil until the Razor Clam Dig is confirmed for February 18 and 19. Check with Funbeach for more info.

“Confirmed” is the South Pacific County Humane Society’s Beach Pets Breakfast on February 19 from 8 am until 12 noon. $5 per person. Kids 5 and under for free. Choice of Pancakes, Egg & Ham or Biscuits & Gravy. Tickets available at the shelter (330 Second St. NE) and at Beachdog.com (1517 Pacific Ave. N.). 100% proceeds benefit the South Pacific County Humane Society.

And don’t forget, this is a great time to be looking for your new home or property at the beach! Contact Discovery Coast Real Estate by email or call us at 360-642-3325 (877-637-1412 toll free). Visit our site and search for listings from ALL agencies. Remember, “We’re Looking Out for You!”

Tags: #funbeach, beach, clamming, Ilwaco, kites, museum, ocean park, weaving, yarn
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Wild Weather!

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, Real Estate, Weaving & Spinning | Posted by Cheri Diehl

Don’t you just love Fall? The wind, the rain… oh – wasn’t that summer? Anyway, storm watching time is upon us and wouldn’t it be great to be watching it from your own beach home? Discovery Coast Real Estate is ready to help. This is a good time to be looking at property and getting a feel for the “beach life”. There are some very affordable options right now. Please visit our website, scroll down to the search page and start your own search. Or, email us and we’ll do the work for you!

In one of my recent blog posts, I linked to the holiday schedule of our local restaurants. If you’re doing the cooking and need groceries or a quick drink to get you through the cooking, here’s the Grocery_Libation_Coffee Holiday Schedule ’10-’11schedule! Thanks to our good friends at Funbeach! Speaking of Funbeach, you can now “click your pick” of calendars on their site so you don’t miss a single exciting activity.

Speaking of activities, the Spinners’ arm of the Clatsop Weavers & Spinners Guild meets most Thursday evenings at the Shelburne Inn in Seaview from 5pm until about 6:30. Stop by and see what interesting fibers are being turned into yarn! Visit our Facebook page and “like” it!

And finally, remember your manners this holiday season (and all the time). Here’s a helpful reminder of Party Etiquette!

Tags: #funbeach, homes for sale, Real Estate, seaview, spinning, weaving
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Happy May Day!

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, New Listings, Real Estate, Weaving & Spinning | Posted by Cheri Diehl

Can you believe it’s already May? Bring on the sunshine!

So much going on this weekend -

Children’s Loyalty Day Parade in Ilwaco on Saturday.

Saturday Market at the Port of Ilwaco starts May 1.

Clatsop Weavers and Spinners Guild offer a free demo at the Port of Ilwaco. You can even try weaving or spinning!

Clamming is happening right now!

Loyalty Day Parade in Long Beach May 2.

Blessing of the Fleet in Ilwaco on Saturday, May 1

The Long Beach Peninsula is just a wonderful place to visit. For more information on events, visit Funbeach - it’s the greatest!

Looking for real estate while you’re having fun? Our office is open 7 days a week. If we’re out showing, call me at 360-244-2660.

Here are a few properties to tempt you, just in time for fun at the beach:

Remember, Discovery Coast Real Estate can help with all your real estate needs. We can show and sell any property listed for sale, help with for sale by owner homes, and sell your property for you. We have homes and land on the beach, bay and all points in between!

Tags: bay, beach, clamming, loyalty day, parades, razor clams, vacant land for sale long beach wa, willapa bay
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Weavers and Spinners at the Cranberrian Fair

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, Weaving & Spinning | Posted by Cheri Diehl

We had a wonderful time demonstrating at the Cranberrian fair in Ilwaco WA!

Tags: fiber arts, spinning, weaving
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Weavers & Spinners & Cranberries, oh my!

Everything!, Long Beach Peninsula, Weaving & Spinning | Posted by Cheri Diehl

The Clatsop Weavers and Spinners Guild will be demonstrating at the Cranberrian Fair in Ilwaco this Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and 11. Come by the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum (Ilwaco Museum) on Lake Street and try your hand at a bit of weaving, watch demonstrations and enter the raffle benefiting the museum. We have some beautiful hand spun/woven/knit articles and tickets are just $1.00 each!

If you’re a spinner, bring your wheel and join us. For more info: Email Cheri

Tags: cranberries, Ilwaco, spinning, weaving
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Redmen Hall Weaving & Spinning Exhibit 2009

Everything!, Weaving & Spinning | Posted by Cheri Diehl

Redmen Hall Skamokawa WA

The Clatsop Weavers and Spinners Guild is the star attraction at Redmen Hall in Skamokawa, WA. The show, which runs from August 8 through September 27. Redmen Hall is located at 1394 State Route 4 and the hours are Thursday-Sunday from Noon until 4:00 pm.

The display this year is honoring Weaver Sisco Kallio, now in her 90′s and a guild member for over 30 years. She began her weaving career in Finland has continued producing amazing creations. Her specialty is transparencies and a number of them are on display at Redmen Hall.

The Clatsop Weavers and Spinners Guild was founded in the 1950′s by women from the Finnish Community in Astoria, OR. Current members hail from three counties in two states.

The Guild meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month for business, lunch and a program. Spinners meet the 1st Tuesday of the month as well as every Thursday evening at the Shelburne Inn, Seaview WA. Guests are always welcome and prospective weavers and/or spinners are a joy to us all!

: Redmen Hall Skamokawa WA

Tags: skamokawa, spinning, weaving
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Clatsop Weavers & Spinners Workshop

Everything!, Weaving & Spinning | Posted by Cheri Diehl

What a great time we had! Saturday and Sunday, July 25 & 26, 2009, the Clatsop Weavers & Spinners Guild hosted a workshop by Janis Thompson of Eugene, OR. The theme was Adventures in Color and we spent 2 days creating incredible rovings on our carders and then spinning and plying. It was all fascinating and fun!

Our guild meets monthly for business on the 3rd Tuesday at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco, WA. The spinners meet on the 1st Tuesday either in Ocean Park (the beautiful Long Beach Peninsula) or Astoria, OR (also beautiful!) and every Thursday evening at the Shelburne Inn.

Tags: fiber arts, ilwaco wa, Long Beach Peninsula, ocean park, spinning, weaving
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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.