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The Colony High School Band became a part of history today when they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in the Inaugural Parade.

The students were able to become a part of history through hard work, perseverance and and the great negotiating skills of the band's director, Jamin Burton. The band raised the $67,000 needed for the trip without the help of public funds.

The Colony High School Band, which is only five years old, also marched in the 2006 Independence Day Parade in Washington D.C. The CHS Marching Band has been featured on the Marching.comwebsite. The Colony High School Band is the only marching band in Alaska . Colony High School is located in Wasilla Alaska

You can read what the kids are posting to their Inaugural trip blog which is being featured in the Anchorage Daily News.

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Yesterday I looked at the market trends for the Knik-Goose Bay Road area. You can see that here.

Today I have the numbers for Palmer and Wasilla. The first chart is Wasilla and the second chart is for Palmer. These are based on the specific map areas of Palmer and Wasilla.

You will notice that the Wasilla area has more sales than Palmer. The reason becomes obvious when you look at the maps, there just are more developments in the Wasilla map area. The total sales volume is down about 18% from last year and down about 25% from the high in 2006. However the median sales price is only down about 2% from the high in 2005.

The chart below is for Palmer. Palmer’s sales volume is done about 27% from the high in 2005. In 2005 and 2006 Hall Quality Homes was building a lot of homes in several developments. That building is still going on but at a slower pace.

Prices are also hanging in there in Palmer with the median price almost unchanged from the high of 2006. That is an interesting statistic that will bear watching as we go through this winter.

The study of sales and prices show that the Matanuska Valley is weathering the real estate market quite well. There is a lower volume of sales but they haven’t died. The values are certainly holding their own better than the stock market has been doing lately.

John McCain just shocked America by choosing our governor and former Wasilla mayor as his Vice Presidential running mate.

All of a sudden, people all over the world are talking about Wasilla. They are even pronouncing it correctly. No more Waseea.

Almost everyone I met today is excited about her candidacy. Most of the people in this area voted for her as governor and still support her. I think she still has an approval rating in the high 80s.

Our home phone started ringing early this morning. Reporters were calling for my wife Grace who is a delegate to the Republican National Convention. She is in New York state visiting relatives before heading for Minneapolis tomorrow for the convention.

I’m not sure how this is going to change our little community. Wasilla is already one of the fastest growing communities in the Alaska. I guess we will wait and see.

Until then…GO SARAH.