Are you considering selling your home? A little preparation before your listing consultation can help this adventure be more rewarding for you.
With a little planning, you'll be more relaxed and ready once you and your agent decide to put your house on the market.
In this day and age, it can seem like everybody and everything wants something from us. Not so with libraries (unless you count the taxes we're happy to pay). The library lets you loiter when you're bored or lonely, or need shelter from a sudden rainstorm. You're only allowed, but encouraged, to access as much information and entertainment as you can handle. (We know someone who may have 50 books at a time checked out of our local library). All this in return for a modicum of responsibility - return your books on time - or if you can't, renew them, conveniently by phone or on line; and if that fails, pay your very reasonable fines.
Since 1903, when The Free Library of Colorado Springs was established, local residents have benefited from a top notch library system. The Pikes Peak Library District now has 12 branches plus two bookmobiles to serve our growing population.
The district is proud to have two Carnegie Libraries, one downtown on Cascade Av., which had renovations completed in 2002, and the Old Colorado City branch, which is currently closed for renovations.
Many people don't realize the scope of our library's services and programs. There are classes offered on Comcast channel 17, programs for children, teens, adults and seniors, adult literacy programs, community databases, a home school hub and much much more. Please log on the library's website to access events and information.
The Pikes Peak Library district is truly one of our local gems. No matter who you are, you should be able to find something of interest.
Ken and Sandy Wickham, the authors of this article, are REALTORS® with RE/MAX Real Estate Group in beautiful Colorado Springs, CO, and they welcome your real estate inquiries. To contact them, visit their website.
Tomorrow, the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce will host the perfect antidote to the post holiday blahs.
Are you the kind of person who hates to see the holidays end, and wants to prolong them? Or are you the type to bid them good riddance? Either way, The Great Fruitcake Toss is a time honored local tradition dedicated to eliminating fruitcake re-gifting.
Registration starts at 9:30 am Saturday January 5th; the free fun takes place at Memorial Park in Manitou Springs.
Ken and Sandy Wickham, the authors of this article, are Realtors in beautiful Colorado Springs, CO. They welcome your real estate inquiries; to contact them, please visit their website.
Our hearts go out to the victims of the Southern California wildfires. The scenes on the news are horrendous, and we can't imagine how horrifying the situation is in person.
We're certainly not immune to wildfires in the Pikes Peak area. Colorado Springs and the surrounding locales have many hillside areas where fires can be a threat. The Hayman Fire in 2002 - Colorado's largest wild fire - burned 133 homes and 138,000 acres. (The Hayman Fire was caused by severe drought coupled with arson. It did not reach Colorado Springs; it was centered approximately 30 miles southwest of Denver.) Even though the physical scope of that fire paled in comparison to the fires in California, five firefighters lost their lives.
If you live in a hillside area, you may want to check out the Colorado Springs Fire Department's FireWise site to help you identify your home's wildfire risk and implement ways to reduce that risk.
Also visit Firewise Communities. The national Firewise Communities program is a multi-agency effort designed to reach beyond the fire service by involving homeowners, community leaders, planners, developers, and others in the effort to protect people, property, and natural resources from the risk of wildland fire - before a fire starts.
One of the most intriguing properties in our 2007 Parade of Homes was a house in Turkey Canon Ranch built to Firewise specifications.
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