About Grant County, WA

December Free Family Saturday
December 5, 2009
Moses Lake

Description:
Visit MAC anytime between the hours of 12 noon and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 5 and create your own holiday ornament.

Location:
Moses Lake Museum & Art Center
228 West Third Ave.
Moses Lake, WA 98837


Admission:
FREE

Other Information:
A free family art activity open to all ages on a first come, first serve basis.

Contact Information:
Contact: Ann Golden
Web site: www.mlrec.com/museum.html
Email: agolden@ci.moses-lake.wa.us
Phone: 509-766-9395

It looks like the last month has slowed down for us in pendings. We had more pendings last year in the month of November then we do this year. So is the First Time Homebuyer Credit working for us?

It definately has impacted the solds as you see there were more sold in the month of November this year then last year at this time.

With 367 active listings at this time there is tons to choose from!

December always ends up being a pretty slow month for activity with everyone gearing up for the New Year. It is always a great time to start getting your house ready to sell if you are going to list in the New Year.

Don't forget to get the advice of a professional Realtor on what you can do to make your house more sellible we are more then happy to help!

Yes I know I haven't been very busy blogging lately and I'll tell you why....

I'm building a HOUSE! Yes me, I'm building a house. It's a very pretty blue house that has been in a box in my basement for the last 6 years. I bought this 'house' with good intentions years ago thinking "I'm going to build this house for my daughter," and I never got around to it. Now instead of building it for my daughter her and I are able to build it together.

This is what it will look like (I hope) when we are finished. Thats provided, of course, that I finish it.

I did start assemblying it in the middle of my living room in hopes that if it is in the middle of everything I will actually work on it.

I've also determined that until it's finished there will be no Christmas decorations. Right now it's in a pile of pieces so Christmas might be a little slim this year. At least though, I'll be able to cross off that one thing on my 'thing to do list' that has been there for the last 6 years.

The one thing I am glad about is the fact that me and my 2 girls can work on it as a team instead of them just letting me do all the work. They have been doing all the sanding and painting and then I am there with the glue gun to put it all together. If only real houses were put together with glue guns life would be so much simpler! But for now I'll just keep plugging along on the pile of pieces that lie in my living room and I'll post pictures when I'm done.

Moses Lake Black Friday

Yes I know we are ummmmm challenged in the shopping area here in Moses Lake. Because of this you will find that most people when they want to do a large amount of shopping search outside our area and hit either Wenatchee (1 hr) or Kennewick (1 hr). But did you know Moses Lake has our own Black Friday right here!

Yes, it's true we do! Granted there are obviously not as many shops to choose from but boy do people get out for this event. So I will give you the list of stores that you will be able to visit here in town on Black Friday.

Walmart: In store specials will be available at 5:00 a.m. The local store here in town has let shoppers into the store so they do not need to stand out in the cold.

Staples: In store specials will begin at 6:00 a.m. They are however running an ad on some items for a "buy it now for less then Black Friday price." Might be something to check out!

Radio Shack : This store will be opening their doors at 5:30 a.m. on Friday

Gamestop : I called the local store and he said they are opening at 6:00 a.m. and closing at 9:00 p.m. on Black Friday.

Home Depot: They will open their doors at 6:00 a.m. on Friday. They are also doing tons of things on sale right now at a lower cost then they will be on Friday. Check it out here

Lowes: They are also opening at 6:00 a.m. Check out their Black Friday advertisements here

Ok granted, the list looks pretty minuscule but at least you don't have to get up at 3:30 to drive to the Tri-Cities! I am sure, and hope, that some of the local small businesses will be involved this year as well. So don't forget to drive thru the downtown corridor to see what's open at this ungodly hour!

Have a happy and enjoyable Thanksgiving and go out and support your local community!

Moses Lake Real Estate Agent Heather Adkinson

Habitat for Humanity Festival of Trees
November 28, 2009

Description:
It’s time once again for the Festival of Trees Auction. This annual fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Moses Lake is celebrating 15 years. The festivities start at 5:30 pm with registration, the silent auction, social hour and hors d’oeuvres. Their will be a short presentation followed by the live auction starting at 8 pm.

The event features a dinner as well as a silent & live auction which will feature at least 10 beautifully decorated trees, with most having gifts beneath or hidden within the branches. All proceeds from this event go towards Habitat’s mission of eliminating substandard housing in our community. All Habitat for Humanity homes are sold to the selected families at a no-profit, financed with no-interest loan and each family must invest upwards of 450 hours of sweat equity into the building of their home. This is a hand up and not a hand out program.

Donations are being sought for the Festival of Trees, items for both the live and silent auctions are needed. The success of the fundraiser depends on the generosity of individuals and businesses in our community. Show your support for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Moses Lake by calling Curtis at 509-765-0924 for tickets to the event, to donate items for the auction or to make a monetary donation.