Moses Lake • November 1, 2009

Ghosts & Goblins….Nope Just Princesses & Puppies!

by Heather Adkinson

It seemed to be a very slow Halloween this year. I thought I would run out of candy earlier then I did. What with the economy and all I had candy on a budget!

Moses Lake Business Owners once again pulled off another downtown trick-or-treating event. A BIG thank-you goes out to them, we know it’s been a slow year and then they had to buy all that candy! You are appreciated!

My princesses & puppy enjoyed going out to get candy that then is forgotten about after a week.

I have to say the funniest costume I saw was a little 2 year old dressed as Nellie from Little House on the Prairie except this 2 year old wanted to wear a mask too. She was a SCARY Nellie from Little House on the Prairie. Is that possible??

My second runner up had to be the mother that came to the door with a plastic bag saying “my baby is in the car asleep.” Really, Really, I don’t know if I believed her.

We enjoyed the night and everybody seemed to enjoy our “little doggy in the window.”

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Moses Lake • Real Estate • October 31, 2009

Moses Lake, WA – Grant County : Halloween Haunts

by Heather Adkinson

Full List of Moses Lake Halloween Weekend Events…brought to you by the Columbia Basin Herald

MOSES LAKE
• AutoZone — The1320 Performance car club is giving free candy to trick-or-treaters from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday.

• Downtown Moses Lake — The Moses Lake Business Association is hosting LakeTown Landing Trick-or-Treat. The event is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. along Third Avenue and Sinkiuse Square.
Merchants from local businesses are open late to hand-out candy to kids. For more information, call 509-765-7888.

• Grant County Fairgrounds — Nightscare Production is hosting a 15-room haunted house at the Grant County Fairgrounds. The event is at 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. for children’s hour. The adult version opens at 8 p.m. The cost of admission is $5 for adults and $4 for kids 12 and under.
Grant County Fairgrounds is located at 3953 Airway Drive N.E., in Moses Lake.
For more information, call 509-509-771-2479.

• Moses Lake High School — The Moses Lake High School Key Club and Associated Student Body organized a trick-or-treating event from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Students are giving away candy throughout the halls in the high school. The event is open to children ages 12 and younger.
A canned food drive to benefit UNICEF is offered at the same time.
The high school is located at 803 E. Sharon Ave.
For more information, call 509-766-2666.

• Perkins Family Restaurant — The Red Hat Society of Moses Lake is having a Halloween party at Perkins Family Restaurant at 10 a.m. Participants are urged to wear a costume or pajamas.

• Samaritan Healthcare — The hospital is offering free X-rays of Halloween candy on Halloween night, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the hospital lobby. A staff member from the radiology department is conducting the X-rays.
Community Relations Coordinator Connie Opheikens said about 75 children had candy X-rayed last year.
The hospital is located at 801 E. Wheeler Road.
For more information, call 509-793-9645.

EPHRATA
The Ephrata Chamber of Commerce is hosting an annual downtown trick-or-treat Friday, Oct. 30 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
At least 20 local businesses are handing out candy to children. Everyone is welcome to participate.
For more information, call executive director Tia Tracy at 509-754-4656.

QUINCY
• Downtown Quincy — Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting a downtown trick-or-treat Friday from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The 32 local businesses participating will be displaying an orange paper pumpkin in their window.
Residents are required to dress in costume in order to participate.
For more information, call 509-787-2140.

• State Route 281 — A corn maze is open from noon to 6 p.m. through Halloween. Night hours can be arranged for groups to fit their needs.
There is a picnic area and water, soda and snacks available on site.
Admission is $5 per person and free for children under five. Groups of 10 or more pay $4 per person.
The maze is located two miles south of Quincy on SR 281.
For more information, call Carrie Durfee at 509-750-6937.

OTHELLO
The Othello Rodeo Association is offering a straw maze Friday night and Halloween night. The maze is haunted from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Halloween night, with a non-haunted version from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The cost of admission is $5 per person. Friday the maze is open from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Attendees get $1 off their ticket price if they bring canned food to be donated to the Othello Food Bank.
The maze is located at 821 S. Reynolds Road.
For more information, call 509-488-2683.

MATTAWA
There is a 100-acre all-terrain vehicle corn maze shaped to form the map of the United States near Mattawa.
Special hours for the Halloween week are 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and noon to midnight Friday and Saturday.
The maze is haunted Halloween night, complete with special effects and scares.
To reach the maze from Interstate 90, take exit 137 to state Route 26 (south of Vantage Bridge). After one mile, turn right onto state Route 243. Proceed one mile to get to the maze entrance.
The maze is open until January, weather permitting.
For more information, call 509-760-3789 or visit www.atvcornmaze.com

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Moses Lake • Real Estate • October 30, 2009

Is Anyone Else Concerned?

by Heather Adkinson

I’m worried!!

There I said it. Is anyone else worried about the month of November? How the heck are we going to get all these houses closed in the month of November? Do you think the government realized that the 30th fell on a Monday following a holiday weekend?

Here’s why I think they have no choice but to extend the credit. There is no way the recording offices and the title companies are going to be able to handle the flood of houses that need to record on the 30th. j0285142

Then on top of that! Seattle, poor Seattle, with the work furlough in effect the government in Seattle decided to make, I think it’s 2 days before Thanksgiving mandatory days off for the recording office. So not only do we have the Holiday to worry about we also have furlough days.

This is not shaping up to be anything but a nightmare for all of us. I know that I have quite a few that need to close in November and I need to be on my toes at all times this month. Days off in November will not exist. I encourage all of you to keep on top of everything as our clients can’t afford anything else.

I don’t know about you but I won’t sleep much this November!

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Moses Lake • Real Estate • Wilson Creek • October 30, 2009

The Demise of Small Town USA…..

by Heather Adkinson

Wilson Creek WA

There once was a small town that was settled in 1870. This town housed those who decided to go West. In 1892 the great railroad was brought in and brought with it people and supplies,

This small town slowly grew and with it the people came and settled and built homes and businesses. This small town located just 30 minutes north of Moses Lake continued to flourish each year as the train brought in more and more settlers.

Soon the people that had been coming to Wilson Creek began moving out of the small town and into a “big” small town Moses Lake.

Today Wilson Creek stands alone and empty as the buildings are left standing empty and families move from small, small towns to the convenience of the larger towns close by. These small towns were once all we had of a bustling economy

and the security of the knowledge that everything was good in the world. These were the towns where we’d say good-bye to the kids at 9:00 in the morning and they’d ride off on their bikes to enjoy the mysteries of the fields that surrounded them. This is what we have left of those times.

With the migration of people to the bigger cities we have left the safety of the small towns and with it we have left the dreams and visions that the community once had. Now all that we have left are the empty buildings that once held so much joy and happiness for families. With the loss of the people the buildings have lost their joy and once again are just sticks and mortar.

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Moses Lake • Real Estate • Wilson Creek • October 30, 2009

The Demise of Small Town USA…..

by Heather Adkinson

Wilson Creek WA

There once was a small town that was settled in 1870. This town housed those who decided to go West. In 1892 the great railroad was brought in and brought with it people and supplies,

Soon the people that had been coming to Wilson Creek began moving out of the small town and into a “big” small town Moses Lake.

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Moses Lake • Real Estate • October 27, 2009

Moses Lake Real Estate

by Heather Adkinson

Trendgraphix Facts and Trends No wonder it feels like we’re busier then we were in April it’s because we are! We’re bucking the normal trend and having our busy time here through the fall. Could it be possible it’s from the $8000.00 tax credit?

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Moses Lake • Real Estate • October 27, 2009

Moses Lake Steak House

by Heather Adkinson

Moses Lake Real Estate…Don’t forget guys that we have a fantastic little steak house on the other side of the lake that provides great entertainment and meals! Let’s keep them busy over the winter months. Here is their schedule for the next couple weeks

October 31st

Our Trick or Treat
“Retreat”
Featuring
Dave Irish
performing covers from
Jazz to James Taylor
In addition to our
regular menu
we are featuring our
“Fall Fare Menu”
mixed green salad w/
pear and walnuts
Sausage and Harvest
Vegetable Stew
Homemade Bread Pudding
$12.95
(tax and gratuity not included)
Live Music
6:30-8:30pm

Tuesday
Nov. 3rd
6:30pm

Join the
Moses Pointe Steakhouse
and
White Heron Cellars
owner and vintner
Cameron Fries
as we
Celebrate
the
Harvest

Four delicious courses
Four exceptional locally produced wines
$45.00
per person
price includes
tax gratuity

Saturday
November 7th

Dining
with
Swing Shift
A six piece ensemble
performing their Debute CD

Doors open at 5:00
Live Music 6:30-8:30
~Featured Menu~
Mixed green salad
Apple Sherry Chicken on wild rice pilaf
Seasonal Vegetables
Fresh Bread
Fruit Cobbler
$15.00
(excludes tax
and gratuity)

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Moses Lake • Real Estate • October 27, 2009

Moses Lake Steak House

by Heather Adkinson

October 31st

Tuesday
Nov. 3rd
6:30pm

Join the
Moses Pointe Steakhouse
and
White Heron Cellars
owner and vintner
Cameron Fries
as we
Celebrate
the
Harvest

Four delicious courses
Four exceptional locally produced wines
$45.00
per person
price includes
tax gratuity

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Moses Lake • Real Estate • October 27, 2009

Now this is getting Ridiculous

by Heather Adkinson

Moses Lake Real Estate….Yep I said it, I’ve gone there, I’m shaking my head in frustration. The banks right now are so busy trying to cover their butts that they now have addendums and contracts to sign for EVERYTHING. Just recently I have

been inundated with paperwork from the banks that now I as the agent have to sign. Here sign this thing saying there are no other addendum other then what you sent to the bank already. Here sign this that says you know the client gets their earnest money back if the appraisal comes back low. Isn’t this a transaction between the seller and the buyer? Why the heck do I need to start signing my name to these things?

Along with this has come more inspections. Brand new house? We still need you to get the septic inspected by an outside source. Community water system? We don’t care we want the flow rate for it. It has seriously gotten to the point of virtually ridiculous. Banks can’t seem to find the middle ground for real estate. They are so busy right now with CYA that they are going to make everybody else responsible for their bad lending practices and absolve themselves of all responsibility.

Maybe I’m just over-reacting to the stacks of FHA documentation I had to go thru and sign today. It’s frustrating to see perfectly legitimate transactions go sideways because the banks think that you crossed your eyes wrong at them. The scary thing is though is that I don’t think we’ve even seen the worst of it yet. Bring it on banks, I will see your craziness and deal with it through gritted teeth and a smile.

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Real Estate • October 25, 2009

Sunday Morning Thoughts

by Heather Adkinson

It’s a quiet Sunday morning and here I sit and listen to gun shots in the distance (duck hunting) and the quiet breathing of the baby taking a nap. As much as I hate that first morning cry that wakes me up at 6:30 a.m. I have to be thankful to be able to see the sun rise over the neighbors house and the crisp cold feel of the frost bitten ground on my toes. With my warm cup of coffee in my hand I will be grateful for all that I have as the world around me falls apart.

Things may become difficult at times but I do the best I can and persevere. I may have bills that I can’t pay until “that next check comes in,” but I will be grateful for all that I do have. As I listen to the news of children being kidnapped and murdered and families that are losing their homes I will hang on desperately to my family and hope that they will do the same.

You can take everything away and strip me of all material possesions and I would be left with….. EVERYTHING, because my family can not be taken away. I hope that all of us make it through these tough couple years ahead of us. I hope even more that you can thrive and find your place in the world. But I hope even more that this time teaches all of us that we can lose everything and still have the world.

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Ghosts & Goblins….Nope Just Princesses & Puppies!

Moses Lake, WA – Grant County : Halloween Haunts

Is Anyone Else Concerned?

The Demise of Small Town USA…..

The Demise of Small Town USA…..

Moses Lake Real Estate

Moses Lake Steak House

Moses Lake Steak House

Now this is getting Ridiculous

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