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Lefties Flock To Grants Pass, Oregon I guess maybe I just notice left handed people more because my wife is left handed, but I have never seen such a high percentage of them than I have this last year since we moved to Grants Pass. I started seeing more and more "southpaws" and in talking with pe...

Should You Lease A Car? I spent 38 years in the automobile business prior to embarking on a new adventure in real estate.  I have worked for auto manufacturers, lease companies, dealers, and owned my own dealership.  So I feel I am well qualified to give advice. Leasing is a very poor move for th...

"Nutcracker" Soldiers in Grants Pass, Oregon Yes, the Grants Pass "Santa" has brought more gifts, and it just gets better! Brady Adams at Evergreen Federal Bank has set up the "Nutcracker" Soldiers throughout the downtown as he continues to amaze us with his creativity and generosity! Downtown Gr...

  Gary Swanson | RE/MAX Ideal Brokers, Inc. | 541 441 4410 1400 Reeves Creek, Selma, OR A short minute from beautiful Lake Selmac finds this well-maintained home on 10.5 acres of level, treed, fully-usable land. Reeves Creek runs through 2BR/2BA Single Family House   offered at $200,000 Year Bui...

  Gary Swanson | RE/MAX Ideal Brokers, Inc. | 541 441 4410 509 Cypress Ave., Rogue River, OR Exquisite Home in Rogue River on Quiet Cul-de-sac. Beautiful Mtn Views From Every Window of This Immaculately Kept 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 2368 Sq Ft Home 3BR/2BA Single Family House   offered at $299,000 Yea...

Beaver State Mascot Wreaks Havoc! - Grants Pass, Oregon Just when we in Grants Pass start thinking we have moved into the "big city" status something happens to remind us how close we are to nature.  When was the last time you heard of America's best dam builder  causing problems?  Well, it happe...

Brigadoon Fudge - Grants Pass, Oregon You've heard the story of BRIGADOON, the mythical Scottish city that appears only for one day every 100 years, and each 100 years is just a day in the lives of its' residents.  This legend was made into a movie with Gene Kelly and Van Johnson, and they pictur...

How To Use ScribeFire to Enhance Your ActiveRain Blog Posts   Scribefire.com is a great 3rd party add-on to the Mozilla Firefox Browser.  Lately, the emails and calls have been coming in about how to setup AR Blogs, get API's, and how to use Scribefire with ActiveRain Blog posts.  First off, the ...

This is really going to be the "wave" of the future!  Excellent information, thanks Chris.Google Wave to Revolutionize Real Estate? I have been watching the developer presentation from Google about their new wave platform. Google wave is what they are calling Web 3.0.  The "Wave" merges many of t...

River Kids - Grants Pass, Oregon   These have been here for a while, but they are so unique they deservce to be mentioned as they are just more gifts for our city from Brady Adams at Evergreen Federal Bank.    These bronze River Kids  figures were created to tell of a "simpler time in our history...