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New Year's Resolution? Should I or not?  Over my many years, I have found that making a New Year's Resolution is a lot like setting a sales performance goal, but with a major difference. In the marketing business, I have always set monthly goals for production.  To be successful in selling, goals...

December 31st - A Look Back In History History shows the following happened on December 31st. ¶  1776  Rhode Island establishes wages for carpenters at 70 cents a day. ¶  1783  All Northern states ban slavery. ¶  1857  Ottawa is chosen at the capital of Canada by Queen Victoria. ¶  1862  The Unio...

The 2009 National Association of REALTORS Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers Highlights Characteristics of Home Buyers - Forty-seven percent of recent home buyers were first-time buyers. - The typical first-time home buyer was 30 years old, while the typical repeat buyer was 48 years old.- The 20...

December 30th - A Look Back In History History shows the following happened on December 30th.  ¶  1649 The U.S. made the first treaty with the Ute Indians, "One of Peace and Amity." ¶  1809 It became forbidden to wear masks at balls in Boston, MA.  ¶  1855 The newly occupied Oregon Statehouse was...

Power Outage In Grants Pass, Oregon Not that the beauty and wild country of Oregon would let one forget, but sometimes when we think of our being so sophisticated, we are reminded of just how close to nature we really are. Last month I reported on a Power Outage in an area of our city that was ca...

The front-loading washing machine is a popular home appliance choice.  As compared to its top-loading counterpart, a front-loader can handle larger clothing loads, is gentler on garments, and uses about 1/3 less water. However, because its design prevents water from fully draining, a front-loadi...

December 29th - A Look Back In History History shows the following happened on December 29th.  ¶  1852 Emma Snodgrass was arrested in Boston for wearing pants. ¶  1862 The bowling ball was invented. ¶  1938  Construction on the Lake Washington floating bridge began. ¶  1940  For the first time, G...

Blind Squirrel Finds Acorns! I guess the old adage about even a Blind Squirrel can find an acorn is true. At our company Christmas party last week, I received an award for the "ROOKIE of the Year." My principal broker said, "I bet with over thirty years at the top of your last profession, you nev...

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 Built 1...

I had not heard of this Christmas tradition at Arlington National Cemetery, and I just wanted to share Ed Silva's post with anyone who might have missed it.CHRISTMAS AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY Sometimes we wonder why the press doesn't take the time to enlighten the public about the Christmas tradition...