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2012
Anyone Can Save A Life! - Join the Blood Drive At Hood River Armory March 27th! When I was growing up, my father was a volunteer on the board of directors of our local Red Cross, so I was pretty much brought up believing in regularly donating blood. The importance of the gesture, however, was...
03/22/2012
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Wordless Wednesday - Happy Spring?! Yesterday was the official first full day of spring. You couldn't prove that by me! This is the view of the road to our house in Parkdale, Oregon early this afternoon... 5 new inches of snow and there are at least a couple more since I took the photo. Anoth...
03/21/2012
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Selling Your Hood River or Columbia Gorge Real Estate “For Sale By Owner” May Be The Choice For You If it’s time to sell your real estate in Hood River or the Columbia Gorge, it’s time to consider selling it “For Sale By Owner (FSBO)”. Let me start by stating that selling “For Sale By Owner ”...
03/20/2012
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Selling Your Hood River or Columbia Gorge Real Estate “For Sale By Owner” May Be The Choice For You If it’s time to sell your real estate in Hood River or the Columbia Gorge, it’s time to consider selling it “For Sale By Owner (FSBO)”. Let me start by stating that selling “For Sale By Owner ”...
03/20/2012
If You Like A Girl Full Of Spice & Zip... Meet Cayenne! The folks at the shelter aren't really sure what breeds make up this lovely girl, but whatever they are, they blend beautifully. Their best guess is that she's golden retriever, beagle and who knows what else. They do know that this girl...
03/18/2012
Hood River Community Education Preschools Now Enrolling For Fall 2012 Start your little ones off well on the road to a great education. A good preschool is so important and sets the stage for elementary school. Kids who go to preschool do better in elementary school. The Hood River County Sch...
03/17/2012
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Friday's Foto - What Are You Lookin' At?! These are the horses that live across the street from our house in Parkdale, Oregon. They were pretty wet and sleepy still as I took their picture early this morning. Maybe it's just me, but they seemed to be thinking "What are you lookin' at?" (maybe...
03/16/2012
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Wordless Wednesday - Blessings? This is a sign I keep in my living room which has always resounded with me. Today it is especially ringing true as I deal with my arguing kids, sick husband, politics in over-drive at work, dog mess on the carpet, car that needs another repair etc. I am joking,...
03/14/2012
Alternative Learning: Hood River Virtual Academy Not everyone learns in typical, traditional ways. That's why the Hood River County School District has developed the Hood River Virtual Academy for high school aged kids in the school district. It's an incredible online alternative to tradition...
03/13/2012
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Whew! Maybe The World Won't End, Afterall! There's been a lot of talk through the years that the Mayan calendar ends this December, 2012, which many have interpreted to mean that at that time, the world will end. Heck, there was even a movie made exploring the possibility. Through my lifetime...
03/11/2012
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