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2012 

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Candles and Paper Bags at Christmastime New Mexico real estate professional John McCormack shares some Christmas memories in this blog.  Magical little lamps were part of Christmas traditions for many families. Please go to the original blog if you wish to leave comments that will be seen by John...
12/16/2012

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Debbie’s Quick Fixes Easy Peasy Baking Shortcuts Clarksville, TN real estate professional Debbie Reynolds is also well know for her skills in the kitchen.  In this blog, Debbie share some of her secrets for more successful baking.  I wish is had one of her cupcakes right now! Please go to the ori...
12/16/2012

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Pueblo Gingerbread House Contest Most of us do not think of gingerbread houses being in the Pueblo style.  Albuquerque real estate professional John McCormack shares a slide show of gingerbread houses in the Pueblo Gingerbread House Contest at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center. Please go to the o...
12/16/2012

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Same-Sex Marriage Licenses, Montgomery County, MD  The Montgomery County, Maryland Marriage License Office is now accepting applications for same-sex marriage.   Gov. Martin O'Malley signed a proclamation enabling Maryland courthouses to issue the licenses so that same-sex couples could be legal...
12/16/2012

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Playing Santa Claus for a Great Cause The Betty Ann Krahnke Center – Montgomery County’s Domestic Violence Shelter One of our loan officers is playing Santa Claus for an excellent cause.  Please visit with Santa (AKA Rich Godbout) at the Sunday open house.  This is the message I received today: H...
12/15/2012

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Gaithersburg Residents Urged to Prepare For Winter Season As Gaithersburg Public Works and Parks Maintenance  crews get ready for the winter season, the City wants to ensure that residents are informed and prepared in the event of a winter storm. To provide the most efficient services and to redu...
12/15/2012

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Christmas Market in Westminster, Maryland Carroll County Farmers' Market   On Saturday, December 15, the Carroll County Farmers' Market is holding its last Christmas Market of the holiday season.   Food items include: farm raised beef, farm fresh eggs, honey, emu meat and products, basil rubs, ba...
12/14/2012

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Dolores Kelley shares a spot and stain removal secret PICRIN This morning, Dolores asked if I would take a short trip with her to an industrial park in Silver Spring, Maryland.  It is a bit unusual us us to go shopping in in industrial park but it was an interesting adventure. For many years, my ...
12/13/2012

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Frederick County, MD Real Estate Market Statistics, Nov., 2012 During November, 2012, the total sold dollar volume of residential properties in Frederick County, Maryland was $61,315,172, up 36.59% from the same month last year.  There were 231 closed sales, up 30.51%.  The median sold price was ...
12/12/2012

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Holiday Message From Santa Claus    I was very fortunate to have a personal meeting with Santa Claus after his recent response to an ActiveRain blog that I had written.  Santa had noticed that we had an ActiveRain MeetUp in Gaithersburg and asked me to convey a special message to all of the membe...
12/12/2012
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