Last Week to Vote!

by Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Inc. on May 21, 2013

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We are down to the final week of voting for our scholarship contest. Be sure to check out all the great entries and vote for your favorite!

You can view all the entries on our Facebook page at: https://apps.facebook.com/contestshq/contests/321519/voteable_entries .

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Weekend Events

by Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Inc. on May 17, 2013

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There are some great happenings around town and beyond this weekend!

  • Locally, we are a proud sponsor of the Olympia Youth Chorus who will be performing Saturday at 4 p.m. at Westwood Baptist Church. Come and enjoy a “Sentimental Journey” from some great young singers!
  • Also on Saturday, JBLM will be hosting fun activities for Armed Forces Day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Come out and enjoy “Modern, Historic & Living Military hands-on displays, Carnvial rides, Radio Disney Stage, Live Entertainment, Food & Craft booths and more!” For more infomation go to: http://www.theolympian.com/2013/05/15/2546064/joint-base-lewis-mcchord-to-host.html
  • Downtown you can enjoy the “Boat Swap and Chowder Challenge”. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at Swantown Marina. Taste chowder, shop boats and accessories, enjoy the live entertainment for the whole family! Check out more information at: http://www.portolympia.com/index.aspx?NID=353
  • Also downtown come and “learn about Olympia’s rich multi-cultural history on Saturday from 10am to 2pm. In celebration of National Historical Preservation Month the Olympia Heritage Commission is highlighting the contributions of “Peoples of Olympia.” Come and learn some great tidbits about the downtown history!  http://olympiawa.gov/city-services/historic-preservation

This weekend has additional fun and you can check out the calendar of activities through our friends at Thurston Talk at: http://www.thurstontalk.com/olympia-events-calendar/

 

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Top 8 Signs of an Improved Local Market

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The number one sign of our improved market is certainly the amount of sales.  March brought great news: Buyers put the second most number of homes under contract since July 2007 (the top month was April 2010, when buyers were rushing to get the federal home buyer tax credit that expired at month-end). Put differently, [...]

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Olympia Wooden Boat Festival

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This weekend is the Olympia Wooden Boat Festival! The festival is a fun, free event for all ages and is held at the Percival Landing Park in downtown Olympia. The event runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Boats of all sizes and types will be [...]

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Voting Has Begun for our Scholarship Contest

May 7, 2013

We are officially in the voting stage of our contest! Please be sure to check out our Facebook page to vote for your favorite essay. Thanks again to all the wonderful submissions and best of luck! To read all of the great essay’s and to vote, visit our Facebook contest page at: https://apps.facebook.com/contestshq/contests/321519/voteable_entries?page=2

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Scholarship Contest Submission deadline is May 5th!

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  There are only a couple days left for submissions to our “What Makes a House a Home?” scholarship essay contest! Be sure to share this great opportunity with all the local high school students you know, as our May 5th deadline is fast approaching! Visit our Facebook page and click on the “Essay Contest” [...]

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Travel Smarter!

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Travelling in Thurston County now comes with a good challenge; how to conserve by carpooling, biking or walking to your destination! The Thurston Regional Planning Council is challenging local residents to use alternate modes of transportation to get around Thurston County. “The goal of ThurstonHereToThere is to provide a single resource for South Puget Sound residents to [...]

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One Week Left for Submissions to our Scholarship Essay Contest

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There is only one week left for submissions to our “What Makes a House a Home?” scholarship essay contest. Be sure to share this great opportunity with all the local high school students you know. We already have some great submissions and are looking forward to more! Visit our Facebook page and click on the [...]

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Downtown Olympia – Spring Arts Walk 2013

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The Downtown Olympia Arts Walk 2013 begins this evening and runs through tomorrow! “Come and celebrate the arts in our community! Experience visual and performing arts in over 100 businesses by hundreds of artists.” Special features include hands-on family activities, demonstrations and street performances. Tomorrow be sure to check out the  Procession of the Species  produced [...]

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Jim McNamara Inducted into The Olympia High School Hall of Fame

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(Jim McNamara and Gay Gildy) Our own Jim McNamara was inducted into the Olympia High School Sports Hall of Fame this past weekend. Jim received a Lifetime Achievement award for his 37 years as the voice of the Bears! In addition to being Olympia High schools best fan, Jim’s lifetime award honors his involvement and [...]

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