Last year at about this time, Jack and I ventured out on one of those spur-of-the-moment day trips that too often end up a disappointment Luckily, we had the opposite experience. The idea was just to drive the McKenzie Pass/Santiam Pass loop (which I wrote about in this earlier blog), and see wh
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10/20/2008
I was shocked and saddened yesterday, when my office in Sisters got the news that corporate RE/MAX would be closing its Bend office at the end of this month. Almost 60 agents affiliated with the RE/MAX Equity Group will be looking for a new home in just a few weeks. It's hard to imagine not havin
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10/16/2008
We've had a busy summer in Sisters, but it's still definitely a buyer's market, with expansive inventory in both single family residences and homes on acreage. However, we did experience another slight dip in the number of listings (down from 243 in July to 212 in September). And that decrease s
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10/15/2008
Last night, I went to the Town Hall meeting at the Bend Armory hosted by The Big Look, the task force appointed in 2005 by Gov. Kulongoski to review the state's land-use laws and determine whether it's time to make some changes. Since 2005, the task force has been traveling the state compiling th
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10/03/2008
No, they haven't begun the reroute of Highway 20 so that it bypasses downtown Sisters, although her downtown streets are dotted with orange cones these days. In case you've recently traveled through town amid the maze, you've probably wondered what exactly is going on. Well, a couple of things:
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10/01/2008
What a roller-coaster we've all been riding the past few days! This morning in Tumalo, I was greeted by the most incredible sunrise I've seen in a while -- it literally stopped me in my tracks. Although there's plenty to worry about (and plenty of time to do so), I decided it was my cue to
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10/01/2008
Yep, it's deer season. And here in Central Oregon, that doesn't just mean that hunters are on the lookout for our dear four-legged friends. Earlier this week I almost ran into a herd in my driveway -- literally (see photo, right). We have a fairly regular gang that enjoys meandering along the nea
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09/19/2008
Most folks who are familiar with Sisters have at least heard of, if not attended, the famous Sisters Rodeo, which takes place each summer during the second weekend of June. Well, now a new fall rodeo tradition seems to be in the works. Hot on the heels of last weekend's venerable Pendleton Round-
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09/18/2008
The August 2008 real estate statistics for Sisters, Oregon showed more of the same summer story here in Central Oregon: Buyers are in charge, with more than 230 residential listings to choose from and numerous options in just about every price point, from $200,000 to $2 million and up. However, a
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09/17/2008
It all started with a story in The New York Times, ominously titled "What's Lurking in Your Countertop?" The article recounted the tale of a New Jersey homeowner who had recently learned that the granite in her kitchen countertops was emitting radiation at 10 times the level of other areas in her
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09/07/2008
