Here’s a list of upcoming fund-raising events to help the rebuild of the trestle on the Tommy Thompson Trail. The goal is to raise as much as $300,000. February 20 – A 50k run, Marathon, and 1/2 Marathon On the Cascade trail from Sedro-Woolley to Concrete. Any proceeds after costs will be donated to the [...]

For one of the service learning projects the Challenge Class at Island View Elementary have elected to hold a walk-a-thon this coming Friday (1/19, 1:30-2:30). Funds raised will go to the Tommy Thompson Trestle restoration project. Both Mrs. Heffelfinger’s & Mrs Bakke-Schultz Challenge classes will be participating.  Friends and family can choose to sponsor their child [...]

Do your homework before having work done on your home. Use this checklist to help you select a builder or remodeler to work on or build your home. Does the builder or remodeler have a permanent business location and a good reputation with local banks and suppliers? How long have they been in the building [...]

Coldwell Banker Anacortes Real Estate Georgia Coy promotes Skagit County  La Conner and Anacortes Real Estate Agent Georgia Coy attended the Northwest Travel Show to help promote Skagit County.  The show was held at the Seattle Exhibition Hall this past Saturday and Sunday.   Georgia worked the booth on Sunday, and took the opportunity to educate both [...]

2111 – 24th St., Anacortes, WA. 98221  Sale Price $249,000      MLS # 29162823 Take advantage of the Government Tax Credit on this one. This house is close to town. A well kept split level with spacious 3 bedrooms and 3 baths, fireplace on both levels and gas heat. Front the front windows enjoy a view [...]

4002 Oakes Avenue, Anacortes, WA. 98221  Sale Price $1,675,000      MLS # 29091879  Come join me in experiencing one of the best view homes on Fidalgo Island at 4002 Oaks Ave. This Luxury home is on the way to the Washington State Ferry. Look for the blue and white Coldwell Banker signs. Sweeping breathtaking views of [...]

It’s tax season again and thoughts of home ownership weigh heavily on the minds of renters and other prospective homebuyers. Renters are often apprehensive about the financial responsibility of owning a home. The professionals at Coldwell Banker Island Living in Anacortes, WA want to remind taxpayers that home ownership provides financial benefits. In addition to HUGE tax [...]

  Have you been receiving new phone books and wondering what is good way to dispose of your old phone books?  Jessica Notaro’s son Anthony is a student at Mt. Erie Elementary and they are having a phone book recycling drive.  The used phone books are donated to Habitat for Humanity and used in making [...]

KIRKLAND, WA (Jan 5, 2010)  “Home for the holidays” took on special meaning for 4,399 buyers whose purchase offers were accepted during December, according to the NWMLS. That volume of pending sales was up more than 35 percent from a year ago and marked the best December since 2006. Shirnking inventory, the extension of the [...]

PRESS RELEASE ANACORTES, WA, 1/14/10: In response to the Haitian earthquake, the Anacortes-San Juan Islands American Red Cross, in conjunction with the Anacortes Senior Activity Center, presents Haitian Relief: What’s Really Happening & What YOU Can Do to Help, a fundraising event, on Friday, January 22, 2010 at 6 PM at the Anacortes Senior Activity [...]