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Sandy Mountain Festival is this Weekend

by Liz Warren

If you're looking for a fun time this weekend, the 44th Sandy Mountain Festival is the place to be. Fun, music, food booths, entertainment, artists, crafts, carnival games, and rides are in the city of Sandy and at Meinig Memorial Park. 

                            Saturday, July 9th - 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
                            Sunday, July 10th - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

SANDY MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL DETAILS 

 

Directions to Meinig Park:
(Festival Grounds)

Sandy, Oregon is located at the base of Mt. Hood about 30 miles east of Portland. Head east to Mt. Hood on US HWY 26 and you will drive directly through Sandy. Meinig Memorial Park is located directly behind City Hall just past the past the intersection of Hwy 211on the right hand side of the street.

 

If you're looking for a cozy little cabin getaway perched over Still Creek in the Mt. Hood National Forest you might enjoy this location. Within walking distance to Rhododendron, you can have your Mt. Hood getaway only an hour from Portland. This cozy little cabin sits above the water so the sounds are soothing and on a hot day a quick dip in kid and pet friendly Still Creek will cool you off. A huge deck sits above the water and the cabin has all the amenities you need. Open kitchen, eating area and living room with a wood stove and a bedroom and bath.

Asking price is  $119,950   More details and photos of this Road 12A Lot 10 Cabin

Still Creek Cabin in the Mt. Hood National Forest near Rhododendron Oregon

Still Creek in the Mt. Hood National Forest     Rhododendron Cabin in the Mt. Hood National ForestMt. Hood Natioinal Forest Cabin on Still Creek

 

Fourth of July Fireworks in Sandy!

by Liz Warren

City of Sandy Fireworks Show

Date: June 25, 2016
Location:
37400 Bell St
Sandy, OR 97055
Come to the 2016 City of Sandy Fireworks Show

Join us on the evening of July 4th for the annual City of Sandy Fireworks Show sponsored by Clackamas County Bank to celebrate Independence Day!  The event will be held at Sandy High School - same as last year.  Spectator seating has been reserved at the baseball field parking lot.  Parking will be available in the lot next to the football field and at the old high school.  This is a highly attended event and parking is always a bit of a challenge - your patience is appreciated.  And if you can walk to the event, please do so! 

Note:  Due to the fire restrictions, no personal fireworks are allowed.  Also pets, tobacco, and alcohol are not allowed on school district property.  


Mt. Hood One Level Home on Over 1.5 Acres  Huckleberry Drive Welches OregonOne Level Home in Welches Oregon     Mt. Hood Ranch on over 1.5 Acres

Offered at $489,000    More photos and details on this Mt. Hood one level home

 

Secluded one level cedar home in immaculate condition on an acre and a half of perfection. Four bedrooms, three baths. Open floor plan features updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances a skylight, granite counter tops and cooking island. Hardwood floors are in the dining room and kitchen area.  A cozy fireplace with wood stove insert and surrounding built in cabinets are an added feature for warmth and ambiance in the main living area of the living room, kitchen and dining room. Through the French doors you enter a bonus family room with vaulted ceilings, a window seat that looks out to the patio and forest, a stained glass window and a cozy propane stove to add ambiance to the room. The master bedroom is off the family room with it's own bay window looking out to the flower garden. An updated master bath features it's own double head tile shower, heated floors and walk-in closet.  Gardeners will enjoy all this yard has to offer from fruit trees, perennial flower garden and a vegetable garden too. The green house is great for starts for your vegetable garden and an extra garden shed houses all your tools for planting. Bonus barn for projects complete with electricity and heat. A finished storage area above makes an additional work area or storage spot. This home is on 1.58 acres of level usable land in a very private location with paved road in from Welches Road and paved circular driveway. BIG BONUS: tons of sun! This is a very private location but you can walk to stores, restaurants and post office.  Pride of ownership throughout. Download all the features! Must see Welches gem!

Top Ten Cities People Are Moving To

by Liz Warren

As we all have noticed, lots of people are moving to Oregon from out of state. Here is a recent graphic from Realtor.com showing where people are moving to and the average price of the homes in those cities. 

The Portland median home price is $416,300 which is the highest on this list. We've seen a significant number of out of state buyers moving to the mountain due to affordability. We're also seeing baby boomers who have lived in Portland all their lives heading to the mountain for retirement and some elbow room. Our inventories are down which means rising prices for homes in our area.
Where people are moving right now and the average price in that city

Mt. Hood Pedestrian and Bikeway Implementation Plan

Mt. Hood Inspiration

by Liz Warren

Monday Morning Coffee

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

 
"Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment."
 
~ Barry LePatner
 
 
PERFECT BACKWARD VISION!
 
The reason there's so much humor in the "experience" we gain from our mistakes is that we all share in making errors - some of us learn, and some of us don't! That's where "good judgment" and "bad judgment" come in. When we make mistakes, and learn from them, we develop "good judgment." However, a lot of those mistakes that we have the opportunity to learn from are made because of our "bad judgment"!
 
Are some of us doomed to repeat history? What if we make the same mistake twice, but realize that we've done it? (You know, "Admitting you have a problem is half the solution"?) It's hard to "study" for the problems that life throws at us, but even if we had a lesson plan, we'd still wing it! As the last quote above illustrates, we have to actually go through the experience, hoping we don't fail, before we really learn the answer to how to handle the problem!
 
As Bobby McFerrin so popularly expressed it several years ago, "Don't worry, be happy!" If you're successful in your endeavor, congratulations! If you fail (or succeed with some degree of error), congratulations on your opportunity for further improvement! Chances are that life is not going to throw anything at you that you can't ultimately rise above, on your own or with some assistance.
 
Try a light-hearted approach to problem-solving. You really shouldn't treat this topic too seriously, or you'll get depressed and never try to accomplish anything out of fear of failure. So, it all boils down to this point: love your mistakes! Embrace your errors! They are one thing you can truly call your own!

A small swarm of earthquakes beginning on Sunday has shaken the ground on the Southeast side of Mt. Hood. Although this is not as a result of a movement of magma, like the St. Helens quakes, it does represent some unknown fault lines which swarm every couple of years. Typically these quakes range in the 2.5 area and lower. Here's the latest news story on the subject at KGW in Portland

 

Investment and Vacation Home Buyers 2016 for Mt. Hood

by Liz Warren

Investment and Vacation Home Buyers

Still Creek Fish Trap in the Mt. Hood National Forest

by Liz Warren

Still Creek meanders through the Mt. Hood National Forest and is one of the most popular waterways in our area. Not too far up Road 12A you’ll find this odd looking contraption in the water which is called a rotary fish trap. 

         Still Creek fish trap in the Mt. Hood National Forest  

This trap funnels the smolt, young steelhead and salmon, who are heading back to the ocean, info a holding tank. The tank is checked every day by Forest Service personnel who collect data, measure, weigh and count species of each fish. Once collected the fish are let go to finish their journey. 

The fish trap will only be here till the end of June during the spring migration. 

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Merit Properties Group - Keller Williams Realty PDX Central
Box 131
Welches OR 97067
Direct: 503-705-3090