Wall Street to Snohomish Housing: Bailouts changed anything? Hardly.

From 60 minutes tonight: Anger doesn’t seem adequate enough to describe the bailouts and continued business as usual for Wall Street firms and imbeciles on both sides of the isle in Washington DC. Part 1: Watch CBS News Videos Online Part 2: Watch CBS News Videos Online

Best places to kiss around Snohomish: Spring brings weddings and engagements!

Spring is right around the corner and that means LUUUVE is in the air.   If I were to rewind the clock 18 yrs., I would ask my wife to marry me on a nice clear Spring day walk along the south crest of Dutch Hill on 92nd St SE with the Snohomish Valley and Mt. [...]

North Snohomish Little League 2010 Opens

Spring is in the air.   Sunshine, the smell of the grass, youngsters tossing the ball to each other with the snap of it hitting the leather gloves.   It means Baseball.    Adjacent to Salvadalena’s Greenhouses, the North Snohomish Little League park is among the most beautiful settings for baseball in Washington. The North Snohomish Little League [...]

Cars, Housing Debt and Cancelled Credit Card Affects on FICO Scores

Lets face it, debt is a problem in this Country, State and local community of citizens of Snohomish and vicinity.  It’s all around us.  We live in debt.    I have debt.   One of the goals I have is to eliminate the debt and be debt free.   It’s going to be tough but I’m determined [...]

Seattle Hill 5-6th grade hoopsters champs!

SJAA Championship Game for 5th/6th grade boys: The Seattle Hill Trojans 5th and 6th graders triumphed in a 41-37 decision over previously undefeated Dutch Hill Panthers.   The SJAA championship game was held this past Saturday afternoon at 2pm at the Snohomish High School “old gym.”   In what coach and SJAA President Jerry Roth said, “it [...]

Snohomish SJAA Hoops Mini-Tourney under way

The Snohomish Junior Athletic Association Baskeball league end of season tournament is now underway.    Tuesday evening  the Dutch Hill squad faced Cascade View in the 5th/6th grade braket.   After a close 1st half the Dutch Hill Panthers pulled away for the win and will play Seattle Hill at 6:30pm this Thursday, Feb 18th, at the [...]

Claiming homebuyer tax credit: obtaining “signed” Final Settlement Statement

In Washington State, signed final Settlement Statements (HUD-1 Form)  are not traditionally done.    Estimated Settlement Statements are signed at escrow just prior to closing your purchase transaction.  The Final Settlement Statements are mailed to parties after the transaction has closed. After talking with a CPA, they reported that the IRS has generally accepted a non-signed [...]

Jan. 18th Hoops: Snohomish over Marysville Pilchuck H.S.

Nail-biter at Snohomish. Down at halftime, the Snohomish Panthers clawed their way back into the game by the end of the third quarter and tied the game late in the fourth period.  In crunch time, Trevor Carlson hit some big three’s down the stretch and dropped some key free-throws in the last minute of the [...]

Snohomish Safeway Store looking good, prices better.

Feel free to comment about any deals you see at any merchant in our community. Normally, I would not advertise for a large corporate entity, but I thought in view of the economic climate, we could all get a tip from time to time on where to save money.  For many families, groceries are an [...]

SJAA: youth and select Basketball underway

The Snohomish Junior Athletic Association (grade school level) and the Snohomish Basketball Association (select teams) are now underway with their season. Pictured below are the youth teams and players from SJAA Dutch Hill, Snohomish Select 7th and 8th graders who recently played opponents at the old Snohomish H.S. Freshman campus on Maple ave.

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