He was finally correct, the WEATHERMAN, that is. Nobody’s out back building a boat but it is nice to have a little rain to freshen things up. OK, so we tied the record. 29 days without measurable precipitation. Actually, for around here that’s not a record. It’s a miracle. In fact, it’s kind of a St. Jude style of miracle, come to think of it. BUT… he’s calling for…the Weatherman, not St Jude… he’s calling for PM Showers both Friday and Saturday. That’s a pretty safe bet wouldn’t you say? I mean, “PM Showers” means it’s gonna rain somewhere between noon and midnight. Really stickin’ his neck out on that one, huh? 30-40% chance of those late showers each day with temps in the mid ’60’s. But then on Father’s Day… We should have expected this. A month of no rain and then Dad’s Day, it’s Showers! 65 degrees is the call for Sunday. Next week, however, it’s to be partly cloudy all the way into the following weekend with temps climbing through the ’70’s as the week progresses and we should hit about 80 NEXT Sunday. ( Shhhhh, I’m not talking about weather and July 4th in the same sentence. I don’t want to jinx it! ) Now, having said all of that, there is a difference of opinion between weather forecasting agencies. Some think this Sunday’s rain will taper off through Wednesday while others think Sunday will wrap it. We’ll just have to wait and see, I suppose.
Didja know… Taste of Tacoma is right around the corner? June 26, 27 & 28 at Pt. Defiance Park featuring dozens of local restaurants, artisans, crafts, kids activities, live music and fun. Admission is free.
Yes. It’s still FLAG WEEK. Wear it, fly it, show it…respectably and proudly and you’ve got the spirit of the week. If someone happens to ask “When is Flag Week over? So, I can take it down.” I probably won’t even answer.
If your tastes run a bit more Celtic, the Tacoma Highland Games are set for June 27th at Frontier Park in Graham from 8am to 4:30pm. I have friends who won’t miss it but I do. Something about hairy guys in kilts.
Since we’re looking out and around at what’s over the horizon…
If you’re into Dixieland Jazz, the Greater Olympia Dixieland Jazz Festival is happening 6/25 through 6/28. Check out the details at http://www.olyjazz.com/
Here’s a few other semi-local events you might consider putting on the calendar now. So, you can plan accordingly:
June 25 – U.P. Concerts in the Park: The Dead Edsels, live ’50’s & ’60’s music at the Curran Apple Orchard Park from 6:30 – 8pm.
July 18/19 – 25th Annual Gig Harbor Summer Art Festival
July 23 – U.P. Concerts in the Park: The Lance Buller Show with Stephanie Poter – Jazz at the Curran Apple Orchard Park from 6:30 – 8pm.
July 24 – Ft Nisqually Family Fun Nite
Aug 1 – UPFEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BIG Annual festival in Cirque Park with something for everybody, entertainment, car show, food, kids stuff, you name it!
Aug 1 – Pt Defiance Salmon Derby
Aug 6 – U.P. Concerts in the Park: Gerry Andal and the Roughriders, country music at the Curran Apple Orchard Park from 6:30-8pm.
Aug 6-9 – Morton, 67th Annual Logger’s Jubilee No kidding. They still have those. Haul the kids up there. They’ll be amazed.
Aug 14 – Emerald Downs Wiener Dog Races (You can’t make this stuff up!)
Aug 20 – U.P. Concerts in the Park: Maia Santell and Houseblend, blues & jazz music at the Curran Apple Orchard Park from 6:30 – 8pm.
Didja know that right here in U.P. the WINE BANK at 7017 27th St is hosting complimentary wine tastings Saturday afternoons from 2-4:30pm? www.winebankup.com This Saturday, they are tasting five wines just perfect to accompany your summer BBQ. (I’m personally looking forward to the Sobon Old Vine Zin from Amador County! )
Of course the RAINIERS have been at it this week. They are barely hanging on to a winning record after two consecutive losses (34 -33) this week. Wednesday night, the final game down in Portland was a 3-5 loss then Thursday night they opened at Cheney Stadium against the Reno Aces with a 5-9 defeat. They’ve got Reno again tonight at 7pm (FIREWORKS!) and at 7pm Saturday. Then Sunday it’s an afternoon 1:30 start if the weather holds out, as they finish their series against Reno.
Next week the day camps and sports programs kick off in U.P. and rather than list them all here, which we have already done, check out the details and registration information at the UP City website (There it is down there in the lower right hand corner of the page).
SALE OF THE DAY: In an effort to help you keep tabs on this continually changing real estate market in University Place here’s another recently sold U.P. home with details from public information. SOLD: 7902 65th Ave Ct W….I LOVE IT! A perfectly priced home! They entered the market at $340K and left the market only 15 days later, at $340K. Perfect! Very clean home, 2,300 sq ft 2-story with 4-beds and
3-baths built in 1986 in University Ridge off of Chambers Road. There were some extras here. It’s at the end of a dead end road or cul-de-sac or whatever you want to call it but it IS a desirable feature and it looks down over the Chambers Creek gulch, also desirable. Now, for those of you that might conclude that it sold because it was UNDER priced??? Nope. Quite frankly, in the U.P. School District, if the home is in good shape and it’s family sized and it’s under priced…it will go immediately. This one took just over two weeks which tells me it was the perfect price. Had they tried for a higher price, it would have done exactly what other U.P. homes are doing right now, it would languish on the market until it was seen as “damaged” goods and then it would eventually end up selling for less than it should have in the first place, had it been appropriately priced. This home sale is the other side of that coin. Perfect, just perfect!
I was doing some other real estate work today. That makes it just like every other day in my life but today I was reviewing the current pricing on million dollar, new construction homes in Gig Harbor’s Canterwood and I reminded myself of the 9,800 square foot home for sale there right now (And likely for some time to come). That’s right. It’s no typo. 9,800 square feet. My issue is this: WHO in the world requires that?!? I live in a crazy-big house (Over 4,000 sq ft) but it’s less than half of that monster. If I told my wife we were moving to an almost 10,000 square foot home she would throw something at me and yell, “Fine! You clean it!” I don’t even know what you DO with that big of a home. And you know what? I’m not going to go see it because I don’t want to know! I’m afraid I might walk through it and it might make sense to me. Then I would be really concerned…for my mental health! But if anyone is serious about that size of a home, I would be more than happy to show it to them. I believe it’s listed at a mere $1.7M. (If I didn’t type that paragraph very well it’s because I can’t stop laughing! 9,800 square feet…you’ve gotta be kidding!) But frankly, I should note that there are real “Mansions” out there that do boggle the mind….
Bill Gates’ – 66,000 Square Feet in Medina
Enviro-Freak
Mansion
These guys won’t even drive a Prius…too big of a carbon footprint!
And finally, my favorite… The Redneck Mansion
And back in the real world, if you can’t find something to do around here over this next week or so, as the old First Sergeant used to say, “Yain’t tryin'”. Have a great weekend and HAPPY FATHERS DAY to all of you Dads. See you again on Monday. Be Well.
Pat Maddock, Coldwell Banker Bain REALTORS, 3560 Bridgeport Way West, University Place, WA 98466 (253)682-1182 patmaddock@cbbain.com
Who is this guy?
As a top producer with Coldwell Banker Bain REALTORS in University Place, Pat Maddock is the former President of the Tacoma-Pierce County Association of REALTORS and a current Vice-President of the Washington REALTORS, the statewide trade association of professional members of the National Association of REALTORS (NAR). He also serves the University Place – FircrestDivision of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce on it’s Board of Directors and he serves the City of University Place on the Economic Development Commission. But most importantly, Pat’s been a University Place native since 1953. Pat is also a 20-year Air Force veteran.
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