Operation Vacation – Free Vacations for Our Troops and their Families
September 27, 2007 | 1 Comment
Thanks to Bob Johnson – a Realtor® in Glenwood Springs, there is now a “non-profit, all-volunteer organization based in Glenwood Springs whose purpose is to reunite deserving soldiers with their families on free vacations in the Roaring Fork Valley.”
This program is called Operation Vacation.
Their motto is: “Operation Vacation is committed to carrying out missions of gratitude deploying our troops and their loved ones deep in the rugged Rocky Mountains, allowing them some quality family time and a little bit of the peace and freedom they put their lives on the line for everyday.”
Operation vacation has sent over 17 families on vacations since mid 2005, and has averaged providing 1 vacation to a military family a month in 2006.
To donate to this cause, please visit their website: Operation Vacation or send a donation to: Operation Vacation, P.O. Box 2371, Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
To find out more about this awesome program, please contact founder and CEO Bob Johnson at bob@operationvacation.org.
Posted By: Mariana Wagner – Colorado Springs Real Estate
Summerlin Art Festival this weekend
September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Summerlin Centre Community Park will be the place to be this weekend, September 29 and 30, for the 15th Annual Summerlin Art Festival. Art lovers of all ages will be able to enjoy some terrific southern Nevada weather, see a wide variety of talented artists, grab a bite to eat in the food court, and maybe even create a masterpiece of their own, from 10 AM to 5 PM.The Summerlin Art Festival is actually two events in one:
- Celebration of the Arts
View and purchase artwork from southern Nevada and other U.S. artists in a number of different mediums including paintings; sculpture; pottery; glass, metal and wood crafting; mixed media and more. - La Strada dell’ Arte
The sidewalks of Summerlin Centre Community Park will provide a canvas for chalk artists to create colorful works of art. The public can also participate by ‘purchasing’ a 2′ x 4′ area for only $5.00.
Summerlin Centre Community Park is at 1850 Town Center Drive, between Charleston and Sahara. To get there take the 215 Beltway to Charleston and head east to Town Center, then turn right to the park. Or take US-95 to Summerlin Parkway, exit on Town Center and head south to the park.
Colorado Springs Neighborhoods: Cimarron Eastridge and Cimarron Westridge
September 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Cimarron Eastridge and Cimarron Westridge are 2 mature neighborhoods on the east side of town – just east of Powers and just minutes from Peterson AFB and Schriever AFB. Cimarron Eastridge is east of Peterson Road and Cimarron Westridge is west of Peterson Road. Both neighborhoods sit between Palmer Park Blvd. and Constitution. These neighborhoods are to the immediate north of Cimarron Hills.
Cimarron Eastridge and Westridge are in an unincorporated part of El Paso County, so even though they are addressed as “Colorado Springs” they do not share the Colorado Springs school district (D-11) nor are they covered by Colorado Springs Utilities. The school district for these neighborhoods is Falcon School District 49. The homes in Cimarron Eastridge and Cimarron Westridge are serviced by the same utility companies as Cimarron Hills.
The Cimarron Eastridge and Cimarron Westridge Neighborhoods are:
- Just a couple minutes from Peterson AFB and Schriever Air Field
- A 10 minute drive down Powers to Fort Carson Army Base
- Less than 5 minutes from the Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
- Home to the popular Cherokee Ridge Golf Course
Cimarron Eastridge and Cimarron Westridge Home Types:
- Built between the late 1970’s and the early 1980’s
- 3-4 bedrooms and 2-3 bathrooms
- 1-2 car garages and about
1,500 total square feet - Most homes are tri-levels and bi-levels with a few ranch style homes.
Cimarron Eastridge and Cimarron Westridge Real Estate:
From April - September 2007:
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Current Available Homes:
- 17 Single Family Homes: $141,900 - $194,900
- Average Days on Market: 98 days
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Current Under Contract:
- 1 Single Family Home: $133,900
- Average Days on Market: 92 days
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Sold Properties:
- 24 Single Family Homes: $115,000 - $204,000
- Average Days on Market: 90 days
For more information about Cimarron Eastridge and Westridge Real Estate, or Homes for Sale in Cimarron Eastridge and Cimarron Westridge, please visit: Colorado Springs Real Estate Connection
Posted By: Mariana Wagner – Colorado Springs Real Estate
Colorado Springs Neighborhoods: Cimarron Hills
September 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Cimarron Hills is a mature, tree-lined neighborhood east of Colorado Springs. This neighborhood is one of the closest neighborhoods to Peterson AFB and is just minutes from Schriever AFB and Fort Carson Army Base.
Most homes south of Omaha Blvd. are a part of Colorado Springs School District 11 and homes north of Omaha are a part of Falcon School District 49. (Omaha Blvd. cuts the neighborhood of Cimarron Hills roughly in half. Cimarron Eastridge and Westridge are all D-49)
Because most of Cimarron Hills has not been annexed to the city, only a very few homes are a part of the Colorado Springs Utilities service area. The majority of the homes are serviced by the following companies:
- Cimarron Hills Water: Cherokee Water District
- Cimarron Hills Gas: Aquila Gas Company
- Cimarron Hills Electric: Mountain View Electric Company
Boundaries:
- East: Marksheffel
West: Powers Blvd.
- North: Palmer Park
- South: Platte Ave./ Hwy 24
The Cimarron Hills Neighborhood is:
- Right across Highway 24 from Peterson AFB
- Just a couple minutes North of Schriever Air Field
- A 10 minute drive down Powers to Fort Carson Army Base
- Less than 5 minutes from the Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
- Home to the Sand Creek Golf Course
- Minutes from the shopping/restaurant/entertainment on Powers Corridor
- Home to the new Christa McAuliffe D-11 Elementary School (for homes South of Omaha Blvd.)
- About 10 minutes from Citadel Mall
What kind of homes can be found in Cimarron Hills?
- Built between 1960 and 1990 (most in the 70’s)
- 3-4 bedrooms
- 2-3 bathrooms
- 1-2 car garages
- About
1,400 total square feet.
Cimarron Hills Real Estate:
From April - September 2007:
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Current Available Homes:
- 7 Town Homes: $89,500 - $117,900
- 23 Single Family Homes: $122,900 - $186,000
- Average Days on Market: 116 days (lowest: 5 days and highest: 793 days)
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Current Under Contract:
- 3 Single Family Homes: $134,900 - $159,900
- Average Days on Market: 59 days
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Sold Properties:
- 8 Town Homes: $60,000 - $132,800
- 24 Single Family Homes: $117,000 - $186,000
- Average Days on Market: 85 days
- Average List Price to Sale Price Ratio: 99%
For more information about Cimarron Hills Real Estate, or Homes for Sale in Cimarron Hills, please visit: Colorado Springs Real Estate Connection
Posted By: Mariana Wagner – Colorado Springs Real Estate
Cabella’s Outfitting Retail Center coming to Rapid City and Ellsworth AFB area.
September 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The city of Rapid City just voted Tuesday on allowing Cabella’s Retail Center to come to the Black Hills. It will be located between Rapid City and Ellsworth AFB.
Some information from their website:
Few, if any, businesses today survive the kitchen-table dreams of their founders, especially in the outdoor industry where businesses come and go with the changing seasons. Yet, the leader in the outdoor equipment business has done just that - survived, grown and prospered from simple beginnings to become the largest mail-order, retail and Internet outdoor outfitter in the world.
Cabela’s, the World’s Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, was born somewhat inadvertently in 1961 when Dick Cabela came up with a plan to sell fishing flies he purchased while at a furniture show in Chicago. Upon returning home to Chappell, Nebraska, Dick ran a classified ad in the Casper, Wyoming, newspaper reading: “12 hand-tied flies for $1.” It generated one response.
Cabela’s Cabela’s Outfitter Journal magazine and television show further enhance the company’s brand image and provide the public with two entertaining and educational ways to experience what Cabela’s is about. Both media outlets provide sportsmen and women the opportunity to learn what the outdoors has to offer through top-quality production and informative features from the nation’s most knowledgeable outdoor journalists and personalities.
Cabela’s success hasn’t gone unrecognized, as evidenced by the number of commendations and awards bestowed upon the company in recent years. In 2001, the Cabela’s Catalog was ranked as the fifth most popular catalog, behind such direct-mail giants as J.C. Penney and Sears, in a Consumer Shopping Survey administered by Catalog Age magazine. Recent awards include: ShotBusiness magazine’s 2002 Retailer of the Year; Sporting Goods Business magazine 2002 Specialty Retailer of the Year and BizRate.com 2001 Circle of Excellence Award for outstanding web site performance over the holiday season. In addition, Cabela’s employees were instrumental in naming the company one of the Top 100 Companies to Work For in Forbes magazine’s January 2000 issue.
Our community is looking forward to this great company and the jobs it will bring to our Black Hills area.
Duane Hosek in the Black Hills of South Dakota
Google maps public transportation routes
September 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Most web users are familiar with Google Maps, and the more adventurous know Google Earth. Now Google is working on a third product to help us find our way. Google Transit is a tool to plan trips using public transportation. Currently in development, it’s available for seventeen U.S. cities, plus Japan.
You can plan routes on Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in San Francisco, Capital Metro in Austin, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) in Tampa, and TheBus in Honolulu, plus several other cities. Links are included to each public transportation entity as well.
I think new residents and tourists will benefit most from this initially. Google does an excellent job of listing the segments of the trip and drawing the route on the map. As it is adapted in more and more urban areas, this would make a great application for cell phones and PDAs. For more information and to try it out, visit Google Transit.
60 Minute Commute for Dayton area Real Estate
September 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Thats right, the Greater Dayton area is within 60 minutes of so many options…
Some interesting facts:
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We are within 600 miles of 64% of the US population, 50% of the Canadian population, 63% of all US manufacturers, and 80% of all US corporate headquarters. |
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Within about 60 minutes you have access to THREE international airports, with more daily operations than many larger metro areas. |
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More than 70% of our workforce has less than a 30 minute commute. |
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We have more than a dozen colleges and universities in the region and a dozen more within about an hour’s drive… |
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Our health care facilities have won many awards from US News & World Reports – “Best Hospitals in America” and “healthgrades” awards. |
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The Dayton Region’s Real Estate Market is ranked #1 in the Midwest and #18 in the nation among Fortune magazine’s Top 100 residential real estate markets. |
