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A White Christmas In The Mountains

admin @ December 29, 2008 # Comments Off

At last, I waited at least 20 years to enjoy a white Christmas. Every year I pray for a white Christmas and I believe the last one was the year we moved to Coarsegold in 1988. It is amazing how peaceful a white Christmas can be when it does not keep you stranded in the airport [...]

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Christmas is Coming

cfike @ December 20, 2008 # Comments Off

Has Christmas become too comercialized?  Have we forgotten the true meaning of Christmas?  I feel the true meaning of Christmas has been over-shadowed by the gifts, Santa, and worrying about who will be having having Christmas dinner.  We have forgotten that Christmas is Jesus’ Birthday and we are to celebrate the gift God sent to [...]

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Sign Language- Is it true?

cfike @ December 20, 2008 # Comments Off

It has been reported by numerous sources that teaching a child (as young as 3 months) sign language will increase their vocabulary, reduce tantrums, give them a hands-on second language, and you will be able to communicate sooner with your child.  Is it true?  If it is, why don’t all parents teach their children sign [...]

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OVERCOMING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FEAR

kbulowbrown @ December 11, 2008 # Comments Off

As I was reading my emails today, I came across this: 
OVERCOMING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FEAR
Amid the constant bombardment of market-related information over the past weeks, there’s one important question that isn’t getting the attention it deserves. Why is it that a house that sold in an immediate bidding war for $500,000 two years ago now sits on [...]

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Addicted to Facebook?

sewert @ December 4, 2008 # Comments Off

I have resisted many fads and trends over the years of my life.   Such things as capris (not the drinks either), clogs and Pokemon come to mind.  To me these were fads that would just leave me with items I did not want to have.  I never did have a clog to my name, but [...]

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2nd Annual Celebrate The Season

admin @ December 2, 2008 # Comments Off

  Will you join us in helping those less fortunate “Celebrate the Season” by bringing in a canned food item for Manna House or an unwrapped Toy for Tots?? We’d also like you to stop by for a cup of hot cider and a Christmas “goodie”.                Then, take a look around the office and vote [...]

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Toys for Tots

Dennis Fairbanks @ November 26, 2008 # Comments Off

Last month we at Go Platinum Lending were handing out free pumpkins to past and future clients in a celebration of our anniversary. This month we’re teaming up with Montecino & Associates in an effort to help the Marine Corps Reserve collect “Toys for Tots”. Toys for Tots has been around for 61 years and [...]

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Toys for Tots

kbulowbrown @ November 19, 2008 # Comments Off

Last month we at Go Platinum Lending were handing out free pumpkins to past and future clients in a celebration of our anniversary. This month we’re teaming up with Montecino & Associates in an effort to help the Marine Corps Reserve collect “Toys for Tots”. Toys for Tots has been around for 61 years and [...]

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Type 2 diabetes can often be prevented – Four prevention tips

Roland Scott @ November 19, 2008 # Comments Off

Found an intersesting artricle.
It has been reported that nearly 24 million Americans have diabetes, and by 2050 that number is expected to reach 48 million. Diabetes is the condition in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin – the hormone needed to convert sugar and starches into energy. Diabetes is the leading [...]

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2009 Economic Outlook

cfike @ November 16, 2008 # Comments Off

This is information from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) website that I found to be interesting and would like to share with those of you who are interested. 
2009 Economic OutlookBy Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist“The U.S. economy has entered a recession and will contract for the next three quarters, and the recovery, from the second half of [...]

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