The Casillas Family of Penn Valley has been named Family of the Year by the Nevada County Fair’s Board of Directors. The Board chose the Casillas Family because of their ongoing participation in the Nevada County Fair and their ongoing commitment and support of Nevada County agricultural youth programs. Dan and Beth Casillas have been [...]
Buy early and save! Tickets for the Nevada County Fair are on sale now. Purchase your admission, carnival ride tickets, and arena event tickets before the Fair begins and save money! This year, you can also save time by purchasing your tickets online. Buy your admission tickets before August 10 at 5 pm and get [...]
By Lisa J. Lehr Perhaps you’ve just bought your first home, and for the first time ever you have an opportunity to adopt a pet. Or perhaps you’ve had a dog or a cat and are wondering if the other kind of pet would work for you. So which is better: dog or cat? Consider [...]
With the scheduled closing deadline for the home buyer tax credits, existing-home sales slowed in June but remained at relatively elevated levels, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, fell 5.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.37 million units [...]
Once in a while I get an e-mail from a friend that seems to be worth passing on to friends. So I’m posting the e-mail. I just received and maybe it will touch your heart too. “Here it is in it’s entirety I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl tomorrow, a [...]
Mutton Bustin’ and Calf Scramble Planned for Wednesday and Thursday Night at the Fair Two new arena events – Mutton Bustin’ and Calf Scramble – are planned for young children and teens in the Arena on Wednesday and Thursday night of the Nevada County Fair, August 11 – 15. Featured in the Arena during the [...]
I love animals and it’s amazing how smart and playful some of our fellow creatures are. Here’s a great video on dolphins playing by blowing bubbles. John J. O’Dell Real Estate Broker General Contractor Call 530-263-1091
Don’t be duped by mortgage fraud. Here are a few common scams and the red flags you should look for in a transaction. Mortgage fraud is pervasive: An estimated $4 billion to $6 billion in annual losses result from mortgage fraud, according to FBI reports. “An entire community can be damaged by mortgage fraud,” says [...]
Judy and I visited the Dachau Concentration Camp located in Munich, Germany, on June 11, 2010. The following says it well: “During the Holocaust, Germans extinguished the lives of six million Jews and, had Germany not been defeated, would have annihilated millions more. The Holocaust was also the defining feature of German politics and political [...]
Home sellers learned a painful lesson in June: if you want to sell right now, lower the price. June marked the second month with no more $8,000 tax credit for home buyers, and some 24% of all listings that were on the market as of July 1 had experienced at least one price reduction, up [...]
