Nancy's Olympia area Blog
A blog about community events in the Olympia/Lacey/Tumwater area in WA including the real estate market in those communities.
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2011
In the space of less than two weeks, I have shown three bank owned listings that have been vandalized by someone intent on stripping out copper wiring to sell. In two homes, the wiring inside the furnace had been stripped out, and in one house, part of the ceiling of the lower level was opened u...
12/31/2011
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Want to start out the New Year for 2012 with some fun? How about joining in the Polar Bear Plunge in Lacey and take a freezing invigorating dip into Long Lake? Come on out at noon January 1st to Long Lake Park, 2790 Carpenter Rd SE, Lacey, and at 1:00 you can take the plunge! There will be peo...
12/30/2011
I know that most of us think of Santa Claus arriving by sleigh pulled by reindeer - but this weekend in Lacey, Santa's going to show up aboard the Amtrak train! The Centennial volunteers at Lacey's Amtrak station are putting on a free Christmas party this Saturday, December 17, 2011 - and it sta...
12/16/2011
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You've heard the old saying that there is no free lunch?? Well, that may be true....but in Olympia in December there IS a free Christmas meal! This year will be the 42nd annual event known as Barb's Family & Friends Christmas Meal. Started originally by Barb O'Neill, this event has grown in si...
12/13/2011
'Tis the season to share with those who may not have the means to provide Christmas gifts for their kids, and one easy way to do that is coming up in Olympia on Friday, December 16, 2011. Mixx96.1 radio station will be putting on their annual toy drive from 6 AM until 6 PM. And they make it ...
12/08/2011
This week will be the annual Parade of Lighted Ships in Olympia - so here is your chance to see beautiful decorations on boats cruising around Budd Inlet. The Olympia Yacht Club puts on the Parade of Lighted Ships each year, and this year's theme is "Nautical Noel." The ships will be on para...
12/06/2011
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One of the advantages of living in Washington is that there are LOTS of places you can go to choose and cut your Christmas tree - and now is the time! The Olympia area has many tree farms, and our family has been to several over the years to find that perfect Christmas tree. A few of the la...
12/05/2011
One of the special annual events in Olympia during December's Season of Celebration & Sharing is the Toy Run - and it is happening today! So if you were wondering why there are LOTS - and I do mean LOTS of motorcycles around town with riders sporting Santa hats, they are part of the Toy Run...
12/03/2011
December is definitely a season of celebrations and sharing - and tonight in Lacey, your family can share in the old fashioned holiday spirit for the official Lighting of the Christmas Trees. The event will begin at 6 PM in Huntington Park in Woodland Square, Lacey (just east of the Fred Meyer s...
12/01/2011
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