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A Ghoulish Guide Make your Halloween party extra spooky

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Halloween is the second most decorated holiday, so this weekend you’ll see ghouls and goblins, witches and vampires, pumpkins and candy corn adornments on many homes celebrating trick-or-treating season.

This year, instead of buying your decorations, why not brew a little imagination? Just stir in a few items you already have around the house and a couple of cans of spray paint to create bewitching, inexpensive pieces for your home and yard.

Here are three project ideas to inspire and help you easily put some extra spookiness in your Halloween trick-or-treating.

various Halloween decorations; hot or super glue; packing tape; newspaper; large nails or ground stakes; and scissors.

Ghoulish Gravestones Turn a couple of old boxes into a chilling graveyard to keep the goblins and vampires at bay.

What you’ll need: Black granite textured “stone” spray paint, such as Krylon’s Make It Stone; spray adhesive; glow-in-the-dark paint; boxes (note: old shipping boxes work well); foam or wood letters;

How to do it: Set up a spray paint area in a well-ventilated area by covering a table with newspaper. Assemble a box and tape over folded seams leaving one end open, as that will serve as the bottom of your gravestone. Cut a name plaque to fit the box from the cardboard of another and affix with spray adhesive. Glue letters

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onto the plaque.

Embellish the top of your gravestone with glued-on Halloween decorations, like a bat or skull. Paint the entire gravestone with two to three coats of “stone” spray paint, letting it dry between coats. Once it’s dry, highlight areas with glow-in-the-dark paint.

Place a stake in the ground, prop up your box and enjoy scaring the neighbors with your ghoulishly gorgeous graveyard.

workspace with newspaper. Spray several light coats of white frosted glass paint on the lip of each votive and let dry. Next, add several light coats of white paint to the outside bottom of votives, blending the white seamlessly with the frosted glass. Let dry completely.

Spray the entire exterior with glow-in-the dark paint, which will allow your votives to shine even when not lit. Finally, draw facial features with a black paint pen.

Ghostly Globes Add a spooky twist to your outside walkway on All Hallow’s Eve – without having to carve several messy pumpkins – by creating glowing ghostly globes.

What you’ll need: Round glass votives; newspaper; one can each of white frosted glass, white and glow-in-the-dark spray paint, such as Krylon Glowz; and a black craft pen.

How to do it: Cover your

Spooky Party Servers Embellish your Halloween party buffet by transforming ordinary terra cotta pots into spooky party servers.

What you’ll need: White primer; pumpkin orange, gloss white and gold glitter spray paint; black webbing spray from Krylon; brush-on black paint; repositionable adhesive; assorted terra cotta pots and saucers; metal or enamel bowl; glue; paper; pencil; scissors;

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and a small paint brush.

How to do it: Wash the pots and saucers. Allow to dry. Spray all the terra cotta with white primer. Let dry and spray with gloss white. Once dry, turn pots upside down and glue the bottom of a saucer to the bottom of each pot. Draw ghosts, tombstones and other scary characters on paper.

Cut the shapes out and spray one side with repositionable adhesive.

Position the paper shapes randomly on the pots. Spray the outside of the bowl and terra cotta pieces with pumpkin orange paint. Once dry, spray all the pieces with black webbing spray, then lightly with gold glitter spray. When all the paint is dry, remove paper templates and add details, such as features on the ghosts and words on the tombstones, with black paint. Be sure to not place unwrapped food on any painted surface.

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By Marcie Geffner bankrate.com

Several major lenders recently suspended foreclosures, as they review irregularities in legal paperwork. These suspensions could have a significant impact on today’s homebuyers and sellers.

The extent of disruption will depend largely on how long banks hold up foreclosures in states that require a judicial foreclosure process. During these suspensions, banks will review affidavits that have been challenged.

If the problems are resolved quickly, the impact may be minor, according to Rick Sharga, senior vice president at RealtyTrac, a national foreclosure-tracking service in Irvine, Calif.

“We should see a slowdown in new foreclosures and foreclosure processing over the next two to three months, followed by an accelerated rate of foreclosure activity in the first quarter of 2011, and then we’ll be more or less back to normal,” he says.

The risk, however, is that foreclosure delays could drag into next year or be expanded to more states – as already has begun to happen.

“The concern is the potential implications for the overall housing market and economy,” Sharga says. “If you freeze the sale of homes that have been repossessed and are in foreclosure, you will wipe out 30 percent of all home sales. That’s like finding a patient who’s in intensive care and unplugging some of the tubes.”

The foreclosure delays may impact sellers in several ways.

Homeowners in foreclosure who hope to sell may get a “temporary break” before the process moves forward, according to Nick Libert, broker/owner of Exit Strategy Realty in Chicago. That would allow them to live in their home awhile longer and potentially close a short sale. Or, they could negotiate a loan modification to avoid foreclosure.

Home sellers who aren’t in foreclosure also may benefit as banks take foreclosed homes off the market. The diminished supply could put upward pressure on prices.

“As long as buyers stay in the market and the inventory gets reduced, we’ll see prices stop any slides and potentially go up a bit,” Libert says.

Sellers may need to act quickly if they want to take advantage of that window, says Lydia Player, a real estate agent at Virginia Cook, Realtors, in Dallas.

“It’s positive short-term news for sellers because they won’t be competing against the inventory of distressed properties,” she says. “But (their home) could be listed for one, two or three months, and at that point, the market could be flooded.”

Potential homebuyers who previously considered shopping for foreclosures may be scared off by the recent negative news reports. But Libert says there’s no reason for buyers to delay their plans as long as they can get a clear title to the property and title insurance.

However, some buyers remain worried.

Player says buyers in Texas are concerned about recent developments, even though the state doesn’t require foreclosures to go through a judicial process. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has demanded certain lenders forestall all foreclosures in the state, though it’s unclear how many will cooperate.

Buyers are looking for foreclosure properties, Player says, because they perceive these homes to be “a good deal.” But now, she fears, the prospect of fewer bankowned homes being for sale could prompt them to delay their homebuying plans.

“Buyers have been sitting on the sidelines for several months, waiting to see what’s going (to) happen, and this only gives them more of a reason to sit on the sidelines,” she says.

The bottom line is that affected housing markets are now in a state of heightened uncertainty that presents both risks and opportunities.

“The concern is the potential implications for the overall housing market and economy. If you freeze the sale of homes that have been repossessed and are in foreclosure, you will wipe out 30 percent of all home sales. That’s like finding a patient who’s in intensive care and unplugging some of the tubes.”

Rick Sharga, senior vice president at RealtyTrac, a national foreclosure-tracking service in Irvine, Calif.

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Prepare your lawn this fall application unsuccessful.

Heading into winter is when many people forget about yard care, putting For quick benefit to plants, make sure the soil is moist, which helps the nitrothe lawnmower away for the season. We gen dissolve easily. If the ground is dry, fill our time cleaning the house, scrubirrigate a day before fertilizing. But if bing the nooks and crannies we ignored you’ve already blown out your system in favor of being outside. But after a for the winter, apply fertilizsummer of heat, a fall of er just after one of our rain drought and a winter that’s squalls have passed through. slow in arriving, your lawn Then protect roots from needs a little coddling to drying out during winter by keep it healthy until spring. giving it a bit of water if The ability of turf to surwe’re having a dry spell. Dry vive winter depends on soils can lead to dieback of healthy root systems. The the root system, which will stresses of summer often take limit the top growth of turf their toll on roots, which need to regenerate in fall Carol O’Meara during the growing season.

Typically, lawns benefit during cooler weather. To Colorado State help lawns recover, fertilize University Extension from watering once every four weeks if we are not getnow. ting much rain or snow fall.

Late season application of Keep tabs on how much rain or snow nitrogen is recommended for Kentucky falls at your house – not across town or Bluegrass, Tall Fescue or Perennial Rye. in Denver where the TV stations are loFertilize by applying 1 pound of nitrocated – and water your lawns when we gen per thousand square feet during the don’t get 1 inch of water, cumulative, first week of November, while the grass over four weeks. is still green and the ground isn’t frozen The late fertilization means lawns will (if you have sandy soils, don’t fertilize green up early in the spring but not put after September). With the warmth linon a lot of top growth, saving you the efgering late this year, lawns will get the fort of mowing before you’re ready to benefit of a slow cool down of the soil, swing into summer chores. Keep in which will give fertilizer the chance to mind that the March-April application help roots regrow. may not be needed if you fertilized in Nitrogen is the most important food November the previous year. As long as to feed the turf – extra potassium or the turf greens up and grows, delay ferphosphorus is not as critical. At this tilizing until May or June. time, nitrogen in the fertilizer should be from sources such as urea, ammonium Carol O’Meara is a horticulture entomologist with the Colorado State University Extension ofsulfate or others that don’t need mifice at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longcrobes in the soil to release them. Soil mont. Contact her by calling 303-678-6238 or microbes slow their activity during cold e-mailing comeara@co.boulder.co.us. For more weather, which may delay release of gardening tips, check out her blog at gardening afterfive.wordpress.com. nitrogen to the plants, making the late

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Throw a sinister Halloween party

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I picked a murder mystery party theme for my fall open house this year. Why not join in the fun and throw a sensationally sinister Halloween dinner party of your own?

Line your walkway and flank your door with lanterns filled with flickering batteryoperated candles. Surround the lanterns with clusters of leering jack-o-lanterns or ghoulish green pumpkins, then snake a few ribbons of honeysuckle vine around the whole presentation to make it look a bit wilder.

Hang a piece of creepy artwork on your door, like a photocopy of a cadaver from an old anatomy textbook or an old clock face ominously stuck at midnight.

For my fall open house this year, I hung a large round mirror from my door knocker. I secured some twisting, turning dead sticks behind the mirror so they branched out around it. Next, I tucked in some creepy faux black flowers that added just a bit of shimmer and sheen.

I had to break up the spooky scene with a bit of levity, so I added in a kooky black

bird wearing a witch’s hat.

I love to serve drinks and appetizers in my foyer so guests have a chance to congregate before being ushered into the dining room. To turn your entry into a spooky reception area, set up a side table or butler’s cart with crystal decanters holding spirits or a witches’ brew in an elegant punch bowl.

Fill tarnished silver trays with dark and sinister-looking appetizers, such as plumbs, blackberries, black grapes and figs. If you want to get really icky, put fake vermin like rubber bugs, snakes or a rat around the serving platter.

Whether or not you start your party in your foyer, make sure this all-important space reflects the spooky mood you created at your front door. For instance, work a lacy, premade spider web into the arms of your chandelier, then suspend little wire spiders from fishing string. Create a macabre display on an entry table: Prop a (fake!) skull atop a cake plate covered with a glass cloche, then elevate the stand on a stack of classic tales of horror, like “Frankenstein.”

I created a zany centerpiece on the table on my porch. For years, I’ve been on the look for

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African wood is worth thousands of dollars

By Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson Scripps Howard News Service

Dear Helaine and Joe: I was a Realtor for many years. Several months ago, a colleague called and told me of a complete house sale of (East) Indian items. I purchased a couple of items, including a piece that looks like a door, but nowhere on its frame does it show signs of ever having a doorknob. I was told it is an antique. Is it worth anything? – P. P.

Discarded mannequin parts painted gray make the perfect prop for a Halloween centerpiece. Here, they are placed into an urn and surrounded with moss to add a spooky air for a party. (SHNS/Courtesy Nell Hill’s)

old mannequins I could use for Halloween party props, and I finally snared some. So guess what is the focal point of the sinister centerpiece?

Dismembered mannequin arms and legs. Thanks to their sleek gray finish, the arms and legs sticking out of the urn at my table’s center give the “bouquet” a whimsical – not grotesque – look. The mannequins are mixed in with

twisty, turning branches, Spanish moss and glittered faux black flowers.

Meanwhile, bring out the silver, crystal and china and set the most opulent table you can imagine. You simply can’t have a Halloween dinner party without giving out goodies.

Fill small fabric pouches from a craft store with wire spiders that guests can use to decorate their own homes.

Dear P. P.: This large carved panel or “door” is unquestionably one of the most curious things we have been asked about in some time. It’s outside our area of expertise, but we did do some research and hope that sharing it with you will help.

We do not believe this object is East Indian in origin. Carvings done on the great Indian subcontinent have a distinctive look that this panel does not have. For Indian woodcarvings, we would expect to see Hindu gods, elephants, dancers, temple architecture, floral tracery and maybe even a sacred cow. Instead, it is our opinion that the carving is North African and probably made for the tourist trade sometime in the early to mid 20th century.

The panel/door appears to be at least 7 feet tall. It appears to be made of a highquality tropical wood that, unfortunately, cannot be identified accurately from a photograph.

As for the insurance replacement value, even modern African carvings of this size are expensive. This extraordinary panel should be valued in the $2,500 to $3,500 range at the very least.

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Save energy this season

By Lauren Feighery

Longmont Times-Call

With the winter months approaching, it can be a challenge trying to save energy. If saving energy is too much of a struggle, Longmont Power & Communications can help. Here are a few services and programs LPC provides.

PowerOutlet Using too much energy not only hurts your wallet, but the environment, so Longmont Power & Communications offers a solution. The newly launched free PowerOutlet is geared toward energy efficiency and can be found at www.ci.longmont .co.us/lpc and click on the power cord icon. Customers can register online for the monthly newsletter and member-only features.

PowerOutlet includes: 1. A monthly newsletter with articles about energy efficiency in your home throughout each season.

2. Energy calculators where you can analyze your home energy, heating system, cooling system and appliances.

3. An energy library with articles and advice for saving energy in and outside your home.

4. Quick money saving tips for home energy related issues.

LED Lighting You know those old holiday lights you have sitting in the garage? The ones that always seem to get tangled so badly that you secretly exchange them for new ones without telling your spouse? This year when you shop for the new lights, you can turn in your tangled up incandescent (traditional type of light) string of lights and receive $4 off per string of LED holiday lights. If you don’t have any strings of incandescents, you can still receive a coupon for $2 off per string of LED lights.

LPC will be visiting Budget Home Center at 780 Boston Ave. on Nov. 18 and Ace Hardware at 1727 Main St. on Nov. 21 where your local utility will issue coupons. Both opportunities are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and are for LPC customers. The offer is limited to a total of five strings per household.

Energy Rebates Longmont Power & Communications also offers efficiency rebates for dishwashers and clothes washers. For more information on rebates go to the LPC website at www.ci.longmont .co.us/lpc and click on efficiency rebates for details and eligibility.

Residential Energy Action Program (R.E.A.P) R.E.A.P offers resource conservation assistance and energy assessments for your home. Home energy audits are performed to assess your home energy efficiency and to reveal energy savings opportunities such as leaky air ducts and energy-hogging appliances. The basic audit blower door test costs $90 and the more advanced infrared scan costs $120.

These can normally cost up to $300 according to Deborah Cameron, manager of customer service and marketing at LPC. R.E.A.P also provides matching grant funds for investing in eligible energy efficient measures in your home.

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Despite low interest rates and declining sale prices, there is still a lot of home inventory available. That means homeowners thinking about selling have to do whatever they can to set their homes apart.

Real estate experts call it “staging,” or presenting the home in the best light so that potential buyers can envision themselves moving right in. Just a few changes here and there can position a home to sell faster.

1. The nose knows. A house can be perfect inside and out, but if it smells bad, buyers will likely be put off.

2. Clear out. Make sure the interior looks as spacious as possible. This could mean taking out furniture and temporarily putting it in storage. Be sure countertops in bathrooms and kitchens are free of clutter.

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By Joe Lamp’l

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They catch the sunlight, sway and rustle in the breeze. In fall, ornamental grasses are in their glory as they turn shades of gold, bronze and ruby. You may pass the same way every day, suddenly notice a stand of reddish or golden grasses. Consider adding a few of these underappreciated plants to your yard.

They’re easy to grow, attractive, versatile and beneficial to wildlife.

Ornamental grasses offer low maintenance, longevity and resistance to many pests and diseases. These vigorous plants establish themselves quickly in a wide range of soil types. In addition, most ornamental grasses are deer-resistant.

Deer may nibble on the grasses, but they rarely damage these tough plants.

Just because these are

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grasses, don’t think you have to mow them regularly. In fact, you only need to trim them within a few inches of the ground annually, just before they awaken from winter dormancy in early spring. Trim off the previous year’s growth and put it right into your compost pile.

For most people, the best reason to grow ornamental grasses is their beauty. They provide interest throughout the seasons and look great even in winter snow. With

sizes ranging from dwarf to towering, you’re sure to find a variety to suit your needs.

Native grasses provide a habitat for birds and other wildlife. Birds thrive on the seeds that grasses provide.

I’ve used ornamental grasses to add texture, color and to attract wildlife for decades. They never fail to amaze me.

Joe Lamp’l, host of “Growing a Greener World” on PBS, is a Master Gardener and author. For more information, visit www.joe gardener.com.

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Longmont • Thomas & Luann Campbell from Douglas Dewey, 2730 Villanova Ct, Longmont, $332,000, home • Ohanacap007 LLC from Fannie Mae, 26 15th Ave, Longmont, $110,500, home • Matthew & Amy Sackrison from Denise Linn, 1324 Monarch Ct, Longmont, $199,000, home • Alejandrina & Pablo Medina from Wells Fargo Bank National Trust, 123 Dawson Pl, Longmont, $118,000, home • Richard & Karen Hill from Robert Armstrong, 1302 Laurel Ct, Longmont, $210,000, home • Monica Garza from Deutsche Bank National Trust, 1931 Mount Sneffels St, Longmont, $114,800, home • Jann Ertl from Federal Home Loan Mortgage, 839 Lashley St, Longmont, $67,000, home • Martha Trust from Thomas Heather, 1249 Whitehall Dr, Longmont, $360,000, home • James Revocable from William Van Hess, 4664 Palmer Ct, Longmont, $578,000, home • Susan Alling from Patricia Komarek, 640 Gooseberry Dr Unit 706, Longmont, $181,500, condo • Joseph Grubb from Prime Property Group LLC, 237 Sweet Valley Ct, Longmont, $197,800, home • Robert & Gail Hartin from Stuart Robertson, 2313 Watersong Cir, Longmont, $325,000, home • Dale & Christi Katechis from Amy Beth Terch, 7642 Portico Pl, Longmont, $1,200,000, home • Elinor Storch from Mathew Adams, 703 Memory Ln, Longmont, $270,000, home • Valentin & Noelia Silva from Josephine Charlton, 1231 Cedarwood Dr, Longmont, $209,900, home • Sharlene Haeger from Philip Goerner, 1118 Grant St, Longmont, $166,000, home • Samuel Trust from Steven Lam,

2002 Hollyhock Ct, Longmont, $632,000, home • Habanero LLC from Mackenzie Family Living Trust, 448 Main St, Longmont, $305,000, home Berthoud • Raphael & Susan Zak from Federal Home Ln Mortgage Corp, 500 W County Road 10 E, Berthoud, $273,000, home • Bruce Johnson from Joseph Piesco, 2207 Brehm Rd, Berthoud, $358,500, home Dacono • April Liske from Katherine O’Connell, 803 Gabriel Ct, Dacono, $84,900, home Erie • Lisa Hawkins from Jason Bristow, 378 Simmons St, Erie, $296,000, home Fort Lupton • Michael Hill from Fannie Mae, 16429 Lamb Ave, Fort Lupton, $105,000, home • Thomas & Sarah Francis from Delta Properties LLC, 21811 Weld County Road 22, Fort Lupton, $334,000, home Frederick • Andrew Austin from Paul Haan, 4860 Eagle Blvd, Frederick, $299,000, home • Charles & Constance Stanley from Value Preservation LLC, 5485 Bobcat St, Frederick, $198,000, home • Edward Hester from Bret Melton, 3130 N Buttercup Cir, Frederick, $425,000, home Lyons • Todd & Carolyn Kern from Jennifer Hedrick, 157 Stone Canyon Dr, Lyons, $532,000, home Platteville • Chris Craver from Deutsche Bk Natl Trust Co, 16504 Essex Rd N, Platteville, $210,000, home Foreclosures – notice of election and demand • Borrower: James & Elizabeth Kowalczyk, Lender: Citimortgage Inc, Amount: $334,080, Property:

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The term, linoleum is now used to describe an array of sheet flooring products. In the past, however, true linoleum was made from linseed oil, derived from the flax plant. Products sold as linoleum are generally large sheets of flooring that are custom-cut around appliances and the floor plan of the room.

Vinyl tile are individual tiles printed with a pattern. The tiles are individually glued down to the subfloor and cut as necessary for proper fit.

While this product is easier to install than an entire sheet of linoleum, seams may eventually loosen due to moisture. While the tiles are generally waterproof, the adhesive on the tiles are not. The vinyl tiles may come with a peel-and-stick installation method.

A newer product is vinyl sheet flooring. This product is sold in larger sheets, but not as large as linoleum. Depending on the backing on the vinyl sheet, the flooring may have to be glued to the subfloor.

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3800 Pike Rd., Longmont, CO 80503 • 303-774-9944 Tanglewood Condominiums Senior Community

100 21st Ave., Longmont, CO 80501 • 303-774-0300

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● 917 SUNSET #205 2 bdrm, 1 ba , 2nd floor. ● 1 BDRM- nice, N/S Water/trash/ heat incl. ● 1438 STUART ● A/C, lndry, off st pkng N/P. $695 ● 917 Sunset 1 bdrm, 1 bath, 2nd flr, ● $625, 303-444-0501 #1062 bdrm, 1 ba, ground water pd, carport. $500/mo. level, new carpet, water/ RMG Realty (303)772-4466 trash/heat incl. N/P. $695 1 BDRM Studio apt in quiet area. $430/mo + elec, $200 RMG Realty, (303)772-4466 dep. 84 21st Ave. Se Habla Espanol! 303-678-6221 COZY 1 bdrm, appl´s, W/D, 1 BD, off st pkng, near 2 BDRM, 1 BA, $700/mo, central air, utils paid. N/P, shopping, 1637 Kimbark, N/S. $675/mo. 331 21st Ave. only $250 deposit. Gas & $475 720-280-8795 or Wtr paid. 1419 Emery St. Se 2 BD, 1.5 bath, off st 303-589-3186 after 5.

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2 BD, 1 bath, carport, EASTGLEN APTS remodel- WD, A/C, deck, 1611 Warren, $695 630 Lashley, Longmont N/P/S 2041 Meadow Dr. 2 BD, 1 bath, garage, (303)682-2943 $840 303-443-4308 800SF, 2330 Wedgewood, 1, 2 & 3 BEDROOMS: $650 & $695 Pool, air, laundry Alert Realty 303-776-5156 2 BDRM APT´s- ✭Wtr, trash, sewer pd

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SHARP! 2 bdrm, 1.5 ba, appl´s, gar, central air, W/D hkups. N/P, N/S. $800/mo. 331 21st Ave. 720-280-8795 or 330-589-3186 after 5pm.

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20x50x16 w/ 30 amp elect, man door & pwr door opener start at $400.

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I-25 & Hwy-66. 970-535- 6074 0 App Fee-$100 off 1st 2 mos www.Longmont-storage.com Lg 3 bdrm, 2 ba, gar, water pd. No dogs. 303-682-2525

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● 1203 SPRUCE- 4 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 story, fenced, 2 car & RV pkng. $1295/mo.

RMG Realty, (303)772-4466 127 21st Street ✭ 3BDRM Lg. Back Yard, Avail.

Immed. $695 (303)440-8200

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1 BDRM Luxury Apt, 1 ba, recent remodel. Next to 3 BDRM´s, 1.5 ba, w/bsmt, Roosevelt Prk & bus stop. fncd back yd, off st pkng. $915/mo. (720)334-0695 Walk to town! $750/mo includes water. 303-995-4923 A NICE LARGE 2100 sf, 2 bdrm, 2 ba, single car LARGE, Sunny 1 bdrm, gar, DW, cooler, bsmt. No frpl, new paint & carpet, app fee, no pets. $925 + pool, BBQ pits, picnic area. $925 dep. (303)776-4335 $595/mo. N/S, N/P. Sunnyvale Condos 225 E. 8th D-2, (970)290-6178 Brand new 2Br, 1 Bth, All Appliances inc, WD hook up, Heated Garage, Fenced LONGMONT/ yard, NP, NS, $850+ dep.

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NICE! 2 bdrm, 1 ba, remodeled, new stainless steel appls, new carpet, lg liv rm. N Lgmt. No smoke.

Close to amenities. $650 + utils. (303)807-6822 avl now.

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DUPLEXES 2 Bedrooms

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Houses

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EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertised in this paper is subject to the federal and state Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.”

The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. ● 1018 SUMAC ST3 bdrm, 1.5 ba, $1100/mo.

303-775-0429 ask for Sean ● 1109 YEAGER DR3 bdrm, 1 ba, fncd yd, storage shed, 1 year lease. $1050/mo. 303-517-0061

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● 1701 ADKINSON 4 bdrm, 3 bath, 2 story, 2 car gar, Lgmt. $1495.

RMG Realty, (303)772-4466 2 bdr,1 ba.,fenced yd,1 dog OK, 1112 Gay Street, $790/ mo +$790/dep. 303-775-1495 2 BDRM, 2 bath, 2 car, with bsmnt, ranch style, NICE! $1000/month. $1000/deposit. (303)588-0703 3/4 BDRM- enclosed atrium, laundry room, privacy fence, gar. $1300.

Available 11/5. 303-548-1091

✭3 and 4✭ Bedroom Houses.

Visit www. alertrealty.net 3 Bdrm, 1.5 Ba, cute, clean, fncd yd, 2 car, 1733 Tulip St. $1150/mo. 720-939-3970 3 BDRM, 2 BA ranch, 1 blk no of hospital, grt cond, grt yard, quiet st. N/S $1250 303-912-1546 or 303-838-0115 3 BDRM, 2 bath, Jacuzzi, large gar, frpl, Sec 8.

Across from park, new appl´s, in Dacono. $900.

Need someone dependable to take good care of the house!

720-480-2275 or 303-289-8799.

4 Bdrm, 3 ba, 3 car, SW schls, nice famly home. 664 Timothy. $1645 303-772-0442

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4080 Office Space 4100 Roommates Retail Space 4135 Longmont Wanted 4120

GREAT 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath house in quiet neighborhd, s. end of Longmont. Fncd yard, Free cable. No pets, non-smoker. $1200/mo.

Avail 11/1. 720-280-9675

HOUSES 2- 4 Bedroom Homes • 163 Grant • 46 University • 2631 Stratford • 536 St Andrews • 820 9th Ave • 28 Reed Call PMP, 303-776-RENT LAFAYETTE HOME Centrally located & walking distance to downtown. 104 Cleveland.

Call TODAY! PMP, 303-776-RENT OLD TOWN ERIE Clean 3 bdrm, 1 bath ranch, garage, fncd yd. Available. $1,100. (303)280-9298 SW Lgmt - 3 bdrm. den, 2.5 ba., ranch w/unfin bsmt.

Near park & shopping. Nelson Park sub. $1200/mo.

Rog Gossard 303-888-6906 VERY CLEAN! 3 bdrm, 2 bath, all appl´s, hrdwd floors, custom tile. $875 + dep. Firestone.

No pets/smoking. Avail Nov 13th. (303)523-0733.

Mobile Homes/ Spaces 4090 MOBILE HOMES for Rent $650 to $750, 2 & 3 bdrms.

River Valley Village, (303)772-3240

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GREAT MASSAGE OFFICE FOR RENT. (720)280-9047

OFFICE SPACE, 6 rooms avail, $155-$325, great prkg, utils pd. Lgmt (970)231-7871 Professional/Business Ofc Francis & Mtn View Ave. 4 rooms & reception area.

HIGHLY VISIBLE 820 SF, (303)776-3150

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BERTHOUD $1195/mo 4 bdrm, 2 ba, 2 living rms, lndry, 2 car, lg lot. N/S, pets neg, lease. 303-775-0962

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Frederick Home $1200/mo New in 2003 Very nice 3 bdrm, 2 ba w/ gar, huge yd, A/C, applcs. 720-201-9667 Great Value! 5 bdrm, 2 ba, lge yd, w/d hkups, gar, sm pet OK. $1195. (303)581-9239

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PROFESSIONAL Offices N. Longmont. 150 to 825 SF. Single & 3 office suite.

All ground level, 2 entr, great prkg. 303-956-1141

SEMI-FURN Rooms/Apts Wkly/mnthly from $100/wk Utils/micro/fridge inc (303)931-7108

Roommates Wanted 4120 Longmont Respon, clean M/F, W. side, great area, golf course, W/D, kit. $300+1/3 utils. 3-775-1144/3-772-8466.

ROOM FOR RENT $400/month includes utils.

303-548-4332

Office Space 4100

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1610 CONESTOGA TRAIL, FORT LUPTON

Backs to golf course! New paint, carpet and vinyl make this home move-in ready. 4 BR / 2 BA / 2 Car garage all for just $179,900

$125,000. Call Steve Conder for details, 303-514-3706.

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New Home Available Now 2 ACRE LOTS WEST OF at Hover Crossing for only $39,900 BERTHOUD. Great Views!

18th and Hover Ave $149,900. Fred @ Four 1720 Trevor Ct, 2-story Free Lot Rent Seasons Re, (720)494-2133.

Open floorplan, 3 bdrm, Until 1/1/2011 2.5 bath, 1621 Sq Ft plus * Expires 10/31/10 full unfinished basement $275,300. 866-201-5112 ● Over 2100 Sq Ft Lennar.com ● All appliances & ● Swimming pool ● Playground ● Beautiful clubhouse ● Brand new fitness center coming ✭RV or Car Storage✭ ● Financing available Flexible with 2 large SUN HOMES @ overhead doors, 1 man EAGLE CREST door, water, electric, heat, 3 BDRM, 1 BA, new carpet, W/D, carport, Lgmt adult cable, etc. $114,500.

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Mobile/ 5130 Manufactured Homes/Spaces

ADORABLE Homes in adult & family parks. $13,900. 303-682-9141.

SAT & SUN, 1-3 2121 HACKBERRY CIR 3 Bdrm, 2 bath, $188,500 Western Rangeview RE (970)686-7081 SW Lgmt - 3 bdrm. den, 2.5 ba., ranch w/unfin bsmt.

Near park & shopping. Nelson Park sub. $267,500 Rog Gossard 303-888-6906

Terrific ranch floor plan on large corner lot needs some TLC! 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 3 car garage in great neighborhood. Relax on the covered back patio, or enjoy the fireplace! $224,900

303-772-2222

Best Buy in Loveland! 3 BDRM, 1 3/4 baths, 55+, carport, 2 storage sheds, immaculate inside & out.

Drive by 221 W. 57th, Lot A-9. $11,995 303-682-1919. ✭

MOBILE HOMES ✭ BUYING/SELLING Local park needs used mob homes. We´re buying! Big Sale! Many single & dbl wides. Fin avl, auto approval on owner fin homes.

Bad credit OK! Moves avl.

970-222-1473 ✭ 690-2725 or 690-3283 ✭

WHAT’S A GARAGE SALE without a classified ad? It’s not the success it could be.

Be sure to call Classifieds before your sale.

303-776-7440

SELF-SERVE CLASSIFIEDS ON YOUR SCHEDULE!

OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN 1-3 50 19TH AVE, #31 LONGMONT

Cute ranch style condo is move in ready now. 2 spacious bedrooms, 2 baths, enclosed porch, W/D hookups and detached garage.

See this neat and clean unit today. Only $79,900!

255 WEAVER PARK CLASS “A” second floor office space for lease or sale. Common area, conference room, elevator, mountain views.

1 yr Free Rent!

Don Rulle, CCIM

5090

10132 FALCON ST., FIRESTONE

Ed & Keith Kanemoto

303-772-2222

Longmont

Ft. Lupton, Discover the gem here with new carpet and fresh paint! This 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 1 car garage townhome is located in a golf course community with easy morning commutes. Priced to move right in... $99,900

2,125 SF, Ten Private Offices, Conference Room & Kitchenette

5090 Lots & Tracts 5100 Mobile/ 5130 Manufactured Heidi & Helena buy houses! 2 ACRE LOT, Berthoud $ SAVE YOUR CREDIT $ area, $40K price reduction, Homes/Spaces

“BOOTH SPACE” Unique opportunity! Set up your Booth in retail store.

Display, sell your items.

Main St. display windows, inside spaces too. Limited area. (303)682-8985

279 PONDEROSA PLACE

44-157457

74 Office Spaces for Lease Can be viewed at

www.longmontcommercial.com

5090

Classifieds

OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE

Beautiful Class “A” 2,180 sq ft office suite Campus like setting $12.95 sq ft

5025 4130 Business Opportunities

Buy it ...

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DOWNTOWN OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE

Berthoud Patio Home with upgrades, fully furnished, 2 bdrm, 2 1/2 ba, 2 car gar, W/D, A/C, N/P, N/S, $1,100/mo + $1,100 deposit.

Call 303-776-0333 or e-mail to ttherapyctr@aol.com.

FIRESTONE- 4 bdrm, 3 ba, 3 car, new carpet, gour kit, lg mstr, huge redwd deck, lg fam rm w/FP. $1500.

(303)651-6635.

Roommate Needed Seeking a female roommate/companion for my elderly mother.

Very nice/roomy 3 BD home. Must be able to assist with light housekeeping. FREE rent for the right person. Tom, (303)907-5699

PROFESSIONAL Office available (Med/Dent/ Chiro), close to hospital, Mountain View location, great parking, recently renovated. Call 303-775-1535 leave message.

5 BDRM, 3 ba, 2 car, 4290 sf, 1505 Red Mountain Dr, 2500 to 5000 SF- great views fncd bkyd $1695 303-834-2526 from 2nd level, ample parking. 2432 Main. 303-875-1345 A Newer Kitchen & Bath! $250/MONTH2+bdrm, 1 ba w/gar, hdwd Great parking, quiet. flr & W/D. $1050+ utils & dep. Avl now. 610-457-7749 Ground level. Four Seasons Realty, (303)875-1345

773 SQ FT- busy shopping center, 1116 Francis St, $825. Alert RE (303)776-5156

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LONGMONT 629303-772-7576 Terry St., Longmont www REALTY www.longmont-realty.com

Log on to www.timescall.com Click on “Submit An Ad“

October 30, 2010

Times-Call / Home & Real Estate Weekly

OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY FEATURED HOMES

44-157096

Open Sat 1-4

Open Sat & Sun 12-4

Open Sat 1-4

2073 Gold Finch Ct.

1345 Bluemoon Dr.

2407 Skysail Ct

Longmont

Longmont

Longmont

$399,900

$338,458

$279,999

1756 SF 2BR + Study 2BA. Partial Basement, Corner Lot. 2 ½ Car Garage.

Low Maintenance Community!

POPULAR WESTLAKE VILLAGE Quiet streets, family neighborhood near trails and parks. Clean, clean, and allergy free!! 5 bedrooms, 4 baths

Home at The Shores! 4 BR, 3 1/2 Ba. High End Upgrades. Finished Basement With Rec Room. Assoc. Pool, Tennis Cts, Park, and Gorgeous Lake.

Shadow Grass Park • www.shadowgrasspark.com • 303-776-3331

Barb Ponesse - Niwot Real Estate - 303-419-3551

Charlotte Woodward - Niwot Real Estate - 303-772-2419

Open Sat 1-4 354 Apple Valley Rd.

Open Sat 12-2

Lyons

Longmont

1304 Wilfred Ct. Berthoud

44-157299

$534,500

White & White Realty • (303)588-3317

SATURDAY OPEN HOUSES Longmont 50 19th Ave. #31

www.LiveBoulderCreek.com • 303-502-5338

- Only 4 spots available per week on a first-come basis -

ONLY $49! CALL 303-776-2244

Nancy Dayton, Broker Dayton Land & Real Estate LLC • 303-678-8231

$79,900

Low-Maintenance Townhome, 1,559 sq.ft.

2 Bed + Lofted Study, 3 Bath, 2 Car Attached Garage. Built Green, Energy Star Rated

Get a full color picture of your open house, the open house hours, address, price and your name and phone number featured at the top of our popular Open House Grid!

Immaculate 3900 SF home (4 BD, 3 BA) on 9.73 irrigated acres with 3200 SF drive-through shop bldg.

Address

$245,831

Great brick ranch 1,120 sq ft. 1-car detached, 3 bdrm, 1 bath. Fabulous yard, hardwood floors, patio

44-157294

44-157292

Open Sat. 12-2p.m.

Location

SW Longmont

$159,900

Alice James • Re/Max Traditions • 303-931-2017

Price

Open Sat & Sun. 11-6 1538 Venice Ln

1452 Warren St.

$2,600,000

Located just outside Lyons. 7 acres on the St. Vrain River. Lovely main house, plus 1794 sq ft guest house. Wildlife, fishing, and kayaking in your own backyard

44-157296

SATURDAY OPEN HOUSES

Hours

Office

Phone

Price

Location

Address

Hours Office

Phone

1-3

Longmont Realty

303-772-7576

$310,000

Longmont

1738 Judson Dr.

12-3

Coldwell Banker Residential/Napier

303-775-5234

$312,500

Longmont

1316 Lupine Ct.

11-2

Remax Of Boulder/Friedlander

303-441-5614

$159,900 Longmont 1452 Warren St.

12-2

White & White Realty

303-588-3317

$169,900 Longmont 930 Button Rock L-62

11-2

ERA Tradewind/Carnahan

303-772-9620

$188,500 Longmont 2121 Hackberry Cir

1-3

Western Range Real Estate

970-686-7081

$192,000 Mead

11-1

Coldwell Banker Residential/Ankrum

303-588-4228

$399,900

Longmont

2073 Gold Finch Ct.

1-4

Niwot Real Estate/Ponesse

303-419-3551

$534,500

Berthoud

1304 Wilfred Ct.

12-2

Dayton Land & Realty

303-678-8231

$549,000

Longmont

3602 Whetstone Way

$216,900 Longmont 1809 Tyler

1-3

Remax Traditions/Wilson

303-775-8832

$240,000 Longmont 1349 Gay Cir.

11-1

ERA Tradewind/Crews

303-772-9620

$245,000 Firestone 10300 Ferncrest St.

12-2

ERA Tradewind/Sullivan

303-772-9620

$245,831 Longmont 1538 Venice Ln.

11-6

Boulder Creek Builders

303-502-5338

$269,900 Longmont 1243 Hummingbird Cir

12-4

Blue Vista Sales/Biggs

303-652-7949

$279,999 Longmont 2407 Skysail Ct.

1-4

Niwot Real Estate/Woodward 303-772-2419

$338,458

Longmont

1345 Bluemoon Dr.

12-4

Shadow Grass Park

303-776-3331

$360,000

Longmont

6521 St Vrain Rd.

1-3

ERA Tradewind/Crook

303-772-9620

$379,000

Longmont

503 Collyer St.

Appt

Old Town Realt Estate/Dudley

303-776-4004

$2,600,000 Lyons

6583 Ute Hwy

11-2

Prudentila Rocky Mtn/Brodt

303-772-2222

354 Apple Valley Rd.

1-4

Remax Traditions/James

303-931-2017

Visit www.YourFrontRangeHOME.com to map your home tour

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Times-Call / Home & Real Estate Weekly

October 30, 2010

OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY FEATURED HOMES

Open Sat 1-3 1809 Tyler St.

1379 Padfield Pl.

Longmont

$440,000

Full basement, a separate Carriage House, 4 private decks, and Mt. views.

44-157371

BoulderHomeResource.com

Gloria Wilson • RE/MAX Traditions • 303-775-8832

Phil Boren - RE/MAX of Boulder - 303-441-5647

$312,500

44-157372

$216,900

Conveniently located in extremely popular Clover Creek, on a quiet cul-de-sac with 4 bedrooms up w/ loft area, 3 baths, main floor laundry, finished basement and a 3 car garage.

Barry “Bear” and Liz Friedlander • 303-441-5614

Open Sat 12-3

Open Sat. 12-4

Open Sat 11-1

3602 Whetstone Way

1243 Hummingbird Cir.

1738 Judson Dr

$192,000

$269,900

$310,000

Longmont

SELLER WILL PAY UP TO 3% OF CLOSING COSTS! 3 bed, 3 bath, 2200 sq. ft.

See www.MyBlueVista.com

44-157452

NO SHORT SALE! Immaculate home in Mead built in ‘03. 3 beds, 2 baths, finished 2 car garage, large family room, unfinished basement. Quick Closing Possible!

Sherry Ankrum/Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate 303-588-4228

Natasha Biggs - Blue Vista Sales - 303-652-7949

Longmont

44-157460

Mead

44-157451

Clover Creek, Longmont

Erie Village (Erie)

Brand New Remodel. 3Bd & 2Ba. New Kitchen & Baths. Quality Cabinets & Tile. South Facing Sunroom. Backs to Open Space - Views!

D OL

Open Sat 11-2 1316 Lupine Court

Open Sun. 1-3

MLS#639846

Updated 3547 Total Sq Ft 5Bed/4Bath/2+Car Formal Dining & Living Full Fin Bsmt! RV Parking

Ann Napier/Coldwell Banker - 303-775-5234

By Appointment Only

N W TO

503 Collyer Street

Historic Old Town Longmont

$379,000

44-155819

Beautiful Historical Old Town Property is a must see! 3 Bd/2ba, 2,713 sqft. See Details at: www.OldTownRealEstateCo.com

Get a full color picture of your open house, the open house hours, address, price and your name and phone number featured at the top of our popular Open House Grid!

- Only 4 spots available per week on a first-come basis -

ONLY $49! CALL 303-776-2244

Cory Dudley • Old Town Real Estate Co • (303) 776-4004

SUNDAY OPEN HOUSES

Price

Location

$79,900

Longmont 50 19th Ave. #31

Address

Hours Office

Phone

1-3

Longmont Realty

303-772-7576

$245,831 Longmont 1538 Venice Ln.

11-6

Boulder Creek Builders

303-502-5338

$338,458 Longmont 1345 Bluemoon Dr.

12-4

Shadow Grass Park

303-776-3331

$379,000 Longmont 503 Collyer St.

Appt

Old Town Real Estate/Dudley

303-776-4004

$440,000 Erie

1-3

Remax Of Boulder/Boren

303-441-5647

1379 Padfield Pl.

Visit www.YourFrontRangeHOME.com to map your home tour

41-155289