Friday, May 30, 2008

Kickball, The 3 F’s - Fun, Fitness and Food?!

A few weeks ago Euan announced that he was going to play KICKBALL this summer.

Being a NETBALL player I was a little concerned that there might be another sport that was about to take over Burlington! So I did some research and felt that KICKBALL is basically a version of ROUNDERS!!

So I rocked up at Oakledge park last night with Callum and Charlie to watch Euan.

I was gobsmacked!

Every thursday at 6.30pm kickballers literally descend on Oakledge park. They all have their different coloured t shirts printed with team names and teams consist of the young and the old! There are 5 fields marked out were 10 teams play. The beauty of the event is that there is an 11th team who works the BBQ providing burgers and hot dogs for the hungry kickballers. Each team has their week of playing “chef”!

As one can imagine, the emphasis is on fun. Which is very refreshing! It was so well organised and to top the evening off, the weather was perfect and the sunset was typically stunning.

Last night was the second week of “kickball” season, they will be there all summer so please come and support those kickballers on a Thursday night at Oakledge park.

More info on the KIDS (Kickball in da Summer) league can be found on their Blog http://kidskickballog.blogspot.com/


- Stella Abraham, REALTOR

Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty
346 Shelburne Road, Burlington, VT 05401

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Burlington Marathon

Sunday was the local marathon. I had a couple of friends who were running in it and all did really well. It was a hot day which was great for the supporters of which there were heaps but not so good for the runners! There were some folks on North Avenue who set up a sprinkler shower for the runners which was very thoughtful!

Congratulations to all of those who took part!

http://www.runvermont.org/


- Stella Abraham, REALTOR

Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty
346 Shelburne Road, Burlington, VT 05401

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Stella's Appearence On The WCAX News Housing Market Report

I gave an interview to WCAX this afternoon for my opinions on the Vermont housing market and had the opportunity to showcase my listing on 370 Farrell Street, South Burlington. Hit the link and take a look at the article and video on the WCAX website.

Click here to read the article










- Stella Abraham, REALTOR

Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty
346 Shelburne Road, Burlington, VT 05401

Friday, May 16, 2008

Zonta Club of Burlington Annual Celebrity Spelling Bee

Last night, I experienced my first American Spelling Bee

If you went to a British School - even as far away as Hong Kong, you did your homework from a spelling book on a Monday but you normally started learning on a Thursday night and had your spelling test on a Friday morning - never did you have to walk up to a MICROPHONE, say the word, spell it and then say it again!

Hickok and Boardman Realty were again, after 9 years of participating, spellers at the 12th Annual Celebrity Spelling Bee of the Zonta Club of Burlington. MC for the night was Tom Brennan who was the former UVM basketball coach and is now a TV commentator for ESPN.

Last night I learnt a lot abut the Zonta club - it is a fabulous organisation that supports single parents and their studies - it gets them back to school!

FYI the winners of the spelling bee were Timberlane Pediatrics and we got out in the 5th round on the word COMMISSIONAIRE - spelled correctly!


- Stella Abraham, REALTOR

Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty
346 Shelburne Road, Burlington, VT 05401

Thursday, May 15, 2008

370 Farrell Street Visual Tour

Click the link below for a visual tour of my Farrell Street listing.




- Stella Abraham, REALTOR

Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty
346 Shelburne Road, Burlington, VT 05401

My Farrell Street Listing VHFA scenario

Here's a rundown of the VHFA financing scenario for my Farrell Street Listing, click here to view.
  • Current Rate 6.25%
  • Purchase Price $159900
  • 3% Down payment, financed MI
  • Total Loan of $155,103.00
  • Principal and Interest: $979.44
  • South Burlington Taxes $208
  • HOA Dues- $192
  • Total Housing obligation: $1380 a month.

This would be ideal for the professional making low to mid 40K range with little or no debit.

Total estimated cost to purchase:$8700

- Rates are subject to change daily. Subject to credit approval.

Figures courtesy of Jay Vallieres, Mortgage Financial.


- Stella Abraham, REALTOR

Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty
346 Shelburne Road, Burlington, VT 05401

I-89 Smart Work Zone - Richmond Traffic Update

For those of your traveling on the I-89 through Richmond, this website has been setup by VT Trans to jump straight to the Google maps traffic status view of the Richmond works. It’ll give you current traffic speeds & webcams etc.

www.511I89.com

- Stella Abraham, REALTOR

Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty
346 Shelburne Road, Burlington, VT 05401

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Paul Frank Cruiser Bikes in Burlington, VT

I was visiting a client at Burton today and I saw a rack of cool Paul Frank cruiser bikes in the lobby. Burton Snowboards have set up an environmental committee called EPIC, that have purchased 5 Paul Frank Cruisers for employees to use during the day, encouraging everyone to get on a bike rather than drive for their lunch and errands.

What a cool way to decrease your carbon footprint.


- Stella Abraham, REALTOR

Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty
346 Shelburne Road, Burlington, VT 05401

Welcome to my new Blog

Welcome to my new Blog, I hope you enjoy my updates.

- Stella Abraham, REALTOR

Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty
346 Shelburne Road, Burlington, VT 05401