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There are a few key factors for a great home buying experience. One of them is to make sure you have an experienced, professional loan officer. Do you think it is important to have someone who is highly reputable, responsible and knowledgeable guiding you through one of the largest financial transactions in your life?

Here are 4 simple questions to ask your lender when you are shopping around.

1 - What are mortgage interest rates based on?

2 - What is the next Economic Report or event that could cause mortgage interest rates to change?

3 - When Bernanke and the Fed “change rates”, what does this mean?… and what impact does this have on mortgage interest rates?

4 - Do you have access to live, real-time mortgage bond quotes?

Be Smart! Ask Questions! Get answers! Your lender MUST be able to answer all of these questions correctly. If not, run - don’t walk - to a lender that does!

Email me for a cheat-sheet to grill your potential lenders!

There’s some serious tennis talent in Lochmere. Team Duke won the local league division and is heading to the US Tennis Association state championship.

Congratulations to everyone on the team. Thanks to Jane Godwin for sending over the photo.

The new courts at the Lochmere Swim and Tennis Club are shaping up as well. For anyone interested in a great Cary community where you can do everything from kayaking, trail running, wine-tasting parties, and summer carnivals, come down and check out homes in Lochmere.

And if you’re not local, click here to view Lochmere pictures.

Straight from Gail’s email:

This weekend marks the final weekend that the Lochwood Pools will be open for the 2007 season. The following depicts our scheduled operating hours:

Friday, September 14th = 4PM – 8PM

Saturday, September 15th = 10AM – 8PM

Sunday, September 16th = 12 Noon – 6PM

The weatherman is predicting some much-needed rain for today and early Saturday as well as cooler termperatures on Sunday. If we need to adjust the hours because of weather conditions, we will keep you advised.

Thank you to everyone who has helped to make this another fun-filled summer at Lochmere

Gail Lewis

Aquatics Programming Coordinator

Lochmere Swim & Tennis Club

Phone: 233-7640

Email: gail@lochmere.org

I enjoyed the Lochmere Swim & Tennis Club much more this year. Everyone responsible for running it should give themselves a pat on the back. The carnival and all the other activities were lots of fun for kids (young and old, small and big), the pool itself was much cleaner, and the weather hotter.

Can’t wait for the opening next summer

The WCPSS has released it’s 2007 ABCs report for all Wake schools. The report shows eleven Wake County schools have achieved “School of Excellence” status, and 58 have reached “School of Distinction” status. The ABC program measures student achievement over the past six years, using a weighted formula.

Davis Drive Elementary School had the highest score this year, of 96.3

Salem Middle School had the highest score for a middle school, of 96.1

Green Hope High School had the highest score for a high school, of 90.5

This weekend the NC Museum of Art hosts a unique puppet show by Paperhand Puppet Intervention. The show uses huge puppets made of cardboard and household miscellany, shadows, stilts, and dance to create a whimsical mystical presentation to children (and adults) of all ages.

When: Sept. 7th and 8th
-Pre-show event (different each night) 6:20pm
-Pre-show music: 6:30pm
-Show begins at 7:00pm
Where: NC Museum of Art (Click for directions)
Cost: Adults $10, Ages 4-12: $7, 3 and under: Free

The Lochmere community held a Summer Carnival on Saturday, Sept. 1st. The event was a nice collaboration of home brewed games, and commercial bounce houses, grilled food, and the social bonding that many communities lack. It was quite eye opening to see how many people came out to mingle at the social event and reinforced that the community was made up of families with children of all ages. One of the games that caught my attention was a “rubber duck war”. Two kids stood-off on either side of a plastic tray filled with a bit of water and rubber ducks, then proceeded to use “super Soaker water squirters” to try to force ducks to the other player’s side of the bin. There were inflatable water slides, and bounce houses scattered throughout the community center. Many families were escaping the heat of the day by relaxing in the pool and getting to know neighbors. It was yet another aspect of Lochmere that affirms that I made the right choice when I chose the community to live in.

If you would like a tour of Lochmere, or are interested in learning more about the other aspects that make Lochmere such a great community, please contact us.

Calling all Tift Merritt fans - the Grammy-nominated singer will be providing a FREE show this Sunday September 2 at Koka Booth. She will be performing with the North Carolina Symphony for Pops in the Park.

Bring your picnic, lawn chairs and blankets. For more info, you can visit Tift’s Ofiicial Fan site (she’s a Raleigh native and UNC-Chapel Hill grad), or the Koka Booth Amphitheater site.

Anyone in Lochmere can easily ride/walk over to the park via the Swift Creek trail past Ritter Park to avoid the long lines.

If we go, we will be the ones pedaling the 2 kids in the double-seat GoBug.

Would love to hear what the fans think after the show! Hit the comment button below at the bottom of the page to register (and get a chance for a free dinner) to leave your thoughts.

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We were looking for a good bakery in Cary. We had tried a few “bagel” places, and supermarket bakeries, but they just weren’t of the level we were used to. Then I was told about a bakery in the Preston area of Cary, so we had to try it out. The bakery is La Farm on Cary Parkway, just north of High House Rd. From the moment you open the door, your senses are overwhelmed. The smells of the baking bread, and treats are so wonderful. There are samples of delicious morsels strewn about the tables.

I was fortunate enough to be able to wrangle an online interview with Missy from La Farm this week. When asked what were the three most significant differences between La Farm, and other local bakeries, she responded.

1. “We are an authentic European bakery lead by one of the greatest bakers in our county.” The master baker Lionel Vatinet hails from prestigious “Les Campagnons du Devoir” Guild in France.

2. Lionel and La Farm have a passion for the highest quality bread and bakery items incorporating local ingredients and flavors.

3. Missy suggested that we try the “new” cornbread soufflé made with historic Yates Mill corn meal!!! Sounds intriguing.

Missy was excited to explain that La Farm was being featured on Rachael Ray’s talk show this year and in the upcoming December issues of Food and Wine and Oprah Magazine – so please watch for your local Cary business!!

The Sourdough bread is not just the bland, white bread you find in supermarkets, but the real deal. It is a three day process steeped in tradition for Master Baker Lionel Vatinet to bake his sourdough bread. It is a stunning mixture of just the right tang, and smoothness coupled with a thick, crispy crust and dense bread. We also tried the La Farm Bread, which transported us to a streetside bistro in Paris, where we were enjoying a plate of bread and cheeses, while sipping a deep Bordeaux and ruminating about the days events.

Just as dramatic as the breads, were the treats. I had a blueberry and raspberry tart that was to die for. It had a creamy smooth filling that mixed with the berries had a wonderful contrast of flavours, and the shell was again a dense pastry that complimented, yet contrasted the sweetness of the filling, with a rich buttery overtone. Est Magnifique.

Everything we tried was so wonderful, I can’t see us ever going back to grocery store bakeries again. If you are looking for other recommendations in the Cary area, please feel free to contact us.

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The Town of Cary will soon start construction on a new town park that will open in the Fall of 2007. We recently moved to Cary from Hilton Head Island, SC. We are so thrilled that you can actually enjoy the outdoor amenities here. At the coast we could never sit outside and enjoy the beautiful surroundings, because you would be eaten alive by the noseeums.

The Town has recently announced it has approved a new park at Walnut Street and Lawrence Road, in the heart of Cary. Designed by Raleigh-based OBS Landscape Architects, the park will include nature trails, two playgrounds, one for toddlers, and the other for kids ages 5-12, picnic shelters, restroom facilities, a boardwalk over a small stream. An 800-foot brick promenade, designed by Arizona-based public artist Barbara Grygudis.

From looking at the conceptual drawings, this park looks like an ideal place to kick back and get away from the stresses of real life. With lots of walking trails and open space, I can’t wait to take my kids to ride bikes and fly kites. The lost art of spending quality time with the family.

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