It’s Here!

Annandale’s most celebrated time of year is around the corner! Here is a schedule of events going on the rest of this week thru Sunday, as a part of the city’s 120th Fourth of July Celebration!

Wednesday, July 1st
Carnival Opens at 6 p.m.
KRWC Road Show, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the City Park

Thursday, July 2nd
Carnival Opens at 4 p.m.
Softball Tournament gets underway at City Park, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Jazz Music on the portable stage by the lake, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
“Route 55″ performs on the portable stage, 8-9 p.m.

Friday, July 3rd
Annandale Friends of the Library Book Sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at City Hall
Carnival Opens at noon
Softball Tournament continues at City Park, 4-10 p.m.
Pork Chop Dinner at the Pavilion, 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Pie in the Park 5:30-8:30 p.m., near the portable stage by the lake
AHS Jazz Band performance, 5:30-6:30 p.m. on the portable stage
Annandale Community Band performance, 7-8 p.m. on the portable stage
Pleasant Lake Boat Parade begins at 7 p.m.
Bar-sponsored Street Dance downtown!

Saturday, July 4th
Parade begins at 10 a.m.
Carnival opens immediately following the parade
Softball Tournament, 12 p.m.-3 p.m.
Bingo, Pavilion Noon to 6 p.m.
Queen Coronation, 7 p.m. in City Park
Fireworks at dusk

Sunday, July 5th
Softball Tournament concludes, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Carnival Opens at 1 p.m.
Bingo, Pavilion 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
Water Ski Show on Pleasant Lake, 1 p.m.

*Carnival Tickets are For Sale at The Marketplace, Kaz Hardware, Edward Jones, Annandale State Bank, Arenson’s, Keaveny Drug, Holiday, Annandale Video & Tanning, and Lantto’s Store.

Everyone at Oak wishes you a safe & happy 4th of July!

New Faces

Our staff is growing, and we want to introduce you to two new faces in our Annandale Office, as well as a new agent working for us from the metro area.

Pictured are Amy McNellis (left) and Angie Wisner (right). Amy was raised on Lake Sylvia, and still enjoys time spent at her parents home on the lake. Although she makes the drive to work here in the Heart of the Lakes from New Hope now, she anticipates returning to small town living permanently. Amy previously worked in the mortgage and advertising fields, and now is a licensed Realtor®.

Angie most recently joined the Annandale Office staff assisting with general administrative and office management needs. Raised on Clearwater Lake, Angie knows the Annandale area well and also brings a wealth of advertising and marketing knowledge to our busy office. We’re very glad to have Amy and Angie on board!

We have a number of agents who work for Oak Realty outside of our offices, and Branon Wisner joined that group this Spring. Like Amy, Brandon was raised here and hopes to settle down here some day. (Funny, this happens a lot to people born or from here!) Brandon’s primary work involves native shoreland landscaping with a Landscape Architecture firm in Minneapolis.

We give a warm welcome to Amy, Angie & Brandon!

Summer Begins

Summer truly begins when school lets out, right?

Today is the last day for kids in Annandale, and many other area communities, and tonight the Class of 2009 will graduate. Among them is Steve’s son Mike, who we wish special congratulations to! A few from our office who are members of the Lions Club will celebrate along with the seniors as they assist with the All-Night Grad Party – a favored tradition for all.

We have a few Open Houses tomorrow: This charming rambler is in the heart of town, close to the schools, and right on Annandale’s 4th of July parade route! (There’s still time to buy this one and reserve a great space for your family and friends!) This quaint, stucco home in South Haven will be open tomorrow as well. Tour both homes between 11 am – 1 pm. Need directions?

The second year of Annandale’s Farmer’s Market gets underway downtown tomorrow morning and runs 8 am – noon every Saturday thru October. Don’t miss the array of local vendors selling wonderful handmade and homegrown goodies.

The rain is needed and welcome, but we are glad to see the graduates enjoy a beautiful day before it arrives. Our congrats to all of them,… and to everyone else, here’s to a happy summer!