By about 10 this morning, we will no longer own our home here on Great Northern Road. We will be signing closing papers for a sale to Quest Aircraft Co. They are purchasing the property because aircraft production of their Kodiak will soon be in full gear, and to put it mildly, sales are for the new turbo prop plane are going well.
Once all certification standards have been met, the company plans to produce a plane a week in its manufacturing facility just behind our barn. That will mean a growing staff of production workers and engineers. It will also signal a need for expansion of their facilities.
Our land is key to that expansion.
It will be sad to leave this place which has been our home for almost 30 years, but we will not be homeless.
We figured we're going to Heaven on earth because our contingency for ever selling this place was that we could find another home to our liking. That discovery took place in late March, and ironically that's when Quest began talks with us about their plans for future expansion.
As the Quest CEO said to us, it's possible that the "hand of God" played a part in this fortuitous situation for both parties.
In early July we will be moving to a 20-acre farm on South Center Valley Road in the Selle Valley north of Sandpoint. We are thrilled, to say the least.
The farm is surrounded by farmland. It's a beautiful piece of property with nary a bad view to be found anywhere. When I wash dishes at my new kitchen sink, I'll be looking at the back slopes of Schweitzer. When we sit on our new deck facing the east, we'll once again be enjoying the magnificent Cabinet Mountains. The place has a beautiful forest with about ten acres of trees. Of course, Bill loves the fact that he can practice his own forestry when he retires. Our animals will have pastures aplenty.
In short, it's a good deal for Quest and a dream-come-true for the Loves.
Now, I'd better get out to Colburn and take care of the horses at home, while Barbara and Laurie enter another day of competition at the Eastern Washington Arabian Show in Spokane. Below is a photo from yesterday.
My sister Barbara riding her Half Arabian-Half Quarter Horse mare April at the Spokane Arabian Show yesterday. She took second in a Western Pleasure class. Then, Laurie rode her and took third in a 40-over pleasure class. Not bad for the first show of the season.
Once all certification standards have been met, the company plans to produce a plane a week in its manufacturing facility just behind our barn. That will mean a growing staff of production workers and engineers. It will also signal a need for expansion of their facilities.
Our land is key to that expansion.
It will be sad to leave this place which has been our home for almost 30 years, but we will not be homeless.
We figured we're going to Heaven on earth because our contingency for ever selling this place was that we could find another home to our liking. That discovery took place in late March, and ironically that's when Quest began talks with us about their plans for future expansion.
As the Quest CEO said to us, it's possible that the "hand of God" played a part in this fortuitous situation for both parties.
In early July we will be moving to a 20-acre farm on South Center Valley Road in the Selle Valley north of Sandpoint. We are thrilled, to say the least.
The farm is surrounded by farmland. It's a beautiful piece of property with nary a bad view to be found anywhere. When I wash dishes at my new kitchen sink, I'll be looking at the back slopes of Schweitzer. When we sit on our new deck facing the east, we'll once again be enjoying the magnificent Cabinet Mountains. The place has a beautiful forest with about ten acres of trees. Of course, Bill loves the fact that he can practice his own forestry when he retires. Our animals will have pastures aplenty.
In short, it's a good deal for Quest and a dream-come-true for the Loves.
Now, I'd better get out to Colburn and take care of the horses at home, while Barbara and Laurie enter another day of competition at the Eastern Washington Arabian Show in Spokane. Below is a photo from yesterday.
My sister Barbara riding her Half Arabian-Half Quarter Horse mare April at the Spokane Arabian Show yesterday. She took second in a Western Pleasure class. Then, Laurie rode her and took third in a 40-over pleasure class. Not bad for the first show of the season.
2 comments:
Welcome, to the Selle Valley, Marianne!! You will love it here; wonderful people. You are starting a new adventure and you will be closer to your mom, too! So glad to be able to call you neighbor! The coffee is always on.
CONGRATULATIONS...MARIANNE AND BILL!!! This is so neat.. and now it is official.... and everyone can know... yahoo....
but I don't envy your packing part.. lol.... the horses will think they died and went to heaven...
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