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  • Plan A Spring Break Get Away

    Looking for a last-minute Spring Break getaway with the kids, or maybe you just need to make a break for it? If a day trip is a better fit for your family then pack the car and grab the kids for a spectacular spring drive.  Two great options are: Washington State‘s Skagit Valley is deservedly famous for its […]

    March 15, 2016

  • Stinky’s Riddles March 2016

    Are you smarter than Stinky?   One cigarette can be made from four cigarette butts (stubs).  If a man starts with sixteen cigarettes, how many cigarettes can he smoke? Email your answers to Stinky by April 8th and if you are correct you will be entered in a drawing for your choice of either a $10 Starbucks’s gift card, […]

    March 10, 2016

  • March 2016 “Give Back Referral Announcements”

    We want to thank the following people for referring to A&M during February: Dale Jenson Rick La Bruce Lucas Jeffrey Poe Becky Porter Sandra Robb Darryl Schmidt Mark E Smith     Thank you for all the referrals!   Your referrals are the best compliment you can give us. Each of the referrers will receive […]

    March 10, 2016

  • Pacific Northwest February Gardening Tips

    During February we see the first signs that spring is just around the corner. This month is especially important for pruning and planting. So take advantage of sunny days and get back in your garden. Watch out for cold snaps and be ready to protect tender plants Weed previously tilled flower beds. Start to rejuvenate flower beds […]

    February 18, 2016

  • February 2016 “Give Back Referral Announcements”

    We want to thank the following people for referring to A&M during January:   Yong Ie Dale Jenson John McRoberts Mark Wilson       Thank you for all the referrals!   Your referrals are the best compliment you can give us. Congratulations to our monthly drawing winner John McRoberts.   We are pleased to announce […]

    February 13, 2016

  • Stinky’s Riddles February 2016

    Are you smarter than Stinky?  What is in seasons, seconds, centuries and minutes but not in decades, years or days?     Email your answers to Stinky by March 8th and if you are correct you will be entered in a drawing for either a $10 Starbucks’s gift card, or $10 Regal entertainment card. Solution to the January Riddle is: 512. […]

    February 9, 2016

  • Five More Common Phone Scams

    Last month we shared the Top 5 Phone Scams and this month we are sharing five more common phone scams. 1.  Government Grants. The caller tells you have been awarded a government grant of between $5,000 to $25,000 just for being a good citizen. Using VOIP telephone services the caller disguises their true location and the […]

    January 16, 2016

  • Stinky’s Riddles January 2016

    Are you smarter than Stinky? Add a bakers dozen, the number of the Boeing Super Jet, baseball’s “stretch” inning, the number saved by a stitch in time, what a golfer yells before hitting a long shot. Then subtract the number of blackbirds baked in a pie, and the number of miles driven in an Indianapolis Memorial […]

    January 13, 2016

  • January 2016- ” Give Back Referral Announcements”

    We want to thank the following people for referring to A&M during Decmeber:   Candice Abbott Martin Breslin Lexus Fisher Mike Girias Lindsay Nuttman Rob Shafer Mike Skagen     Thank you for all the referrals! Your referrals are the best compliment you can give us. Congratulations to our monthly drawing winner Lindsay Nuttman.   We are […]

    January 11, 2016

  • Top 5 Phone Scams

    Did you know that according to Fraud.org that 40% of scams originate with a phone call and 30% with an email? Sixty percent of scams involve a caller impersonating a representative from a government agency or financial institution. Scam artists often try to present themselves as authority figures that can make your life somehow better […]

    December 19, 2015