Sumas

So, here is a little info about the town where we will be living. It looks like the 2005 census shows a whopping population of 1096. I've seen that many people at the city of Denton swimming pool on a hot day! Sumas (pronounced Soo’mass) means “land without trees” The official website boasts these links: flood info (apparently a major problem here), utility rates, the cable tv schedule, a disclaimer, and a "contact us" page.
Here is a lovely picture of the City Hall AND the police department.

I'm not sure if this IS the utility department, or just a part of it, but with only 1096 people (plus 5 of us) I bet this is it. (Brian Rob and Doug)

Apparently, there are several forest products businesses and many farms in the area. School starts at 9 a.m.... I guess so the kids can get their chores done (cows milked, eggs gathered?) before school.

This is fun: The annual Sumas chamber events include activities like the Sumas Junior Rodeo, a Fishing Derby, not one but TWO Bull A Rama's, a Tractor Pull in September (hooray; I won't miss it) and a Car Show in the summer.

This city girl is quite excited to live in a farmhouse. Every time I see a picture of the house, I start humming the Walton's theme song. Goodnight John-Boy!
(Oh.. you can leave comments now... I changed the setting to allow anonymous or non-blogger types access to comment. Hope to hear from you!)