Dublin Family Campout
August 10, 2010
Are you looking for a great opportunity to do some local camping? Why not in Dublin’s own backyard. Grab your families, sleeping bags and tents. Emerald Glen Park will play host to this year’s Camp Dublin.
This will be fun for the whole family. The event will be held on September 11th and 12th.
Activities include:
- Nature based arts and crafts
- Nature hike led by a Naturalist
- Games and crafts
- A campfire with s’mores
- Music, dinner and breakfast.
If you decide to attend, please bring the following:
- Tent & sleeping bags
- Chairs
- Flashlight
- Personal refillable water bottle, snacks, change of clothes & personal items
Check-in 3:00pm • Activities begin at 4:30pm • Check-out Sunday 10:00am
The cost is $15 per person for Dublin residents and $17 for non-residents.
Registration is underway (use Activity Number 24833).
PLEASE, NO PETS
For more information please call 556-4500. To register go online to www.DublinRecGuide.com or visit the Shannon Community Center, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Mortgage Rate Update Ending 8/4/2010
August 6, 2010
Bankrate.com conducts a weekly national survey on the interest rates for the five most common consumer banking products. Here’s the outcome for 8/4/2010:
- 30 Year Fixed Rate: 4.66 percent
- 30 Year Fixed Rate Jumbo: 5.34 percent
- 15 Year Fixed Rate: 4.11 percent
- 5/1 ARM (Adjustable): 3.95 percent
- 1 Year ARM (Adjustable): 4.80 percent
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association:
- Mortgage applications rose 1.3 percent when compared to a week earlier
- Refinance applications shot up 1.3 percent when compared to a week earlier
- Applications for new purchases increased 1.5 percent
According to the National Association of Realtors:
- Pending home sales fell 2.6 percent in June when compared to a month earlier
- Sales were also down 18.6 percent year over year.


