The spectacular vistas, lush forests and scenic waterways are all around us on the West Sound. We are, indeed, fortunate to live in such a beautiful place and we also have incredible outdoor recreational opportunities including boating. If you are heading out to enjoy Puget Sound waterways or on one of our many lakes, there […]
Wendy Dutenhoeffer
Wendy Dutenhoeffer is a mortgage loan advisor with Evergreen Home Loansand also supports her affiliation as a Homes for Heroes Lending Specialist (NMLS 1965346). She has a passion for helping people and finds it incredibly rewarding to be a small part in someone's homeownership journey. Dutenhoeffer is an award-winning finance director with over 25 years of experience and has a bachelor's degree in business administration and finance from Idaho State University. She loves serving others and is especially proud of her time as a search-and-rescue K9 handler. Dutenhoeffer is published in Police Magazine and Women in Law Enforcement, and was a featured blogger for GovLoop.
Posted inThe Outdoors
How to Stay Safe on the Water (and Why)
Every year as Father’s Day comes and goes, my thoughts turn to water safety. I think about how so many people’s lives changed on one fateful Father’s Day and how my search and rescue K9 partner Chips and I became part of this story. Sadly, this was not the only time we witnessed a tragedy […]
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Local Food Banks Step Up Efforts to Fill Increased Need
The coronavirus pandemic (a.k.a. COVID-19) flipped the world, as we know it, off its axis. Life was normal as we all went about our unique daily grinds of juggling careers, commutes, school and extracurricular activities. Then, in what feels like a blink of an eye, thousands of people received layoff notices as businesses shuttered, schools […]