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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Bill Parks' company Northwest River Supplies ("NRS")
bought the Tidyman's property. See article reprinted below.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Bruce Livingston</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>From the Aug. 24 Daily News:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Moscow river supply
company buys vacant Tidyman\'s building </SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14px"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Staff report </SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; font-color: gray">Published: 08-24-2006
</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">The empty Tidyman’s building in
east Moscow soon will be filled.
<P>
<P>Bill Parks, owner of Moscow’s Northwest River Supplies, announced Wednesday
that he has purchased the building at 1638 S. Blaine St.
<P>
<P>Parks wouldn’t comment on the price he paid for the building, but said he
purchased the 43,000-square-foot facility to make sure he had sufficient
property for future expansion.
<P>
<P>“We are at the point where we will have to do something. We need another
addition,” he said.
<P>
<P>NRS added its latest addition in 2000 to its current 45,000-square-foot
facility, which is located at 209 S. Main St. The business also rents space in
Fountain Industrial Park.
<P>
<P>Parks said he purchased the Tidyman’s building, but not the land it sits
upon, because it is being leased for 2 1/2 more years.
<P>
<P>When the lease is up, Parks said he intends to buy the land and move all
operations to the Blaine Street property. At that point, he intends to sell the
Main Street property.
<P>
<P>Parks said he plans to open for business in the old Tidyman’s in November.
<P>
<P>NRS expects to continue its operations on Main Street for some time and will
gradually shift to the Blaine Street property.
<P>
<P>NRS is a manufacturer and distributor of paddlesports equipment. It sells
through its retail catalog and Internet site, and to stores and professional
outfitters throughout the United States and more than 40 countries around the
world. NRS employs more than 75 people at its Moscow facility and more than 40
in its raft factory in Tecate, Mexico. </SPAN></P></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=donaldrose@cpcinternet.com
href="mailto:donaldrose@cpcinternet.com">donald huskey</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=jampot@adelphia.net
href="mailto:jampot@adelphia.net">'g. crabtree'</A> ; <A
title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 08, 2006 7:32
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] More
Stuff</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Georgia color=teal size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Hi Gary and
Visionaries:</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Georgia color=teal size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Georgia color=teal size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Help me out here,
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Georgia color=teal><SPAN
style="COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Gary</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Georgia
color=teal><SPAN style="COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">. I am
unclear about the claim that GTE didn’t pay property taxes. Can you
substantiate that claim? Also, what is NWRS, and why is the property not
available?</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Georgia color=teal size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Thanks,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Georgia color=teal size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Rose</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Georgia color=teal size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: teal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> <A
href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</A>
[mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On
Behalf Of </SPAN></B>g. crabtree<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, September 08, 2006 7:13
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Pennsylvania Place;
vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Vision2020] More
Stuff</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The old Tidyman's location has
been secured by NWRS and is not available. Wal-Marts current location is
occupied. (for now) Try and keep up people. Does anyone but me find it odd
that so many folks have so may suggestions for other people's property and
resources?</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">gc</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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