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Friday, April 30, 2021
Kruse Farms fined
by DEQ for burning
plastic row cover
Despite drought, good water supply
predicted for Columbia River
By SIERRA DAWN McCLAIN
Capital Press
By GEORGE PLAVEN
Capital Press
Jeff Kruse
there is a maximum fine
for an offense,” Kruse
said. “I don’t think this
meets that standard. We
can come to an agree-
ment on a different
number.”
The material, known
as Reemay, was used as
row covering for grow-
ing sugar beets, Kruse
said. Row covering
helps retain heat in the
soil, providing a boost
for the crop.
Rather than haul-
ing the cloth to the
dump — where it would
stay forever — Kruse
said Reemay “actu-
ally burns pretty darn
clean, if you have it hot
enough.”
Kruse Farms grows
a wide variety of pro-
duce for sale at its
farm stand and bakery.
Kruse said the business
has suffered during the
coronavirus pandemic,
and such a large fine
would be potentially
devastating.
“I really don’t think
the objective should
be to jeopardize some-
body’s ability to be in
business,” he said. “A
fine of that size does that
for us. We’ve had to take
out loans to keep going,
and this just adds insult
to injury.”
In addition to farming,
Kruse served more than
20 years as a Republican
senator in the Oregon
Legislature. He resigned
his post in 2018 after
an investigation deter-
mined he engaged in a
pattern of “unwelcome
physical contact toward
females in the work-
place.” Kruse has denied
any wrongdoing.
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
05/03/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2017 HUYN ELANTRA 4DR
VIN = 5NPD84LF4HH083187
Amount due on lien $1,415.00
Reputed owner(s)
PATRICIA ANN BILLERBECK
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
05/03/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2007 CADI ESCALADE UT
VIN = 1GYFK63807R175356
Amount due on lien $2,535.00
Reputed owner(s)
IGNACIO EULIGIO BAUTISTA
MARION/POLK SCHOOLS C.U
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
05/03/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2011 CHEV TAHOE UT
VIN = 1GNS2E0XBR282077
Amount due on lien $2,515.00
Reputed owner(s)
JUSTIN TIMOTHY WILLIS
SUNSET SCIENCE PARK FCU
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
05/03/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2019 VW JETTA 4DR
VIN = 3VWE57BU7KM194460
Amount due on lien $2,515.00
Reputed owner(s)
TIGER R & ALONDRA PINEDA
METLIFE
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
05/03/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2017 HUYNDAI SONATA 4DR
VIN = 5NPE34AF5HH473298
Amount due on lien $1,435.00
Reputed owner(s)
LINDA MARIE DAVIS
FIFTH THIRD BANK NATIONAL ASSOC
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however, the Department
of Revenue said that while
farmland meets the defini-
tion of real estate, a share
in an entity that owns farm-
land may not.
Farms are often owned
by multiple entities which
in turn are owned by other
entities, according to farm
groups.
The bill may tax corpo-
rate farmland owners, most
famously Bill Gates, but
farm groups and Republi-
cans warned the tax could
hit many farmers who will
notice the lost income.
“This is a compli-
cated bill, and ag land is
still included,” said Moses
Lake Sen. Judy Warnick,
the top-ranking Republican
on the Senate agriculture
committee.
The revenue department
cautioned that it was impos-
sible to make definitive
interpretations until the tax
was enacted and all details
of a transaction are known.
It was clear from the emails,
however, that farm sales
won’t get an automatic pass
from the tax.
If the capital gains tax
does hit farmers, Washing-
ton Farm Bureau director of
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
05/03/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 4DR
VIN = KMHD84LF8HU384742
Amount due on lien $1,455.00
Reputed owner(s)
SPEEDWAY MOTORS LLC
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
05/03/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2014 TOYOTA 4RN UT
VIN = JTEBU5JR8E5185041
Amount due on lien $1,515.00
Reputed owner(s)
JILLIAN ANN HIGHT
UNIFY FINANCIAL CU
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
05/03/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2018 FORD ESCAPE UT
VIN = 1FMCU0F78JUA86623
Amount due on lien $2,515.00
Reputed owner(s)
BRENDON SCOTT LAMBRIGHT
FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
05/03/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2010 LNDR RRV UT
VIN = SALSH2E49AA232027
Amount due on lien $1,455.00
Reputed owner(s)
OLINDA MARIA JEFFERSON FINLAY
ADVANTIS CREDIT UNION
NOTICE OF TALL FESCUE COMMISSION BUDGET HEARING
TO: ALL OREGON TALL FESCUE GROWERS
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held pursuant
to ORS 576.416 (5), on Thursday, May 27, 2021, at 7:30 a.m. via
Zoom Meeting or call, upon a proposed budget for operation of
the Oregon Tall Fescue Commission during the fiscal year July
1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. At this hearing any producer of
Oregon-grown Tall Fescue seed has a right to be heard with
respect to the proposed budget, a copy of which is available
for public inspection, under reasonable circumstances, in the
office of each County Extension Agent in Oregon. For further
information, contact the Tall Fescue Commission business
office, P.O. Box 3366, Salem, Oregon 97302, telephone 503-
364-2944. The meeting location is accessible to persons with
disabilities. Please make any requests for an interpreter for the
hearing impaired or for other accommodation for persons with
disabilities at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting the
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Commission office at 503-364-2944.
government relations Tom
Davis said he wasn’t look-
ing forward to asking again
for changes.
“It’s hard to believe
we’re going to get the relief
the second-time around that
we didn’t get the first-time
around,” he said.
Democrats made the
bill referendum-proof by
declaring the tax was nec-
essary to fund the govern-
ment. The bill could still be
challenged by an initiative,
but qualifying an initiative
for the ballot requires dou-
ble the signatures.
Republicans said the bill
was illegal because the state
constitution forbids a grad-
uated income tax. The capi-
tal gains tax will only apply
to income above $250,000
from selling long-held
assets.
Ultimately, the state
Supreme Court probably
will decide whether the tax
stands.
Sen.
Curtis
King,
R-Yakima, predicted the
“most-liberal
Supreme
Court” will uphold the tax
and that it will be adjusted to
affect more taxpayers “every
time we need a dime.”
“If you think that this tax
... will stay at the level it’s
at, you’re very naive,” he
said.
LEGAL
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON FOR
THE COUNTY OF MARION
PROBATE DEPARTMENT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF CUONG MANH NGUYEN,
deceased.
Case No.: 21PB02974
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that the
undersigned has been appointed
Personal Representative of the
above estate. All persons having
claims against the estate are re-
quired to present them to the un-
dersigned attorney at: 319 Sixth
Street SW, Albany, OR 97321 with-
in four months after the date of
the first publication of this notice,
as stated below, or such claims
may be barred.
All persons whose rights may be
effected by the proceedings in
this estate may obtain additional
information from the records of
the Court, the Personal Represen-
tative, or the attorney for the Per-
sonal Representative.
DATED and first published April
16th, 2021
Personal Representative
NHUNG LE
14388 NW Lilium Drive
Portland, OR 97229
Attorney
DAVID B. BECKHAM
319 Sixth Ave SW
Albany, OR 97321
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LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
05/03/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2017 CHRYS PACIFICA VAN
VIN = 2C4RC1BG4HR795523
Amount due on lien $2,515.00
Reputed owner(s)
CYNTHIA J & GLEN T SHARP
ONPOINT COMMUNITY C.U
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LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
05/03/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2016 V W JETTA 4DR
VIN = 3VWD67AJ0GM370479
Amount due on lien $1,515.00
Reputed owner(s)
SHANNON SODORFF & ALYSSA
RUTHERFORD
ONPOINT COMMUNITY C.U
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LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
05/03/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2017 NISSAN PATHFINDER UT
VIN = 5N1DR2MM1HC902825
Amount due on lien $1,515.00
Reputed owner(s)
ERNESTO M NUNEZ & ROSALINDA
MEDINA
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA
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LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
05/03/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2015 TOYOTA SCION 2DR
VIN = JTKJF5C72FJ006080
Amount due on lien $2,395.00
Reputed owner(s)
MARTIN JONATHON NOYOLA
TOYO MOTOR CREDIT CORP
accountant, said the tax
could be applied to a signif-
icant amount of farmland.
Several Republicans came
to the same conclusion.
“It is absolutely true,
small farms will be affected
by this,” said Senate Repub-
lican Leader John Braun,
R-Centralia.
The capital gains tax was
a high priority for Gov. Jay
Inslee. The tax goes into
effect Jan. 1, 2022. The state
projects that by April 2023
about 7,000 taxpayers will
owe approximately $415
million.
“This has been a priority
of mine for years, and I’m
grateful to see some eco-
nomic justice to begin to
address the problems in our
tax system,” Inslee said in a
taped message late Sunday.
Over the years, the cap-
ital gains tax has been con-
sistently promoted as a way
to make the rich pay more.
Exempting income from
selling a farm has been a
standard feature.
The bill finally passed by
the Legislature still exempts
income from selling real
estate, including land that
farmers sell directly.
In emails to farm groups,
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OLYMPIA — The leg-
islative session ended Sun-
day with Democrats pass-
ing a capital gains tax that
could take a bite from the
income that farmers receive
from selling their share in
partnerships.
Earlier
proposals
broadly exempted income
from selling farmland. In
the last week of the session,
Democrats extended the
new 7% tax to landowners
who sell their share in enti-
ties that own real estate.
Democrats said they
didn’t intend to tax farm
sales, but didn’t act on a
plea by farm lobbyists to
amend the bill and clarify
that intent.
Farm groups, after con-
sulting with the Depart-
ment of Revenue and a tax
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
05/03/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2018 KIA OPTIMA 4DR
VIN = 5XXGT4L30JG260496
Amount due on lien $2,715.00
Reputed owner(s)
DAWNIELLE M & GEORGE R JR POST
OREGON COMM CU
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15.4 million acres of farmland across
Oregon and Washington alone, accord-
ing to the 2017 USDA Census of Agri-
culture. The highest-producing farmland
in that region — nearly 1.7 million acres
— is irrigated.
Washington state farmers especially
rely on water from the Columbia Basin
Project, managed by the U.S. Bureau
of Reclamation, which serves 720,000
acres of farmland, including potatoes,
sweet corn, onions, grapes, hops, fruit
trees and alfalfa.
Bond, the climatologist, said while it
might seem strange that the Columbia
River is getting more water while other
areas are getting less, it makes sense
according to current climate change
models, which predict lower latitudes
will experience increasing drought while
higher latitudes will experience more
extreme winter snowfalls.
He expects this trend to continue.
“If anything, while other places are
getting drier, the Columbia River over-
all may be getting more water in the
future than in historical times,” he said.
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By DON JENKINS
Capital Press
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
05/03/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2017 BMW 330 E 4DR
VIN = WBA8E1C54HK895216
Amount due on lien $1,515.00
Reputed owner(s)
KARLI A & HAZEL C ADAMS
BMW BK OF NORTH AMER
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ers in the Klamath Basin straddling the
Oregon-California border.
According to an April 1 snowpack
report from British Columbia’s River
Forecast Centre, snowpack in the Upper
Columbia River Basin is 108% of nor-
mal for this time of year.
The water level at The Dalles Dam
in Oregon also looks good, according to
Joye Redfield-Wilder, Washington State
Department of Ecology public informa-
tion officer. That’s an important indicator
for water allocations.
According to rules adopted in 1980,
if the dam’s April-September water flow
falls below 60 million acre-feet, junior
water right users could lose allocations.
Data from the Northwest River Forecast
Center April 26 show the projected water
flow for the dam April through Septem-
ber 2021 is well above that threshold,
at 81 million acre-feet, with only a 1 in
10 chance of falling below 76 million
acre-feet.
“It’s
looking
good,”
said
Redfield-Wilder.
The Columbia River Basin includes
Capital gains tax likely to hit Washington farmers
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
05/03/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2017 HONDA CRV UT
VIN = 2HKRW6H30HH218610
Amount due on lien $1,515.00
Reputed owner(s)
BRENT DANIEL FISK
AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORP
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The Dalles Dam on the Columbia River. The water supply for the river sys-
tem will be ample, experts say.
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ROSEBURG, Ore. —
A farm owned by former
Oregon state Sen. Jeff
Kruse was fined $12,236
for illegal burning more
than a year ago near the
South Umpqua River.
The Oregon Depart-
ment of Environmental
Quality issued the pen-
alty Feb. 24 to Kruse
Farms, of Roseburg,
though the incident took
place in February 2020.
According to DEQ,
Douglas County fire-
fighters responded to
an open burn complaint
at Kruse Farms. Crews
arrived and extinguished
the fire, which included
approximately 233 cubic
yards of polyester fab-
ric used as a soil cover
between rows of sugar
beets.
State law prohibits
open burning of plas-
tics, which can create
both noxious odors and
toxic air pollutants. Fur-
thermore, DEQ alleges
the fire was within
200 yards of the South
Umpqua River, creat-
ing a risk of ash in the
waterway.
Kruse
Farms
is
appealing
the
fine.
While he does not deny
the burning took place,
Kruse said he does not
feel the punishment fits
the crime.
“The closest house to
where I burned is a little
under a half-mile away,”
Kruse told the Capital
Press. “I wasn’t putting
any animals or people at
risk with it.”
Kruse disputed sev-
eral facts laid out by
DEQ. First, he said the
size of the burn pile was
significantly overstated
by the Douglas County
Fire District. A spokes-
man for DEQ said the
pile was reportedly 30
feet by 40 feet, and 10
feet high, though Kruse
claims it was only 5 feet
in diameter.
Secondly, Kruse said
the only time he’s ever
had water from the
Umpqua River reach
where he burned was in
1964, during a 100-year
flood.
“What DEQ is doing,
COLUMBIA LAKE, B.C. —
Drought plagues much of the West, but
officials predict abundant water sup-
plies this year for Pacific Northwest irri-
gators who rely on the Columbia River
System.
That’s good news for thousands of
U.S. farms that rely on drainage from
the Columbia River watershed, span-
ning Oregon, Washington, Idaho, west-
ern Montana and small portions of Wyo-
ming, Utah and Nevada.
The Columbia — the Pacific North-
west’s largest river — begins in the
Rocky Mountains of British Colum-
bia, Canada, zigzags into Washington
state, turns west into Oregon and finally
empties into the Pacific Ocean. The riv-
er’s largest tributary is the Snake River,
which crosses Idaho.
The recent positive forecast comes
after a winter of heavy snowpack in Brit-
ish Columbia.
The Canadian Drought Monitor’s
most recent report labels the region
surrounding the river’s headwaters as
“abnormally dry” this spring due to mea-
ger rainfall — 40% below average. But
because of a snowy winter, officials say
water supplies look healthy.
“I don’t think (irrigators) will have
any problems with water supplies on the
Columbia this year,” said Nick Bond,
Washington state climatologist. “It’s tap-
ping that healthy snowpack. The places
that are kind of under the gun are the
lower elevations where they’ve had an
extended period of subpar precipitation
and so forth.”
Bond said farmers that rely on the
Columbia are much more fortunate than
irrigators in other regions, such as farm-
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