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Friday, August 20, 2021
WDFW subtracts non-lethal tool from wolf hot spot
By DON JENKINS
Capital Press
A calf was mauled this
month by the Togo wolf
pack in the Kettle River
Range the day after the
Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife removed
the only alarm box guard-
ing cattle from the preda-
tors, which have been tar-
geted for lethal control three
straight years.
Fish and Wildlife won’t
say where it took the
radio-activated device, frus-
trating the department’s part-
ners in employing non-le-
thal measures to break the
region’s cycle of depreda-
tions and lethal removal.
“I absolutely want to
know, especially if it’s still
in my area,” said Jeff Flood,
wildlife sheriff’s deputy for
Ferry and Stevens counties.
“I still don’t understand
why they’re being so secre-
tive,” he said. “I share every-
thing with those people. I
thought it was a two-way
street.”
Fish and Wildlife spokes-
woman Staci Lehman said
the department moved the
box to a smaller pasture.
Naming the pack territory
would reveal the identity of
the rancher, who wants to
remain anonymous, she said.
Pack territories in Wash-
ington average 285 square
miles and typically include
many producers, according
to Fish and Wildlife.
Fish and Wildlife pledged
this year to focus on packs
that regularly attack live-
stock. The Togo pack ter-
ritory is the only one that
currently meets the depart-
ment’s definition of a “spe-
cial focus area.”
WDFW
A wolf in the Togo pack in Ferry County in northeast
Washington.
Scott
Nielsen,
who
heads the Cattle Producers
of Washington’s wolf-live-
stock conflict program, said
the Togo territory is again a
“very hot, active spot.”
Nielsen said he’s con-
cerned that if depredations
escalate, the department will
cite the absence of an alarm
box as a reason to delay cull-
ing the Togo pack.
“Fish
and
Wildlife
removed a non-lethal deter-
rence from an area that’s
suppose to be a special focus
area,” he said.
The state funds the cat-
tlemen’s program, which
relies on horseback riders to
watch for trouble. The cat-
tlemen are directed to coor-
dinate their efforts with Fish
and Wildlife.
Nielsen said the depart-
ment won’t tell him whether
the alarm box has been placed
in another area patrolled by
the cattlemen.
“It seems like it would be
collaborative to share that
kind of stuff,” he said. “We
don’t need to know the name
of the producer. We need to
know the pack.”
Fish and Wildlife con-
firmed the Togo pack injured
calves June 24 and Aug. 6.
The second calf was euth-
anized because of its inju-
ries. The department put the
alarm box in the territory in
July and took it away Aug. 5.
If Fish and Wildlife con-
firms two more depredations
this summer, the Togo pack
will have crossed the thresh-
old for the department to
consider lethal removal.
Flood said he anticipates
more trouble this summer.
“Something’s going to go
bad in the Togos,” he said.
The Togo pack has four
adults and four pups. One
wolf has a radio collar that
activates the alarm box,
which emits sounds such as
explosives or gun fire. Fish
and Wildlife has one work-
ing box and two that need
repairs.
It’s unclear whether the
alarm box is effective. Fish
and Wildlife, however, lists
it among its non-lethal tools.
Oregon hemp regulators get more ‘boots on the ground’
By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI
Capital Press
Oregon hemp farmers will soon
see more regulatory “boots on the
ground” as the state’s Department
of Agriculture triples the num-
ber of employees dedicated to the
crop.
The ODA will expand its hemp
staff from four to 12 positions in
the 2021-2023 biennium after the
agency was authorized to increase
spending on the program from
about $500,000 to $3.5 million.
Lawmakers approved the
higher hemp program expenditures
partly due to concerns that the crop
was being used as a cover for illicit
marijuana production, said Lau-
ren Henderson, ODA’s assistant
director.
“People could not say: That is
a hemp field or that is a marijuana
field. Or that is legal or that is not,”
he said. “The concern is we don’t
know.”
Though both plants are forms
of cannabis that look similar, hemp
doesn’t have enough of the com-
pound THC to cause the psychoac-
tive effects of marijuana.
Marijuana is more tightly reg-
ulated under state law than hemp
Fletcher Farms Hemp Co.
A field of hemp grows in Oregon. The Oregon Department of Agri-
culture has been authorized to increase spending on its hemp pro-
gram from about $500,000 to $3.5 million, allowing the agency to
increase hemp staff from four to 12 positions.
and it’s also illegal to grow under
federal law.
The ODA’s hemp program
started small with 13 growers
about six years ago and was ini-
tially overseen by staff from other
agency programs, Henderson said.
As the program grew with the
crop’s popularity, the staff has
often focused on hemp registra-
tion while inspections and compli-
ance enforcement haven’t kept up,
he said.
Among the new staff will be a
hemp program manager who will
serve as a point person for grow-
ers, as well as employees who per-
form inspections and compliance
work in specific regions, Hender-
son said.
“They will be our eyes and ears,
our boots on the ground,” said
Sunny Summers, ODA’s cannabis
policy coordinator.
The added positions will allow
the agency to better respond to
complaints, follow up on regula-
tory questions and enforce pro-
gram rules, Henderson said.
“I expect now that we’re more
visible on the ground, we will most
likely find compliance issues,” he
said.
The additional money will
come from reserves raised from
hemp licenses, rather than from the
state’s general fund. The Legisla-
ture approved expanding the hemp
staff as part of ODA’s 2021-2023
budget, which was recently signed
by Gov. Kate Brown.
“We were prudent in know-
ing we would need additional
resources,” Henderson said.
The agency expects the 12 posi-
tions will be the minimum num-
ber needed to run the hemp pro-
gram, despite recent fluctuations in
production.
Hemp production rose from
about 100 acres in 2015 to a
peak of 64,000 acres in 2019, but
dropped to 28,000 acres last year
due to economic problems. So far
in 2021, only 6,500 hemp acres
have been registered with ODA.
Slumps in production may
prompt the agency to consider rais-
ing license fees, Henderson said.
The increased enforcement
spending is “long overdue” for
the hemp industry, whose reputa-
tion suffers if it’s associated with
illicit marijuana, said Jerry Norton,
a hemp entrepreneur and board
member of the Oregon Industrial
Hemp Farmers Association.
“That puts a black eye on the
industry,” Norton said. “We don’t
want that within the industry.”
ODA’s increased spending
on the hemp program will dove-
tail with broader legal changes
approved by lawmakers as part of
House Bill 3000, an omnibus can-
nabis bill passed during the 2021
legislative session.
The agency’s hemp staff will
work with employees from the
state’s Liquor Control Commis-
sion to conduct “spot tests” to
ensure the crop is not actually
marijuana, Summers said. These
checks will be separate from the
tests that ensure hemp is below
0.3% THC that occur at harvest
time.
Hemp growers will also
undergo background checks, as
required by federal law, and ODA
is cooperating with other agencies
to perform a “safety assessment”
of hemp producers concentrated in
Southern Oregon, she said.
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/30/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2013 AUDI Q7 UT
VIN = WA1LMAFE1DD011706
Amount due on lien $1435.00
Reputed owner(s)
MEGHAN L & BRIAN J MALENSKY
ONPOINT COMMUNITY C.U
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/23/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
1994 TOYT CHASER
VIN = JZX936003604
Amount due on lien $1555.00
Reputed owner(s)
ROBERT SPRINGER BOLTE
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/23/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2016 CHEV CRUZE 4DR
VIN = 1G1PF5SB7G7128965
Amount due on lien $1515.00
Reputed owner(s)
ASHLI D CARDOSO
OREGON COMMUNITY C.U
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/23/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2015 PORS PANAMERA 4DR
VIN = WP0AA2A73FL000171
Amount due on lien $1555.00
Reputed owner(s)
YOSIEF EMBAYE
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/23/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2019 HOND CIV 4DR
VIN = 19XFC2F87KE214634
Amount due on lien $1555.00
Reputed owner(s) MARIA TERESA
MENDEZ SANCHEZ
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE C.C.U
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/23/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2019 CHEV EQU UV
VIN = 3GNAXYEX4KS563396
Amount due on lien $4755.00
Reputed owner(s) MICHAEL R &
GAYLE J STRINGFELLOW
GM FINANCIAL
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/30/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2011 DODG 250 CW
VIN = 3D7TP2CL8BG509736
Amount due on lien $1515.00
Reputed owner(s)
TIM MCCARTY
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/30/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2018 NISS NV200 VAN
VIN = 3N6CM0KN5JK702168
Amount due on lien $1535.00
Reputed owner(s)
MOOSOO CORP / MI HEE AHN KIM
NMAC
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/30/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2015 DODG DAR 4DR
VIN = 1C3DFCB2FD2771263
Amount due on lien $1675.00
Reputed owner(s)
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INS CO
LEGAL
The Harney SWCD is accepting bids
for the Beaver Tables aerial seeding,
located approximately 35 miles south
east of Burns, Oregon, within the Beaver
Table mount range. The seeding consists
of approximately 1,200 acres of aerial
application. Seed mixture of 10 lbs of
Siberian wheatgrass and 1 lb of forage
kochia. There is a mandatory bid tour
beginning at 8:30 am on Thursday,
September 2, 2021. Sealed bids are due
either by hand delivered or by mail no
later than noon, Wednesday, September
15, 2021. More information and bid
packets can be obtained at the HSWCD
office located 530 Hwy 20 South in Hines,
or on the district website, HarneySWCD.
org.
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/23/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
LITTLE J HOOK INC.
15114 MANNING RD WOODBURN, OR
2014 RAM 1500 PK
VIN = 1C6RR7GT9ES443188
Amount due on lien $8955.00
Reputed owner(s)
ELEAZAR CRUZ HERNANDEZ
UNITED FINANCE CO
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 98B
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/23/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
LITTLE J HOOK INC.
15114 MANNING RD WOODBURN, OR
2017 FORD MUSTANG 2DR
VIN = 1FA6P8AM9H5286456
Amount due on lien $5655.00
Reputed owner(s)
ENIO ANSELMO GOMEZ SALES
WESTLAKE FINANCIAL SERVICES
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/30/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2014 TOYOTA CAMRY 4DR
VIN = 4T1BF1FK1EU861589
Amount due on lien $1455.00
Reputed owner(s)
BRANDON KEITH HENSLER
TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/30/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2020 TOYT TAC PU
VIN = 3TMCZ5ANXLM308529
Amount due on lien $1695.00
Reputed owner(s)
RACHEL & WILLIAM MITCHELL
TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/30/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2018 RAM RAM PU
VIN = 3C6UR5CL5JG380709
Amount due on lien $1515.00
Reputed owner(s)
J SITTISUPACHOKE & D WILHITE
CHRYSLER CAPITAL
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/30/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2008 BMW 750 4D
VIN = WBAHN83568DT78061
Amount due on lien $1515.00
Reputed owner(s) VICTORY LANE
INC/JAMAAL LANE
TD AUTO FINANCE LLC
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/30/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2016 FORD FUS 4D
VIN = 1FA6P0HD3G5134629
Amount due on lien $1535.00
Reputed owner(s)
ASHLEY & GENE PIRELLI
FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/30/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2019 HYUN IONIQ 4D
VIN = KMHC65LC1KU163424
Amount due on lien $1535.00
Reputed owner(s)
FLEXDRIVE SERVICES LLC
HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/30/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2016 HOND ODY VAN
VIN = 5FNRL5H36GB148871
Amount due on lien $1515.00
Reputed owner(s)
KAPITOLINA & KASIYAM
PIRFILI BORU
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/30/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2012 GMC SAVANA VAN
VIN = 1GD374CG2C1905925
Amount due on lien $1455.00
Reputed owner(s)
3G CONTRACTORS LLC
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/30/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2020 TOYOTA RAV 4 LL
VIN = 2T3RWRFV0LW079652
Amount due on lien $1455.00
Reputed owner(s)
HIEP V NGUYEN & THUY T T VO
TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/30/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2020 MERZ GLC 4DR
VIN = W1N0G8EB9LF819670
Amount due on lien $1435.00
Reputed owner(s)
NICHOLAS M MARTINEZ
DAIMLER TRUST/DAIMLER TITLE CO
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/30/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2007 TOYT FJC UT
VIN = JTEBU11F070066527
Amount due on lien $1455.00
Reputed owner(s)
SUNSHINE PANTRY/SHARON J STRAUS
TOYT MOTOR CREDIT CORP
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/30/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2006 SPRIN 28FT RT
VIN = 4YDT2S6216K131719
Amount due on lien $1455.00
Reputed owner(s)
ROGER W & LEE F ORR
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/23/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS 4DR
VIN = KMHGN4JE3FU025036
Amount due on lien $1415.00
Reputed owner(s)
TERESSA ROSE PINTO
S256326-1
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/23/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2016 TOYOTA CAMRY 4DR
VIN = 4T1BF1FK7GU553460
Amount due on lien $1435.00
Reputed owner(s)
WASHIE SQUETIMKIN-ANQUOE
RIVERMARK COMMUNITY C.U
S256327-1
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/23/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2016 BMW 2S 2DR
VIN = WBA1J9C58GV696131
Amount due on lien $1515.00
Reputed owner(s)
RAMON HERRERA VIRELAS
MARION/POLK SCHOOLS CREDIT UNION
S256328-1
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/23/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2016 FORD ESCAPE 4D
VIN = 3FA6P0HD7GR389474
Amount due on lien $1515.00
Reputed owner(s)
RAYMOND ARTHUR HIXON 1
S256329-1
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/23/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2015 DODGE DART 4DR
VIN = 1C3CDFCB2FD277126
Amount due on lien $1535.00
Reputed owner(s)
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INS CO
S256330-1
LEGAL
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CHAPTER 87
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following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder, on
08/23/2021. The sale will be held
at 10:00am by
COPART OF WASHINGTON INC
2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR
2018 TOYT CAM 4DR
VIN = 4T1B11HK7JU521367
Amount due on lien $3675.00
Reputed owner(s)
WILLIAM G & SUSAN M SCHNEIDER
TOYOTA MOTOR MOTOR CORP
