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Moon Tree dedication plans at I.V. Airport on hold
By ROGER BRANDT
(Continued from previous issue)
[Editor’s Note: The author is a
proponent of the Moon Tree dedica-
tion, and the following contains news
and editorial commentary.]
The original Moon Tree planted by
astronaut Stuart Roosa died after the U.S.
Forest Service gave the Illinois Valley
Airport to Josephine County in 1987.
A second tree was planted at the
county-managed airfield, but it also died.
The death of both trees apparently was due
to lack of care.
Gary Buck, president of the Siskiyou
Smokejumper Base Museum Project
(SSBMP), was contacted in fall 2006 by
Becky Soules, a student at Marshfield
High School in Coos Bay. She said that
she had a Moon Tree and wanted to do-
nate it to the smokejumper base.
The dedication was organized as a
result of the opportunity to bring a Moon
Tree back to S.W. Oregon, home of the
Moon Tree story. Soules won a national
NASA writing contest in 2002 with the
story, and during 2003 she had an instru-
mental role in getting the tree at the state
capitol listed as an Oregon Heritage Tree.
Event organizers expected the tree to
serve as a source of pride for the commu-
nity and a promotional tool for attracting
tourist spending in S.W. Oregon and
Northern California.
The nonprofit SSBMP and the for-
mer Josephine County Airport Board
have notified the county airports man-
ager, Alex Grossi, and airport liaison,
Commissioner Jim Raffenburg, about the
problems created by parking closures.
But for the past year, neither has acted to
resolve these barriers to the Moon Tree
event.
The significance of the Siskiyou
Smokejumper Base as a heritage story is
related to its role as one of the first four
smokejumper bases established in U.S.
history. The other bases have since been
destroyed or reconstructed, leaving the
I.V. base as the oldest representation of
this type of history in the nation.
This significance is what made it
possible for 2 acres of the base and tar-
mac to be accepted into the National Reg-
ister of Historic Places in 2006.
This airport manager’s rejection of
the heritage tourism proposal includes the
SSBMP’s plans for reviving the Moon
Tree story as well as efforts by the group
to call international attention to Josephine
County with events such as the dedica-
tion. An important objective of the group
has always been to use the national and
international significance of the historic
smokejumper base and Moon Tree story
to attract tourism spending in Oregon. All
members of the SSBMP are working on
this project as community volunteers.
The building that was of critical im-
portance to the nonprofit’s heritage tour-
ism plan will be leased by the airport
manager to an I.V. couple who want to
open a barbecue restaurant.
The result of decisions by Grossi and
Raffenburg places the Moon Tree dedica-
tion on indefinite hold due to delays in
resolving parking problems.
The nonprofit group is not giving up
on the Moon Tree. But it must acknowl-
edge that professional organizations and
meritorious individuals have demanding
schedules and need several months of
lead time to plan for attending grass-root
events such as this.
Every week of delay results in less
opportunity for bringing key participants
to the event, and this is causing the event
to disintegrate into mediocrity. The group
sees no end to the delays caused by park-
ing, and it would be disingenuous to keep
organizations and individuals on hold
until the county is able to resolve the
problems at I.V. Airport.
JoCo airports manager data disputes some claims
By WALLY AIKEN
For IVN
During the recent past there has been
a stirring of controversy surrounding Illi-
nois Valley Airport. In investigating the
situation, little has been discovered that
would be classified as controversy.
In an article in The Villager, a
Selma-based publication, valley resident
Roger Brandt outlines the issues as he
understands them. His article states that
there are two clearly defined groups in-
volved. He states:
“One group has recently pushed to
upgrade the designation of the airport so
it can be developed to provide freight and
passenger services.” Illinois Valley News
was unable to find anyone pushing to
upgrade the airport designation, nor can
any records of such a proposal be found.
According to Josephine County re-
cords, the airport was designated for
“medium aircraft” in 1965. In 1989 the
medium aircraft designation was for the
first time renamed B-II. But none of the
limitations on aircraft size have been
changed since the ‘65 designation. Fur-
ther, the current designation allows for
aircraft up to a weight of 60,000 pounds.
This designation already allows for small
passenger and freight craft to utilize the
existing facility.
Brandt’s article continues, “In 2006,
the airport designation was upgraded to
the next level.” The records reviewed for
this story all indicate that there has been
no change to the airport designation since
‘65. Brandt’s article references a building
restriction line, a boundary set by the
Federal Aviation Administration to limit
building proximity in relation to the run-
way center line, and claims that the re-
striction is forcing the removal of the
former smokejumper base buildings.
Alex Grossi, county airports manager,
stated that he worked with FAA to
“grandfather” the existing buildings, mak-
ing them exempt from the restriction with
the condition that lights be installed on the
buildings as a safety factor. Grossi said that
these lights have been ordered and should
be available for installation next week.
It also was pointed out that if FAA
should, at some point, require the build-
ings removal, then FAA would pay the
cost of relocating the buildings. There
would be no reason to destroy the histori-
cal structures.
According to Brandt, Smokejumper
Way, the access road into the airport,
“will be closed as part of meeting compli-
ance standards.” Grossi said that the road
is, in fact, a violation of the compliance
standards, but that, “I am hoping it stays
under the radar.” Should FAA force the
road closure, Grossi said that a 3.5-acre
parking facility would be developed
along Hwy. 199.
“You won’t be able to bump the
smokejumper buildings with your car, but
you will certainly be able to park very
close,” was Grossi’s comment. He also
noted the irony of a situation wherein
Brandt has called attention to a situation
and thereby may force closure of the very
road he is trying to save.
Parking for visiting aircraft is cited
as another source of controversy in the
article. Grossi was adamant that the cur-
rent aircraft parking area will remain as
is. He said that there are plans to develop
an asphalted area for visiting planes, but
that until the facility is fully operational
the current parking area will be used.
The only controversy found in the
airport issue centers around one group
which wishes the facility to be down-
graded to a recreational airport. This
would limit airport availability to an ex-
tremely limited class of aircraft including
only small single-engine craft.
Should this occur, the airport then
would no longer be the asset it could be
to the valley’s future economy, or be eli-
gible for the grants currently used to fund
maintenance of the facility and for im-
provements such as a new $70,000
weather station.
(Editor’s Note: Roger Brandt
states that he was unsure of what was
printed in The Villager, and suspects
possible typographical errors. He said
that he disagrees with most of the
claims by the county airports manager
in this article.
Brandt’s response to the alleged
loss of grant money that may result
from an airport downgrade is that
grants could be available for the pres-
ervation of the smokejumper base as
an historical site. He added that the
entire issue could be resolved by a vari-
ance for the parking area that was
closed due to FAA requirements neces-
sary to maintain the airport in its cur-
rent B-II status.)
LEGAL NOTICES
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to
O.R.S. 86.705, et seq. and O.R.S. 79.5010, et
seq. Trustee No.: 039-15944 Reference is made
to that certain Trust Deed made by Cynthia Vetkos
as Grantor/Trustor, in which Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc., is named as Benefici-
ary and First American Title Insurance OR as
Trustee and recorded 01/30/2007 as Instrument
No. 2007-002211 in book , page of Official Re-
cords in the office of the Recorder of Josephine
County, Oregon covering the following described
real property situated in said county and state, to
wit: Parcel 1 of Partition Plat No. 2005-055, Jose-
phine County, Oregon.. APN: R343845 The street
address or other common designation, if any, of
the real property described above is purported to
be: 1695 Fruitdale Drive, Grants Pass, OR 97527
The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for
any incorrectness of the above street address or
other common designation. Both the beneficiary
and the trustee have elected to sell the said real
property to satisfy the obligations secured by said
Trust Deed and a Notice of Default has been re-
corded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes
86.735 (3); the default for which the foreclosure is
made is Grantor’s failure to pay when due, the
following sums: Total payments from 07/1/2007
through 12/27/2007 $11,400.00 Total advances
$0.00 Interest on Advances (if any) $0.00 Total
due the Beneficiary $11,400.00 Also, if you have
failed to pay taxes on the property, provide insur-
ance on the property or pay other senior liens or
encumbrances as required in the note and Deed
of Trust, the beneficiary may insist that you do so
in order to reinstate your account in good stand-
ing. The beneficiary may require as a condition to
reinstatement that you provide reliable written
evidence that you have paid all senior liens or
encumbrances, property taxes and hazard insur-
ance premiums. These requirements for reinstate-
ment should be confirmed by contacting the un-
dersigned Trustee. By reason of said default, the
beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the
obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately
due and payable, said sums being the following:
The unpaid principal balance of $320,000.00 to-
gether with interest thereon at the current rate of
7.12500 per cent (%) per annum from 6/1/2007
until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow
advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other
sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary
pursuant to the terms and conditions of said deed
of trust. Wherefore, notice hereby is given that the
undersigned trustee will on 5/6/2008, at the hour
of 01:00 PM in accord with the standard of time
established by O.R.S. 187.110 at the following
place: At the front door to the Josephine County
Courthouse, Sixth and "C" Street, Grants Pass,
OR County of Josephine, State of Oregon, sell at
public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the
interest in the said described real property which
the Grantor has or had power to convey at the
time of execution by him of the said Trust Deed,
together with any interest which the grantor his
successors in interest acquired after the execution
of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the foregoing obliga-
tions thereby secured and the costs and expenses
of sale, including reasonable charge by the trus-
tee. Notice is further given that any person named
in O.R.S. 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to
five days before the date last set for the sale, to
have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and
the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to the bene-
ficiary of the entire amount then due (other than
such portion of the principal as would not then be
due had no default occurred) and by curing any
other default complained of herein that is capable
of being cured by tendering the performance re-
quired under the obligation or to cure the default,
by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred
in enforcing the obligation and Trust Deed, to-
gether with trustee’s and attorney’s fees. In con-
struing this notice, the masculine gender includes
the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes
plural, the word” Grantor” includes any successor
in interest to the Grantor as well as any other per-
son owing an obligation, the performance of which
is secured by said Trust Deed, and the words
“trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective
successors in interest, if any. If the Trustee is un-
able to convey title for any reason, the successful
bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the
return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the suc-
cessful bidder shall have no further recourse Date:
12/27/2007 Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation
By: Tina Suihkonen, Assistant Secretary For fur-
ther information please contact: Lawyers Title In-
surance Corporation c/o LandAmerica Default
Services Post Office Box 5899 6 Executive Circle,
Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92616 (949) 885-4500 Sales
Line: 714-573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com
Reinstatement Fax Line 949-606-9274 State of
California County of Orange I certify that I, Tina
Suihkonen am an authorized representative of
Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, Trustee, and
that the foregoing is a complete and exact copy of
the original trustee’s notice of sale. Signature
Authorized Representative of Trustee This office is
attempting to collect a debt and any information
obtained will be used for that purpose. P350697
Publish
1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 02/06/2008
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to O.R.S.
86.705, et seq. and O.R.S. 79-5010, et seq. Trustee
No.: FC16713-5 Loan No.: 0143467595 Title No.:
3378749 Reference is made to that certain Trust
Deed made by Anthony D. Jaburg and Jodi M.
Jaburg, as Grantor, to First American Title Insur-
ance Company of OR, as Trustee, in favor of Mort-
gage Electronic Registration Systems, INC., solely
as a nominee for Suntrust Mortgage, Inc., as Bene-
ficiary, dated 4/20/2005, Recorded on 04/28/2005
as Document No. 2005-009503 in the mortgage
records of Josephine County, Oregon in book/reel/
volume No. , page . The beneficial interest under
said Trust Deed and the obligations secured
thereby are presently held by Suntrust Mortgage,
Inc. Said Trust Deed encumbers the following de-
scribed real property situated in said county and
state, to-wit: Lot 12, Easy Valley Estates Subdivi-
sion, Josephine County, Oregon. Account No.:
R341099 The street address or other common des-
ignation, if any, of the real property described above
is purported to be: 912 Skylark Lane, Grants Pass,
OR 97527 . The undersigned Trustee disclaims any
liability for any incorrectness of the above street
address or other common designation. Both the
beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the
said real property to satisfy the obligations secured
by said Trust Deed and a Notice of Default has
been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Stat-
utes 86.735 (3); the default for which the foreclo-
sure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay when due,
the following sums: monthly payments of $1,578.27
beginning 02/01/2007, together with title expenses,
costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred
herein by reason of said default, and any further
sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection
of the above described real property and its interest
therein. Also, if you have failed to pay taxes on the
property, provide insurance on the property or pay
other senior liens or encumbrances as required in
the note and Deed of Trust, the beneficiary may
insist that you do so in order to reinstate your ac-
count in good standing. The beneficiary may require
as a condition to reinstatement that you provide
reliable written evidence that you have paid all sen-
ior liens or encumbrances, property taxes, and haz-
ard insurance premiums. These requirements for
reinstatement should be confirmed by contacting
the undersigned Trustee. By reason of said default,
the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the
obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately
due and payable, said sums being the following:
Principal balance of $227,126.23 with interest
thereon at the rate of 6.250% per annum from
01/01/2007, together with any late charge(s), delin-
quent taxes, insurance premiums, impounds and
advances; senior liens and encumbrances which
are delinquent or become delinquent together with
title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and any attor-
ney’s fees and court costs, and any further sums
advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the
above described real property and its interest
therein. Wherefore, notice hereby is given that, First
American Title Insurance Company, the under-
signed trustee will, on 3/5/2008, at the hour of
01:00PM in accord with the standard of time as
established by O.R.S. 187.110, At the front door to
the Josephine County Courthouse, Sixth and "C"
Street, Grants Pass, OR, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, the interest in the said de-
scribed real property which the Grantor has or had
power to convey at the time of execution by him of
the said Trust Deed, together with any interest
which the Grantor his successors in interest ac-
quired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to
satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured
and the costs and expenses of sale, including rea-
sonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further
given that any person named in O.R.S. 86.753 has
the right, at any time prior to five days before the
date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure
proceeding dismissed and the Trust Deed rein-
stated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire
amount then due (other than such portion of the
principal as would not then be due had no default
occurred) and by curing any other default com-
plained of herein that is capable of being cured by
tendering the performance required under the obli-
gation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and
expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obliga-
tion and Trust Deed, together with trustee’s and
attorney’s fees. In construing this notice, the mascu-
line gender includes the feminine and the neuter,
the singular includes plural, the word “Grantor” in-
cludes any successor in interest to the Grantor as
well as any other person owing an obligation, the
performance of which is secured by said Trust
Deed, and the words “trustee” and “beneficiary”
include their respective successors in interest, if
any. Dated: 10/18/2007 First American Title Insur-
ance Company, Trustee Name/Title: Lauren Meyer,
Senior Trustee Sale Officer Direct Inquiries to: Sun-
trust Mortgage, Inc. c/o ForeclosureLink, Inc., 5006
Sunrise Blvd. #200, Fair Oaks, CA 95628 (916)
962-3453
P# 349924
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