Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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Unemployment in Josephine County shows slight decrease for summer
By SCOTT JORGENSEN
IVN Staff Writer
Josephine County’s May
unemployment rate was 14.9
percent, the Oregon Employ-
ment Dept. (OED) announced
Monday, June 22.
That number represents a
slight drop from the 15.2 per-
cent rate that the county had in
April, which was made possi-
ble by the addition of seasonal
summer positions.
Payroll employment for
the county rose by 110 jobs
during April, of which 80 were
in the leisure-and-hospitality
sector. Gail Gasso, manager of
the OED Grants Pass and
Medford offices, said that she
has seen some hiring in the
tourism-related sectors of the
economy.
“Those kinds of jobs al-
ways increase in May and
June,” Gasso said.
Aside from those indus-
tries, Gasso said forestry and
firefighting also contribute to
seasonal employment. As
such, she said that the ranks of
the unemployed in Josephine
County might be dwindling -
- at least temporarily.
“I think we saw a spike
in unemployment in the early
winter,” Gasso said. “It’s
kind of leveling off right
now.”
Also bolstering Jose-
phine County employment
rolls is the influx of stimulus
dollars. For instance, Lo-
makatski, an Ashland-based
nonprofit group, has received
federal funds for a series of
forest restoration projects
throughout Southern Oregon.
During a Wednesday, June
24 town hall meeting at
Anne G. Basker Auditorium
in Grants Pass, Lomakatsi
Director of Operations
Marko Bey said that 80 per-
cent of that work is in Jose-
phine County.
“Stimulus funds are cre-
ating positions through dif-
ferent organizations,” she
said.
Gasso said that she an-
ticipates summer employ-
ment leveling off in August,
at which point area busi-
nesses will start recruiting
seasonal personnel for the
Christmas season. Many of
those jobs are in the retail
sector.
During the past year,
OED figures show that pay-
roll employment in Jose-
phine County fell by 1,000
jobs, a 4 percent decline. The
county has lost one in six of
the manufacturing jobs it had
one year earlier, OED said.
Manufacturing ac-
counted for half the county’s
job losses during the past 12
months. They were spread
throughout many prominent
businesses, including Master
Brand Cabinets in Grants
Pass.
During that time, the
construction industry shed
180 jobs. Wholesale trade
lost 60, retail trade lost 80,
and health care and social
assistance lost 50. Govern-
ment employment rose by
60, split evenly between fed-
eral and local agencies.
Gasso said that those
larger industry shifts have
prompted some job-seekers
to examine ways of expand-
ing their skill sets.
“We have a lot of people
coming in who were laid off
from industries that they po-
tentially won’t be rehired at,”
she said. “We’ve seen people
coming in who are looking at
changing careers.”
A particular emphasis is
being placed on boosting the
skills of newly unemployed
people to get them back to
work right away, Gasso said.
Despite the declines in
some industries, she said
some are thriving and look-
ing to hire more workers.
The transportation industry
has seen an increase, she
said, which creates a demand
for truck drivers and other
related occupations.
Health-care companies
like Asante Health System
have had a series of highly
publicized layoffs in recent
months. But Gasso said that
industry “continues to grow,”
along with the need for nurs-
ing professionals.
Gasso has been with
OED since 1992, after the last
major U.S. recession. In that
time, she has seen all kinds of
employment trends, negative
and positive. But all that ex-
perience doesn’t make it any
easier to know if the area econ-
omy will improve, or if the
worst is yet to come.
“It’s really hard to predict
what’s going to happen,”
Gasso said.
It does not matter how slowly you go
so long as you do not stop.
Wheresoever you go,
go with all your heart.
~Confucius
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LEGAL NOTICE
Trustee’s Notice of Sale T.S. No.: T09-51035-OR Reference is
made to that certain deed made by, Harley R. Whitcomb, III and
Brenda L. Whitcomb husband and wife as Grantor to First American
Title Insurance Company of Oregon, as trustee, in favor of "MERS"
is Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary,
dated 10/20/2005, recorded 10/25/2005, in official records of Jose-
phine County, Oregon in book/reel/volume No. at page No. , fee/
file/instrument/microfile/reception No. 2005-024753 (indicated
which), covering the following described real property situated in
said County and State, to-wit: APN: R327166 See Attached Exhibit
"A" Exhibit "A" Real property in the County of Josephine, State of
Oregon, described as follows: A parcel of land in Government Lot 4,
of Section 9 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of
Section 10, Township 38 South, Range 7 West of the Willamette
Meridian, Josephine County, Oregon, being more particularly de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at a point on the South line of said
Government Lot 4, which is 900.00 feet East of the Southwest cor-
ner of said Government Lot 4; thence along the South line of said
Government Lot 4, East 54.22 feet to the Southeast corner of said
Section 9; thence along the South line of said Section 10, South
89º38'16" East, 245.78 feet; thence North 0º18'40" West, 1156.52
feet to the South right of way line, Westerly 310 feet to a point
900.00 feet East of the West line of said Government Lot 4; thence
South 1250 feet to the point of beginning. Tax Parcel Number:
R327166 and R3271662 Initial here Commonly known as: 5677
Upper Deer Creek Road Selma, OR 97538 Both the beneficiary
and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy
the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been re-
corded pursuant to Section 86.735(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes:
the default for which the foreclosure is made is the grantor’s: Install-
ment of principal and interest plus impounds and / or advances
which became due on 03/01/2009 plus late charges, and all subse-
quent installments of principal, interest, balloon payments, plus im-
pounds and/or advances and late charges that become payable.
Monthly Payment $2,111.91 Monthly Late Charge $91.14 By this
reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all obligations
secured by said deed of trust immediately due and payable, said
sums being the following, to-wit: The sum of $287,452.41 together
with interest thereon at the rate of 6.125% per annum from
02/01/2009 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all
trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the
beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. Whereof,
notice hereby is given that First American Title Insurance Company,
the undersigned trustee will on 10/22/2009 at the hour of 01:00 PM,
Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Re-
vised Statues, at At the front door to the Josephine County Court-
house, 500 NW 6th 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
had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of
the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or
his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust
deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the
costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the
trustee. Notice is further given that pay person named in Section
86.753 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the fore-
closure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by pay-
ment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than
such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no de-
fault occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees
and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default
by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust
deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale.
In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the femi-
nine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word “grantor”
includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any
other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is se-
cured by said trust deed, the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” in-
clude their respective successors in interest, if any. For sales infor-
mation, please contact Priority Posting and Publishing at
www.priorityposting.com or (714) 573-1965 Dated: 6/9/2009 First
American Title Insurance Company as Agent to the Trustee c/o CR
Title Services Inc. 3 First American Way Santa Ana, CA 92707
Phone Number 877-573-0472 Reinstatement Line 877-576-0472 x2
Maria De La Torre, Asst. Sec. P# 587845
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Loan No.: 0054476239 T.S. No.:
OR-09-290679-SH Reference is made to that certain deed made by
JAMES P WILLIAMS SR & JERI L WILLIAMS as Grantor to TICOR
TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, as Trustee, in favor of MORT-
GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ("MERS"),
AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST HORIZON HOME LOAN CORPORA-
TION, as Beneficiary, dated 10/5/2005, recorded 10/11/2005, in
official records of Josephine County, Oregon, in book/reel/volume
No. xxx, at page No. xxx fee/file/instrument/microfile/reception No.
2005-023559 covering the following described real property situated
in said County and State, to wit: APN: R311496 SEE EXHIBIT "A"
ATTACHED EXHIBIT 'A' LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PARCEL 1: LOT
1, BLOCK "C", CANYON HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY
OF GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, AND THAT
PORTION OF LOT 2, BLOCK C OF SAID SUBDIVSION, DE-
SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF LOT 2, BLOCK C, CANYON HEIGHTS DUBDIVSION
IN THE CITY OF GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, ORE-
GON; THENCE SOUTH 04º02'40" EAST 152.13 FEET TO A POINT
ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 2, THENCE NORTH
89º27''30" WEST 10 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
SAID LOT: THENCE NORTH 00º16'30" WEST ALONG THE WEST
LINE OF SAID LOT, 151.66 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BE-
GINNING. PARCEL 2: THE WESTERLY 5 FEET OF THE FOLLOW-
ING DESCRIBED TRACT, WHEN MEASURED AT A RIGHT AN-
GLE TO THE WESTERLY LINE THEREOF: A PORTION OF LOT 2
AND LOT 3, BLOCK "C", CANYON HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION IN
THE CITY OF GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON,
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE SOUTH 04º02'40" EAST
152.13 FEEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 2; THENCE SOUTH
89º27'30" EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 2, A DIS-
TANCE OF 12.00 FEET TO THE CENTER OF TOKAY CANAL;
THENCE NORTH 68º46'30" EAST ALONG THE CENTER OF TO-
KAY CANAL, 72.81 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
LOT 3; THENCE NORTH 63º08'30" EAST ALONG THE CENTER
OF TOKAY CANAL 48.90 FEET; THENCE NORTH 12º54'40"
WEST 126.10 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF CRESCENT
DRIVE; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE
OF CRESCENT DRIVE AND ARC OF A 125 FOOT RADIUS
CURVE TO THE RIGHT 35.05 FEET( THE LONG CHORD OF
SAID CURVE BEARS SOUTH 73º05' WEST 34.94 FEET);
THENCE SOUTH 81º07 WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF
CRESCENT DRIVE, 73.05 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
Commonly known as: 1747 NW CRESCENT DRIVE GRANTS
PASS, OR 97526 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 has been recorded pursuant to Section
86.735 (3) of Oregon Revised Statutes; the default for which the
foreclosure is made is the grantor’s: The installments of principal
and interest which became due on 3/1/2009, and all subsequent
installments of principal and interest through the date of this Notice,
plus amounts that are due for late charges, delinquent property
taxes, insurance premiums, advances made on senior liens, taxes
and/or insurance, trustee’s fees, and any attorney fees and court
cost arising from or associated with the beneficiaries efforts to pro-
tect and preserve is security, all of which must be paid as a condi-
tion of reinstatement, including all sums that shall accrue through
reinstatement or pay-off. Nothing in this notice shall be construed a
waiver of any fees owing to the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust
pursuant to the terms of the loan documents. Monthly Payment
$1,989.46 Monthly Late Charge $85.77 By this reason of said de-
fault the beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said
trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the fol-
lowing, to wit: The sum of $276,469.69 together with interest
thereon at the rate of 5.8750 per annum from 2/1/2009 until paid;
plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclo-
sure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to
the terms of said deed of trust. Whereof, notice hereby is given that,
FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, the under-
signed trustee will, on 10/27/2009, at the hour of 01:00 PM, Stan-
dard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised
Statutes, at At the front door to the Josephine County Courthouse,
500 NW 6th Street Grants Pass, OR County of Josephine, State of
Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the in-
terest in the said described real property which the grantor had or
had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said
trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his suc-
cessors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to
satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and
expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee.
Notice is further given that any person named in section 86.753 of
Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure pro-
ceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the
beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion
of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred),
together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any
other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the
performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time
prior to five days before the date last set for sale. For Sale Informa-
tion Call: 714-573-1965 or Login to www.priorityposting.com. In
construing this notice, the masculine 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
persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured
by said trust deed, the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include
their respective successors in interest, if any. Pursuant to Oregon
Law, this sale will not be deemed final until the Trustee’s deed has
been issued by Quality Loan Service. If there are any irregularities
are discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, that the trus-
tee will rescind the sale, return the buyer’s money and take further
action as necessary. If the Trustee is unable 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 successful bidder
shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any rea-
son, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of
the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse
against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney.
Dated: 6/22/2009 FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COM-
PANY, as Trustee By: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as
agent Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 2141 5th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 OR-09-290679-SH Signature
By: LISA APPELGATE, Assistant Secretary For Non-Sale Informa-
tion: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 2141 5th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 Fax: 619-645-7716 If you have
previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have
been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this
letter is intended to exercise the note holder’s rights against the real
property only. This Office is attempting to collect a debt and any
information obtained will be used for that purpose. As required by
law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting
on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if
you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. P587529
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Loan No.: 0057760308 T.S. No.:
OR-09-290677-SH Reference is made to that certain deed made by
ORVILLE K DOYLE III & LISA J DOYLE as Grantor to TICOR TI-
TLE INSURANCE COMPANY, as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE
ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE
FOR FIRST HORIZON HOME LOAN COPORATION, as Benefici-
ary, dated 5/22/2006, recorded 05/26/2006, in official records of
Josephine County, Oregon, in book/reel/volume No. xxx, at page
No. xxx fee/file/instrument/microfile/reception No. 2006-010876
covering the following described real property situated in said
County and State, to wit: APN: R343140 PARCEL 2 OF PARTITION
PLAT NO. 2004-088, IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON. Com-
monly known as: 2054 JAYNES DRIVE GRANTS PASS, OR 97527
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 has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.735 (3) of
Oregon Revised Statutes; the default for which the foreclosure is
made is the grantor’s: The installments of principal and interest
which became due on 3/1/2009, and all subsequent installments of
principal and interest through the date of this Notice, plus amounts
that are due for late charges, delinquent property taxes, insurance
premiums, advances made on senior liens, taxes and/or insurance,
trustee’s fees, and any attorney fees and court cost arising from or
associated with the beneficiaries efforts to protect and preserve is
security, all of which must be paid as a condition of reinstatement,
including all sums that shall accrue through reinstatement or pay-
off. Nothing in this notice shall be construed a waiver of any fees
owing to the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust pursuant to the
terms of the loan documents. Monthly Payment $3,541.35 Monthly
Late Charge $177.07 By this reason of said default the beneficiary
has declared all obligations secured by said trust deed immediately
due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: The sum of
$529,568.36 together with interest thereon at the rate of 6.7500 per
annum from 2/1/2009 until paid; plus all accrued late charges
thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums ad-
vanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of
trust. Whereof, notice hereby is given that, FIRST AMERICAN TI-
TLE INSURANCE COMPANY, the undersigned trustee will, on
10/27/2009, at the hour of 01:00 PM, Standard of Time, as estab-
lished by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statutes, at At the front
door to the Josephine County Courthouse, 500 NW 6th Street
Grants Pass, OR County of Josephine, State of Oregon, sell at pub-
lic auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said de-
scribed real property which the grantor had or had power to convey
at the time of execution by him of the said trust deed, together with
any interest which the grantor or 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
a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any
person named in section 86.753 of Oregon Revised Statutes has
the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust
deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount
then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then
be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s
and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in
the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under
the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the
date last set for sale. For Sale Information Call: 714-573-1965 or
Login to www.priorityposting.com. In construing this notice, the
masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular
includes plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in inter-
est to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation,
the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, the words
“trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in
interest, if any. Pursuant to Oregon Law, this sale will not be
deemed final until the Trustee’s deed has been issued by Quality
Loan Service. If there are any irregularities are discovered within
10 days of the date of this sale, that the trustee will rescind the sale,
return the buyer’s money and take further action as necessary. If
the Trustee is unable 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 successful bidder shall have no further
recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at
the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The
Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the
Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Dated: 6/22/2009 FIRST
AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, as Trustee By: Quality
Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as agent Quality Loan Service
Corp. of Washington 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-
645-7711 OR-09-290677-SH Signature By: LISA APPELGATE, As-
sistant Secretary For Non-Sale Information: Quality Loan Service
Corp. of Washington 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-
645-7711 Fax: 619-645-7716 If you have previously been dis-
charged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of per-
sonal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to
exercise the note holder’s rights against the real property only. This
Office is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained
will be used for that purpose. As required by law, you are hereby
notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record
may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the
terms of your credit obligations. P587533
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