Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Page 12
Dept. of Agriculture ensures that products measure up
Oregon consumers will
be happy to know that some-
one looks at the thousands of
weighing and measuring de-
vices involved in everyday
commercial transactions
throughout the state to ensure
fairness in the marketplace.
The 18 inspectors of the
Oregon Dept. of Agriculture
(ODA) Measurement Stan-
dards Division hope that this
message is loud and clear
during National Weights and
Measures Week that began
Monday, March 1 and will
continue through Sunday,
March 7.
“There are more than
53,500 licensed weighing and
measuring devices used for
the sale of goods throughout
the state,” said ODA’s Jason
Barber, administrator of the
Measurement Standards Divi-
sion. “Our inspectors help
assure that those devices are
working correctly to protect
consumers and businesses.
“If no one was responsi-
ble for regulating, inspecting,
and testing these devices,
there would be no assurance
that people get what they pay
for. If the devices aren’t oper-
ating correctly, the consumer
could be getting shorted or
the business could be giving
away too much product and
losing money.”
In many cases, more than
half a family's income is
spent on items sold by
weight, measure, or count.
The special week is designed
to recognize the important
service to the community
performed by weights-and-
measures programs around
the country.
It may surprise consum-
ers that such programs are
part of departments of agri-
culture. Historically, com-
modities like wheat, corn, and
cattle were sold by weight or
measure, so inspection pro-
grams were placed with other
regulatory agricultural pro-
grams. Today, many items in
commercial transactions are
non-agricultural, but the in-
spection programs remain in
state ag departments.
The Measurement Stan-
dards Division is involved in
almost every consumer trans-
action in Oregon. When you
purchase apples at a grocery
store, you can be certain you
are paying the right amount
because ODA inspectors have
tested the check stand scales.
Retailers can have confidence
they received the right
amount of apples from the
distribution center because
warehouse scales also are
licensed and tested by ODA.
Even the distribution cen-
ter can be confident because
inspectors test the heavy-
capacity scales which weigh
delivery trucks. ODA also
tests gas pump meters and
administers the motor fuel
quality program for Oregon.
Inspection of all measur-
ing devices has never been
more important.
“The marketplace is
changing,” said Barber.
“Service stations that once
had eight gas pumps now
have 45. Grocery stores with
six checkstands now have 40.
Today, quantities are deter-
mined using the latest ad-
vancements in weighing and
measuring equipment.
“Our inspectors are well
trained, and do a great job
keeping pace with technology
to secure accuracy and equal-
ity in the marketplace.”
As the population of the
state has increased, so too have
demands on the division. The
number of devices licensed and
inspected during 1990 was
38,634. The number of devices
licensed and inspected during
1999 was 47,673.
Now there are 53,500
devices licensed to 11,300
businesses in Oregon.
Those who own the de-
vices, from gas station own-
ers to grocers to farmers, pay
licensing fees which support
100 percent of the inspection
program budget even though
all Oregon consumers benefit.
A current trend that has
the eye of the Measurement
Standards Division is the in-
creasing number of busi-
nesses purchasing gold, gems
and other precious metals
from consumers for cash.
“With gold hovering
around $1,100 an ounce,
we’ve seen a large influx in
the number of jewelry stores,
coin shops, pawn shops, and
traveling businesses that use a
variety of scales to weigh and
purchase gold and jewelry
from the public for cash,”
said Barber. “Our concern is
that many of these scales may
not be licensed or approved
for commercial use in Oregon
and consequently have not
been properly tested by our
inspectors.”
The division is working
on compliance plan to ad-
dress these issues.
When it comes to assur-
ing accuracy during a com-
mercial transaction, ODA
inspectors can’t do the job
alone. Consumers also play
an important role.
“When you buy anything
by weight or measure, the
device measuring that item
should read zero before it
starts,” says Barber. “When
you go to a gas pump, before
they start pumping gasoline,
the meter should read zero.
Before produce is weighed at
the grocery store, the scale
should read zero.
“If it doesn’t, you will
end up paying for not only
that product, but also the
product that was already reg-
istered on the meter or scale.
If the meter or scale does not
read zero to start with, tell the
attendant or cashier.”
Be aware. Watch the
checkstand register. Watch
the gas pump. Keep track of
what’s going on. If you have
questions or concerns, bring
them up with the retailer.
If you aren’t satisfied
with their response, contact
ODA’s Measurement Stan-
dards Division at 503-986-
4670 or e-mail to msd-
info@oda.state.or.us. Con-
sumers also can go to the
division’s Webpage at
www.oregon.gov/ODA/
MSD/index.shtml and file
general consumer complaints
or fuel complaints online.
Next time you go to a
grocery store or fill up at a
gas station, remember that
someone at ODA’s Measure-
ment Standards Division has
been watching out for you.
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LEGAL NOTICE
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE T.S. No.: OR-10-
339007-SH Reference is made to that certain
deed made by CHRIS FAIN AND VALERIE L.
FAIN AS TO AN UNDIVIDED 50% INTEREST
AND BERNARD M. ZIEMINSKI , AN UNDIVIDED
50% INTEREST, ALL AS TENANTS IN COMMON
as Grantor to Ecom Title, as Trustee, in favor of
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as
nominee for Quick Loan Funding Inc A California
Corporation, as Beneficiary, dated 3/21/2007, re-
corded 07/23/2007, in official records of Josephine
County, Oregon, in book/reel/volume No. xxx, at
page No. xxx fee/file/instrument/microfile/reception
No. 2007-014336 covering the following described
real property situated in said County and State, to
wit: APN: R304550 LEGAL DESCRIPTION AT-
TACHED AS EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT "A" REF. NO.:
OR-10-339007-SH Parcel 1: Commencing at the
southeast corner of the southeast quarter of the
southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of sec-
tion 23, township 35 south, range 6 west, of the
Willamette Meridian, Josephine County, Oregon;
thence north along the east line of said legal sub-
division, a distance of 283 feet to the point of be-
ginning of property to be described; thence west
and parallel with the south line of said southeast
quarter of the southwest quarter, 750 feet; thence
north and parallel with the east line of said subdivi-
sion, 271 feet; thence east and parallel to the
north line of said legal subdivision a distance of
908 feet, more or less, to the westerly boundary of
monument drive, thence in a southeasterly direc-
tion along monument drive to a point which is 400
feet north from the south line of said section 23;
thence west to the east line of southeast quarter
of the southwest quarter of said section 23; thence
south along said east line to the point of begin-
ning. parcel 2: commencing at the southeast cor-
ner of the southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of section 23, township 35 south, range 6
west, of the Willamette Meridian, Josephine
County, Oregon; thence north along the east line
of said legal subdivision, a distance of 283 feet to
the true point of beginning, said point also being
the most southerly southeast corner of tract of
land conveyed in volume 261, page 1, Josephine
County deed records; thence east along the
southerly line of said tract if extended easterly to
the westerly right of way line of monument drive;
thence northwesterly along said right of way line
to the most easterly southeast corner of aforesaid
tract of land; thence west along the south line of
said tract to the east line of the southeast quarter
of the southwest quarter of said section 23; thence
south along said east line to the true point of be-
ginning Commonly known as: 6020 MONUMENT
DRIVE GRANTS PASS, OR 97526 Both the bene-
ficiary 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 10/1/2009, and
all subsequent installments of principal and inter-
est 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 costs arising
from or associated with the beneficiaries efforts to
protect and preserve its 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
as a waiver of any fees owing to the Beneficiary
under the Deed of Trust pursuant to the terms of
the loan documents. Monthly Payment $1,687.76
Monthly Late Charge $84.39 By this reason of
said default the beneficiary has declared all obli-
gations secured by said trust deed immediately
due and payable, said sums being the following, to
wit: The sum of $350,980.29 together with interest
thereon at the rate of 4.1250 per annum from
9/1/2009 until paid; plus all accrued late charges
thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs
and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursu-
ant to the terms of said deed of trust. Whereof,
notice hereby is given that, LSI Title Company of
Oregon, LLC, the undersigned trustee will, on
7/6/2010, at the hour of 01:00 PM, Standard of
Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon
Revised Statutes, at At the front door to the Jose-
phine 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 interest 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 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 reason-
able charge by the trustee. Notice is further given
that any person named in section 86.753 of Ore-
gon 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 por-
tion of said principal as would not then be due had
no default occurred), together with the costs, trus-
tee’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 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 LSI Title Company of Oregon,
LLC. 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. NO-
TICE TO TENANTS If you are a tenant of this
property, foreclosure could affect your rental
agreement. A purchaser who buys this property at
a foreclosure sale has the right to require you to
move out after giving you notice of the require-
ment. If you do not have a fixed-term lease, the
purchaser may require you to move out after giv-
ing you a 30-day notice on or after the date of the
sale. If you have a fixed-term lease, you may be
entitled to receive after the date of the sale a 60-
day notice of the purchaser's requirement that you
move out. To be entitled to either a 30-day or 60-
day notice, you must give the Trustee of the Deed
of Trust written evidence of your rental agreement
at least 30 days before the date first set for the
sale. If you have a fixed-term lease, you must give
the Trustee a copy of the rental agreement. If you
do not have a fixed-term lease and cannot provide
a copy of the rental agreement, you may give the
trustee other written evidence of the existence of
the rental agreement. The date that is 30 days
before the date of the sale is 6/6/2010 the name of
the Trustee and the Trustee's mailing address is
set forth on this Notice of Sale below. Federal law
may grant you additional rights, including a right to
a longer notice period. Consult a lawyer for more
information about your rights under federal law.
You have the right to apply your security deposit
and any rent you prepaid toward your current obli-
gation under your rental agreement. If you want to
do so, you must notify your Landlord in writing and
in advance that you intend to do so. If you believe
you need legal assistance with this matter, you
may contact the Oregon State Bar and ask for the
lawyer referral service. Contact information for the
Oregon State Bar is included below with this no-
tice. If you have a low income and meet federal
poverty guidelines, you may be eligible for free
legal assistance. Contact information for where
you can obtain free legal assistance is included
below with this notice. Oregon State Bar (503)
684-3763; (800) 452-7636 Legal assistance:
www.lawhelp.org/or/index.cfm Dated: 2/23/2010
LSI Title Company of Oregon, LLC, as Trustee
3220 El Camino Real Irvine, CA 92602 Signature
By: Seth Ott, Assistant Secretary Quality Loan
Service Corp. of Washington, as agent for LSI
Title Company of Oregon, LLC 2141 5th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For Non-Sale
Information: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Wash-
ington 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101
619-645-7711 Fax: 619-645-7716 If you have pre-
viously 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. P#671778
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE T.S. No.: OR-10-
339639-SH Reference is made to that certain
deed made by MARK BURTON AND NALANI
BURTON as Grantor to Fidelity National Title In-
surance Company, as Trustee, in favor of Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A. A National Association, as
Beneficiary, dated 10/27/2006, recorded
10/31/2006, in official records of Josephine
County, Oregon, in book/reel/volume No. xxx, at
page No. xxx fee/file/instrument/microfile/reception
No. 2006-021781 covering the following described
real property situated in said County and State, to
wit: APN: R308494 The south 15.0 feet of lot 13
and all of lot 14, block 1, the Davenport addition to
the City of Grants Pass, Josephine County, Ore-
gon. Less and except that portion lying within Bea-
con Drive and Churchill Street. Commonly known
as: 1102 NE BEACON DRIVE GRANTS PASS,
OR 97526 Both the beneficiary and the trustee
have elected to sell the said real property to sat-
isfy 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 9/1/2009, and all subsequent in-
stallments 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 costs arising from or associated
with the beneficiaries efforts to protect and pre-
serve its 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 as a
waiver of any fees owing to the Beneficiary under
the Deed of Trust pursuant to the terms of the
loan documents. Monthly Payment $1,327.14
Monthly Late Charge $66.36 By this reason of
said default the beneficiary has declared all obli-
gations secured by said trust deed immediately
due and payable, said sums being the following,
to wit: The sum of $158,775.61 together with inter-
est thereon at the rate of 7.6250 per annum from
8/1/2009 until paid; plus all accrued late charges
thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs
and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursu-
ant to the terms of said deed of trust. Whereof,
notice hereby is given that, LSI Title Company of
Oregon, LLC, the undersigned trustee will, on
6/29/2010, at the hour of 01:00 PM, Standard of
Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon
Revised Statutes, at At the front door to the Jose-
phine 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 interest 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 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 reason-
able charge by the trustee. Notice is further given
that any person named in section 86.753 of Ore-
gon 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 por-
tion of said principal as would not then be due had
no default occurred), together with the costs, trus-
tee’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 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 LSI Title Company of Oregon,
LLC. 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. NO-
TICE TO TENANTS If you are a tenant of this
property, foreclosure could affect your rental
agreement. A purchaser who buys this property at
a foreclosure sale has the right to require you to
move out after giving you notice of the require-
ment. If you do not have a fixed-term lease, the
purchaser may require you to move out after giv-
ing you a 30-day notice on or after the date of the
sale. If you have a fixed-term lease, you may be
entitled to receive after the date of the sale a 60-
day notice of the purchaser's requirement that you
move out. To be entitled to either a 30-day or 60-
day notice, you must give the Trustee of the Deed
of Trust written evidence of your rental agreement
at least 30 days before the date first set for the
sale. If you have a fixed-term lease, you must give
the Trustee a copy of the rental agreement. If you
do not have a fixed-term lease and cannot provide
a copy of the rental agreement, you may give the
trustee other written evidence of the existence of
the rental agreement. The date that is 30 days
before the date of the sale is 5/30/2010 the name
of the Trustee and the Trustee's mailing address
is set forth on this Notice of Sale below. Federal
law may grant you additional rights, including a
right to a longer notice period. Consult a lawyer for
more information about your rights under federal
law. You have the right to apply your security de-
posit and any rent you prepaid toward your current
obligation under your rental agreement. If you
want to do so, you must notify your Landlord in
writing and in advance that you intend to do so. If
you believe you need legal assistance with this
matter, you may contact the Oregon State Bar and
ask for the lawyer referral service. Contact infor-
mation for the Oregon State Bar is included below
with this notice. If you have a low income and
meet federal poverty guidelines, you may be eligi-
ble for free legal assistance. Contact information
for where you can obtain free legal assistance is
included below with this notice. Oregon State Bar
(503) 684-3763; (800) 452-7636 Legal assistance:
www.lawhelp.org/or/index.cfm Dated: 2/16/2010
LSI Title Company of Oregon, LLC, as Trustee
3220 El Camino Real Irvine, CA 92602 Signature
By: Seth Ott, Assistant Secretary Quality Loan
Service Corp. of Washington, as agent for LSI
Title Company of Oregon, LLC 2141 5th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 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 discharged through bank-
ruptcy, you may have been released of personal
liability for this loan in which case this letter is in-
tended 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 reflect-
ing on your credit record may be submitted to a
credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of
your credit obligations. P668568
Publish:
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3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24/2010
2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 03/17/2010