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Winding Trails: by Al Hobart
Thursday, September 14, 1967
Illinois Valley News
Snakes &
Scorpions
I have always prided myself on
being entirely free from superstition,
but now I don’t know. The signs
lately have been too persistent to
ignore, and somehow I can’t rid
myself of the feeling that the end is
approaching.
Of course the thought of the
approaching end isn’t, or shouldn’t
be, as alarming as it sounds, since
from the very beginning the end
starts approaching. Although my
carefully laid plans call for attending
the last round-up about 32 years
from now, if the ominous signs I’ve
mentioned mean what they seem to
imply, I may have to sign up with a
lesser rodeo, probably only 29 or 30
years hence.
Just a couple of weeks ago I
almost stepped on a rattlesnake just
outside my cabin door, an event
that jolted me into realizing how
precarious is our journey along the
winding trail we follow through life.
Then, just when I had
practically forgotten the snake
incident and had lapsed comfortably
back into my sloppy, carefree
thinking habits, I was given another
shuddering reminder that the jolly
old beer and skittles days may be
phasing out, and that the awful
penalty for an instant’s lowering of
one’s guard could be a fatal puncture
by deadly fang or poison stinger.
Just this morning, as I went
about my housewifely chores of
tidying up the cabin I swept a 2½-in.
scorpion off my bunk-side rug. It
makes me wonder whether more
such creatures, possibly even more
revolting than rattlesnakes and
scorpions, if that’s possible, can be
lurking about the premises, waiting
their turn to sneak out at intervals
and set my nerves on edge with their
warning of possible disaster.
It all goes to show that even
in a peaceful and quiet environment
like Packer’s Gulch critters of
possible danger or painful annoyance
may lie hidden all around, just
waiting for the right moment to
pounce. I wouldn’t be in the least
surprised if Bandido, the coon,
should show up some evening with
his whiskers dripping hydrophobia
froth and dare me to step out onto
the porch.
Venom of the rattler is far more
potent than that of the scorpion and
can be deadly, although more often
the victim, after a terrifying and
painful interlude, pulls through, the
only permanent after-effect being
an accentuated hatred and fear of
snakes. Every summer there is a
sizeable number of deaths from
rattlesnake bite in the U. S. In our
area these snakes are fairly common,
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Public Notice
NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE Trustee Sale No: 129698-OR Loan No:
431-2930722 Title Order No: 8707242 APN R315906/36-05-28-BB-000302-00 WHEREAS,
on 08/09/1994, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by MORRIS C. SHOWALTER AND
PAULINE R. SHOWALTER, as trustor in favor of ARCS MORTGAGE, INC.as beneficiary and
AMERICAN PACIFIC TITLE & ESCROW CO. as trustee, and was recorded on 08/17/1994
as Document No. 94-16481, in Book 172, Page 2203, and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was
insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary)
pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and
WHEREAS the beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant
to an assignment recorded 10/13/2006 in document no. 2006-020625, of Official records in the
office of the Recorder of JOSEPHINE County, OR, and WHEREAS a default has been made
in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust PURSUANT TO SECTION 9 (A)(i), OF
THE LOAN DOCUMENTS “AN IMMEDIATE PAYMENT IN FULL. AS DEFINED, THE
LENDER WILL REQUIRE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT IN FULL OF ALL OUTSTANDING
PRINCIPAL AND ACCRUED INTEREST IF; A BORROWER DIES AND THE PROPERTY
IS NOT THE PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE OF AT LEAST ONE SURVIVING BORROWER.”
INCLUDING ALL FORECLOSURE FEES, ATTORNEY FEES AND ADVANCES TO SENIOR
LIENS, INSURANCE, TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the
Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be
immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single
Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B,
and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on 05/11/2017 as
Instrument No. 2017-006383, **THE SALE DESCRIBED BELOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED
TO 09/22/17, SAME TIME AND LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BELOW** notice is
hereby given that on 08/23/2017,** at 01:00PM local time, all real and personal property at or used
in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction
to the highest bidder: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST Commonly
known as: 1714 SIEBERT WAY, GRANTS PASS, OR 97527 The sale will be held: Inside the
main lobby of the Josephine County Courthouse, 500 NW 6th St, Grants Pass, OR 97526 The
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $290,299.29. There will be no proration of
taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing,
his pro rata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the
foreclosure sale. When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit
totaling $29,029.93 [10% of the Secretary’s bid] in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check
made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not accompany each oral bid. If the successful
bid is oral, a deposit of $29,029.93 must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit
is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the
sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of
the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or
cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The
successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after
the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer
of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to
them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the
payment. All extensions will be for a 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The
extension fee will be in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of
HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused
portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to
close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary,
the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure
commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any
costs incurred as a result of such failure. The commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD
representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest
price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a
right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant
to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon
receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein.
HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant. The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be
cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor
to the Foreclosure Commissioner not less than 3 days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that
the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of
this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are
tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified or cashier’s check payable to
the Secretary of HUD, before public auction of the property is completed. The amount that must be
paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $290,278.74 as of 08/22/2017,
plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the
mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving
notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure
Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien
record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner
for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs
incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. Tender of payment by certified
or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the
address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below. DATE: 06/27/2017 FORECLOSURE
COMMISSIONER: MORTGAGE LENDER SERVICES, INC. 11707 Fair Oaks Blvd., Ste 202
Fair Oaks, CA 95628 (916) 962-3453 Fax: (916) 962-1334 Sale Information Line: 916-939-0772
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but by being reasonably cautious in
our outdoor activities the danger of
being bitten is slight.
Scorpions are fairly abundant
too in our area, and although they
are far less dangerous than the
rattler, to me they are the most
loathsome of the infamous pair of
pests. Their venom, comparable
to that of the most savage hornet,
is even more powerful and can
produce a combined physical and
psychological effect that is a mixture
of extreme nausea and the fear of
impending death.
Both of these poisonous
creatures are rather timid and will
avoid you if given a chance, and
should give you little worry if you
can keep your hands and feet off the
rattler, and the scorpion out of your
clothes – or your bed.
Another reason I hate scorpions
is, because of the way the mother
sometimes treats her babies. One
time I turned over a rock on the
hillside above the cabin and found
the cool cavity underneath the rock
a mother scorpion and about 30 tiny
white ones. I carefully replaced the
rock, and next day took another peek
to see how the family was getting on.
Of the estimated 31 scorpions
of the day before, now only one
remained–the bloated cannibalistic
mother. After considering the
circumstantial, but clearly conclusive
evidence, I as acting judge and
impartial jury gave the gluttonous
old horror what I considered a just
and fair trial, after which the rock
was replaced, but this time not
gently. The sentence had been “death
by squashery.
It may sound gruesome to the
supersensitive, but what a simple and
speedy solution to a nasty problem
if all such creatures as snakes
and scorpions could somehow be
induced to care for their young the
way this mother scorpion did.
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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE Trustee Sale No: 129699-OR Loan No:
431-4128225 Title Order No: 8707244 APN R338273/36-06-23-DD-000651-00 WHEREAS, on
01/03/2005, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by PHYLIS N. GOODMAN, as trustor in favor
of U.S. FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORP. as beneficiary and ALLIANCE TITLE as trustee, and
was recorded on 01/07/2005 as Document No. 2005-000508, and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust
was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary)
pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and
WHEREAS the beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant
to an assignment recorded 03/25/2013 in document no. 2013-004059, of Official records in the
office of the Recorder of JOSEPHINE County, OR, and WHEREAS a default has been made
in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust PURSUANT TO SECTION 9 (B)(i), OF
THE LOAN DOCUMENTS “DUE AND PAYABLE WITH SECRETARY APPROVAL. AS
DEFINED, THE LENDER WILL REQUIRE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT IN FULL OF ALL
OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AND ACCRUED INTEREST IF; THE PROPERTY CEASES
TO BE THE PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE OF A BORROWER FOR REASONS OTHER THAN
DEATH AND THE PROPERTY IS NOT THE PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE OF AT LEAST ONE
OTHER BORROWER.” INCLUDING ALL FORECLOSURE FEES, ATTORNEY FEES AND
ADVANCES TO SENIOR LIENS, INSURANCE, TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. WHEREAS,
by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured
by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers
vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by
24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner,
recorded on 05/11/2017 as Instrument No. 2017-006383, **THE SALE DESCRIBED BELOW HAS
BEEN POSTPONED TO 09/22/17, SAME TIME AND LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED
BELOW** notice is hereby given that on 08/23/2017,** at 01:00PM local time, all real and
personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will
be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED
OF TRUST Commonly known as: 1635 SUN GLO DRIVE, GRANTS PASS, OR 97527 The sale
will be held: Inside the main lobby of the Josephine County Courthouse, 500 NW 6th St, Grants
Pass, OR 97526 The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $181,221.48. There
will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay,
at or before closing, his pro rata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary
to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must
submit a deposit totaling $18,122.15 [10% of the Secretary’s bid] in the form of a certified check
or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not accompany each oral bid.
If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of $18,122.15 must be presented before the bidding is closed.
The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days
of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being
of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or
cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The
successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after
the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer
of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to
them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the
payment. All extensions will be for a 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The
extension fee will be in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of
HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused
portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to
close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary,
the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure
commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any
costs incurred as a result of such failure. The commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD
representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest
price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a
right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant
to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon
receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein.
HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant. The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be
cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor
to the Foreclosure Commissioner not less than 3 days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that
the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of
this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are
tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified or cashier’s check payable to
the Secretary of HUD, before public auction of the property is completed. The amount that must be
paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $181,206.63 as of 08/22/2017,
plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the
mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving
notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure
Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien
record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner
for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs
incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. Tender of payment by certified
or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the
address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below. DATE: 06/27/2017 FORECLOSURE
COMMISSIONER: MORTGAGE LENDER SERVICES, INC. 11707 Fair Oaks Blvd., Ste 202
Fair Oaks, CA 95628 (916) 962-3453 Fax: (916) 962-1334 Sale Information Line: 916-939-0772
or www.nationwideposting.com TARA CAMPBELL, FORECLOSURE COMMISSIONER
OFFICER NPP0315225 To: ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS 09/06/2017, 09/13/2017, 09/20/2017