8A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • September 30, 2015
Polk County News\Public Notices
Wine: Sun damage hits some vineyards District: SW Polk Fire
Continued from Page 1A
A few stretches of extreme-
ly warm weather took a toll
on the grapes, causing heat
damage. Grapes suffering
from heat damage shrivel up
like raisins. Damaged grapes
can go through fermentation,
but give a bitter taste to wine.
Namaste was largely
spared.
“Your fruit is really pris-
tine, besides a little bit of
heat damage,” said Netanya
Welch, the harvest crew
leader from Amity-based
Vitis Terra Vineyard Services,
a vineyard management
company.
She was helping at Na-
maste on Sept. 23. Welch
picked through the harvest-
ed grapes, pulling leaves and
tossing out clusters with too
many raisin-like grapes.
“We’ve got a little bit, but
nothing to cry over,” Mas-
ciorini said.
Firesteed also had some
slight sun damage, perhaps
affecting 1 to 2 percent of
the crop.
“It was the last round of days
over 100 degrees,” Croft said.
That’s not true of every
vineyard in 2015, though.
Welch said Vitis Terra
works with 25 vineyards
spread across the valley
from Sherwood to Dallas to
Dundee. She said some were
experiencing more signifi-
cant losses.
“That’s a lot of money,”
she said. “It’s damaging to
your income.”
Welch said a number of
factors determine whether
grapes will suffer from the
sun, including row orienta-
tion, soil quality, access to
water and timing.
“The grapes are the most
susceptible to stress when
they reach … the beginning
of veraison, that’s wine
speak for when they start to
turn color,” Welch said.
“When they are first ap-
proaching veraison, when
they are getting their first lit-
tle bit of color, they are ex-
board studying options
JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer
A harvest crew works its way through the rows of Prosperity Pinot at Namaste Vine-
yards outside Dallas on the morning of Sept. 23. Namaste harvest began last week.
JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer
Sun damage, seen here, has affected the crop this year.
tremely susceptible to heat
stress and sun damage, be-
cause this color is what pro-
tects them. It’s like a tan.”
Welch, who helped Na-
maste throughout the grow-
ing season, put the finishing
touches on her work by vigi-
lantly removing clusters
with too much sun damage.
“I’m more picky than oth-
ers,” she said.
“With the flavors that we
have on everything now, I
would say it would be one of
my best,” Masciorini said,
noting that may not be the
case with all wineries. “The
flavors in everything right
now are just huge.”
He will have to wait a year
before getting a better idea
what the true characteristics
of the 2015 vintage will be,
but for now, he’s optimistic.
“I’m not worried, and I
worry right up to day we
pick,” he said. “I couldn’t be
happier. It’s a relief when it’s
coming off and it’s nice.”
Croft agreed.
“It will be a great year to
be a wine drinker,” he said.
“If you see 2015 on the label,
you can be confident you
are going to like it.”
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Tax rates were then lim-
ited a 3 percent growth an-
nually. With little or no de-
velopment happening, the
district has been existing
on 3 percent increases in
taxes while expenses have
grown fast, Hertel said.
It’s gotten to the point
where SW Polk will burn
through its reserves and
have to
cut al-
r e a d y
“bare-
bones”
services
without
reducing
expendi-
t u r e s
Hertel
through
consolidation or finding
another source of revenue,
Hertel said.
Hertel took over as chief
in Dallas and SW Polk in
late 2013. It took him sever-
al months before he could
evaluate SW Polk’s financial
standing, but when he did,
he knew it wouldn’t be long
before the agency was in
trouble.
About a year ago, Hertel
broke the news to SW Polk’s
board.
“I think they knew they
had a financial issue,” he
said. “I think they were sur-
prised as to how far or how
in depth it had grown.”
Hertel has been doing
his best to cut expenses —
for example selling two fire
engines and replacing
them with one — but that
will only go so far. Soon the
agency will have to consid-
er consolidation with other
departments or putting a
bond or levy on the ballot.
Both would have to be ap-
proved by voters.
“I think I can keep this
budget and this service
level afloat for another year
or two by continuing to
make small cuts in expens-
es and taking full advan-
tage of resources we have,”
Hertel said. “After that, it
will be cutting services
until we can get one of
those passed.”
For several months, the
board has been gathering
information about consoli-
dation and bonds or levies
to decide which would be
the best choice.
“I’ve got them educated
as to where we are at, and
we are trying figure out
what the next step is,” Her-
tel said. “It boils down to
very limited options.”
S W Po l k’s f i n a n c i a l
standing doesn’t just im-
pact the approximately
15,000 people living in its
coverage area, including
Rickreall and the areas out-
side Dallas and Falls City.
The cities of Dallas and
Falls City would be affected
too, as the agency has serv-
ice contracts with both, to
the tune of $248,000 and
$30,000, respectively. The
Dallas contract pays for ad-
ministrative services and
assistance with emergency
calls.
“If we lose that money
coming into the city of Dal-
las, the citizens of Dallas
would have to make that
up, or we would have to cut
services in the city of Dallas
equivalent to that amount
of money,” Hertel said. “It’s
not just a SW Polk issue.”
In the 2014-15 budget,
the agency had $75,000 in
reserve to begin the year
collected $413,912 in taxes
versus $538,862 in expens-
es, illustrating the problem
that has been brewing for
years, even with lean fiscal
management, Hertel said.
“It’s very conservatively
operated and it has been
forever,” Hertel said. “They
are proud of that, the board
is, and I think that is a great
history to have, but it is not
sustainable in the future.”
■ PUBLIC NOTICES
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF POLK
NATIONSTAR
MORTGAGE LLC,
Plaintiff,
v.
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND
DEVISEES OF HARRIET ANN
MONAHAN aka H. ANN
MONAHAN; MORTGAGE
ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS, INC.; GMAC
MORTGAGE, LLC DBA
DITECH; JAMES ALZAREZ
aka JAMES ALVAREZ; CLARK
ALVAREZ; ALLYSON
ALVAREZ; OCCUPANTS OF
THE PROPERTY
Defendants.
Case No.: 14CV06684
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
To: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS
AND DEVISEES OF HARRIET
ANN MONAHAN aka H. ANN
MONAHAN & OCCUPANTS OF
THE PROPERTY
You are hereby required to
appear and defend the Com-
plaint filed against you in the
above entitled cause within
thirty (30) days from the date
of service of this summons
upon you, and in case of your
failure to do so, for want there-
of, Plaintiff will apply to the
court for the relief demanded
in the Complaint.
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
READ THESE PAPERS
CAREFULLY!
You must "appear" in this
case or the other side will win
automatically.
To "appear"
you must file with the court a
legal paper called a "motion"
or "answer." The "motion" or
"answer" (or "reply") must be
given to the court clerk or ad-
ministrator within 30 days of
the date of first publication
specified herein along with
the required filing fee. It must
be in proper form and have
proof of service on the plain-
tiff's attorney or, if the plaintiff
does not have an attorney,
proof of service on the plain-
tiff.
If you have questions, you
should see an attorney imme-
diately. If you need help in
finding an attorney, you may
call the Oregon State Bar's
Lawyer Referral Service at
(503) 684-3763 or toll-free in
Oregon at (800) 452-7636.
The relief sought in the
Complaint is the foreclosure
of the property located at 1169
SW Birch Street, Dallas, OR
97338.
Date of First Publication:
September 23, 2015.
McCarthy & Holthus, LLP
s/ Robert B. Hakari
Robert B. Hakari,
OSB# 114082
920 SW 3rd Ave, 1st Floor
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: (855) 809-3977
Fax: (971) 201-3202
E-mail:
rhakari@mccarthyholthus.com
Of Attorneys for Plaintiff
(Sept. 23, 30; Oct 7, 14, 2015)
TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
TS No.: 026310-OR Loan No.:
******9035 Reference is made
to that certain trust deed (the
"Deed of Trust") executed by
CHRISTOPHER A. ORIN AND
H E AT H E R L . O R I N , a s
Grantor, to KEY TITLE COM-
PANY, as Trustee, in favor of
WEST COAST BANK, as Ben-
eficiary, dated 8/22/2001,
recorded 8/29/2001, as Instru-
ment No. 2001-011328, in the
Official Records of Polk
County, Oregon, which covers
the following described real
property situated in Polk
County, Oregon: LOT 42,
PARK PLACE - PHASE II, IN
THE CITY OF MONMOUTH,
POLK COUNTY, OREGON.
APN: 538514 / 08429CB02400
Commonly known as: 1640
OZARK STREET MONMOUTH,
OR 97361 The current benefi-
ciary is: U.S. BANK TRUST,
N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9
M A S T E R PA RT I C I PAT I O N
TRUST Both the beneficiary
and the trustee have elected
to sell the above-described
real property to satisfy the
obligations secured by the
Deed of Trust and notice has
been recorded pursuant to
ORS 86.752(3). The default for
which the foreclosure is made
is the grantor's failure to pay
when due, the following
sums:
Delinquent Payments:
Dates: 3/1/2011 - 8/1/2015
No. Amount
Total: $57,609.90
Late Charges: $1,120.14
Beneficiary
Advances: $16,795.94
Foreclosure Fees
and Expenses: $1,263.98
Total Required to
Reinstate: $76,789.96
TOTAL REQUIRED
TO PAYOFF: $203,451.94
By reason of the default, the
beneficiary has declared all
obligations secured by the
Deed of Trust immediately due
and payable, including: the
principal sum of $140,213.74
together with interest thereon
at the rate of 6.875 % per
annum, from 2/1/2011 until
paid, plus all accrued late
charges, and all trustee's
fees, foreclosure costs, and
any sums advanced by the
beneficiary pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the
Deed of Trust Whereof, notice
hereby is given that the un-
dersigned trustee, CLEAR
RECON CORP., whose ad-
dress is 621 SW Morrison
Street, Suite 425, Portland, OR
97205, will on 1/7/2016, at the
hour of 11:00 AM, standard
time, as established by ORS
1 8 7 . 1 1 0 , AT T H E M A I N
STREET ENTRANCE TO THE
P O L K C O U N T Y C O U R T-
HOUSE, 850 MAIN STREET,
DALLAS, OR 97338, sell at
public auction to the highest
bidder for cash the interest in
the above-described real
property which the grantor
had or had power to convey
at the time it executed the
Deed of Trust, together with
any interest which the
grantor or his successors in
interest acquired after the ex-
ecution of the Deed of Trust,
to satisfy the foregoing obli-
gations thereby secured and
the costs and expenses of
sale, including a reasonable
charge by the trustee. Notice
is further given that any per-
son named in ORS 86.778 has
the right to have the foreclo-
sure proceeding dismissed
and the Deed of Trust rein-
stated by payment to the ben-
eficiary of the entire amount
then due (other than the por-
tion of principal that would
not then be due had no de-
fault occurred), together with
the costs, trustee's and attor-
neys' fees, and curing any
other default complained of
in the Notice of Default by
tendering the performance re-
quired under the Deed of
Trust at any time not later
than five days before the date
last set for sale. Without lim-
iting the trustee's disclaimer
of representations or war-
ranties, Oregon law requires
the trustee to state in this no-
tice that some residential
property sold at a trustee's
sale may have been used in
manufacturing methampheta-
mines, the chemical compo-
nents of which are known to
be toxic. Prospective pur-
chasers of residential proper-
ty should be aware of this po-
tential danger before decid-
ing to place a bid for this
property at the trustee's sale.
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 obli-
gation, the performance of
which is secured by the Deed
of Trust, the words "trustee"
and 'beneficiary" include
their respective successors
in interest, if any. Dated:
8/25/2015 CLEAR RECON
CORP 621 SW Morrison
Street, Ste 425 Portland, OR
97205 858-750-7600
(Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30, 2015)
CITY OF DALLAS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Application: ZC 15-02
The Dallas City Council
will hold a public hearing on
Monday, October 5, 2015, at
7:00 p.m., in the Council
Chambers at City Hall, 187 SE
Court Street, Dallas, Oregon,
on the application of Trahan
Consulting, applicant, and
Oakdale Heights Phase 1,
LLC, owners, to consider a
Zone Change for property lo-
cated west of Ash Creek and
south of the terminus of SW
Hayter Street in Dallas, Ore-
gon. The application includes
a request to change the zon-
ing from Acreage Residential
(AR-5) and Industrial (I) to
Residential Low Density (RL).
The Planning Commission
will consider testimony which
addresses the applicable cri-
teria listed below. Testimony
may be submitted in writing
to the Dallas Community De-
velopment Department, City
Hall, Dallas, Oregon 97338, or
in writing or orally at the pub-
lic hearing. The public hearing
will be conducted in a manner
that permits testimony from
all interested parties. All per-
sons wishing to testify must
be recognized by the Chair
and will be given an opportu-
nity to be heard.
Written comments submit-
ted to the Community Devel-
opment Department by Sep-
tember 25, 2015, will be in-
cluded with the staff report.
Written comments submitted
after that date will be for-
warded to the City Council at
the public hearing. The staff
report will be available for in-
spection at the Community
Development Department at
least seven days prior to the
hearing. Copies of the staff
report, the application, and
all documents and evidence
submitted by or on behalf of
the applicant, and copies of
the applicable criteria are
available for inspection at the
Community Development De-
partment at no cost and
copies will be provided at a
reasonable cost. If any party
provides additional docu-
ments or evidence, the City
Council may allow a continu-
ance or leave the record
open to allow the parties a
reasonable opportunity to re-
spond.
Dallas City Hall is handi-
capped-accessible. Any re-
quests for accommodation
should be made at least 48
hours before the meeting to
the Community Development
Department, 503-831-3565 or
TDD 503-623-7355.
Failure of an issue to be
raised in a hearing, in person
or by letter, or failure to pro-
vide statements or evidence
sufficient to afford the deci-
sion maker an opportunity to
respond to the issue pre-
cludes appeal to the Land Use
Board of Appeals (LUBA)
based on that issue.
PROPERTY LOCATION:
Southwest Dallas, west of Ash
Creek, at the terminus of SW
Hayter Street
NATURE OF REQUEST:
Zone Change to Residential
Low Density (RL)
APPLICABLE CRITERIA:
DDC Chapter 4.7.030
STAFF CONTACT FOR AD-
DITIONAL INFORMATION:
Suzanne Dufner, (503) 831-
3572 or suzanne.dufner@dal-
lasor.gov.
NOTICE TO MORTGAGEE,
LIENHOLDER, VENDOR, OR
SELLER, ORS 215 REQUIRES
THAT IF YOU RECEIVE THIS
NOTICE IT MUST BE PROMPT-
LY FORWARDED TO THE PUR-
CHASER. The recipient of this
notice is hereby responsible
promptly to forward a copy of
this notice to every person
with a documented interest,
including a renter or lessee.
Dated: September 17, 2015
Posted: September 17, 2015
Jason Locke, Community
Development Director
Published:
September 30, 2015
City of Dallas, Oregon
(Sept. 30, 2015)
CITY OF DALLAS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Dallas Planning Com-
mission will hold a public
hearing on Tuesday, October
13, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., in the
Council Chambers at City
Hall, 187 SE Court Street, Dal-
las, Oregon, on a Legislative
Amendment to the Dallas De-
velopment Code, Application
# LA15-01.
Testimony may be submit-
ted in writing to the Dallas
Community Development De-
partment, City Hall, Dallas,
Oregon 97338, or in writing or
orally at the public hearing.
The public hearing will be
conducted in a manner that
permits testimony from all in-
terested parties. All persons
wishing to testify must sign
in and be recognized by the
Chair. The Planning Commis-
sion will be making a recom-
mendation to the City Council
on this matter.
Written comments submit-
ted to the Community Devel-
opment Department by Octo-
ber 5, 2015, will be included
with the staff report. Written
comments submitted after
that date will be forwarded
to the Planning Commission
at the public hearing. The
staff report will be available
for inspection at the Com-
munity Development Depart-
ment at least seven days
prior to the hearing. Copies
of the staff report, the appli-
cation, and all documents
and evidence submitted by
or on behalf of the applicant,
and copies of the applicable
criteria are available for in-
spection at the Community
Development Department at
no cost and copies will be
provided at a reasonable
cost.
Failure of an issue to be
raised in a hearing, in person
or by letter, or failure to pro-
vide statements or evidence
sufficient to afford the deci-
sion maker an opportunity to
respond to the issue pre-
cludes appeal to the Land
Use Board of Appeals (LUBA)
based on that issue.
Dallas City Hall is handi-
capped-accessible. Any re-
quests for accommodation
should be made at least 48
hours before the meeting to
the Community Development
Department, 503-831-3565 or
TDD 503-623-7355.
NATURE OF REQUEST:
Amend the Dallas Develop-
ment Code to address modu-
lar homes, vacation rentals,
r e s i d e n t i a l d r i v ew ay a p -
proaches, signs, accessory
structures, land use proce-
dures, and outdated code ref-
erences and inconsistencies.
APPLICABLE CRITERA:
Dallas Development Code
Section 4.1.050
STAFF CONTACT FOR AD-
DITIONAL INFORMATION:
Suzanne Dufner, Planner,
503.831.3572 or TDD phone
503.623.7355.
NOTICE TO MORTGAGEE,
LIENHOLDER, VENDOR, OR
SELLER, ORS 215 REQUIRES
THAT IF YOU RECEIVE THIS
NOTICE IT MUST BE PROMPT-
LY FORWARDED TO THE PUR-
CHASER. The recipient of this
notice is hereby responsible
promptly to forward a copy of
this notice to every person
with a documented interest,
including a renter or lessee.
Dated: September 23, 2015
Posted: September 23, 2015
Published: September 30,
2015
Jason Locke, Community
Development Director
City of Dallas, Oregon
(Sept. 30, 2015)
Estate of
ELIZABETH ANN CUTSINGER
NOTICE TO INTERESTED
PERSONS
Case Number: 15PB04289
Notice: The Circuit Court of
the State of Oregon, for the
County of Polk, has appoint-
ed the undersigned as Per-
sonal Representative of the
Estate of Elizabeth Ann
Cutsinger, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against
said estate are required to
present the same, with proper
vouchers to the Personal
Representative at 3995
Hagers Grove Rd. SE Ste.
122, Salem, OR 97317, within
four months from the date of
first publication of this notice
as stated below, or they may
be barred. All persons whose
rights may be affected by this
proceeding may obtain addi-
tional information from the
records of the court, the Per-
sonal Representative, or the
Attorney for the Personal
Representative.
Dated and first published
September 30, 2015
PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE
E.M. Easterly
ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE
Adam Famulary,
OSB 133556
3995 Hagers Grove Rd. SE
Ste. 122
Salem, OR 97317
Phone: 503.400.2167
Fax: 888.881.9206
Email:
adam.famulary@outlook.com
(Sept. 30; Oct. 7, 14, 2015)