Polk County News
Polk County Itemizer-Observer • March 8, 2017 7A
Deadline nears for transfers
The National
Education
Association’s
Read Across
America kicked
off Thursday.
The date coincides
with Dr. Seuss’
birthday.
Dallas schools won’t take out-of-district kids after April 1
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
DALLAS — Budget con-
cerns for the upcoming year,
and a trend of declining en-
rollment, prompted the Dal-
las School board to place a
deadline on interdistrict
transfers.
The deadline for the
transfers — those involving
students who don’t live in
the district, but apply to at-
tend at a Dallas school — is
April 1 for the 2017-18
school year.
The board did not limit
the number of interdistrict
transfers the district would
accept, but approved the
deadline to help plan for
staffing needs.
Previously, the district
took nonresident transfers at
any time in the year.
The change doesn’t affect
students who move into the
district during the year. The
district must accept those
students at any time.
Superintendent Michelle
Johnstone said this year, the
district had 57 nonresident
students, 39 of which trans-
ferred in after the budget
had been adopted.
“One of the things that we
are watching is as we get up
and get the school year start-
ed, we end up having inter-
district transfer kids come
through,” she said. “It’s in-
creasing what we need to do
to provide for kids, and on
the bottom line, it’s really
impacting budget.”
Johnstone said the unex-
pected students cost the dis-
trict $173,000 to hire more
educational assistants, and
that doesn’t count other ex-
penses that may have in-
creased.
The district is compensat-
ed for those students on a
pro-rated basis, but enroll-
ment increases from inter-
district transfers isn’t making
up for a trend of declining
enrollment overall.
The district funding for
the current year is based on
the 2015-16 school year’s en-
rollment of 3,000. This year’s
enrollment is 2,920. Funding
levels are set based on en-
rollment of the previous year
or the current year, whichev-
er is higher.
“We would need to gain
80 kids through interdistrict
transfers or move-ins (for
2017-18) in order to receive
the same level of funding,”
said Tami Montague, the dis-
trict’s business manager.
If not, the district’s fund-
ing will decline, adding to
the burden of accommodat-
ing students the district had-
n’t planned for.
“I’m just trying to figure
out how to help support our
budget through the next
transition,” Johnstone said.
Johnstone said another
problem is that even with
fewer students attending
in the district, class sizes
still are high in some
places. That is most no-
table at Whitworth Ele-
mentary School, where
fifth-grade classes average
nearly 33 students and
fourth-grade classes are
averaging 29.
Johnstone said it would
help plan a budget if they
had a better idea of how
many students will be at-
tending.
“We really do want to
know how many teachers we
are going to need,” she said.
Other local districts have
adopted similar policies.
Johnstone said Central is
setting a deadline for non-
resident transfers, and Per-
rydale has a waiting list and
lottery set up for out-of-dis-
trict students. Falls City will
accept interdistrict transfers
at any time.
“I worry about when we
are at the staffing levels that
we are and continuing to
take in new kids, are we able
to serve them the best?”
Johnstone said.
She said research on the
impact of class size leads her
to believe the answer is no.
“Are we having a positive
impact when we have a class
of 32 versus a class of 28?”
she said. “That makes a big
difference. I don’t know that
we are doing well by them in
terms of that piece of it.”
Board Chair man Jon
Woods said the change in
policy is asking parents con-
sidering an interdistrict
transfer to plan for the next
year, not switch in the mid-
dle of the year.
“They’re using our lenien-
cy. … I think they do it be-
cause they can, and if they
couldn’t, they wouldn’t,” he
said.
In other business, the
board:
• Heard a presentation
from the district’s auditor,
Pauly Rogers and Company.
No significant issues were
found, and the district re-
ceived a clean opinion.
• Approved a motion to
remain with the Willamette
Education Service District
for the 2017-18 school year.
Seuss: Getting kids to read
Continued from Page 12A
Dr. Seuss, born Theodor Seuss Geisel, got
the idea for his first children’s book, “And to
Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street,”
while on vacation in 1936. In May of 1954,
Geisel’s publisher learned from a study that
children struggled with reading because
their books were boring.
The publisher extended a challenge to
Geisel, giving him a list of 400 words that he
felt were important for children to learn.
The publisher asked Geisel to cut the words
to 250 and write an entertaining children’s
book.
Nine months later, Geisel, using 225 of
the words given to him, published “The Cat
in the Hat.”
He authored and illustrated 44 children’s
books. Geisel died on Sept. 24, 1991.
ACES Principal Craig Harlow thanked
Brown for visiting the school.
Stone
Hight
“The greatest gift you can give is your
time and yourself,” Harlow said. “And Gov.
Brown is in charge of all the students in the
entire state of Oregon, making sure that we
have a great education and that we have
clean water, and that we’re safe, and we’re a
family in Oregon. From our heart, thank
Gov. Brown for taking the time. She could
have gone to any school in the state of Ore-
gon, and she came to celebrate with us.
That is an incredible gift from Gov. Brown.”
Read Across America celebrations ex-
tended beyond ACES, with Miss Oregon
Lori McNeil visiting classrooms at Mon-
mouth Elementary School. McNeil said she
is traveling all over the state teaching the
value of literacy skills, and this was one stop
along the way.
Events at Dallas, Independence and
Monmouth libraries also celebrated the oc-
casion.
Cavan
Davies
Corrections posts ‘most wanted’
DALLAS — Polk County
Community Corrections lists
these individuals as “most
wanted” for March. Citizens
with information on the
whereabouts of any of them
can call Community Correc-
tions at 503-623-5226.
• Benjamin Jeffrey Stone,
born Dec. 27, 1986, 5-6,
170 pounds, brown hair,
brown eyes. Charge: Failure
to register as a sex offender.
• Nicole Rene Hight,
born July 3, 1983, 5-6, 140
pounds, brown hair, brown
eyes. Charge: Delivery of
methamphetamine and iden-
tity theft.
• Terry Cavan, born May
7, 1959, 5-6, 160 pounds,
brown hair, blue eyes.
Charge: First-degree burgla-
ry and second-degree bur-
glary.
• Colt James Davies, born
Oct. 8, 1983, 6-1, 190
pounds, brown hair, blue
eyes. Charge: Felon in pos-
session of a weapon.
■ PUBLIC NOTICES
Dallas School District #2 is
soliciting bids for work to com-
plete a Renovation Project to
Lyle Elementary School locat-
ed at 185 SW Levens, Dallas,
Oregon 97338. The project con-
sists of architectural and
structural work to construct a
new kitchen and multi-purpose
room commencing summer
break period of 2017. In addi-
tion, after completion of the
new kitchen, the existing
kitchen will be decommis-
sioned and converted to a
classroom. In order to mini-
mize disruption to educational
processes, the decommission-
ing of the existing kitchen will
take place beginning summer
break 2018. The scope of the
project is more fully detailed in
the bid documents. Some ma-
terials will be owner supplied
and will be clearly identified in
the bid documents.
Bids signed and under seal,
executed and dated will be re-
ceived at the office of Dallas
School District #2, Attn: Kevin
Montague Facilities Director, at
111 SW Ash St., Dallas, Oregon
97338 before 2:00 p.m. local
standard time on the 30th day
of March, 2017, after which no
bids will be accepted. Bids will
be publically opened and read
immediately following the
deadline for submission. Pur-
suant to ORS 279C.370 signed,
executed and dated First Tier
Subcontractor Disclosure
Forms will be accepted until
4:00 p.m. local standard time
on the 30th day of March, 2017.
Refer to bid documents and/or
ORS 279C.370 for specific de-
tails regarding subcontractor
disclosure. Bidders are re-
quired to be licensed by the
Construction Contractors
Board for their bid to be ac-
cepted.
A non-mandatory pre-bid
meeting and site walk is
scheduled for March 16, 2017
at 9:00 a.m. at the project site,
185 SW Levens, Dallas, Oregon
97338. All potential bidders are
highly encouraged to attend.
Contract documents are
identified as Project Number
2015.0107.000 as prepared by
Architect, AC + Co Architecture
I Community, 363 State Street,
Salem, Oregon 97301. Bid doc-
uments may be obtained either
electronically or in person
upon receipt of refundable
cash deposit in the amount of
$150 at the office of the Archi-
tect. Questions are to be di-
rected to Richard Rothweiler,
AIA at AC + Co Architecture I
Community, 363 State St.,
Salem, OR 97301, 503.581.4114
phone, 503.581.3655 fax, rroth-
weiler@accoac.com email.
This project is subject to
State of Oregon prevailing
wage requirements in accor-
dance with ORS 279C.800 and
will require bidder to certify
compliance with ORS 279C.838
and/or ORS 279C.840. Bidders
will be required to identify
whether they are a resident
bidder or not as defined in
ORS 279A.120.
Pursuant to ORS 279C.365,
Dallas School District #2 may
reject any bid that does not
comply with prescribed con-
tracting procedures and re-
quirements, including the re-
quirement to demonstrate bid-
der’s responsibility under ORS
279C.375 (3)(b) and may reject
all bids if finding it is in the
public interest to do so.
Dallas School District #2 is
soliciting bids for work to com-
plete a Renovation Project to
Oakdale Elementary School lo-
cated at 1375 SW Maple, Dal-
las, Oregon 97338. The project
consists of architectural and
structural work to construct a
new kitchen and multi-purpose
room commencing summer
break period of 2017. In addi-
tion, after completion of the
new kitchen, the existing
kitchen will be decommis-
sioned and converted to a
classroom. In order to mini-
mize disruption to educational
processes, the decommission-
ing of the existing kitchen will
take place beginning summer
break 2018. The scope of the
project is more fully detailed in
the bid documents. Some ma-
terials will be owner supplied
and will be clearly identified in
the bid documents.
Bids signed and under seal,
executed and dated will be re-
ceived at the office of Dallas
School District #2, Attn: Kevin
Montague Facilities Director, at
111 SW Ash St., Dallas, Oregon
97338 before 2:00 p.m. local
standard time on the 30th day
of March, 2017, after which no
bids will be accepted. Bids will
be publically opened and read
immediately following the
deadline for submission. Pur-
suant to ORS 279C.370 signed,
executed and dated First Tier
Subcontractor Disclosure
Forms will be accepted until
4:00 p.m. local standard time
on the 30th day of March, 2017.
Refer to bid documents and/or
ORS 279C.370 for specific de-
tails regarding subcontractor
disclosure. Bidders are re-
quired to be licensed by the
Construction Contractors
Board for their bid to be ac-
cepted.
A non-mandatory pre-bid
meeting and site walk is
scheduled for March 16, 2017
at 1:00 p.m. at the project site,
1375 SW Maple, Dallas, Oregon
97338. All potential bidders are
highly encouraged to attend.
Contract documents are
identified as Project Number
2015.0108.000 as prepared by
Architect, AC + Co Architecture
I Community, 363 State Street,
Salem, Oregon 97301. Bid doc-
uments may be obtained either
electronically or in person
upon receipt of refundable
cash deposit in the amount of
$150 at the office of the Archi-
tect. Questions are to be di-
rected to Richard Rothweiler,
AIA at AC + Co Architecture I
Community, 363 State St.,
Salem, OR 97301, 503.581.4114
phone, 503.581.3655 fax, rroth-
weiler@accoac.com email.
This project is subject to
State of Oregon prevailing
wage requirements in accor-
dance with ORS 279C.800 and
will require bidder to certify
compliance with ORS 279C.838
and/or ORS 279C.840. Bidders
will be required to identify
whether they are a resident
bidder or not as defined in
ORS 279A.120.
Pursuant to ORS 279C.365,
Dallas School District #2 may
reject any bid that does not
comply with prescribed con-
tracting procedures and re-
quirements, including the re-
quirement to demonstrate bid-
der’s responsibility under ORS
279C.375 (3)(b) and may reject
all bids if finding it is in the
public interest to do so.
(Mar. 8, 15, 2017)
(Mar. 8, 15, 2017)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF POLK
In the Matter of the Estate of
KATHERINE M. OLSEN,
Deceased.
Case No. 17PB01063
LIMITED JUDGMENT
ADMITTING WILL TO
PROBATE AND
APPOINTING PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE
The Court accepts the peti-
tion of Ronald W. Olsen for the
probate of the Will of the
above-named decedent.
IT IS THEREFORE
ORDERED:
The Will dated November 2,
2006, is hereby admitted to
probate. Ronald W. Olsen is ap-
pointed Personal Representa-
tive of the estate.
The Personal Representa-
tive is not required to file a
bond, and Letters Testamen-
tary shall be issued forthwith
to the Personal Representative
in the manner provided by law.
Signed 2/13/2017
Circuit Court Judge
Norm R. Hill
PETITIONER:
Ronald W. Olsen
11012 S. Sunny Slope Road
Medical Lake, WA 99022
(503) 539-0151 Telephone
ATTORNEYS FOR
PETITIONER:
Terry DeSylvia
Brownstein, Rask, LLP
1200 SW Main Street
Portland, OR 97205-2040
(503) 221-1772 Telephone
(503) 221-1074 Fax
tdesylvia@brownsteinrask.com
(March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017)
TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
TS No.: 049837-OR Loan No.:
******5837 Reference is made
to that certain trust deed (the
"Deed of Trust") executed by
WILLIAM L. CLEMONS AND
DENI T. CLEMONS, AS TEN-
ANTS BY THE ETIRETY, as
Grantor, to AMERITITLE, as
Trustee, in favor of HOUSE-
HOLD FINANCE CORPORA-
TION II, as Beneficiary, dated
4/15/2005, recorded 4/19/2005,
as Instrument No. 2005-
006085, in the Official Records
of Polk County, Oregon, which
covers the following described
real property situated in Polk
County, Oregon: LOT 10,
GILMER ADDITION, IN THE
COUNTY OF POLK AND
STATE OF OREGON. APN:
312280 / 07320-DD-02509 Com-
monly known as: 555 W HILLS
WAY NW SALEM, OR 97304
The current beneficiary is: U.S.
B A N K T R U S T, N . A . , A S
TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER
PARTICIPATION TRUST Both
the beneficiary and the trustee
have elected to sell the above-
described real property to sat-
isfy 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:
No.
Amount
Total:
01/22/14 thru 01/22/14
1
$1,303.63
$1,303.63
02/22/14 thru 10/22/16
33
$1,384.09
$45,674.97
11/22/16 thru 01/22/17
3
$1,800.35
$5,401.05
Late Charges:
$0.00
Beneficiary Advances:
$8,175.82
Foreclosure Fees
and Expenses:
$645.00
Total Required to Reinstate:
$61,200.47
TOTAL REQUIRED
TO PAYOFF:
$208,221.33
By reason of the default, the
beneficiary has declared all ob-
ligations secured by the Deed
of Trust immediately due and
payable, including: the princi-
pal sum of $157,368.73 togeth-
er with interest thereon at the
rate of 8.03 % per annum, from
12/22/2013 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 under-
signed trustee, CLEAR RECON
CORP., whose address is 111
SW Columbia Street #950, Port-
land, OR 97201, will on
7/6/2017, at the hour of 11:00
AM, standard time, as estab-
lished by ORS 187.110, AT THE
MAIN STREET ENTRANCE TO
THE POLK COUNTY COURT-
HOUSE, 850 MAIN STREET,
DALLAS, OR 97338, sell at pub-
lic auction to the highest bid-
der 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, to-
gether with any interest which
the grantor or his successors
in interest acquired after the
execution of the Deed of Trust,
to satisfy the foregoing obliga-
tions thereby secured and the
costs and expenses of sale, in-
cluding a reasonable charge by
the trustee. Notice is further
given that any person named in
ORS 86.778 has the right to
have the foreclosure proceed-
ing dismissed and the Deed of
Trust reinstated by payment to
the beneficiary of the entire
amount then due (other than
the portion of principal that
would not then be due had no
default occurred), together with
the costs, trustee's and attor-
neys' fees, and curing any
other default complained of in
the Notice of Default by tender-
ing the performance required
under the Deed of Trust at any
time not later than five days be-
fore the date last set for sale.
Without limiting the trustee's
disclaimer of representations
or warranties, Oregon law re-
quires the trustee to state in
this notice that some residen-
tial 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 purchasers
of residential property should
be aware of this potential dan-
ger before deciding to place a
bid for this property at the
trustee's sale. In construing
this notice, the masculine gen-
der includes the feminine and
the neuter, the singular in-
cl u d e s p l u r a l , t h e wo rd
"grantor" includes any succes-
sor in interest to the grantor as
well as any other persons
owing an obligation, the per-
formance of which is secured
by the Deed of Trust, the words
"trustee" and 'beneficiary" in-
clude their respective succes-
sors in interest, if any. Dated:
2/16/2017 CLEAR RECON
CORP 111 SW Columbia Street
#950 Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 858-750-7600 866-931-
0036 Hamsa Uchi, Authorized
Signatory of Trustee
(Mar. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017)
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to ORS 477.250,
notice is hereby given that a
public hearing will be held at
the West Oregon District of-
fice conference room in
Philomath, Oregon, on Tues-
day, April 4, 2017 at 3:30 PM,
to receive from any interested
persons suggestions, advice,
objections or remonstrance
to the proposed budget for
the forest protection district.
A copy of the tentative budg-
et for the West Oregon Forest
Protection District may be in-
spected during normal work-
ing hours. To ensure the
broadest range of services to
individuals with disabilities,
persons with disabilities re-
quiring special arrangements
should contact the office at
(541) 929-3266 at least two
working days in advance of
the scheduled hearing.
OREGON DEPARTMENT
OF FORESTRY
PETER DAUGHERTY,
STATE FORESTER
(March 8, 15, 2017)
TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
Reference is made to a cer-
tain trust deed ("Trust Deed")
made, executed and delivered
by Derek Russell and Korene
C. Russell, as grantor, to Fi-
delity Nation Title Ins Co, as
trustee, in favor of Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A., as benefici-
ary, dated August 23, 2005,
and recorded on August 31,
2005, as Recording No. 2005-
014699, in the Official
Records of Polk County, Ore-
gon. Thereafter the beneficial
interest in said deed of trust
was transferred to 21st Mort-
gage Corporation by assign-
ment recorded on October 4,
2016 as Recording No. 2016-
010997.
The Trust Deed covers the
following described real prop-
erty ("Property") situated in
said county and state, to-wit:
Lot 100, West Meadows Es-
tates No. 3, in the City of
Salem, County of Polk and
State of Oregon.
which is commonly known
as 2757 Islander Ave NW,
Salem, OR 97304.
There are defaults by the
grantor or other person
owing an obligation, the per-
formance of which is secured
by the Trust Deed, with re-
spect to provisions therein
which authorize sale in the
event of default of such provi-
sion; the defaults for which
foreclosure is made is
grantor's failure to pay when
due the following sums:
Arrearage in the sum of
$65,956.25 as of November
16, 2016, plus additional pay-
ments, property expenditures,
taxes, liens, assessments, in-
surance, late fees, attorney's
and trustee's fees and costs,
and interest due at the time of
reinstatement or sale.
By reason of said defaults,
the beneficiary has declared
all sums owing on the obliga-
tions secured by said Trust
Deed immediately due and
payable, said sums being the
following, to-wit:
Payo f f i n t h e s u m o f
$264,873.44 as of November
16, 2016, plus taxes, liens, as-
sessments, property expendi-
tures, insurance, accruing in-
terest, late fees, attorney's
and trustee's fees and costs
incurred by beneficiary or its
assigns.
WHEREFORE, notice here-
by is given that the under-
signed trustee will on May 5,
2017, at the hour of 11:00
a.m., in accord with the stan-
dard of time established by
ORS 187.110, at the following
place: the main entrance of
the Polk County Courthouse
located at 850 Main St, Dallas,
OR 97338, sell at public auc-
tion to the highest bidder for
cash the interest in the
above-described Property,
which the grantor had or had
power to convey at the time
of the execution by grantor of
the said Trust Deed, together
with any interest which the
grantor or grantor's succes-
sors in interest acquired after
the execution of the Trust
Deed, to satisfy the 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 ORS
86.778 has the right, at any
time prior to five days before
the date last set for the sale,
to have this foreclosure pro-
ceeding dismissed and the
Trust Deed reinstated by pay-
ment to the beneficiary of the
entire amount then due (other
than such portion of the prin-
cipal as would not then be
due had no default occurred)
and by curing any other de-
fault complained of herein
that is capable of being cured
by tendering the performance
required under the obligation
or Trust Deed, and in addition
to paying said sum or tender-
ing the performance neces-
sary to cure the default, by
paying all costs and expens-
es actually incurred in enforc-
ing the obligation and Trust
Deed, together with trustee's
and attorney's fees not ex-
ceeding the amounts provid-
ed by said ORS 86.778.
In construing this notice,
the singular includes the plu-
ral, the word "grantor" in-
cludes any successor in in-
terest 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 suc-
cessors in interest, if any.
Without limiting the
trustee's disclaimer of repre-
sentations or warranties, Ore-
gon law requires the trustee
to state in this notice that
some residential property
sold at a trustee's sale may
have been used in manufac-
turing methamphetamines,
the chemical components of
which are known to be toxic.
Prospective purchasers of
residential property should
be aware of this potential
danger before deciding to
place a bid for this property
at the trustee's sale.
THIS IS A COMMUNICA-
TION FROM A DEBT COLLEC-
TOR.
DAT E D : D e c e m b e r 2 8 ,
2016.
John W. Weil, OSB #803967,
Successor Trustee
121 SW Morrison St,
Suite 1850
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503-894-9900
Fax: 971-544-7236
(Mar. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017)