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Snowy owl in QA facing urban threats
By Jessica Keller QA&Mag News editor
A snowy owl has become something of a local celebrity in upper Queen Anne, after moving into the neighborhood from cooler northern climes about a month ago.
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Among the owl watchers, some with tripods and telephoto lenses, flocking to the side streets of Queen Anne Avenue North, are two conservationists, whose interest in the bird stems from concern.
Tanea Stephens, Washington State coordinator for Raptors Are The Solution and Queen Anne resident, and Kersti Muul, a conservation specialist, community naturalist and member of the Seattle Audubon Conservation Committee from West Seattle, have been checking up on the snowy owl since it has made its temporary home in Queen Anne a little over a month ago.
“The environment makes it sometimes risky for her — the urban environment, as opposed to her natural environment,” Stephens said.
A snowy owl has become a bit of a celebrity on upper Queen Anne after moving into the area a little over a month ago. The bird, which is either a juvenile male or a female, has been spending its days in trees or tucked on rooftops of houses on the residential streets off Queen Anne Avenue North. Conservationists, concerned about the owl, are monitoring it.
Muul said the owl was briefly spotted in Burien and West Seattle in mid-October but moved on to Queen Anne about a month ago. It is either a female or a juvenile male, based on its brown flecks in its feathers, and came
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New Initiative on Community Engagement presentation to feature QA Helpline, church speakers
Queen Anne residents are invited to attend an on-line community engagement presentation that will focus on homelessness and organizations that help.
The presentation will take place from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 16 through Zoom. Details will be sent to registered attendees. People should register at https:// signup.com/client/invitation2/ secure/996986290225348081/ false#/invitation.
The event is being presented through the Initiative on Com-
munity Engagement, which is sponsored by the Queen Anne Community Council and the Queen Anne Block Captains Network.
The presentation will feature a discussion with representatives from Queen Anne Helpline, Queen Anne Lutheran Church, and Queen Anne Presbyterian Church.
Representatives include Cara Lauer, Queen Anne Helpline executive director; Pastor Doug Early, Queen Anne Presbyte-
rian Church; Rev. Dan Peterson, Queen Anne Lutheran Church.
Participants will have time to ask questions following the presentation, as well as post questions during the discussion.
To submit questions in advance, email them to either Paula Mueller, Queen Anne Block Captains Network, paulamueller@comcast. net, or Beth Bunnell, Queen Anne Community Council, queenannecc@gmail.com.
This is the second event in the Initiative on Community Engage-
ment series on homelessness. The purpose of the Initiative on Community Engagement is to inform the Queen Anne community about topics that impact the neighborhood; facilitate presentations by organizations working to build well-thought-out programs and solutions; provide a forum for dialogue between Queen Anne residents, city officials and these organizations; and promote active engagement from Queen Anne residents in building an even better neighborhood.
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Holiday shopping ideas for gardeners
Do you have a gardener on your gift list? Here is a curated collection of some of my favorite ideas from personal experience and recommendations of passionate and professional gardeners. I’m going to focus on outdoor gardening. For a new gardener, the Japanese horihori knife is a marvel of a multi-purpose tool, combining knife, weeder and trowel. It’s my favorite tool — it means I don’t have to carry an apron or bag full of tools around.
Developed by bonsai hunters, it resembles a knife more than a garden tool and usually comes with a holster that can snap onto a belt loop. One side is widely serrated for cutting roots, the tip is pointed for digging out weeds, and the blade’s convex curve offers the scoop action for digging. There are plastic-handled versions that may be easier on the wrist for regular use, but mine is made of wood and purchased from Ravenna Gardens.
The next must-have item for me is an unassuming but indispensable rubber tub with handles. You can get them in any color. Tubtrugs and Gorilla Tubs are popular brands. They can hold water to soak plants in, trimmings, harvests and tools. Because they are soft and bendy, I can hold them comfortably in one hand, which I find easier than, say, a paint bucket.
When the handle finally broke on my blue one, I planted some herbs in it (cutting holes for drainage). Their only fault for an urban gardener is that they don’t fold away when not in use. For that, I’d try some of the pop-up bags, called leaf or garden bags, available at hardware stores. My neighbor likes hers by Fiskars. These will not hold water of course.
A classic gift bag or stocking for a gardener could be a combination of some choice seeds, gloves, gardener’s soap or salve, a journal — preferably one with waterproof pages, an inspirational book,
Queen Anne
Community Council
Meeting Minutes
Dec. 2, 2020
Ellen Monrad called the meeting to order via Zoom at 7:30 p.m.
Board members attending were Anna Boynton, Andrew Koved, Ben Bennett, Beth Bunnell, Denny Bird, Don Harper, Ellen Monrad, Erik Smith, Jazmine Smith, Jennifer Crow, Justin Allegro, Laura Corvi, Marc Mrkvicka, Margaret Okamoto, Michael Jerrett, Robert Kettle, Sean Champagne and Sharon Levine.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA, APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND TREASURER’S REPORT
• Agenda adopted.
• Nov. meeting minutes approved.
• Treasurer’s report – balance$4,233.03.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
• Laura Jenkins, liaison with the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, invited all to attend a virtual community involvement meeting Dec. 9, 6 – 7:30 p.m.. Details: https://www.seattle.gov/ neighborhoods/outreach-and-
mini-snips (tiny scissoring pruners) for shearing herbs or bouquets and a gift card to a favorite nursery or seed company.
An informal poll of fellow garden communicators on a recent Zoom meeting turned up a lot of new tools and goodies to try, including a rice sickle (picked by University of Washington instructor Christina Pfeiffer and available from Territorialseeds.com), and the deliciously named root slayer shovel (https://www. gardeners.com) favored by designer Vanessa Gardner Nagel. Favorite rough-weather gloves included Mud Gloves for wet (my recommendation), Gold Leaf Winter Touch gloves for cold and wet and chance of thorns (https://www.gardeners.com; author Mary-Kate Mackey’s pick).
Get Growing
By Erica Grivas
Blogger Anne Held Reeves (https:// anadesigns.blogspot.com/) recommended a bird nest kit — a hanging ball wound of vines filled with cotton. Her hummingbirds enjoy the one she found on Amazon by Gute; uncommongoods.com offers a sculptural metal one that you can fill with seed balls, wool or cotton scraps, or your pet’s fur.
During my two seasons as a professional gardener, I longed for a coverall-type tool-holding garment without buckles or apron strings. A sailcloth smock from Great Dixter garden in England (https:// www.greatdixtershop.co.uk/PBSCProduct. asp?ItmID=18433246) could be my answer.
I will wear it with nearly sophisticated recycled hemp plastic clogs from France, https://salter.house/gardana-clog/.
Want to give something someone can enjoy this time of year? Consider some of these:
engagement/community-conversations.
GUEST SPEAKER – CHIEF OF POLICE ADRIAN DIAZ
• Also attending were West Precinct Captain Matt Allan and Crime Prevention Coordinator Barb Biondo.
• Chief Diaz highlighted priorities of recruiting to increase patrol levels, and reimagining policing and public safety in Seattle. He reiterated his commitment to leadership transparency, accountability and finding ways to engage with the community to drive down youth violence. He fielded a wide range of questions, all of which were captured in the Zoom recording which will be available online soon.
BUSINESS / COMMITTEE REPORTS
Community Engagement on Homelessness
• The Nov. 17 Zoom meeting that the QACC and the Block Watch Captains Network jointly hosted was very well attended with the Third Door Coalition presenting their data-based proposal on reducing chronic homelessness thru permanent supportive housing. Councilmember Andrew Lewis also participat-
For armchair inspiration and down time
Seattle Tilth Garden Guide — the booklet to answer your “what to do when?” questions in the Seattle veggie garden, http://www.tilthalliance.org/ get-involved/aboutmngg.
The Whole Seed catalog — Swap out Netflix for a few nights in a cozy chair with the encyclopedia of seed catalogs by Baker Seed Company: 500 pages of luscious pictures, history and recipes, https://www.rareseeds.com/ store/whole-seed-catalog/ international-2021-whole-seed-catalog.
“Twenty Reasons not to Garden — and why I Ignore Them All,” and its followup “Plants are Terrible People” by Seattle horticulturist Luke Ruggenberg — “garden absurdities” — everything funny about gardening and especially gardeners (Ravenna Gardens, Amazon).
For new coffee-table books, “Adventures in Eden” by Carolyn Mullet reveals private gardens across Europe, while “Windcliff” by Dan Hinkley chronicles local legend/ plant explorer Hinkley’s creation of his latest home garden in Indianola.
To uplevel their skills with an online class
The basics:
UW offers a host of classes from basics to botanical crafts (https://botanicgardens. uw.edu/education/adults/classes-workshops/), and Oregon State University offers classes including Basic Botany and Online Urban Agriculture, https://workspace. oregonstate.edu/course/master-gardenerseries-basic-botany?hsLang=en.
Ron Finley’s Garden Masterclass — California’s Gangsta Gardener on overall gardening skills (masterclass.com,)
ed, along with Plymouth Housing (who are building a permanent supportive housing facility at Second Avenue North and Mercer.
• A follow up community meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 16 from 6-7 p.m.
Board Elections / Annual Meeting
• Dec. 9 @ 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Notice for the election along with the sign up are on the QACC website.
Land Use Review Committee (Denny Bird)
• Minutes from the Nov. 16 LURC meeting along with information on pending projects and recent letters are now all posted on the Queen Anne Community Council website, www.qacc.net.
• The next LURC meeting is Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m. where Seattle Pacific University representatives will present on SPU’s new proposed 20-year major institution master plan.
Parks (Don Harper) No report.
For more information about Queen Anne Community Council or its committee meetings, go to www.qacc.net.
which was the Spruce blog’s top pick for gardening classes this yearhttps://www. masterclass.com/classes/ron-finley-teachesgardening.
Design:
Masterclass webinars — many from renowned gardeners in Holland and England, as well as one by Piet Oudolf, designer of the High Line in New York.
Local garden designer Karen Chapman offers several online courses, with a special focus on container design, https://lejardinetdesigns.com/design-course/.
I will recommend one indoor project: Foodies will love growing their own mushrooms on an inoculated log. Growing shagalicious Lion’s Mane mushrooms from a kit by Cascadia Mushrooms (https://cascadiamushrooms.com/product/lions-manegrow-kit/ ) was great fun and made some tasty omelets that supposedly boosted my brain power.
Finally, please forego the ubiquitous seed bombs and wildflower seed mixes, unless you vetted the contents for success and non-invasiveness here in Washington. I’ve been seeing seeds mixed into everything, from plantable cards to lollipops (the seeds are in the sticks)! I’d suggest sticking with buying seeds in boring packets from reliable sources. Reviews for the lollipops I saw were rife with people saying they waited for three months, watered religiously and ... nada.
Now a bath bomb, made with herbs and spices to relax and renew garden-sore muscles, is a great idea.
Annie’sAnnuals.com offers sets of bath oil and fizzy cubes in stress-busting scents of lavender or cucumber, https://www. anniesannuals.com/plants/view/?id=4947. Because every gardener deserves a delicious hot bath that makes everything work again. — Erica Browne Grivas is a freelance writer and gardening enthusiast who lives in Seattle.
Seattle Public Library now offers free access to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer digital archives
The Seattle Public Library has acquired a portion of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s digital historical archives, and, through an agreement with the vendor NewsBank, is able to offer access to the complete P-I archives online.
“This is a game-changer for our community’s and staff’s ability to more fully research local history,” Assistant Director for Collections and Access Andrew Harbison said in a press release. “From family wedding announcements, to obituaries, to photos and stories of historic news events, patrons can explore our region’s stories with greater breadth and depth either on their own, or with the assistance of our staff.”
The acquisition is made possible thanks to a grant from The Seattle Public Library Foundation.
“Over the decades, coverage by the P-I and the Seattle Times — the city’s two competing daily newspapers — often varied radically in perspective and coverage,” Harbison said in the release. “Full digital access to both newspapers will greatly
enhance the knowledge, awareness and understanding of our region’s history.”
The Library acquired the Post-Intelligencer’s digital archives from 1901-35 and plans to eventually acquire the complete digital archives. Because of this acquisition, NewsBank is offering the Library full access to the Post-Intelligencer’s archives.
Library patrons can access the Seattle Post-Intelligencer digital archives in the Magazines and Newspapers section of the Library website, spl.org.
To access the Post-Intelligencer’s digital archives, people will need a library card (apply for instant access at spl.org/card) or a Library Link account (spl. org/LibraryLink), available for Seattle Public Schools teachers and students. As with the Seattle Times archives, the P-I archives are fully searchable and allow users to read, magnify, print and save digital copies.
For questions and help accessing the archives, contact the Library’s AskUs service by email or chat at spl.org/ask or by phone at 206-386-4636.
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Drive-up Santa photo, food to-go event offered at Elliott Bay Marina
Residents can get their photos taken with Santa Claus and order food to-go from Palisade Restaurant from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11-12 and Dec. 18-19 at Elliott Bay Marina, 2601 W. Marina Place.
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Queen Anne & Magnolia Worship Services
Sunday Worship at 10am Live Streamed on our Facebook page and YouTube. Simply look for Magnolia Lutheran Church.
Twelfth Church of Christ, Scientist
In Person and Online Church Services
All are welcome & warmly invited to join these healing services
For best audio results, please join by clicking on the link from your computer or smartphone and choose “Call Over Internet”
All Zoom Services Meeting ID: 418 806 2637 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/418 806 2637
Sunday Services 11:00am – 12noon Pacific
Wednesday Testimonies 7:30pm – 8:30pm Pacific
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Santa’s Workshop, with Santa and Mrs. Claus, will be set up at the entrance to Palisade. According to the press release, guests will drive up through twinkling lights and gently falling snow, hop out of their cars under the portico and position themselves on the bottom steps, properly socially distanced from Santa and Mrs. Claus, who will be at the top of the steps.
Steve Schimmelman Photography will be onsite to take photos, which can be downloaded later for $40. Guests are encouraged to bring a food or cash donation for Northwest Harvest. Any car doing so will be entered to win a drawing for two bikes that are being donated by BMW Seattle, each worth $400 in value.
People can also order from a combined Palisade Restaurant /Maggie’s Bluff menu, with the food delivered to cars.
The menu can be viewed at https://palisaderestaurant.com. Order online, or call Palisade, at 206-2851000.
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Kersti Muul, a wildlife conservationist and member of the Seattle Audubon Society Conservation Committee, examines a bait box that was left behind a business in an alley off of Queen Anne Avenue North. Bait boxes contain anticoagulant rodenticides used to kill rats that can harm other animals that eat a poisoned rat.
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south from its native Artic region of North America either because prey was scarce or there were too many snowy owls competing for food in the area.
Since landing in Queen Anne, the snowy owl has settled into a regular routine of napping and ignoring its adoring fans and the crows and other birds intent on driving off the larger predator from its tree branch or rooftop. At around 4:30 or 5 p.m., it leaves to hunt rats and rabbits. While Muul hasn’t been able to track the bird’s hunting grounds, she said the owl would likely choose an environment with wide-open spaces, so it can see the prey below.
What worries Stephens and Muul is the prey the snowy owl is consuming.
Through their organizations, Stephens and Muul are partnering on an anticoagulant rodenticide campaign to educate people about the dangers of poison bait boxes set out to kill rats, as well as track where bait boxes are set out throughout the city.
When Stephens learned about the snowy owl in her neighborhood, she conducted a preliminary survey looking for anticoagulant rodenticide bait boxes. Just in a two-block stretch of the eastside of Queen Anne Avenue North, Stephens found 30 bait boxes, in-
cluding one next to a home where the owl had been perched. She and volunteers found 40 on the westside of Queen Anne Avenue North.
Stephens said snowy owls eat two small rodents a day, and she and Muul are concerned, while in Queen Anne or out hunting at night, the bird will inadvertently consume a poisoned rat, which take up to 10 days to die after eating the bait. A slowly dying rat might be considered an easy meal by the owl, regardless of where it is spotted.
As part of her work for Seattle Audubon, Muul is monitoring the bird for signs of anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning: lethargy, drinking lots of water, blood coming from its beak and mouth. If she sees the owl displaying those symptoms, an antidote can be administered, but only if the poison is vitamin-K based, she said. If the poison is vitamin-D based, it won’t help the owl.
While bait boxes, set out by pesticide companies, may seem like an easy solution, Stephens said people are often unaware what is inside and how the poison can kill non-target wildlife, like the snowy owls and other raptors, dogs, cats, songbirds and other animals
“The crazy thing is these rodenticides are showing up all throughout the food web,” she said.
Part of what Stephens and Muul are trying to accomplish is educating people who are out looking at the snowy owl about the dangers of using rodenticides, when there are other solutions.
The best way to for people to prevent rats from entering residences and businesses is by sealing off entries and keeping trash in containers, Stephens said.
“Sanitation is the biggest solution, I think,” Muul said.
Stephens and Muul hope the interest in the snowy owl will generate awareness among residents about rodenticides.
Stephens said, on one hand, she understands people want some happy distraction, which the bird provides, but on the other hand, they need to be aware of the dangers the owl faces while snowbirding in warmer climes. She said she has left brochures informing people of the dangers bait boxes present near where the snowy owl has been seen, while Muul has been more direct, talking to people.
“People are just ignorant, and I don’t mean that in a bad way,” Muul said. “They just do not know. Education is the No. 1 solution.”
To learn more about Raptors are the Solution and safe alternatives to rodenticides, go to www. raptorsarethesolution.org.
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A complete transformation
Prospect Street Nature Preserve in Madison Park finished, but funds needed
By Jessica Keller QA&Mag News editor
Almost two years ago, former Madison Park resident Gene Brandzel set his sights on transforming an ugly patch of land at a street end on Prospect Street into property that Seattle residents could enjoy. Now the flora is planted, and the sign installed marking the Prospect Street Nature Preserve in Madison Park complete.
The preserve, a swath of land tucked in between the north boundary of the Seattle Tennis Club and residences on 41st Street East and Prospect Street, was created by volunteers and the City of Seattle but spearheaded by Brandzel. He got the idea in late 2018, and the first work party took place April 27 of 2019. In early November of this year, the sign, created by wood worker Noah Kriegsmann, was installed.
“So really it was my idea that it was something that we could do in the neighborhood that would help the environment and also get rid of something of an eye sore and garbage dump,” Brandzel said.
In the first and subsequent work parties, Brandzel said volunteers cleared out 17 truckloads of blackberries, ivy and clematis — all invasive species — and lots of garbage, including car fenders, bumpers, batteries and approximately 65 bags of bottles and 300 tennis balls.
“They worked so hard to get it clear,” Brandzel said.
Before the city limited the size of work parties, volunteers came from all over the city to help out. A fair number came from Starbucks, Brandzel said, either as employees or from learning about the work parties from postings at the popular coffee shop.
“At one point, we had 30 to 35 people there at the same time,” Brandzel said. “So we just got an enormous amount done when we could have those size parties.”
When it came time to plant, Brandzel worked with local landscaper Octavia Chambliss, of Octavia Chambliss Garden Design, with whom he had partnered on a nearby beaver sanctuary a couple years ago. He said Chambliss was critical in the completion of the nature preserve. She worked with Omar Akkari, Seattle Department of Transportation Waterfront Street End coordinator, in choosing the plants and designing the landscaping. She also purchased the plants and the trees.
Brandzel estimates $10,000 was raised to buy the plants and trees for the preserve.
While volunteers planted the majority of the smaller plants, Chambliss’s landscaping crew installed all the trees, which were advanced and big enough to require knowhow. In early October, after the city prohibited large work parties, Chambliss’ staff planted the last round of foliage, comprised of 220 plants and 6 trees, for a grand total of 818 plants and 37 trees. Chambliss said almost everything
“So right now, the real challenge is going to be maintenance, and until we can have work parties again, of any size, it’s really necessary for us to get outside help in maintaining the facility. In order to do that, it’s going to take dollars.”
— Gene Brandzel
planted in the nature preserve is native to Washington, including the trees.
“The City of Seattle really recommends that you use native plants that can kind of adapt to the surroundings,” Chambliss said.
Trees including shore pines, vine maples and Western dogwood make up the canopy, while the understory, or vegetation under the trees, include ferns, currants and flowered plants.
“All the plants and trees are now planted,” Brandzel said. “There really isn’t any room for more.”
To cap off about 10 months of labor total and the successful completion of the project, Brandzel witnessed the installation of the sign, which was carved by local woodworker Noah Kriegsmann out of salvaged wood.
While the nature preserve is approximately 11,000 square feet, the entire area to the waterfront, is about 16,200, complete with 100 to 150 feet of waterfront.
“I figure that this place is [worth] at least $17 million, but it’s going to be all for the benefit of the community,” Brandzel joked.
As the last step of the project and to celebrate the newly created preserve, a sign was installed in early November. Wood carver Noah Kriegsmann created the sign out of salvaged wood and donated both his time and the final product.
The only thing left is planning for the future of the site.
Prior to COVID-19 virus hitting, SDOT had planned on installing an irrigation system at the site, Brandzel said. After, however, the city halted most capital expenditures. So when it came to watering the nature preserve this past summer, Brandzel said he and Chambliss spent 14 to 15 hours per week hand watering 658 plants and 30 trees with 125 feet of hose and water provided by the neighboring tennis club.
“It was a heck of a job, so I really hope that SDOT is able to put in the irrigation system,” he said.
Fortunately, the Prospect Street Nature Reserve doesn’t require any maintenance this winter. All the weeding and preparation was completed during the last round of planting.
“We won’t have to do any work again until say, probably April, because April is when things start to pop up,” Brandzel said. The site will need further maintenance at least twice more next year, likely in July and October. With outdoor gatherings and the size of work parties restricted, that will be a problem.
“So right now, the real challenge is going to be maintenance, and until we can have work parties again of any size, it’s really necessary for us to get outside help in maintaining the facility,” Brandzel said. “In order to do that, it’s going to take dollars.” A Go Fund Me account has already been set up for the site, with a new fundraising goal of $5,000, which Brandzel estimates would be enough to pay for a year’s worth of maintenance by landscapers.
Now that the Prospect site is finished, Brandzel has no immediate plans to start another project, but he hopes people continue to enjoy the Prospect Street Nature Reserve for years to come.
“When we started the project, many skeptics in the neighborhood told us that it would take 10 years to complete the project,” Brandzel said in an email. “We all did it, together, in 10 months, not years. The preserve has become an important oasis for the renewal of spirit of many residents of our community in these Covid times.”
To contribute to the Prospect Street Nature Preserve, go to https://www.gofundme. com/f/prospect-preserve.
Photo by Jessica Keller
Octavia Chambliss (from left), Octavia Chambliss Garden Design, Noah Kriegsmann, NK Build, and former Madison Park resident Gene Brandzel stand by the sign in the Prospect Street Nature Preserve in Madison Park in November. While creating the preserve was Brandzel’s brainchild, Chambliss landscaped the project and Kriegsmann carved the sign.
Why do trees have sap?
Just as blood moves important stuff around the human body, sugary sap moves important things around a tree.
My friend Nadia Valverdi told me all about it. She’s a researcher at Washington State University who studies how apple and cherry trees survive in different environments.
When we eat food, like a delicious apple or a handful of cherries, we get important nutrients.
Along with some help from the digestive system, our blood helps carry nutrients to different parts of the body to keep us strong.
Trees need nutrients, too. They use their roots to suck up nutrients and water from soil. They also have the ability to make their own food: sugars.
Trees absorb sunlight through their leaves and can use this energy from the sun to make sugars from water, carbon dioxide gas from the air and a few other ingredients.
A lot of sugars are made in the leaves, but they don’t do the tree much good if they just stay in one spot. The sugars have to get to other parts of the tree to help it survive. That’s where the sap comes in.
“Its main task is to make sure that every organ is well-fed and growing,” Valverdi said.
While our blood moves through tube-like veins and arteries, sap flows through two different tube-like parts of the tree.
One part, called xylem, moves important stuff like water and nutrients from the bottom of the tree to the top — from its roots to its leaves. The other part, called phloem, moves important stuff from the leaves to other parts of the tree, such as the branches, roots and fruit.
Seattle Arts & Lectures announces winter events will be online
Seattle Arts & Lectures announced its events for January, February and March, which were previously scheduled to be in-person and online, will stream online only.
Events will be streamed digitally at lectures.org on the same date and time of each event. Events will also be available to watch online for one week afterwards.
Digital Passes are available for each event with Pay-What-YouCan Pricing that starts at $10 at lectures.org.
Poetry Series: Maggie Smith
7:30 p.m. Jan. 22, 2021
Maggie Smith is the author of four award-winning books: “Lamp of the Body,” “The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison” and “Good Bones”, named by the Washington Post as one of the Five Best Poetry Books of 2017. Her most recent book, “Keep Moving,” is a nonfiction work of quotes and essays, in which she writes about new beginnings as opportunities for transformation. Q&A with Rebecca Hoogs.
Literary Arts Series: Madeline Miller
7:30 p.m., Jan. 27, 2021
Madeline Miller is the
I asked Valverdi how a sticky, gooey liquid like sap could move through these tubes. After all, sap doesn’t seem to move on its own.
It turns out that some liquids, such as sap, can move through a narrow space without any help from gravity or other outside forces.
This can happen in plants or trees when sap escapes through tiny, microscopic holes in the leaves. When sap molecules escape the leaf, more sap molecules move in to fill the empty space and keep the sap flowing upwards through the tree. It’s a phenomenon we find happening everywhere from house plants to big apple trees to celery stalks.
“All trees and plants have sap,” Valverdi said.
author of two New York Times bestsellers, “The Song of Achilles” (2012), a reimagining of “The Iliad,” and “Circe” (2018), a feminist inversion of “The Odyssey.” In each book, Miller brings a new perspective, “re-centering these stories on characters whose voices have been excluded from the narrative for thousands of years.”
Q&A with Kristen Millares Young, author of Subduction.
Women You Need to Know
Series: Gabrielle Hamilton
7:30 p.m., Feb. 5, 2021 Gabrielle Hamilton is the chef/owner of Prune restaurant in New York’s East Village and the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir “Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef.” Anthony Bourdain called it “simply the best memoir by a chef. Ever.”
Hamilton also writes for the New York Times on food, memory and the restaurant industry. Q&A with Molly Wizenberg, author of “The Fixed Stars.”
Journalism Series: Lawrence Wright
7:30 p.m., Feb. 9, 2021 Lawrence Wright is an author, screenwriter, playwright and a staff writer for The New Yorker. At the magazine, Wright has written “some of the most astonishing journalism of our time,” according to journalist David Remnick, including reporting on
“The difference is that sometimes in big trees, we can see it with our eyes because it is more gooey.”
One really gooey kind of sap you might have seen before comes from sugar maple trees. You may even put it on your pancakes or waffles. You guessed it, maple syrup is a kind of sap.
Just like us, trees have systems that help them move important stuff around. These systems help the plants survive. When trees do well, that’s good for us, too. They do so many things for us from making the oxygen we all breathe to giving us delicious fruit to eat.
Sincerely, Dr. Universe
al-Qaeda that shaped his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “The Looming Tower.” Now, Wright presents the pandemic thriller “The End of October,” as packed with suspense as it is with the history of viral diseases. Q&A with Sam Howe Verhovek.
Literary Arts Series: Bill Bryson
7:30 p.m., Feb. 21, 2021
Coming from Des Moines, Iowa, bestselling Anglo-American author Bill Bryson has transformed narrative non-fiction for a generation with his “witty, laugh-aloud-funny, observational writing.” He has explored farflung places from the Australian outback to the beginning of
the universe itself. In his latest book, “The Body: A Guide for Occupants” (2019), he turns his attention inwards to explore the human body, how it functions and its ability to heal itself.
Poetry Series: Toi Derricotte 7:30 p.m., Feb. 26, 2021 Award-winning poet, educator and Cave Canem co-founder Toi Derricotte tackles difficult and universal subject matter such as violence, racism, motherhood and identity through an autobiographical lens. Q&A with Anastacia-Renée.
SAL Presents: Maira Kalman
7:30 p.m. March 15, 2021
The illustrator, author and designer behind “The Principles
of Uncertainty, And the Pursuit of Happiness, and many a New Yorker illustration,” Maira Kalman’s multi-faceted projects are filled with a sense of wonder, humor and beauty. Q&A with Lisa Congdon.
Poetry Series: A Talk by Douglas Kearney
7:30 p.m., March 31, 2021 Douglas Kearney is a poet, performer and librettist whose six books bridge thematic concerns such as politics, African American culture, the Trickster figure and contemporary music. The format for this event will be a talk by Kearney, co-presented with the Bagley Wright Lecture Series. Q&A with Daemond Arrindell.
Queen Anne mom creates 2020 version of ‘The Nutcracker’ ballet for children
Rivera’s past as a ballerina put to good use during production of holiday classic
By Jessica Keller QA&Mag News editor
Before this fall, Queen Anne resident Laura Marie Rivera had never directed small children in a version of “The Nutcracker” that she also casted, choreographed and produced, from recording to editing.
And if someone had told her she would create even an abbreviated version in the middle pandemic, Rivera said she never would have believed them. And yet, Rivera would have been wrong.
This Saturday will mark the culmination of two months of work when friends and family gather in front of their respective devices to watch Rivera’s 20 to 25-minute magnum opus via Youtube.
“I think for kids 5 and under, it’s a pretty standout piece of work,” Rivera said.
Rivera said she decided to tackle the annual ballet because she was sad her 5-year-old twins would miss out on all the fun holiday activities her older children got to do in kindergarten, from pageants, to concerts, to parties, because of COVID-19.
“Of course, these guys are in online school,” Rivera said. “They’re in Coe [Elementary]. They have a fantastic teacher and are learning a lot, and she’s done amazing things with them, but she just can’t do all those other things.”
And with a background in ballet and familiarity with the “The Nutcracker,” Rivera decided to create a young-child’s version of the holiday classic to replace missed school activities.
“I grew up in the Sacramento Ballet Company, and a million years ago, I played Clara,” Rivera said.
Of course, this version is not exactly like the ballet she grew up performing.
Her cast of 25 children is comprised of predominantly 5-yearolds, including her twins, and a few older and younger siblings, from their circle of friends and mom group.
“Some of them we’ve taken ballet classes with, and some of them have never danced before and
Young ballet dancers perform in one of the dance scenes of ‘The Nutcracker’ Ballet’at Kerry Park in Queen Anne while Laura Marie Rivera (not pictured) records and gives direction. Rivera, who was a ballerina growing up and performed in the Sacramento Ballet Company’s production of ‘The Nutcracker,’ was sad her 5-year-old twins wouldn’t get to enjoy any holiday activities in kindergarten and decided to create her own version with children from their circle of friends and mom’s group. The recording will be available to watch for free Saturday evening on Youtube.
some of them I think they’d like to, and maybe they will,” Rivera said.
She also had far less time to put this production together than professional ballet companies take. Rivera said inspiration struck around Halloween and following some online ballet classes a few rehearsals, she started filming the different scenes right before Thanksgiving.
The production also has practical differences, as well. Not only have the number of scenes been reduced to keep the ballet fairly short, ideal for all children to watch, some of the traditionally larger ones, such as Drosselmeyer’s party, feature only a few children. Only two scenes take place inside, whereas the rest were filmed outdoors at parks or in a neighbor’s decorated carport.
Practices and rehearsals were also a far cry from the ones she was used to growing up, Rivera joked. Trying to coach and direct while wearing a mask was a challenge, she said, and outdoor rehearsals featured coats and
“I wanted the kids to have fun and have a really great memory of this. I want them to be their best, but more than that, the goal is for holiday cheer and memories for them.”
— Laura Marie Rivera
masks on top of costumes, and sometimes the children got closer to each other than they were supposed.
“Then I would start filming and then a lot of times their creativity took over, and we got a little bit of what I was wanting and a lot of what they wanted to show me,” Rivera said.
But even with their exuberance and ad-libbing, Rivera said, during the editing process, when she cut out her voice and added music, the final product her merry band of performers came up with actually looked like dancing, which makes her smile.
And, while this production was adjusted to meet logistical and COVID-19 practicalities, Rivera said she tried to hit all the high
points of the regular ballet.
“You know, it’s about the familiarity of it,” she said. “Getting the kids to know it and love it was kind of the goal.”
Rivera admits she had to let go any expectation of perfection early in the process, but that was never really the point, anyway.
“I wanted the kids to have fun and have a really great memory of this,” she said. “I want them to be their best, but more than that, the goal is holiday cheer and memories for them.”
While Rivera hesitates to say she would never do it again, she does not think a post-pandemic production of The Nutcracker with her children and their friends is in her future plans.
“Well, I would hope that they
are in school and doing all of the normal, adorable things,” she said. “I would be happy to just sit in the audience and enjoy their cuteness and hard work.”
Rivera said, if just this year, it was important to carry on a tradition with her children that meant so much to her, and she was happy she took it on, despite the hard work.
“I have so many fond memories of ‘The Nutcracker,’ and it was every year when I was a kid,” she said. “It was a professional company, and it’s very much the holidays for me. I wanted to do something fun. I wanted to give them that same holiday tradition. They are just so cute.”
Rivera said, with final edits and last-minute details taking place this week, the production is planned to air at 6 p.m. Saturday on Youtube. The recording will be left up afterward, however, and anyone can watch by going to https://www. youtube.com/channel/UC775p63-TwbANcacRflLng?view_ as=subscriber.
Photo courtesy Laura Marie Rivera
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING In re the Estate of CHRISTINE DEANNE DAVIDSON, Deceased. No. 20-4-06493-6 SEA NO-
TICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030)
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that Synnove Davidson has been appointed as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Christine Deanne Davidson (the “Decedent”). Any person having a claim against the Decedent’s estate must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070 by 1) serving on, or mailing to, the undersigned attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and 2) filing the original of the claim with the above-captioned Court. The claim must be presented within the later of 1) thirty (30) days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020; or 2) four (4) months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION:
DECEMBER 9, 2020 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: SYNNOVE DAVIDSON ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Robert P. Brouillard, WSBA # 19786 1860 NW 195th Street Shoreline, WA 98177-2822 COURT OF PROBATE PROCEEDINGS/CAUSE NUMBER: Superior Court of Washington for King County Cause No: 20-4-06493-6 SEA Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News December 9, 16 & 23, 2020 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH In the Matter of the Estate of: HESTER SPAULDING, Deceased. NO. 20-4-01763-31 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW
11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty (30) days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four (4) months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of first publication: December 2, 2020. JELSING TRI WEST & ANDRUS PLLC LARRY A. JELSING, WSBA #1120 Attorney for Personal Representative Attorneys for Personal Representative/Address for mailing or service: Larry A. Jelsing, WSBA #1120 JELSING TRI WEST & ANDRUS PLLC 2926 Colby Avenue Everett, WA 98201 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News December 2, 9 & 16, 2020 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY DANIEL C. AICHER, in his individual capacity, Plaintiff, vs. KHYRI P. EDWARDS and JANE DOE
EDWARDS, husband and wife, and the marital community comprised thereof, and PINCHIFF MECHANICAL LLC, a Washington limited liability company,. Defendants. NO. 20-2-12036-7 SEASUMMONS TO: KHYRI P. EDWARDS and JANE DOE
EDWARDS A lawsuit has been started against you in the above-entitled Court by the Plaintiff. Plaintiff’s claim is stated in the written Complaint, a copy of which is served upon you with this Summons. In order to defend against this lawsuit, you must respond to the Complaint by stating your defense in writing, and by serving a copy upon the person signing this Summons within 20 days after the service of this Summons, excluding the day of service, if served upon you within this State, and within 60 days after the service of this Summons is served upon you outside of Washington, excluding the day of service, or a Default Judgment may be entered against you without notice. A Default Judgment is one where Plaintiff is entitled to what he asks for because you have not responded. If you serve a Notice of Appearance on the undersigned person, you are entitled to notice before a Default Judgment may be entered. You may demand that the Plaintiff file this lawsuit with the Court. If you do so, the demand must be in writing and must be served upon the person signing this Summons. Within 14 days after you serve the demand, the Plaintiff must file this lawsuit with the Court, or the service on you of this Summons and Complaint will be void. If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your written response, if any, may be served on time. This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4 of the Superior Court Civil Rules of the State of Washington.
DATED: July 29, 2020. FILE
Legal Notices
RESPONSE WITH: Clerk of the Court King County Courthouse 516 3rd Ave Seattle, WA 98104 ETENGOFF|PAK LAW
GROUP James L. Pak, WSBA #28399
Nicholas A. Alexander, WSBA #48215 605 E. McLoughlin Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98663
Attorneys for Plaintiff IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY DANIEL C. AICHER, in his individual capacity, Plaintiff, vs. KHYRI P. EDWARDS and JANE DOE EDWARDS, husband and wife, and the marital community comprised thereof, and PINCHIFF MECHANICAL LLC, a Washington limited liability company,. Defendants. Case No.: 20-2-12036-7 SEA COMPLAINT FOR NEGLIGENCE
Plaintiff DANIEL C. AICHER state his claims against the Defendants KHYRI P. EDWARDS, JANE DOE EDWARDS and PINCHIFF MECHANICAL LLC as follows:
I. PARTIES - JURISDICTION
1. This lawsuit arises out of an automobile collision that occurred on Southbound I-5 near milepost 167 and the Mercer Island exit in King County, Washington.
2. Plaintiff Daniel Aicher (“Aicher”) is resident of Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona.
3. Upon information and belief, Defendants Khyri Edwards (hereinafter “Defendant Edwards”) and Jane Doe Edwards are residents of Pierce County, Washington.
4. Defendant Pinchiff Mechanical LLC (hereinafter “Defendant Pinchiff Mechanical”), is a HVAC design and installation company that is licensed to do business in the State of Washington with its principal office in Seattle, King County, Washington.
5. At the time of the events set forth herein, Defendant Edwards, was an employee, servant and/or agent of Defendant Pinchiff Mechanical, acting within the course and scope of employment or under its direct control or under such other circumstances as to justify imputing responsibility for the careless, negligent and reckless acts complained of herein.
6. This Court has jurisdiction and venue over the Defendants, the subject matter and persons of the parties pursuant to RCW 4.12.020(3) and RCW 4.12.025.
II. FACTS OF CLAIM
7. On August 18, 2017, Plaintiff Aicher was driving his 2008 Hyundai Accent with his wife, LeAnn Aicher, in the front passenger seat. They were traveling southbound in the number two lane of I-5 passing milepost 167 and the Mercer Island exit.
8. Defendant Edwards was driving a 2000 Isuzu NPR box truck belonging to Defendant Pinchiff Mechanical. He was traveling southbound in the number two lane of I-5 directly behind Plaintiff Aicher. Defendant Edwards looked back and when he turned to look forward again traffic had slowed. Defendant Edwards steered left in an attempt to avoid colliding with the Plaintiff Aicher, but was unsuccessful. Defendant Edwards struck Plaintiff Aicher’s vehicle and then struck another vehicle driven by Michael O’Brien.
III. FAULT OF DEFENDANTS
9. The foregoing collision was the proximate result of the negligence of Defendant Edwards, who was operating in the course and scope of his employment with Defendant Pinchiff Mechanical, creating vicarious liability for Defendant Pinchiff Mechanical. IV. INJURIES AND DAMAGES
10. As a direct and proximate result of the foregoing negligence of Defendants, Plaintiff Aicher suffered bodily injuries and has suffered economic and noneconomic damages in amounts to be proven at trial. V. 11. Plaintiff hereby waives the physician patient privilege ONLY to the extent required by RCW 5.60.060, as limited by the Plaintiff’s constitutional rights of privacy, contractual rights of privacy, and the ethical obligations of physicians and attorneys not to engage in ex parte contact between a treating physician and the patient’s legal adversaries. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays for judgment against the Defendants, jointly and severally, in an amount that will fairly compensate Plaintiff for all damages sustained, physical disability and pain, emotional trauma, medical expenses, wage loss, costs and reasonable attorney’s fees, interest calculated at the maximum amount allowable by law, and other relief the Court deems just. DATED at Vancouver, Washington, this 29th day of July 2020. ETENGOFF PAK LAW GROUP By: James L. Pak, WSBA #28399 Nicholas A. Alexander, WSBA #48215 605 E. McLoughlin Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98663 Attorneys for Plaintiff Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News November 11, 18, 25, December 2, 9 & 16, 2020 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON STATE FOR THE COUNTY OF KING In re the Estate of: BJORN ROAR KRISTOFFERSEN Deceased No. 20-407064-2 SEA NONPROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.42.030 The notice agent named below has elected to give notice to creditors of the abovenamed decedent. As of the date of the filing of a copy of this notice with the court, the notice agent has no knowledge of any other person acting as notice agent or of the appointment of a personal representative of the decedent’s estate in the state of Washington. According to the records of the court as are available on the date of the filing of this notice with the court, a cause number regarding the decedent has not been issued to any other notice agent and a personal representative of the decedent’s estate has not been appointed. Any person having a claim against the dece-
dent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the notice agent, the notice agent’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the notice agent’s declaration and oath were filed. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the notice agent served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.42.020(2)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Notice Agent: Berit Irene Kristoffersen c/o Hickman Menashe, P.S. 4211 Alderwood Mall Blvd., Ste. 204 Lynnwood, WA 98036 Attorney for Notice Agent: William S. Hickman Hickman Menashe, P.S. 4211 Alderwood Mall Blvd. Ste. 204 Lynnwood, WA 98036 Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News December 9, 16 & 23, 2020
NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE Trustee Sale No: 131347-WA Loan No: 561-8326400 Title Order No: 1716672WAD APN 353047-0312-01 ABBREVIATED LEGAL: LT 3 & TRACT D, KC SP #1277044 REC #7802160948 WHEREAS, on 03/13/2007, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by BARBARA J. GERAGHTY, as trustor in favor of EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE LLC. as beneficiary and STEWART TITLE as trustee, and was recorded on 03/19/2007 as Document No. 20070319000686, 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 08/09/2017 in document no. 20170809000015, of Official records in the office of the Recorder of KING County, WA, and WHEREAS a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust PURSUANT TO SECTION 9 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 05/18/2017 as Instrument No. 20170518000331, notice is hereby given that on 01/04/2021, at 10:00AM 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: Lot 3 and Tract D, King County Short Plat No. 1277044, according to the short Plat recorded under Recording Number 7802160948, records of King County, Washington; Together with an undivided 1/3 interest in Tract A of said short Plat. Commonly known as: 1009 S 246TH PLACE, DES MOINES, WA 98198 The sale will be held: at the 4th Avenue Entrance of the King County Administration Building, located one block east of the Courthouse, 500 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $295,040.44. 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 $29,504.04 [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 $29,504.04 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 Secre-
tary 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 $295,027.31 as of 01/03/2021, 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-ofpocket 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: 11/18/2020 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: 916939-0772 or www.nationwideposting.com
Tara Campbell, Foreclosure Commissioner Officer A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of California County of Sacramento On 11/18/2020 before me, Marsha Townsend, Notary Public, personally appeared Tara Campbell, Foreclosure Commissioner Officer who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Marsha Townsend MARSHA TOWNSEND COMM. # 2255346 NOTARY PUBLIC CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO COUNTY MY COMM. EXP. SEP. 19, 2022 NPP0372249 To: QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS 12/09/2020, 12/16/2020, 12/23/2020
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No.: 2019-00365-WA APN No.: 322407-9062-03 Grantor(s): JAMES K MCDONOUGH Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as Trustee on behalf of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-HE1 for the registered holders of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-HE1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: Western Progressive - Washington, Inc. Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: PHH Mortgage Corporation Reference Number(s) of the Deed of Trust: 20050603000563 Assessor’s Property Tax Parcel Number(s): 322407-9062-03 I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee, Western Progressive Washington, Inc., will on 01/08/2021, at the hour of 09:00 AM, at Main Entrance, King County Administration Building, 500 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the
highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County (ies) of King, State of Washington to-wit: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 24 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST, W.M., IN KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON; THENCE NORTH ON SECTION LINE 370.5 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;THENCE NORTH 89°52’15” WEST, PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH SECTION LINE, 238.0 FEET; THENCE NORTH 5°03’39” WEST, PARALLEL WITH THE EAST SECTION LINE, 183.0 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 89°5’15” EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH SECTION LINE, 238.0 FEET, THENCE SOUTH ON SECTION LINE 183.0 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPT THAT PORTION CONVEYED TO THE PRESTON CEMETARY ASSOCIATION, INC., A WASHINGTON CORPORATION BY DEED RECORDED UNDER RECORDING NO 20030709000919. EXCEPT COUNTY ROAD AS NOW EXISTING ALONG THE EAST LINE. SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF KING, STATE OF WASHINGTON. Commonly known as: 8221 308th Avenue SE, Preston, WA 98050 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the above street address or other common designation. Which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 05/20/2005, recorded 06/03/2005, under Auditor’s File No.20050603000563, Book —- Page —-, records of King County, Washington, from James K. McDonough, a Married Man as His Sole and Separate Property as Grantor, to First American Title Insurance Company as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Ownit Mortgage Solutions, Inc. as Lender and beneficiary, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as the designated nominee for Ownit Mortgage Solutions, Inc. , the beneficial interest in which was assigned to HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as Trustee on behalf of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-HE1 for the registered holders of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-HE1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates under an assignment recorded on June 21, 2017, under Auditor’s File No. as Instrument No. 20170621000148, Bk. in Book —-, Pg. at Page ——, records of King County, Washington.
II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $91,983.64; (together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due) IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal Balance of $213,680.15, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from 09/01/2017, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.
V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 01/08/2021. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, must be cured by 12/28/2020 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before 12/28/2020 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 12/28/2020 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/ or Deed of Trust and curing all other defaults.
VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: See Exhibit “A” attached by both first class and certified mail on 06/29/2020 proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served on 06/25/2020, with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in the paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting.
VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in
Seattle seasons appealing for different reasons
Editor’s note: This year for Annual Manual, we asked area residents to answer a series of questions about living in Seattle framed from the perspective of what they might tell or recommend to people who are visiting Seattle, thinking about moving to Seattle or have just moved to the city. Here are the answers they gave about Seattle seasons. Please look for the 2020-21 Annual Manual in our Queen Anne & Magnolia and Madison Park Times newspapers.
What is your favorite season in Seattle, and why?
“The fall is my favorite season. I like the weather and the foliage.”
— Ellen Monrad, Queen Anne
“Summer: P-Patches are planted and growing, and beaches galore; Fall: crisp days, fall color and great time to walk everywhere, anywhere; Winter: time to read — great libraries, bookstores.” — Monica Wooton, Magnolia
“Summer; I like to sing that Christmas song “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” during the summer. Because it really is.” — Peter Moe, Seattle Pacific University
“Ooooh — hard to say, but I would lean to autumn, with crisp and enjoyable temperatures. The
leafy nature of Seattle is alive with color in late October. Nothing quite as beautiful as a sunny, autumnal day that is marked by the changing leaf colors of reds, yellows and oranges hanging and falling from the vast variety of deciduous trees in Seattle neighborhoods — it ushers in the gauzy, subdued light of November in spectacular fashion!” — Ann Goos, Magnolia
“Despite the objections from friends and family, my favorite season in Seattle is the winter. Rain doesn’t have to put a hamper on your plans, but a waterproof jacket helps. Plus, ducking into one of Seattle’s coffee shops to escape the rain just might lead you to your new favorite spot!” — Tyler Agafonov, University District
“Autumn is my favorite season in Seattle — or anywhere for that matter. The best part about autumn days are the mild temperatures, with fairly warm weather well into October and occasionally even in November. But the cool nights still allow walking and eating outdoors with a warm jacket. It’s a special time of year to enjoy the city before the winter weather arrives. — Paula Mueller, Queen Anne
“September is usually glorious in Seattle, with the warmth of
the sun still present, but the slant and quality of the light starting to shift. It’s a great time for getting out with fewer tourist crowds. Take a glass of wine or warm thermos of tea down to a park
facing east and watch the glorious orange full moon rise, anticipating the season of great pumpkins.” — Margie Carter, Madison Park
“Summer: perfect dry weather
and many outdoor activities, including things like Summerfest.” — Jason Thibeaux, Magnolia
“Spring — RHODIES!” — Deborah Frausto, Queen Anne
Photo by Jessica Keller
This view of the city at Kerry Park in Queen Anne is a favorite among residents as it shows off Seattle at its best during all the seasons, even when the weather is dismal.