Queen Anne &Magnolia news
What would school closures mean to neighborhoods?
By Laura Marie Rivera Contributing Writer
Seattle Public Schools has a $131 billion budget deficit on the horizon and is looking for ways to close the gap. Since SPS is also struggling with a large decline in enrollment, they seem to be considering closing some of the neighborhood schools to help save money. Many families are concerned about what that means for their students.
According to the district website, Madison Park’s McGilvra Elementary School has less than 300 students enrolled. As one of the smaller schools in the district, some parents worry
that their school may be one of the first to be closed. After last fall’s Well-Resourced School meetings and being frustrated by the lack of true engagement, the PTA made the decision to be more proactive in promoting the school and encouraging enrollment.
Alice Appleton is the parent of a McGilvra student and attended the district’s virtual meeting regarding well-resourced schools. During the breakout discussion, she and other parents discussed what role they could play in marketing the schools. They felt it was important to promote the idea of choosing SPS over moving
Seattle Fashion from the city to the slopes
By Laura Marie Rivera Contributing Writer
Tara Clark and Elizabeth McQuiston are Seattle fashion icons and entrepreneurs. The duo has teamed up to offer a Ski Chalet Galentine’s Event on Feb. 15. Their star power and shared attitude of promoting beauty in all forms is sure to melt winter hearts. Having started their businesses on the Seattle side, they are each bringing their flair for fashion to Bellevue.
Clark is a renowned photographer who has turned her eye to high end ski wear. This season, she opened a winter pop-up shop at Bellevue Square. Queen Anne shoppers likely recognize McQuiston from her years on the Avenue and style offerings from Willa- A Lifestyle Shop. And those styles will soon be available when her second store opens in Bellevue this Spring.
Inspired by her mother who worked in women’s fashion, McQuiston developed her own eye for fashion when she lived in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles after college. When it came time to raise her own family, she decided to return to the Queen Anne neighborhood where she had grown up. And after a short time as a stayat-home mom, she bought a local building and business so that she could give women’s
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Queen Anne Elementary School's principal and parents hosted a table at the Queen Anne Farmers Market to let families know that they could request to attend from anywhere in the district.
Courtesy Debbie Steele Elizabeth McQuiston and Tara Clark at Willa in Queen Anne.
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GETTING PREPARED IN THE NEW YEAR
Disaster Preparation Classes, 30 minutes long on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. put on by the Queen Anne Communicty Council.
January 31: Managing Utilities/ Sanitation
February 7: Communicating with Loved Ones
February 14: Making a Plan?/Get Home Bag
February 21: Preparing with Neighbors/Hubs!
Registration required at: https://signup. com/go/PPUBXVt
QUEEN ANNE HELPLINE
Every year, Queen Anne Helpline offers a bag of Thanksgiving groceries, including turkey, pumpkin, pie, stuffing, and more, to low-income seniors in our service area. If you are a low-income senior (55+) living in zip-codes 98109, 98119, or 98199 and would like to have one of our Thanksgiving bags delivered to you, call our Resource Center at 206-2821540.
To donate or to help volunteer, go to https://www.queenannehelpline.org/ thanksgiving.html
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McGraw Street Bridge closed for seismic retrofit
By Mary Chapman Cole
The McGraw Street Bridge was closed on Jan. 29 in order to receive seismic retrofitting. The City of Seattle has funded this construction work thanks to the Levy to Move Seattle, which was approved by voters in 2015. Detour signs will be placed on 2nd Avenue North and Nob Hill Avenue North.
The two-lane McGraw Street bridge (or the “Gully Bridge” as we called it growing up) was constructed over the Wolf Creek Ravine in 1936. Although it wears its 88 years well, the foundation of the bridge needs reinforcing to better withstand any earthquake activity.
The current construction project will take approximately 8 months to complete, and will include: installing carbon fiber wrapping around the bridge's crossbeams, arches, and columns;
to other districts, private school, or homeschooling.
“It was remarkable to me that we were a diverse group of community members (multiple races, neighborhoods, kids ages represented) and this idea resonated with everyone in the group,” Appleton said.
Meg Bartley is the president of McGilvra PTA. She says that in addition to a beautiful building, green space and clean air, McGilvra represents the community.
“We also have a strong community history and presence, and it’s critical that we maintain that for our current and future students. We truly believe that neighborhood schools are a vital part of a strong community,” she said.
The principal and parents of Queen Anne Elementary brought a similar concern to the last Queen Anne Farmers Market. They are an option school which means that they do not have an attendance boundary and are open to students from all over the city. QAE uses a creative school approach that stresses project-
adding a concrete infill wall around the existing arch underneath the bridge deck; repairing damaged or cracked concrete; and adding concrete blocks and supportive shells to the bridge's columns and crossbeams.
This is the second bridge to span this part of the ravine over the last 110 years. The first was a wooden trestle bridge built in 1914 to complete the boulevard around the hill, part of the original
based learning and social emotional learning. Their guiding question is, “How are we making a difference in the world?”
Students will have the opportunity to request to attend QAE when open enrollment starts in February. There are other SPS option schools that focus on technology, dual-language, and advanced learning. Since some school board members have suggested closing the option schools first, these schools are also committed to connecting with the communities to share the information about their unique learning environments.
McGilvra students can find more information at https:// mcgilvraelementarypta. wordpress.com/ Queen Anne Elementary School also has tours coming up. Info at https://www. qaeptsa.org/
The priority session for Open Enrollment School Choice is from Feb. 1-29 and there is more information on the district website https:// www.seattleschools.org/ enroll/
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parks plan designed by the Olmsted Brothers.
By 1935, the wooden McGraw Street bridge had become alarmingly rickety and warranted a full replacement.
Fortunately, the current bridge was constructed with more robust materials and won't need such drastic intervention. It is a designated city landmark along with the entire Queen Anne Boulevard.
For more information and construction updates, visit: www.seattle. gov/transportation/ mcgrawstbridge.
fashion a try. With a commitment to quality, she began curating an essential wardrobe with pieces that will stand the test of time.
McQuiston is regularly seen around the neighborhood sporting looks that are effortlessly chic, whether she is at happy hour or the school playground. The clothes at Willa embody a lifestyle with less fuss and prioritize comfort without sacrificing style.
“We’re not trendy, we’re classic with a badass edge that makes us undeniably cool,” she says.
Clark embodies that same commitment to quality, comfort, and style with her line of TaraShakti apparel. The company’s mission is to ignite powerful moments of positivity, possibility, and connection enabling every woman’s unique star power to shine. And shine they do. When skiers hit the slopes in these bright onesies, people definitely stop to take notice and smile and the confident women that ski by. Clark says this has been the most challenging, rewarding, and forever changing experience of her life.
“It has allowed me to meet, work with, and create life-changing connections that I carry with me and have made me a better person. I’m learning to have more pride in myself as a woman and a mother.”
TaraShakti is women founded, women owned, and a leader in
designing unisex winter activewear with a tailored fit. The suits and fanny packs are handmade in Kathmandu and a portion of the proceeds goes to support the Northwest Sherpa Association and the Ivy Center at Cherry Hill’s Swedish Medical Center. Clark says that it’s her dream to one day design winter athletic wear for Team USA Olympic. But for now, she says she is “thrilled to have people discover the warmth, comfort, performance, and stunning fit of our sits.” As a sponsor, TaraShakti suits will be put to the test at this year’s Big Ski Skijoring Showdown in Montana. And viewers can watch for the TaraShakti Mob Boss dance video starring one of Macklemore’s dancers coming later this Spring.
McQuiston and Clark will be hosting a combined Galentine’s Day event at Willa 2213 Queen Anne Ave N. on Feb. 15, from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. They will have Aperol apres-ski drinks, catered bites, and sparkling conversation to go with their beautiful fashions. They look forward to connecting with shoppers and future friends at the event .
“Mostly, I am excited about all the people we get to meet through TaraShakti, and have them shine bright on the mountains, and in the city wearing our suits,” Clark said. More information at https:// wearwilla.com/ and https://tarashakti. com/
Mary Chapman Cole is a board member of the Queen Anne Historical Society
Photos courtesy of Seattle Municipal Archives, 1936
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SCHOOL from Page 1Æ
FASHION from Page 1Æ
New year, new plants Keep moving: The power of functional movement exercise
It’s hard to resist the allure of the new – especially when it comes to plants. For a recovering plant collector like me, who has vowed to be more deliberate about my choices, I have to put the brakes on before I zoom off to the nursery each time I fall in love at first click.
After reviewing 2024’s latest and greatest releases, here are some highlights. I am focusing on plants that exhibit environmentally friendly benefits like being water-wise once established, or supportive of pollinators, with a few boasting pure wow factor.
Let’s start with the one I’ve been seeing the most buzz about among fellow garden writers and prominent plant lovers. It’s non-native, and is probably a water hog, but I can see making room for this beauty in your water budget. (Of course, unless an explorer just “found” a plant, you’re unlikely to come across many natives on new plant introduction lists, though you may find a “nativar,” a cultivar of a native plant.)
We’ve got everything from shrubs to feed the birds, nectar for bees and butterflies, and a crunchy snack for humans too.
SHRUBS
First Editions® Hydrangea Eclipse® Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Eclipse’ 3-5’ x 3-5’
USDA Zones: 5-9
There’s good reason with increased summer heat to shift to more drought-adapted and pollinator-supporting plantings, so hydrangeas whose name comes from the Greek for “water vessel,” are not the first plants you think of. This would be a lovely exception, however. It claims to be the first bigleaf hydrangea with dark leaves that hold color throughout the season, even in warm climates like Seattle’s. You might grow it for that foliage accent alone, but the flowers are hot pink with chartreuse centers. It should prefer afternoon shade here, and blooms once on old wood (unlike Bailey’s repeat-blooming “Endless Summer” hydrangea series, so don’t prune in fall. Growing with a groundcover to preserve soil moisture would be a good idea.
FIRST EDITIONS® DECADENCE® BLUEBERRY SUNDAY BAPTISIA
Baptisia ‘Blueberry Sunday’
2.5’-3’ x 2.5’-3’
USDA Zones: 4-9
Baptisia are wonderful, tough, long-lived plants that bring fantastic floral verticals to naturalistic plantings. Their long taproot sustains them during drought after being established. This one, more compact than the species at 3’ tall, has indigo blue flowers that will complement every other color. In fall, the black seedpods feed the birds. Plant it where you want it, though, because you’ll have to dig deep to move it.
ORANGE GLOW™ KNOCKOUT® ROSE
Rosa hybrid ‘Knockout Orange Glow’
4.5’ x 3’
USDA Zones: 4-11
The Knockout series from Star Roses is known for reliable roses that can thrive in harsh conditions, even in the black-spot prone Pacific Northwest. This is a bit taller than “groundcover” types you may have seen and will light up a border with hot coral flowers that will make your day. Said to be a freeflowering repeat bloomer from spring through first frost. After being watered well the first few seasons, you should be able to taper off hose sessions.
PERENNIALS
Monarda Balmy ™ Lilac Bee Balm Monarda didyma ‘Balmy Lilac’
1’ x 1.5’
USDA Zones: 4-9
Offered by Jackson & Perkins, this purpleflowered bee balm is petite enough to fit in any sunny spot you have. A cultivar of M. didyma, a Northeast/Midwest prairie native, it brings the bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies to its cool-looking flowers. However, it jumpstarts the monarda season by blooming earlier. As a bonus, the leaves make a fragrant tea. Balmy Lilac is said to be highly mildew-resistant, a good thing in monardas.
EVOLUTION™ FIESTA CONEFLOWER
Echinacea p. ‘Evolution Fiesta’ 20” x 18”
I love echinaceas, and orange, so this one is a no-brainer. I also like the compact size and two-tone appearance of the flowers ranging from vivid orange to softer amber. While not native to the NW, many of our local pollinators typically flock to coneflowers, especially the single-flowered ones like this.
ANNUALS
Sunbelievable Golden Girl and Brown-Eyed Girl Sunflowers
Helianthus annuus ‘Golden Girl’ and ‘Brown-Eyed Girl’ 32” x 40”
These are compact, super-floriferous annuals for summer color. These are pollenless, so they will not protect the bees from mites as studies have indicated sunflower pollen can do, but they still provide nectar to bees and other pollinators.
PURPLE MAGIC BROCCOLI F1
Brassica oleracea ‘Purple Magic’ 30” x 20”
Zone: N/A Annual
You can tell your doctor you are eating your rainbow and your veggies. As a crucifer, broccoli is already packed with nutrients, but Purple Magic adds the powers of anthocyanins, which have antioxidants and phytonutrients for days. And the green stems look like they are wrapped in purple ribbons! A judge described this AllAmerican Selections Winner as “the nicest purple I’ve ever seen.” 100 days to harvest from sowing.
There comes a day for most of us, especially after years of deskwork, when we get up and make a sound. A groan, a creak, or a crack pops up, either from our knee, hip, or mouth, both unbidden and seemingly unavoidable.
MOVE IT OR LOSE IT
The same way our mind gets stuck in mental grooves, our body, ever looking for efficiencies, gets stuck in physical patterns of movement – or stiffness.
If you walk with a purse or backpack slung on the same shoulder for a year or two, expect your opposite hip or knee to have something to say about the extra load soon enough. Conversely, the side that was not activated will become weaker from disuse. Your body has determined its resources were better spent on muscles and joints you are using.
I still don’t know exactly how it happened, but I developed a pattern like that at some point, somewhere in the Covid era, where much more sitting happened, and as hours reduced at my part-time nursery job, much less carrying of bags of potting soil. With the city’s proscription that we stay close to home, even my dog’s walks had gotten shorter. We weren’t hiking at Twin Falls or driving for a nice adventure at Marymoor dog park.
Then one day we did go hiking – after months of inactivity – and the next day, my left knee really hurt. As I worked out in the months following, I realized the muscles around my right hip were nearly locked. I wasn’t able to do a full squat.
After physical therapy, doing lots of sidekicks and clamshells, and relearning how to walk in a balanced way, sit with my feet flat on the ground rather than crossed, and to not lock my knees while standing, my knee is much more resilient. I can do a full squat again, and it feels great to have that freedom of movement – it just feels right. I have my “hip hinge” back.
If you look at many cultures, squatting is a way of life. It’s normal to be able to go all the way down with your feet on the floor – many can even hold that position for hours, working, eating, chatting with friends.
Squats and glute bridge movements help support functions like using the restroom and getting up from a chair.
When you think about it, you’d like to be able to move under your own power, pain-free, as long as possible, right? You probably want to be ready to play with grandkids. The longer you keep moving, the longer you are telling your body “I still need to lift, run or jump!”
Prolonged sitting can lead to “inactivated” glutes for instance, which means they are not ready when you need speed or to get up a hill, making your knees or hips take added pressure.
The answer, exercise specialists, say, is to just keep moving. There are certain movements to focus on, though. Functional movements are the ones we need for ideal balanced strength that gives us the most freedom of mobility.
You want to be able to push and pull both with your legs and your arms, so think push-ups/planks, rows for arms and squats, deadlifts and kicks for your legs.
You also want to be able to get up off the ground unassisted. You may need to work up to doing a full Turkish get-up, where you lie down and basically sit up to a standing position, usually holding a kettle bell.
Doing single leg and arm work when you are ready can help reveal and even out imbalances.
As always, find the modifications you need and check
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HEREBY GIVEN that on February 9, 2024, 09:00 AM, Main Entrance, King County Administration Building, 500 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Washington, to-wit: UNIT 406, BUILDING B, OF ALTAMONTE, A CONDOMINIUM (FORMERLY KNOWN AS UNIT B48, SUNPOINTE, A CONDOMINIUM), ACCORDING TO DECLARATION THEREOF RECORDED UNDER KING COUNTY RECORDING NO. 20041008000004 AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO; SAID UNIT IS LOCATED ON SURVEY MAP AND PLANS FILED IN VOLUME 64 OF CONDOMINIUM PLATS, PAGES 75 THROUGH 85, IN KING COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON. APN: 019430-0630 More commonly known as 701 SW 5TH CT APT B406 #B406, RENTON, WA 98057 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated December 10, 2012, executed by JORGE D ORNELAS, A SINGLE MAN as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC (“MERS”), as designated nominee for U.S. BANK N.A., Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded December 27, 2012 as Instrument No. 20121227002304 and the beneficial interest was assigned to NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC and recorded June 27, 2022 as Instrument Number 20220627000393 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of King County, Washington. II. No action commenced by Nationstar Mortgage LLC, the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. 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: DELINQUENT PAYMENT INFORMATION From January 1, 2021 To October 4, 2023 Number of Payments 34 Total $32,360.44 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION January 1, 2021 October 4, 2023 $669.80 $669.80 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: December 10, 2012 Note Amount $140,300.00
Interest Paid To: December 1, 2020 Next Due Date: January 1, 2021 Current Beneficiary: Nationstar Mortgage LLC Contact Phone No: 800-306-9027 Address: 8950 Cypress Waters Blvd., Coppell, TX 75019
IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $117,620.85, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, 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. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on February 9, 2024. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by January 29, 2024, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before January 29, 2024 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the January 29, 2024 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by 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 current Beneficiary, Nationstar Mortgage LLC or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS JORGE D ORNELAS 701 SW 5TH CT APT B406 #B406, RENTON, WA 98057 JORGE D ORNELAS 611 SW 5TH CT, RENTON, WA 98057 JORGE D ORNELAS 701 SW 5TH CT #B-406, RENTON, WA 98057 JORGE D ORNELAS 701 SW 5TH CT APT B406, RENTON, WA 98057 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JORGE D ORNELAS 701 SW 5TH CT APT B406 #B406, RENTON, WA 98057 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JORGE D ORNELAS 701 SW 5TH CT, RENTON, WA 98057 by both first class and certified mail on August 28, 2023, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place August 26, 2023 on the real property described in 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 the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. Notice to Occupants or
Tenants. The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. Mediation MUST be requested between the time you receive the Notice of Default and no later than 90 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the Notice of Trustee Sale. If an amended Notice of Trustee Sale is recorded providing a 45-day notice of the sale, mediation must be requested no later than 25 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the amended Notice of Trustee Sale. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 606-4819 Website: www.wshfc.org The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287 Website: www. hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (800) 606-4819 Website: www.homeownership.wa.gov Dated: October 5 , 2023 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 606 W. Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: 711 949.252.8300 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps Order Number 96421, Pub Dates: 1/10/2024, 1/31/2024, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS
TS No WA09000270-14-1S TO No 8756943 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. Grantor: MICHAEL C KIM AND CHONG HWA KIM, HUSBAND AND WIFE Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: Specialized Loan Servicing LLC Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: CHICAGO TITLE CO. Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: Specialized Loan Servicing LLC Reference Number of the Deed of Trust: Instrument No. 20070910002287 Parcel Number: 160801-0020-09 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that on February 9, 2024, 09:00 AM, Main Entrance, King County Administration Building, 500 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of King, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 2, CLARK LAKE ESTATES DIVISION 2, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME 223 OF PLATS, PAGES 76 THROUGH 78, IN KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. APN: 160801-0020-09 More commonly known as 24110 119TH PL SE, KENT, WA 98030 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated September 7, 2007, executed by MICHAEL C KIM AND CHONG HWA KIM, HUSBAND AND WIFE as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA as original Beneficiary recorded September 10, 2007 as Instrument No. 20070910002287 and that said Deed of Trust was modified by Modification Agreement and recorded February 26, 2013 as Instrument Number 20130226001750 and the beneficial interest was assigned to Specialized Loan Servicing LLC and recorded August 5, 2013 as Instrument Number 20130805000194 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of King County, Washington. II. No action commenced by Specialized Loan Servicing LLC, the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. 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: DELIN-
QUENT PAYMENT INFORMATION From May 1, 2013 To October 3, 2023 Number of Payments 1 Monthly Payment $296,477.42
Total $296,477.42 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION May 1, 2013 October 3, 2023 0 $0.00 $0.00 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: September 7, 2007
Note Amount $415,300.00 Interest Paid To: April 1, 2013 Next Due Date: May 1, 2013 Current Beneficiary: Specialized Loan Servicing LLC Contact Phone No: (800) 3154757 Address: 6200 S. Quebec St., Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the
Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $363,401.78, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, 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. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on February 9, 2024. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by January 29, 2024, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before January 29, 2024 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the January 29, 2024 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by 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 current Beneficiary, Specialized Loan Servicing LLC or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es):
ADDRESS MICHAEL C. KIM 24110 119TH PL SE, KENT, WA 98030
MICHAEL C. KIM 24110 119TH PL. SE., KENT, WA 98030
MICHAEL C. KIM P.O.BOX 12729, MILL CREEK, WA 98082 CHONG HWA KIM 24110 119TH PL SE, KENT, WA 98030
CHONG HWA KIM 24110 119TH PL. SE., KENT, WA 98030 CHONG HWA KIM
P.O.BOX 12729, MILL CREEK, WA 98082 by both first class and certified mail on May 15, 2019, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place May 16, 2019 on the real property described in 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 the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. Notice to Occupants or Tenants. The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. Notice to Borrower(s) who received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. Mediation MUST be requested between the time you receive the Notice of Default and no later than 90 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the Notice of Trustee Sale. If an amended Notice of Trustee Sale is recorded providing a 45-day notice of the sale, mediation must be requested no later than 25 calendar days BEFORE the date of sale listed in the amended Notice of Trustee Sale. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 606-4819 Website: www.wshfc.org The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287 Website: www.hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (800) 6064819 Website: www.homeownership.wa. gov Dated: October 5, 2023 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 606 W. Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: 711 949.252.8300 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps Order Number 96529, Pub Dates: 1/10/2024, 1/31/2024, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS
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with your doctor if you have concerns about a new exercise. If a full push-up is too much, do an incline version leaning with your arms on the side of a table or couch, or bend one or both knees. For a get-up, you can roll toward your side, and use your arm to push off at first. Some places to start: look into functional movements, especially for seniors, which will start slow and offer modifications; look up the “New York Times workout” which has simple movements performed for seven minutes, (look for a version explaining modifications) as needed; try Qi Gong, which is composed of very gentle movements, or consider
“primal” or “animal” training, which is based on slow functional movements. Online I’ve enjoyed Lee Holden and Scott Cole’s videos. Katy Bowman (www. nurtritiousmovement.com) has many books and videos on functional movement. Look into manual therapist Aaron Alexander’s book “The Align Method.” Or simply practice gentle walking – you’ll get some steps in, burn some calories and hopefully set some new patterns going. What I was told by my therapist was to use your opposing glutes to push off with each step. If you bring a backpack, have it on both shoulders, and when you sit on a bench for a drink, keep your feet flat!
