at the Blaine School District Office, 765 H St, Blaine WA 98230. Winning bidder will be notified by 4pm that day. Additional information may be obtained by emailing transportation@blainesd.org.
Blaine School
Board of Directors reserves the right to waive any informalities and irregularities.
Probate NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Assigned Judge: Jennifer Slattery
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
served or mailed the notice to the
tor as provided under
(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice (twenty-four (24) months if notice is not published). 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 nonprobate assets.
Date of filing copy of Notice to Creditors: March 5, 2025.
Date of first publication of Notice to Creditors: March 13, 2025.
Date of Closure of Creditor Claim Period: July 13, 2025.
Attorney for the Estate: KEITH A. BODE, WSBA #7791
Personal Representative: MELINDA E. BAZAN
314 Fifth Street, P.O. Box 688 Lynden, WA 98264-0688 Tel. (360) 354-5021 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
Grantor: NIGEL GROOM AND ERICA BEYER
Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: CHRIS HUDSON AND DALE GOTTLIEB
Current Trustee of the Deed of
I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will, on the 21st day of March, 2025, at the hour of 1:30 PM, on the courthouse steps of Whatcom County Superior Court located at 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225, 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 of Whatcom, State of Washington, to-wit:
Parcel: Lot 71, Plat of Eliza Island, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Volume 9 of Plats, pages 31 and 32, records of Whatcom County, Washington. Situate in Whatcom County, Washington.
Which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated April 1, 2021, recorded April 1, 2021, under Auditor’s File No. 2021-0400105, records of Whatcom County, Washington, from Nigel Groom and Erica Beyer as Grantors, to Whatcom Land Title Company, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Chris Hudson and Dale Gottlieb, as Beneficiaries. On November 8, 2024, both a Resignation of Trustee and an Appointment of Successor Trustee were recorded under Whatcom County Auditor’s File No. 2024-1100560 and 2024-1100574, appointing CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. as Successor Trustee of the Deed of Trust dated April 1, 2021, recorded on April 1, 2021, under Auditor’s File No. 2021-0400105.
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 defaults for which this foreclosure is made are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears:
October 2023= $774.53
November 2023= $774.53
December 2023= $774.53
January 2024= $774.53
May 2024= $774.53
June 2024= $774.53
July 2024= $774.53
August 2024= $774.53
September 2024= $774.53
October 2024 = $774.53
November 2024= $774.53
Total= $8,519.83
Attorneys’ Fees = $6,732.00
Other Attorney Costs (Postage & Service Related Costs; Title Report; Recording fees) = $772.46
Total = $16,024.29
IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is a Principal amount of Fifty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Thirteen Dollars and Forty-One Cents ($57,813.41), together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from the 1st day of April 2021, 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 the 21st day of March, 2025. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by the 10th day of March, 2025 (eleven [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 the 10th day of March, 2025 (eleven [11] days before the sale date), the defaults as set forth in Paragraph III are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after the 10th day of March, 2025 (eleven [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 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 Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses:
Nigel Groom and Erica Beyer, 1304 Harris Ave., Bellingham, WA 98225
Nigel Groom and Erica Beyer, 1028 38th St, Bellingham, WA 98229 by both first-class and certified mail on the 20th day of September 2024, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served on the 3rd day of October 2024, with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph 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 objection to the 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 Trustee’s sale.
X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the trustee’s
