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O -leash dog park in upper Queen Anne possible under new plan

By Jessica Keller Queen Anne & Magnolia News editor

While dog lovers, parks lovers and community advocates have been frustrated that repeated attempts to have the city Parks and Recreation Department create an o -leash dog park on upper Queen Anne have led nowhere, all may not be lost.

Residents let their dogs run free at the lower ball eld at Big Howe Park Friday in Queen Anne.

Big Howe Park, or West Queen Anne Play eld, is one of four sites the city will consider as a possible location for a new o -leash dog area. Parks and Recreation will consider the four parks on Queen Anne and 26 others in Seattle this year before deciding.

Four parks in Queen Anne previously submitted to the city as possible dog park sites are now on a list of 30 throughout Seattle that the parks department will consider before choosing one for a future o -leash dog park. According to city plans, another will be built in West Seattle, and funding set aside for its future dog parks will include design and community outreach for a third one.

Don Harper, Queen Anne Community Council member and chair of its Parks Committee, who has submitted multiple applications with the city to consider di erent sites in upper Queen Anne for an o -leash dog park, has long maintained that upper Queen Anne needs another o -leash dog area if only to preserve the existing parks in the neighborhood. Without one, residents seeking to give their dogs some

exercise close to home will continue to let them roam free in current parks to their detriment. “Dogs are dogs: ey’re running around, and they chase the balls and rip up everything, and they’re a bit of an environmental disaster,” Harper said.

e four parks in Queen Anne the city will consider are Bhy Kracke Park, Mayfair Park, East Queen Anne Play eld, West Queen Anne Play eld. While Harper said he has no preference for which park the city should choose if Parks sta selects a Queen Anne location, he is familiar with each.

Bhy Kracke Park

1215 Fifth Ave. North

Harper said Bhy Kracke is a nice park but questions whether it would be suitable unless placed on the upper level of the park, which has a wide grassy area. at area is closest to nearby residences, and Harper suspects residents would not approve of an o -leash area at the park. He said an o -leash area might be possible on the lower section, near Fifth Avenue North, near the play area, but there is a slope. e mid-level

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Business owners, community leaders sound o on crime in Upper Queen Anne

By Jessica Keller Queen Anne & Magnolia News editor

While not many solutions came out of a public safety meeting focusing on crime last month, Queen Anne business and neighborhood leaders are hoping city leaders will heed what they have to say moving forward.

e Queen Anne Community Council arranged for business owners and elected and police o cials to meet via Zoom on Feb. 28 to discuss the crimes that have been plaguing the business district for some time and share solutions, and QACC Chair Paula Mueller said a walk-through of the business district on Upper Queen Anne is still something she would like to see happen in the coming months.

Kevin Rinderle, whose family owns Queen Anne Dis-

patch, experienced repeated break-ins late last year at his Queen Anne store and at his business in Wallingford, as well, and has spoken to city o cials about the problem before.

Rinderle said small-business owners are struggling at this time, and repeat break-ins are disheartening.

“When we do get broken into, it’s frustrating on a lot of levels,” Rinderle told city o cials at the meeting. “Not only do we feel our privacy is being invaded, but we feel insecure and threatened, and we’re exhausted at the end of the day.

“We’re really just pleading for hope and for change,” he added.

MUCH FRUSTRATION

Mueller said after the meeting that, having heard from the members of the business community who attended the

meeting and from speaking to business owners in her capacity on the Queen Anne Community Council, their frustration runs deep.

“First, people are very frustrated with the lack of capacity at SPD to respond to all the crimes that are happening,” Mueller said. “ ey are also frustrated with how di cult it is to report criminal activity online. Even though SPD is making it easier, it is still a challenge. A good majority of crimes aren’t being reported.”

Reporting crime through ling a police report, however, is just what the law enforcement members advise business owners and everyone else who has experienced crime to do, because Seattle Police Department o cials use those reports to determine where to focus their resources. is is a frequent refrain, which they echoed again last month.

Business owners who have been troubled by breakins or routine shoplifting would like to see more dramatic action from elected leaders and Seattle law enforcement, however.

Mueller said repeated breakins and damage to business is not only time consuming to report, but they jeopardize the businesses in the community because having to make continued repairs to x broken windows and property is expensive, even with insurance. Plus, business owners run the risk of having their insurance premiums go up with each additional expense or report.

Rinderle conrmed he has left some expenses o his insurance reports to avoid having his rates go up or have his coverage threatened.

“We went very light in what we submitted to insur-

ance for fear that would happen,” Rinderle said.

‘SUPERMAN’S NOT COMING’

Mueller said, in addition to time lost, expense and insurance worries, there is another deep-rooted fear.

“Another thing is what I call the trauma of longterm repeated crime activity with no hope of having any kind of intervention,” Mueller said.

Rinderle said that anxiety is leading to a lot of resentment from business owners like him.

“I heard a lot of frustration and angst from the members of the Queen Anne community, and we’re at a loss at what the next steps are,” he said.

Unfortunately, these things take a long time to solve,” Rinderle said, adding these problems have developed in Queen Anne and other neighborhoods for some time.

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December 10, 1959 to March 3, 2023

The world became less vibrant when we lost Linda Lucile Puddy on March 3rd, 2023. To say she was one of a kind would barely scratch the surface, and to know her love was something indescribably special.

Linda was born on December 10th, 1959. She graduated from Queen Anne High School and later earned a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington. She was an engineer by trade, with a long career at Boeing, and a proud feminist by heart.

Linda would change the lives of many through her years, opening her home and heart often, especially to those in need. She loved practical jokes, and had an infinitely memorable sense of humor. She is remembered for her quick wit, undeniable intelligence, and her fierce passion for all things beautiful, quirky and interesting. She was an avid reader. She loved gardening and animals, most recently her dog Tuk, but her true pride and joy was her family.

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She was married three times, having twin daughters from her first marriage and a son in her third. Her son would spark a second career of sorts as his advocateopening doors, building community, and creating possibilities all across the country. She shone in these moments, an unimaginably proud parent to her children.

Linda lives on through her children Zachary Scott Puddy Siggens, Sarra Marie and Megan Lynn (husband Jordan) and grandsons Adrian and Cameron. She is survived by her parents LaVern and Frances Puddy, and her sister Lisa Puddy. In passing, she joins her siblings Paige Marie Puddy and R. Scott Puddy.

Linda was celebrated by family and friends in a service on March 19th. She has been laid to rest in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

The family requests no gifts or flowers. In Linda’s memory, please take a moment trying something new with your loved ones. She always enjoyed inspiring new experiences and memories.

He also pointed out that when city o cials and law enforcement turn the majority of their focus into one area, such as the downtown, that only sends the criminals elsewhere and can make the problems worse in nearby communities.

“Superman’s not coming to save us, and there’s no short-term solutions, which we understand,” he said.

After the meeting, Mueller outlined a list of possible solutions that could help reduce some of the crime problems including:

1. Improved lighting

2. Improved cameras that can be installed along the streets and aimed at businesses to capture crimes.

3. Streamlined crime reporting

4. Resources for people with addiction or behavioral health issues

5. Faster responses to removing encampments

6. Increased patrols e last option would make the biggest shortterm di erence, Rinderle said, adding creating civic task forces to nd solutions to problems and try to programs are nice, but they are not a replacement to having police o cers on hand to make arrests.

Rinderle said, however, residents can do something to make a di erence, even while solutions are sought at the city level. He said, in addition to supporting local businesses and keeping their eyes and ears open to what is taking place in the business district, residents can help by taking an active part in the democratic process in upcoming elections: learning what elected o cials have said and done about the issues, listening to their challengers’ platforms, and voting for the candidate who they feel will best serve the Queen Anne community moving forward.

e importance of sleep spindles

In the wee hours of March 12, we turned the clocks ahead again, hoping that our legislators in Washington D.C. decide that Daylight Savings Time is permanent in the future. In the meantime, many of us (myself de nitely included) had a rough time adjusting to the loss of an hour.

Henny Youngman was on to something when he said, “If you’re going to do something tonight that you’ll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late.” Besides the joke, for many of us, sleeping late means getting the actual seven to eight hours sleep we really need each night. Is this important? After reading Matthew Walker’s book “Why We Sleep,” I began to grasp that getting a good night’s sleep is not only good, it’s primary to healthy aging.

One part of his book I found particularly fascinating was the topic of sleep spindles, a growing area of research. Sleep spindles are a certain pattern of brain waves identi ed by measuring electrical activity through electroencephalography. Sleep spindle activity occurs during earlier stages of sleep known as non-REM sleep.

Sleep spindles appear to play a critical role in the processing and retention of memories. Sleep spindles are the worker bees that take newly learned information and allow the regions of our brains associated with memory to absorb and retain this new data. Unfortunately, the amount of sleep spindle activity may decline as we age.

is does not have to be our destiny. By improving our behaviors to prioritize a good night’s sleep, it appears that we can actually increase sleep spindle activity and thereby mitigate potential memory loss as we age.

ere are a lot of interesting recommendations on the internet for ways to increase sleep spindles and who knows, some of them might work. Oscillating sounds, anyone?

But one thing that research agrees on is getting a good night’s sleep is critical. For myself, I’m beginning to bump sleep to the top of my self-care priorities. I hope that will help me to remember to exercise. Kidding aside, and in the spirit of Henny Youngman, I’ll look forward to sleeping late but without doing something I’ll regret the night before, of course.

Nancy Weinbeck Bayview CEO

Happy daylight in the evening folks, and here’s to a good night’s sleep!

Nancy Weinbeck is the CEO of Bayview in Queen Anne.

Free health care services o ered at 2023 Seattle/King County Clinic

Seattle/King County Clinic, one of the most signi cant free healthcare events in the Paci c Northwest, is returning to Seattle Center for its eighth year on April 27-30. e rst full clinic since the pandemic will provide free dental, medical and vision care to people in need.

is year’s clinic will feature a roster of local healthcare providers and general support volunteers, including dentists, physicians, optometrists, nurses, dental hygienists and other healthcare professionals. ey will work together to provide free services, such as dental llings and extractions, physical exams, diagnostic tests, eye exams and prescription eyeglasses.

Led by Seattle Center and Seattle Center Foundation, Seattle/King County Clinic brings together healthcare organizations, civic agencies, nonpro ts and private businesses to transform Seattle Center facilities into a healthcare operation. Licensed healthcare professionals and general support volunteers donate their time and expertise intending to help 3,000 people in need during the four-day period.

e clinic is open to people in need regardless of insurance, income or immigration status. Patients do not need to reside in Seattle or King County. All services are provided on a rst-come, rst-served basis. As in previous years, organizers will distribute free admission tickets each morning to patients.

Once the clinic opens, patients are escorted to the service facilities and admitted by ticket number to be registered and receive free healthcare.

Face masks are required for those coming to the clinic, and any potential patients who are sick are asked not to attend.

In 2022, Seattle/King County Clinic, a visiononly clinic, provided free eye exams and prescription eyeglasses to more than 1,000 people in need — the rst services the Clinic o ered since the pandemic hiatus. Patients across the region represented more than 127 unique zip codes and spoke 30 primary languages. Patients were families, elders, veterans, immigrants, refugees, people experiencing homelessness, and, in large part, wage earners who struggle with the high cost of living.

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COOK UP A CLASSIC PHILLY SANDWICH

Cheesesteaks are decadent sliced beef sandwiches covered in gooey cheese and served on crusty rolls.

According to Philadelphia’s official tourism site, Pat Oliveri invented the cheesesteak in the 1930s. Oliveri was a hot dog vendor who decided to grill beef from the butcher and put it on an Italian roll. A cab driver smelled the creation and asked for the sandwich. Word spread about this new concoction,

and soon lots of customers were coming by for their own. Oliveri opened up Pat’s King of Steaks on 9th Street soon after. Cheese was added later to the sandwiches in the 1940s after a suggestion from manager Joe Lorenza.

Cheesesteaks have become synonymous with Philadelphia. In fact, there is a fierce rivalry between Pat’s and Geno’s, which is another cheesesteak restaurant that opened across the street from Pat’s in 1966 and claims they were the first to add cheese to

the steak. Fierce loyalties to both of these restaurants stand today in Philadelphia. However, a person doesn’t have to take sides when he or she makes cheesesteak at home. This recipe, courtesy of chef Robert Irvine and the Food Network, is easy and quick.

Cheesesteak Makes 4 sandwiches

• 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil

• 2 cups thinly sliced yellow onions

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

• 4 9-inch sub rolls

• 2 pounds shaved beef, such as rib-eye or sirloin

• 12 thin slices provolone

1. In a large sauté pan or griddle, heat the oil over medium-high heat for 1 minute, and then add the onions, 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Cook the onions until caramelized, stirring throughout the process, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove and keep warm.

2. Spread the softened butter on the interiors of the rolls and cook, butter-side down, on a griddle until browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the rolls, add the raw steak to the griddle and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook briefly, shedding the meat into small pieces with two metal spatulas. Add the onions and cook for 2 minutes.

3. Portion the meat into 4 piles, and top each pile with 3 slices of the provolone. Continue to cook until the cheese melts (putting the lid and adding a little water to the pan can help with this step). Cover each pile with a browned roll, and slice a spatula under the meat to pick it up with the roll.

Seattle poet hosts bilingual program series at Seattle Public Library

Join award-winning poet Claudia Castro Luna for a bilingual spring program series at e Seattle Public Library that explores how Seattle can keep creativity alive. e former Washington State Poet Laureate Castro Luna guest-curated the series, which kicks o with a program called “Creativity Everyday / Creatividad Cotidiana,” which explores cultural practices around creativity.

e three programs examine di erent aspects of creativity with guest artists including dancer Milvia Pacheco, founder of Movimiento AfroLatino. Each event has a creative activity embedded in it, from dance to poetry-writing to a lm discussion. In addition to centering creativity in our everyday experiences, the second event, to be held at the South Park Branch, centers the Afro-Latino experience in the U.S. and in the Americas.

Each event will be bilingual, with artists presenting in both English and Spanish.

All Library events are free and open to the public. Registration is required for the programs by going to spl.org/event-calendar.

e guest-curated spring series is supported by e Seattle Public Library Foundation and the Gary and Connie Kunis Foundation.

EVENTS SCHEDULE

• From 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., ursday, March 30. Creativity Everyday / Creatividad Cotidiana: Claudia Castro Luna and Guests. Central Library, Level 4, Room 1. Afro-Latina dancer Milvia Pacheco, author Maria de Lourdes Victoria, and artist Adriana Morales will join Claudia Castro Luna at a roundtable discussion about their creative practices and the role that culture and language plays. e panel will be followed with a dance/movement lesson focused on a

Caribbean rhythm such as merengue.

• From 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Sunday, April 16. Film Screening with Claudia Castro Luna and Milvia Berenice Pacheco Salvatierra. South Park Branch (8604 Eighth Ave. S.). Join us for the screening and discussion of a lm centered on the Afro-Latino experience with Castro Luna and Milvia Pacheco, founder of Movimiento Afro-Latino. Because the lm is intended for adult audiences, this program is scheduled for after the branch closes. Registration is requested.

• 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., ursday, April 20. Poetry Everyday / Poesía Cotidiana: A Poetry Reading and Workshop with Claudia Castro Luna. Central Library, Level 4, Room 1. Claudia Castro Luna and artist Adriana Morales Marín will lead a workshop where participants will listen to poetry, and write and illustrate their own poems.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Claudia Castro Luna has been an Academy of American Poets Poet Laureate fellow, the Washington State Poet Laureate, and Seattle’s inaugural Civic Poet. She is the author of “One River, A ousand Voices;” the Pushcart nominated “Killing Marías,” shortlisted for the Washington State 2018 Book Award in poetry; and the chapbook “ is City.” Born in El Salvador, she came to the United States in 1981. Living in English and Spanish, Claudia writes and teaches in Seattle on unceded Duwamish lands where she gardens and keeps chickens with her husband and their three children.

Maria de Lourdes Victoria, originally from Veracruz, Mexico, is an award-winning author whose work has been published internationally in English and Spanish. She has published award-winning novels including “La Casa de los Secretos,” “Más allá de la Justicia” and “Los Hijos Del Mar.” Her short stories have appeared in international literary journals. Maria is the founder

of Seattle Escribe, the largest group of writers who write in Spanish in Washington state. She is currently working on her fourth and fth novels. Find more information at mariadelourdesvictoria. com.

Adriana Morales Marín was born in Mexico City and lives in Bellevue, WA. With a degree in graphic design, she is the author and illustrator of children’s books including “Catrina’s Day of the Dead,” “Big Mess Jess” and “ e Weeping Lady and the Crybaby.” She has collaborated with many local authors on illustrating and designing their books, most of them bilingual. Adriana lives with her husband, mother, two kids and three cats.

Milvia Berenice Pacheco Salvatierra is an Afro-Latina artist born in Caracas, Venezuela, where she began her career as a dancer combining dance and theater training. Experiences with trauma at an early age fueled in her a pressing drive toward movement. She went on to devote her life to reaching liberation through art and movement. She is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, performer, bodyworker, visual artist, mother and community organizer. MÁS (Movimiento Afrolatino Seattle) has become the platform where she continues serving as a conduit for empowerment and beyond empowerment for herself and others.

MORE INFORMATION

e Library’s guest curators are Seattlearea artists that create community-responsive programming to increase opportunities where Seattle’s community voices can be seen and heard. Contact the Library’s Ask Us service by phone at 206-386-4636 or by email or chat at spl.org/ Ask. Sta are ready to answer questions and direct you to helpful resources and information.

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You and the other party/ies may agree to accept legal papers by email under Superior Court Civil Rule 5 and local court rules. This Summons is issued according to Rule 4.1 of the Superior Court Civil Rules of the state of Washington. Published in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News February 15, 22, March 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2023

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220613631-WA-MSI NOTICE OF TRUST-

EE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24

ET. SEQ. Grantor: DAVBOR HOMES CORP.,

a(n) Washington Corporation Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: TOORAK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: TITLE ALLIANCE PUGGET SOUND LLC Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust:

Situs Asset Management LLC Reference Number of the Deed of Trust: Parcel Number: 142391-0630 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 21, 2023, 10:00 AM, at 4th Ave entrance King County Administration Building, located one block east of the Courthouse, 500 4th Ave, Seattle, WA, 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 63, CASCADE HILLS NO. 8, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 80 OF PLATS, PAGES 41 AND 42, RECORDS OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. APN: 142391-0630 More commonly known as 16428 126th PLACE SE, RENTON, WA 98058 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated October 5, 2021, executed by DAVBOR HOMES CORP., a(n) Washington Corporation as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of RIVERBEND FUNDING, LLC as original Beneficiary recorded October 8, 2021 as Instrument No. 20211008000086 and the beneficial interest was assigned to TOORAK CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC and recorded December 1, 2021 as Instrument Number 20211201000042 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of King County, Washington. II. No action commenced by TOORAK CAPITAL PARTNERS, 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: Failed to pay the balance of the principal sum which became all due and payable on July 6, 2022, pursuant to paragraph 1.2.4. of the Loan Agreement dated October 5, 2021

questing 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.

Dated: January 13 ,2023 MTC Financial Inc.

dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Authorized Signatory MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 606 W. Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: (800) 833-6388 For Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps Order Number 88656, Pub Dates: 3/22/2023, 4/12/2023, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS TS No WA08000376-17-2 TO No

220573424-WA-MSI NOTICE OF TRUST-

EE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24

ET. SEQ. Grantor: BRANDON SMITH AND WENDY SMITH, HUSBAND AND WIFE Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: PNC Bank, National Association Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: STEWART TITLE Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: Select Portfolio

Servicing, Inc. Reference Number of the Deed of Trust: Instrument No. 20041130003718

Parcel Number: 147233-007003 I. NOTICE IS

GIVEN that on April 21, 2023, 10:00

HEREBY

AM, at 4th Ave entrance King County Administration Building, located one block east of the Courthouse, 500 4th Ave, Seattle, WA, 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 7, CEDARLANE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 219 OF PLATS, PAGE(S) 11 THROUGH 14, RECORDS OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON

APN: 147233-007003 More commonly known as 7116 NORTHEAST 167TH STREET, KENMORE, WA 98028 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated November 22, 2004, executed by BRANDON SMITH AND WENDY SMITH, HUSBAND AND WIFE as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION as original Beneficiary recorded November 30, 2004 as Instrument No. 20041130003718 and the beneficial interest was assigned to PNC Bank, National Association and recorded December 22, 2011 as Instrument Number 20111222000960 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of King County, Washington. II. No action commenced by PNC Bank, National Association, 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

on April 21, 2023. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be paid by April 10, 2023, (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 April 10, 2023 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is paid 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 April 10, 2023 (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, TOORAK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS DAVBOR HOMES CORP. 16428 126th PLACE SE, RENTON, WA 98058 DAVBOR HOMES CORP. 10830 204TH ST SE, KENT, WA 98031 DAVBOR HOMES CORP. 10830 SE 204TH ST, APT 101, KENT, WA 98031 DAVBOR HOMES CORP. ATTN: DAVID KAZIMIRETS, 10830 SE 204TH ST., APT 101, KENT, WA 98031 DAVBOR HOMES CORP. c/o DAVID KAZIMIRETS, REGISTERED AGENT, 19216 SE 161ST STREET, RENTON, WA 98058 by both first class and certified mail on November 16, 2022, 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 November 16, 2022 in a conspicuous place 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 re-

and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, PNC Bank, National Association or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS BRANDON SMITH 7116 NORTHEAST 167TH STREET, KENMORE, WA 98028-6310 WENDY SMITH 7116 NORTHEAST 167TH STREET, KENMORE, WA 98028-6310 by both first class and certified mail on November 7, 2022, 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 November 7, 2022 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. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. 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) 8944663 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: December 9, 2022 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) 3678456 TDD: (800) 833-6388 For Reinstatement/Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps Order Number 87900, Pub Dates: 3/22/2023, 4/12/2023, QUEEN ANNE & MAGNOLIA NEWS

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title, possession or encumbrances on April 21, 2023. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by April 10, 2023, (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 April 10, 2023 (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 April 10, 2023 (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,

of the park features “a kid of a terrace,” Harper said, but an o -leash area would have to be small, and it is secluded, which may make some people feel uncomfortable.

Mayfair Park

2600 Second Ave. North

Harper said, of the parks, Mayfair is pretty small to consider an oleash area. Currently, it has a central play area and benches. According to the Park Department’s website for Mayfair Park, it is slated to undergo improvements this year, with bid for construction taking place after the Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections approves the permit. Construction is anticipated to begin this fall, and work will include replacing the existing timber retaining walls, wood stairs and wooden light pole/standards “that have all reached the end of their usefulness.” Paving repair and some trees will be removed that have been deemed hazardous or to accommodate the wall replacement.

West Queen Anne Play eld

150 W. Blaine St.

More commonly known as Big Howe, the six-acre park has ball elds used for baseball, softball and soccer, as well as a play area.

“It’s been broached before, and, of course, it gets a lot of push back,” Harper said, adding neighbors have expressed disapproval of the idea, as have people who use the park for athletics and play.

Plus, he said, one of the areas that could be used is on a slope, and that is not popular idea at the Parks Department.

It is also currently a popular spot for dog owners to bring their canines for play time on the ball elds, despite the signs stating that is not allowed in part because of the damage they

cause to the grass used for athletics.

Harper said people involved in Little League have indicated they may be more in favor of sharing the area with o -leash dogs if it gets them o the ball elds, adding he has witnessed people throwing balls for their dogs even with Little League players practicing on the eld.

“I’m not sure that’s going to solve it, but that’s a location,” Harper said.

East Queen Anne Play eld

1211 Warren Ave. North e last park that will be considered is East Queen Anne Play eld, or Little Howe. It has an upper section with a playground, wading pool and restrooms and a lower level with grassy areas that are used as athletic elds by younger children. Like Big Howe, Little Howe is frequently used by dog owners as an o -leash area for their pets despite it being prohibited, and the elds have been damaged because of the play.

“It’s a terrible eld,” Harper said, adding that people take their dogs and let them run around the elds and tear up the grass, which is only

made worse during the rainy seasons. At one point, last year, a parent broke his ankle after stepping in a hole dug up by a dog or dogs.

“So, it kind of came about that if you could relocate the soccer and T-ball to another location, that would make a great o -leash area,” Harper said.

Harper said Little Howe could be a viable option for a legitimate o -leash area if another park in the neighborhood could be found to host athletic games and practices for younger children: It is large enough to be an o -leash area for dogs big and small and it is still on top of Queen Anne hill.

“ at one would probably be the nicest to have an o -leash area out of the four,” he said.

e question would be where children involved in pee-wee soccer or T-ball would go to play their games. One suggestion has been an area at Rodgers Park, but that has a slope nearby, and the purpose of the grassy area for people to play Frisbee or soccer or have a pick-up game.

“I don’t think we’re doing the kids

any favors by shoving them over there,” Harper said.

e nearby Queen Anne Bowl, on the other end of the park down the hill, has arti cial turf, and the city has declared any eld with arti cial turf is dedicated for team sports. Harper pointed out, however, there is a “fairly large” swath of land that is between the track and the eld that could possibly be used in place of the eld at Little Howe, but that would require a bit of juggling with other team play.

Harper said he also heard, but has not con rmed, that the lower eld at Big Howe will have four baseball diamonds on it, which might make it an acceptable location for the younger athletic teams if true.

Right now, Harper said he is not putting forward any park as the best location for an o -leash area.

“I’m not saying no or yes to anything,” Harper said.

He has reached out to the Park sand Recreation sta member in charge of o -leash areas to ask if the city has changed its existing criteria for o -leash parks in neighborhoods and, if so, to provide details.

In addition, the four parks under consideration were already proposed in a previous application for an o -leash park submitted to the city by Queen Anne resident Shannon Praetorius, but Harper said parks department sta never responded.

Harper said he doesn’t understand why city sta didn’t follow up on Praetorius’ application when she began the last attempt to gain an o -leash area in Queen Anne using the city’s process and are only just considering them, along with 26 others, now.

“So, there’s a real kind of a chip on our shoulders about how they’re treating us and how they’re moving the goal post for us,” Harper said, adding some clari cation from the city would be nice. “We’ve been following the previous rules, and now what parks has done is rather than deal with us, they’ve changed the rules,”

He also asked whether the nal decision for a new o -leash park would be made just by parks sta or if non-parks representatives would be included because, if so, he would be interested in taking part.

Harper said, however, even with the four parks in Queen Anne listed among the 30 to be considered, he would be surprised if any of the four were chosen in the end.

“We’ll see, and we know that parks is going to use race and social justice as a lter as what they’re going to try to do,” Harper said. “It’s just odd. I am of the view that if we want to save our parks, and if we want to save our athletic elds, then spending money on large o -leash areas is the way to do that.”

In the meantime, residents are still taking their dogs out and letting them play o leash in areas where they are not allowed to the consternation of many and detriment to the play elds.

Photo by Jessica Keller

East Queen Anne Play eld is one of four sites in upper Queen Anne being considered as a potential location for an o -leash dog area. One problem with the site is that the eld is used for peewee soccer and T-ball teams, which would need to have a place to play and practice.