Wednesday, January 8, 2020 A3
The Dalles Chronicle
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SENIOR NEWS
Catching your breath after the holidays
We’re in that catch-your-
breath after Christmas calm
trying to remember what year
it is. (How long will it take
before I stop writing 2019?)
And wondering when the ice
and snow will arrive—when
we’ll wish we were snowbirds
sunning in Arizona.
We know the ice and
snow will come—maybe
not enough to close schools,
but enough to make walking
treacherous. I do remember
the wonderful snowy days
when I was in grade school,
staying in bed hoping to hear
my mother walk into my room
and saying. “There’s no school
today.” What a feeling know-
ing I had the day off to play in
the snow!
During snowy or icy days,
it’s best to stay home. But if
you do need get out because
you want to enjoy a nutritious
Meals-on-Wheels lunch at
the Mid-Columbia Senior
Center, think of the phrase,
“Walk like a Penguin.”
What does that mean?
Well, it’s a way to think about
Senior
Living
Scott
McKay
walking safely in snow and ice.
To walk like a penguin, do the
following: point your feet out
slightly; bend your knees and
keep them loose; extend your
arms out to your side (and
hands out of your pockets);
and take short steps or waddle.
In addition, since we haven’t
evolved webbed feet yet, wear
shoes or boots with traction.
And this is where I must really
pay close attention: assume
all wet and dark areas on
pavement are icy—especially
around snowbanks where the
melt-off freezes over-night.
Whether it’s icy or not, this
is also a good time to remem-
ber that falls are the leading
cause of fatal and nonfatal
injuries among older adults.
So this winter, don’t rush, pay
attention and remember to
“Walk Like A Penguin!”
• • •
Would you like a part-time
gig for eight to ten weeks
that pays $16 an hour plus
mileage with flexible hours?
Sounds too good to be true?
It would except once every
ten years when the U.S. gov-
ernment is looking for census
takers. Think what you could
do with the extra cash. A trip
to Hawaii or the Caribbean?
New clothes? Gifts for the
grandkids? To apply you can
go online at 2020census.gov/
jobs or call 1-855-JOB-2020.
You can be a part of history
while supporting your com-
munity by helping to ensure
there is an accurate count -
which affects how billions of
dollars are distributed.
• • •
I’ve mentioned it before,
but I need to mention it
again, because this raffle
has the perfect prize: twelve
$25 gift certificates from The
Dalles’ finest restaurants.
The Center’s Meal-a-Month
Raffle tickets are being sold
for $10 apiece or 3 for $25.
You have three chances to
win, and you may be one of
those three winners!
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts
Club Band is regarded by
some as “the most important
and influential rock-and-roll
album ever recorded,” and
was ranked number one of
the “500 Greatest Albums
of All Time” by Rolling
Stone magazine. One of the
album’s songs, written by
Paul McCartney, is about
a young man singing to his
lover about his plans for their
growing old together. For this
week’s “Remember When”
question, the young man is
asking, “will you still love
me when I’m” … what age?
Email your answer to mcse-
niorcenter@gmail.com, leave
a message at 541-296-4788
or drop it off with the special
version of the song recorded
by McCartney’s children as
a surprise present for his
birthday in June 2006.
The previous name for
The Dalles Health and
Rehabilitation Center was
Valley Vista, and the busi-
ness once located where
Holstein’s is today was the
Handout. Rhonda Spies and
John Huteson remembered
the Handout (which Diana
Weston points out was
owned for many years by
Phil Hammond after he sold
the Dairy Queen at 4th and
Union streets.) Those who
answered both questions
correctly were Diana Weston,
Lana Tepfer, Carol Earl, and
this week’s winner of a quilt
raffle ticket, Karl Vercouteren.
• • •
Now that I’m back from
the “Windy City,” Chicago,
those who answered The
Poseidon Adventure from the
previous week were Rhonda
Spies, Lana Tepfer, Delores
Schrader, Carol Earl and the
winner of that week’s raffle
ticket was Don Hansen,
• • •
Well, it’s been another
week, trying to find the place
I am supposed to be. Until
New OR-W-4 form required for changes
The Oregon Department of
Revenue is notifying taxpay-
ers that any changes to their
state withholding must be
made on Form OR-W-4 as the
new federal Form W-4 can’t
be used for Oregon withhold-
ing purposes. The federal
form doesn’t use allowances
and Oregon withholding is
calculated using allowances.
Previously filed Oregon or
federal withholding state-
ments (Form OR-W-4 or
Form W-4), which are used
for Oregon withholding,
can remain in place if the
taxpayer doesn’t change their
withholding choices.
“We encourage Oregon
taxpayers to check their with-
holding for tax year 2020,” said
Personal Tax and Compliance
Division Administrator JoAnn
Martin. Employers should
provide Form OR-W-4 to em-
ployees anytime an employee
provides them a new federal
Form W-4.
While everyone should
check their withholding
annually, some groups of
taxpayers are more at risk
for under-withholding than
others, including those who:
Ride
• Started a new job in 2019
or later.
• Updated their federal
Form W-4 in 2018 or 2019.
• Previously claimed federal
deductions that were impact-
ed by federal tax law changes,
such as the employee busi-
ness expense deduction.
• Live in a two-earner
household.
Oregon’s Form OR-W-4 and
Revenue’s updated online
withholding calculator allow
taxpayers to determine the
correct amount to withhold
for Oregon personal income
tax. Form OR-W-4 and the
calculator are available on the
department’s website at www.
THE LINK $ 1 50
ONLY
one
way
Public Transit
The Dalles Bus Stops
• The Dalles Transit Center • Near Goodwill
• Columbia Gorge Community College
• Mid Columbia Medical Center • Veterans Service Offi ce
Call 541-296-7595
MCEDD.org/linktransit
oregon.gov/dor. Visit www.
oregon.gov/dor to get tax
forms, check status, or make
tax payments; call 800-356-
4222 toll-free from an Oregon
prefix (English or Spanish)
or 503-378-4988 in Salem
and outside Oregon; or email
questions.dor@oregon.gov.
For TTY call 800-886-7204.
we meet again, you know you
are getting older when you
start every new conversation
with “I may have told you this
before, but...”
• • •
“An optimist is a person
who sees a green light every-
where, while a pessimist sees
only the red stoplight. …The
truly wise person is color-
blind.” —Albert Schweitzer
• • •
Meals-on-Wheels dinner
served at 12:00 at the Center
MENU
Thursday (9): Meatloaf
with Macaroni and Cheese
(Music - Tom Graff)
Friday (10): Open Face
Turkey Sandwich
Monday (13): Hamburger
with Tater Tots
Tuesday (14): Chicken
and Dumplings
Wednesday (15): Chicken
Fried Steak
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