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4 letters to the editor/community bulletin board january18 2018 Readers Lend Their Voices... To the Editor, We were greatly blessed by the Freewheelers Club this year. They surprised us with an in- door trampoline to help with John- ny’s therapy, plus a magnet set for his fingers. They also blessed Sara and I with great goodies. We will NEVER forget this Christmas 2017, our special holiday! Gail, Sarah, and Johnny Law Vernonia To the Editor, For years The Wall Street Journal sent a hypothetical tax- payer circumstance to 10 different CPA firms. Year after year they would receive back 10 different tax liabilities. Taxpayer’s unease with the IRS continues to grow as once again the agency is shown to cre- ate its own laws, priorities, and rules. (“The IRS Evades Account- ability and Its Excuse is Ridicu- lous” 10Jan2018, The Wall Street Journal) Compounding the worry is the five years it took to prove the IRS guilty of slow-walking Tea Party-Patriot groups on ap- plications for exempt status in the runup to the 2012 election, 26Oct2017. The $3.5 million fine paid out of taxpayer funds was an- other slap in the face of attentive Americans. Add that former IRS chief Lois Lerner who, after successful- ly covering up agency wrongdo- ing before Congress for two years, was allowed to retire with full ben- efits, and you’re leading taxpayers to conclude the IRS rules the Con- gress, not the other way around. The only way to de-wea- ponize the IRS, which obviously intimidates lawmakers, is to go to a national sales tax. This would simplify rules, stop the threat of nefarious audits, and end the IRS as a tool against enemies of the bureaucratic state. In addition, it would take the governor off the engines of personal motivation in each of us. The uniquely American ideal regarding the “pursuit of happiness” never included the muscular arm of your authorita- tive government tattooed with the letters “IRS.” Wayne Mayo Scappoose HOW TO SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Vernonia’s Voice welcomes and requests your thoughts, opinions and ideas. Please include your name, address and phone number, limit your letters to 300 words or less. Vernonia’s Voice reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted. We will print letters space permitting. Deadline is the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. Email: scott@vernoniasvoice.com or mail to: Letters, PO Box 55, Vernonia, OR 97064. Vernonia Weather December 2017 DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Ave/Tot HIGH 46 43 45 43 46 53 50 46 44 47 44 47 49 44 38 42 42 48 48 42 38 36 37 31 34 33 38 47 52 48 43 43.4 LOW 37 35 32 29 25 23 23 21 23 22 21 25 23 30 30 31 42 42 31 25 25 33 29 29 29 28 31 31 38 30 29 29.1 PRECIP .23 .49 T T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .03 0 .15 .49 .95 .04 0 .43 0 .45 T 0 .02 .83 .60 T 0 4.71 Weather data is collected at the U.S. Weather station at the Vernonia Water Plant Upcoming Events Jugglemania! with Rhys Thomas - Sat- urday, February 10, 1:00 pm at the Vernonia Public Library. Comedy and juggling by an international performer. Sponsored by the Vernonia Lions Club. Jamboree Crab Feed Fundraiser - Saturday, February 17, 5:00 pm at Cedar Ridge Retreat and Conference Center. TOPS Group (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meet Fridays at the Mist-Birkenfeld Fire Dept. 8:30 am weigh in, 9:00 am meeting. Men and women invited to join. (503) 429-7505 Report Hunt Results by January 31 Avoid the $25 penalty for not reporting on deer and elk tags with a chance to win spe- cial deer, elk, or pronghorn tag Every hunter who purchased 2017 big game or turkey tags needs to report their hunt results by the deadline, which is January 31, 2018 for most tags. Hunters are required to report on each deer, elk, cougar, bear, pronghorn, and tur- key tag purchased — even if they were not successful or did not hunt. Sports Pac license holders need to report on each big game or turkey tag issued. Hunters have two ways to report: • Online via www.myodfw.com or report- myhunt.com either at home or by visiting an ODFW office with a computer available for Hunter Reporting (ODFW field or regional of- fices in Adair Village/Corvallis, Bend, Clack- amas, La Grande, Sauvie Island, Roseburg, Salem Headquarters, Springfield, Tillamook). • By telephone: Call 1-866-947-6339 to talk to a customer service representative. Hours: 6:00 am to 10:00 pm, seven days a week. Reporting deadlines are: • January 31, 2018 for all 2017 hunts that end- ed by December 31, 2017 • April 15, 2018 for all 2017 hunts that end between January 1- March 31, 2018 Hunters need the following pieces of Online Licensing Available for Dog Owners in Columbia County For the convenience of county dog owners, you may now license your dog(s) online. The Sheriff’s Office web page for dog licensing is located at www. co.columbia.or.us/sheriff. The link to the Dog Licensing page is in large font among the links under the Sheriff’s Greetings on the home page. The online dog licensing form automatically calculates licensing fees. You will need your rabies information to be submitted along with the online form, and licensing is dependent on our ability to confirm that each dog to be licensed has been inoculated against rabies. There is a small fee charged by the card processor that is added to the total cost. information to report, which takes just a cou- ple of minutes: • Hunter/Angler ID number (located on ODFW licenses, tags and applications; this is a permanent number that stays the same from year-to-year) • The two digit Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) number of the Unit you hunted in most and the Unit you harvested an animal in if successful • The total number of days hunted (including mentoring youth), the number of days hunted in the WMU hunted most, and the number of days hunted in the WMU you harvested an animal in if successful $25 penalty for not reporting deer and elk tags Hunters who fail to report 2017 deer or elk tags by the deadline will be penalized $25 when they purchase a 2019 hunting li- cense. This penalty is assessed once, regard- less of the number of unreported tags. As of January 10, about 56 percent of buck deer tags and 57 percent of elk tags have been reported. ODFW saw an uptick in reporting after mailing reminder postcards to hunters who hadn’t reported on their deer and elk tags yet earlier this month. “The information hunters provide is used when setting controlled hunt tag numbers continued on page 6 AA Meetings Open Meetings Mondays & Thursdays 6:30-7:30 pm Vernonia Christian Church 410 North Street Women’s Meeting Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 pm Vernonia Christian Church 410 North Street SOS DONATION Support our Seniors Vernonia Senior Citizens 939 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064 Office Telephone 503-429-3912 501 (c) (3) TID: #23-7422295 Donor’s Name _________________________________ Mailing Address________________________________ City, State, ZIP_________________________________ _____ Enclosed is my $60 donation towards the Senior Meal Program (Sponsors one monthly meal pack containing 10 meal certificates) _____ Enclosed is my donation towards two meal packs ($120) _____ Here is my donation for another amount $______ _____ $15/year annual senior citizen membership for those 60 years old and over _____ You have my permission to list me as a Champion of the SOS program (amount will not be posted) _____ My check will serve as my receipt OR _____ I would like a tax deductible receipt mailed to me at the above address THANK YOU FOR BECOMING AN SOS CHAMPION!
