age earners greet
come tax season
Lee again many students, as
[as full-time employes, are
led to file their state and fed-
[¡ncome taxes for wages earn-
11977.
Lording to Dale Potts, Pub-
Iffairs Officer, almost all em-
L students will be filing with
B04OA short form.
wt and Potts stressed that
lents should be aware of sev-
Miings when filing their taxes.
Students should be aware of
fed income credit," Potts said,
is applies to people who earn-
jess than $8,000 in 1977 and
i a dependent. This provides
pedit whether or not income
deductions were made from
wages."
Childcare," Potts said, "pro-
sdeductions needed for child
expenses, and applies
to
K engaged in school or who
¡forkingfull-time. People work-
part-time do not qualify for
¡tax credit," Potts added,
tether point Potts and Short
$sed is that students should be
,e of the various tax books
He from the IRS. The "IRS
¡¡cation," "Tax Benefits for
er Americans (554)," "Tax
Benefits for Low Income Indivi
duals (596)," and
"Childcare
(503)," are ■available to anyone
who desires them and can be or
dered directly by phoning the
toll free number, 1-800-452-1996,
or by using the coupon on the back
of the tax page.
It is necessary to file an income
tax return if earnings exceeded
$2,950 for singles, $4,700 for
marrieds, $3,700 for singles over
65, and $6,200 for marrieds over
65, Potts said.
Students, as well as the general
public, having difficulties
with
their tax preparations are encour
aged to contact the various tax
offices located in Portland, Eug
ene and Salem, for assistance.
The services will be open from
Jan. 3 through April 15, Short said.
Offices for joint
assistance,
(Federal and State), are located
at 1220 S.W. Third Avenue, Port
land; 595 Cottage Street, N.E.
Salem; and 211 E. Seventh, Eug
ene.
The Portland toll free tele
phone number for information is
1-800-452-1980 and for tax pub
lications and forms, 1-800-452-
1996.
photo by Lorraine Stratton
It's tax time again this year and for many it
means lots of beer, cigarettes, late nights, Alka-
Selzer, and especially a lot of calculations. Some
'Women writers’ class offered nights
Evening students at the College
are being offered the chance to take
a course previously only offered to
day students.
"Introduction to Women Writ
tudent health insurance offered;
pplication deadline January 13
Accident-prone students, or
Ke who desire accident coverage
r any on-campus mishap, are
Ing advised to take advantage
the low-cost accident insurance
icy being made available during
'This accident insurance policy
III, for $5 per term, cover al-
that occurs on
impus. On-campus accidents will
jibe covered by the school for
udents who do not have this
surance coverage.
"If a student is involved in
Igh-risk areas in terms of campus
itmties such as welding, auto
ody, horseback riding or classes
nt take them out on field trips
ich as geology, the accident in-
irance, at $5 per term is a nom
ill amount," said Bonnie Hartley,
pst anything
college nurse. "Especiallyconsider-
ing that if they fall and break a
led or sprain an ankle it offers up
to $5,000 coverage."
Also being offered is a combin
ation accident and medical plan
that covers hospital and medical
expenses for students and their
families.
Primarily designed for students
who are living away from home
and who are not covered by any
other insurance, this combination
policy also offers a $5,000 major
medical plan.
"The amount of hospital room
and board coverage is approxi
mately 80 percent of the basic
cost for up to 30 days," Hartley
said.
For one quarter a student can
be covered for $23.86, a student
and one dependent for $54.91,
and with two or more dependents
the cost is $76.41.
Students who sign up now for
three terms not only receive re
duced rates of $71.58, $164.73,
and $229.42 respectively, they are
also covered during the summer
and quarter breaks at no additional
charge.
"If they (students) were to get
insurance from one of the con
ventional sources," Hartley said,
"they could conceivably expect to
pay twice as much as what our
school insurance costs."
The last day to sign up for
this insurance during winter quart
er is Friday, Jan. 13. For more
information contact B. Hartley,
ext. 250 or pick up a brochure in
the student activities office.
RSVP awarded federal funds
¡The Clackamas County Retired
¡»¡or Volunteer Program (RSVP)
t been awarded federal funding
i the sixth consecutive year,
Kording to Judy Smith, director
I the program which is located
The $32,166 in funds is part
h continuation grant from the
federal government which com-
mises only part of the total
met for RSVP. The grant was
presented by ACTION, a federal
Wncy for volunteer service.
Smith said the amount of the
federal grant is always the same
«thatRSVP receives funds from
foe other sources. The College
hides space and funds for the
»¡or citizen agency. Various ag-
(’ties within Clackamas County
Wprovide monies for operation
oe program.
An additional money source
wr RSVP is through various fund
ing events throughout the year,
Smith said, RSVP sponsored a
blent show - Holiday Capers —
“December which netted the or-
Wzation over $800. The talent
*»t featured senior citizens in
Entertainment acts.
"We hope this will become an
annual event to raise $2,000 to
RSVP has volunteers placed in
offices, libraries
and hospitals;
working with children in public
schools; helping in nursing homes
and community action service cen
ters. Volunteers also provide trans-
$3,000 each year for us," Smith
said.
According to Smith, 425 vol
unteers are expected to contribute
72,150 hours of their time, skills
and knowledge to non-profit or
ganizations in the county in 1978.
portation in the county, help to
deliver meal» to shut-ins, work
with the Loaves and Fishes pro-
gram and sew and mend for var
ious agencies. Many senior citi-
also serve on advisory councils
and steering committees for sev-
agencies in the county, Smith
ers," a class focusing on greater a-
wareness of literature by women
writers will be held for 10 weeks,
beginning Jan. 5 from 7 to 10
p.m.
Magazine of the Arts, and the San
Francisco Review of Books.
"Examined closely, the legacy
of women writers is unexpectedly
rich and diverse," Helle said.
As a special feature of the
course, students will read some li
terature from local writers, includ
ing Portland science fiction and
fantasy author Ursula Le Guin,
(winner of the Nebula Prize for
Science Fiction)¡Vancouver,Wash.,
poet Mary Barnard; and Victoria
Howard, a native America story
teller from the Clackamas tribe.
"The trouble is that many stan
dard anthologies of American and
English literature have included on
ly one or two representative fe
male figures from a given period
or genre: Emily Dickinson speaks
for the American Renaissance, for
example; and Elizabeth Barrett
Browning for the English Victori
ans.
Instructor Anita Helle has writ
ten about women artists and writ
ers for Willamette Week, Encore, a
"Many important women writ
ers have simply been overlooked,"
she said.
save time...shop
quick and easy
on campus
You've got an emergency? You're late with a
gift or greeting card? You need a textbook fast?
Run to your nearest store. . .your College Store,
right on campus. That's where you're pretty
sure to find what the situation calls for. . .at the
price you want to pay. Shopping here is quick
and.easy.. .because we're here just to serve you.
said.
ELC sponsors sing-a-long
The West Linn Inn, located on
the West Linn side of the Oregon
City bridge, is the setting for a be
nefit sing-a-long Saturday, Jan. 14,
8 p.rn. to midnight.
The sing-a-long, sponsored by
the Association for Environmental
Education Centers in Clackamas
County, a private non-profit group
concerned with the promotion of
optimum use of resources, is a be
nefit for completion of the John
Inskeep Environmental Learning
Center located at tne college.
"The proceeds from the sing-a-
save themselves the agony and take their worries
and W-2's to the local tax office and let the
professionals do it.
long will go towards a pavillion at
the site," said Danny Carlile, spe
cial projects coordinator. "The pa
villion will provide meeting space
for community groups and will
house an information and referral
center concerned with environmen
tal topics."
Entertainment will include song
leaders, piano music and a barber
shop quartet.
Tickets are $5 and include the
cost of beer and sausage. Tickets
may be purchased at the door, the
Student Activities office.
Bookstore Hours
thru January 20th
Mon.to Thurs. 8-8
Friday 8-5
ôôkstore
Æ^fiKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGF
Wednesday, January 11, 1978
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