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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, November 26 , 2003 Page 13 Assistance offered for the disabled Volunteers State and county eligi- bility workers have again begun processing General Assistance applications from Oregonians who are seriously disabled, have little or no income and ex- pect to be unable to work for the next 12 months. The new program is a slimmed-down version of a General Assistance pro- gram serving about 2,600 people, eliminated on Feb. 1 to help balance the state budget. The new program is expected to serve about 1,150 people. “We developed the new program with input from a coalition that in- cluded staff from across the Oregon Dept. Of Hu- man Services (DHS) and stakeholders,” said James Toews, DHS assistant di- rector for seniors and peo- ple with disabilities. The 2003 Oregon Leg- islature provided funding for the new program. General Assistance delivers interim benefits to people while they await a Social Security Admini- stration decision on their application for federal Supplemental Security In- come (SSI) benefits, who formerly qualified for Gen- eral Assistance benefits. If an individual or married couple qualifies for SSI benefits, the state can recover General Assis- tance benefits from the federal government. But if an individual or couple qualifies for SSDI pay- ments, it cannot. General Assistance monthly benefits are $314 for an individual and $628 for a married couple, as- suming both meet the pro- gram’s disability criteria. Persons receiving General Assistance also qualify for the Oregon Health Plan and may qualify for food- stamp benefits. General Assistance is available to eligible Orego- nians ages 18-64 while they await decisions on SSI applications. sought for parks dept. The Josephine County Board of Commissioners is accepting volunteer appli- cations to fill vacancies on the Parks Advisory Board. The board assists the director of Josephine County Community Devel- opment in finding parcels of county land suitable for public parks. The applica- tion deadline is Dec. 22. Applications are avail- able in the Board of Com- missioners Office, Room 154, Josephine County Courthouse, Grants Pass. Phone (541) 474-5221. Quality Haircuts at reasonable rates You will look better, feel better & do better with Tony’s neat cuts! Santa’s coming to 212 N. Redwood Hwy. (Next to I.V. Video In partnership with Toys ‘R’ Us and the Boys & Girls Club of Rogue Valley, Santa will be handing out toys at True Value Hardware 232 N. Redwood Hwy, Western Plaza Friday, Nov. 28 2 to 4 p.m. This event will be a one-time-only chance to visit Santa Cave Junction Wednesday, Nov. 26 Showers. High- 48. Low-38. Thursday, Nov. 27 Showers possible. High- 48. Low- 40. Friday, Nov. 28 Cloudy with some rain. High- 48. Low- 26. Saturday, Nov. 29 Partly cloudy. High- 40. Low- 35. Sunday, Nov. 30 Partly cloudy. High- 43. Low- 31. Monday, Dec. 1 Partly cloudy. High- 43. Low- 30. Tuesday, Dec. 2 Partly cloudy. High- 46. Low- 34. Wednesday, Dec. 3 Mostly cloudy. High- 46. Low- 37. Elementary Schools Menu Sponsored by ‘Illinois Valley News’ 321 S. Redwood Hwy. 592-2541 THURSDAY, NOV. 27 *Happy Thanksgiving *No classes FRIDAY, NOV. 21 *No classes Menu not available at press time. Cougars begin wrestling season The Illinois Valley High School wrestling team will begin the season on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The Cougars will host Brookings High School in the IVHS gymnasium at 6:30 p.m. wishes everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving Closed Thanksgiving Day HUGE SPECIAL Wednesday, Nov. 26 Phone 592-2220