Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, November 26 , 2003
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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.
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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
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Wednesday, Nov. 26
Phone 592-2220