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Thurs , Jan 1,198) (Sec O S A N D Y (O re ) POST—3 'T --------- Volunteers sought for tax assistance Senior Center N ew s Next Tuesday, Jan. 6, will be a busy day at the Sandy Senior Center. Alice Gustafson of Mount Hood Community College will present an informative lecture on self defense for senior citizens The talk w ill begin at 12 30 p m. The center's music group will meet at the center that evening at 7 p.m. With the recent addition of a leader, the group is making great strides Everyone is welcome. The center w ill host the Clackamas County Senior la w Project next Thursday, Jan. 8. Activities for the Week of Jaa. 1 through Jan 8 Thursday, Jaa. 1 The center w ill be closed Friday. Jaa. 2 9 a m. to 12 noon Drop In 9 30 a m Arts and Crafts 12 noon Loaves and Fishes 11 a m Blood Pressure Clinic 12 noon Loaves and Fishes 12 30 p.m. Defense for Seniors — Mount Hood Community College guest speaker 12 30 p m Bowling 1 p.m. Ceramics 7 p m. Music Practice Monday. Jaa. 5 9 a m to 12 noon Drop In 9 30 a m. Exercise 10 30 a m Therapy Pool 12 noon Loaves and Fishes 1 p.m Cards Tuesday, Jan. S 9 a m. to 12 noon Drop In 9 30 a m. Planning and Evaluation Meeting Volunteers are needed to help others with their tax returns as representatives of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), ac cording to Virgie Ruiz, coordinator of the program in Oregon The VITA program, co sponsored by Internal Revenue Service and the Oregon Department of Revenue, is designed to meet the needs of lower-income, handicapped, non-English speaking, and elderly in dividuals by providing volunteers to assist them in preparing their simple in Wednesday, Jan 7 9 a m. to 12 noon Drop In 12 noon Loaves and Fishes Thursday, Jan. 8 9 a m. to 12 noon Drop In 9 a m. Exercise 9 a m. to 12 noon Senior l^aw Project 10 a m. Humanities Class 12 noon Golden Age Club Potluck M ental health m eeting set S u nd ay,Jan . 4 Monday, Jan. 5 Sandy City Council meets at 7 30 pm . in council chambers at Sandy City Hall. Rainbow Girls meet at the Masonic Hall at 7:30 p.m. The Clackamas County Mental Health Center will hold a public board meeting at 7 p.m in Education Hall on the Marylhurst campus. Assistance is offered at various community locations, including schools, churches, senior citizen centers, libraries, and many other locations throughout the state. Generally, volunteers include members of these community organizations, college students, members of professional business organizations, or retired individuals with some tax and-or accounting background. This year as in years past, the Oregon Society of CPA’s is providing their support for the program by furnishing in structors, quality reviewers, and preparers. •We are looking for people who want to help and who like a challenge," Ruiz said. "Individuals who have prepared their own returns in the past, who can meet and deal with a variety of people, and take pride in complete and accurate work are candidates for the VITA program." "One exciting thing about the program," said Ruiz, "is that our volunteers come back year after year. Nearly half of our volunteer force are returnees, which goes to show that there must be something in it for them. VITA is interesting and rewarding work." 1RS mails tax packets Keeping posted Auditions for the Sandy Community Players' production. "The Curious Savage." w ill be held at 2 p.m. in the Sandy Com munity Theatre. Callbacks wdl be at 6 30 p.m. come tax returns VITA volunteers par ticipate in a four-day training class, explained Ruiz, where they are taught the fundamentals of preparing federal forms 1040A, simple 1040's and state forms 40S, 40 and 70R. Volunteers who have suc cessfully completed this course are asked to spend an average of two hours providing free tax help from approxunately Feb. 1 to April 15. Approximately 1.2 million Oregon taxpayers w ill receive a holdiay package from Uncle Sam in the mail Dr. Byron Fujita will present the text of the zoning or before the first of the year — the annual program dinance at 7:30 p.m. in their annual federal tax evaluation report and council chambers at Sandy- return forms and in Gordon Osborne from the City Hall. Sandy Area Merchants structions. The Internal State Mental Health Division Revenue Service w ill be w ill address the proposed meet at 7 a m. at TJ’s sending either a 1040 or 1040A 1981-82 budget for mental Fireside Dining. tax form package to the health. The Sandy TOPS Club addresses shown on last meets at 9 a m. in the Sandy year’s returns. The type of Tuesday , Jan. 6 Community Action Center, form depends on how the The Sandy Area Chamber and at 6 45 p.m in the taxpayer filed the previous of Commerce will hold its community room at the year. weekly luncheon meeting at Independent Bank of Sandy. "Taxpayers are urged to noon at TJ’s Fireside Dining. file earlier this year," said Thursday. Jan. 8 Ralph B. Short, director of Wednesday, Jan. 7 Rebekah l>odge w ill meet IRS in Oregon. "The earlier The Sandy Planning at the I.O.O.F. Hall at 8 p.m. they are filed, the faster the Commission w ill hold a meet The Sandy Golden Age tax returns can be processed to discuss requests for zone Club w ill hold its semi and the refund checks mailed changes and amendments to monthly potluck at the Sandy back. People wise enough to file early get a head start Senior Center at noon. O b itu a rie s ______| C o u p le a tte n d s co n fab Valarie Penuel Funeral services for Valarie Penuel. an area resident for nearly 45 years, will be held today, Dec. 31, in the chapel of Sandy Funeral Home at 11 a m. Burial w ill be private at Cliffside Cemetery. Bom and raised in Texas, she married James J. Penuel there on Aug 20, 1922. They lived in Oklahoma where they began their family and worked in farm ing They moved to the Sandy-Boring area in 1936 to make their permanent home. Her husband preceded her in death in 1964 She attended the Baptist Church. Mrs. Penuel died at her home Monday, Dec. 29. She was 84. She is survived by her four children. Hershel B. Staggs and Dorothy Jones, both of Boring, James Penuel, Jr. of Minnesota and John Penuel of Gresham; 12 grand children; 17 great grandchildren. and one great-great-grandchild. >usie Jones Funeral services for Boring area resident Susie Jones were held Monday in the chapel of Sandy Funeral Home She died in Gresham last Wednesday. Dec 24. She was 80. Born Susie Alice Raymond on Feb. 12. 1900. in Rogers. Ark . she was raised in Oklahoma She m arried Marion E Jones in 1917. They lived in Oklahoma until ¡941 when they moved to Boring Her husband died in 1971. She was a member of Gospel of Our Savior Com munity Church in Boring Survivors include two sons, Harvey of Boring, and Earl <>f Portland; four daughters, Ijiwana Seiber and Joyce lanhart. both of Boring, and Betty Culp and Ruby Culp, both of Sandy; 26 grand children: 35 great grandchildren. and one great-great grandchild Vault interment was at Cliffside Cemetery in Sandy. Holly Meng Memorials may be made in her name to the University of Oregon Neo-natal Intensive Care Fund. G. Blankenship Form er Sandy area resident Glenn Blankenship died Dec. 11 in West Alton, Mo He was 70. He was born Sept 18.1910, in Senath, Mo. The family lived in the Sandy , Boring and Kelso areas for 15 years before returning to Missouri two and one-half years ago. While living in the area, Mr Blankenship and his wife, Elsie, worked for Oregon Bulb Farms for 14 years. Survivors include his wife, Elsie; two daughters, Judy Gambin of Florissant, Mo., and Em ily Gorsch of Coos Bay; two sons, Gary in Arizona and James in Cor va llis. and five grand children. keynote address, "Our Refugee Amid Increasing Dangers," delivered by traveling Watchtower representative W illiam C. Baxter. He emphasized the need to remain firm for Christian principles in an increasingly violent world. Used Appliances! 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The VITA program has been growing steadily in Oregon. In 1980, VITA volunteers assisted in preparing over 4,000 federal returns and many more for the state. "We anticipate there w ill be more than ever a need for VITA in 1981," Ruiz added. "We are very much in need of some willing, hard-working volunteers in locations throughout Oregon.” Persons interested in being a VITA volunteer may contact the VITA staff at the IRS office in Portland or call 221-6565 or toll-free 1-8OM52- 1980 Passbook Savings Accounts. Time Certificates of Deposit. IRA Accounts and Telephone Transfer Accounts , » Plus personal loans for a vacation or a new car are yours without a lot or rea tape througn our No- Delay Loan Program We also offer free financial advice So, come to where your money makes good sense We re your neighbors and wo d like to help. The iNdtpENdeNT B an I l ol S a m I v Any tim e 38501 Procto Blvd Sandy O» 97055 668 8030 F D1C
