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6- SANDY (O»* ) POST Thur» March 12. 1981 (S»c 2) Oregon vehicle sales plummet during 1980 Statistics released by the Oregon Motor Vehicle D iv i sion last week confirm that 198o was not a good year for vehicle sales in the state O re g o n ’s 1980 v e h icle registrations dropped more than three percent from 1979's 2.5 m illion mark A total of 2 44 m illion ve h icle s c a rrie d Oregon license plates in 1980 There was a drop of nearly 20 percent in the number of new vehicle titles issued in 1980 DMV issued 185,208 new titles New to Oregon titles, a reflection of new residents and out of state vehicles coming to Oregon, also drop ped, from 112,893 to 105,813 Passenger cars and travel trailers appear hardest hit by the drop in new titles Passenger cars accounted for more than 1 9 m illion registrations, down four per cent from 1979 Camper registration also dropped Registrations which show ed an increase in 1980 were buses, trucks, farm vehicles, light a id heavy trailers, for rent trailers, motor homes and motorcycles O n ly th re e c o u n tie s , Deschutes, Jefferson and Morrow, showed increases in vehicle re g is tra tio n s Oregon’s other 33 counties were down Although total registration was dow n in O re g o n , registration revenue totaled more than $42 m illion, an in crease of 53 percent from 1979. The revenue came from fees collected on 1.7 m illion new and renewed re g istra tions Since Oregon's two year registration took effect in 1974, even num bered years such as 1980 produced more money in renewal fees than odd-numbered years. The b re a k d o w n fo r Clackamas County vehicles is as follows: P a s s e n g e r, 177,483; buses, 66; trucks, 4,976, farm vehicles, 2,017, heavy trailers, 2,636, light trailers, 5,306; for rent vehicles, 65; motorcycles, 7,641; travel tra ile rs , 7,821; cam pers, 4,579; motor homes, 2,669, snowmobiles, 325; exempt (vehicles owned by local government agencies and other political subdivisions excluding the state), 1,941; total, 217,525. Clackamas County ranks th ird in Oregon behind Multnomah and Lane Coun ties in total registration But only she can see hint M is c h ie v io u s le p r e c h a u n in h a b it s th e g a r a g e Shamus O'Toole is a leprechaun and he lives in my garage Odd. you say’’ A bit touched in the head’’ Those are thoughts others have had when I tell them my tale but, nevertheless. Shamus is for real My great-grandmother came from the old sod roughly 150 years ago, with all her w orldly possessions tucked neatly into a steamer trunk The trunk was never refinished to its original luster like so many have been In fact, i, hadn't even been opened for more than 50 years, The trunk had been Wedged under the eaves of the at tic in my parent ’s home collecting dus, for 40 years, then it was transported to our garage and buried under card board and saddles for another II years Bu, las, year I became interested in tracing down a few roots from the Irish side and the trunk came to mind avoided The IRS also advises ta x payers no, to sign a blank return, one which is p a rtia lly completed or on«* prepared in pencil These could lie altered by the preparer Preparers should be asked to sign the return in the tax payer’s presence, and give his or her id e n tificatio n number, as required by law The taxpayer must be given a copy of the completed return Another thing to look for in a tax preparer, IRS advises, is year round a va ila b ility In a d d itio n , re s pons i hie preparers w ill return the taxpayer's records upon re quest To avoid future sur prises, it is also a good idea for the taxpayer to get a rough estimate of the fee The choice of a preparer is p a r, ic u la r ly im p o r ta n t because the taxpayer, no, the preparer, is responsible for the accuracy of the return If items of income, deductions, or credits are m is re p re s e n te d on the return, causing an increase m tax, it is Ih«* taxpayer who is liable for the tax plus any interest and penalties that might lie due 31. The college s current levy, at a $1 60 rate, expires June 30 Voters have already defeated two proposed three year levies Feb 17 for both operations and construction which amounted to a com bmed rate of $1 49 The CCC The water in ,he toil«*, bowl turned green overnight, a sure sign that Shamus is up to his tricks All the con diments in my kitchen that were white are now green to m«* The sugar, flour, sal, and soda are all green p ie c e s My fa m ily thinks I m a little strange most ol the time, so I don’, talk about Shamus much I knew right away that nobody was going to believe me when I told this story I figured I had nothing more to lose, I had obviously already lost it I opened ,h«* box There he sat, a pixie of a man in fores, green togs and matching lam He sa, cross legged on a cushion of old lace handkerchiefs clutching a gnarled walking stick in one hand He shook the stick a, me. sneezed again, then The g irls had mis sorted the laundry again, putting a green shir, in with the whites, but I thought Shamus had tinted the laundry green I was surprised when my hus band picked up an item and said, Don I tell me, this in Ireland would be an E rin (io Br.igh " I guess there's a little Shamus in everybody. T H R IF T W A Y . . . FAMILY OWNED STORES FR ESH FR YER S OLD-FASHIONED SPARERIBS 38 LYNDEN'S OREGON-GROW N, WHOLE-BODIED Strays, on the other hand, a re handled by co u n ty animal control agencies. Kor inform ation on how to obtain low cost spay or neuter operations for cats and dogs, call the Animal Health Services at 667-6963 or the Oregon Humane Society at 285 0641, board has decided to retain the original operations levy amount of $1 14 and forego any request for construction funding until a later date DO N'T BE MISLED BY FANCY NAMES DESCRIBING UNGRADED MEATS! LOOK FOR THE "USDA CHOICE’' EMBLEM O N A ll CUTS OF BEEF SOLD AT THRIFTWAY OREGON G RO W N _ CUT-UP FRYERS BEEF CUBE STEAKS + BONELESS TOP ROUND 86' TENDERIZED, ALL-LEAN STEAK „ S2 ” e - BONELESS TURKEY CUTLETS J 1 " YOUNG USDA CHOICE BEEF ROUND STEER BEEF LIVER boneless beef RICH'S SMOKED, BAR B O OR OVEN ROASTS TURKEY BREASTS RUM P ROASTS USDA SO 48 CHOICE SMOKED HAM SHANKS FRESH FILLET OF PERCH U S D A C H O IC E LB WESTERN FAMILY OR WILLAMETTE GREGG'S AA LARGE EGGS (MNNCFS GOLD 'N' SOFT ¿^CARINE The Burgesses, who have six grandchildren, were married 35 years ago, on Feb 24 in Portland KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese ^M ACARONI AND CHEESE MARGARINE FIRST TWO DOZEN DINNERS FIRST TW O 7' m OZ BOXES EA. ADDITIONAL AT 69< X bar s JENNIE O. SLICED, TURKEY “ BIGGIES LUNCH MEATS C J B B I I f ' l / (6 oi ) PKG. ■ ■ ALL MEAT * b B _ A y eight to a PACKAGE! FRANKS ¿BVQ V armour ARMOUR CANNED H AM ,, SR’ » TIN <B 2 /9 * IM 0 TOPPING J ” ... DILL PICKLES 4^ IM ITATION SOUR CREAM f V flE IIEECC kJE STEINFELD'S s s *!* MILD CHEDDAR ▼ ^^B A ll BEEF BIGGIES ADDITIONAL AT 2/79* SMOKEES • TURKEY HAM (S o t ) • TURKEY PASTRAMI (8 01 ) • TURKEY BREAST 1 LB PKG WESTERN FAMILY. RANDOM WEIGHT lg KOSHER. HOMESTYLE OR POLISH 5^B29 $149 DARIGOLD (CUBED) BUTTER XSSi „ M 89 KRAFT LAND O'FROST H77" SLICED BACON WESTERN FAMILY LARGE BALL MOZZARELLA " I f we do not pass an operations levy by May 19, the college w ill be forced to close its summ er school,” said CCC president John Hakanson ” We face a very c ritic a l situation since the college w ill be without a local funding base after June 30 ” Beach home highlighted the occasion 1 FRESH, LIGHT & LEAN! LIMIT T he h u m a n e s o c ie ty received more than 9,200 dogs in 1980 and found homes for 71 percent of them It received nearly 11.600 cats and found homes for 38 per cent. The animals were tu rn ed in by owners who no longer desired them Local couple celebrates 35th A S d t n t a f c ’i i t s and The last item I picked out of the trunk was a cigar box. its label half torn off 1, had metal corners and a tiny metal hasp that locked over a staple, much like a jew elry box The hasp was held tig h tly in place by a $ 1 2 8 •’£ I $ f 9 9 DINNER ROLLS V ,JOz SMOKED MEATS CRESCENT WAFER THIN SLICES 7Q< Jr Jr .o z tube 2 PKGS BETTY CROCKER BAKED BEANS BISQUICK M IX qq < JB MAY0- NAISE THRIFTWAY LOW PRICE $169 BETTY CROCKER FROSTING , MIXES ASSORTED READY £ TO 5119 SPRE ad IB LUNCHEON MEAT flavors D«NTY MOORE Mr and Mrs Leo Burgess of Brightwfjod were honored recently by their family on the couple's 35th wedding an ni versa ry, champagne dinner at their daughter's Cannon cursed someone or something in Gaelic When he was more composed, he introduced himself as Shamus O’Toole, Leprechaun, Esq He was 347 years old and it had been his misfortune Io be a par, of my mother's fam ily for over half his life It seems that he was tricked into the box around the turn of the 17th century Only during the month ol March could he be seen and released The box had been opened before, bu, since the tim ing was wrong, the contents ap peared to be no more than some old, rotten hankies Shamus only surfaces during the firs, half o, March to celebrate St P atrick's Day. like any good Irishman, then retires for the rem ainder ol the year to his cigar box He doesn't le, moss grow under his feet when he’s awake, though Every day he pulls a new shenanigan on me. Jus, me, nolxidy else can see him Talk about the luck of the Irish, I guess I have it and birth control is now more easily attainable for fie, owners CCC tries levy again C lackam as C o m m u n ity College w ill ask d is tric t voters to approve a levy rate of $1 14 per $1,000 true cash value for a three-year opera tions levy The election w ill be March ^ I wen, through the trunk carefully, not expecting to find any big treasure, but hoping childishly for some lit tie surprise Group names March planned pethood month T he O regon H u m a n e S o cie ty has d e sig n a te d March as Planned Pethood Month The so cie ty is tr y in g decrease the number of un wanted animals turned in to local shelters M a rc h w as chosen because cats tend to con ceive in the early spring and give birth to their litters in the summer, ‘There hve been times in the summer when more than 100 kittens have been receiv ed in one day alone," noted humane society d ire c to r Gene R Burgess However, several low cost spayneuter c lin ic s have re c e n tly opened in the Portland metropolitan area W c w g fu c t The l«xk had rusted shut over the years and the hinges moaned agonizingly when the dome lid fin a lly separated from the lower half The contents didn’t excite me at first glance There were mostly old clothes, picture frames, a moth eaten blanket and some books I ax preparers should be selected carefully The choice of a paid tax preparer for federal and state tax returns is an impor tant one. and should I h * done carefully and wisely, accor ding to the Internal Revenue Service Oregon law makes the job a little «‘aster than it would be in other states, however, due to its licensing and regulatory authority where tax preparers are concern ed Every tax preparer who is |»aid lo r his services must be licensed in the state of Oregon The requirements fo r lic e n s in g in c lu d e m inim um educational re quirements and the suc cessful completion of a stall dard examination Persons who accept money for the preparation of tax returns, whether they are in husiness or one's next door neighbor, m u st m eet th e se r e quirements. According to IRS, most tax preparers are hones, and do no, deliberately attempt to prepare fraudulent returns However, a few misuse the re s p o n s ib ility . P re p a re rs who promise a refund, claim a special relationship will IRS, or boas, ol ways to beat the tax system should be small horseshoe nail I shook the box, listening for some sort of a rattle, bu, all I heard was an unmistakeable sneeze Then, from within the musty old box, came a gruff, lit tle voice demanding that I either open the box or pu, it back in the trunk The voice also threatened me saying that if I wanted two noses where my ears were now, I should shake the box one more time BEEF STEW MILK AAA TE SYRUP STRAWBERRY SPREAD LOO CABIN BUTTERED SYRUP - I l • • lawny s spaghetti : SAUCE M IX 39 WALNUTS TO • CRESCENT SELECT CO : MOTHER s. SANDWICH * feminine napkins 1 c < _ 1 w : COOKIES ( i 70 . 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