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A stamp marking the 25th anniversary of the first landing on the Moon, feature two astronauts and the
American flag on the surface of the moon.
Space achievem ent so uvenirs
ho n o rin g last y e a r 's 25th a n n i
v ersary o f th e m oon landing are
still a v ailab le from the U .S. P o st
al S ervice.
This is a rare opportunity to own
a collectable that has actually flown
in space. The Postal Service flew a
half-111111 ion stamps aboard the space
shuttle Endeavor as part o f the com
memoration.
U pon th e ir return to E arth,
10,000 o f the stam ps w ere e n
cased in sp ecial pro tectiv e m ount
and affix ed to in d iv id u ally num
bered in sert cards th at serve as
c e rtific a te s o f a u th e n tic ity . The
insert card s are p resen ted in sp e
cial c o m m em o rativ e en v e lo p e s
featu rin g a fu ll-c o lo r panoram ic
sp ace sc e n e p a in te d by a rtis t
K eith B irdsong.
Signed and unsigned envelopes
are being offered by the Postal Ser
vice. A number o f other limited edi
tion space achievement souvenirs are
also available.
Telephone orders are taken at
the U.S. Postal Service in Kansas
City, Mo at (800) 782-6724.
Hollywood Senior Center
1820 NE 40th Avenue (off Sandy Blvd.)
503-224-5190
National Convention/April Meeting
March 30 to April 3, 1995
Get Your Raffles, now!
The Convention will be held in Philadelphia. Delegates are Bill
Gordon & Bobbi Gary. It is a very expensive event. To help defray costs,
we are holding a raffle at the April meeting, which will be held at Bill
G ordon's house, 5022 SE 45th Ave.
It will be a report back from the Convention. Bill has donated a
beautiful painting valued at $350.00 Raffles are $1 each or $10 a book o f
10 tickets. If you d o n 't have any raffles as yet. see Bill. He’s in the office
on W ednesday, I I am-1 pm. (They are selling very quickly.)
Maggie Recognized At AOA Celebration
Gray Panthers founder, Maggie Kuhn was recognized in September
as the outstanding role model for Successful Aging by the Administration
on Aging. The Celebration o f Older Women recognized the significant
contributions o f older women who serve as role models for successful
aging throughout the life cycle by contributing to public and community
service and who serve as intergenerational caregivers. Dept. O f Health &
Human Services Sec y, Donna Shalala & Fernandeo Torres-Gil presented
the award.
Applications are now being ac
cepted at Portland State University
for three scholarships available to
help women continue an education
which as been at some time interrupt-
ed.
Interested women must get and
fill out the appropriate form, include
letters o f reference, a high school and
or college transcript and a statement
or essay regarding their personal
goals.
Applicants will be considered
for three different scholarships with
grants tuition waivers ranging from
$900 to $5,000 per year. For more
information, contact Diana Rector in
the W om en's Studies Department at
PSU at 725-3510.
Advertise In
A local company. Agency Eitho,
607 SW Idaho, shout down earlier
this month without paying workers
their final paycheck Payroll records
show that the firm owes 37 employ
ees nearly S88.000. At least $59,000
of the amount due will be paid to
workers out o f the Wage Security
Fund, which helps displaced work
ers by paying them an amount equal
to their wages lost when a plant or a
business closes. To receive pay ment,
workers must first file a wage claim
with the bureau’s Wage and Hour
Division. Former Litho employees
that could exceed $3 million in taxes
and penalties on payments made to
workers since 1986. threatens the
future o f the Fund I he IRS main
tains that the Fund should be treated
asthe employer of displaced workers
and should therefore withhold in
come and payroll taxes, in addition
to the em ployee's share of payroll
taxes. BOLI is contesting the IRS
assessment. During a March I news
conference, new ly -elected labor chief
Jack roberts pledged that "not one
dim e"oftaxpayers' money would be
used to settle the dispute.
can call 731-4074 in Portland for
more information
Bureau officials say that the
wages Litho owes range from SI 19
to $4.825. The Wage Security Fund,
which is the nation's most compre
hensive program to help such dis
placed workers, can pay up to $2,000
per claim Claimants who complete
the necessary wage claim paperwork
can expect to receive checks within
three weeks.
The Wage Security Fund has
been in the news recently because an
Internal Revenue Service assessment
Artist Sought For Fountain At Max Station
Tri-Met is seeking an artist to
design a fountain and accompany ing
seating for a large public plaza at the
future Sunset Transit Center L ight Rai I
station at the junction of Highways 26
and 217.
Applications are due March 30,
proposals, with filial selection in May.
For a copy of the prospectus de
scribing the project in detail and appli
cation guidelines, contact Mary
Priester. Westside MAX Public Art
Program, 710 N.E. Holladay, Port
land. OR 97232; (503) 239-2291.
1995. Tri-Met's Westside MAX. now
under construction, is an 18-mile ex
tension of Portland s Light Rail line.
Artists are required eitherto have
experience with water feature or to
team up with someone who does. Two
or three finalists will be paid to create
Was 1994 a bad year for you?
did some crisis get you behind in
your taxes? What should you do?
H ere's what you shouldn't do: don't
ignore the problem. It's always in
your best interest to honestly and
accurately complete and file your
income tax return by April 15 - even
if you can't pay what you owe. How
ever tempting, the problem w ill only
get worse if you ignore it.
Fortunately, you do have op
tions ifyou can't pay your taxes now.
You can reach an agreement w ith the
IRS to pay what you owe over time.
In some cases, the IRS will accept
less than full payment.
An Installment Agreement al
lows you to pay off y our tax bill over
time. Usually , if your bill is under
$ 1,000, the process is fairly obvious:
you tell IRS how much you can pay
each month, and they tell y ou wheth
er it’s acceptable. You can even file
Form 9465 w ith your tax return to get
things started. Remember, as with a
credit card, IRS will charge interest
on the outstanding balance while
y ou're making pay ments. This April.
IRS may charge S43 to apply for an
installment arrangement.
If you owe 1RS m ore than
$10,000, things get more complicat
ed. You must complete detailed fi
nancial statement listing your assets,
liabilities, income, and expenses. If
you're in this situation, you might
consider getting a tax professional to
help you work things out.
If you can't pay your tax bill
now and lack the resources to pay it
completely over time, you may be a
candidate for an Offer in compro
mise. The law authorizes 1RS to ac-
cept less-than-full pay ment on a tax
debt in specific circumstances. Basi
cally, you have to demonstrate that
you can give the IRS more in one
lump sum than they could get if they
seized and sold all your assets.
I n essence, the amount y ou offer
must come from a source the IRS
couldn't get if they actually did seize -
your assets. Part o f what you offer
usually has to be borrowed from
friends or family. Also. IRS will con
sider your likely income for the next
several years when deciding if you
offer is adequate.
Since you must offer IRS more
than your “liquidating value,” you
need to know what that figure is
before making your offer. Again, IRS
has detailed financial statements for
you to fill out. There are a lot o f
tricky in's and out s to negotiating an
Offer in compromise. Unless the tax
bill y ou're trying to liquidate is vary
low. y ou're probably better off get
ting professional help. There are also
a few technicalities regarding an Offer
in Compromise. First, all accepted
Compromises are a matter o f public
record. Next, if IRS accepts your
offer, y ou usually forfeit any tax re
funds for the next two years. Finally ,
remember the most important rule
for both Offers in compromise and
Installment Agreements: once you
get the IRS to go along with whatyou
propose, you have to stay current
with your tax obligations. Failure to
stay current with all tax obligations
for at least five years will void the
agreement and your liability will re
turn. IRS w ill let you make a mistake
once, but after you settle up, they 're
going to keep an eye on you.
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tic ip a te in a te le p h o n e re -a s s u r
ance se rv ic e by the fam ily s e r
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T he p ro g ra m p a irs c a lle rs
w ith iso la te d o r lo n ely se n io r
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V o lu n te e rs are re sp o n sib le
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