SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2016
PeaceHealth seeks Patient
Advisory Council members
The local Patient and
Family Advisory Council
(PFAC) is still looking for
community members who
have the time and desire to
work with staff at the
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor
Medical Center to assure a
patient- and family-friendly
hospital experience.
The informational meeting
held March 10 resulted in
recruiting up to six retired
members of the Florence com-
munity. What the PFAC lacks
at this time are the younger
members of the community.
It is critical that the PFAC
have young adults, age 18
through middle-aged, who can
address health care experi-
ences from their vantage
point.
That includes young fami-
lies with newborns and those
with teenagers or older chil-
dren. Those are important
voices and the PFAC needs
them on board.
The next PFAC meeting
will be Thursday, April 14, at
the PeaceHealth Peace Harbor
Medical Center conference
room C, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor
Medical Center CEO Rick
Yecny will be the special
guest and speaker.
To request attendance or
more information, call Janis
Finley at 541-902-6074 or
Bob Horney at 541-997-6626.
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upporters of Siuslaw Public Library attended Florence City Council’s meeting on Monday night to hear
Mayor Joe Henry proclaim next week, April 10 to 16, National Library Week. “I encourage all residents to
visit the library this week and explore what’s new at your library, and engage with your librarian. Because
of you, libraries transform,” Henry said. Library Director Meg Spencer accepted the award.
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Aggressive and threatening
phone calls by criminals imper-
sonating IRS agents remain a
major threat to taxpayers, the
Internal Revenue Service
announced recently.
The IRS has seen a surge of
these phone scams, including
in the Florence area, as scam
artists threaten police arrest,
deportation, license revocation
and other things. Taxpayers are
reminded to guard against all
sorts of con games that arise
during any filing season.
“Taxpayers across the nation
face a deluge of these aggres-
sive phone scams. Don’t be
fooled by callers pretending to
be from the IRS in an attempt
to steal your money,” said IRS
Commissioner John Koskinen.
“We continue to say, ‘If you are
surprised to be hearing from us,
then you’re not hearing from
us.’”
“There are many variations.
The caller may threaten you
with arrest or court action to
trick you into making a pay-
ment,” Koskinen added. “Some
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schemes may say you’re enti-
tled to a huge refund. These all
add up to trouble. Some simple
tips can help protect you.”
Many of these con games
peak during filing season as
people prepare their tax returns
or hire someone to do so.
Scammers make unsolicited
calls claiming to be IRS offi-
cials. They demand that the
victim pay a bogus tax bill.
They con the victim into send-
ing cash, usually through a pre-
paid debit card or wire transfer.
They may also leave “urgent”
callback requests through
phone “robo-calls,” or via a
phishing email.
Many phone scams use
threats to intimidate and bully a
victim into paying. They may
even threaten to arrest, deport
or revoke the license of their
victim if they don’t get the
money.
Scammers often alter caller
ID numbers to make it look like
the IRS or another agency is
calling. The callers use IRS
titles and fake badge numbers
to appear legitimate. They may
use the victim’s name, address
and other personal information
to make the call sound official.
Here are five things the
scammers often do but the IRS
will not do. Any one of these
five things is a tell-tale sign of
a scam.
The IRS will never:
Call to demand immediate
payment, nor will the agency
call about taxes owed without
first having mailed you a bill.
Demand that you pay
taxes without giving you the
opportunity to question or
appeal the amount they say you
owe.
Require you to use a spe-
cific payment method for your
taxes, such as a prepaid debit
card.
Ask for credit or debit card
numbers over the phone.
Threaten to bring in local
police or other law-enforce-
ment groups to have you arrest-
ed for not paying.
If you get a phone call from
someone claiming to be from
the IRS and asking for money,
here’s what you should do:
If you don’t owe taxes, or
have no reason to think that
you do:
Do not give out any infor-
mation. Hang up immediately.
Contact the Treasury
Inspector General for Tax
Administration to report the
call.
Use
its
“IRS
Impersonation Scam Report-
ing” web page or call 800-366-
4484.
Report it to the Federal
Trade Commission. Use the
“FTC Complaint Assistant” on
FTC.gov. Add “IRS Telephone
Scam” in the notes.
If you know you owe, or
think you may owe tax:
Call the IRS at 800-829-
1040. IRS workers can help
you.
Stay alert to scams that use
the IRS as a lure. Tax scams
can happen any time of year,
not just at tax time.
For more information, visit
“Tax Scams and Consumer
Alerts” on IRS.gov.
Scholarship awarded to SHS senior
Truth In Recruiting, a pro-
gram of Community Alliance
of
Lane
County,
has
announced the Siuslaw High
School winner of a $500
Peace Scholarship.
The 2016 winner is Holly
Hicks, who will receive the
award at the May 26 award
night at the high school.
These Peace Scholarships
are supported by donations
from individuals and organi-
zations in Western Lane
County and from Community
Alliance of Lane County, as a
way to promote alternatives
to military enlistment and
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commitment to peace and
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For more information, con-
tact Carol Van Houten at 541-
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