SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016
Summer Showcase performance
On Thursday, June 16, at 7
p.m., Jason Wood’s vocal stu-
dents will be performing their
Summer Showcase at Class
Act Theater, 509 Kingwood
St.
Between 15 and 20 vocal
and piano students of all ages
will perform songs they have
perfected under Wood’s tute-
lage.
Admission is free.
Last Resort Players
present
“Based on a True Story”
A collection of intriguing
stories from those who have
lived them.
Music provided by
DĊćėĆ YĔĚēČ
FėĎĉĆĞ, JĚēĊ 17 ~ 7:00pm
SĆęĚėĉĆĞ, JĚēĊ 18 ~ 7:00pm
Food & beverage available for purchase.
Florence Events Center
TĎĈĐĊęĘ ~ $15
541.997.1994
Visit our webpage: www.lastresortplayers.org
Local DAR chapter awards scholarships
Oregon Dunes Chapter,
National Society Daughters of
the American Revolution,
awarded its fourth academic
scholarship to Taylor Richards
Sykora at the Scholarship
Awards Presentation at Siuslaw
High School on May 26.
Sykora’s $500 scholarship
was awarded by Jacquie
Beveridge, past regent and
member of the scholarship
committee.
Sykora is headed to the
University of Oregon to pursue
a bachelor’s degree in biology.
Her goal is to earn her doctor-
ate degree and find a solution
for life threatening diseases
that are genetically inherited
and discover more efficient and
effective forms of treatment.
Daughters of the American
Revolution is currently cele-
brating its 125th anniversary of
promoting education, historic
preservation and patriotism in
all 50 states and Washington,
D.C., with 3,000 chapters and
180,000 members.
International chapters are
located in Australia, Austria,
The
Internal
Revenue
Service recently issued a warn-
ing to taxpayers about bogus
phone calls from IRS imper-
sonators demanding payment
for a non-existent tax, the
“Federal Student Tax.”
Even though the tax deadline
has come and gone, scammers
continue to use varied strate-
gies to trick people, in this case
students.
In this newest twist, they try
to convince people to wire
money immediately to the
scammer. If the victim does not
fall quickly enough for this
fake “federal student tax,” the
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Today thru Sunday
Sale prices on fabulous pots,
birdbaths, fountains, garden statuary.
Special sale prices in
nursery and gift shop,
with prizes and food.
From left: Jo Hine, Bonnie Schmoll, scholarship recipient Taylor Richards Sykora,
Jacquie Beveridge and Erica Westphal
Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada,
France, Germany, Guam, Italy,
Japan, Mexico, Russia, Spain
and the United Kingdom.
More than 950,000 women
have joined the DAR since it
was founded.
The Oregon Dunes Chapter
members work to raise funds to
sponsor their scholarship.
Sales of their popular cook-
book,
“DAR
Delicious
Ancestral Recipes,” help fund
next year’s scholarship.
Copies are available for pur-
chase at the Oregon Coast
Military
Museum,
2145
Kingwood St.
The chapter extends congrat-
ulations to all scholarship
recipients and commends local
organization and businesses
that work hard to raise funds to
support our students.
scammer threatens to report
the student to the police.
“These scams and schemes
continue to evolve nationwide,
and now they’re trying to trick
students,”
said
IRS
Commissioner John Koskinen.
“Taxpayers should remain vig-
ilant and not fall prey to these
aggressive calls demanding
immediate payment of a tax
supposedly owed.”
Scam artists frequently
masquerade as being from the
IRS, a tax company and some-
times even a state revenue
department.
Many scammers use threats
to intimidate and bully people
into paying a tax bill. They
may even threaten to arrest,
deport or revoke the driver’s
license of their victim if they
don’t get the money.
Some examples of the var-
ied tactics seen this year are:
Demanding immediate
tax payment for taxes owed on
an iTunes gift card.
Soliciting W-2 informa-
tion from payroll and human
resources professionals
“Verifying” tax return
information over the phone
Pretending to be from the
tax preparation industry
The IRS urges taxpayers to
stay vigilant against these
calls and to know the telltale
signs of a scam demanding
payment.
The IRS will never:
Call to demand immedi-
ate payment over the phone,
nor will the agency call about
taxes owed without first hav-
ing mailed you a bill.
Threaten to immediately
bring in local police or other
law-enforcement groups to
have you arrested for not pay-
ing.
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.
If you get a phone call from
someone claiming to be from
the IRS and asking for money
and you don’t owe taxes,
here’s what you should do:
Do not give out any infor-
mation. Hang up immediately.
Contact TIGTA to report
the call. Use their IRS
Impersonation
Scam
Reporting web page or call
800-366-4484.
Report it to the Federal
Trade Commission by visiting
FTC.gov and clicking on “File
a Consumer Complaint.” Add
“IRS Telephone Scam” in the
notes.
If you think you might
owe taxes, call the IRS direct-
ly at 1-800-829-1040.
More information on how to
report phishing or phone
scams is available on IRS.gov.
Yachats chili feed to benefit ambulance
GRAND OPENING!
OREGON COAST POTTERY
Thursday 5-7 p.m.
COURTESY PHOTO
IRS warns of latest scam involving ‘student tax’
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ALSO…
FOOD SHARE BENEFIT
“It’s Still Green” Sale Thursday only!
These older plants need a new home.
Proceeds go to Florence Food Share!
FATHER’S DAY SALE
Saturday 9-5:30 with free hot
dog and drink 11-2
Come enjoy the fl owers,
special sales, and free advice for
Dad’s outdoor projects.
YACHATS — The Yachats
Ladies Club (YLC) is inviting
the community to attend a chili
dinner fundraiser Saturday,
June 18, from 5 to 7 p. m., at
the YLC clubhouse, 286 W.
Third St., in Yachats, to raise
money for the Yachats Fire
Department’s ambulance chas-
sis replacement.
The department’s ambu-
lance makes nearly 300 calls in
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
the course of a year. The chas-
sis has taken a beating, travers-
ing all the rough roads in the
area and needs replacing.
The benefit dinner will
includes firehouse-style chili
with all the fixings, including
chopped onions, sour cream,
hot sauce and shredded cheese,
along with homemade corn-
bread, crisp green salad and a
homemade surprise dessert.
Coffee and tea will also be
served.
The cost for the dinner is
$10 at the door, and to-go din-
ners will be available as well.
During the dinner, purchase
raffle tickets for $1 each for a
chance to ride on the fire
engine during the annual La-
De-Da parade on July 4.
For more information, call
541-563-8696.
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