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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 2,2013
The year in pictures
2012 ...
What a year
Tax Aide program seeks volunteers
Heppner, OR—The Tax
Aide Program, sponsored
by AARP in conjunction
with CAPECO, is seeking
volunteers for its Morrow
County program.
Historically, volunteer
tax preparation has been
done in both Heppner and
Boardm an on a weekly
basis beginning in February
and running through April
15. This year, however,
there could possibly be no
tax program due to a lack of
volunteers.
“I can ’t do it alone
folks.” says Leann Rea, a
tax aide volunteer for the
past 20 years.
“This is a much-needed
service for our community,
and I would hate to see us
not be able to open the Hep­
pner or Boardman sites.”
Volunteers are needed
to perform general clerical
duties, prepare taxes us­
ing computer software and
The South M orrow ficers in the Heppner High welcome clients. Training
County Scholarship and School library at 6 p.m. on is provided through the
Trust will hold its annual Jan. 28, 2013.
IRS and volunteers are well
meeting and election of of-
versed on preparation.
So. Morrow scholarship
trust to meet
B an k of
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“We don’t just turn you
loose and expect you to
prepare someone’s return
without training and guid­
ance,” states Scot Jacobson,
CAPECO’s volunteer man­
ager, and district coordina­
tor for the tax program.
“Taxes aren’t as scary
to prepare as people think.
We provide the training you
will need and there are a lot
o f taxes we can’t prepare
because they are just too
complex.”
The AARP tax program
is designed to prepare basic
returns that are not compli­
cated. It is designed primar­
ily to serve those age 60 and
older, although anyone may
seek their assistance. There
is no charge by the Tax Aide
Program to have your taxes
done.
Currently the volunteer
program is seeking a mini­
mum o f three individuals
in order to be able to offer
this service in Heppner and
Boardman: one volunteer to
act as a greeter to the pro­
gram; one volunteer to pre­
pare taxes; and one volun­
teer who would be willing
to do both. More volunteers
would be a welcome addi­
tion to the program.
For more information,
contact Leann Rea at 541 -
676-5289 or Scot Jacobson
at 1-800-7521139.
Mustangs attend
Riverside Rumble
The Heppner/lone Mustang wrestling team attended the Riv­
erside Rumble in Boardman on Dec. 22. Top: Treston Maben
struggle# for the pin at Riverside. Bottom: Tim Nelson waits
for the call against his opponent, a Washington state wrestler
who outweighed him by 60 pounds and ranked second in
Washington last season. -Photos by Alita Nelson