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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 25, 2017 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow News from Hardman Community Center News from Hardman as matching funds, which Community Center…now was greatly appreciated, that they no longer have as troubleshooting failed. three feet of snow and be- With the donated labor U.S.P.S. 240-420 low zero temps. from MCGG and the Good Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper HCC members say they Neighbor Grant from the SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: are excited that the curtains Ford Family Foundation, http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ and rods have arrived. They the new system is fully say they found a good deal funded. Now the trick will Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage on Amazon on room dark- be getting it installed in the paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- ening, thermal curtains. The middle of winter, preferably 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve. net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner color isn’t quite as dark a by Feb. 19 in time for Creth Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $30 in Morrow brown as they wanted and Harris’s 100 th birthday at County; $24 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $36 elsewhere; the grommets for hanging the Hall. $30 student subscriptions. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher The HCC members are large, but they will pro- Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor tect the photographs from added that Jerry Sorte and All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. light and be warmer than the Morrow County Court, For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5 per the sheers the center previ- and Kim Cutsforth of the column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to ously had. Unfortunately, Bryant Foundation, were all 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for pub- they can’t put them up until willing to be part of Plan B lication must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits the window trim is up—un- if needed. require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be The National Register less we want to install the specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to of Historic Places plaque rods twice. meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines The trim isn’t up, as it donated by Jim Kirkpatrick or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space has been too cold to work of Opal Butte Outfitters has for the obituary. in the Dining Annex with been received and installed For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone no heat. The heater in the on the side of the building number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not Annex quit on us just prior near the entrance. Hardman responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will to the potluck. The com- Community Center has be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. munity center elders gave been listed since 2012. Mike and Darcy Berg- the youngers troubleshoot- ing tips but, as a precau- strom have donated the tion, they went ahead and funds to get the old pi- contacted Morrow County ano tuned—as much as Grain Growers for a quote something that old can be and wrote an emergen- tuned—in memory of Ruth A periodic column by Daniel Van Schoiack, CPA The inauguration of Donald Trump and the Republi- cy grant. John Ripple of Bergstrom. The Center pi- can control of Congress will certainly bring about changes MCGG donated the labor ano is on the list for tuning in the United States Tax Code. Trump has proposed to bring tax relief to the middle class by increasing the standard deduction and merging the seven individual tax brackets into three. He has also proposed lower corporate -Continued from PAGE ONE Kim Cutsforth shared words tax rates and repealing the federal estate tax, which would Bob Houser, Andy Fletcher of wisdom for chamber be replaced by a capital gains tax at death for individuals and Nancy Snider. Officers members, and Babette Wall with estates over $10 million. are Matt Combe, president; received special recogni- But even with a single political party in control of the tion from the chamber for White House and both houses of Congress, a major tax her work with community overhaul will likely not happen without a lot of debate, events. compromise and congressional drama—due to all the “Babette…is a great special interests and lobbyists involved. So as with past volunteer in donating her major tax proposals, we will wait and see what unfolds. time and talents and has While there is great uncertainty over how we will be taken on the responsibility taxed on our income for 2017, most of us will see very for changing out the win- little changes as we enter the filing season for the 2016 tax dow displays, and makes year. Most of the rates, brackets, exemptions and deduc- Babette Wall, left, pictured the chamber look good by tions have changed insignificantly from 2015. However, with chamber executive direc- using her God-given tal- for this filing season, there will be a delay in refunds for tor Sheryll Bates, received spe- ent,” said chamber execu- taxpayers who claim the Earned Income Tax Credit or cial recognition at the annual tive director Sheryll Bates Child Tax Credit. For those taxpayers, the IRS will not luncheon. -Contributed photo in her presentation. issue refunds until after February 15. Also at the annual meet- The purpose of the delay is to give the IRS time to Bob Houser, first vice presi- ing was Rita Van Schoiack detect or prevent fraud. Earned Income Tax Credit has dent; and Tawny Miles, with Heppner High School become a hotbox as many taxpayers claim a refund they treasurer. seniors Emily Cecil, Kane are not entitled. A couple years ago, I had a potential cli- Outgoing president Sweeney and Tim Gould. ent who was obviously trying to maximize the credit with income he had not earned. I declined to work with him for several reasons. I could have been subject to fines and sanctions by the IRS. Strict due diligence requirements have been placed on professional tax preparers to ensure the credit is properly claimed by their clients. In the last article, I discussed how strict substantiation Morrow County Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer has is required for certain tax deductions including meals, released the following Justice Court report: travel, and personal vehicle expenses. A record of the time, -Alfred Benjamin Burt, 74, of Heppner was found amount and purpose must be kept under section 274(d) of guilty of Violating the Basic Rule 77/55 and was fined the Internal Revenue Code. Many deductions have been $260. disallowed in tax court due to a lack of adequate records. In the next article, I will discuss a case where the IRS was defeated in tax court and the taxpayer was allowed a deduction for his personal vehicle. Daniel Van Schoiack, CPA can be contacted at 541- 676-9971 or danielrvan@yahoo.com. Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES Tax Wise and Otherwise in April of this year. The Epson printer also quit working right before the potluck—“Maybe the ghosts weren’t as happy as we thought?” quipped one HCC member. However, it was covered by warranty, and the replacement is up and running and the orders for picture copies filled. With all of that, the Hall continues to be over- whelmed by the public’s generosity. They recently received a general fund donation from Bill and Monica Pelesky and a dona- tion for matching grants for 2018, which is when they hope to start doing some larger projects like the front doors and windows, from Sherron Bunch of Dances with Mules and Woodside Enterprises. The Hall is available for public use and all funds raised will go to matching grants in the future. Con- tact the secretary at hcc@ hughes.net or call Claudia at 541-676-9718 to reserve a date and get all the de- tails. Besides Creth Harris’s party, upcoming events include have the Harshman Reunion, the Bleakman Reunion and the McDaniel Picnic confirmed in May, June and July respectively. “These families have deep ties to Hardman and we appreciate them return- ing to their roots!” says Claudia Smythe. Cody Mawhinney and Heppner ODOT have helped the cause by allowed the center to put temporary caution signs at the top of each hill when they have an event, in an effort to improve safety “downtown.” Finally, Hardman Com- munity Center is looking for pictures of the follow- ing items: a picture of the Hall showing the original doors and windows—not the covered-up ones—the Ruggs store and the Grange Hall at Ruggs, as well as any pictures or informa- tion from the mid ‘60s to the mid ‘80s of events, meetings, etc. The records for that time frame are lost and the community center members would like to fill in the gap if they can as they continue to add to their scrapbooks and gene- alogies. HEPPNER CHAMBER Justice Court Report Loop quarterly meeting Jan. 31 ORDER EARLY! VALENTINE’S DAY IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! CALL OUR FLORAL DEPT TODAY The seniors gave a pre- using modern technology sentation of a project they to teach their peers to be are completing under Van fiscally responsible. Schoiack’s supervision, Grief support group to meet Feb. 2 The Heppner-area grief support group will meet again at Peggy Connor’s house the first Thursday in February, Feb. 2, at noon. Lunch will be provided, and attendees may bring a guest. The speaker will be announced next week. Questions, call Mary Ann Elguezabal or Jean Adams. Community lunch menu The Loop Morrow County Transportation quarterly meeting has been rescheduled for Jan. 31 at 3 p.m. at Ir- Heppner Church of the Nazarene volunteers will serve rigon City Hall. The meeting was originally planned for lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at St. Patrick’s Senior Cen- Jan. 17 but had to be postponed due to bad weather. This ter. Lunch will include a turkey bake, mixed vegetables, is a public meeting; anyone interested in public transporta- cranberry sauce, hot rolls and pumpkin pie. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is tion in Morrow County is welcome to attend. $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Chamber lunch 541-676-9158 meeting CHECK OUT OUR VALENTINE’S DRINK SPECIALS! HHS seniors Tim Gould, Emily Cecil and Kane Sweeney pre- sented to the chamber about their senior project, using technol- ogy to education their peers about finances. -Contributed photo Republican committee to meet The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will take place Thursday, Feb. 2, at noon in The Morrow County Republican committee will meet Heppner City Hall conference room. Saturday, Jan. 28, at 6 p.m. at Lexington Town Hall. All Cost of lunch is $10. Chamber lunch attendees are county Republicans are invited to attend. asked to RSVP at 541-676-5536 no later than the Tuesday before to guarantee a lunch. MEDICARE PATIENTS- Honoring Sheridan Tarnasky, PA-C WE ARE A Provider for Cigna HealthSpring Upon her Retirement from Morrow County Health District on Please note AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST . 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