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
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and rods have arrived. They the new system is fully
say they found a good deal funded. Now the trick will
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the grommets for hanging the Hall.
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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.
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