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The INDEPENDENT, February 6, 2002 Page 5 Property tax deferral programs have filing deadline of April 15 The Oregon Department of Revenue rem inds taxpayers that April 15 is the filing dead line for the Disabled Citizen Property Tax Deferral Program and the Senior Citizen Property Tax Deferral Program. Applica tions and information are avail able by calling your county as sessor’s office. Both deferral programs allow qualified taxpayers to defer payment of property taxes on their homes. The state pays the taxes to the county, maintains the account, and charges six percent simple interest, which is also deferred. Taxes are owed when the taxpayer re ceiving the deferral dies, sells the property, ceases to live per manently on the property, or the property changes owner ship. To quality for either program, the property must be the tax payer’s principle residence and must have a deed or recorded sales contract. Total household incom e must be less than $32,000 for the year before ap plication. Participants may re main on either program as long as their federal adjusted gross incom e does not exceed $32,000. If a participant’s in T eon etti’s JL j Pizza & Grill Valentine’s Day Special WE DELIVER • PARTY PLATTERS AVAILABLE • FOOD TO GO O PEN MON-SAT 1 1 - 9 - N O W OPEN SUNDAY 1 2 - 7 721 Madison Ave., Vernonia • 503-429-5018 come exceeds the $32,000 lim it, part of the taxes still may be deferred. Participants can go in and out of the programs if their income changes. In addition to meeting the in come limitation and property ownership requirem ent, dis abled persons must be receiv ing federal Social Security Dis- ability benefits to quality for the Disabled Citizen Property Tax Deferral Program; senior citi zens must be 62 years old or older by April 15 to qualify for the Senior Citizen Property Tax Deferral Program. For more information, call the Department of Revenue’s Tax Services line at 503-378- Tax credits help for low income, working families Thousands of Oregon fam i lies who worked last year will be eligible for federal and state tax credits that can reduce or eliminate their taxes. The Federal government of fers the Earned Income Credit (EIC) to working families. The EIC’s value is based on income and family size and can be worth up to $4,008. The Feder al Additional Child Tax Credit is available to working families with children. Even if a family has no tax liability, they can get money back from these credits. Oregon provides working families with two credits, a state Earned Income Credit equal to five percent of the federal EIC, and the Working Family Child Care Credit, worth up to 40 per cent of out-of-pocket child care expenses. While neither of the Oregon credits will give back more money than the fam ily’s state income tax liability, the families may still get money back from the state if taxes were withheld by their employ er over the course of last year. Free help preparing state and federal tax returns is avail able from AARP and IRS spon sored “Tax-Aide" sites through out Oregon. Trained volunteers are available to answer ques tions, help do taxes and, in some locations, even file the taxes electronically (“e-file”). Low income families do not need to pay someone to do --------JANUARY------- S M T W T F S 1 2 t 7 1 » 13 14 15 1« 20 21 22 23 27 2 t 20 30 VERNONIA Alcoholics Anonymous Mondays Alcoholics Anonymous Saturdays American Legion Post #119 2nd Thursday 2nd Thursday Arts & Crafts Society 2nd Wednesday Boosters Tuesdays Boy Scout Troop 201 Wednesdays Boy Scout Troop 860 Cemetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Thursday 2nd Wednesday Chamber of Commerce Cub Scout Pack 201 Scout Cabin 4th Tuesday Doll Club Friends of the Library 2nd Tuesday Izaak Walton League 3rd Thursday Lions Club 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Nehalem Valley Car Club Preschool Story Hour Mondays T.O.P.S. Wednesdays Upr Nehalem Watershed Council 4th Thursday Vernonia Airport Committee 3rd Wednesday Vernonia Cares Directors Vernonia City Council 1st & 3rd Mondays Vernonia Comm. Dev. Corp. 2nd Tuesday Vernonia Grange 2nd Friday Vernonia Health Center 2nd Monday Vernonia Planning Comm. 1st Thursday Vernonia Pride Vernonia Ridge Riders Last Thursday Vernonia RFPD Board 2nd Tuesday 2nd Thursday Vernonia School Board Vernonia Sr. Center Board 1st Friday Vern. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1 st Thursday 2nd Monday Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 3rd Tuesday WOEC Directors 4988 or 1-800-356-4222. For inform ation in Spanish, call 503-945-8618. For TTY (hear ing or speech impaired only), call 503-945-8617 or 1-800- 886-7204. The TTY number is answered by machine only. A representative will return the call. 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 627 Adams Ave./ 503-429-4000 2:00 p.m., City Library 7:30 p.m., VHS Library 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. 7:00 p.m., LDS Church 7:00 p.m., Leonetti’s Grill Noon, Lew’s Place For Info Call 503-429-0188 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library For location call 503-429-7193 6:30 p.m., Lew's Place For Info Call 503-429-4074 10:30 a.m., City Library 6:30 p.m., First Baptist Church For location call 429-2401 7:00 p.m., City Library For location call 503-429-1414 7:00 p.m., City Hall Noon, City Hall 7:00 p.m., Grange Hall 6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St. 7:00 p.m., City Hall For Info Call, 503-429-5201 7:00 p.m., City Library 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 8:00 p.m., District Office 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 7:00 p.m., WOEC 3 4 5 10 11 12 17 I t 1} 24 25 2« 31 MIST-BIRKENFELD M-BRFPD Board Business IV tg. M-BRFPD Board Workshop M-B Ambulance Assoc. M-B Firefighters Assoc. M-B Rescue M-B Helping Circle Natal Grange T.O.P.S. their taxes. All they need to do is call 1-888-227-7669 and find the local Tax Aide site to get free assistance.” For questions about federal taxes or to find the location of a Tax-Aide site, contact the IRS at 1-800-829-1040. For ques tions about state taxes, contact the Oregon Department of Rev enue at 1-800-356-4222. County Parks panel will hold meeting The Columbia County Parks Advisory Commission will meet on Wednesday, February 13, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be in the Columbia County Parks Department office, 1054 O re gon Street in St. Helens. — FEBRUARY----- ----------MARCH-------- M T W T F S S M T W T F 5 S 3 4 5 1 10 11 12 ,3 17 I t 10 20 24 25 i t V 1 2 7 1 0 14 15 I t 21 22 23 21 1 2 3 4 5 f 7 t 0 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 17 11 10 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 27 2 t 20 30 31 2nd Tuesday 4th Tuesday 1 st & 2nd Thurs. 1 st & 2nd Wed. 3rd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday Sundays AFRIT S M 1 7 1 14 15 21 22 21 20 T W T F S 2 3 4 5 t 0 10 11 12 13 I t 17 11 10 20 23 24 25 2« 27 30 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 10:00 am, 755-2346 for info. 7:30 p.m., Grange Hall 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station BANKS 8:00 p.m., Methodist Church Alcoholics Anonymous Fridays 2nd Tuesday 7:30 p.m., City Hall Banks City Council Banks Planning Commission 7:00 p.m., City Hall Last Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library 2nd Monday Banks School Board Banks Youth Group 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg. Sundays, Wednesdays Chamber of Commerce 1 st Thursday 12:30 p.m., Brown Derby Citizen Participation Org. 3rd Monday, odd months 7:15 p.m., City Hall 2nd Tuesday Friends of the Library 7:00 p.m., City Library 1st & 3rd Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., Methodist Church Lions Club 3rd Wednesday 8:00 p.m., Gun Club Sunset Park Assoc. Wednesdays :00 p.m., Administration Bldg. T.O.P.S. 2nd Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Station 13 Tri-City RFPD Board COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.) Wednesdays Board of Commissioners 10 a.m., Courthouse 7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church 2nd Tuesday Citizens for Senior Justice COLCO Transportation 2nd Friday 10:30 a.m., Courthouse 2nd Friday County Council of Seniors 1:00 p.m., Courthouse County Fair Board 2nd Monday 7 00 p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg. County Parks Commission 3rd Mon day 6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St. Emergency Comm. Dist. (9-1-1) 3rd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Courthouse Historical Society 4th Wednesday Noon, location call 429-3713 Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410 or by mail to The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064.
