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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (March 20, 2002)
Senior, disabled property tax deferrals The Oregon Department of nently on the property, or the zens must be 62 years old or Revenue reminds taxpayers property changes ownership. older by April 15 to qualify for that April 15 is the filing dead To qualify for either program, the Senior Citizen Property Tax line for the Disabled Citizen the taxpayer must live on the Deferral Program. Property Tax Deferral Program property that is the taxpayer’s For more information, call and the Senior Citizen Property principle residence and must the Department of Revenue’s Tax Deferral Program. Applica have a deed or recorded sales Tax Services line at 503-378- tions and information are avail contract. Total household 4988 or 1-800-356-4222. able by calling the local county income must be less than Spanish speakers may call assessor's office. $32,000 for the year before 503-945-8618. For TTY (hear Both deferral programs allow application. Participants may ing or speech impaired only), qualified taxpayers to defer remain on either program as the toll-free number within Ore payment of property taxes on long as their federal adjusted gon is 1-800-886-7204. The their homes. The state pays the gross income does not exceed TTY number is answered by taxes to the county, maintains $32,000. If a participant’s machine only; a representative the account and charges six income exceeds the $32,000 will return the call. percent simple interest, which limit, part of the taxes still may is also deferred. Taxes become be deferred. Participants can due when the taxpayer receiv come in and out of the pro ing the deferral dies, sells the grams if their income changes. property, ceases to live perma- In addition to meeting the income limitation and property Chnrcb Solistin Bloopers ownership requirement, dis Vernonia Federal abled persons must be receiv This being Easter Sunday, we ing federal Social Security Dis Credit Union will ask Mrs. Lewis to come for ability benefits to qualify for the ward and lay an egg on the Disabled Citizen Property Tax 5 0 3 -4 2 9 -8 0 3 1 altar. Deferral Program; senior citi- LOW CO$T CAR LOANS V ernonia F oursquare C hurch A ssembly of G od Pastor Paul Pastor 850 Madison Avenue Vernonia, 503 429-1103 Darwin Harvey, Pastor 662 Jefferson Vernonia, 503 429-4615 Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. Evening Service Youth Ministry Children’s Ministry Nursery Available Men’s Ministry 7:45 a.m. 3rd Saturday each month V ernonia C ommunity C hurch Grant Williams, Pastor 957 State Avenue Vernonia, 503 429-6790 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Children's Church w/Nursery Evening Fellowship 6:00 p.m. Nursery Care AWANA, Wednesday 3:15 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Wed. 7:00 p.m. Men’s Group, Thursday 7:30 p.m. G race R eformed B aptist C hurch D.J. Dickey, Pastor Grant & North Streets Vernonia, 503 429-1919 Sunday Services: Adult Prayer & Children’s Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m. Evening Worship 5:00 p.m. Wednesday Service: All Family Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Men’s Study, Tuesday 10:30 a.m. Women’s Study, Wednesday 1:30 p.m. Youth & Kids , Thursday 7:00 p.m. F irst B aptist C hurch John Cahill, Pastor 359 “A" Street Vernonia, 503 429-1161 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship Saturday, 6:00 p.m. N ehalem V alley B ible C hurch 500 California Ave Vernonia, 503 429-5378 Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Nursery available Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. S t . M ary ' s C atholic C hurch Pastoral Associate Juanita Dennis 960 Missouri Avenue Vernonia, 503 429-8841 Mass Schedule Sunday 12 Noon Religious Education Sunday 10:30 a.m. C hurch of J esus C hrist of L atter D ay S aints Lee Knowlton, Branch President 1350 E. Knott Street Vernonia, 503 429-7151 Sacrament Meeting, Sunday 10 a.m. Sunday School & Primary 11:20 a.m Relief Society, Priesthood and Young Women, Sunday 12:10 p.m. S eventh D ay A dventist Kevin Reiner, Pastor, 543-2254 2nd Ave. and Nehalem St. Vernonia, 503 429-8301 Sabbath School 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Prayer Meeting, Wed. 7:00 p.m. Baalth Notas ByAudeen Wagner Scheduling note: If your primary care physician is not at the local clinic, but you’d like to be seen here, the first step is to contact your regular physician, explain the situation, and ask if a referral is needed in order to be seen at Providence-Vernonia. This is imperative for some insurance car riers — many of them won’t cover the call unless it’s pre-approved. Questions? Talk to Sue or Jessie at 503-429-9191. Mammovan change: For this month only, the mammovan will be in Vernonia on Tuesday (instead of the usual Wednesday). The date is next Tuesday, March 26, and Sue reports that there are a couple of openings left. Next mammovan date is Wednes day, April 17. We’ve heard many positive comments about the convenience of having that service here. You may call the local clinic to schedule a mammogram. Rescued by loggers, injured owl is healthy and back in the wild This little screech owl is being returned to the forest after a lengthy stay at the Portland Audubon Society shelter. The dazed and unresponsive owl was found in late November by Mike Pihl, on the fender of a truck at a logging site on Old St. Helens Road. Pihl brought it to his office in Ver nonia, then Grant Rand took it to the Audubon Society. Three months lat er, the owl was healthy enough to return to the wild, so Rand brought it back to Vernonia and released it near where it had been found. After checking out the situation for a few minutes, the owl flew into the underbrush, then headed for the trees. S t . A ugustine (C anterbury ) E piscopal C hurch The Rev. Robert Grafe, Pastor 375 North St. (Vernonia Grange Hall) Vernonia, 503 429-3700 Sunday Services 10:00 a.m. F irst C hristian C hurch Joel Stith, Pastor 410 North Street Vernonia, 503 429-6522 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Every Wednesday: Ladies' Bible Study 9:15 a.m. Children's Choir 3:00 p.m. Family Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Women's Fellowship, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m. A mid-March snowfall made this bird house inhospitable.
