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The INDEPENDENT, July 18, 2002
O reg on search in g for ow ners of unclaim ed S tate Farm d rafts
The Oregon Division of State
Lands is searching for about
5,000 Oregonians who have
uncashed claim drafts from
State Farm Mutual Automobile
Insurance Company.
State Farm Auto Insurance
Company recently handed over
about $892,000 worth of claim
drafts to the Division of State
Lands as unclaimed property.
The drafts represent settle
ments that were unclaimed or
forgotten by Oregon residents.
At least 5,000 owner names
are listed on the report from
State Farm and have been
added to DSL’s Web site list of
unclaimed property owners.
To find out if you are on this
report, search DSL’s database.
On the Web, go to: http://state-
lands.dsl.state.or.us, then click
on “Unclaimed Property.” Send
questions to: claims@dsl.state,
or.us. If you see names of fam
ily or friends refer them to the
Web site. They must respond
for themselves.
There is no charge to
search, or to file a claim. No In
ternet access? Your local public
library or community college
may offer access. Or, you may
send information to the Division
of State Lands and staff will
search for you. Send your
name, mailing address, day-
Corsiglia appointed to advisory
board of Oregon counties group
The Association of Oregon
Counties Board of Directors
has appointed Columbia Coun
ty Commissioner Joe Corsiglia
to the Local Government Advi
sory Committee (LGAC) to the
Department of Human Ser
vices.
The LGAC committee in
cludes seven county commis
sioners, plus health and human
services designees who meet
monthly with the department di
rector and sort out significant
issues in intergovernmental re
lations.
County Commissioners who
serve on the committee:
1) Represent the interest of
local elected officials and the
association of Oregon Coun
ties.
2) Provide the committee
with timely, accurate informa
tion regarding the impact of pol
icy, programs, budget and leg
islation changes on local gov
ernment.
3) Develop recommenda
tions for consideration by DHS.
In accepting the appoint
ment, Corsiglia said, “I am hon-
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ored and look forward to mak
ing counties a more integral
part of the human service deliv
ery system. Rural counties
have long suffered from an im
balance of capacity to match
growth and need. I hope to
strengthen the relationship be
tween the state and counties in
delivering human services to
our shared constituency.”
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www.agalis.net
time phone number, and former
addresses during the past 10
years to: Trust Property Sec
tion, 775 Summer St. NE Suite
100, Salem, OR 97301-1279.
Unclaimed property is held
for claim by owners or heirs for
ever. Until the money is
claimed, it is invested as part of
the Common School Fund, a
constitutional trust that gener
ates earnings for Oregon’s K-
12 public schools.
DSL’s database contains
names of people for whom any
unclaimed property has been
reported, such as uncashed
payroll or dividend checks, util
ity deposits, and savings or
Best-selling author
will be in St. Helens
New York Times best selling
author Kristin Hannah will be at
St. Helens Bookshop, July 31
at 6:00 p.m., to promote her lat
est novel, Distant Shores.
A native of the Pacific North
west, Hannah captures both
the majesty and mystery of the
region in her settings. Her
books exhibit a strong voice,
rich storylines and a depth of
emotion that have gained her
international acclaim.
Her previous works include
such favorites as Angel Falls,
On Mystic Lake, Summer Is
land and If you Believe.
For more information, call
Gena Pugh at St. Helens Book
shop, 503-397-4917 or online
at www.sthelensbookshop.com
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checking accounts. The data
base contains more than
710,000 names with accounts
valued at nearly $128 million.
The agency adds hundreds of
names to the site each month,
so it is important to check it reg
ularly.
County will sell composting bins
Columbia County is holding
a Composting Bin Sale in an ef
fort to reduce the amount of or
ganic waste that is burned or
buried in landfills.
Anyone who generates a lot
of food scraps and yard debris
should consider purchasing a
home compost bin at a dis
counted rate of $33.00 each
(retail value is $80.00). The
bins are made of durable, recy
cled plastic and may be used
for both kitchen scraps and
yard waste.
Orders will be taken until
July 26. Remember, by com
posting kitchen and yard waste
at home, you can create a free
source of fertilizer while con
serving valuable landfill space.
For more information, call
Tara Hurm, Columbia County
Solid Waste Program Coordi
nator, at 397-1501, ext. 7222,
or e-mail: HurmT@co.colum
bia.or.us
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