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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (March 6, 2003)
Senior property tax deterrei dete neers The O regon D e p artm ent of R evenue re m in d s ta x p a y e rs tains the account, and charges $32,000 for the year before a p six the A A R P Foundation in co o p in te re s t, plication. Participants may re w hich is also deferred. Taxes m ain on either program as long d o u b t O re g o n line fo r the C itizen are ow ed w hen the taxpayer re as the ir federal adjusted gross about enue. This program is designed P rop erty Tax D eferral P rogram ceiving the deferral dies, sells and the S e n io r C itizen P roperty the property, ceases to live p e r in co m e does not exceed $32,000. If a participant’s in a d v e r t is ing for our com e, lim ited E nglish proficien Tax D eferral P rogram . A p p lic a m a nen tly on the property, or com e exceeds the $32,000 lim S e n io r cy and disabled taxp aye rs with tions and info rm a tion are a v a il the property changes ow n e r ship. it, part of the taxes still may be C e n te r d e fe rre d . g e t s the preparation of th e ir tax re turn. able by ca llin g the local cou nty sim p le By Karen Miller th a t April 15 is the filing d e a d D isabled p e rc e n t soniorifows P a rtic ip a n ts can a s s e s s o r’s office. Both de ferral program s allow the property m ust be the ta x com e in and out of the program if their incom e changes. q u a lifie d d e fe r p a ye r's principle residence and In addition to m eeting the in paym ent of th e ir p rope rty taxes m ust have a deed or recorded com e on th e ir hom es. T h e state pays sales contract. Total household o w n e rs h ip the taxes to the county, m a in in c o m e ta x p a y e rs to To qualify for eith er program , m u st be less tha n Council of Seniors is seeking additional board members The C olum bia C ounty C o u n cil of S enio r C itizens Inc. (C C C - SC Inc) is recruiting additional volunteers to sit on th e ir pri vate, non-p rofit B oard of D irec tors. C ou ncil P resident R ay G o d sey is a ctive ly see king s o m e one from in V ernonia. “ I w ould be happy to ta lk w ith interested ind ivid uals a n d /o r send out in fo rm a tio n a l m aterials to p e o ple,” G od sey said. The C ouncil board m eets on the s e c o n d F rid a y of ea ch m onth at 1:00 p.m . at the C o lu m b ia C o u n ty C o u rth o u s e . T he next m e eting is M arch 14. A m on g o th e r duties, the S e nior C ouncil m anages C olC o T ra n sp o rta tio n and the A rea A gen cy on A ging in C olum bia C ounty. C olC o T ransportation, w hich has been in operation fo r m ore than th irty years, provides tra n s p o rta tio n to s e n io r c iti zens, d isa b le d persons, school children and the general public in C olum bia C ounty. A ccord ing to G odsey, re duc tion of in-tow n rates, to $1.00 each way, has increased ride r ship. “ In January, w e provided 116 trip s in V ernonia," he said. T h e C ou ncil of S eniors also p rovide s fina ncial assista nce to c o u n ty S e n io r C enters to o p e r ate the m e als-on -w he els pro gram , M onday through Friday. “T h e m eals are offered at a suggested d o natio n fo r seniors citizen s ove r age sixty, and we h a ve b e e n a v e ra g in g 2 9 7 m e als p e r m onth in V e rn onia ,” als” , he added. S enior C enter cooks and C olC o drivers are em ploye es of the C ouncil of S eniors. “The C ouncil expects to con tin u e ... with the delivery of trans portation, meals at senior cen ters, hom e delivered meals and other services to senior citizens in our county," said Godsey. For m ore inform ation about the C ouncil of S eniors, visit the C C C S C Inc. o ffic e at 27 7 S trand in St. Helens, or call E x ecutive D irector Merri R eam er at 503-397-4000. it, eration with the IRS and the to help D e p a rtm e n t of R e v m ost e ld e rly lo w -in S eam stresses: O u r yardage tow n like the wind; or rather with the help of the wind. W e’d like to thank sale continues through March 15. Keep up w ith the latest news on d is the sw eet lady w ho literally ran prescription drugs, S ocial S e abled persons m ust be receiv after our sandw ich board dow n ing or be eligible to receive fed the m iddle of B ridge Street, curity and more. U pdated daily by the staff of the A A R P B ul eral Social S ecurity Disability benefits to qualify for the Dis w ho w ishes to rem ain unidenti fied, to all those w ho w itnessed letin at letin> abled Citizen Property Tax De the strange event. lim itation and property re q u ire m e n t, ferral Program . S enior citizens m ust be 62 years old or older by April 15 to qualify for the S enior Citizen P roperty Tax D e ferral Program . For m ore inform ation, call the D epartm ent of R evenue’s Tax Services line at 503-378- 4988 or 1-800-356-4222. For S pan ish, call 5 0 3 -9 4 5 -8 6 1 8 . For TTY (hearing or speech im paired only), call 1-800-886- 7204. The Spanish and TTY num bers are answ ered by m a chine only. A representative will Free vision screening available G o d s e y said. “V olunteers as- *n9s are also available for area s is t in d e liv e rin g m e a ls -o n - schools, businesses and corn- w h e e ls to h o m e b o u n d individu- rnunity o rg a n iza tio n s through .e vie a o f e v o m 9 i yifnofcj .eexco to 39po9 d h u o t b ounx n u n o a ro u n d return the call. M arch is N ational Save Your Vision M onth, and to celebrate, the P acific U niversity C ollege of O p to m e try Vision C enters are p ro v id in g fre e v is io n s c re e n in g s fo r c h ild re n and adults of all ages. Free scre en ings are available throughout the m onth of M arch. N orm al vision function is c rit ical in th e d e v e lo p m e n t of learning skills for infants and c h ild re n . S c re e n in g s take ab out 30 m inutes and provide im p o rta n t in fo rm a tio n a b o u t cla rity of vision, eye health and eye coordination. These factors are essential fo r good vision and healthy eyes. S creenings are e s p e c ia lly b e n e fic ia l fo r yo u nge r children w hose learn ing skills, such as reading and w riting, and self-esteem in the classroom , depend on good vi- sion ar|d healthy eyes. Screen N P acific’s off-site screening pro gram . P a cific U n iv e rs ity ’s V ision C e n te rs o ffe r w eekday, evening and w eekend hours, w ith lo ca tio n s th ro u g h o u t g re a te r P ortland, includ ing do w n to w n , s o u th e a s t and n o rth e a s t P ortland, Forest G rove and Cornelius. For m ore inform ation, call 5 0 3 -3 5 2 -2 0 2 0 or S teven Fletcher at 503-352-2144. G E R A L D RUSSELL 1920 - 2003 The Senior Center wish es to express our sincere sympathy to Etta Russell and family on the passing of Gerald Russell. Gerald was a past Center President and both he and Etta served here faithfully in years past. His smile and laughter will be missed. .(Ti.y ' jc . ! .<ybud.3i S u rfin ’ S eniors on the W eb: < w w w .a a rp .o rg /b u l So, w hy did the reporter go Ten of us went to the R ainier to the ice cream parlor? To get S enior C enter last M onday for the scoop, of course. Now, to the Five A rea luncheon. Read get the sen ior scoop, com e on o u r colum n for future trips. in, jo in in ou r “fire sid e ch a ts” M ark your calendar for the and read us in The In d e p e n second Friday of each month. dent. Or, if you g raciou sly haul W illo u g h b y o u r board back, com e in and sit a spell. H e a ring is here from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. C om e on in during that tim e or call our office for an appoint ment. Call our office for inform ation on Free Tax Help, a volunteer program adm inistered through T h e n a n d N o w ... 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