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Show mm K MBHBHBflBHHDni SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Community WEDNESDAY MARCH 11, 1898 Kanab Senior Center Coins Federal tax deposits Menu March Birthday. Roast beef. March spaghetti casserole. March beef & cabbage. Meals include salad and vegetable of the day as applicable. A drink and dessert are included. 11-Hap- i py 13-Bak- ed 16-Corn- ed Activities March Utah Home Nurses will be here for blood pressure and blood sugar testing at 11 a.m. with Anna in St. George. We will March 9 a.m. Suggested donation $3. about leave Lazy Days will be here for help with hearing March problems. Call the center for an appointment. Health Services will be here for .March blood pressure and blood sugar testing before lunch. Senior Conference: The Five Counties Association of Governments has announced that they will be holding a senior conference on March 27. This will be the second conference of thistype held in southern Utah. The cost of this conference, which includes the luncheon, is $13. However, we have been given some scholarships allowing seniors to go for free. Only exception is the van ride has a suggested donation of $3. The keynote speaker will be Senator Orrin Hatch. Hyrum Smith, CEO of Franklin Quest, will be one of the presenters. The conference will be held in the Gamer Center at Dixie College. The conference will start at 10 a.m. with closing at 5 p.m. See Harvey at the Kanab Center to register or receive more information. Registration deadline is March 23. 11-South- 12-Shoppi- ng 16-Je- ff 18-Olst- en Fredonia Senior Center news Menu of broccoli soup, grilled cheese, carMarch rot & celery sticks, mixed fruit. fried steak, mashed potatoes w March gravy, spinach, biscuits, cherry chocolate cake. oven fries, mixed vegetables, w.w. March rolls, peaches, St. Patrick cookies. beef sandwich on rye with swiss March cheese, oven fries, capri vegetables, pears. mashed potatoes wgravy, March green beans, cinnamon spiral bread, pistachio pud11-Crea- m 12-Chick- 13-Catfi- ed Senior Citizens Long Valley Menu March 11 Birthday Dinner. Turkey & dressing, potatoes with gravy, com, fruit salad, cake & ice cream. March chicken, rice pilaf, carrots, pineapple cottage, cheese salad, pumpkin pie. March steak, potatoes & gravy, mixed vegetable, bean salad, cherry strudel. All meals served with bread and juice or milk. -- Activities Dinner at noon. Blood pressure ay sugar check after lunch. Hair cutting after lunch. March 25 1 r Vwflilc, Cwi I The Internal ..Revenue Services new Electronic Fed- eral Tax Payment System links financial institutions, businesses, individuals, the IRS and Treasurys Financial Management Service. This : new paperless system is used to make federal tax deposits for employment taxes. Businesses can stop writing checks to the IRS and start paying their federal taxes electronically. This will reduce the burden on businesses by eliminating current paperwork such as deposit coupons. Currently, if a business has a yearly employment tax obligation of more than $50,000, they are required to begin using the new system no later than June 1998. Businesses should have received letters from the IRS notifying them if; they are required to use the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System. By 1999, all businesses will be required to use the hew system. The First National Bank of Chicago has a customer service line to answer questions on the enrollment and payment processes. You can call for more A Senior Companion Pro- area gram in the has been added to the growing number ofSenior Service Corps projects throughout Utah. SCP is a program through which volunteers, who receive stipends, provide assistance and friendship to homebound elderly, most living alone. By taking care of simple chores, providingtransportation to medical appointments and offering contact with the outside world, senior companions often provide the kind of support to enable frail elderly men and women to live independently. five-coun- ty Senior companions also provide respite care to relieve live-i- n caretakers for short periods of time. They usually serve two to four clients during 20 hours of weekly service, which might include dressing and grooming, taking walks, preparing food, planning, meals, accompanying them to lunch at the senior center, shopping, running errands, writing letters, reading, filling out forms, light housekeeping, light gardening, assisting with money management and fostering client contact with friends and family. In return, senior companions who meet income guidelines ree ceive a modest stipend ($2.45 per hour), limited reimtax-fre- bursement for transportation and up to three meals a week during service, initial physical examinations and accident and liability insurance coverage while on duty. In addition, the Senior Companion Program gives participants vacation, sick, administrative and holiday leave according to SCP guidelines. Training is provided and experience is not necessary. Eligible volunteers must be at least 55 years of age, have a genuine love for older or disabled adults, to be in good health, have an ability to understand directors and perform needed services, have a willingness to accept supervision and training, and have an income that does not exceed the federal income eligibility guidelines of 150 percent of poverty level (a maximum income of n house$11,835 in a n hold, $15,915 in a n household or $19,995 in a household). Income received as a senior companion (up to $200 per month) does not affect housing subsidies, Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps or any other federal assistance programs. Call Linda Sappington for information or . to volunteer in Washington or Kane counties at For information about these programs in Beaver, Iron or Garfield counties, call Rita Osborn at one-perso- two-perso- three-perso- 673-070- 0. 867-838- 4. SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY PRESENTS ITS FIRST ANNUAL FINANCIAL, TAX & ESTATE PLANNING SYMPOSIUM Spend a day with financial and estate planning professionals and plan now for the future! We will have attorneys discuss the specific type of estate plan that is right for your particular Wills, Powers of Attorney, the differfamily circumstances. You will learn about Right-To-Di- e Wills and Living Trusts and other important estate planning topics. Make sure you ences between find out what planning is needed to prevent estate from being lost to unintended relatives, the IRS, and the probate-cour- t ed 16-Salisb- March U sh, ding bars. 11-Birthd- "X five-coun- ty en 16-Corn- 13-Bak- :0 simplified CCTDQ Senior service organization forms companion program 17-S- t. George shopping trip. EJOKIG EQUITY all Del any time: ax: 435-650-02- 96 9 63533 Come find out what the new Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 means to you and your family. Financial advisors will answer questions about the new Roth and education IRA's, lowering capital gains tax rates, and many more tax savings ideas. Also, find out how to minimize the high costs of long-term health care associated with nursing home stays. And finally, talk to advisors about 401(k)s, IRAs, mutual funds, stocks, annuities, and other investment and retirement plans. How and when am I taxed? How do I leave money in these plans to my children or grandchildren? Have I invested too much or too little? Get answers to these and other questions, when you... B.OAR3S credit ok. Every type of ridge loans. Fast, easy, any sal estate loan available. As low as 5.75. n 30,000 to 50 million. Free applica-oFree by fax or phone. Ask about iredit report and Appraisal. 1 & system. Join us and our panel of advisors, Wednesday, March 18 at 7 p.m. at the Kane County Building (District Court Room), 76 N. Main in Kanab! Topics will include: Capital Gains Reduction through Charitable Giving Taking Advantage of the 1997 Taxpayer Relief Act Estate Planning: Wills vs. Trusts Symposium presented by the law firm of Holmgren' & Mitton, L.C. Call now and make reservations to attend one or all of these seminars. Refreshments will be served. Call SAI.p. at 586-777- 5 or to reserve your seat! |