Tax Service: AARP Tax-Aide Program offers free personal tax
counseling and preparation assistance to all taxpayers with middle
and low income, with special attention to those age 60 and older,
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 5:30 p.m. until Thursday, April 15
at Community Center, 300 West St.
Tax Service: AARP Tax-Aide Program offers free personal tax counseling and preparation assistance to all taxpayers with middle and low income, with special attention to those age 60 and older, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 5:30 p.m. until Thursday, April 15 at Community Center, 300 West St. By appointment only, those who need held preparing their tax returns should bring the tax package they received in the mail, last year’s return and all relevant information on income and expense. Volunteer counselors are not trained to assist in preparing tax returns that report business, rental or partnership income. For more information, call Dolly at 637-1980.
disaster assistance: Small businesses are eligible to apply for low interest disaster loans to offset economic losses because of reduced revenue to farmers and ranchers caused by excessive rain and wheat stripe rust in 10 California counties. Small businesses may apply for economic losses that are attributable to the following incident dates: San Benito County from April 1-May31, 2003. The deadline to apply is June 23, 2004. For more information, call 800-488-5323, write to SBA at P.O. Box 13795, Sacramento, CA 95853-4795.
COG MEETINGS: The Council of San Benito County Governments has scheduled two public hearing to discuss transit needs within San Benito County and the community is encouraged to attend. The first meeting will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17 at the Hollister Community Center, 300 West St. An evening meeting will take place Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at the San Benito County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 481 Fourth St.
YMCA EVENTS: YMCA programs for 2004.
YMCA Holiday Camps: Sweetheart Camp – Feb. 16 to 20; Spring Camp – April 5-9 at the Sunnyslope site from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For more information on these events, call the YMCA at 637-8600. Financial assistance is available for all YMCA programs for those who qualify.
SBC Breakfast: Wake up San Benito County breakfast will be held Wednesday, Feb. 18 from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. Breakfast is $15. The staff of Bianchi, Lorincz and Company, LLP will present “Tax Treats.” For more information or to RSVP, call the SBC Chamber of Commerce at 637-5315.
Candidates Forum: The Candidates and Issues Forum will be Thursday, Feb. 19 from 7-9 p.m. at the City Council Chambers. The forum is presented to provide an impartial venue for exposure to important issues and to meet the candidates who are running for public office March 2. For more information, call Theresa Kiernan at 637-5315.
