CLEARLAKE
American Legion Breakfast and Crab Feed
The American Legion Post 437 will be serving breakfast on Sunday March, 8, 8:30 to 11 a.m.
The American Legion Crab Feed is scheduled for Saturday March, 14
The American Legion Post will be serving bacon, sausage, and eggs to order, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, juice and coffee All for $9
with the March Special ——- Chili Relleno – Saturday March,14 Crab Feed will be salad, pasta, and crab, all for $50 at 14770 Austin Rd. in Clearlake.
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LAKE/SONOMA/MENDOCINO
United Way of the Wine Country offering free tax preparation
For the tenth consecutive tax season, United Way of the Wine Country (UWWC) is partnering with local sites to provide free tax preparation to qualifying individuals and families in Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, Humboldt, and Del Norte counties through the Earn It! Keep It! $ave It! (EK$) program.
UWWC’s 2020 EK$ coalition offers free tax preparation at 13 sites in Sonoma County, six sites in both Mendocino and Lake counties, three sites in Humboldt County, and one in Del Norte County.
Qualifying individuals or families include households earning $60,000 or less annually. For the 2019 tax season, more than 6,557 tax returns were filed for free at UWWC’s EK$ tax sites with more than $9 million returned to tax filers.
The EITC is a federal credit for qualifying low-wage workers, and the CTC is a federal credit for families with children under the age of 17. The CalEITC is a state credit for low-income working families and individuals, and the Young Child Tax Credit is a $1000 state credit for families with children under the age of six.
For more information regarding eligibility requirements and how to book appointments as well as a list of what documentation is required to complete the state and federal tax filing process, dial 2-1-1, or text your ZIP Code to 898-211, or visit unitedwaywinecountry.org.
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KELSEYVILLE
Monthly Fiddlers’ Jam comes early this month.
March’s Fiddlers’ Jam is early this month. The toe-tapping music can be heard this Sunday, March 1 from 12 noon to 2 p.m. in the Barn at the Ely. Food and beverages will be available for sale. This month’s raffle basket theme is March Madness and will feature items with a touch of the Irish including beer, Irish Cream, and other bits of green.
Diana Liebe won last month’s Heart and Flowers raffle basket. The basket was created by Kathy Freeborn and contained bottles of wine, chocolates, and more. Ely Stage Stop and Country Museum is located at 9921 Soda Bay Rd (Hwy 281.)
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
Thompson’s Phone Act heard in critical subcommittee
Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-D) announced Friday that his bipartisan PHONE Act was considered in an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing, a critical step on the way to a House vote. H.R. 1289 would allow residents who lost their homes to natural disasters to keep their phone numbers at no cost to them while they rebuild.
“Allowing survivors of natural disasters, like the deadly fires that have hit our district, to keep their phone numbers gives them some normalcy during the rebuilding process. It’s too bad that current law prohibits the phone companies from doing this,” said Thompson. “That’s why I am proud to see my bipartisan Phone Act considered in committee today. This bill would solve that problem and help survivors in our district and across the nation.”
The Subcommittee also heard testimony about the Wired Act, a bill that Thompson coauthored to give states tools to harden communications infrastructure so they are more resistant to disaster.
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