March 21, 1973 (12 pages)

Confusion of tax exemption Assessor E. A. ‘‘Bub’’ Tobiassen claims that many Senior Citizen homeowners over -62 are confusing their homeowner’s exemption with the Senior Citizens Property Tax Relief. The homeowner’s exemption is available to anyone, any age, who lives in and owns their home on March 1, 1973. This exemption in the amount of $1,750 in assessed value is, as stated, available to any homeowner regardless of his or her income and should not be confused with the Senior Citizens Property Tax Relief, which includes only homeowners 62 and over. The Senior Citizens Property Tax Assistance law is administered by the= State of NOEL E. WHITE JR. Noel E. White completes basic SAN ANTONIO — Airman Noel E. White Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Noel E. White Sr., Rt. 2, Grass Valley, has been assigned to Chanute AFB, IIl., after completing Air Force basic training. During his six weeks at the Air Training Command’s Lackland . AFB, Tex., he studied the Air Force mission, organization and customs and received special instruction in human relations. The airman has been assigned to the Technical Training Center at Chanute for specialized training in the missile electronics field. e Airman White, a graduate of Nevada Union High School attended Sierra College. Burning permits now available The California Division of Forestry will begin issuing burning permits at the Nevada City Forest Fire Station today. Residents may obtain permits Monday through Friday during normal hours. The office will issue permits earlier this year to avoid the last minute rush near April 1st. Burning permits are required by law between April 1 and December ~ California and anyone 62 years * of age or older-on January 1, 1973, and aé_ resident of California, is eligible providing their income is not in excess of $10,000 for the previous calendarvear. This assistance is very : 3 important to the senior citizen «© who qualifies. : The claims for tax assistance © = should be filed between May 16 ~ and October 15, 1973, and not before or after. Forms will be available at: the Collector’s Office on or after May 16. The. percentage of refund to the Senior Citizen ranges from 4 per cent to 96 per cent of the amount of taxes for the home and up'to one acre of property. This assistance, of course, depends on the total gross income into the household of the applicant as long as it is under $10,000 per calendar year. Assessor Tobiassen also states that a few veterans, who formerly had filed veteran claims, do not appreciate the fact that the homeowner’s exemption is $1,750 in assessed value and the veteran’s is $1,000. A veteran owning two parcels may file the homeowner on one parcel where he lives and the veteran’s exemption on the other providing he does not go over the limit on the valuation of the veteran’s total holdings. Tobiassen again reminds the public that April 16 is the deadline for filing homeowner’s and veteran’s exemptions. Those homeowners filing in person must have the Social Security card number of their spouse, unless deceased or homeowner is’ unmarried. County © Assessor’s Office and Tax DESPITE THE late rains the first signs of spring are starting to show up in western Nevada county. These blossoms can be found on fruit trees in Penn Valley. . Chicago Park Garden Club meeting held Eric Gerstung, conservationist from the California Department of Fish and Game, gave a slide presentation on the California Coastlne at the Chicago Park Garden Club’s March meeting. Members of the club discussed the many activities on their spring calendar. Mrs. Frank Reamer is chairman of the annual flower show in May. This event is usually held jointly with the Nevada County Flower Arrangers. Mmes. Ed Smith, Leonard Kimberlin and Gordon Henry were appointed to the nominating committee. Mrs. Claede Williams heads the committee for the Golden Foothills District April 11th luncheon meetn at the Veterans Memorial Building in Grass Valley. Colfax Garden Club will co-host the event. Plans are being made for the annual May luncheon and inStallation of officers. The committee consists of Mrs. G. Lytle, Mrs. R. D. Penny and Mrs. Robert Kleise. Another successful plant and bake sale was held at the conclusion of the meeting. Thanks for another wonderful year! The continued support of customers and friends makes our 1972 Annual Report the story of twenty years of outstanding growth for Mother Lode Bank. We are proud to invite you to bank at MLB — your homeowned, independent full-service bank, dedicated wholly to serving the people of the Mother Lode area. Join our ever growing family of depositors today, and find out how really friendly and comfortable “home town” banking can be! ¢ QUICK PERSONAL SERVICE ¢ NIGHT DEPOSITORY « COMMERCIAL AND REAL ESTATE LOANS + COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS ¢ SAVINGS ACCOUNTS ° SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES e TRAVELERS CHECKS ¢ AUTO, PERSONAL, CONTRACT, MODERNIZATION AND EQUIPMENT LOANS « MASTER CHARGE _ MEMBER BANK Motarr Looe BANK MEMBER F.D.1.C. GRASS VALLEY ¢ NEVADA CITY PLACERVILLE « SONORA # FOLSOM ROSEVILLE « TWAIN HARTE » ALTAVILLE

Confusion of tax exemption Assessor E. A. ‘‘Bub’’ Tobiassen claims that many Senior Citizen homeowners over -62 are confusing their homeowner’s exemption with the Senior Citizens Property Tax Relief. The homeowner’s exemption is available to anyone, any age, who lives in and owns their home on March 1, 1973. This exemption in the amount of $1,750 in assessed value is, as stated, available to any homeowner regardless of his or her income and should not be confused with the Senior Citizens Property Tax Relief, which includes only homeowners 62 and over. The Senior Citizens Property Tax Assistance law is administered by the= State of NOEL E. WHITE JR. Noel E. White completes basic SAN ANTONIO — Airman Noel E. White Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Noel E. White Sr., Rt. 2, Grass Valley, has been assigned to Chanute AFB, IIl., after completing Air Force basic training. During his six weeks at the Air Training Command’s Lackland . AFB, Tex., he studied the Air Force mission, organization and customs and received special instruction in human relations. The airman has been assigned to the Technical Training Center at Chanute for specialized training in the missile electronics field. e Airman White, a graduate of Nevada Union High School attended Sierra College. Burning permits now available The California Division of Forestry will begin issuing burning permits at the Nevada City Forest Fire Station today. Residents may obtain permits Monday through Friday during normal hours. The office will issue permits earlier this year to avoid the last minute rush near April 1st. Burning permits are required by law between April 1 and December ~ California and anyone 62 years * of age or older-on January 1, 1973, and aé_ resident of California, is eligible providing their income is not in excess of $10,000 for the previous calendarvear. This assistance is very : 3 important to the senior citizen «© who qualifies. : The claims for tax assistance © = should be filed between May 16 ~ and October 15, 1973, and not before or after. Forms will be available at: the Collector’s Office on or after May 16. The. percentage of refund to the Senior Citizen ranges from 4 per cent to 96 per cent of the amount of taxes for the home and up'to one acre of property. This assistance, of course, depends on the total gross income into the household of the applicant as long as it is under $10,000 per calendar year. Assessor Tobiassen also states that a few veterans, who formerly had filed veteran claims,

do not appreciate the fact that the homeowner’s exemption is $1,750 in assessed value and the veteran’s is $1,000. A veteran owning two parcels may file the homeowner on one parcel where he lives and the veteran’s exemption on the other providing he does not go over the limit on the valuation of the veteran’s total holdings. Tobiassen again reminds the public that April 16 is the deadline for filing homeowner’s and veteran’s exemptions. Those homeowners filing in person must have the Social Security card number of their spouse, unless deceased or homeowner is’ unmarried. County © Assessor’s Office and Tax DESPITE THE late rains the first signs of spring are starting to show up in western Nevada county. These blossoms can be found on fruit trees in Penn Valley. . Chicago Park Garden Club meeting held Eric Gerstung, conservationist from the California Department of Fish and Game, gave a slide presentation on the California Coastlne at the Chicago Park Garden Club’s March meeting. Members of the club discussed the many activities on their spring calendar. Mrs. Frank Reamer is chairman of the annual flower show in May. This event is usually held jointly with the Nevada County Flower Arrangers. Mmes. Ed Smith, Leonard Kimberlin and Gordon Henry were appointed to the nominating committee. Mrs. Claede Williams heads the committee for the Golden Foothills District April 11th luncheon meetn at the Veterans Memorial Building in Grass Valley. Colfax Garden Club will co-host the event. Plans are being made for the annual May luncheon and inStallation of officers. The committee consists of Mrs. G. Lytle, Mrs. R. D. Penny and Mrs. Robert Kleise. Another successful plant and bake sale was held at the conclusion of the meeting. Thanks for another wonderful year! The continued support of customers and friends makes our 1972 Annual Report the story of twenty years of outstanding growth for Mother Lode Bank. We are proud to invite you to bank at MLB — your homeowned, independent full-service bank, dedicated wholly to serving the people of the Mother Lode area. Join our ever growing family of depositors today, and find out how really friendly and comfortable “home town” banking can be! ¢ QUICK PERSONAL SERVICE ¢ NIGHT DEPOSITORY « COMMERCIAL AND REAL ESTATE LOANS + COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS ¢ SAVINGS ACCOUNTS ° SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES e TRAVELERS CHECKS ¢ AUTO, PERSONAL, CONTRACT, MODERNIZATION AND EQUIPMENT LOANS « MASTER CHARGE _ MEMBER BANK Motarr Looe BANK MEMBER F.D.1.C. GRASS VALLEY ¢ NEVADA CITY PLACERVILLE « SONORA # FOLSOM ROSEVILLE « TWAIN HARTE » ALTAVILLE