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Feb.

4, 2016

Family living

Kansas birthday
Volunteers help Marysville Elementary
students learn skills popular when
Kansas Territory became a state 155 years ago

Mary Deters, left, assists Madison Jensen and Gable Fredrickson as they learn how to stitch with a needle and thread on a quilt as part of Cultural
Arts Day/Kansas Day Friday at Marysville Elementary School. Fourth-graders participated in special Kansas heritage-themed activities led by Marshall
County Extension volunteers.

Jayden Gonzalez and Michael Reaves look at the results


of making homemade butter. In the background is Delores
Wanklyn of Lucky Mrs. Unit.

Randolph Faith, right, churns butter as Hailey Jones waits her turn.

Logan Wetter grinds wheat into flour, assisted by Deb Kruse.

Playing the game of Carrom are, from left, Madison Naaf, Paige Wilcox, Carla
Grund and Ben Schmitz.

Photos by JoAnn Shum

The day included lessons about


wheat and breadmaking.
County kitchen, page 3.

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VITA program
through RSVP
offers help
with tax prep
Dates scheduled for
volunteer assistance
Low- and moderate-income individuals, families
and senior citizens can once
again receive free assistance
in completing and iling their
federal and state tax returns
through RSVP of Northeast
Kansas Volunteer Income
Tax Assistance.
For more than 20 years,
RSVP volunteers have assisted residents with their basic
tax returns through the VITA
program.
This program would
not be possible without the
dedicated support of the volunteers spending countless
hours throughout the tax season to help families and individuals become more inancially stable and economically independent, said Joni
Spellmeier, RSVP executive
director. This program is a
prime example of bringing
community partners together
to advance the common good
for all in Marshall and Washington counties.
Spellmeier said that last
year RSVP certiied program
volunteers saw more than
356 tax clients, and more
than $456,865 was returned
to the community to the
family budgets of those most
in need of iscal resources.
Residents using the
VITA service are asked to
bring the following items: a
valid photo ID; all W2 forms;
1095-A Health Insurance
Marketplace Statement (if
applicable); all 1099 forms
(interest, dividends, pensions); local wage tax forms;
Social Security numbers for
all taxpayers and dependents;
last years tax returns; information related to income and
expenses; real estate tax receipts; and a personal banking account check if you
would like direct deposit.
The VITA walk-in service in Marysville will be offered in the Helvering Community Centers community room on Wednesdays from
Feb. 3 to April 13.
Hours of service will be
from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3
p.m. An evening session will
be Thursday, Feb. 11, from 4
to 7 p.m. at Lincoln Center,
405 N. Fourth Street.
People are asked to call
785-629-8300 to make an appointment at Lincoln Center
only.
For those unable to attend on any of these dates,
appointments will be made to
accommodate working families.
People can call the
RSVP ofice to make an appointment.
The following one-day
sites are also available:
Axtell on Tuesday, Feb.
9, from 9 to 11 a.m. in Aces
Backroom at 402 Maple
Summerield on Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 1 to 3 p.m.
in the Community Center,
211 Main St.
Blue Rapids on Thursday, Feb. 18, from 9 to 11
a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. at the
Blue Rapids Community
Center on the north side of
public square.
Frankfort on Tuesday,
Feb. 23, from 9 a.m. to 11
a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. at Elm
Street Apartments, 201 N.
Elm.
Waterville on Tuesday,
March 1, from 9:30 to 11:30
a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. at the
Waterville Community Center, 136 E. Commercial St.
Service will be provided
on a irst-come, irst-served
basis. For information, people can call 785-562-2154.
Reminders of the oneday sites are on the Advocates Community calendar.

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