84-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 1,2003
Pa, Horse Forum Upcoming
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) The Pennsylvania
State 4-H Horse Forum will be
conducted on March 7-9 at the
Days Inn, State College and
the Ag Arena on the Penn
State campus.
The conference is designed
for 4-H members, 14 years of
age and older, parents, volun
teer leaders and extension
agents involved with 4-H
horse projects in Pennsylva
nia.
Forum activities will help
strengthen communication
and leadership skills as well as
provide current information
on the 4-H horse program,
horsemanship and equine
management techniques.
Seminars, educational dis
plays and horse demonstra
tions by state and national
Selfridge Assumes WIFE Reins
TRENTON, Neb.—lna Self
ridge, Burdett, Kansas farmer,
recently assumed the number one
leadership position in Women In
volved in Farm Economics
(WIFE). As National WIFE pres
ident, Selfridge will hold the reins
of this energetic and effective
farm organization known for the
promotion of legislation and poli
cies friendly to family farmers.
Known for her willingness to
discuss the importance of agricul
ture with anyone who will listen,
Selfridge is especially dedicated
to representing agriculture’s
viewpoint in ways that will influ
ence legislation beneficial to agri
culture. Fiercely patriotic and
family oriented, Selfridge will
pursue an agenda for WIFE that
promotes agricultural profitabili
ty for rural America.
Selfridge and her husband.
Elmer, have four sons, Randy,
Brad, Wade, and Tyler, and nine
grandchildren, five of whom are
in college. The Selfridges and
three of their sons are partners on
a farm and ranch in eastern
Hodgeman County, Kansas. The
family corporation owns a grade
herd of 125 cows and a feedlot
where they finish approximately
1,000 head each year. Their land
produces corn for silage and
grain, milo and other forages for
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Avoidable insurance foi farm
specialists will be held
throughout the weekend.
Additionally, several activi
ties are planned for youth and
adult leaders to network and
share ideas for county, district
and state activities.
Featured presenters include
Dr. Jeff Goodwin, 4-H &
Youth Development Special
ist, University of Idaho; Mr.
Lew Sterrett of Miracle Moun
tain Ranch; and Ms. Liz Rog
ers, American Quarter Horse
Association.
Additional information is
on the website at: http://
www.das.psu.edu/ and will
also be sent to county exten
sion offices in late December.
Please plan to join us at the
Forum for fun, fellowship, and
new ideas for your horse pro
gram.
their cattle operation plus dry
land and irrigated wheat for pas
ture and as a cash crop.
Selfridge’s present home has
been in the family since 1873.
Their sons are the fifth
generation to till the land and
produce livestock there.
Selfridge has been a member of
Women Involved in Farm Eco
nomics (WIFE) since 1991 and
has served in leadership positions
on chapter, state, and national
levels. Previous national positions
include: beef chairman, national
recording secretary and first vice
president. She is also a past presi
dent of Kansas WIFE.
Selfridge is a life-time resident
of Hodgeman County and has at
tended Bar
ton County
Community
College tak
ing writers
ground
school,
flight
school, and
Emergency
Medical
Technician
training.
She served
the Burdett
Special Section
Unde Sam
HONESDALE (Wayne Co.)—
How many times have you heard
that if something sounds too
good to be true it probably is... ?
Well, here’s an exception to the
rule.
“Believe it or not, if you are a
low-income worker, the federal
government wants to give you
money,” says Debra Bryant,
Penn State Cooperative Exten
sion Agent. This is the case
whether you worked full-time,
part-time, or even only part of
the year. This money—the
Earned Income Tax Credit
(EITC) provides income to work
ers and their families whether
they owe income taxes or not!
This tax credit can provide up to
$4,140 in added income.
Who’s eligible?
•Families with two or more qual
ifying children and an adjusted
Emergency Medical Service as an
EMT for 10 years and is a li
censed pilot. She is also a li
censed CPR instructor, teaches a
Sunday School class of fourth
through sixth graders, and is ac
tive in her church in Hanston.
Also assuming leadership posi
tions are First Vice President
Marlene Kouba, Regent, North
Dakota; Second Vice President
Pam Potthoff, Trenton, Nebras
ka; Secretary Norma Hall, Elm
wood, Nebraska; and Treasurer
Barb Bonhorst, Pierre, South Da
kota.
Saturday,
March 15
JOIN US IN PUBLISHING THIS
EXCITING, INFORMATION-PACKED ISSUE!
Contact your Advertising Sales Rep. or call 717-721-4416 • 717-721-4415
May Owe Yon Money
gross income of up to $33,178 (or
$34,178 if married filing jointly)
may be eligible for up to $4,140.
This maximum amount is paid to
those with incomes between
$10,350 and $13,550 (or $14,550
if filing jointly). Lesser amounts
are paid to those with incomes on
either side of this range.
•Families with only one qual
ifying child and an adjusted gross
income of up to $29,201 (or
$30,201 if married filing jointly)
may be eligible for up to $2,506.
This maximum amount is paid to
those with incomes between
$7,350 and $13,550 (or $14,550 if
filing jointly). Lesser amounts are
paid to those with incomes on ei
ther side of the range.
•Workers between the ages of
25 and 64 with no qualifying chil
dren but with an adjusted gross
income of up to $11,060 (or
$12,060 if married filing jointly)
may be eligible for up to $376.
This maximum amount is paid to
those with incomes between
$4,900 and $6,150 (or $7,150 if
filing jointly). Lesser amounts are
paid to the rest.
Requirements?
•Must have earned income from
wages, salaries, tips, or self-em
ployment.
•Must file a 2002 income tax
return to receive the money.
•Must be a U.S. citizen or resi
dent alien for the entire year.
•You and any qualifying chil
dren must have a valid Social Se
curity Number.
•Cannot file your income tax
return in the ‘married filing sepa
rately’ filing status.
•Investment income cannot ex
ceed $2,550.
•Cannot file Form 2555 or
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Focus On
SHOW HORSE SUCCESS
• Horse training by Brian Egan.
• Improving show horse health using a new
treadmill developed at the Marion DuPont
Scott Equine Medical Center, Leesburg, VA
• Highlights of the Steeplechase in Leesburg, VA.
• The work of farriers.
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2003
Publication Date
March 15
Advertising Deadline
March 6
2555 EZ, Foreign Earned In
come.
What else should I know?
•Non-taxable income +(such as
that contributed to qualified re
tirement plans+) is not included
in adjusted gross income.
•Qualifying child may be your
natural child, grandchild, step
child, adopted child, foster child,
or sibling if cared for as your
child.
•Qualifying child must be
under age 19 (age 24 if a full-time
student or can be any age if total
ly and permanently disabled).
•Qualifying child does not
have to be your dependent but
must have lived with you in the
U.S. for more than half of 2002.
•If divorced, either parent can
claim a qualifying child (but only
one of them can). Several qualify
ing children of two parents could
be divided between them by
agreement.
•In cases of joint custody when
the parents can’t agree, the par
ent with whom the child lived the
longest during the year (or if that
is equal, the parent with the high
est adjusted gross income) can
claim the child.
•Filing for and receiving the
earned income tax credit has no
effect on certain welfare benefits
(including food stamps, low-in
come housing, supplemental se
curity income, and Medicaid).
Temporary assistance to needy
families (TANF) benefits may be
affected.
To get this credit, you must file
a tax return even if you owe no
income tax or would not have to
file an income tax return other
wise. For more information call
(800) TAX-1040 and ask for help
with the EIC.