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James Caie of Dryden, Ontario crosses the finish line at Saturday’s Seven Lakes Fun Adventure Triathlon. Caie came to Amery to compete in the event, his first competiton since a back injury two years ago.
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back two years ago. Caie (pronounced like “pie” with a “k” sound) arrived in Amery on Thursday night and left after the triathlon on Saturday. Caie owns and operates a business out of his home in Dryden, which is three hours north of International Falls, so getting away for a few days can be easily man
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VOL. 131 NO. 19 www.moraminn.com $1.00 differences between highways BY TOM STANGL and roads, because they are imTSTANGL@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM portant to understanding the The Wisconsin legislature SEE ATVS ON PAGE 2 passed legislation in November and April to allow all terrain vehicles (ATV) and utility vehicles (UTV) to dr ive on paved roads. The law change allows ATVs and UTVs to travel on roads that have speed limits of 35 miles per hour or less, if local governments allow such traffic. ATVs are not allowed on Interstate highways, but can be THURSDAY,with SEPTEMBER 33, 2222 allowed on state highways 131 NO. 19 www.moraminn.com $1.00 approval from theVOL. DOT within municipalities allowing for their use on local roads. The Polk County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution opening county roads to ATV traffic this spring. The Polk County Sheriff Pete JohnTOM STANGL|AMERY FREE PRESS son turned to social media to Signs in cities and villages will explain how the process will inform ATV riders of where they work. may ride in city limits. This sign on From the Polk County SherHarriman Ave. in Amery indicates iff’s Facebook page: that ATVs are allowed and the speed “First, I need to explain the limit.
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The Seven Lakes Fun Adventure Triathlon was held on Saturday and for one contestant, it was great to compete. James Caie of Dryden, Ontario Canada competed in his first triathlon and his first event since rupturing a disc in his
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July 2 deadline to claim child sales tax rebate
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The deadline is approaching for Wisconsin residents with dependent children to claim a $100 per child sales tax rebate. July 2 is the deadline to fi le claims, according to Secretary of Revenue Richard Chandler. Chandler made a swing through Polk County last week to encourage participation in the program, administered by his department. As of June 18, 58.2 percent of eligible households
in Polk County had fi led claims. “Our message for people who are eligible to claim this rebate is to do it now,” said Chandler. “It’s easy to put this off and think you’ll do it later. However, after July 2, we are unable to accept claims, so if you’re eligible, don’t wait.” The Department of Revenue (DOR) estimates that roughly 670,000 households, with 1.22 million children in total, are eligible to fi le a claim. Postcards were mailed in May to house-
holds with instructions on how to fi le the claim. As of the 18th, an estimated 460,000 claims had been made. Chandler explains that the legislature passed a measure this session authorizing this one time payment to taxpayers. A release issued by the DOR says that “sound fiscal management and a strong economy resulted in a state budget surplus of almost $400 million for the State of Wisconsin,” leading to the creation of the program.
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The $100 is a refund of sales and use tax paid on purchases made for raising a dependent child in 2017. A refund of $100 for each dependent child, as determined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), is available to the person who claims the child as a dependent on their income tax returns. Only one $100 sales tax refund per child is available. A qualified child must be: · Under age 18 on December 31, 2017 SEE REFUND ON PAGE 2
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