Lourdes FACTS meeting Tuesday
COAL TOWNSHIP - A mandatory FACTS tuition meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes School cafeteria. All parents are encouraged to attend.
IRS reminds: Deadline is Tuesday
WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers that 2011 federal income tax returns, extension requests and tax payments are due by Tuesday. For people unable to pay their taxes in full by that date, payment agreements and other relief are usually available and can be requested online.
Taxpayers will avoid late filing penalties if they file either their income tax return or a request for a tax-filing extension by midnight Tuesday. The late-filing penalty, normally 5 percent per month based on the unpaid balance, applies to returns filed after the deadline. Taxpayers are encouraged to file, even if they can't pay the full amount.
Any payment made by April 17 will reduce or eliminate interest and late-payment penalties that apply to payments made after that date. The current interest rate is 3 percent per year, compounded daily, and the late-payment penalty is normally 0.5 percent per month.
Details are available at IRS.gov.
Bands, groups wanted for parade
SHAMOKIN - Organizers of the Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts parade, scheduled for May 25, encourage bands, musicians or choral groups to enter.
The parade forms on Water Street at 5 p.m. and begins at 6 p.m. Cash prizes will be given for Most Decorative, Most Creative, Best Dressed/Costumes, Most Coal Region Proud and Best of Show.
Call Pam Burns, parade chairwoman for the sponsoring Northumberland County Council for the Arts and Humanities, at First National Bank of PA at 648-9500 for more information.
Also, applications for the 5k race held at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 26, in conjunction with the festival, are available through Sandy Winhofer at the Brush Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce; call 648-4675.