The Internal Revenue Service announced its continued support by joining international efforts to fight fraud during Charity Fraud Awareness Week, Oct. 17 to 21.

Median weekly earnings of the nation’s 118.9 million full-time wage and salary workers were $1,041 in the second quarter of 2022 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this week. This was 5.2 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 8.6 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the same period.

Just today at a 90th birthday celebration for a member of our community, some of us sat around a table discussing our tendencies to buy “stuff” at garage sales and auctions we really don’t need at the time. One guy surmised we really do that so that our kids have to deal with it when they settle our estate. Anyway, it made me think about the pool ladder I constantly move around outside my shed because I have no place to put it. Here’s how the story goes.

Hurricanes Ian and Fiona have caused many Americans to seek ways to help the numerous victims. The holiday season is just around the corner and traditionally is the biggest time of year for charitable giving. Donating to charitable organizations is most effective when it’s done smartly. That’s where your Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) Wise Giving Alliance can be an invaluable tool.

LEO. Robert Erlich, 39, failure to appear.

Philomath gathered at the Methodist Church parlor for their October meeting on Friday, the 14th. The meeting was hosted by Barb Spohr, assisted by Jayne Shalby.