ENTERTAINMENT Summer theatre in Nelson ESUSINESS ces sooesss Upcoming program elf-directed Ph, ‘The Capitol Theatre in Nelson Searching for 23 talented senior high school students to be part of an intensive experience in the- atre, music and costume. The show to be produced is “God- spell”, a powerful and exciting Broadway musical. Stage director BOOKS READ BETWEEN THE LINES AGIFT THAT CAN BE BOOKS OPENED AGAIN & AGAIN Open 7 days a week in downtown Rossland Paul Kershaw, veteran drama instructor from Cranbrook, will be auditioning to find 15 musi- cians and performers. The Capitol's costume manag- er Kathryn Jamin will take eight students from text to curtain in costume design and construction, The session will require stu- dents to be in Nelson for the first three weeks of August. The director will be visiting senior secondary schools of the West Kootenay during the week of March 23 - 27 and auditions will be held in Nelson on May 10. For further information, please phone 352-6363. Karaoke 365-3752 Win a trip for 2 to Reno Tues. - Dexter's Pub,Sandman Inn Wed. - Uplander Hotel, Rossland Thurs. - Rosario’s, Trail Fri. - Dam Inn,S. Slocan Sat. - Salmo Hotel wD Castlegar ‘Arts Council \ * Kootenay Art Club meets every Wed. night from 7 - 10 pm at the Senior's Citizen Hall. All levels welcome. Info: 365-6816 or 365-7 * West Kootenay Camera Club meets every 2nd Tuesday at Vogue Studios (Castiegar) at 7 pm. Next meeting April 7th. * W.K.N.E.C. Rm. A - Contemporary Textiles. Rm. B - ‘Table of Honour’ placesettings & goblets. Until April 26. _-— Please tall 365-5266 to insert your meeting notice — TheLion'sdfead Pub Robson, B.C 365-5811 Aprii2.3&4 Johnny Walker STEVE MARTIN KEATON SHORT Love is wondertul Until it happens wo your only daughter A wo TR A comedy about letting go * PRESENTING TH Fant wen the 22 ENTER WIN A FREE A FREE MOVIE PASS f TO THE CASTLE THEATRE DIANE MARTIN aad | ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / Shariene Imhoff The Twin Rivers Elementary School Talent Show; held last Friday prior to Spring Break, saw a wondertul per- formance by some local Highland dancers, including Lisa Lauder, a Primary 4 student. Performing Champions Cindy Landry and Peter Oppegard (right), Olympic and World figure skating medalists as well as Canadian National and U.S. National Champions, were among 12 World Cup Champi- on figure skaters wHo performed Friday at the Cominco arena in Trail, Sponsored by KBS, the two-hour Show.captured the attention of a com- pletely patKéd"hoUSey' Stunning performances were seen by Elizabeth Manley (sweetheart of the Calgary Olympics), Robin Cousins and Linda Fratianne, as well as Charlie Tickner, Alexander Fadeev, Lisa-Marie Allen, Scott Williams, Char- lene Wong and pairs champions Natalie Seybold and Wayne Seybold. tackles learning disabilities SUBMITTED More than three and a half million Canadian have a learning disability. They are young and old, male and female. Many of them may not even be aware of the fact they have a handicap. Most people with a learning disability have average or higher than average intelligence. They are usually very creative individ- uals. But their invisible handicap can prevent them from reaching their full potential in life. Becoming aware of the prob- lem is the first step. Identifying the needs of people with learning disabilities, promoting and devel- oping services to meet those needs is the second step. Find out more about the chal- lenges of having a learning dis- ability and the ways we can all help out. On Tuesday, March 24, 1992, 7-9 p.m., the Stanley Humphries School Parent Advisory Council, Shaw Cable 10 and QR 760 will broadcast a program, “Learning Disabiliti A learning disabil y is not related to intelligence. It problem in absorbing, proc: ing, and/or conveying informa- tion in the usual way. People who understand the nature of their learning disability can develop strategies to com- Pensate for it. A learning disabili- ty need not limit anyone's potential. With widespread - Working Together” as the ninth in their series FA.C.T.S. (Families: Awareness and Communications with Teens in Society). The live program will be recorded and then rebroadcast on March 26, 27, and 29. There will be a panel discus- sion and a video, followed By a Phone-in question and answer ses- sion. The panel will consist of a ch Education- we can identify learning disabili- ties early on. Students with learning disabilities who are given the instruction and suppon they need can achieve a high standard of excellence. Similarly, adults whose disability may have been ignored in the past can find the tools and the recognition they need to compensate for their dis- ability. ow, a al Psychologist from Sunnyhill Hospital, a learning disabilities Tesource teacher, a learning assis- lance teacher, an adult with LD, a Parent and a student. Questions and comments dur- ing the live show are welcome and can be directed to Castlegar (365-3122) and Greater Trail (368-5501). +8 EWDNEY TOURS J 5 1355 Bay Ave., Trail - 368-6666 2 RENO April 11/92 Riverboat + May 2/92 Bally's West Edmonton Mall - pri 12-17 CONTACT YOUR LOCAL TRAVEL AGENT Clean, quiet rooms. Free movies & morning coffee. Most with pools, saunas & restaurants...starting at $39.95 a night, plus tax* a) ZEA Slumber Lodge Inns and Motels 14 Locations across B.C. Call 1-800-663-2831 * Offer good until May 1, 1992. Bed & Breakfast not included CINDY LANDRY G PETER OPPEGARD @ 3-Time U.S. National Champions World Cup Professional Silver Medalists Not valid in Terrace or Kamloops. Some locations may sell for less Dining Guide DINING LOUNGE Open 4 p.m. Daily Located 1 mile South of Weigh Scales, Ootischenia. Ceiger, Westar and Cominco vouchers accepted 365-3294 or“ 365-5304 LUNCHEON SPECIAL 2 pieces of golden delicious chicken for \ ONLY $3.49. Your choice of fries, JoJo's or Freshly made salads. Between 11 and 2 pm Celgar & Cominco meal tickets accepted 2816 Columbia Ave. As your RRSPs proliferate, are you beginning to groan at the growing volume of Paperwork, the challenge of keeping track of everything, the new fees and other restrictions? - The registered retirement sav- ings plan promotion season is over for another year, But if you, like many People, have more than One plan - some deposits with one company, perhaps a mutual fund with another - Perhaps now is the time to simplify matters. Most RRSP-holders have guar- anteed plans, with term deposits and sometimes bonds, bond mutual funds or other income instruments. If you deal with sev- eral financial institutions, you Teceive a variety of statements - all different and many hard to understand. Let's clarify the difference between (1) the kind of RRSP GIC you buy from a financial institution and (2) a GIC held ina self-directed RRSP. (1) When you walk into your bank (trust company, credit union, etc.) and open or add more money to your (or a spousal) RRSP, chances are you put that money into a term deposit or GIC. That deposit is registered as an RRSP. So you have an RRSP SUBMITTED Super Valu at Waneta Plaza in Trail has given new meaning to “light delight!”. No, it’s not a new diet food lining the store’s gro- cery shelves. It is Super Valu’s new PowerSmant lighting system that will save a whoppng 116,570 kW.h. That's enough electricity to Power nine homes per year in WKP’s service area. “We cut our electricity bills for lighting in half and improved the light levels by 30 - 40 per cent, “ said Gord McMartin, owner of Super Valu. “It’s a great program. West Kootenay Power gives you excellent incentives. This worked Out so well we're going to do the same lighting conversion at our downtown store.” The project at the Waneta Plaza store entailed modemizing 305 lighting fixtures. Ballasts in each fixture were changed from standard to energy efficient and special reflectors were led. Gic, When the deposit matures, you renew it for another term - or pos- sibly transfer the money if you have exceeded the deposit insur- f Mike . Grenby Syndicated Columnist ance limit with that institution or have found a more competitive company. That’s when you run into delays which will cost you lost interest and possibly closing-out or transferring fees. Don’t expect the company you are leaving to be overly co-operative. (2) On the other hand, if you have a self-directed RRSP, you simply contribute money to the plan. That money is then used to buy a regular GIC. So you have a GIC in an RRSP. (Of course, you may also buy any other invest- ment that qualifies for an RRSP.) When a deposit in the self- directed plan matures, the cash is immediately available for rein- vestment - just as it is when a non-RRSP deposit matures. A new meaning have achieved Conservation Club status since the club was ini- tiated a year ago. To eam mem- bership an energy conservation‘ Project must achieve savings of at least 67500 kW.h (the equivalent of enough electricity to power five homes). Celgar Pulp, Castle- gar, and Kiro Manor, Trail, are the only other Conservation Club And because more investment options are available, it's easier to maximize the safety of your money - investing in Treasury bills, government of Canada bonds, Canada Savings Bonds or mortgage-backed securities, for example, all of which are backed at the federal level without limit. A self-directed RRSP used to be for only sophisticated investors, who actively managed their portfolios. But today, at least one company offers a no-fee self- directed plan to hold income instruments like GICs and bonds. The Richardson Greenshields plan requires an initial minimum balance of $7,500. “I think we're unique in the industry with this no-fee plan,” said David Motion, a vice-president and resident manager. While most self-directed plans cost between $125 and $200 a year, some have a reduced fee if you hold only Canada Savings Bonds and perhaps other income investments. Or you might be able to lower a regular fee through negotiation. “Our no-fee plan originally attracted sophisticated investors,” Motion said. “Now we find peo- ple have perhaps a dozen RRSPs and the paperwork drives them plans—the season is crazy. We offer a no-risk way for them to consolidate these plans.” Reorganizing and simplifying can take a while. If you have RRSP GICs maturing over the next five years, for example, it will take five years before all the money has been transferred into your self-directed plan. Make sure the Person dealing with your self-directed plan arranges to have the transfers take Place so little or no interest is lost. If $50,000 takes three weeks to be transferred, at eight per cent interest you will lose about $230. Plan the transfers to minimize fees. Let’s say you have three deposits maturing in January and February, for example, and each transfer costs $25. Depending on interest rates and the amount of money involved, perhaps consoli- date the funds as they mature into a daily interest account and then make a single transfer to your self-directed plan. As you near the age 71 dead- line for de-registering your RRSPs, again it's simpler to have all your funds under one tax-shel- tered roof. That will make trans- fers to a registered retirement income fund easier and cheaper. You can then have a self- directed RRIF with investments to light delight members in the area. Over the long term PowerS- Mart programs aim to maximize existing resources by ensuring s€ energy consumption among ing and new electrical cus- tomers. That translates into ener- gy and financial savings for Customers and the company. At December 31, 1991, WKP’s Pow- Red Cross more than blood SUBMITTED Red Cross volunteers in the Kootenay Region would like peo- ple to think of more than blood when they think of Red Cross. A Canada wide survey recently indicated that the Canadian Red Cross Society was the most rec- ognized charity in Canada, but that its Blood Service was for many surveyed the only known program. According to Cindy Corrigan, President of the Kootenay Region Red Cross, “The Society actually As a result, the number of fluo- rescent tubes used in the store was Cut in half, from 1200 to 600. Cost of the project was $27,000. West Kootenay Power rebated $10,980. McMartin fig- ures the remainder of the project will be paid back in 2.5 years through savings on his lighting bill. As a result of the project, Super Valu joins an elite group of WKP customers as a member of the PowerSmart Conservation Club. Only 22 WKP customers P five services in every jurisdiction in the coun- try, including the east and west Kootenay. Those five areas are International Services, which includes fundraising for relief appeals and development work, education and a family tracing service; the Blood Service, which now includes the Bone Marrow Registry; Emergency Services, including assistance to victims of house fires; Water Safety Ser- vices; and First Aid and CPR training.” With support from six staff Business Glance been sold. Sorry to see you go — Northwest Mobile Homes, located near the Industrial park, is closing Out and the property has Fresh baked - Pies at Taylor's Place Restaurant are made from scratch; no canned or packaged fillings! Now open - Cor f to the Castieg: tal Ladies Auxiliary on the opening of their Treasure Shop, behind Pharmasave Orug Mart in downtown Castlegar. Now open - Doug Burton has opened Kootenay Furnace on Highway 3a in Tarry’s, beside Russel Auction. Landscapes and viewscapes - Columbia Valley Green- houses and Fidsts from Trail are preparing to set up a nursery & District Hospi- Conditioning is moving to 613 fective 4 3 Overwhelming response from $ 2 for 1 special nas been Special applies to all items delivery ond. based in a regional office in Casuegar, almost 600 volunteers across the Kootenay area are active in 22 communities. Corrig- an said that all five services are being provided, but there is a need for more volunteers, particu- larly as related to International Services. She added that in this area the Red Cross also runs four- teen Sickroom Equipment Loan Service depots, which provide health equipment for up to three months at no charge; a Fun & fit- ness for Seniors program and a child abuse prevention program through the schools. March is Red Cross month across Canada and volunteers in the Kootenay are working to let People know what the Red Cross is all about and how they can get involved. There are blood donor Clinics in Nelson, Castlegar, Trail, Cranbrook, and Fermie — All can use more volunteers, but as Corri- gan stated, “We don’t want peo- ple to forget about the need for blood, but we sure wouldn’t mind if they thought about the other humanitarian work we do as well.” H&R Block has the experience you need. We prepare all kinds of income tax returns, from the simple to the complex. Whatever your tax situa- tion, we can handle it. erSmart program reached 15,700,000 kW.h; enough elec- tricity to. power 2490 hdmes throughout the service area. Over the next decade, West Kootenay Power expects to reduce con- sumption by 125 million kW.H through PowerSmart energy con- servation programs. Bluetop ax Burger a * WEEKLY SPECIALS DELUXE $335 BURGER & FRIES includes G.S.T All beet patty with lettuce, tomato and onions, served with homemade tries. OPEN 10 am - 8 pm ‘Castlegar's only drive thru’ AUTHENTIC RUSSIAN FOOD 1521 COLUMBIA AVE. 365-8388 similar to those you had in your self-directed RRSP. And arrang- ing your withdrawals is also sim- Pler when all the funds are in one place. Self-directed plans are typical- not over yet ly offered by trust companies and through investment brokers and some other financial institutions. If you pay a fee, write a separate cheque so you may claim this as a tax deduction. In Developi MARKETS FUND 24.9% 5¥2 Month Return * ju Thailand, Etc. Do you have term deposits coming due, and find you can’t live with todays low interest rates? 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