ENTERTAINMENT. Playing down at the Crossroads" io in a movie bearing the Sun staff . The term “crossroads” has come to mean many things in the English language And it seems fo have a special significance with musicians, Eric Clapton chose the name tb sum up an anthology of his ‘fe’ s work, , Robert Johnson, the told a tale of going down toa Crossroads to make a deal with ¢ devil. Johnson, the story went, gave ip his soul to find out how to play the meanest blues in the land. Crossroads then, became his trademark song and has since been covered by Clapton, Ry Cooder and even the actor Ralph song's name, But to local musicians Rod Clifford, Phil Koochin, Larry Relkoff and Corey Clifford, the reason for naming their band Crossroads was a little more obvious. The band is based out of Castlegar which, of course, is the crossroads of the Kootenays. “We chose the name because of the area where we live in more than anything,” says the band's rhythm guitarist Rod Clifford. “Also, we sort of geared our- selves to play a cross-section of. music: rock; country and top-40 stuff.” Clifford, a stocky 48-years-old with thick dark hair, has been a musician for, well, a little while. CASTLEGAR ARTS COUNCIL July 4 - Concert in the Park - Kiwanis Park 4 12 noon (bring lunch) “Travelling Milldootes” - Grade 7 & 8 students from Salmo perform classic rock n‘ roll (will be held in Legion if raining) H ° W.K.N.E.C - until July 14 - “Dancing on my Own" — self-portraits by Winlaw artist Ann Swanson Gross and h -Ci = Colour. Nelson as 365-3337 «. . 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He was 16 when he started, play- ing 32-years-ago, ¢ or just about’ the time rock ‘n roll hit adoles- cence, “I was weaned on Elvis Pres-, ley—50s rock 'n roll,” he Says, Before the current one,, there were other local bands for Clif- ford that went by names like ‘Amber’ or ‘Generation Gap’ but, “There were different guys in the band then,” he says,,, * The band has existed as Cross- roads for about one-and-a-half years ond in that time has made a name for itself in pubs around the area, Last week, they played’ their regular Castlegar gig at, Dexter’ 'S Pub in the Sandman Inn. Accqrd- ing to Clifford, ‘The band books there at least once a,month but we're not the house band,” he says. “We play the Yale Hotel in‘ Grand Forks, we played Kips, (before, the stopped booking bands), and the. Beaver Valley Pub in Fruitvale, We even have a bit of a following.” f The Dexter's crowd is ‘quite receptive to Clifford and his bandmates and, says Clifford, many of the bar’s patrons know one of the guys in the band. Phil Koochin is the band’s bass guitarist’ and has been play. ‘s ks music in the area for. about’ 20°: * Lary Relkoff, a Grand Forks native, is the lead guitarist with , the band. He’s 29- “years: old an has been playing music fo than 15 years. Twenty-year-old Corrie Clif- ford plays drums and it's no coin- cidence he has the-same last: name as the band’s frontman; Rod. “He's my oldest’son,” says’ the elder Clifford. “Corrie started SUN STAFF PHOTO /Jim Zoeben Crossroads. ‘musicians, Rod’ Clifford, Phil Koochin, Larry Relkoff amd Corey Clifford playing drums when he was 9- years-old. Later he tried to make it with Heavy’ Metal music but it didn’t pan out financially.”, : Before teaming up with Cor. tie, Rod was working with anoth- er drummer. “Then my drummer left town . * and:T asked ‘Corrie to:drim: for: us," says Clifford.: “I told him he could’ make a half ont dollar ' on the weekends.” The bands songlist varies with the type of crowd they're playing to, Their material covers every- one from ZZ Top to.Blue Rodeo, Billy Idol to Merle Haggard. One tweet Yourself To SHUTTLE SERVICE : When life gets too hectic, take a mini-vacation at our Holiday Inn® duly! Trai i Soy tai Columbia Folk ‘Postival 2 | JULY 20-21 nersseneseeee DUI duly seesssnsatintseneremenes Neighbor Days tor Pull itch Jake Days song which has really caught on for them at Dexter's is their ver- sion of the Kentucky Head- ‘hunters'“Let’s All Go Down to Dumiis Walker's.” Crossroads substitutes the name of the bar’s owner, Pat Boyer, and comes up with “Let's All Go Down to Patti Dexter's,” Although not originally from the-area,; Rod Clifford first saw Castlegar in 1964 when he came to work on the Hugh Keenleyside dam. At the time he was in anoth- er band called The Mods, cover- ing songs by the Beatles and Rolling Stones. He says he liked what he saw of the Kootenays and remembers thinking, “If I ever get out of construction, I wouldn't mind liv- ing in this area.” Today, while he’s not playing music he works as the manager of Tarry’s Woodcraft in Thrums. He says the band doesn’t real- ly pay the bills, “It's more for fun than anything. It's not a money- making thing.” Crossroads will be playing the Nelson Mid-Summer Bonspeil from July 8 to 12, and will be back at Dexter's for July 18,19, and 20. Concerts in the park 1991 ‘+ The-Annual Summer Concerts in the Park series will again.be presented-in the Kinsmen’ Park each Thursday in July. The con- certs take place at 12 noon for one hour. This provides an opportunity for visitors, travelling tourists, office workers, business people | and local families to have a pic- nic in a downtown park while listening to live music. There is no.charge to watch the concerts thanks to financial support from local businesses and the continuing efforts of Burt Campbell, former publisher of the Castle News, Serge Plot- (Cal colect for reservations 12 Sunset Btvd, Spokane, WA 60206 1-500-757-2021 « Ryan McLachan Grandpa from Mum and Dad . Bradley Randen from Mom, Dad, Chris & Kimberley 2 Ryan McLachlan from Grandma, & Amanda... “Plek Up Your» . ROYAL TREAT at the . WEEKS WINNER IS INDICATED BY Loao:: Phone In Your Birthday Wish & Wo Will Print Rt. Froo.of Charge. All Birthday Grootings Must bo Phoned (365-5266) In By Noon Thurmday Of The Week Before The Papor Cpmes Outs x “seven and eight : ‘Salmo, under ‘the direction of nikoff of Radio CKQR and Eleanor Elstone of the Castlegar Arts Council. ‘The first.concert is July 4 with the Travelling Milldooies. Grade from teacher Ray Yule, perform classic Rock and Roll. The second concert is July i, with Stephen Boal. Guitarist, singer and songwriter, Boal per- forms popular and original mate- tial in the Folk tradition. The third concert is July 18, with The Kootenay Klowns. Evie Clare, Celeste Crowley and™ Troupe are funny, musical and extertining in this variety perfor- The fourth concert is July 25. Day Star performs “Wahun's Lodge,” through Native North American songs and stories accompanied by hand drum and Tattle. Bring your lawnchairs, lunch- ¢s, friends and families to enjoy an hour in the fresh air and sun- shine. If, however the weather is the will Cohoe Insurance « Nacation Trailers and Boat Insurance ° 1127 4th St., Castlegar’ 65-3301 not be « cancelled, but will be held upstairs in the Royal Canadian Legion Hall at 248 Columbia Avenue, © The organizers would like to thank the sponsors: B.C. Tele- phone Company; Cohoe Insur- nas Moroso, Markin and Blain; West's D Store; CKQR; the Castlegar News, Castlegar Arts Council; The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 170 and the City of 'e Copper Canyon ae ¢ Canadian Champ Single Sawing” 8 Regular Logging Show Events ™ an: A ” te F 1OF| Fireside Dining Room 1810 sik Ave: Castlegar, BC ¢ 274% era Le en BUSINESS Ans wers to the recent RRSP rule changes What questions are people aske ing about the recent pension and RRSP rule changes? And what are the answers? Peat Marwick Thorne, char- tered accountants, has taken on several private contracts to answer questions about pen- sion/RRSP reform. “We have been getting as many as 150 calls a day,” said Judy Rothwell, director of per- sonal advisory services, Here’ are some of the typical questions and answers, “I belong to a pension plan at work. How much can I put into RRSP this year and when can I contribute?” Your RRSP contribution for 1991 is based on 18% off your earned income in 1990 pension adjustment. The PA should be indicated on your 1990 T4 slip — you have a copy with your tax papers. | (To calculate earned income, add gtoss employment i income ding taxable b F self-employed income, or partnership income, rental RRSP ibution room avail- an nance sled and rales, pe research grants. (Then subtract self—-employ- ment, business or partnership and Grenby "Syndicated Col 8 rental losses;.alimony and main- paid and employ related expenses like union dues and deductible travel experises.) Let's say. your earned income in 1990 was $50,000 and your PA was $5,250. Subtract the $5,250 PA from (18% of $50,000) $9,000 and you may put $3,750 into RRSP. Contribute between now and March 01, 1992, if you want to claim the deduction for the 1991 tax year. “T had a good job in 1990 so in January of this year, I put $11,000 into my RRSP contribution in the year you make it. You may carry it forward as long’as you have able, So even though you have already put the money into your RRSP for 1991 — based on your earned income last’ year — you don't néed to claim this contribu- tion for the 1991 tax year. Instead, you could carry for-" ward this deduction and use it in a year when your income is back upto iis: normal level. Lav bay sewn cis 6S wth job later this year, But your tax- able income is less than $29,000. If you claim your RRSP deduc- tion, you will save tax in the low- est tax bracket. Instead, if you are back up in a higher tax bracket in 1992, you would save more tax by your claim until the 1992 tax : ‘Year, Note that carrying forward your claim won't affect your deduction for 1992. So you could deduct the $11,500 and also make contribution for the 1992 based on the eared income you did have in 1991, “T have just changed jobs and must decide what to do with the pension from my old job — either take a pension when'I eventually retire or transfer the value to a locked in RRSP, What isa locked-in RRSP? The money in a locked. in RRSP may be taken out to only buy a life annuity contract. In effect, that's the same as taking a pension, but you can shop around to find the most ip ve and’ appropriate annuity, Also, depending on the terms of pension and so the locked-in RRSP, the money may not be paid out before the normal retire- ment date, "However, you could delay tak- ing the money until the age 71 GE you don't need the extra income, for example, or you were waiting for higher rates). In the meantime you can man- age and invest the money in your locked-in RRSP just as you can ina normal plan. “With the new rules allowing higher RRSP contributions, Release of mineral maps to assist mining companies New geochemical data on gold, silver and 30 other metals in British Columbi was released June 27 in Nelson and Vancouver. Over 90 sites have been identi- fied in the survey area that con- tain gold concentrations greater than 100 parts per billion, three samples retumed over 1,000 parts Per billion gold. Rebate to include disabled people Many more people will benefit from the fuel tax rebate program for disabled people as a result of an amendment to the Motor Fuel Tax Act. The amendment - based on recommendations of the Pre- mier’s Advisory Council for.Per- sons with Disabilities - gnizes the signifi trans- portation difficulties and costs that disabled people often face. Effective this August 1, the fuel tax rebate will now include disabled people who own or lease their own vehicle but are unable to drive, The current program assists disabled people who drive their own (or leased) vehicle, Included in the amendment is a provision to limit the total fuel tax refund to $200 per person for the period August 1 to July 31 of each year. ‘The current average Tebate i is about $140 per year. The $200 cap represents a tax tebate for the fuel required to drive an average vehicle 20,000. kil each year, Particip will still be required to own or lease their own vehicle and be'16 years or older. ‘Adrienne Negrey for 6 years of continuous and excellent | academic achievement. ‘ “Release of these maps will help mining companies locate area of high mineral potential and will also provide an extensive geochemical ‘database for envi- ronmental studies and land use " said Wei Samples of sediment and water were collected and analyzed for gold, silver, copper, lead, iron and zinc among other metals. Data is available on maps and floppy diskettes, Regi hi surveys “Areas showing high gold con- centrations are sure to spark fol- have been ongoing since 1976. uo date, 65 per cent of British has been covered. 1 up? ‘claim’ staking<“and iotib as _ Release is'set for 9:a'm: ‘Thars- day at the ministry's district office in Nelson and simultane- ously at the B.C. and Yukon Chamber of Mines’ office in Van- couver, Unprecedented in size, this release will provide explo- ists and other gi the formidable’ task of assessing over 5000,000' analytical results from about 8,000 sample sites covering 100,000 square kilome- tres of southeastern B.C. from the Alberta border to Lake Okana- G ical surveying of the province will continued in south central B.C. this summer in the Mt. Waddington area. A new geological map cover- ing an area from Nelson in the northeast to Rossland in the will also be avail This map, updated for the first , time in several year, covers an : area of. approximately 1,000 square kilometres. It incorporates recent ministry mapping of the old Rossland gold camp, one of the largest historical lode gold camps in B.C., as well as the Salmo lead-zinc camp and Sheep Creek gold camps. should T join the pension plan at work?” For younger individuals (20 to 45 years'old), especially those likely to change jobs several contributions, On the other hand, a a “money purchase” pension plan simply” Pays a pension based on funds in‘. the plan at retirement, These funds can be upnelered, if the » an RRSP is p ly a bet- shi ter choice than a defined benefit pension plan (one whose pension is paid according to length of ser- vice and eamings) provided the employee'will put the money into fagae BO RRSE! LARGEST SELECTION ot feen & in equi Joining a defined benefit plan re restricts RRSP contributions, And if the employee doesn’t stay long, he or she receives little or no ben- efit from the plan — and given nae the chance to make larger RRS! Swop-Lasy Foops| _° THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL Cailiflower - cat, grown, #1 grade 1.52kg Cheez Whiz - Kraft - reg. or tight 500 g. Pork picnic Shoulder - caners, enoked whole, thank on 1.95kg. «89° Ib. Saucy Cauliflower * | head cauliflower - steamed whole . i Nes ae Cheez Whiz- melted In microwave or stove top. . margarine . \y Beipen bread crumbs Place cauliflower head In greased 1 1/2 qt. casserole. Pour meted |: Cheez Whiz over. Top with buttered crumbs. Bake at 350° for 30 mins, ‘Good for potluck dinners. 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P.O, Box 3000, Thrums, B.C. 399-4211 * Mon-Frl.8 am-4 pm « Sat. 8 am -12 pm : 7) IKOFF 2 JELUMBERO 1105 "2225102 Si, Castlegar”. ie Relax in the sun ¢ Book now! ° 1365, Bay Ave., Trall 368-6666 All Tours Non-smoking ‘See your travel agent or CALL 1-800-332-0282 > Altoure are subject to G.S.T. where anplonble On Board Coach Presented to: or clients. sass Excellence in Service Award Marilyn Strong Strong & Associates This award will be presented every week to someone in Castlegar who shows extraordinary service to his/her customers The recipients will receive an award plaque to keep courtesy of Kats Trophies and a lunch for 2, value to $20.00, courtesy of the Fireside Dining Room. . We'd like everyone in Castlegar to know there is an “Excellence in Service" in their community, and to eongratilate each of them personally. If you know of someone that offers "Excellence in Service,” call me, Jon Jarrett at 365-5266, or drop a letter at the Costleger Sun with your suggestion. WIZ