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Soul DeBris - creating ener

BRENDAN HALPER
Sun staff

Take two young musicians
from the South Slocan, two from
Nelson, and you have Soul

Formed in January of 1991,

Soul DeBris will be making their
live debut at the Capitol Theatre
in Nelson, July 20 at 9 p.m.

The interest not only in mak-
ing music, but also in creating an
energy through their music was

, what originally drew the. four,

band members together,

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Drumner Justin Cathcart, bass
player Kevin Cooper, guitarist
Jim Ogloff and vocalist Darin
Zarubin range in ages from 17 to
19.

Cathcart, Cooper and Ogloff
all have between four and six

years of musical experience under
their belts,

Okay, fine, but what kind of
music do they play?— Well, rock
of course but not just rock. Soul
DeBris offer a wide range of
cover songs as well as their own
originals, about half and ‘half,
according to the band members,

Their covers range from Led
Zeppelin to U2 to Tracy Chap-
man while their originals are,
“uhm, kind of hard to describe,”
according to Cathcart,

“As far as our own musical
interests, we listen to a variety of
artists, U2, the Doors, Living
Color, Tom Petty, Nine Inch Nails
and Jesus Jones.”

“We're thinking about making
a demo tape of our originals, the
originals are the strong point of
the band.”

According to Zarubin, “People
can expect the show to be a com-

- bination of us and the music. The

music has lots of energy so we
feed off the music and the audi-

Double bill at National Exhibition Centre

Ceramic art and Richard Taylor's pants: on display Unodee) Aueust 25.

The West Kootenay National
Exhibition Centre is extending a
welcome to area residents and vis-
itors to enjoy a great “double bill”:
a tour de force by some of the best
ceramic artists working in British
Columbia today, and a thematic
exhibit of fine prints and paintings

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‘based artist Richard

:Choosing Clay,” a travelling
exhibit originating with the Cana-
dian Craft Museum (in Vancou-
‘ver) in collaboration with the
Potters’ Guild of B.C., represents
work by both established artists
and fast-rising talents. Organizers

The energetic four In Soul DeBris (en): Darin Zarbin,

Justin Cathcart.
ence at the same time.”

As far as future goals are con-
cemed, “Within a year we'd like

invited seven acclaimed B.C. pot-
ters to show some of their most
inspired and impressive functional
work, They also asked each of
these seven to choose one emerg-
ing artist worthy of note. Gordon
Hutchens chose Lea Mann, James
Thornsbury chose Gary Merkel,
Charmian Johnson chose Jane
Williams, Sam Kwan chose Lari
Robson, Jeannie Mah chose Fried-
ericke Rahn, Kathryn Youngs
chose Connie Glover, and Nel-

son’s David Lawson chose Castle- '

gar’s Garry Graham.

Ann Rosenberg, arts editor for”

the Vancouver Sun, wrote of Law-

ARTS COUNCIL

+ July 18 - Kiwanis Park - 12 noon (bring
lunch) ‘Kootenay Klowns' (will be

held in Legion if raining)

+» W.K.N.E.C - Paper-making classes for children 6 - 10 yrs.
July 24 & Aug. 21 1 - 3 pm. $5.00. Pre-register. 365-3337.
until Aug. 24 a). “Choosing Clay” by B.C. ceramic artists.

§  ). Richard Taylor - arts in various medias.

+ Selkirk Weavers & Spinners Guild Gift Shop open every
Wednesday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Kootenay
Doukhobor Historical Soctety Museum.

For Insertion call Cathy at
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to have a big following i in the
Nelson area.”
Tf you'd like to take in their

Kevin Cooper, Jim

igloff and
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show, tickets can be obtained’ at
The Book Stop, Pete’s T.V., Eddy
Music and the C.T. Box Office.

Woodblock print by Richard Taylor on exhibit at the

National Exhibition Centre.
son's contribution, “The clay in
(his) raku bowl looks like smoul-
dering metal. The generous vessel
fits into a narrow base that resem-
bles a Mesopotamian gate. This
pot, ‘Suggesting an ancient ampho-
ra, is pure magic. And so are
Garry Graham's slab-built torsos
that dance beside it. The crater-
glazed surfaces belong to this age
and no other.”

Since opening in Vancouver the
show has been travelling across
Canada.

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organizers feel the influence of the
sculptural-clay scene upon.func-
tional work has nurtured fascinat-
ing picces by these Western
individualists. Tam Irving, presi-
dent of the Potters’ Guild of B.C.,
has written of the artists and the
work, “I congratulate them on
their thoughtful statements and
hope this exhibition will serve as a
signpost for the new decade.”
Master printmaker ,and John+
son’s Landing resident Richard
Taylor’: 's exhibit is called “Invita-
tion to the Goddess.” Taylor says,
“The title is about evoking th

ity of the of
“Pacific-slope clay artists.” The
exhibit's 42 distinctive statements
are all vessels - functional in
design or reference, as opposed to
purely supine However the

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into my life work."

Taylor's influences and themes
are both the outer world of nature
and the inner world dreams and
fantasy.
-Taylor has exhibited widely i in

B.C., as as in Guatemala and Japan,
and sells his work through galleries
in Vancouver, and Calgary.

Trained originally in at, Mep:
ments of California’ universi
he spent.a year in Japan,
Ranga, traditional woodblock
printing. He has added this tech-
nique to serigraphy (silk-screen
printing) ‘as a frequently used
method of working. Taylor will
show some 20 works at the NEC;
with technique ranging from

: hanga, to silk screen, acrylic, and
watercolour. i

Featured: will be a triptych i in
acrylic: three views of Fry Creek;
a pristine valley not far from ns
home.

“The -advantage i ina onc-of-as
kind painting is:the much larger
range of colours that can go into it,
versus. the smaller Tange in the!
prints,” says Taylor. - i

“Choosing Clay” and. “Invited

, tion to the Goddess”. will run from,
July 18 to August 25, All are we!
come to attend an opening iy 194
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‘How to pay less tax - and sim-
ply how'to.have more money;
that's. what most readers want to
‘know.

+: From reader J.C.,;**I don’t
have a pension from a former.
employer. I'd like to take advan-

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From PH., “Is there ‘any pain-
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moncy to pay down the mort-
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Mike

have to pay next April 30.

From E,W.; “Is there any point
switching Canada Savings Bonds
to T-Bill accounts to get more

oe capital gains? Is that’ the same as
“dhe capital gains exemption?”

When you have a capital gain
(profit on the sale of stocks, rev-

less tax: ‘and make more money

$75,000 deduction,’ {
However, you may not be able

to.use all of your deduction if you

have, a CNIL (cumulative net

interest? That will only i
my tax bill, won't it?”
And from N.O.: “I'm a single

tage of the $1,000 pension
income amount but don’t under-

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stand how to do this.”

2'You must be 65 or older, Then
you have three choices;

«(). Convert RRSP funds to a
RRIF or annuity. All the income
will qualify and you can claim

‘Syndicated
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The RRSP money you take out
is added to income and taxed. Do
the benefits

the p
which will save you about $270
tax ayear,
+ (2) Use non-RRSP funds to
buy a guaranteed income annuity,
‘which only life insurance compa-
hhies sell. Although it’s like a term
deposit, GIA income qualifies as
oither i interest or pension income,
:'@) Buy a prescribed annuity
(again, sold only by a life insur-
ance company). The income part
of the payments also qualifies as
either interest or pension income.

more than outweigh the tax you
pay plus the loss of the future tax-
sheltered growth? Financially, the
answer is usually no, especially if
you are in one of the two higher
tax brackets, .'

However, if for personal and
possibly financial reasons you do
go ahead, remember to take out

parent with taxable income of
$29,000 which is cnough for our
needs. I'm now in a higher tax
bracket. Should I rent out my
basement suite?”

Yes all the way: the higher
your income, the more money
you will have left - even if you do
pay more tax, With the rental,
you should be able to deduct a
portion of your heating, hydro
and similar bills - otherwise not
deductible - to reduce the extra
tax,

From G.E.; **What do they
mean by the ‘non-taxable’ part of

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enue property, a bi and 50
on), three-quarters of the gain is
considered a taxable capital gain,
The remaining one-quarter is the
non-taxable capital gain,

You must declare the taxable
capital gain but may then claim
an exemption,

» The capital gains exemption is
a lifetime maximum of $100,000
+ or $500,000 for the shares of
certain small businesses and

* farms,

So if you have a $100,000 cap-
ital gain, you claim the $100,000
capital gains exemption and prob-
ably pay no tax. Actually, you
declare the $75,000 taxable capi-
tal gain and claim an offsetting

loss) balance - that, is,
since the beginning of 1988 your
total investment losses have been

* income,
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tion; the non-taxable part of i
capital gain is one of the ‘add-
back" items which could result in
an AMT bill.

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‘Business Glance

- Where shall we meet? Local hotel meeting and banquet rooms

Properties reporting up to three
and

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for the

last June. Groups from Colville, provincial government agencies and
regional organizations booked mecting rooms and banquet rooms and
vied with weddings for coveted Saturday nights, | Many meetings had

than

ig More visitor dol-

an over night ip
lars spent in Castlegar.

not have Karen and Terry Hughes

dents. This ion follows an

‘Mug Shots! Tired of trying to find a distinct coffee mug? Why

Ave. in Castlegar put your business card and logo on a coffee mug.
Kat's is also pleased to announce that document and certificate lami-
nating is now available and their ball caps, ‘T- shirts screen printing for
: team uniforms, and giftware business is booming.

We Care! Castleview Care Centre has made application to the
government of BC to fill 21 of its empty beds with Special Care resi-

of Kat’s Trophies on Columbia

from the govern-

location of these Special Care beds

Don’t trash it! Wondering what

gar are now agents for cartridge

cartridge re-charged.

expanded. sideways when another

meat of the number of Special Care beds allotted to the East and
‘West Kootenay region. Special Care residents would have their own
dining room, personal care and activity facilities. The decision for

in early fall. If approved, it would mean that our Special Care elderly
would be able to spend their remaining years close to family and
friends instead of Vancouver or Vernon.

and laser or ink jet printer cartridges? Strong & Associates of Castle-

out all the various types of recharging systems and decided on the
one that is a true refill not the drill and fill method. She suggests that
you keep the felt wands and your original packing and get ready to
save up to half the cost of a new cartridge by having your original

Health Food Goes Platinum! Mickey Tarasoff of Mother
Nature’s Pantry in downtown Castlegar is celebrating 20 years (plat-
inum) in the health food business. Mickey bought the fledgling busi-
ness in July of 1971 and they have been growing ever since. In 1981
Mother Nature expanded into their storage area at the back and

include re-opening the juice bar with fresh fruit and vegetable juices
as well as wheat grass drinks; a flour grinding machine; a volume
buying club for greater discounts and now Mother Nature's offers a
variety of new in-store ground butters including sunflower, pumpkin,
and almond to go along with the ever popular Peanut and sesame.
Sign of the Times - Sign work has boomed in the West Kootenays
and to keep up with workload and keep their customers happy, Fred
have

will be made by the government

to do with your used photocopy

. Marilyn Strong checked

business closed. Plans for 1991

Vigue and Dennis Goetting at Ci
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New business licenses in July were issued to 16
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