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Due to

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potato & vegetable of the day
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100 at Woodland Park School means —
time to participate i in special projects —

‘By FRANK ISERNIA
Sur staff writer.

| Students at Woodland Park Ele- *
ry School celeb d their
100th day of school by participat-
ing in various activities designed to
emphasize ‘the numerical value of
100.

‘The idea of ‘this educational
and fun activity was’ conceived by
Alexia Tumer and her class.

The students were, divided into
“family groups’ * arid each group
took tums participating in ‘five: dif-
ferent centers that emphasized
lessons in estimating, sharing,
writing, art and physical education.

‘The primary two, three’and four .
students were totally’ immersed in
the activities. ;

In one center the ‘students were’
asked to divide popcom ‘into piles
of 100, and once this task was
accomplished, were allowed to
share the fruits of their. labor.
among themselves. In another
group, students were drawing what.

, they would look like 100 years’in‘,
the future. Others students we:
writing about what the next 10
years would hold for themselves.’

Meanwhile, outdoors on the
playing field, students were esti-
mating where 100 paces, counted

their original starting

there, they had to recount their +
paces, out loud and, in reverse, to’

point.
‘The activities pos at 10:30 am
d until 1 in the

afternoon; All: students fully’
enjoyed their 100th day of learning. :
“This is neat said, primary:
grade three student, Troy Hamelin,
: » SUN STAFF PHOTO /Frenk leernla

i

|

out loud, would place them. Once ~ Woodland Park School students: Ashley Phillips, Blair

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Tassone, Levi Goodman,
Ajay Shmorkoff and
Danielle Brunton display
their work for the"100
days of school" project.

Lodge seniors
enjoy Indian
dance and song
on Valentines

By FRANK ISERNIA
Sun staff writer -

Senior citizens of Raspberry
Lodge were treated to a unique pro-
gram of festivities on Valentines
Day.

Yellow Bear and Linda Mandala,
of Appledale, experienced leaders
and teachers of Native American
traditions, performed an Indian
“Ceremony of the Heart” dance and
songs” in front of a delighted audi-
ence of about 30 people.

Yellow Bear told his audience
that it was a shame that in our pre-
sent Culture the Elders have been
forgotten.

“We should go back to the old
culture where ‘the Elders

SuperHost Anne-Louise Dmytruk

Knowing all the changes for your

You really don’t want to know
about the more than 2,000 changes
Ottawa made recently to the
Income Tax Act. But you do want
to know how some of these
changes affect you as you prepare
to file your tax retum for 1990

“For example, if you forget to
declare any income item more than
one in a four-year period, you could
be hit with a penalty of 10 per cent
of the amount omitted,” said
Michael Mallin, co-author of
Preparing Your Income Tax Retums
published by CCH at $18.95. (The
new edition typically becomes a
best-seller around this time each
year - in 1990 it sold 70,000 copies -
which says something about the
complexity of our tax laws.)

“So if you forget to declare the
family allowance in 1988 and this
year misplace a $5,000 interest TS
slip, you could end up paying a
$500 penalty.

“Another change: the late filing
penalty has been voubled if you
‘owe tax and miss the April 30 dead-
line twice in'a four-year period. The
second time, you will pay 10 per
cent of the amount owing plus two
per cent a month plus interest.”

Mallin, a private tax consultant,
said many of the technical changes
merely correct past drafting errors.
but some, like those just cited,
involve otherwise unannounced
policy changes,

Lasked Mallin to highlight a few
key areas of the 1990 retum to help
make this filing season less taxing.
¢ GET IT TOGETHER - Collect
all income information - the various
T slips for employment income,
pension income, investment
income, family allowance and so

SUN STAFF PHOTO / Nancy Lingey

income, look into creating it to
claim the $1,000 pension income
amount. If you have IAAC
(income-averaging annuity con-

| SuperHosts keep customers happy

By NANCY LINGLEY
Sun Editor:

“Why does a business lose a
customer?" asked Chamber of
Commerce Manager Bev
Kennedy. "A business loses a cus-
tomer because the customer is dis-
satisfied with the | service
received."

Kennedy maintains that every
staff member of every, business
that deals with people should have
the skills to provide the best ser-
vice to a customer in the most
congenial manner possible. And
the best way to obtain those skills
is by taking the provincial Super-
Host d locally

want to come back. So they tried
to put as many people in the hos-
pitality industry through the pro-_
othe SupeHlotp
uperHost program ed.
so successful that the Goverament
of British Columbia row sells it
throughout the world. ;
‘The SuperHost course is taught
classroom-style in a six to eight
hour seminar that utilizes a work-

book, video, and demonstration |

ending with a short open-book

"Tt can be done in one day with
a lunch break, But very often we
do it over a couple of evenings
which is more convenient for the

by the » Chamber of Commerce.
“The SuperHost program origi-
nated because of Bxpo ‘86,"
explained Kennedy. "The provin-
cial government wanted to make

: people who visited during Expo

feel so welcome that they would

ments to the tax act so that after June
30, 1990, parents could no longer
claim the tuition if their children
Seen fo a paiva scog! oe

it appears tha if the children have
taxable income, they may still claim
tuition,” said Maltin. “And support-
ing parents or grandparents could ask
Revenue Canada to reassess their
retums to include the tuition claim
for 1989 and 1990 through June 30.”

Kennedy. "Those
that complete the program receive
a certificate and pin declaring to
the world they are a SuperHost
and their name is recorded in Vic-
toria. Te also looks good on a

e.
Between 75 and 100 persons

tax return

* CARING PAYS - Foster par-

_ ents who were taxed on the social -
benefit payments they received may

ask Revenue Canada to go back as
far as 1982 to reassess their returns

. mow that such payments are not tax-

able. Normally, Revenue Canada
goes back only three years. “This
chafge applies to anybody who
received govemment payments to
care, in his or her home, for an
unrelated person,” Mallin said.

+ extend as far'back as you consider relevant. People who were

take the. Castlegar and District
Chamber of Commerce sponsored
program said Kennedy.

"But to make more of an

impact, we have to do everybody.;
People change jobs, new. employ-;

See SUPERHOST 48

Fe nS Sy

Who will he Castlegar
and District's 1990
Citizen of the Year?

Nominations should be made in writing, with all possible

detail. Your reasons for nominating a person as Good Citizen of
the Year need not be confined to the current year .. . they may

nominated previously but who were not chosen may be
nominated again.

Organizations and individuals should forward nominee's
name and reasons for nominations to Good Citizen of the Year
Committees Castlegar Kiwanis Club, Box 3665, Castlegar, B.C.
VIN 3W4.

Deadline: Friday, March 8, 1991

tract) income, you may qualify for
the $1,000 pension income amount
- “despite information to the con-
trary on the T4A slip,” Mallin said.
* BABY BONUS - Although
the mother typically receives the
family allowance cheques, the par-
ent with the higher income usually
must report the income.
« INTEREST INS - If you

bought a compounding investment ‘

(typically : a GIc, Canada Savings

‘Eaey Cleaning
* Custom Sizes os No Extra

Quality Products Guaranteed
"Because You Deserve The Best"

Bond, d bond or
annuity) by Dec, 31, 1989, you

may declare the interest on “eithér
‘an‘annual-basis‘or" everythree-
years, Tho-three-year-approach is. +.

usually better unless that will find
you ina higher tax bracket.

If you bought back past service
pension, you may deduct the inter-
est element of the buyback. .

+ RRSP, OLD AND NEW -

The dollar limits for contribut-
ing and deducting for the 1990 tax
year are you

Notice: Invitati

Province‘of
,,,British: Golumbla

"Ministry of Social Services & Housing
for

Minlstry of
Social Services
and Housing

Proposals will be received by the District Supervisor at 1006 - 3rd St., Castlegar,
BC VIN 3x6 fora Tenant-Support Program to be Provided. for2 mentally

ipp rt Pr Pp

Criteria:
day Sat., Sun. and holidays.

may no longer transfer pension
income into your own RRSP).

‘The new rules - contributions of
up to $11,500, the limit of 18 per
cent of eamed iticome, carrying for-
ward unused contribution “room,”

on. Collect all receipts

for charitable donations, RRSP’

over the affairs of the people", he
told the seniors through an inter-
preter.

Linda Mandala explained that
the drum in Indian folklore, signi-
fied the heartbeat of the soul. “You
can hear the beat of the heart
through the beating of the drum”,
she added.‘

“Dancing i is a way of praying.
Dancing i in circles means that you
are praying in all directions.”

““When the feet tap the ground, it
is the Indian way of asking Mother
Earth to bless you and answer your
prayers”, she said.

Tim Jamaiff and Helga Hartell, a
well-known Kootenay duo, preced-
ed the Ceremony of the Heart song
and dance demonstration with a
collection of songs sung in Rus-

». Sian, German, and English.

The duo are always a warm
oe to the seniors of- eee

29 SEAT
: sees oe sae SCAT.

TICKETS: $12.00 & $15.5

the F
Fue Box Olfce ond cr oh GSB
Select-A-Seat outlets; oF; coll 925+
Outside

etc,
Leave time to get any missing
documentation. For example, if you

allowance to your RRSP, you will
need a T2097. If you are claiming
the education amount and tuition fee
= whether your own or transferred

student - you will

Your T4 slip shows your
employment income. “If you
receive a non-taxable car allowance
which is less than the actual
deductible expenses of using your
car for your work, you can add the
allowance you got to income - and
then deduct all the expenses,”
Mallin said. “Before 1990, only
commission salespeople and the
clergy could do this.”

« PENSION POWER - if you
have a spouse and pension income

up to $8,000 (an
over-all, not annual, limit) - take
effect only for the 1991 tax year.

¢ ALL IN THE FAMILY - The
minimum age for claiming pay-
Ments made to a related person for
child care bas Aropped to 18 from

21,

* CLAWBACK SHARP-
ENED If your net income for
1980 is more than $50,850, you
will have to pay back two-thirds of
family allowance and DAS above
that limit - up from the one-third
pay back in 1989.

« PROFITABLE LESSON -
Last July 13, Ottawa tabled amend-

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AUTOBODY
ICBC Claims

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from a former
the special $6, 000 spousal RRSP

ion. If you are 65 or older
and don’t have such pension

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48° Ib.

Chicken Legs (back attached) .

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1/2 cup margarine
Bp avaoaent
ide np, boking soda

FRESH APPLE GINGERBREAD -
. ginger

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margarine, eggs and molasses, Combine dry Ingteciionts and
Soa dd alternately, milk to margarine mixture. Stir In apple. Pour Into
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in the Castlegar

1. Provide supervision and care 16 hours/day, Monday to Friday, and 24 hours per
2. facili ing i xt into Castlegar community for the 2 individuals and
co-ordinate activities with other service providers.

More information may be obtained by contacting Nancy McComb at the Ministry
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