MR aidda eet To cart Seca at aera ENT ERT AIN MEN LU Haas WEDNESDAY, May 1 BUSINESS __ Don't close the file before you av see * PNE Talent Search and Community Talent Contest, Friday, may 24, K.J.S.S. All Si our young p + W.K.N.E.C - until May 19 Van. sculptor Richard Prince (main gallery), Royal B.C. Museum exhibit of locking devices from B.C. history (small gallery). + Arts Council has on file 1991 Directory of Freelance Editors In B.C. & info on Summer Schools, workshops & Festivals throughout B.C. For insertion call Cathy at 365-8074 (eve.) 365-5266 (day) Sponsored by - Che Lion’s Head Pub Style Pub B ul Karaoke - Wed. & Sat. Open for Lunch & Dinner "1 Salute to Music Be part of the biggest Sunfest Parade ever ! : is NAME .C. 365-5811 § mt 5 Sunfest '91 Sunfest '91 shaping up to be one great show | Sun Staff Mark it on your calendar! Sunfest ‘91 is just around the comer, with a line up of activities and events that will be hard to match in the years to come, This year's extravaganza got a tremendous shot in the arm last week with the that and is still one of the most popular performers around, ; Tickets, at $22.50 each, went on sale last week at participating Mohawk service stations through the Kootenays, ' Gayle’s performance in Castle- gar is a joint venture between the Sunfest ‘91 committee’ and Music ing a lot of people. The Sumac Ridge Estate Winery will be bringing a variety of differ- ent wines to the Fireside Banquct room on Friday to be part of an evening of wine tasting and testing. This will be the fourth annual Vintners Celebration and tickets are available at any of the above men- ‘91, a provincial ‘g country and western singer extaor- dinaire Crystal Gayle would be per- forming in Castlegar on June 2, Gayle, who is the sister of coun- try music legend Loretta Lynn, has been at the top of both the pop’ and country music charts over the years Jackson biography filled with sex, speculation WASHINGTON - J. Randy Taraborrelli has entered the Kitty Kelley celebrity sweepstakes with a decidedly unauthorized and rT i of Michael Jackson. “Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness’’ (Birch Lane Press) is a follow-up to 1989’s “Call Her Miss Ross,”’ Taraborrel- li’s scathing biography of Jack- son's idol, Diana Ross. She wasn't too pleased, but she didn’t sue. It remains to be seen, however, what Michael Jackson will do. While Jackson's relationship with his pet chimp, Bubbles, is cleared up - they’re just good friends, accord- ing to the book = Taraborrelli hints. that Sony’s new “Billion Dollar Man,"’ long the subject of sexual ADDRESS PHONE (rome) TYPE OF FLOAT Parade Entry Form Please mall your entry Before: May 20, 1991 to: Castlegar Festival Society, Box 3001 Castlegar B.C. V1N 3H4 Clip ad & Mail in Today! t ! 1 ! 1 ! 1 I | I ! ! ! i 1 1 [ [ ! ! 1 I 1 ! 1 ! 1 t 1 1 1 L eee er ee ne - Sunfest Lottery ‘on sale Now Return trip for two, pecul. may be having an affair with entertainment mogul David Geffen, a self-d ibed to create more’ in- Province tourism this summer. As part of Music'‘91, Trail was treated to Ann Murray recently while Tom Jones will be appearing in Creston and Joan Baez will be in Nelson... Leslie Manson, a member of the Sunfest ‘91 festival committee, was ecstatic with the news that Gayle” would be headlining Sunfest‘91.), “It's going to be.a real plus for Sunfest,” said Manson., “She is a. great lady and a great performer, she will put on a great show." Gayle’s performance will wrap up the three-day Sunfest on June 2, with the doors opening at 7 pm at the Community Complex. The show will start at8 pm. ~ ; But the really nice thing is that the Crystal Gayle performance isn’t the only big event happening during Sunfest ‘91, which opens on May 31 The festival committee has come up with another great line up to keep both young and old enter- tained for three straight days. With a number of great events planned for each of the three “days, it is difficult to decide where to start when describing it all to you. ‘We might as well start at the beginning though, and that means the Miss Castlegar Pageant at the Stanley Humphries Secondary School activity room. Six beautiful young ladies will be vying for the honor of Miss Castlegar 1991. wees .., The candidates are; Miss Adco Floors - Laurel Closkey, Miss Royal Canadian Legion - Kirstin Manson, Miss Castile Theatre - Grace i Miss Castleg: bisexual. This item is merely alluded to toward the end of “The Magic and the Madness”* as something “Jack- son’s intimates have whispered among themselves,’’ though apparently not softly enough to escape Taraborrelli’s attention and thus his 625-page biography. “Only Jackson and Geffen know the full scope of their relation- ship,”’ he writes, and, a few pages later, “only Michael Jackson and the person with whom he is having sex:- if there is such a person - know the truth about his sexuality. None of his friends and associates - and no biographer for that matter - can know the reality of Michael’s sexual identity.’’ The reason this superstar romance is likely'to remain private, Taraborrelli sug- gests, is that Geffen doesn’t need ‘those large fees paid by the tabloids for confessions, Gyro Club - Kim Chernenkoff, Miss Castlegar Rotary Club - Nora Johnson and Miss Selkirk Lions - Lesa Draper. For the pageant, the young ladies will have undergone a 15 minute Personal interview with questions on general knowledge, personal goals and attitudes. The night of the pageant, the scores will be added to the scores from a two minute talent P P 8. dance routine and 2 two minute pic- pared specch on a top of their choice. Contestants will also be judged on their poise in modelling and pre- senting themselves in afternoon dress, sportswear and formal gown. Tickets for the pageant are $7 ~ for adults, $4 for seniors and chil- dren, and are available at Carl's Drugs, Pharmasave and at the door. The Miss Castlegar Pageant will be a very popular event on Friday,: but it won't be the only one attract- tioned for $12. If Friday's events aren't enough to tire you out then there is a whole, slate of activities scheduled for Sat- urday, highlighted by ‘the Rotary/Super Valu Pancake Break- fast at Castleaird Plaza and the annual City of Castlegar. Interna- tional parade, The parade begins at exactly 10 am and will make its way down Columbia Avenue to downtown Castlegar and Kinsmen Park. As Sunfest ‘91 draws closer be sure to watch the Castlegar Sun for more details on the parade and the many other events taking place over the weekend. Among the many events we will be looking at in coming weeks will be the always popular diagboat faces, the annual slopitch touma: ment, Sunfest Family Day and the 19th Annual Canadian Frog Jump- ‘ing Championships at Kinnaird Park. |." Pump It Up! Students and staff at Stanley Humphries Secondary School were out in large numbers last week as part of Dance for Heart. Here, one of the teachers takes: part in a noon hour aerobics class which raised $45 -for research. review How much interest did you eam this past year? How much income tax did you pay on that interest this Past filing season? While we are happily into the | “after-tax” season once again, don't close the file before you review the “after-tax” retums you'earned on your investments in 1990, Tax planning should be a year- ‘round activity: you need to plan now to make sure your 1991 tax bill will be as low as legally possible. Investing in a tax effective way is your money — and that’s assuming you reinvested the interest. You pay a price — the damage income tax and inflation can do to animp part of this plannii Take another look at Line 121 on the front page of your 1990 tax retum. That's where you reported the interest you camed Jast year, You might think -you made 11 to 13 per cent interest on your GICs, T-bills, bonds, money market funds and similar instruments. And indeed, you did get a cheque for $1,200 if you had a $10,000 deposit eaming 12 per cent. But when you reported that $1,200 interest on Line 121 of your tax retum and paid perhaps 41-47 per cent tax, you had to give Rev- enue Canada at least $500 of your interest, So instead of eaming 12 per cent on your money, you really earned only six to seven per cent. With inflation running last year around five to six per cent, you barely maintained the purchasing power of your ii — for a guaran- teed return of principal, guaranteed interest rate and liquidity (except for locked-in deposits, you can easily get back your money.) If you are in the lowest tax- bracket and have indexed pensions or otherwise have more income then a you need, you can make money on interest-bearing instruments. But if you find your investments are only barely surviving inflation and income tax, at least explore the altematives: the stock market, rev- enue property or a business venture, But be prepared to invest time, effort and expertise — as well as money. Stock, property and business Potential loss. '. Take. a-long-term approach to these investments, Be prepared to hang in for perhaps 10 years to give your time, effort and expertise a chance to pay off. 4 ‘Whenever you analyze an invest- ment strategy, always compare the retums on an after-tax basis, One couple came to see me for financial advice. They had bought a Property for $100,000. “We plan to Tent it out for about $665 a month while we house-sit another place, then retire to our new home in about a year,” they said. “We have $100,000 cash from the sale of our last place. Saisie “Should we buy the new place for cash, or get the largest mortgage we can so we can deduct the rental losses and save tax?” : The rule is this: invest your money forthe highest after-tax ° Tetum. By all means mortgaging the new place to the hilt if you can then use your other funds to safely earna higher retum — after tax — than the cost — after tax — of the rev- enue property mortgage. But if you might need money for Personal expenses, keep enough to Pay cash; you can’t deduct the inter- investments all offer tax and a good chance to keep ahead of inflation. But you must also accept the risks involved: the higher the potential return, the higher the eston debt. This couple, in the 41-per-cent tax bracket, simply planned to keep - their $100,000 in a deposit so the funds would be available to pay off E-911 coming to East Kootenay, but not without a hefty price tag MICHAEL OREILLY- Sterling News Services CRANBROOK - The cost of ‘Enhanced’ - 911 has become a bit more palatable for members of City Council who found out Monday , hight that B.C. Tel’s price tag for the service had now been lowered to about $903,000. The most recent quote before Monday had placed the cost of the service at $988,000. : “B.C, Tel’s) pencils’ were a little sharper,” said Mayor Mike Patter- son Monday night commenting on the revised cost of the E911 ser- vice. “With the expected grant from GO BC (the provincial lottery fund) that brings our share to about $600,000, well within the referen- dum price.” Commenting the City qill contin- ue to negotiate with B.C. Tel, Pat- terson added that the present cost of $903,000 was a “worst-case sce- nario.” “I expect it will come down again, Will it come down to half of this? I doubt it, but it’s going in the tight direction.” ‘ ‘With the lower price-tag in mind, ‘members of City Council decided * to pay for about half of Cran- brook’s E911 cost through this year's budget. “I’m not saying this won't come out at $900,000, but I’ve seen so many projects that we get into and then suddenly something comes out of nowhere that increases the cost of the project,” he said. “We have to be careful and we have to contin- ue to work with B.C. Tel to bring down the cost.” “Because it has come down, also - indicates to me that the price could go up.” Although both Alderman Jim Kennelly and Tarr preached caution in moving ahead with E911, Alder- man Doug Perry and Jcan Poweska commented that the public had clearly stated what they wanted through the recent referendum. “Based on the mandate given in the election ... I think we are obliged to move ahead,” said Perry. Poweska, who heads up the City’s committee iooking into E911, echoed Perry's remarks, say- ing she was very pleased the fund- ing had been approved for the 1991 budget. “The referendum gave a good indication of what the people . want,” she said. “Having half the money in the 1991 budget méans we won’t have to find all the money in 1992,” Perry also added that other municipalities -have already expressed interest in joining with Cranbrook’s E911 system. “I think we'll have the opportuni- ty to recover the costs of our sys- -tem five years down the road when others tie into our system,” he said. If all goes according to plan, the final go-ahead from Council should be given with the next 60 days. With that, citizens of Cranbrook could begin dialing ‘911° by mid- summer of 1992. If you have something to sell, the Sun classifieds “scan help you 365-7848 your ‘after-tax' returns the mortgage when they retired and Moved into their home, Using the two extremes, the (simplified) calculations showed the following: : (1) Pay $100,000 cash for the Property. Collect $8,000 rent — for a total after-tax return of $4,700, (2) Get $100,000 financing at 10.5 per cent to buy ‘the f Tuis WeeK's SPECIAL Whole Smoked Pork Plenic-shankless..... 1.94 kg. 88° ib. Fe Long White Potatoes sussssenns T3°KG, O° Ib, Dalrymaid Apple Julco -78° tite “Comato ~ Flam Casserole Country Style Z.cups potatoes, siced thin 0 tee. salt & pepper J onion, siced thin and invest the $100,000 cash from the sale of the previous home at 9.5 Per cent for the year. Collect $8,000 rent and $9,500 interest — after tax investment income — for a total after-tax return of $10,300. Pay $10,500 interest on the — Prices effective Sun. May 12 - Sat. May 18 Ceutial Foods 2717 Columbia Ave., Castlegar ’ deductible, so after tax, an expense :of $6,200, Subtract the $6,200 after- tax mortgage expense from the $10,300 after-tax investment income — for a total after-tax return of $4,100. So this couple would be $600 ahead by paying all cash. Also, if the couple had financed the total purchase of the property, towing the rent wouldn't cover the expenses and planning to move into the place in a year, Revenue Canada might have disallowed the rental income loss as a deduction, There would have been no “reasonable expectation of profit.” Sun Classifieds Sell OUR NEW PRICES ARE THREE _ YEARS OLD, y Lindal Custom Home ata 1988 price now through June 7, 1991. This one-of-a-kind price roll-back will save you thousands of dollars on the home of your dreams. But you need to call or stop by today —because these 1988 prices will soon be history again, Invitation For Propos als Animal Control Services ‘The City of Castlegar and the Regional District of Central Kootenay invite written proposals from persons interested in providing Animal Control Services in the City of Castlegar and to Brilliant and Rob and is under the following terms: City of Castlegar: « the proposal must include a fixed fee to cover the provision of 4 patrols per month (covering a minimum distance of 250 km.); * the proposal must include a fee for the provision of additional patrols (each covering a minimum distance of 65 km.) upon request of the city Clerk or City Administrator; . * the proposal must include a fee for the provision of emergency call- out services, as required; * the Animal Control Officer is required to: * pick up an impound dogs; + pick up and dispose of dead dogs; * provide euthanasia when required; * provide pound facilities, if required; + issue dog licenses when required; + provide monthly activity reports to the City Clerk; and * provide all vehicles, equipment, facilities and materials necessary to provide the services called for with the exception of dog tags, * licences and other official forms. Regional District of Central Kootenay (Robson/Raspberry and Brilliant Areas); + the proposal must include a contract price based on a mileage charge or per patrol charge with a minimum of one patrol per week; « the proposal must specify and methods of ing any additional charges such as pick-ups, impounding and euthanasia; + the Animal Control Officer is required to meet minimum kennel standards as established by the S.P.C.A. with all impounding areas meeting S.P.C.A. approval; and ¢ the Animal Control Officer is required to submit the name of a qualified person who will assume the responsibility for all euthanasia and the method to be used. Proposals must be submitted by 2:00 pm on Friday, May 24, 1991 for the the City of Castlegar to 460 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, BC, VIN 1G7 and for the Regional District of Central Kootenay to 601 Veron Street, Nelson, BC, VIL 4E9. The City of Castlegar and the Regional district of Central Kootenay reserve the right to reject any or all proposals or to accept the proposal deemed most favorable in the interest of the City and the District, For area ly distributed by: Cedar Hi Castlegar, -B.C. 365-8011 inf ion please contract the undersigned at Castlegar City Hall (365-7227) or Regional District of Central Kootenay Office (352-6665). Betty Price, City Clerk, City of Castlegar Barry Baldigara, Secretary, Regional District of Central Kootenay q BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL ; ROAD AND BRIDGE MAINTENANCE This year, the Ministry of Transportation and Highways is renegotiating contracts in its 28 contract amen This proposal call is for ye of these Contract Areas, By including $300,000 in the é ; ‘1 . i Companies may make proposals on as many contract areas as they wish, but a mts oy dest oy Sanne eRe di = 2 = - = 4 ZA ; separa proposal is needed for each, , y a 2 A i ared y, : i eaiinoens : : The ful will be resr for direct delivery of specific by over 11 per cent as comp: 2 Graham Read Quality Producte @. teed maintenance services and for ensuring that business opportunities for small 1990. Without E911, the total S65 S46) cortege ality Ea bepeld shelter operators are retained through competitive subcontracting. increase would have been about 6.5 The schedule below outlines when RequestforProposals documents will be per cent higher, Seni he available and closing date for each Contract Area: Although this was the ci- Z sion, it was arrived at after much 2cb2te over the cost. Alderman Ron Tarr, who has worked with E911 for over two years now at both the regional dis- trict level and now the City, said he was still concerned with the high price-tag of the service. ; $900,000 still doesn’t sound that great to me,” he said. He also expressed a cautionary note, saying that often these type of big-budget projects end up costing alot more than originally expected. | .TIMEAR 2 nights accommodations _. at the Georgian Court Hotel, BCAA 2 tickets to see Phantom of Travel the Opera. (Q) SAFEWAY Side of Beef, cut & wrapped Weletnga eat ther @ on) The Castlegar Sun LS Al Cai DEWDNEY TOURS, 1355 Bay Ave., Trail 368-6666 All Tours Non-smoking On Board Coach See your travel agent or CALL 1-800-332-0282 <> Ai tours aro subject to G.S.T. where appicable June 14, 1991 June 21, 1991 June 28, 1991 Jone 28, 1991 Moy 27, 1991 2 admission passes, 2day - ' June 3, 1991 ride passes, 2 tickets to a concert at the PNE PNE 22nd BI-ANNUAL ANTIQUE & COLLECTABLE AUCTION Jual Auction Sales Pavilion, Creston, B.C. Sunday, May 26, 11 a.m. Local Time Hues /350 LOTS : § Victorian 5-pce, Settee *Victorian Chaise Lounge “Victorian Dutchess Wash Stand *Victorian ‘Rocker, *Victorian: Marble Top '3-dr. Bureau *Turkish Ousak 8'6"x10'6" Rug *Walnut 9-pce. Dining Sutte *Oak Quitt Chest, 55" Bavelted Mirror *Carved Lion's Head Mortis Chair °Empire Secretary *Good selection Canadiana & import Furniture *62-dr. Oak ir Chest (From Kootenay Drug Store 1920) a ART DECO SIGNED HANDEL 4-LITE PUMPKIN SLAG, ENCLOSED IN RET- CULATED BRASS CHANDELIER *Brass Cranberry Chandelier *Victorian @ * Oil Hall Peg Lamp *Gone With The Wind Lamp, complete *Rare Mantle & Wall Clocks "Signed Oils & Prints’in excellent Frames *Cobait Blue Mary Gregory “Sterling .*Royal Boyreuth, A.S. Germany, Royal Austria| Bavaria, Black Amethyst, Nippon, Noritake, Camival Glass, Limoges, Pat- tem Glass, Raré Contemporary Chinese Porcelain, Nazi fron & Mother's Crosses sino & Gemmones: Large selection Contemporaiy Tables, P.B. Chairs, Curved Glass China Cabinets, etc::. | AUCTION N A WAS EAN senvices. S240 i ) & ce : cui Ghd Highways “ANS. a =a ATO LIL 8 cana anual “Hon. Lyall Hanson, Minister * Guaranteed Departure! June 10, 1991 June 10, 1991 North Coast i To be considered, Froject Office proposals forony += Highway and Bridge Maintenance pontoct Area must_ Ministry af Transportation & Highways p.m. on its closing date at_ 3D - 940 Blanshard Street the following address: Victoria, B.C. VBW 3E6 Phone (604) 387-6931 Fax (604) 356-7276 Requestfor Proposals documents, costing $500.00, include a General Contract jefoemation Package ond G Coilroct Aree Information Fackoge, Com ns who urcha: e General je at ‘ebrug st lntormation Cees gay the Cone Package, at $250.00 for each Area. These prices include G.S.T. hes Requestfor Proposals documents can be purchased from the Project Office by gosh or non-refundable cheque, payable to the Minister of Finance and Corporate tions. The documents can be couri id) upon request. Cheques forwarded prior to the date on which nied abot Tevailable will ensure prompt delivery. ee Buy your Lotto Button today at participating Castlegar merchants ! Only *3° Full details in the Sunfest |. Program included with .- your button (Cottery Licence #768633) ‘CHELATION THERAPY ie Treatment of;' »- Made Fresh in Our Own Kitchen ‘athévosclerodis, Eas : ‘ Every Day at Sater: : : Heart Disease, Pepiph Coleslaw, Potato, Chicken, Macaronl, Bean: ’ : ‘Vascular Disease. Now | “Come taste the freshness”. , available in Castlegar. ‘ Celgar, Wester & Cominco meal tickets accepted «| ‘ : 365-7717 me ‘2816 Columbia Ave. aus A | Oak Furniture, Roll-top Desks, Clawfoot Your Support helps fund this community event. -: Castlegar Festival Society, Box 3001, Catlegar, B.C. UNFEST '91|