ENTERTAINMENT Banjo's pub searching “Sun Staft_ | for com- Monday night for six c weeks. One winner from each It's that time of year again, when folks from Castlegar and the surrounding area mosey-on -over to Banjo's pub for the Canadian Country Music Association's Annual Talent Search, night is chosen and they will par- ticipate in the finals to be held Sunday, March 29. The final winner in Banjo's competition will have, their d by Bud: and Presented locally by Banjo's pub, the Castlegar Sun and CKQR, the talent search takes place every expenses paid when competing in gi held in Kamloops. From here, a winner will participate in Vancouver and finally, if he/she has been successful thus far, they Your Dining Guide e CHICKEN TIME’S PEEL & WIN “Peel & Win” a FREE Box, Bucket, Barrel or peel your own discount of a $1.00, $2.00 or $3.00. Everyone wins when they buy Golden Delicious Chicken at Chicken Time Celgar & Cominco meal tickets accepted Call us today! 365-5304 2816 Columbia Ave. you buy a 9 piece box, a 15 piece bucket or a 20 piece barrel, you “Peel & Win” your own discount. 365-7450. — Please call 365-5266 Robson, B FR ¢ pool in town Castlegar Arts Council * Kootenay Art Club meets every Wed. night from 7 - 10 pm at the Senior's Citizen Hall. Ail levels welcome. Info: 365-6816 or © Art Spirit - 13th Annual Kootenay Boundary Regional Juried Art Exhibition Feb. 24-29, Creston info: 428-4342 or 428-2195. every 2nd Tuesday at 7pm. Next 10th. ir, 7 pm, March 7 at the Brilliant rmasave. e Cultural Centre. Tickets at Carl's Drugs & Pha to insert your meeting notice — 365-5811 EE Pool Feb. 27, 28 & 29 ida John Cresswell GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEE carkaenus BARBRA STREISAND NICK NOLTE ' Name : Phone NAGAR, 8 ST IN MOTION PICTURE EnCTEarPasenad Tt a nae pen VENTER TO WIN A FREE A FREE MOVIE PASS | TO THE CASTLE THEATRE J ale, ----=4 lay | Weeldy draws! No photo copies please. 1 Just drop off newspaper coupon at the | Castlegar Sun - 465 Columbia Ave. mpete in petition in Calgary. Last year, 50 contestants entered the competition in Banjo's. This year, Val Bann, one of Ban- jo's owners, expects 30. "I'm expecting fewer contes- tants this year than last. But it will still be a great time,” Bann said. All contestants, when compet- BUSINESS| situations can Financial Business news? 365-5579 be improved in both good and bad times Contestant Glen Star Students challenged “How can we keep our air fit to breather?” That's the question that the BC Lung Association (BCLA) wants grade I! and 12 students to answer in a province-wide essay contest called “Writing on Air”. “Good, clean air is vital for health.and we want 10 encourage young people to take part in informed public discussion abdus the,environmental and hea Waldorf School t Looking for a kindergarten with a difference? Come along HAIRLINES 1444 Columbia Ave., Castlegar, B.C., 365-6700 Mon. - Sat. Wed. & Thurs ‘U 8:00 pm issues surrounding air quality,” said BCLA president Dr. E.E Riedel Entries must be received by noon on April 15, and winners will be announced June | the day of clean Air Month The essay that the judges feel best addresses the topic will receive a Computer system by contest co-sponsor. Roland DG Canada. They system includes a ing at Banjo's, are judged by locals, “The competition is open to both professional and amature sin- gle vocalists, male or female,” Bann continued. February 17 saw the first of the six competitions taking place with Contestants Stuart Berg of Castle- gar, Glen Star of Fruitvale and Eddie B. of Castlegar all vying for a shot in the finals March 29 Through the first round in this country music competition Eddie country music talent finalist B. proved to be the one favoured most by judges. Eddie's renditions of "Bring it on Home" and an original titled "Looking Back” earned him first place and the right to compete in the local finals. So fair, public response to the competition has been good. “Last year the place was packed during competitions. This year we're expecting no less," Val fin- ished. The next competition at Banjo's will be held March 2. Winner of Monday's competition, Eddie B. to try ‘writing on air’ DataTrain 286 computer, VGA colour monitor, and Raven print- er. Second and Third place win- ners will receive $300 and $150, Tespectively, The S will be judged on content, originality and use of language. Judges include repre sentative from the BC Teachers’ Federation and the BC School Trustees’ Association. Each entry must be no longer than 500 words, typewritten, double-spaced and included the student's name, age, address, telephone number, school and class. For more information, contact the British Columbia Lung Asso- ciation at 906 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC VS5SZ 1K7 or call 31-4961. Outside the lower mainland, call toll-free, 1-800- 665-LUNG. 0 hold kindergarten open house and puppet show to the Waldorf School Kinder- garten Open House and Puppet Show. Parents and children are warmly invited to visit the kindergarten on Saturday, February 29 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m at the Waldorf School on Ymir Rd. Have a look around, try modeling a bird or flower with beeswax, make a raw wool doll or lamb. This hands on activity oriented open house is a perfect chance to join in some of the typical Waldorf kindergarten activities ROSSLAND L J Feb, 27-28-29 7:30: p.m. GTCC $5 youth price Thursday *10 advance—*'12 at Door IGHT OPERA PLAYERS March 14 8:00 p.m. March 15 2:00 p.m. CAPITOL THEATRE ROSSLAND March 27 7:30 p.m. R.S.S. AUDITORIUM *10 advance—*12 at Door GRAND FORKS March 28 7:30 p.m. SECONDARY SCHOOL with your child. What better way to see just how different this kindergarten is And best of all, the teachers and parents will give a puppet presentation of the Grimms favorite tale ‘Mother Holle’ Shows are at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and highly recommended for ages 3-8 years Puppet shows, storytelling, imaginative activities are all part of the regular rhythm of the kindergarten. The Waldorf kindergarten curriculum offers a wonderful transition between home and elementary school. It gives the child the security of a Oo RL STARRING — “pie - Y ELIZABETH MANLE e ympic Fre - Champion SPECIAL GUEST STAR 3AR home like environment, and at the same time nurtures valu able social and personal growth Bring your child, enjoy the Puppet show and have a relaxed enchanting morning at the Waldorf School Kinder- garten! A kindergarten information evening for parents will follow up the open house. Everyone is invited to this interesting evening on March 3 from 7 P-m. - 8:30 p.m. Waldorf School, Ymir Rd. PROUDLY PRESER “SPECTACULAR... "& MUST SEE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY...” THE BEST ICE SHOW EVER!” D c U pP prom on lee FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! 12 INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS IN AN Da EXCITING THEATRICAL PRODUCTION! + LINDA FRATIANNE Olympic Silver Medalist & World Champion Uncertainty needn't mean doom and gloom. You can always improve your Personal and finan- Cial situation, in bad times as well a8 good. Let's start with the overall view. Barring a major (or personal) catastrophe, we will continue to wake up cach morning, expect to see the sun in the sky, breathe the air and drink the water without too much concern, eat three meals a day (more or less), Spend time with family and friends, and so on. Our cars will take us where we want to go, buses, trains and planes will continue to operate. We'll have our political upheavals, but we are unlikely to see soldiers in the streets. Canada Should continue to*be one of the Business Glance FRIDAY MARCH 20th . 8:00P.M. COMINCO ARENA General admission tickets on sale now at the usual outiets Brought to you by KBS and The City of Trail Travelling in style — Central Limousine has been busy over the winter including a very busy Valentines day. The limousine Is available for rental for grads, weddings, VIP's or for any spe- cial occasion. Early in February the limo appeared in the Nel- son Snofest parade and was available for Mike and Mike from Much Music. In Castlegar the number to call is 365-7097; in Trail 368-5626 and in Nelson 825-4322. Deadline looms - Don't forget the last day to contribute to an RRSP is Saturday February 29, 1992 in order to receive tax benefits for 1991. Check with your financial institution for details. Busy lunches - if the health of the economy is measured by people eating out at lunch time then Castlegar is booming. Lunch time full houses and near full houses are reported from a large number of C. eating iments, Butt out — The Castlegar and District Hospital has announced that effective March 1, 1992, the hospital will be a no smoking facility. Sorry to see you go — Celgar Pulp Co. will be holding an Open House on Wed Feb 26 at the Sandman Inn in Castlegar from 4-6 pm in honour of Wilf Sweeney's retirement. Good Luek Wilfl New sections — The Hi Arrow Restaurant in Castiegar has opened up the adjacent banquet area and created a new non- Smoking section for the restaurant to coincide with the change to Chinese and Western cuisine. Their lunch buffet is very popular as is the weekend evening buffet. Of particular impor- tance to people with food additive allergies there is NO MSG in the sauces. Rough exteriors? If you are planning renovations to the exte- tior of your home you'll be interested to know that a new busi- ness - Diamond Exterior — is opening up March 4. Their warehouse will be at Thrums in the old Sentinel Building Sup- ply store and they specialize in vinyl and liquid siding, soffits, windows, doors, patio enclosures, sunrooms, dreamrooms, roofing, awnings and railings. Gordon Wyatt and Bill Prentice have more than 25 years of combined experience in the business, the most recent 4 years in Kimberley. Why Castlegar? Because it’s central to the region and a nice place to raise kids said Gordon Wyatt whose family will be joining him after school is out. Diamond Exterior will be covering Nelson, Trail, Castlegar, Slocan Valley and Nakusp with competitive prices. Message service now is 364- 2545, until the warehouse opens March 1. Turned on — Terry Brattebo\of Brattebo Electric has returned! He is ready to offer the excellent quality service that area busi- nesses and residents have come to expect. Térry is ready to fulfill all your electrical needs and looks forward to working with new and renewed customers! more stable countries with one the highest standards of living the world. We need to take comton trom the likelihood that whatever shori- term disruptions occur, in the long tun life is likely to continue in a reasonably normal way, as it has for so many years in the past. With that assurance and expectation, we can then deal with the uncertain- ties which concem many of us at the moment My philosophy is to be opti- MUSLIC, tO hope for the best, but at the same time to consider and be Prepared for the worst. You will never have a problem living with Success, but if things tum bad at least-you will have a survival plan. Nobody can tell the future, All you can do is consider the various Predictions, read about (listen to, watch) what's happening and decide what you feel is most likely to occur. Then, no matter what does happen, you will know you made the best decisions and moves at the time, that you Couldn't have done any more. WORKING. Unless you have retired (and sometimes even if you have), earning a livelihood is a basic necessity. Become marketable. Broaden and develop your knowledge and skills. You might work in an office but have good teaching abilities. Then you “sell” both your office job and your teaching skills. What could other family mem- bers do to earn money? Everybody has certain strengths; look for those with income-producing potential. What about starting a self- employed sideline? This could continue as a sideline or possibly develop into your full-time work. As long as you have a “reason- able expectation of profit” you will also have a more than reason- able opportunity to save tax — especially if you get your business under way while you are still employed and so can deduct any Startup business losses from your employment income. Watch for opportunities. If a business goes under, could you Move into the gap left and provide those goods or services more prof- itably? LIVING. Exercise tight control over your spending. Use the con- cem Over an uncertain future to motivate you to be more busi- nesslike about your finances. List all your expenses in order of priority and trim from the bot- tom. You want not only to live within your after-tax income but also build up a reserve. Then, if you are out of work, you won't have to deplete your other savings; ideally you should have an emer- gency fund equal to three to six months’ expenses. If you worry about debt, contact the lender to see what can be done to reduce the worry. A lender is more likely to be accommodating if you make the first move, than if the lender has to contact you after several months’ of late or missed Payments. When — or before — your money is gone, look to barter to Provide some of your necessities. . If you are a cav- tious investor, uncertainty will drive you into an even more pro- tective mode. But if you take — or could take — an aggressive approach with some of your investment monies, you could increase your chances of prof- itability, If history is any indication, boom invariably follows doom. However, the timing is tough to Predict. So do your research care- fully, buy the most appropriate stocks/real estate/business, and then be prepared to hang on for the long-term — up to 10 years. Interest rates are telatively low if you need to borrow. But leave yourself a margin in case there's still more doom before the boom. SAVING TAX. Again, use the uncertainty to motivate you to make an extra effort to minimize income tax. The savings could easily be hundreds if not thou- sands of dollars, often year after Mike Grenby is a Vancouver- based columnist and independent financial adviser who works with individuals. Selling something? Phone 365-5266 We Want to Make Your Business Look Good. 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