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they're not working on their

album. "* ,
anjo's welcomes’ country The group consists of four
ic group The Ron Tarrant ‘members: Ron Tarrant, lead
vocals, Ed Johnson who has a
August 6th to the 10th, multitude of intrumental talents,
The group hails out of Vancou- —‘ Billy Ray Houston, lead guitar
ver, and has been spending this © and Matthew “Jr.” Atkins on

drums,

5 Ruiior has it that this band has

might remember the last time
they played at the Sandman
Hotel. -

“There was this little country
and western place across the
strect from where we were’ Btay-
ing the last time, so we were pret-
ty happy to hear that’we'were
able to get into Banjo’s ‘this
time,” said Ron.

Multi si

new single’ that ‘Ron is already
performing live but has not yet
been released, “Daddy, What's a
Honkey Tonk?” which is slated to
be released this coming fall.

“This song promises to be a
hot one,” confirms John Penner

_of Intemational Talent Services.

The group itself is hot. Ron,
who has a special talent in inter-
peeting the music he plays, had

an alter-ego of: lin-
cage.. Whispers dictate, that,
although on-stage the entire time,
another. group,:The Dumper
Brothers, takes over the Ron Tar-
rant Band right before the audi-
ence's eyes, the results being
hilarious. ;

Ron Tarrant has been playing
professionally for the past nine
years, and says he looks forward

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b). 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
Society
For Insertion call Cathy at
365-8074 (eve.) 365-5266 (day)

and hit 'song-writer for the band
Ed Johnson, has helped lead this
promising group into the album
industry. Their current effort, an
album which has a projécted
release date for this fall will fea-
ture their three singles which ore
already out on the airwaves:
“Hands on the Wheel,” “Love is
like a Fire,” and their newest sin-
gle, “Jesse and you.”

Be sure to listen ‘for another

bl entertaining the
trowd of 20, 000. at the Hedley
Blast. F
The Ron ‘Tarrant Band is

quickly making their place in the
‘county music industry. If you get

the chance at all to stop in at
Banjo’s this week, make it a point
to do so. The invitation is from
Ron: “Come in‘and seé us. Say
‘Hi,’ we're going to have some
fun.”

Banjo's to host f

Annual

It's going to be one heck of a
good time - for one heck of a
good cause.

From August 13-18, Banjo's
Pub is once again hosting a
"Music Reunion", designed to
provide some great local enter-

Sponsored by
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English Style Nelghborhood Pub Robson B.C. 365-5811
Karaoke - Wed. & Sat.. Open for Lunch & Dinner

while at the same time
allow charitable organizations to
prosper.

Val Bann, a co-owner of Ban-
jo's, says different groups and
individuals will be providing con-
stant entertai. from 4 p.m.

‘I Scream for Ice Cream’
Hard or Soft
cones, milkshakes, sundaes
“Remember, Anytime is
Chicken Time”.

Celgar, Westar & Cominco meal tickets accepted

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until closing.

"It's really a lot of fun, and last

year we raised $2,500 for a chari-
table group. We hope to top: that
this year," she said.
+ Joe Irving, a ‘long*time local
resident. of Castlegar, -willjbe
Master of Ceremonies throughout
the week,

Appearing
until August 10

_ RON
TARRANT
_BAND |

‘Castlegar B.C.

ve Located in the Fireside Inn
Baron of Beef Buffet‘every Friday 12 - 4 $4.95

eunion

“The Reunion ‘will feature the
music of Bob Hutchinson and his
band San Jose West,” said Irving.
“This is the Third Annual and so
far it's been very popular.”

It hasn't been clarified yet
exactly who will be the recipient
of this year's funds, but both
Bann and Irving cited three orga-
nizations who could benefit.

Toys for. Kids, Hobbit Hill
Child Care Centre, and The
Lion's Club were mentioned.

There will be no cover charge
to. see the various Snter Aner Ss
however patrons may be
donate what they can phen ie
evening.

Anyone interested in becoming
part of the-entertainment;: should
call.Banjo's Pub at 365-6933.or
Joe Irving at 365-7575, in order
to set up scheduling.

S

RON TARRANT

‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / Marion Andercon

Gordon Mackie artistic
works to be displayed

s by
‘Nelson artist Gordie ‘Mack
opens at the Nelson Museum on
August 7 and will continue until
September 1. Works in water-
colour, oil acrylic and Pastel will
be shown.

A native of Winnipeg, Mackie
graduated from the Winnipeg
School of Art with a specialty in
Graphic Design, or commercial
art. He was apprenticed to a large
general printing firm in Winnipeg
to learn the skills necessary to
transform rough ideas into print-
ed items.

In 1955 he moved to Vancou-
ver and was employed by a firm
specializing in general. printing,
and there was igned more

Selkirk College was managing
D.T.U.C., and decided to offer
Graphic Design at the Castlegar
campus. Mackie instructed
Graphic Design at that location
until his retirement in 1990.

Now a part-time house hus-
band and part-time artist, Mackie
appreciates the opportunity to
paint on a more regular basis and
hopes to produce and display
interesting images in the years to
come,

In Nelson, Mackie’s work is
known throughout his restoration
of the murals in the Capitol The-
atre, his many juried selections in

design projects until he was
offered and accepted a position
as instructor of Graphic Design
and Drawing at the Kootenay

‘School of Art in Nelson.

The school was then located in
‘the B.C. Vocational School build-
-ing in Rosemont. Mackie taught
at K.S.A! until the school was

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A reception to meet the artist
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‘to talk taxes,

You probably recently
recieved a notice from Revenue
Canada confirming (or “correct-
ing”) your 1990 return - remind-

ing you of all the income tax you”
_ paid last. year. If you want,to

lower your tax bill for this year,
now is the time to act.

This column's annual tax
Planning review will take a “tips
and traps” approach to help you
save tax now while avoiding
some comon - and sometimes
costly - mistakes,

Our guide to these tips, who
will keep us out of those traps, is
Elio Luongo, senior

¢ TIP: Contribute toa
spousal RRSP if the (recipient)
spouse's income is likely to be
lower than the contributor’s
income when the money is with-
drawn, The contributor gets the
tax break now, the recipient pays
Jess tax when the money comes
out.

TRAP: Beware the rule
which says the contributor has to
Pay the tax if the spousal plan-
holder takes out the money within
three years of the last contribu-
tion to any spousal plan.

« If you contribute by Dec. 31,
1991, the spouse can take out the
money as early as Jan 1, 1994.
But if you contribute just a few
days later, in January, 1992, then
the spouse has to wait until 1995,
The three-year rule is waived if
the spouse uses the RRSP to buy
an annuity or a minimum-pay-
ment RRIF.

¢ TIPS: Use RRSPs to aver-
age income ond! lower total tax. If

with Peat Marwick Thome, char-
tered accountants.

Note that these suggestions
are general in nature and that the
rules change constantly. Also
beware GAAR (the general anti-
avoidance rule). So you should
check if this i ‘ion applies

your con-
tribute to an "RRSP in high-
income years and withdraw the
money in low-income years.
TRAP: Make sure the tax
you save now by taking money
out of the RRSP in low-income
years will more than make up for

to your situation and possibly
seek expert advice before taking
any steps.

Today, we'll focus on regis-

tered retirement savings plans.

Future columns will deal with
plitting and self-employ
ment. Circle or highlight points
that could save you tax or other-
wise affect your financial plan-

ning.

© Tip: Contribute early in the
year to an RRSP. This allows
interest and other investment
income to accumulate tax-free for
an extra year. Over the long term,
this could easily increase the total
value’ of your RRSP significantly
- compared with contributing in
January or February for the previ-
ous year as most people do.

TRAP: Calculate your con-
tribution carefully. Base it on
your earned income and pension
adjustment (PA) in the previous
year (in 1990 for the 1991 tax
year, and so on). Don't exceed
the $8,000 lifetime over-contribu-
tion limit.

© TIP: Make a non-deductible
$8,000 over-contribution to an
RRSP. The money will grow tax-

TRAP: The $8,000 is a life-
time maximum. If you exceed
that amount, you will pay a
penalty of one per cent a month
on the excess. °

Over-contribution makes the
most sense if you have spare cash
now earming taxable investment
income apd you know you will be
able to claim and so eliminate the
over-contribution in the future.

If you don’t use up the over-

_contribution, the money will be

taxed a second time when you
withdraw it. The tax-free growth
can exceed this double taxation,
but calculate how long the funds
must remain in the RRSP for this
to occur in your situation.

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Note that up to 30 per cent tax
is withheld on cash withdrawals.
Consider withdrawals in maxi-
mum $5,000 amounts so only 10
per cent tax is withheld - but then
set aside enough money to pay
any extra tax you will owe the
following April 30,

+ TIP: Transfer up to $6,000
a year of peri from

ment or possibly revenue proper- tribuion based on last year’s
ty) and pension/DPSP income _carned income. Also see the pre-
this year. You could put up to vious comments about the three-
$6,000 into a spousal RRSP and year mule and relative tax brackets
also make a regular spousal con- _of the contributor and recipicnt. |

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