ENTERTAINMENT SUN CLASSIFIEDS SELL Sun Staff Officials = cine planning and promoting the country music festival known as the Hedley Blast say B.C.'s own local talent is urged to get involved in the weekend alongside country big names like The Kentucky Head- hunters and Pirates of the Missis. “We want to give everyone an equal opportunity to display their talents during the Blasi in Hed ley,” saad publicist John Penner. “We think i's important to pro- DEWDNEY TOURS 1355 Bay Ave. Trail - 368-6666 RENO April 11/92 Riverboat - May 2/92 Bally's West Edmonton Mail - apr 12-17 CONTACT YOUR LOCAL T VEL AGENT Castiegar = Arts Council Q ; © Kootenay Art Club meets every Wed. night from 7 - 10 pm at the Senior's Citizen Hail. All levels welcome. info: 365-6816 or 365-7450. * West Kootenay Camera Ciub meets every 2nd Tuesday at Vogue Studios (Castlegar) at 7 pm. Next meeting April 7th. © WKMEC. Rm. A - Contemporary Textiles. Rm. 8 - ‘Tabie of Honoar’ placesettings & goblets. Until April 26 : — Please call 365-5256 to insert our meeting notice — TheLion’ sdeadPub CsaatS wan tasieas wae ‘TO THE CASTLE THEATRE mote Canadian talent as much as possible.” The tiny town of Hedley, B.C. will host their third Annual Hed- ley Blast in fine country style with a superstar lineup for 1992 this July 11-12, beginning with an early jamboree from 6 p.m.-10 p.m. on Friday “The: site is spectacular! There will be plenty of country music, On site recreational vehicle park- According to the publicist, acts such as the Pirates of the Missis- sippi and The Kentucky Head- hunters, are already confirmed. “The Kentucky Headhunters haven't signed amything yet, basi- cally because. the group hasn't been im one place at the same ume for awhile now, but they have confiemed through a phone call that Hedley is on the agen- dam Canadian Artist lan Tyson is scheduled to perform dur- ing the upcoming Hedley Blast along with other Canadi- an artsts. ing and auto parting and the sun never fasls 10 shune.~ he continued. Fe Pon Penner says other acts such as Tanya Tucker, Mary Chapn-Ca- Local country talent requested to rock Hedley Blast Preparations for third annual country party gearing up now Country artist Michelle Wright was among Hedley’s line- up last summer. penser and Alan Jackson are yet © confirm. Canadian artists such as lan Tyson, Patricia Conroy and Rocky Swanson are also in high demand. “We're gomg to need approxi- mately 37 acts for three days of music. Of these only seven or eaght will be American,” Penner saad Hedley is only a four-hour drive from downtown Castlegar and the site is on Highway 3, fol- owing a country-lane that leads to a meadow im the distance. Pub- licized and recommended as a Time to dance at South Slocan Sun Staff Everyone from Nelson to Castlegar and the Slocan Valley 8S Ome again mvited to bop to she best of the DANCE FOR HEART’ exuravaganza The event wil! be held on Samarday, Apni !! from to m_ at the Mi 1 Jumox/Secondary School Stephany Dean some of the activinies planned for es year’s ouumg. There were ower 80 Dance e& Your Dining Guide ee DINING LOUNGE Open 4 p.m. Daily Located 1 mite South of Wegn Scales. Ootischenia. Conger Westar amc Comumce 365-3294 Cetpar & 365-5304 Chicken Time Buy the bucket or by the piece, always delicious, only at Chicken Time 2816 Columbia Ave. WG OR SMALL WE CAT? TO au Sy Have A Tasteful Affair! Gourmet Catering e Any Occasion Dinner Parties e Weddings e Showers e Stags Fantasy Dinners Ass’t. Party Trays Available (Pick up or Gelivery) Professional Decorating Available We Go Anywhere « We Do Anything D & & Caterers 365-8369 Heart events m BC laa year and Orgamizers are hopang to increase that number this year. The aero- becs exercise program promotes research and education f pecked up your contact Stephany Dean 7759). Or if you would like to sponsor a parucipamt or donate a prize, call 226-7744. Get out there people and pump up your heat for health! SUN STAFF PHOTO / Marian Anderson family-event, The Hedley Blast features live music, concessions, a beer garden and autograph opportunities with the stars fol- lowing their performances. Penner also announced the lat- est news regarding Hedley Blast's new producer—Paul Mercs. Mercs, who is synonimous with Music ‘91, is highly quali- fied to take on Hedley Blast. "With top quality people like Mercs, we're going to improve the overall quality of the show,” Penner finsihed. see Exhibition opens SUBMITTED An exhibition of models of Kootenay Lake Sternwheelers and Steam Tugs opens at the Nel- son Museum on April 4 and con- tinues until April 30. The models are the work of Bert Learmonth or Willow Point, who has gained a reputation for the authenticity and expertise of his modets. Bert Learmonth has been working on the series of Koote- nay Lake models since the winter of 1984, and has completed most of the heavy shipping of the Lake, ingfuding boats of the Columbia and Kootenay Steam Navigation Company (later CPR) and the Kootenay Railway and Navigation Company (Great Norther), and one barge. Exhibition hours are from 14 p.m. daily except Sundays and Statutory holidays. Exhibitions at the Nelson Museum are assisted financially by the Province of B.C., Ministry Responsibility for Culture, and the City of Nelson. A small admission fee is charged to those who are not members of the museum. Clean, quiet rooms. Free movies & morning coffee. Most with pools, saunas & restaurants...starting at $39.95 a night, plus tax* Slumber Lodge Inns and Motels 14 Locations across B.C. Call 1-800-663-2831 * Offer good una May 1, 1992. Bed 4 Breaktast not included. Not vakd m Terrace or Kamloops. Some locations may sell for less. B ii i a ie -sS= Business news? 365-5579 April 1, 1992 3B Attitude and trend turnin SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor Home business, a thriving and growing trend among pr , is big b and in the Kootenays, it's getting bigger. According to statistics, close to 150,000 Home-Based Businesses are in operation throughout the Province, and they account for over 200 businesses in the imme- diate area surrounding Castlegar. In the Kootenays, these HBBs are as diverse as allows the mother or father to be a full-time parent and maintain a Career at the same time. For two- income families, the choice to remain with children while still bringing in a needed-jncome is something one or even’ both par- ents might attempt—depending on desire but not necessarily on job-type. “Anything that is done outside the home in regards to business can be done inside on a smaller scale,” Lacroix continued. “Peo- ple are realizing this in large Scheduled to take place at Selkirk College, Lacroix says any Person who wishes to work and make money from their own home should attend the 19 hour workshop—for a cost of $75. The workshop, he says, is intense and will be well worth the Participant's money and time. “It's not a canned course by any means. The information is tailored to Castlegar’s abilities and needs. I'll be talking about local bylaws and rules, what busi- nesses are needed in Castlegar and what it takes any business Operated out of a store, office, garage or even warehouse. From computer consultants to sub contractors to day-care te oni nas) ‘People are changing their attitudes—they no longer live just to work. Lifestyle is very important but the trend now Is to actually enjoy ~The what you're doing for a living.’ — BRUCE LACROIX Home-based business owner to survive and be successful—one step at a time,” Lacroix said. Home- Based Business workshop, which is being sponsored by the Castlegar and District Cham- P the HBB trend is an option more and more peo- ple are choosing. Nelson resident and HBB owner Bruce Lacroix says the entire HBB phenomenon is due to a new attitude towards work, lifestyle and a commitment to family. “People are changing their atti- tudes—they no longer live just to work. Lifestyle is very important but the the trend now is to actual- ly enjoy what you're doing for a living,” Lacroix says with a smile. Convenience and cost are other reasons why an increasing num- ber of business people choose to work in their homes. For exam- ple, a single parent might find day-care a great expense, HBB cities as well as small towns.” The owner of a successful con- sulting company, Lacroix works from his home office in Nelson while at the same time thoroughly enjoys the company of his two- year old daughter Melanie. “Sure I could move my busi- ness downtown if I wanted—but I don’t and one of the reasons for not doing so is my daugh I ber of Commerce, Provides people who would like to start a business out of their home with a solid base of knowl- edge. Lacroix says he recognized the demand for a workshop specifically tailored for people in this area after speaking to many in-home business owners. Partici- Pants can also expect to be taking notes on how to find a business idea, pl ing, market don’t want to leave the house at 7 a.m. and walk through the door at 5 p.m. I'd be missing a lot of neat things if I did. A firm believer in the go-for-it attitude, Lacroix is also becoming widely known as a facilitator for HBB workshops—the latest of which will be in Castlegar April 10-12. and 8 your personal situation, what's needed to get started, advantages and disadvantages of working from home. “Each participant will have the Opportunity to realistically evalu- ate their own business idea,” Lacroix said. “They also have the chance to evaluate my perfor- Eating out and the brown bag payoff Here’s some food for thought: If you brown bag it to work instead of buying your lunch you could easily end up half a million dollars richer. The other day, I didn’t pack a lunch when I went to my office. Instead, I splurged (for me) on a takeout deli meal of a smoked turkey sandwich, waldorf salad, litre of fresh-squeezed orange juice (I rationalized the juice eat some of those lunches in a restaurant. Depending on your job, companions and taste, you could easily spend $2,000 to $4,000 a year. Now, you can look at $4,000 in different ways. For example, if you decide to brown bag it for the next year, you could have up to $4,000 extra in your savings account. What would you do with that money? Just imagine you won $4,000 in a lottery. You might buy a home entertainment centre or some new furniture. Or take a special holiday. Or increase your contribution to an RRSP - and then use your tax savings to spend, reduce debt, etc. Not a bad brown bag payoff. See GRENBY BRUCE LACROIX mance as well as the workshop and the information they have received from me—so far there have been no disappointments.” ROBSON MECHANICAL HEAVY DUTY AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION e GENE WADDINGTON 365-7006 Interim Chamber Manager Dale Nielsen believes home- based businesses are growing “by leaps and bounds” in this area and expects the trend to continue. “A lack of jobs and the reces- sion often play a part in the for- mation of home-based businesses, as well as the fact that many major corporations contract out services to these businesses because it is more cost effective g home business into big business and just as efficient due to mod- em technology,” Nielsen said. “Some of our own members own home-based businesses and the Chamber has a responsibility to provide services for these as much as a store-front business.” For more information on the upcoming Home-Based Business workshop, contact the Chamber of Commerce in Castlegar at 365- 6313. 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