Last evening the local toastmasters club had a contest to give themes for the coming year.Eighteen themes were put forward and a ballot taken for best theme. The winner of the best theme was Felice Lucchi who won a framed Fire devils patch . The fire devils are an emergency response forest fire crew and have been organized since 1991.Felice is a volunteer firefighter with the City of Merritt and has been one for 14 years.

Today in history: August 10, 1993

An earth quake measures in 7 .0 on the Richter scale hits New Zealand’s south island.