The Proprietor Review

Dress’s for formal events
File Photo KDG

Fund raiser
File photo KDG

Sometimes having an expensive dress for a grad or occasion is a barrier for young people. These file photos shows a group that made dresses for those that had trouble.
They also had a fun night to raise money for the project. It was at the Merritt Desert Inn, here in town and it was successful. No word if the activity continued.
The Merritt Desert Inn is On Voght street in Merritt and the Proprietor Melba White is a Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, as a supporter of country music including local festivals. The Hall of Fame is on the 2000 block of Quilchena Avenue here in Merritt. It is open during summer months and some long weekends displaying the inductees plaques and a 2 hr video panel of activities including a young looking
On this Day: September 23rd 1908
The University of Alberta is founded.