Category: Arts and Culture


One dollar a stamp

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March 11, 2014

First class postage is going up at the end of the month.  One dollar will get you a stamp that has no face value and is good for one first class mailing  30 grams and under. However if you buy quantities, books of 10 or more you get them for 85 cents a piece, or $8.50 cents a book of 10. Business mailings that are metered will be at 75 cents an item metered.

The price will be effective on March 31, 2014 and  until then stamps with  no face value will continue to be available at 66 cents and will be honored after  the March 31 change.

Parcels and unaddressed add mail will not be  changed.

Today in History March 11 1927

The Roxy theater opens in New York City

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Rod and Gun Banquet

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March 5, 2014

Fishing by the osprey

The local rod and gun club is hosting a banquet on March 8th, for 10 dollars the public can bring a potluck item and enjoy the fellow ship of hunting enthusiasts.

Tickets are available at Ponderosa sports or at the door. Cocktails at 5:30 Merritt Seniors Center (museum)

Trophys are to be awarded

Today in history: March 5th 1872

George Westinghouse patents the air brake.

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Le Vent du Nord

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March 4, 2014

The local arts council is presenting the Juno award winning group Le Vent du Nord in their concert series March 14th athe Merritt Civic center, Come to the Cabaret.

General admission is 22 dollars, seniors students 17 dollars.

Show time is 7:30 tables can be reserved for groups of 8.

Today in history: March 4th 1917

Jeannette Rankin becomes the first female member of the US congress

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TGIF- long read

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February 28, 2014

The public library hosted a read athon on September 26th as a part of Freedom to read week. In one time block 4 young men and women from local media read pieces that they choose as controversial. Workers From Q101 radio. The Merritt Herald editor the Shaw Cable programmer e by a community member, Carmen Fairley, billed as a media consumer.
There were presentations from a local author of Squawker a children’s book about having a pet crow . Squawker was locally produced and published.
Numbers of community members including Tracy Dunsmore from the CPO, Mayor Susan Roline, and classes from the high school maintained a continuous out load reading vigil from opening at 10 AM till closing at 8 PM.
Freedom to read week ends March 3rd.

Today in history: February 28th 1991

The first gulf war ends

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Love is all you need, Demark 2012

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February 27, 2014

 

The Nicola Valley Film Society is having the international film love is all you need on March 10th. Held in the NVIT lecture theater, starting at 7:30 PM.
The film  PG and comes from the Tiff or Toronto International Film Circuit.
This is the last film for the societie’s season and admission is 5 dollars with a 2 dollar membership.

Today in history: February 27th 272

Constantine the Great , Roman ruler born.

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TGIF-theater

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February 21, 2014

The Merritt Community Theater Society, has a published business proposal  that they informally discussed this week at some meetings in the Merritt Civic Center. Interested people included economic development consultants from Kamloops and Mayor and council members.

Rich Hodgson a contact for the group said the group is looking for 5 million dollars to complete the project and have raised enough to buy the property in the Rail yard mall downtown Merritt.

The group said that they will be free from property taxes for five years as would anyone else doing new construction in the downtown. This is an economic development strategy of the city of Merritt.

Today in history: February 21, 1925

The New Yorker publishes its first issue

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Freedom to read week

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February 20, 2014
Freedom to read week, Photo KDG

Freedom to read week,
Photo KDG

The public library will be enjoying freedom to read week February 23rd to March 1st. The library often confirms their position against censorship and control of press, with posted slogans and observations. One of the events is a read-athon on February 25th.

The Thompson Nicola Regional District Library is at 1691 Garcia Street in Merritt BC. The library is open Monday through Saturday from 10:am to 5:00 PM with Tuesday and Wednesday having 3 extra evening hours till 8PM.

Today in history: February 20th 1935

The first women to set foot in Antarctica, Caroline Mikklesen from Denmark.

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Congratulations to the Canadian Womens Hockey Team,Gold

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Canadian Gold Medal, won 3-2 in overtime. approx 11:50 PST

 

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Happy Saint Valentines Day

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February 14, 2014

Happy Valentines Day

White Flowers

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Today in History: February 14th 1992,2005

Christian Eriksen an English footballer is born. U tube is launched by some college students.

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Tailing ponds

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February 13, 2014

 

The February 20th speaker at the Nicola Naturalists is Richard Doucette. Richard is a official of Tech/ Highland Valley Copper and his presentation is “reclamation of a Tailing pond”

The Nicola naturalists have their presentations in the Lecture Theater at the local Community college NVIT on Belshaw avenue Merritt. They are member and invitee driven but they post ” everyone welcome membership or donation requested.”

Their website is  Http://www.nicolanaturalists.ca/  they are a member of the BC naturalists.

Today in History: February 13th 1931

New Delhi becomes the capital of India

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Holiday

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February 10, 2014

Happy Family Day

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duck and ducklings

Today in History: February 10th 1996

Gary Kasperov  world chess champ is beated by super computer Big Blue.

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Kon-Tiki

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February 3, 2014

The Nicola Valley Film Society is putting on Kon Tiki on February 17th at 7:30 PM  in the Lecture Theater of the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology.

This is a Norway /Denmark/ UK “2012” . The film has a G rating.

The film is about  travel by raft by Thor Heyerdahl. The voyage  was used to document ability of migration of Polynesian people from South America in antiquity. The film will be with out violence and intrigue and should be a pleasant departure from some of the programing we are used to seeing.

The raft traveled an average of 42.5 miles a day and the voyage took 101 days.  The navigation was not aided by modern navigation and relied on currents such as the Humboldt current and winds. This film is based on a true story of naturalist endeavor.

The film starts at 7:30 and season ticket holders need to be there before 7:15 to make sure of seating. No food or drink in the lecture theater. There is free parking at the college. NVIT is at 4155 Belshaw Avenue Merritt BC Canada.

http://www.kontikidefilm.com/#expeditie

Today in history: February 3rd 1967

Ronald Ryan is hanged, being the last execution in Australia .

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