To the seasons of life
The centenary committee had a cultural day at Baillie house starting at 1 Pm and still some last dogs at 6:00 PM . There was highland dancing , Indo Canadian music, BC hunter with his black powder match locks and flint-lock rifles. and a good progression of social interactions. One Austrian leather shorts wearing soul also added flavour to the gathering.
Today in history, July 29, 1836
– Inauguration of the Arc de Tromphe in Paris France.
Welsh settlers arrive in Argentina.
Happy one Hundred Merritt premiered this evening. Dinner theater featuring roast beef. The performance of characters from 1913 as they determine their life and style in the South Central BC town of the surname of William Hamilton Merritt, railroad and mining magnate. GB Armstrong the business man that centers a play by Jim Bruce a local college librarian. Mattinee performance are on for Saturday and Sunday.
Today in history, July 28, 1987
The Titanic goes under salvage operations.
Art Pruce entertained in spirit square here last evening. The music sponsored by 16 local business and organizations goes from 6PM to 8PM Thursdays during the summer. Some at the square some at the band shell in Rotary park. Admission is free.
Art produced an album in 2005 and committed last evening to start another next fall. He has had a number of nominations by peers for music excellence. Comments on last nights performance were in the mellow , mood range part of his repertoire include the Beetles.
He didn’t look that old and he makes his home in Kamloops, and originally from Ontario Canada.
Today in history,July 22, 1954
Pierre LeBeau Canadian Actor is born
Sixteen degrees here in Merritt at this time. A very temperate and enjoyable summer with weather that is just really good for us.
A neighbour of mine took his all terrian buggy /boat into cabin lake yesterday said there is still snow there. Cabin lake is on Styoma mountain and close to were we can see visible snow a from a vantage point here in town. The lake is very beautiful and accessible by rugged four-wheel drive vehicle. grizzly bears are reported in the area.
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There are the remains of a crashed water bomber that took a pilots life a few decades ago.
Today in history,July 21 356
The temple of Artimetis at Ephesus one of the seven wonders of the world is destroyed by arson.
A business that helps market sales of real estate has a background and set up to take Bike Rally people’s picture and photo shop it into some selected backgrounds.
The downtown is taken over by Harley Davidson fans and music lovers, this weekend.
Today in history, July 15, 1934
Continental airlines starts its operations.
A Harley motorcycle owner from Saskatchewan was displaying a plate that had a “continuous” expiration date on its plate. When asked he said it is new and if you register for direct payment with your bank account you can display that on your plate. He was happy with that and speculated that they would look you up if there was NSF at renewal time.
Today in history, July 13, 1977
A blackout lasts 24 hrs in New York City demonstrating an administration that is corrupt and declineing.
Lots of class entertainers, and for those that were there a good experience. A consensus of those polled saw a favorable enjoyable weekend with some big stars. Local bars did well thursday and friday, but fewer people were in town because of the fact there were no shuttle buses running.
Was it was profitable? That will come to be told ; you would think they would have a plan to rebuild over a multi-year term.
Today in History : July 11 1971
Copper mines in Chile are nationalised.
Country Music Hall of Fame was officially opened last night ;again , this time I talked to Jack Madrigas a former director for the Museum the city runs for years and he offered a tour. He is a new volunteer with the CMHF.
The hall of fame occupies the old Armstrong’s Department store that was nicely renovated for it. the store goes back to before World War One and The business person whose name it bears is a protagonist in a play being presented in late July for the City’s Centenary.
A number of displays of artifacts and plaques of inductees are displayed.
The hall of fame compliments the street mall downtown this week.
A local paper is reporting that the group got about ten thousand dollars for a grand official opening in 2012, got love those openings.
Today in History July 7 1958
The US sign the Alaska State hood law
There are numbers of bus tours that come through here. With seven highways and we as a hub many destination tours use Merritt as a stop. A local Korean Sushi restaurant can get 4 a day of Asian nationals stopping for the cuisine. The divided highways and ascetics make for a pleasant and scenic route weather driving or riding.
Motorcycles like the less used and more challenging routes to communities such as Princeton and Spence’s bridge and the Fraser canyon route to Vancouver.
Any mode chosen this time of the year makes for glorious trips to and fro in the South Central Interior of British Columbia.
Today in History, July 6 1947
The AK -47 goes into production in the Soviet Union
There is a very active swim club here,and they host an invitational meet in the summer time at the local aquatic center.
People camp on the lawn, sleep in the drained wading pool and arena parking lot to stay close to the events.
The event is scheduled for July 23- 24 this summer.
Today in History, June 30,1969
Nigeria bans all Red Cross aid to Biafra.
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