You are presumed to be honest and responsible without evidence to the contrary beyond a reasonable doubt… on the balance of probablilties you are justified by 51 % likelyhood.
The local Farmers Market is into its after this Saturdays regular offering. The expression of home grown or farm to table produce is still under the leadership of Lucus Handly the proprietor of three bar farms.
The operation runs May to October at the corner of Voght and Merritt avenue in Merritt BC.
The lot is the parking for the curling rink and has two EV chargers in the corner.
The time is 9am to 2pm Saturdays. The Market is often used by local government with info booths as well.
The Nicola Valley Film Society is having a film called Lion on Monday the 18th at the local community college NVIT lecture theater. The showing starts at 7:00 free parking and no food or drink in the theater. Five dollar admission with a two dollar season membership.
This is the first film of the 2017/18 season. Season tickets are available at the event.
Bev has an oxy moron in her use of art materials, water based oils. Bev works in Watercolor, pencil, colored pastels, Acrylics, oil pastels Soapstone, and wood carving.
Bev Veale says that she is still expanding her knowledge and skills by attending workshops, trying new mediums and subjects. She is expanding into photography as much as practical.
Born in Okanogan landing near Vernon she has returned to the Nicola Valley after 9 years in the air-force including Nato and the RCAF. Bev had some time and opportunity for arts in her job as a recreation director and had studied some as a teen . Bev turned to art seriously in the 1970s having a studio at her homestead near Chataway lake , in the highland valley.
Bev’s focus is semi arid plants , animals and landscapes. Bev has a showing at the Courthouse Gallery 1840 Nicola Avenue in Merritt to the 23rd of September.
Gallery times are noon to 6 Thursdays through Saturdays.
On this Day: September 12th 1940
Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux France
Chauvet cave: The rock paintings in the site date between 30000 and 32000 B.P, during Aurignacian period. The wall of the cave decorated with more than 1000 images of the ancestors of last stone age (between 50000 and 10000 years ago). The cave has remained hidden from the outer world since 20000 B.P. It was rediscovered by a group of speleologists in 1994.Source You tube
The local rodeo is on this weekend, Labour Day. There are a few back widow signs saying in essence “live like the 25 year old star Ty Pozzobon. Ty died last year from issues coming from head injuries according to accounts.
The family of a 25-year-old Canadian bull riding champion, who died suddenly Monday, is warning about the dangers of concussions in the wake of his death. … Close friends and Canadians in the rodeo and bull-riding community are mourning the loss of the young bull rider.
Accounts also say he took his own life, something that should never be considered as good advise.
The truth is yes you may take risks to enhance your life . The law says not recklessly. This goes beyond most of us that may consider roller coaster rides as risk. The reality is many jobs and situations may cause additional risk for gain or to prevent loss and so long as reasonable efforts are made it is legal to take those risks.
We all lost something with the untimely loss of Ty Pozzabon last January. However it is complicated to enjoy life so yes live like Ty is a view to be balance, some it to be outright rejected.
You be the judge in your trade offs but never take that non reversible (taking your own life) step to preserve a persona at the cost of never making a personal decision again.
On this Day: September 1st 1905
Alberta and Saskatchewan join the become part of Canada.
An object that had to be defined by a court as Art to escape duties and taxes as a piece of (metal for industrial purpose, with others). The piece called Bird in Space came to the US in the 1920s and had duties applied. The matter went to court in 1926. The controversy got this conclusion in favor of the artist:
The object now under consideration . . . is beautiful and symmetrical in outline, and while some difficulty might be met in associating it with a bird, it is nevertheless pleasing to look at and highly ornamental, and as we hold under the evidence that it is the original production of a professional sculptor and is in fact a piece of sculpture and a work of art according to the authorities above referred to, we sustain the protest and find that it is entitled to free entry.
This was the first court decision that accepted that non-representational sculpture could be considered art. Source Wikipedia.
The piece bears a striking resemblance of the olympic torch made for the 2011 Olympics in Vancouver Canada, No trouble came out of its use in a very fine event in Vancouver.
On this Day: August 31st 2006
Norwegian police recover the stolen painting ” The Scream””!!!
The local arts community had a wind up on August 25th at the court house gallery, Willard Wallace had top billing for the musical part followed by Ingrid and friends as the Strange Companions. They started the presentation with Wabash cannonball.
Kathleen Delquest Grey sketch’s at the old court house Nicola Avenue In Merritt BC
File Photo KDG
The Old Courthouse Gallery and the Chamber Art walk program is having a wind up for the summer activities this week.
The Old Court House Gallery is at 1840 Nicola avenue in Merritt. Gallery times are noon to 6 pm Thursday through Saturday.
The solar eclipse saw the opportunity for many different photo or optical testing. We set up a screen in the parking lot of the local arena and got camera obscura pictures of the solar eclipse. As well as unfiltered photos of images in the sky ahead of the moon and clouds. The next eclipse is in south America in 2019, 2024 in eastern Canada, 2044 on the west coast here.
Tuesdays is archery night in the Nicola Valley. the local club Nicola Archers have a goal:
We are all things archery in the Nicola Valley. A place to meet like minded people, share info on upcoming events & learn about Archery while having fun. Archers
BJ Moore the contact for the club has advertised Tuesdays as a get together evening this summer. More info is available at http:// www.nvfishandgameclub.ca
On this Day: August 17th 1907
Pike place market opens in Seattle Washington
Grass lands producing grass for cattle are in demand for feed lots and dairy cows They feed for winter as well. for meat producers. Photo KDG ( some believe that protein from soya is a better alternative to grass going through meat.)
Head,Heart, Health ,Hands are having a summer fundraiser at the Purity feed store on Voght street in Merritt BC.
They invite you to come and have a hotdog between the hours of 11 and 3 PM Saturday the 12th of August.
Hotdogs provided by blue sky ranch. Raffle tickets available.
Parking lot paving of Purity Feed store after renovation. File Photo KDG
Cattle on the ranch at Merritt BC; free range
On this Day: August 10th 1990
The Magellan space probe reaches Venus.
The next cultural event in Merritt is the annual pro rodeo. Sept 2nd and 3rd.
The Merritt Pro rodeo celebrates and perpetuates the agriculture and lifestyle of the ranching community in Merritt and is approaching its 7th decade of operation. Merritt Rodeo Grounds 300 Lindley Road.
Rodeo clowns (some locals) are employed for rider safety.
This will be the an occasion to remember a local pro that lost his life to concussions and the link between football and hockey and other severe contact sports.
Ty Pozzebon never got the privilege of old age however his light burned bright for a time. He won hearts of many competitors. KDG
Ty Pozzebon gone at 25 January 2017.
The local fall fair building brings the farming community together at the end of summer every year. KDG file photo.
On this Day: August 8th 1929
The airship Graf Zeppelin begins its round the world trip.
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