To the seasons of life
Local museum curator Jackie looks on at a Joel Reid work.
Photo KDG
The local Arts Council has its show on at the Old Courthouse Gallery, titled Fresh Paint, Joel Reid and Fresh Paint will be on until November 19th. Gallery times are Thursday through Saturday 12 -6 PM.
On this Day: November 9th 1620
The Pilgrim’s see Cape Cod from the ship Mayflower.
Geo cache hidden
photo KDG
Geo Cache sites are fun, when getting access to them make, take, care for hazards like wind bringing down limbs or trees. A tree in the open may be sturdier than ones recently exposed to winds. Don’t turn your back on a large tree that has not been maintained.
Tourism organizations may have done more diligence than online remote websites that rely on placing by enthusiasts.
Gold Country’s GeoTourism Program has researched sites of interest throughout the region under a variety of themes & hidden caches for you to find! Learn about each site while unearthing treasures! Use your GPS or letterbox clues to locate each cache, swap some swag, then re-hide the cache. source: https://www.geocaching.com/play/geotours/goldcountry
The site above is called Dumbo 09 and has a visitors log of 250 since 2012 the latest visit was mid October this year.
On this Day: November 8th 2011
A bright asteroid passes close to the earth, the 300 thousand kilometer distance was 0.85 moon distances away making it the on pair with asteroid 2010XC15 in 1976.
Solitary Geese , enjoying river clear in spots .
File Photo KDG
There is a time change coming this weekend. Most cell phones will change automatically but the change is 2 AM on Sunday morning to late for you to plan your sleep.
Nov 6, 2016 – Daylight Saving Time Ends
When local daylight time is about to reach
Sunday, November 6, 2016, 2:00:00 AM clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, November 6, 2016, 1:00:00 AM local standard time instead
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Nov 6, 2016 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning. Canada
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
In 1999, standard time was inducted into the North America Railway Hall of Fame in the category “National: Technical Innovations.”[citation]
The Dominion of Newfoundland, whose capital St. John’s falls almost exactly midway between the time zones of Atlantic Time Zone and Greenland Time Zone, voted[when?] to create a half-hour time zone known as the Newfoundland Time Zone; it is set at GMT-3:30. source wikipedia
On this Day: November 4th 1922
Ninety four years ago Howard Carter finds Tut’s tomb.
The leaves have fallen away from this crab apple tree behind the Merritt Desert Inn, leaving red crab apples. Interestingly there was a black bear destroyed in the tree a few years ago . The bear was drawn by the fruit. The bear would make a great picture now is he was in the tree.
Leaves gone fruit remains. Photo KDG
The right hand portion of the picture shows the lawn bowling club house. In a poetic way we might say that Joe and his elderly bowlers are symbolic of the effect ,having the working part of their life behind them they are enjoying the fruit of retirement and a productive life.
On this Day: November 1st 1941
Moonrise, an iconic photo by Ansel Adams is taken.
http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/grant/ansel-adams-moonrise-hernandez-8-31-11.asp
Trick or Treatment
Photo KDG
The weather for Merritt on Halloween is 8 degrees c feels like 6, winds from the southwest at 15 KM and hour. A mixture of sun and clouds with a 30% chance of precipitation.
Local police have road block on Halloween on Voght street , around the corner. BE Seen
File photo KDG
On this Day: October 28th 1420
Beijing is made the capital of China (Ming), the same year that the Forbidden City is finished.
Live theater
File photo KDG
The Nicola Valley Community Theater Society has a project for a 5 million dollar Community theater. The project is 3.2 million dollars in the construction phase and is expected to take 1 year to complete.
The Society procured a hundred thousand dollars to do drawings with an architect in October. The funding came from a program called Rural Dividend.
It has an annual painting fund-raiser again this fall, novice painters can do a painting under coaching on a canvas with supplied paints for a fee. The event was on the last weekend and was hosted at Brambles Bakery and Espresso ETC in Merritt.
The organization is reporting that the city is now receiving donations for the Societies project.
The society had a call to action meeting last year on Oct 28th. They published its goals.
http://nicolavalleycommunitytheatresociety.com/nicola-valley-community-theatre-society-public-meeting/
On this Day: October 26th 1861
The pony express service ends.
Paving Nicola Ave
Merritt BC
Photo KDG
Paving is about a third done on the Nicola avenue redo in Merritt. Curbing is also well under way as well as new sidewalks to replace the ones taken out to for new water lines for the City.
A crew of quality control from the concrete supplier were testing batch’s on site on the 19th, ” MPH 32 desired strength” a worker said.
On this Day: October 2oth 1781
The patent of toleration is given by the Hapsburgs.
Hall of Fame stars
File Photo: KDG
The CCMHF is open Wednesdays through Saturdays. Dan the clerk at he facility was surprised when he heard the museum was to be closed after the Thanksgiving weekend and has taken on the job of manning the exhibits for the three days a week. The hall was usually open only on special days. The hours are 10-4 weekdays ,1-4 Saturday.
There is an app and a code for smart phones at all celebrities displays.
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees: 2025 Quilchena Avenue Merritt BC. Not an exhaustive list.
On this Day: October 19th 1950
The invasion of Tibet, by the Chinese PLA.
23 thousand dollars
photo KDG
This rig gave a pipeline supervisor an option to transverse a recent maintenance job here to the natural gas line. The line built in the 195os takes gas to the lower mainland through the Coqihalla .
The supervisor said that he had replaced three valves for his part and had a week to go to complete the job. Surerus Pipeline the contractor is from fort St John. He will be returning to work in Ft.St.John.
Crews have been staying in the downtown In Town Motel from the green energy project, the pipeline maintenance ,railway upgrade and other projects. 
The motel is owned by 5 partners, Chin, one of them enjoys the diversity of Merritt. Chin has recently redecorated his 44 rooms
On this Day: October 18th 1979
Home satellite earth stations are deregulated from federal licensing in the US.
A huge bin made from pipe driven into the ground forms a bin for green wood waste at the new sustainable 40 mergawatt steam powered electric generator in Merritt BC. the plant is planned to begin operations in December.
The next door neighbour Tolko industries is permanently closing its modern high production mill on December 16th displacing 200 workers. Tolko produced 1 million board feet of lumber a day.
The new plant will have 25 permanent workers for its 30 year life span. Tolko is said to be a supplier of chips for fuel…
On this Day: October 7th 1996
The Fox News Channel begins broadcast.
Al Horne at discussion of Alexander with a fan.
File photo KDG
Local retired teacher in Merritt Al Horne will be presenting the last of his series on Alexander the Great at the local library staring Thursday the 13th of October, and continuing the next 2 Thursdays, 6-8 PM
Pre register at the desk of the library.
On this Day: September 30th 1968
The jumbo jet, Boeing 747 is shown to the public at the Evert Washington plant.
File Photo:KDG
There is the 2016 edition of the pacific forest rally here in Merritt this weekend. The event will see 22 rally cars on two courses Friday and Saturday.
A ceremonial start will be downtown on Friday between 4:30 Pm and %:30 PM on Granite avenue. The Helmer Lake forest special will then take place followed the next morning by the Dillard forest special. at 9:am. A Mab Lake Forest special will begin at 1Pm that day, concluding with another Helmer Lake Forest special at 3:45
A 9 PM End of Rally: event will see a winners podium at the Desert Inn downtown.
The 2016 Canadian Rally Championships Top standings has Maxime Labrie ahead of the pack with 49 points. His closest challenger is Wim van der Poel at 36.
Wim will be in the race driving car number 003, a Mitsubishi lancer evolution IX FB.
Pacific Forest Rally : File Photo KDG
On this Day: September 28th 1951
Color Television is introduced to the public and then discontinued.
The Rally supports a house for the disabled
Rally for the cause PFR partners with the Abilitas foundation.
A 800 acer ranch provided room for Coldwater Lodge, opened in 2013.
Hey Merit what do you say?
Kevin Griffiths
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