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August 17, 2012

Summer thoughts to You!

BCJHL , the local Junior hockey club is starting camp this weekend. A volunteer parent cleaning up the dressing room in preparation said she wasn”t sure how many but the camp is beginning.

there is usually double and some the amount of players needed invited to camp from minor hockey and other teams. After cuts a team for the season remains.

The camp this weekend is a conditioning camp for about 25 people next weekend full camp of about 50 hopefuls.

Today in history: August 17,1982

The first compact discs were released to the people of Germany: source Wikipedia.

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Pellet Plant

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July 31, 2012

The new pellet plant idled by technical problems shows up on the property tax assessment rolls at about 3.1 million dollars in actual value. The value contributes to an over all real property value of about 900 million dollars in the small city of Merritt with its population of about 8000 people.

The company that owns it is said to have another in Ontario and are in difficulty at this time with some legal contentions. The plant was to employ about 50 people and did employ and produce a product . The product is said to have had an unsuitable moisture content for burning. A marketing of the product for animal beds was tried and then an additional dryer purchases and on the property uninstalled.

The plant contributes to the tax base and in the opinion of citizens needs to be used. A belief exists that it was a good way of dealing with bug killed timber that has started to be a problem in regular sawmills due to dryness.

Today in history: July 31,1970

Black tot day, the British Navy ends rum rations as a official act.

Fighting Spirits: Three Centuries of Rum in the Royal Navy (thisiswarblog.wordpress.com)
News Flash from the English Channel (dickiehaha.wordpress.com)
Irish pub owner runs 250 miles to honor Commodore John Barry (irishcentral.com)
Did the British Navy Sell the Australian Navy a £65 Million Rustbucket? (gcaptain.com)
Cdr Sarah West Becomes First Woman To Command Major British Navy Warship (inquisitr.com)
Don’t Mess With The Car Park Girl! (notlostjustweird.com)
UK, Mauritius strike deal on prosecuting Somali pirates captured by British navy (foxnews.com)
Detailed Graphic Shows Every British Navy Ships Lost In World War II (gizmodo.com.au)
Detailed Graphic Shows Every British Navy Ship Lost In World War II [Visualization] (gizmodo.com)
Paul Allen megayacht to aid recovery of British warship’s lost bell from 1941 sinking (geekwire.com)

Tags: Government, Kriegsmarine, Navy, Royal Navy, Rum, United States, World War II

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TGIF

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July 27, 2012

Have a great weekend

The second local paper is stopping publication. The Merritt News started by a disgruntled Merritt Herald reporter 21 years ago. Susan Holmberg passed on now then sold the paper to Glacer Press. the paper has lost money and has no projection to regain profitability, according to sources.

The Merritt News was a community booster and sponsored many things such as International films and had a very welcoming and professional presence in their office.

A recent key long-term employee was draw away by a quasey competitor and the news room had recently unionize according to the production person ” they are going to get us a better severance”

Opinion: The Merritt News will be missed.

Today in history, July 27 2012

The opening of the London Olympic Games is scheduled for this day.

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BC Day

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July 24, 2012

The long weekend is the weekend after next and it is called BC Day.the holiday is one of 9 legal or statutory holidays. To be paid and average days pay for the holiday you have had to been employed with the employer for 30 days and worked 15 of the last 30 days.

If you work on the stat holiday you be paid 1 and a half times the rate for all hours worked up to 12 then you must be paid double time for hours worked over 12.

The BC Day holiday is one of the long weekends that occurs in 8 months of the calendar year and boxing day is not a legal holiday in December.

Today in history, July 24 1967

The visiting French National President makes his Viva Quebec Libre statement to 100,000 people.

Happy BC Day! (beanstalk-inc.com)
B.C. adds Family Day holiday on second Monday in February (vancouversun.com)
B.C.’s first Family Day is February 11, 2013 (theprovince.com)
Small business opposed to B.C. Family Day, set for Feb. 11, 2013 (theprovince.com)
Yay! Another holiday! (theglobeandmail.com)
BC to Get New Public Holiday in February (theepochtimes.com)
BYOB now legal at B.C. restaurants (cbc.ca)
Twitter hashtag #mybcfd gives public its say on B.C.’s Family Day (theglobeandmail.com)
Should Canada do better than last-place for stat holidays? (ctv.ca)

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Library to go

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July 16, 2012

The regional district library offers a library to go service of free e books and audiobook downloads.

This applies to computers PC or Mac, tablets eg I Pad, mobile phones, E readers but not kindle..

The books borrowed automatically expires with the due date of 7, 14, or 21 days

To try the service go to “Library to Go” and browse or search the e catalogue. after noting which formats your particular device supports.

downloads.bclibrary.ca

Today in history: July 17 1948

The South Korean constitution is proclaimed.

Up Next on Amazon: Digital Library? (epicagear.com)
Alerts: staying up-to-date (libraryeuroparl.wordpress.com)
Preston Community Library NOW OPEN (brentlibraries.wordpress.com)
Free Music From The Public Library To Your iTunes Library (denver.cbslocal.com)
The Library Goes Digital (wkrg.com)
Napping, Swearing, Foul Odors Banned At Newport Beach Libraries (losangeles.cbslocal.com)
Emma and Andrew Get an Amazing Reception From Their Korean Fans (popsugar.com)
Military Mentor to NKorean Leader Dismissed (abcnews.go.com)
North Korea reportedly relieves top army chief of posts (foxnews.com)
Bishop calls South Koreans about whaling (bigpondnews.com)
Japan Recalls Ambassador to China (nytimes.com)

Tags: Asia, Constitution of the Republic of Korea, Kim Jong-un, Korean People's Army, North Korea, Ri Yong-ho, Seoul, South Korea

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Hot tubs

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June 26, 2012

The Regional District in conjunction with the city operates a good public swimming pool here in Merritt. The hot tubs have been being replaced in a slow process over many months. A source from in the city says that it will not be complete before the 10th of July. And there is a possibility the completion will be right after that deadline.

The hot tubs are an accessory to a great pool with an exercise room and a sauna as well.

Today in History, June 26,1924

American occupation forces with draw from the Dominican Republic.

Getting Into Hot Water, The Right Way (stevengiffin.wordpress.com)
Hot Tub Safety: Top 10 Dos & Don’t for Safe Hot Tubbing (olympichottub.com)
Small pools, big pleasure (hamptonroads.com)
This Ridiculous Hot Tub Is Larger Than Some New York Apartments [Hot Tubs] (gizmodo.com)

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Country run

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June 12, 2012

There are signs about town with a success banner draped over them. the signs once bore registration info for the Merritt Country Run that was held on Sunday. Three hundred 25 runners participated in the event that ranged from around the park to 5 K, 10 k, and a half marathon of 21 K.

Although the event stressed participation the first in , a fellow 7 feet tall and named Hans said that he qualified over 20 times for the Boston Marathon. This was in response to the question ” Did you know that you placed ahead of a Boston Marathon qualifier ” ;John Peachey 4rth in in the half Marathon said he qualified in Victoria for the Boston but never made the trip to the east coast.

The last three in were all women pushing baby carriages. We didn”t ask how far they had entered to run.

Today in history June 12,1939

The Baseball hall of fame opens in Coopers Town USA

History of Baseball (oleole.com)
BREAKING: Panini America Inks Exclusive Licensing Agreement with USA Baseball (paniniamerica.wordpress.com)
Two former big leaguers paid ultimate sacrifice (mlb.mlb.com)
May 30-June 1 | 24th Annual Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture Begins Wednesday | Baseball Hall of Fame (girlsplaybaseball.wordpress.com)
Abner Doubleday Did Not Invent Baseball (todayifoundout.com)
Braves’ ‘Big Three’ all deserve spots in Hall (mlb.mlb.com)
Royals Hall of Famers Tell Stories, Share Pictures (fox4kc.com)
Boston University Sophomore Crowned Miss USA, After Harvard’s Baseball Team Gets a Nod [Video] (bostinno.com)
Hamilton’s historic bat headed to Hall of Fame (mlb.mlb.com)
Boston Marathon is a hot one, but is it the hottest marathon ever? (csmonitor.com)
Details about the 116th Boston Marathon (boston.com)
Injured Mosop out of Kenya’s Olympic marathon team (miamiherald.com)

Tags: Alexander Cartwright, Baseball, Cooperstown New York, History, Major League, Major League Baseball, Sports, United State

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Bright Red Book Shelf

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May 17, 2012

Literacy Merritt has a number of book selves about the town. Books on the honour system can be taken and returned with little control. There is one in Brambles Bakery and one at the CPO office on the 2000 block of Quilchena.

A source says there are about a dozen locations where used books of all kinds are available to take read enjoy.

Today in History, May 17th 1970

Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco in a papyrus boat The RA 11

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Fire season

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May 16, 2012

There are the tell tale signs of impending summer around. A tall young fellow in the signature blue heavily pocketed pants with the forestry tan shirt was in the local Starbucks this morning. A fire fighter. He said he was from the Fraser Valley and wore a ball cap with a helicopter on it and Valley Helicopters written about it. He said he was in wild fire suppression.

There is a a fire camp north of here and training school with in days we will expect to see hopefuls running across Voght Park with heavy equipment to qualify for the fire season. Indications are that people are expecting a more pronounced season this year then last.

A fire hazard sign is at the City Fire Hall leaving Merritt towards Highway 8 West,it is operated by the Ministry of Forests and is strategic for those that may be traveling the Fraser Canyon Route. It is sometimes effected by fires.

Today in History, May 16th 2005

Kuwait allows women suffrage.