To the seasons of life
Have a great weekend!
The community college NVIT has placed gender neutral signs on the facilities next to the library refit. The slide in signage says ” rest room ” and joins Starbucks down the hill from them and others as first come first serve cans.
There is no connection to the fact that the Alberta Legislature elected an historic half and half gender mix in the election this week.
On this Day: May 8th 1990
The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of small pox.
A marker tells the place where a young a man was murdered and his body left in Voght park, the site of the Merritt Country run to promote diversion, for youngsters at risk…..
On June 14th the annual country fun run will take place. Starting a 8am, at Voght park in Merritt the event is a jump rope for heart endorsed event.The run is the 6th annual and it raises money to fight deprivation for children for activities like organized ball and hockey.
The MCR has grown to include over 350 registrations, 100 volunteers and well over 100 spectators. The race distances include Twice Around the Track, and a 5K, 10K and a 21.1K.
Merritt is located in the sunny Nicola Valley and conveniently accessed from Vancouver, Kelowna or Kamloops. Merritt’s rolling hills and cattle ranches, resort lodgings and fishing lakes combine a rich culture and history with outdoor adventure. Great location and wonderful climate are just two reasons to make Merritt a running destination or even a “runcation” for runners of all ages.
We are a registered non-profit society, and all profits from this race go directly to the local Jump Start program (of which Canadian Tire matches our donation dollar for dollar).
FMI:http://www.merrittcountryrun.ca/
On this Day: May 6th 1989
Coaster wars begins with the construction of a two hundred foot ride at Ceder Point, Sandusky Ohio.
This lady was demonstrating with a man about smart meters October 4 /12
not every one has confidence in the law to cooperate for a picture. Photo KDG
1917 diploma from NVGH , Nurse training
Photo KDG
The calendar has brought to light a number of items from history in the Nicola Valley, 100 year anniversaries of the drill hall, and the center piece of the the town ” the Coldwater Hotel” indicate a great effort by a small population. The approximate 700 people of Merritt at the twentieth century produced a lot of “golden age ” construction on the coin of three coal mines but may have often suffered from a sense of abandonment from time to time with the draw of events like World War 1 .
An accounting of 2000 men working on the Kettle Valley Rail Way, resulting after construction in a local Doctor becoming an engineer,brakeman and passenger may be a personality quirk of those that wanted a future here or real abandonment. One of the signatures of the local doctors on the nurses qualification went on to be the local MLA after antics like ” riding a boxcar” down from the Kettle Valley as a mode of transportation.
At this writing a electric co gen plant is under construction on in the area of the ruins of ” Merritt Light and Power” a progressive project of the people of the era at the turn of the twentieth century as well. That activity certainly suffered from abandonment more then once in its completion. According to John Chase, a local official the present plant is a huge partnership with two other similar projects in BC, (one at Fort Saint John). They are too big to suffer abandonment.
Editors Note: The recent 500 KV lower mainland transmission project and its completion as well as Teck corporations mine expansion projects in the billions give a sense of security . However kudos to those who have found the joy of risk in a reasonable way that have resulted in expression and spiritual joy. For those that found themselves in frontier with or without abandonment or even risked modern travel or invention, the trying of something new, good on you and we hope some of it spills over on us.
On this Day: April 7th 1890
The completion of the Lake Biwa Canal:
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On this day: March 17th 2013
Th largest asteroid to hit the moon since NASA’s scrutiny began in 2005.
book sale,
file photo KDG
The 10,000 item book sale ends on Saturday, prices remain at 2 dollars for hard cover a dollar for paperback. Proceeds to childrens programs.
On this Day: March 13th 1991:
Exon agrees with the US Dept. of Justice to pay a billion dollars in clean up costs for the Valdeze incident.
Last day for all weather shelter at 1937 Quilchena Ave. The all weather shelter in Merritt is open daily through January and February, come March 1st it will only be open when temperatures are below Zero Celsius.
We hope not to see you there…..
new parking policy at hall
Photo KDG
On this day: February 27th 1986
Television coverage is allowed as trial in the US Senate.
Hey Merit what do you say?
Kevin Griffiths
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