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There are walking trails near the river here in Merritt. King your friend from to being hot in cars!
Hyperthermia is elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation that occurs when a body produces or absorbs more heat than it dissipates. Extreme temperature elevation then becomes a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment to prevent disability or death.
On this day: August 10th 1899
The Norwegian football team Viking FK is formed.
On this day: August 3rd 1852
The universities of Harvard and Yale have the first American intercollegiate boat race, giving Harvard a win in a boat race.
Music fest back Photo KDG
The rocking river music festival is on this weekend with president and performer Ken Hess with the eight ball. The festival is at the former Merritt Mountain Festival grounds.
There are some new glass cases at the Canadian Country Hall of Fame on Quilchena Avenue, downtown Merritt; they include clothing from some lessor known artists from eastern Canada, as well as famous ones.
The availability of tickets have never been a problem in the past for any event.\, held at the grounds in Merritt. Local volunteers are being used at the site including Chamber of Commerce ones.
A pop up store organized by 5 local artists is also at the CCMH of Fame.
Two minors enjoying the local river down stream from the music festival site a few years ago and around the 1st of July Photo KDG
On this day: July 28th 1935
The B-17 flying fortress bomber takes to the air for the first time.
With receivers like these you wonder why they are not above us in the food chain
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A leash for dogs gives comfort and safety for your pet and the persons out walking or going about their business.
Merritt BC has an off leash park for dogs to run and frolic. The park is located behind the city recycle, near the open space of Voght park. There are paved walking trails that can be picked up and at a number of locations in town they go by the park and along the Nicola river. The river is expressly beautiful at this time of year with sand bars and some deep clean pools.
Bags are available at the transition points of the walking trails for picking up after your pet, and there is parking at the off lease park for some cars.
There is also a bike park available off the walking trail as it comes out of central park by the RCMP station.
Trail maps are available for free at the downtown tourist info center at 2202 Voght street across from city hall.
Photo of bike park upgrade
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On this Day: July 27th 1054
Siward of Northcumberland invades Scotland and defeats Macbeth somewhere near the firth of forth.
Classic car show and shine, Brian Cave shows his motor
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The Nicola Valley Cruisers are having their show and shine on Sunday at Central Park.
Central Park is on Voght street beside the RCMP and the lacrosse court, coming into Merritt from the South Kamloops it is on your right.
On this Day: July 22nd 1964
Born Japanese Comedian Teruyoshi Uchimuia.
Where would ranch’s be without horses
File photo KDG
The 84th annual Nicola Valley pro rodeo is on for the September long weekend. September 3and 4th will see the pro qualifying event in the Rodeo Grounds south of town.
The rodeo is popular with many of the local ranching community as well as competitors from all round.
On this Day: July 13th 1793
French journalist Jean Paul Marat is assassinated in his bath tub.
John Paul taking a tree down, bench area November File Photo KDG
The forest service requires something called a pre-harvest siliva-culture prescription before logging plans can be approved by mills. Starting in May of most years some crews are about Merritt to plant trees. One time catch phrases such as Weyerhaeuser’s We plant two trees for everyone one we harvest have not rung aloud as much as in previous decades. Regulation seems to have taken over a little from public relations.
There are tree-planters at work this summer in the Black Diamond Ranch area by Brookmere in the Coquihalla, one from Salmon Arm, an immigrant from eastern Europe says that it is possible to plant 3000 a day at piece work rates. A long slender shovel blade distinguishes them from other forestry workers.
The Merritt Desert Inn is an annual venue for a Tree Planters Ball that sees many dress up in costume for a night of hilarity. The Ball was held in June this year and a management source at the Desert Inn said there were few planters this time and she knows of none at this writing.
Weyerhaeuser (pronounced “Warehouser“[4]) is one of the world’s largest private owners of timberlands. It owns or controls more than 6 million acres of timberlands, primarily in the U.S., and manages another 14 million acres under long-term licenses in Canada. The company also manufactures wood and cellulose fiber products. Weyerhaeuser is a real estate investment trust.[2] source wikipedia
A logger sports day in forestry week is on the agenda for Merritt this year, celebrating forestry week September 23rd-25th 2016. Billed as West Coast Lumberjack Show, it will feature a chainsaw carving competition. By two Carver Kings as seen on HGTV. The show will include will be forestry logging equipment displays and a big rig show and shine.
Forestry week was observed with a parade in recent years and the Fall Fair grounds sported two high spars for climbing competitions. Climbing with spurs was a skill that hydro, telephone and loggers practiced at work.
On this Day: July 12th 1971
The Australian Aboriginal flag flies for the first time.
One of many musician that get Merritt BC on their resume.
File Photo KDG
Public and free the recreational department presents music in the park (Central Park tonight). The Doug James Band is on tonight starting at 6:30 and running to 8:30. Look for the Rotary Band Shell.
On this Day July 7th 1954
Elvis makes his radio debut.
Date line Merritt BC….
The area across from the Royal Bank on Garcia Street is often an area of parking for waiting pairs. Last week there was a senior couple sitting in an immaculate orange 2008 Corvette Sting Ray. ” We got it for our 50th anniversary of marriage” and we are members of the local car classic car club they said. The couple talked about Barry Jackson’s 1958 Stingray with a bit of glee as if they were progressive by having a couple of decades on Jackson in age and having a late model but classic style Ray.
The couple talked of the local show coming toward the end of July here. With a youthful tang, (after all I had asked them if their parents had bought it for them for graduation.
Model T
One of local enthusiast Jack Cross’s dozen model Ts
File Photo KDG
July 26th will see the Classic car show in Merritt once again.
Editors note: The show is on July 24th at Voght Park in Merritt, KDG
On this Day: July 5th 1946
The Bikini swim wear goes on sale in France.
Freedom is still a desire and a risk….
Artist John Yellowlees and fans enjoy opening file photo KDG
The Art walk enjoys the sponsorship of the Chamber, The Arts Council and the City.
The Chamber sponsored art walk is on again. A display of local artisans paintings or art will be placed about town at sponsoring organizations and will run from July 1st through July.
The Chamber office says that passports will be available starting Monday at the Chamber office or the downtown tourist info center on Voght street.
The Art walk is sponsored by the Arts Council, The local Chamber and the city of Merritt.
On this Day: June 28th 1846
The Saxophone is patented .
Canoe quest to north west coast of BC File Photo KDG
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion approved in May/2016 had conditions, one was ongoing consultations .
The expansion will increase tanker traffic from Vancouver, something unattractive to many and in particular First Nations. Because the expansion is considered by the regulator as in the public interest, consideration must have been given to what this will cost us. Including ascetics and life style. The shirt and caricature above was made for a canoe trip by First Nations people up the coast of BC, and shows an attitude that we understand and appreciate.
Large tankers can only be really be appreciated by sailors, double hulls by engineers, natural beauty by most and the coast of BC best by the indigenous residents. This will cost us as paying for any necessity does. A consuming humanity awaits and a vigilance demands a balance and respect for the costs and commitment of watchers and attitude molders.
On this Day: June 24th 1938
A meteor weighing over 400 metric tons explodes in to pieces in the earths atmosphere, landing at Chicora Pennsylvania.
OSPREY AND CHICKS ,JULY 2010
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The 138 KV power line is in to the new wood waste generator, coming down Voght Street from the new upgraded substation behind the court house it goes across Central Park’s western boundary with the gated community known as Sherwood park ( after the developer Ron Sherwood a long time city councilor that developed it and is now retired to Victoria.). It crosses the highway up the hill from Norgaards Ready Mix,after coming across the Nicola Valley Golf and Country Clubs fairway. Down the hill and past the Osprey nest on the highway 8 entrance to town, where it continues across the then Nicola River to twin steel poles leading across the old John Collet Ranch/ Jon Peachy Buffalo Ranch. Onward to cross the Midday Valley Road to the 40 Mega Watt plant,still under construction.
The highlight of the line were the ropes left strung, for some weeks from the pole that supports the Osprey nest to a pole across the Nicola River. It was taunting to see the Osprey return then build a new nest on the cleared off platform while attached by ropes to the power line. The Hydro crews eventually came and placed a new pole 10 feet away from the nest and towering 15 feet above it.
The activity did not seem to put any stress on the birds who still continue their normal fishing and mating activity.( it will be interesting to watch when the line is energized although the birds will make nests on the top of regular power poles with seeming immunity to any kind of harm.) There are about a half dozen of the birds in area) ,only a single pair occupy the nest.
Nest gone
File Photo KDG
The operation was supervised by a biologist working with the Lower Nicola Indian Band.
Ospreys returned from where they go in the winter
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On this day: June 15th 1934
The Smokey Mountain national park is established.
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