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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
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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
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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.
Green EV charger
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There Is a new table at the parking arena parking lot on Voght Street. The round four seat-er appeared last week and is on a concrete platform under the maple trees that make the area so attractive for the Farmers market in the summer time.
It is also 25 feet from the quick charger and the 90 amp green highway EV charger.
It makes an invitation to bring a lunch to your EV recharge experience in Merritt. the quick charger is 20 minutes the 90 amp about 2 hours for most EVs.
On this Day: June 10th 1925
The first meeting of the New United Church of Canada in Toronto, making Presbyterian, Methodists and Congregationalists one entity for worship.
Music fest back File Photo KDG
The City recreation department has a music program in Central Park here in Merritt. Tomorrow evening they are featuring Kenny Hess.Ken is a principle in the Merritt Rockin on the River Music Festival, and is enjoying a full page add for his park appearance in the local newspaper, the Merritt Herald.
The event includes an open house at the for his summer festival at the Canadain Country Music Hall of Fame,2025 Quilchena Avenue in Merritt. The open house is from 4 PM to 5 and the performance is at 6 PM.
The Merritt Rockin on the River Music Festival is on July 28th to 31 2016, at the old Merritt Mountain Music Festival grounds.
Ken Hess is a country music performer from the lower mainland of BC.
The music in the park program continues with through the summer Thursdays ,see Merritt .Ca for details.
On this Day: June 22 1990
Checkpoint Charlie comes down in Berlin.
Country run held at Voght park
File photo KDG
On June 12th there will be the annual running of the Merritt Country Run. Featuring four events a half Marathon, 10 K, 5 K and twice around the park it will have something for all who would participate.
they are advertising a nee d for volunteers. The fund raiser raises money for youth and the registration includes a T shirt that encourages the program.
registration is required and Four persons may register as a team.
http://www.merrittcountryrun.ca/
On this Day : May 18th 1926
Evangelist Aimee Semple MacPherson disappears while on a California beach.
These young men were from Eastern Europe and were going across Canada, observing freedom of movement.
File Photo KDG
On this Day: May 5th 1964
The Council of Europe makes May 5th, Europe Day.
( May 9th for the European Union)
Since 2003, Ukraine celebrates Europe Day on the third Saturday of May
Fish pond, backyard
File photo KDG
If you have the luxury of a back yard here’s a carbon sink you may want to try.
Professor Downing found that constructed ponds and lakes on farmland in the United States bury carbon at a much higher rate than expected; as much as 20-50 times the rate at which trees trap carbon. In addition, ponds were found to take up carbon at a higher rate than larger lakes.
“Aquatic ecosystems play a disproportionately large role in the global carbon budget,” Downing said. “Despite being overlooked in the past, it’s small bodies of water that are important because they take up carbon at a high rate and there are more of them than previously thought. The combined effect is that farm ponds could be burying as much carbon as the world’s oceans, each year.” source Science Daily…Iowa State University
Editors note: consult with your insurance agent before hand.
On this Day: April 29th 1997
The chemical weapons ban of 1993 comes into force.
April 20th 2016
In the shade at Merritt downtown 30 Celsius-3 degrees over record of 27.1
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Beautiful spring day felt like summer on 4/20. Heat fell back the next day rain expected on weekend. St Johns Newfoundland had snow on the 4/20.
The moon was full on 4/21, there will be another in 28 days near the start of the Canadian long weekend in May. Frost is sometimes associated with the moon cycle.
On this day: April 22th 1970
Earth Day is made an observance by the environmental lobby.
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