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To the seasons of life
Moisture on Hamilton hill
A week before the site of a fire
Photo: KDG
The weekend saw moisture come to the valley including dew point drop. The mountain was the site of chemical water bombing on a fire recently.
On this Day: July 28th 1996
Kennewick man is found on the banks of a river in Kennewick Washington.
Windy Canyon
Merritt BC
Photo KDG
There is a narrow canyon ascending to the south from the old Middlesbourgh town site at Merritt.The Sandstone was probably eroded by a long since dried up spring but the narrow walls give a shaded relief to the animal trails in it. Making it a pleasant hike. The canyon and trails surface on a field that once was home to an industrial coal operation before the 1st World War. Some bits of it remain including some few broken bricks. The bricks are related in a sence to the bricks used to build the local armory finished in 1915. The 18 inch double, sand, filled walls of the building on Coldwater avenue’s 1800 block are according to Archie Rutz , an Elk member , who own the building, as coming from there.
Some dirt tracks lead up to the secluded entrance of the gully that is at about 50.09910 and 120.8026. There is also a 4 min google maps route available: Garcia Street to 1295 Midday Valley road.
In 1910 there was also a railway for logging with a 6 percent grade in the area that went into the Lilly lake area and hooked up to the Kettle valley line. It is now a bike trail that goes to the Coquihalla area through Brodie and Brookmere.
On this day: July 24th 1793
France passes first copyright law.
Music fest back
Photo KDG
Kenny Hess, concert stalwart, is said to be a push to bring back country music to the Merritt Mountain /Cold water river site the last weekend in July. http://kennyhess.com/
On this day: July 23 1840
The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.
The Coldwater river in Merritt is low and exposing the river rocks. We hope that’s not what the Rock-in river music festival meant. The festival hosted in part By Kenny Hess will have a performance on the Coldwater river the last weekend in July. https://rockinriverfest.com/
There are still many pools in the river that are pleasant at this writing.
The Cold water river, Merritt BC mid July/15
Photo KDG
On this Day: July 21 356 BC
The Temple of Diana at Ephesus is destroyed by arson. (The temple was destroyed four times in its history.)
The Anglican Church building in Merritt at the corner of Granite and Chapman Street.
Photo KDG
On this day: July 10th 1978
ABC World News Tonight begins on ABC.
Tourists come through Merritt on many forms of transportation, BC to Quebec trip on a bike….
Photo KDG
The City has a Music in the Park program this summer at the Band shell in Rotary park. there is a large grassed are in front of the band shell and room for 2 or 3 hundred people. The schedule begins as published by the City of Merritt: June 18th, Bobby Garcia and six more strings,6:30 to 8:30 PM. July 1st, Bass Coast, 3pm to 6pm. July 16th,The Doug James Band 6:30 to 9:PM August 6th,6:30 – 8pm, Coquihalla Coyotes August 21, 6:30 – 830 pm, the Boom Booms Sept 5th,12.30 -2 The Ken MaCoy Band http://www.merritt.ca/news/music-park
On this day: June 9th 1534 Jacques Cartier is the first European to discover the Saint Lawrence river.
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keeps his eye on the ball
at the Nicola Valley Golf and Country Club in Merritt
Photo KDG
There is a number of good courses in the region some like the local links in town here in Merritt are reasonable and have daily rates as well as membership.
On this Day: May 22 2009
The credit card act of 2009,is signed into law by Barack Obama
Giving by those that have recieved
Photo KDG
A plaque was placed on the wall of the local public library here in Merritt British Columbia remembering the donation of 33 computers from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation that started the computer lab here. The computers have long since been replaced and the plaque insures that the memory will live on. The lab also was supported by the donation of the six corporate terminals and 20 Microsoft software applications.
On this day: May 13th 1994 Johnny Carson does his last tonight show as host.
A local is giving his photo tour of Vietnam and the flora and fauna that he photographed.
Bob Scafe is a Naturalist Society director and one of our club’s keenest photographers. Bob and his wife Bev recently traveled through Vietnam and Cambodia and will share their experiences with the local people, wildlife and places that they visited. Something tropical and exotic – this will be fascinating.
The Nicola naturalists meet at the local community college NVIT, the west top of Belshaw avenue in Merritt. They say all welcome, membership or donation requested. No food or drink in the lecture theater start time is 7:PM
On this Day: May 12th 2008
Four hundred emigrants are detained for identity theft and document fraud in Post Ville Iowa.
Hey Merit what do you say?
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