This window in down town Merritt has an attractive seasonal sense.
Today in History, December 23,1893
The opera Hansel and Gretal by Englebert Humperdinck is first performed.
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Today in History, December 21,1962
Rondane Park becomes Norway’s first national park
This snow monster was parked at a local hotel , truck and machine a unit .Thats a lot of capital they were marked with Calgary registrations ;when it snows they are ready and probably big bucks.
Today in History, December 8 1907
Gustaf V becomes King of Sweden
Another icon of liberty the Triumph sports car. Passed town a few of weeks ago, or the guys with the nets would be after him today.
Today in History, November 24, 1973
Speed limit imposed on autobahn in Germany because of oil crisis, lasts 4 months.
Seems like an overwhelming theme the district had a booth at the business fair last week also emphasizing a bear problem and personal safety in regards to.
Today in History: November 12 1988
Al Gore the United States Vice President signs the Kyoto environmental accord.
Another motorcycle being operated on a temp permit this one however is displayed
Posted another film review here:
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Today in History, November 1 1968
The Motion Picture Association of America‘s film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.
They had a local 50s theme a couple of weeks ago and this was one of the prizes.
Today in History ,October 29 ,1977
John Glenn at 77 goes into space on a space shuttle.
Why are old cars like this not considered junk?
Today in History: October 25 1962
Uganda joins the UN
This is the VIP stop for the press at one of the entrances of the Merritt Mountain Music festival, it has been announced that they will be selling tickets starting next month for another festival. The event next summer will have to overcome a number of negatives including 8 percent unemployment, as it’s not like Walt Disney in the 30s with a new and hopeful media. Lots of luck and its all up to the consumer and where they trust their hard-earned bucks…….
Today in History October 22 1836
Sam Huston is the first President of the Republic of Texas.
Mallard ducks
The Nicola Valley Naturalists had their first presentation meeting in Merritt last evening, with a presentation by a biologist and photographer guest speaker. The presentation featured wildlife photos of the species of British Columbia . Educational commentary gave insight into the number of species of a range including bears, bats , birds and others.
Jared Hobbs was the main presenter. The event hosted by Allan Burger and the Nicola Valley Naturalists,and the audience included Dr Glen Carlson, retired biology teacher and PhD in botany L. Jeffries and many interested people.
The next presentation is November 18th , at 7 pm at the local college: NVIT
Today in History, October 20 1984:
The Monterey Aquarium opens in Monterey California.
TEMPORARY OP PERMIT
The fellow that rides this bike uses a temporary operators permit, he has three bikes and does not insure any but is allowed 1 permit per year per bike in Manitoba. The permit for less that a month costs about 90 dollars and works for him as a Water Bomber Mechanic.
He says insuring them is prohibitive for cost, so he must self insure the rest of the time something allowed only off road and on private property.
Today in History October 12 1968:
Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain.
coming fest, Merritt BC
This poster is advertising, a coming fest for Germanic ,Canadians and all comers. October 22 looks like the right time for a festival as harvest will be done.
Today in history, October 6 1997:
Fiji becomes a republic.
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