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.
Category: Sports and Leisure
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.
Today in History, September 30 1990
I win humourous speech contest at local TM club ,only contestant , and contest chair must be a conflict their some were. However I did email the area saying I would have the contestant roll call open on the table till contest start time, no takers! The club president and the, most senior member had a great time with the ballots . Door prize went to the host.
Interested in public speaking library Tuesdays at 5 , here in Merritt.
Dali Lama unveils the Canadian tribute to Human Rights in Ottawa Canada.
The downtown community police office had covers from 50’s era crime magazines, they all depicted a pretty women as a victim and protected by detective and police work.
The city hosted a number of events of the 1950 era but no Elvis was seen. BC rivers day was part of the weekend including a rubber duck race on the river , wooded fish painted by grade school students and secured on the back fence of the lawn bowling green that borders the Nicola River.
Today in History, September 29 522 BC:
Darius the First of Persia, Kills a Magian usurper Gaumata, securing his hold on the Persian Empire
This de-humidifier is as one source at the site says is for the electronics in the pool office to take moisture out of the air. the pool upgrade is a stimulus program by the federal and provincial governments.
” every job counts”
Today in History, September 28 1962
Fire destroys 65 tram cars at a station in Brisbane Australia.
BIKES TWO WEEKS BY BOAT
These travelers from europe say that they put their bikes on a ship and flew here the bikes took two weeks. Another couple from Holland said they got a speeding ticket and the police said they will not come to Holland to collect. My advice is to pay it immediately or file a dispute immediately( to get your day in court) and to avoid the possibility of a bench warrant. You can do that at any government agent office in any community in BC; do not pay the police.
Today in History, September 23 1983
Saint Kitts and Nevis join the United Nations
These tourists from Germany have toured the country’s north ,the Yukon. They were here in Merritt doing laundry and had also been in Alaska.
They continued on to who knows where.
Today in History, September 16 2006, Alaskan Volcano four peaks erupts after 10,000 years
Labour day brought pancake breakfast to the parking lot of a shopping square endorsed by the Merritt Centennials BCJHL hockey club ( in red jerseys) the event is annual and the longest lasting franchise in the province is a popular participant.
Today in history, September 8 1991
The Republic of Macedonia becomes independent.
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