Its good that it is friday....
Today in History April 27 1861
The right to habeas corpus is suspended in the United States.
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Some contractors put a satellite connection on a power pole on Mammet Avenue this morning.Glenn Pole Contractors from Salmon Arm BC were working just across from the tourist info center installing a device to connect smart meters to a satellite for transmission.
Some sources say that the meters are still being read manually untill January.
The device also has cell phone capabilities and an 800 mega herzt hard wire outlet.
Today in History. April 26, 1933
The Gestapo, the Nazis secret police is established.
A tecky person was unloading a sonar camera outside the Indian administration building this morning “40lbs” she said as she struggled it to the ground from an unmarked pick up truck.
The camera which works on sound is to video fish under water at the salmon stop on the Coldwater River west of Voght Park in Merritt. Fisheries and Oceans, the federal government have a salmon monitoring area there with a concrete base that would serve well to see small fry in the natural. There is also a salmon hatchery at Spuis Creek to the west of Merritt up the Petite Creek road.
Today in History. April 25 1967
- 1983 – Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto‘s orbit.
April 24 th: Soviet Space man Vladimir Komarov dies when his parachute fails to open on reëntry.
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The local raceway bunch are starting their season once again. The 2012 race schedule begins with a season opener May 19th and 20th. This is a day event, the next is June 23rd a night event.Then:
- July 07 ; night.
- Aug. 04-05; night.
- Aug. 25 night; toy run
- Sept. 08 night;- food drive
- Oct.6-7 Day : The Bill John memorial invitational!
Rain out dates:
- June 24 day
- Aug,25 day
Day races time trials are at 1 PM, racing 2 PM.
Night races time trials 5 PM, racing 6 PM
They say to come catch the action.The raceway is located in Lower Nicola.
Today in History. April 24, 2007
Ice land says that Norway will give defence to the nation during Peacetime.
1990 – Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine
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Sunday at 2 PM there is a second performance of Under the Mango Tree. The performance is in the NVIT Lecture Theater in Merritt. A CBC acclaimed work, it is a one person dialogue with a father.
The handbills talk about a daughters yearning for her father. An eternal tension. (our view)
Veenesh Dubois the actor is a Vancouver resident with a husband and three daughters of her own. However the setting is in Figi.It deals with family abandonment: and the conditions of the poor. It is self characterized as a Sweet Tale . Her acting skills come from A BC college of Vancouver(New Westminster) , the Douglas College and enumerated experience in Edmonton including 30 TV commercials TV spots and unenumerated stage experience.
The one person act features a personal conflict and reflects a wish to find self. The production has a crew of 20 people.
Exit polls had a good report “wonderful”
The product has a website : www.underthemangotree.ca
Today in History: April 23, 1985
Coca Cola brings out a new product which fails in three months causing them to re introduce the old product as Classic Coke
Its good that it is friday....
A source with on of the contractors for the 500 KV line says there are 850 towers to build, for the project. He thinks that regular BC Hydro, IBEUW workers will build the towers.The source says that the joint venture is putting in the bases and they belong to the Christian Labourers Union.
There are only a few people at the yard leased by Hydro and shared with the joint venure partners Flatron Graham. Early June is expected by a source to be a time of gearing up.
Today in History April 20,1534
Jack Cartier starts his voyage ending in the finding of Canada.
A company truck from the joint venture that is putting in the new 500 KV line to Merritt and the lower mainland,is about town, unconfirmed sources say that there is a piece of property leased by Hydro across from the provincial tourist information booth, just off the interchange for the freeway to Kelowna.
Sources say 200 jobs in construction and many of them labour in a union environment.Flaton Graham has both their corporate names on the door of the service truck.
No camp is said to be involved and non local hires may be getting living out.
Today in history; April 19 1927
Mae West gets 10 days in jail for obscenity.
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The plant is down for maintenance and has no return date according to a confirmed source. Rob MacDonald an equity partner says the decision was from high management and out of the plants control.
- New plant
2.5 million dollars of federal money has Merritt a new wood pellet plant, it may use up to 50 people. The place is welcome cleaning up and improving an auto wreaking yard and an auto body repair place.
Wood pellets made from bug killed trees could be stumpage rate friendly as well.
Today in History, June 28, 1894:
Labor day becomes a offical holiday in the US.
The side show is in town this week ;set up last night it is 30 dollars for a pass that’s $ 10.00 less then last year.
Carnivals are often sponsored by locals to come we don”t readly see a sponsor on the adds about town.
Today in history, April 17th,1964
Jerre Mock becomes the first women to circumnavigate the globe by air.
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An Elvis tribute artist was in the Desert Inn on the weekend . An unconfirmed source says that his daughter a tribute artist that does Patsy Cline was entertaining over the weekend at the hotel on Voght Street Merritt .
Randy is said to be here twice a year, there is an Elvis Society in Merritt and the Desert Inn has a unique licensed mural of the dead singer on its westerly wall.
Randy came to some prominence and good will in the Expo 86 worlds fair in Vancouver.
Editors note: the use of minors in commercial activities has some challenges and is not viewed by all as acceptable. Young protegé need at least the protection of independent agents and their exposure to possibly exploitive conditions should not include a loss of ability to receive a proper primary and secondary education.
This is usually a problem when serious fame or money becomes involved, remember social capital is a real value, however there is a possible negative effect on the young persons social capital if it is widely viewed as an exploitive lifestyle to up-and coming mentored persons.
Today in history April 16th 1818
The United States ratifies the Rush Bagit treaty making a border with Canada.
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