To the seasons of life
Its good that it is friday….
Human form, the next show at the Court House Gallery here in Merritt will feature the Human form. A source says the works are by the middle school teacher who is moving to the local highschool due the closing of the Coquhalla Middle School. .
May 11 the new show is scheduled for.
Today in history: May 4,1953
Ernest Hemingway earns the Pulitzer prize for Old Man and the Sea.
Decades ago the mill employed hundreds at 3 shifts and they also have taken over the Werhauser operation that employed up to 150 people.
The other mIll tolko industries is also an efficent mill , and we enjoyed the presence of there quarterly managers meeting here recently in the civic center downtown. About 25 managers met here for the sake of that private operation.
The industry is touted as progressive and reponsible here.
Today in history: May 3.1951
London’s Royal Festival Hall opens with Festival of Britain.
The regional district recycle facility is being upgraded to have a camera system today. Workers from the city say its because people that dry wall take their scraps there and put them in the bins.
The cameras are being mounted on a pole a city worker says there will be a fine for putting recycle that does not meet the criteria of the Regional District.
Editors note: what is acceptable for recycle is posted with signage at the site, or on brochures and calendars published by the authority.
Today in history: May 1 1989
Disney MGM studios opens at Disney world in Florida.
The Merritt Civic center was active with volley ballers this weekend. Saturday night saw a costume party and dance with merry making besting for dress up awards.
An unconfirmed sources says that a team from Vernon BC came in second in the costume judging.
Today in History: April 30/May 1
The Pagan or Wicken festival of Beltane
Its good that it is friday....
Today in History April 27 1861
The right to habeas corpus is suspended in the United States.
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
April 24 th: Soviet Space man Vladimir Komarov dies when his parachute fails to open on reëntry.
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:
Rain out dates:
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
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.
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