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Golf course closure

Margarita Golf and Country Club

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The local links in town:

The Merritt Golf and Country Club is scheduled to close for the winter on October 23 rd .The Club House  has been open for Christmas shopping in past years in December and for the Annual meeting.

The club is on City property.

A lot of volunteer labor went into the club and some buildings were acquired from the old Craigmont Mines operation. Some of the mine employees and managers were good steady members of the operation.

Today in history:October 7,1977

The adoption of the fourth Soviet Constitution.

Bridge inspection

A source says that the  authorities at the Provincial highways system are inspecting for serviceability on the existing highway bridges in the region. The number one issue is an old highway 8 bridge that connects Merritt and Spence’s Bridge. There is another safe bridge with in a short distance of  the old number 8 highway bridge. The one in question  is limited to one lane and 5 ton traffic.  However it is a convenience to those in the small declining town and connects its business district to Merritt or canyon traffic via highway 8.

Opinion:

We think that a new bridge is a good option and that it will keep that potential alive as well as give more options coming out of the heavy population area of the coast in the event of  disasters such as fires or earthquakes.

Today in history,October 6,

Today is the 279 day of the year 280 in leap years by the Gregorian Calender.

Zumba

Dance lessons are being  offered by the City Recreation department starting October 17 th- November 15 .They are advertised as being with Lisa, the lessons cost  45 dollars  and are an hour long each 5 – 6 pm.

Today in history, October 5th,1947

The first televised address from the White House comes from Harry S.Truman

Library month

 

The local public library is having a draw for a basket of good things for library month at the Garcia Street facility.

Today in History, October 4rth 1777

Troops are repelled under George Washington by British forces under Sir William Howe at Germantown.

The week in pictures 1/10/11

Local employee at George Hale transfer, bottle bank.

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Human Rights

Today in history,September 30,1990

The Dali  Lama unveils the international tribute to human rights in Canada.

Clean Bin; Opinion

The peg leg production film Clean Bin played last night here in Merritt about 60 people watched and then asked questions of the stars. The Contractor working for the regional district had a box to recycle batteries and cell phones as well. The film was admission by donation. and the question arose why it was poorly attended the producer said that there was a disconnect with the CBC at this showing and said that their preference is two showings per community.

Some powerful imagery was presented in the film including albatross chicks from Midway Island in the pacific apparently dead with plastic waste in their stomachs.

The issue of the Cache Creek land fill came up in the film and on the phone witha regional district offical said that that was not his mandate however lasndfill costs run about 100 dollars a ton. And to presnt alternatives was a concern of the District.

Our view is that the films attempt to show a concern for reuse  and recycle gave a good sence of a relief of the social pressure that sometimes keeps people using and consuming new products and plastic wrapping.

Live smart and make some choices against extra packaging and you will please the producers of this film.

Today in history,September 29,1964

The Argentinian Comic strip Mafalda is run for the first time

Rally cars

A Jimmie Johnson pit stop in the 2009 Coca-Col...

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The Pacific Forest Rally is through Merritt again  September 30th and October 1; this week .Numbers of rally cars will be about and tearing up at least the pit stop area with noise and excitement. The rally comes here often and has numbers of sponsers and a following. Their site is : www.pacificforestrally.com

Today in History: Sept 28, 551

BC Confucius the Chinese philosopher is born

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Fall Golf : file photo KDG

The weather is great here in Merritt and the colour of fall makes a visual feast.

The Nicola Valley Golf and Country Club makes allowances for weather to being open during the declining fall. There are many glorious days to golf each fall .

Indian summer is a period of unseasonably warm, dry weather that sometimes occurs in autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. The US National Weather Service defines this as weather conditions that are sunny and clear with above normal temperatures, occurring late-September to mid-November. It is usually described as occurring after a killing frost. source Wikipedia

On this Day: September 28th 1924

The first around the world flight accomplished. See more

Editors Note: The local Naturalists club  is having there AGM tonight at & NVIT lecture theater, top of the hill Belshaw avenue in Merritt., After golf you could have a good  feeling of natural community by supporting their Club; or go to their Site local naturalists take out a membership. Meetings are  most times the  3rd   Thursdays during the fall, winter and spring.  KDG

 

 

 

 

Footprints

There is an organic foods delivery service here at 11326 Voght Street. www.footprintsharvest.com  register on line for locals to get a week free bin service  of Organic produce. they deliver Wed and Thurs 10-6 ” for our environmental stewardship and community involvement”  they  seem ideal driven  and had a table at the last health  fair at the Baillie house.

They have a phone number 250-315-4743

Today in history, September 27, 1937

Balinese Tiger declared extinct.

National forest week

National Forest Week was last week and I attended one function that of the film night hosted by Jerry Canuel. The 2 films last Thursday evening were A working Forest: its future with fire and wildlife 64 minutes. The film was moderated by Chuck Leavell the legendary Rolling Stones rock artist . The film shows  family owned woodlands in American Society.The second film was Goodwood: 44 minutes  a view of a Honduras livelihood coming from making chairs out of select trees and not from marginal agriculture . Both films were viewpoint well away from the Canadian system of forest resource development.

The film gave a perspective of what other world experience is and how some things compare such as value added and management by fire.Both items have some place in the dynamic of the peripheral forestry efforts here. Jerry Canuel the host of the film night works for mainstream mills and said there method is clear cutting .

Today in history, Sept 26 ,2000

Anti globalization protest by 20,000 people go violent concerning the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Prague.

Week in pictures

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