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The week in pictures: 9/7/11

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July 9, 2011

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Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame

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July 7, 2011

Country Music Hall of Fame was officially opened last night ;again , this time I talked to Jack Madrigas a former director for the Museum the city runs for years and he offered a tour. He is a new volunteer with the CMHF. 

 The hall of fame occupies the old Armstrong’s Department store that was nicely renovated for it. the store goes back to before World War One and The business person whose name it bears is a protagonist in a play being presented in late July for the City’s Centenary.

A number of displays of artifacts and plaques of inductees are displayed.

The hall of fame compliments the street mall downtown this week.

 A local paper is reporting that the group got about ten thousand dollars for a grand official opening in 2012, got love those openings.

Today in History July 7 1958

The US sign the Alaska State hood law

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Bus tours

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July 6, 2011

There are numbers of bus tours that come through here. With seven highways and we as a hub many destination tours use Merritt as a stop. A local Korean Sushi restaurant can get 4 a day of Asian nationals stopping for the cuisine. The divided highways and ascetics make for a pleasant and scenic route weather driving or riding.

Motorcycles like the less used and more challenging routes to communities such as Princeton and Spence’s bridge and the Fraser canyon route to Vancouver.

Any mode chosen this time of the year makes for glorious trips to and fro in the South Central Interior of British Columbia.

Today in History, July 6 1947

The AK -47 goes into production in the Soviet Union

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Street Mall

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July 5, 2011

The local Chamber is hosting the street mall for the music festival. Twenty five business’s have booked as of today and it is running on the 2000 and part of the 2100 block of Quilchena avenue starting at 9AM on the 7th. There is entertainment free at Spirit Square off Voght on Granite one block away on Friday and Saturday.

Every booth is buttoned up and closed by 6:PM daily.

The members of the Chamber paid 200 dollars to have a booth and non-members 300. The chamber has ensured that all food vendors have permits from Central Health.Visitors may have confidence in the safety and security of the street mall in our view based on experience and our good  business sence .

The street mall downtown Merritt runs at the same time as the Merritt Mountain Music Festival, July 7-10 inclusive. ( look for cameos downtown)

Today in history, July 5.2003

SARS  disease contained by the World Health Organization

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July 4th

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July 4, 2011

Happy independence day.

Today in History July 4 1776

Our southern neighbours become a state separate from the British Empire.

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The week in Pictures:2/7/11

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July 2, 2011

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Canada Day

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July 1, 2011

Happy Canada Day.

Have a great weekend from proprietor review.

Today in History, July 1, 1967

The Dominion of Canada is proclaimed.

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Swim club

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June 30, 2011

There is a very active swim club here,and they host an invitational meet in the summer time at the local aquatic center.

People camp on the lawn, sleep in the drained wading pool and arena parking lot to stay close to the events.

The event is scheduled for July 23- 24 this summer.

Today in History, June 30,1969

Nigeria bans all Red Cross aid to Biafra.

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Lifts

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June 29, 2011

The local college is adding a mechanical lift for bed ridden patients that need to be moved to chairs. This is for instruction to make care aids for local and distant old age homes. Not that long ago it was done by people and it resulted in back strain to nurses.

 

Today in History,June 29, 1613

The Globe Theater in London burns down.

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Snow cap

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June 28, 2011

 

 

Water levels are dropping rapidly on the local rivers , however the western mountains still have visible snow on them.

About the second week in august the dew point goes low enough to give much comfort to the fire situation here. that is a mater of less than seven weeks from now , meaning to the casual observer that fire season may be moderate this year .

Today in history, June 28 1969

Stone wall riots, in New York, mark the beginning of the gay rights movement.

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Royal Tour

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June 27, 2011

Royal Visit

 

The 2nd in line to the throne of Great Britain is touring the country with his new bride.

 I was involved in a royal tour in 1971, our regiment was not a Duke or royal sponsored one.The Rocky Mountain Rangers. However about a decade later in a return visit the Prince Philip bestowed some world war one battle honours on it in Kamloops.

The crown has a very complex way of ensuring loyalty among regiments and was their stock and trade in chauvinistic times.We are glad the world moved on from that but   still enjoy its residue in  a historical sence.

Today in  History, June 27th, 1974

U.S. President Richard Nixon Visits the Soviet Union.

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The week in pictures 25/6/11

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June 25, 2011

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