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There  is an interest in powered Model flight here. A fellow and his son were in Voght park on Sunday flying a gas-powered radio controlled plane. Looks like fun. He says he belongs to a club in Logan lake a small community about an hour away. His rig cost him about 500 dollars and has others. Club membership comes with liability insurance for licensed areas. A program called phoenix is an online simulator program to qualify you for radio control. He had crashes before using it. As did others. One thing in particular you need to master is that the control is actuated backward when the model is returning from the direction sent.

 It looks like fun and a hobby that must account for others like Paintball, which he is also credentialed in. Good luck and blue skies to the people in Merritt that will pursue this.

An 80 dollar insurance package and training is available to people that want to try it with out membership an unconfirmed sources says..

Today in History, May 9th,1887

Buffalo Bills wild west show opens in London.

A source spoke to some racing ‘crew this morning stopping here on the way to a race in Vernon. When asked about purses they replied maybe a 100 dollars sometimes , usually everything costs.  

The rigging they had looked like median 6 figures at least.Young they The Crew were young looking and sponsered  by a construction company. Steve Copps construction. Two vehicles one a massive 5th wheel and shop. Compressors and mobile radios a class operation.There is a Nascar ” Moto Plex” event in Vernon on the 7th this weekend. huge sponsorship by entities like Lordco,A and W

July 23 in Vernon is a Nascar Canadian tire event as well.

Today in History May 6, 1994

The Channel Tunnel opened by heads of state of England and France.

Two kilometers, said to be easy walk it is directly accessible behind the provincial tourist info center at the Coquihalla connector exchange.  A source walked it recently and it is a pleasant walk  with one outdoor toilet, one picnic table ,  and three benches. Watch for mountain bikers however it is an invigorating stretch for a traveler to increase blood flow and alertness to carry on.

Today in History, May 5.1925

Scopes Monkey Trial ,warrant issued because of teaching evolution in school for John T. Scopes.

There is very little dissatisfaction with the results of the federal election here the talk about is that a mandate was achieved with a strong voter turnout. and that change is good and the electorate always right.

Today in History,May 3rd 2000

The Sport of Geo Caching begins!

Polls a were open this morning and people exercising their franchise as well as their legs.No campaigning is allowed 24 hours before polling and no signs allowed to be left up within 1000 feet of a poll. Do not try to wear buttons or other partisan stuff to the poll you will be challenged.

Today in History, May 21 ,1933

The Nazi Government bans trade unions in Germany.

Bird drama number1 event in Merritt this week!

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The annual fire camp in the Nicola Valley is under way.Hose rolling and pump carrying exercises are an annual start to more training for the fire season, about 200 young and not so young, fit people are involved in forest fire fighting readiness. They were boarding a bus to the Nicola lake camp yesterday early evening.

A source says of the 200 about half are post secondary students.  He says that there has been some restucturing this year with 3 pronounced locations.

Jonas Archachan a long time fire boss says that they carry 3 million dollars of liability insurance on their pickup trucks which are made and reenforced for tough service. He has been involved in the process for 5 decades and is again this year, He is a member of the Upper Nicola Indian Band who’s reserve is near the Nicola Fire Camp.His family operates Nicola Bay Resort.

Today in History,April 28,2001

First space tourist millionaire:  Dennis Tito.

There is a traffic delay with the police controlling traffic on Voght Street, now ,this AM .
A single vehicle accident ,that a confirmed source didn’t deny as stolen involving speed and is being investigated and wreckage dealt with.
Defensive driving is recommended by us this am as always. Not all drivers on the road are responsible.
Don’t let a random input such as a criminal driver interfere with your enjoyment of the Canucks tonite.

Merritt British Columbia Canada

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