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Alzhiemers society

I spoke to a Tara Hildebrand of the AS of  B.C.  she was doing educational sessions for those effected at the Merritt Civic center about 10 people were at a table getting support for a very private and challenging situation ; a member of your family that has Alzheimer disease. She without a moment’s hesitation affirmed that lock down care homes the kind that post an electronic password on the exit doors are safe and the a good choice. A person wandered away from a home in Kamloops one winter and died of exposure.

She was aware also of a card that the federal association issues with a picture of the person suffering on it to present to people when looking for a wandering person.

I our view there can not be enough community support for those that are under this  affliction.

Today in History, February 25 ,1836

Samuel Colt gets patent for the revolving gun.

Home show

The weekend after next is the annual Merritt home show. Business’s come from other communities as well as here and a good showing of products , artisan works and public interest booths is annually arranged. Future service contracts, direct sales and further information are all available at the weekend show . In downtown Merritt the show is  well scheduled past the Christmas season for savy consumers to get the jump on the latest and best and have a rep to highlight the products.

Today in History,February 24th,303

Rome publishes an edict  that begins persecutions of Christians.

Weather

Talk today is that  the  forecast is for -25 degrees of Celsius tomorrow making for an unpleasant outing in normal clothing. There is a kind of excitement about it with people as it goes against predictions of dire through global warming. The comfort of more normal weather seems to give  a balance to the inconvenience it may cause to some. They are also talking about snow falls through Sunday , making the saying in like a lion out like a lamb for the month of March an interesting thing to watch. We know that the concern over global warming is the worldwide average mean temperature and that science should not be trivialized. The earth gives a balance that often corrects itself and for those of us that can adjust in the interim a life force not completely understood as yet.

The river is open earlier this year and remains open.

Today in History, February 23,1999

Thirty one people die in an avalanche in the Austrian village of Galtur.

Today in History: February 23, 1905

Paul Harris and three others launch Rotary, the worlds first service club.

Member of Parliment

Stockwell Day was door knocking in Merritt and Logan lake today. The Penticton homed Day and Cabinet minister from Ottawa was visiting a local church when I spoke briefly to him he was sporting a cast for torn ligaments. The former Cisis boss is now the President of the treasury board and minister for Asia pacific gateway, the interdependent trade initiative with the east.

No word on how he injured himself.

There is a phone town hall tonite.

Today in History, February 22, 2006

Largest robbery in history, 95 million dollars in Ton bridge,  Kent, england , the action was performed by a suspected 6 people at least.

Fireman Training

Sixteen local firefighters had training at the local college on Sunday.Two instructors from the Justice institute of BC were giving certified training to local firemen the sessions were entitled  tactics and strategies.  The local fire fighters are volunteers put are paid a stipend for hours they put in which include weekly practical fire practice as well. The chief and training officer  are paid professionals.

The training was in its second day when concluded on Sunday.

The Justice Institute of British Columbia is in the lower mainland and trains police, fire fighters and prison guards.

Today in History:  February,20 1978

The last order of Victory is awarded to a Soviet.

Today in History, February 21, 1878

First telephone book is produced for New haven Connecticut.

Week in review,Pictures

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Merritt and district chamber of commerce

Gala

Mike Hume

Provincal Ambassadors

A former local resident and now a member of the Lytton Town ship a small community about an hour from here in the Fraser Canyon Mike Hume, was at the local toastmaster club last Tuesday Mike, the president of the Provincial Ambassador Society has put on the competition here at the local civic center for several years . The local toastmaster club has put on speech craft for local ambassador hopefuls and Mike was encouraging two more competitors to become short-term members of the local club to gain some experience in public speaking. Mike’s father Keith still lives just out-of-town in Lower Nicola and has a great bird hobby that includes  some exotic species. Both Mike and his dad were one time proprietors of a local pet store and a going concern before taking up a social work postilion with the Lytton First Nations.

Today in History, February 18,1929

The first Academy awards are  awarded.

Car Crash

A home off Nicola avenue’s, 1800 block in Merritt was struck by a car at about 2:30 am Saturday morning, the septuagenarian  women said that the police were there almost immediately and said the driver had been drinking.The elderly couples grandson was visiting from Alberta and asleep on the couch when the crash happened. No injury’s reported by the owner. And she had confidence in the car insurance as she had a file number from the attending police. Tire marks across the lawn  were littered with lens pieces and she said her concrete step saved here from more damage.

The couple spend many years as an agent for the Vancouver Sun and maintain a great garden at this home.

Today in History, February 17, 1753

Sweden , February 18th becomes March 1 as they convert to the Gregorian calendar.

Red Cross

There was a red cross presence here several years ago when a conservative government was elected on a privatization campaign. It is not a big presence now,I know a volunteer that arranges crutches  for people was the last I heard of them.  I am not sure they still do that. Crutches can be rented from drug stores and purchased out right. The organization is known as a NGO Non Government Organization in the United States and as a relief organization. Something that the government does most of here. An American  Red Cross Ambulance showed up in a used car lot recently we think reflecting a better purchasing position of the Canadian dollar across the line.

A source says that Wall Mart sells crutches and the lowest price is the law.

Today in History, February 16, 2005:

The Kyoto protocol come in to effect after being ratified by the Russian legislature.

Road Kill

Deer are particularly bad to hit with a car as sometimes the height is about right to roll the deer up the hood of the car and the body fits the windshield about right. Serious damage can occur as well as injury.The city workers were on the Voght street right of way yesterday morning  removing a small to medium-sized mule deer from the ditch. With  out ceremony its body was placed in the bucket of a back hoe to be taken to city land above  current cemetery for burial. The worker in charge said they are no longer to put them in the local landfill.

He also said its the first one he has had to deal with but there are many deer about in the night. We assume speeds are not enough to catch deer by surprise ,as out on the highway. The freeway is fenced both sides with high fences against deer and moose and some underpasses are provided for them however that may not always prevent an animal that can cover a lot of distance in a night from coming  on the highway near a town and continuing well into the freeway. Be where, of speeds at night that may over drive your headlights.

Today in History, February, 15 1971

The decimalization of British coinage  on decimal day is done.

Chamber awards

The business community(106 people) came out for their annual awards gala Saturday the 12 th. Merritt at one time talked of 500 plus Business licenses over time by the local govt B DC, that would be  about one for every bakers dozen of men, women, and children.

The winners are:

Harry Sanders Memorial Award: Posts Meat Market

Community Booster: Dr. Don McLeod

Tourism: Baillie House Tourist Information Center.

Employee of the year: Penny Blain, BC Visitors Center.

Non-Profit business of the year: Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary.

Home Based Business Excellence: Second Avenue Signs:

Business of the year: Best Value Glass.

Today in History, February 14, 1998

The first of 24 satellites for GPS are put in place.

TGIF

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Today in History, February 11, 1990

Nelson Mandela released from prison after 27 years.