To the seasons of life
Al Horne at discussion of Alexander with a fan.
File photo KDG
Local retired teacher in Merritt Al Horne will be presenting the last of his series on Alexander the Great at the local library staring Thursday the 13th of October, and continuing the next 2 Thursdays, 6-8 PM
Pre register at the desk of the library.
On this Day: September 30th 1968
The jumbo jet, Boeing 747 is shown to the public at the Evert Washington plant.
File Photo:KDG
There is the 2016 edition of the pacific forest rally here in Merritt this weekend. The event will see 22 rally cars on two courses Friday and Saturday.
A ceremonial start will be downtown on Friday between 4:30 Pm and %:30 PM on Granite avenue. The Helmer Lake forest special will then take place followed the next morning by the Dillard forest special. at 9:am. A Mab Lake Forest special will begin at 1Pm that day, concluding with another Helmer Lake Forest special at 3:45
A 9 PM End of Rally: event will see a winners podium at the Desert Inn downtown.
The 2016 Canadian Rally Championships Top standings has Maxime Labrie ahead of the pack with 49 points. His closest challenger is Wim van der Poel at 36.
Wim will be in the race driving car number 003, a Mitsubishi lancer evolution IX FB.
Pacific Forest Rally : File Photo KDG
On this Day: September 28th 1951
Color Television is introduced to the public and then discontinued.
The Rally supports a house for the disabled
Rally for the cause PFR partners with the Abilitas foundation.
A 800 acer ranch provided room for Coldwater Lodge, opened in 2013.
The Nicola Naturalists have had heir AGM and are onto the fall program with monthly speakers and activities. A big one is the Christmas bird count likely to be in the weekend of the 17 th of December any one keen on taking on a supporting or another role in the count would do well to start thinking for this annual event.
The October meeting will be on ants with speaker Dr. Bob Higgins of Thompson Rivers University. The talk is titled Ants of British Columbia ecological giants; the meeting will begin at 7 pm on the third Thursday as usual.
Ants are one of the most successful groups of animals on the planet. About 15,000 species have been described and they contribute more biomass to most ecosystems than any other animal group. Dr. Rob Higgins is an entomologist at Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops – a keen naturalist and an enthusiastic speaker. He will describe this diversity of ants and the ecological roles that ants play in British Columbia. He will also talk about new arrivals – the fire ants – that are overshadowing our native species.
The Christmas bird count for members goes beyond the local count to compilation and a reading of the health of the ecosystem in respect to how the critters are doing.
You don’t have to be an expert birder to participate in our Christmas Bird Count. It is a great way to get to learn the local winter birds – each birding group has at least one experienced birder. Followed by a festive potluck for participants. If you are interested in participating and not already on the contact list send us an e-mail
On this day: September 21st 1897
The yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus editorial make s it around New York.
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Sean bought a Nissan leaf, used a 2013 with 30,000 KM on it. He got a charge in Merritt this week and is ” seeing how far east he can take it before returning to his home in Vancouver’.
On this day: September 16th 1987
The Montreal protocol is established.
some birds fall to the ground File photo KDG
Starting Saturday the 17th there is a global geo cache emphasis on the hobby and the environment.
CITO Week begins this Saturday! For the first time in geocaching history, there will be a global CITO Week from September 17–25, 2016. You can earn a new souvenir by attending one of the CITO Events held during this week.
https://www.geocaching.com for more info….
On this Day: September 14th 1741
Handel completes Messiah
A returning Salmon rises out of the water in the Nicola river by the highway 8 entrance,(train bridge walking trail, ) Merritt BC August 12th/16
Photo KDG
The weekend saw the return of the salmon to the Nicola River here in Merritt. Numbers of fish were in the river at the junction of the Nicola and Coldwater rivers on the weekend.
A fish trap is upstream from the junction on the Coldwater River by Voght park, there is little indication of fish taking to the trap route at this writing.
On this Day: September 13th 16o9
Henry Hudson reaches his namesake river the Hudson.
Harvest coming soon
File photo KDG
September1 16th will see a full moon or harvest moon. At our elevation 700 meters above sea-level there is a possibility of frost. The average overnight low for September in Merritt BC is 5.9 degrees C.
The Harvest Moon
The Full Moon nearest the autumnal equinox is named the Harvest Moon since, during this month, the Moon helps the harvest by providing more light at the right time than other Full Moons do. Learn more in our article about the Harvest Moon.In years when the Harvest Moon falls in October, the September full Moon is usually known as the Full Corn Moon because it traditionally corresponds with the time of harvesting corn. It is also called the Barley Moon because this is the time to harvest and thresh the ripened barley. Source The Farmers Almanac.
There is only a week from the full moon to the fall equinox on the 22nd of September. Thanks to all you hard working farmers…
On this Day: September 2nd 1998
Swiss air flight 111 crashes off Nova Scotia Canada.
The local Credit Union insurance boss Jennifer ,is a professed long term cow person and has decorated the Voght street office with the wares of a wrangler in preparation for the Pro rodeo weekend here.
The electrical outlet has nothing to do with the operation of the saddle.
On this Day: September 1st 1836
Walla Walla Washington gets its first English speaking settler, Narcissa Whitman. She is one of the first to cross ,the Rocky Mountains, going west as a settler.
Moon rising
File photo KDG
The Moon will be full again on the 18th of August at 11:26:36 AM Central European Time, or 2:26;36 AM Pacific Standard Time. here is a thought from our moon source if you are out standing watching the sky.
We humans have mostly a distorted perception of large numbers. Let’s create a little scenario: imagine, one would take the entire Earth’s population of 7.4 billion people and bring them to Japan, to distribute them evenly. All people in the world in this one country! How many people would be standing on 1 square meter (approx. 11 square feet) in Japan? Take a guess … you immediately would think of masses of people, of the confinement, of people standing shoulder to shoulder … far from it! Every single person would have around 51 square meters (approx. 549 square feet) of space for themselves and the rest of the globe would be deserted …Source Full Moon Info.
A small apartment still possible for everyone to move to Japan. I guess the story that nation started the second world war for fill from artillery shells is exaggerated as well.
Any way there is a chance on the 18th for lovers in all places to enjoy a moment in the moon light on the 18th.
On this Day: August 18th 1920
Suffrage comes to US women by a constitutional amendment.
Grinding stone abandoned
but still working in a river dike
File photo KDG
On this Day: August 17th 1907
Pikes Place Market opens in Seattle.
A moment of announcement. BC Ambassadors, 2013
The annual youth ambassador scholarship program is on in Merritt again this weekend. Thursday, Friday and Saturday candidates will gracefully and thoughtfully present to come up with three young people to represent the province as youth ambassadors.
On this Day: August 12th 1851
Isaac Singer gets his patent for a sewing machine.
Have a great day, we are on holidays, for a week, please enjoy the day in history untill we return.
On this Day: August 5th 1926
Harry Houdini spends an hour and a half in a sealed case underwater and escapes.
Hey Merit what do you say?
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