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.
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Have a great day, we are on holidays, for a week, please enjoy the day in history until we return.
On this Day: August 4th 1902
The Greenwich foot tunnel under the Thames River opens.
We would like to take some time off to enjoy.
To those that need to bob and weave for duties like fields good luck ….
At this writing there are something over 15 hours of daylight, August 8th will be 14 hrs 25 minutes decreasing about three minutes a day; making August 15th’s Sun at 14 hrs 22 minutes.
Have a great day, we are on holidays, for a week, please enjoy the day in history until we return.
On this day: August 2 1939
Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard make a formal pitch to the US to begin the Manhattan project.
Merritt has a lot of local talent sometime featured in programs
file Photo KDG
Have a great long weekend,festival goers and those that jam with friends…
On this day: July 29th 1957
The International Atomic Energy Commission is established.
Music fest back Photo KDG
The rocking river music festival is on this weekend with president and performer Ken Hess with the eight ball. The festival is at the former Merritt Mountain Festival grounds.
There are some new glass cases at the Canadian Country Hall of Fame on Quilchena Avenue, downtown Merritt; they include clothing from some lessor known artists from eastern Canada, as well as famous ones.
The availability of tickets have never been a problem in the past for any event.\, held at the grounds in Merritt. Local volunteers are being used at the site including Chamber of Commerce ones.
A pop up store organized by 5 local artists is also at the CCMH of Fame.
Two minors enjoying the local river down stream from the music festival site a few years ago and around the 1st of July Photo KDG
On this day: July 28th 1935
The B-17 flying fortress bomber takes to the air for the first time.
Ken Hess is the entertainment at the city music in the park. Central Park Merritt. Start time 6 PM.
Ken Hess is a principal in the Merritt Rockin on the River Music Festival, and a country music entertainer from BC’s lower mainland.
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On this Day: June 23rd 1946
The Vancouver Island Earthquake of 1946
Editors note: We advise that you seek local government advice on conditions.
English bull dog is glad for the off leash park.
File Photo KDG
Lots of on luck to the Brits on their decision on Thursday. It seems odd to us that our parental nation is trying to make a decision on independence.
Referendum on EU membership on Thursday is their decision and theirs alone.
Is that turn about Fair play?
On this Day: June 21st 2009
Greenland assumes self rule.
The longest day in for the Northern Hemisphere will be Monday. June 20th 2016 will be tip the return to shorter days at 22:34:00 UTC. That’s 3:44 PM Pacific time for us in BC. No clocks to put back or ahead.
The solstice will be accompanied/ followed with a full moon.
Moon at three quarter August Merritt BC
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On this Day: June 17th 1461
OJ Simpson is arrested for the alleged murder of his wife.
Music fest back File Photo KDG
The City recreation department has a music program in Central Park here in Merritt. Tomorrow evening they are featuring Kenny Hess.Ken is a principle in the Merritt Rockin on the River Music Festival, and is enjoying a full page add for his park appearance in the local newspaper, the Merritt Herald.
The event includes an open house at the for his summer festival at the Canadain Country Music Hall of Fame,2025 Quilchena Avenue in Merritt. The open house is from 4 PM to 5 and the performance is at 6 PM.
The Merritt Rockin on the River Music Festival is on July 28th to 31 2016, at the old Merritt Mountain Music Festival grounds.
Ken Hess is a country music performer from the lower mainland of BC.
The music in the park program continues with through the summer Thursdays ,see Merritt .Ca for details.
On this Day: June 22 1990
Checkpoint Charlie comes down in Berlin.
We respect and give thanks to all those in positions of responsibility.
On this Day: June 2nd 1953
Queen Elizabeth the Second is made monarch of Great Britain and realms.
Tree at the Baillie House, Merritt
File photo KDG
The Historic Baillie house had another stay over to engage the said ghost on the 21st of May. A documentary crew doing a series on alledged haunting in BC adds its name to the list of recent investigations held at the 2201 Vought Street site. BC Spirits had a recording session in 2008 and a reporter from the local newspaper the Merritt Herald spend a night alone a few years ago. All parties were seeking communication with haunting spirits.
Crying , and muffled speech by a number of entities as well as exploding light bulbs . A picture of an apparition was published by BC Spirits in a 2008 report.
We took this picture of a tree in the yard and when opened in the pixel program on our laptop it seemed to show a face. The tree died then came back to life the following year.
The white space at the Baillie house…..shows a ghostly face.
Photo KDG
Realtor Tom McDonough who lived in the house with his family for four years believes a number of the Edwardian houses in the downtown area of Merritt are haunted. Tom now lives in Vancouver.
Sandy Curnow, manager of the historical site said that the May 21st investigation was ” the strongest of the 13 documented: By the film crew .
More to come;
Editors note: believing and communicating about apparitions may effect your credibility.
On this Day May 31st 1669
Saying that he has poor eyesight Samuel Pepys records his last diary entry.
Gas price, the availability of fuel
File Photo KDG
From a individuals point of view Gasoline prices em to have benefited from laborer trouble in France and the Forest fires of Alberta. Crude at 50 dollars didn’t effect prices here over the long weekend but stayed static at 109.9 a liter.
At this writing gas prices are trending up so an effort on conservation is in order.
Glad to see crude prices going up because of domestic interruptions instead of conflict, lets pray and hope this trend continues…
On this Day: May 26th 2012
A cannibal attack occurs on the a causeway in Florida.
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