To the seasons of life
Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The Petro Canada at the junction of highway 5 , 97c and eight is showing a drop in price by a cent to $1.26 a liter.
Editors note:There is a summer driving season that puts pressure on fuel prices. Winter road conditions may put serious downward pressure on demand and use of highways.
Today in history: November 22 1987
A pirate dressed as Max Headroom hijacks two Chicago television stations.
The temperature is dropping to about -11 c today with serious snow on the ground here in Merritt at our 600 odd meter home. It feels homey and there is less traffic.
When we quipped to Everett Spahan that he was dressed like he had just come out of the Mongolian Step he affirmed the metaphor and posed for this picture.
Everett Spahan in the empty lot that borders Coopers in Merritt BC. First cold day of winter.
Up date: at 7:30 this morning the temperature was -18 with the windchill.
Today in history: November 20th 1917
The Ukraine is declared a republic.
A patrol car used by the RCMP
Photo KDG
Dean Morrison has been unaccounted for since October 22. Dean in his forties , a father of 3 was involved in the campaign leading to the defeat of incumbent MLA Harry Lali in the last provincial election as a campaign worker. Was a former editor of the local newspaper and recently employed at the Stump Lake Ranch. A source says that the RCMP have finished the investigation without leads to where or what state he is in.
His family has a history of going missing and his mother is reported by the Kamloops daily news as feeling that he is still alive.
Today in history: November 15th 1889
Brazil becomes a republic.
There was a presentation of the Thompson Okanogan Tourist Association at the civic center, this week. About twenty people took the session in including Merritt’s Mayor Susan Roline, Councilor Clara Norguard, Councilor Kurt Christopherson.
The presentation outlines “what might happen here in Merritt in tourism” Merritt Councilor Kurt Christopherson”
Sandy Curnew the manager of the Downtown Tourist Info center was also in attendance.
The presenter outlined a need that tourism needs to have a continuity province to province.
The local Tourist association has their AGM Thursday..
Today in history: November 14th 1770
James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile river.
Time changes in 2013:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=188&year=2013
Have a great weekend.
Halloween came and went last evening we had a
bout 20 people in the center of town and we noticed lots of cars taking kids to homes of people they knew and trusted.
Fire works seemed briefer then other years . KDG
Today in history: November 1 1956
A coal mine disaster in Spring Hills Nova Scotia kills 39 miners, 88 are rescued.
Sculls
There was a trailer in Merritt this morning filled with rowing boats the trailer was marked Edmonton rowing club.
Not of lot of water around Edmonton it must be a challenge to find rowing venues there?
Today in History: October 28th 1017
Henry III Holy Roman emperor is born.
The Hitching post is a theme restaurant at Lower Nicola BC , a little unincorporated community about 7 km West of Merritt. Lower Nicola has a community hall, community water and Smith pioneer park. The cowboy themed Hitching Post was once a general store and Canada Post outlet; know as Bevan’s store.
Lower Nicola is a photographers paradise this time of the year with many interesting buildings fall colors of tress that grow around the Nicola river and local creeks.
They are offering steak and lobster on October 27th for $37.00 a plate in a featured evening including live music.
Today in history: October 22 2008
India launches its first unmanned lunar space mission.
Its good that it is friday….
Today the 2013 Noble peace prize will be awarded.
Albert Noble put aside a perpetual award from the money he got for developing dynamite. He had hoped that his invention would only be used for peaceful purposes, he was saddened to see it applied to warfare. However over all his invention saved the lives of many explosive handlers over time as it stabilized nitro..
The 2013 winner of the prize is The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons : http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2013/
Today in history: October 11th 2000
The Polaroid corporation files for bankruptcy.
There is a drop in ESL group at the public library Tuesdays and Fridays at 10 am.
No registration is required .
Today in History: September 25th 303
On a mission to preach the gospel St Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens France
Have a great weekend.
Today in history: September 20th 1977
The republic of Vietnam becomes a member of the United Nations.
Hey Merit what do you say?
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