
Possible photo op depending were you are!
Maybe photo op
A young moon with a sweeping length will be out tonight. Look west under Venus for a possible Photo OP.
On this Day: March 27th 1945
Operation Starvation begins.

A young moon with a sweeping length will be out tonight. Look west under Venus for a possible Photo OP.
Operation Starvation begins.
Supporting people with epilepsy,the observance was founded by a young person named Cassidy Megan. The group estimates 50 million people in the world have this brain problem .

Cassidy Megan created the idea of Purple Day in 2008, motivated by her own struggles with epilepsy. Cassidy’s goal is to get people talking about epilepsy in an effort to dispel myths and inform those with seizures that they are not alone. The Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia came on board in 2008 to help develop Cassidy’s idea which is now known as the Purple Day for epilepsy campaign.
Source purpleday.org
Ground breaking for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

British Beef is barred from export because of Mad Cow Disease.
Grief is a natural response to losing someone or something that’s important to you. You may feel a variety of emotions, like sadness or loneliness. And you might experience it for a number of different reasons. Maybe a loved one died, a relationship ended, or you lost your job. Other life changes, like chronic illness or a move to a new home, can also lead to grief.
People are all different but we can all heal. The truth is always important.
Quartering Act passed by Great Britain

The sun will move across the horizon as spring moves to summer. Pick a spot to watch for it at sunset and you will see its weekly progress.
The General Relitivity Theory is published.

At 8:49 PM DST in BC spring equinox will happen. This is the soonest spring in a hundred and 24 years. Making Daylight savings time more attractive then ever.
Happy spring
A government in Saskatchewan is declared by Louis Riel.

The local Coopers store here in Merritt has limits on buying items, two of a food type. ” we have had trouble getting trucks” , “we will have trucks on Friday this week.” “Its just that they have been being over used elsewhere”
The public library and swimming pool joined in on closure to help virus concerns this week. The library has no return date posted ,a source at the pool says ” one month”.
Buds are comeing out on trees about Garcia street and a demonstrated strength in the sun makeing some hope for an end to the seasonal flu season.
Crimea Russian Accession Treaty signed.

The late 4th century or 5th century a former slave and missionary started to visit Ireland. His name was Patrick and became the patron saint, Patrick of Ireland. Credited for no snakes in Ireland he has endured the centuries without scandal. HE is remembered on his death day, March 17th, yearly by millions.

The BC government through The Union of BC Municipalities is advising its members to be in contact with the BC Center for Disease Control. They say today on the UBCM newsletter that the risk to BC people remains low. They also say that things are evolving with other levels of government.
Events and Gatherings
Yesterday the province directed that all event organizers cancel any gathering larger than 250 people. The Province has shared guidance on mass gatherings to assist with the case by case assessment of the risks posed by public gatherings. Source UBCM
The Selcan tunnel opens in Japan.
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Ides of March

No soothsayer required.
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Spring equinox

The Equinox will be on March 19th in the Kamloops Merritt area. The summer solstice will follow in circa 100 days on June 20tth 2020.
A global warning comes from the WHO about SARS syndrome.

Plumbing and treatment of waste water contributes greatly to the health and well being of modern peoples.

In a round about way!
The Confederate States adopt their constitution.

The Nicola Naturalists Society is hosting the Kamloops Exploration Group and giving the meeting over to them evening.
[Note the change in dates – not theusual third Thursday of the month.]
Dr. Christopher West is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He has degrees in Earth Sciences and Paleobiology, including a PhD from the University of Saskatchewan. He has published research on late Paleocene and early Eocene fossil floras from the Canadian High Arctic, British Columbia, and Alberta. Dr. West’s research interests are focused on reconstructing ancient climates and ecosystems using plant fossils in order to better understand ancient forest ecosystems, and how these ancient ecosystems gave rise to the modern forest biome in North America.
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In the lecture theater NVIT top of the hill Belshaw avenue in Merritt. The naturalists say all welcome membership or donation requested. Free parking.
Last legal female slave execution in the US.