To the seasons of life
The price of gasoline has dropped again , another sent brings it down to 97.9 cents a liter.
There is a referendum going on in the lower mainland at this time that would see a 1/2 cent a liter levy on gasoline to pay for an expansion of transit.
On this day: January 23rd 1986
The first induction of artists to the Rock and Roll hall of Fame in Cleveland Ohio
The Nicola Valley Film Society is having the international film Like father like Son for their February meeting. The film will be shown in the NVIT lecture Theater at 7 pm on February 16th 2015. The film rated G was the winner of the jury award at the Cannes Festival. No food or drink in the lecture theater.
On this day, January 22 1990:
The psychological barrier of a dollar a liter was broken two weeks ago and the price of gas lingered at 99.9 for a time but now it has dropped another cent to 98.9 at he down town Petro Can.
The convenience store/gas station at the junction of highway 97c/8 and 5 also offers a loyalty program that gives 12 cents a liter discount to card holders. Shell and Chevron price are par with the Petro Can and there is no feeling of a price war.
Today in history: January 20th 1992
Inter air flight 148, an Airbus 320-111 crashes in Strasbourg France killing 87 people.
People are talking of the end of Target stores here in Canada. Target came into Canada two years ago to take over the Zellers Store chain. Zellers inc had previously taken over the 300 stores of the oldest company in the world, the Canadian based Hudson’s Bay Company.
The 130 odd stores that target had when it failed are being protected from seizures by Bankruptcy.
Another Dollar store has been built in Merritt, and sources say may be opening soon.
Today in history:January 16th 1970
Buckminister Fuller gets the gold medal from the Institute of American Architects.
The City of Merritt British Columbia has Canadian Flag at about 3000 Ft above sea level on the west side. Set on the hillside it commands highway number 8 below.
Placed and maintained by a local business the 8 by 16 foot flags last about 600 thousand “severe flaps of the flag by the wind and cost about 1000 dollars to replace”. The business has done this for the community since 1967.
Below at the highway level there is a concrete bin that offers free sand. The owner says its not construction grade or washed but it’s fine for walks and cat boxs etc… People are welcome to take amounts appropriate for those uses.
Today in history:January 15th 1892
James Naismith publishes the rules to basket ball.
A driver for Jim Lamb Contracting from Kamloops says that he is hauling logs from Peter Hope Lake to the local to Tolko’s mill here in Merritt.The routing is on highway 5A, Aka the old Kamloops road. He says he makes three loads a day and when asked about breakup something that could last three months at one time he said ” we don”t know”. The driver affirmed that he can not make money with the 70 % axle restriction on the highway. He makes three trips a day now from the popular recreational area north east of Merritt, just past stump lake :http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/explore/high_country/merritt/peterhop.htm.
A colder winter may effect the length of restrictions on the highway when frost comes out of the ground.
Tolko industries is having a green wood waste burner built beside its operation in Merritt. The burner will co generate power into the BC Hydro grid.
Today in history:January 14th 2005
The Huygens probe lands on Saturn’s moon Titan.
The local public library is giving an alternative for fines, a new designation known as a convenience fee. They have a few suggestions for the use of the fee when your library item is late:
I had two chapters to finish fee.
I was having a breaking bad weekend and didn’t want to interrupt it fee.
The mother in law was coming and I took three days to clean up fee.
Woke up at three am and remembered my book but didn’t want to drive in my pj’s fee.
My cat hid the gook under my bed fee .
I went hiking and wound up on Gilligans Island fee
It was my spouses fault fee X 2
The library located at 1691 Garcia street in Merritt is a member of the Thompson Nicola Regional District system and has corporate borrowing from all member libraries.
Convenience fees are 10 cents a day for books and magazines, 25 cents PD for DVDs and one dollar PD for quick reads and quick views.
Get those books back…. you can not renew a book that has a hold on it.
Today in history: January 13th 1968
Johnny Cash sings at Folsom prison.
The price of regular gasoline here in Merritt has dropped to 99.9 cents per liter. This is the first time in a several years that the price has been under a dollar , once it dropped to 77.9 and briefly stayed before climbing back to the well over the dollar a liter level.
Today in History:January 9th 1839
The French Academy of Sciences announce the development of Daguerreotype photography.
They look innocuous but they can be deadly. Water dripping off a roof can produce icicles weighting multiple tens of pounds quickly, these items falling can do serious damage to a human.
Damage and injuries caused by icicles
Icicles can pose both safety and structural dangers.[5] Icicles that hang from an object may fall and cause injury and/or damage to whoever or whatever is below them. In addition, ice deposits can be heavy. If enough icicles form on an object, the weight of the ice can severely damage the structural integrity of the object and may cause the object to break.
The story of an English youth who was killed by a falling icicle in 1776 has been often recounted.[6][7][8][9]
Armstrong, the scientist from the National Snow and Ice Data Center, told a journalist, “Another twist is very large icicles falling from cliffs along highways hitting cars. Where I used to work doing avalanche hazard assessment and forecasting along U.S. Highway 550 in southwestern Colorado, icicles have fallen and destroyed passing cars.”[1]
In 2010, five people were killed and 150 injured by icicles in Saint Petersburg, Russia after a heavy snow that also caused apartment block roofs to collapse, as well as creating water damage to private homes and to the National Library of Russia.[10]
Kathleen F. Jones of the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory states, “The combination of the ice load and the wind on ice load can break wires, cross arms, and poles and/or other supporting structures. Damage associated with icicles on roofs may be to vehicles parked next to the overhang. Icicles on roofs are also often associated with ice dams that may cause water to infiltrate under the shingles with possible water damage to the house or building and its contents.”
Today in history: January 8th 1887
Wolf Mountain Montana sees the last battle between Crazy Horse and the United States Army
The Nicola Valley Film Society is presenting the international film Tracks on January 19th 2015,at the NVIT lecture theater. set in Australia the film sees the use of camels in sever conditions.A companion dog makes better the danger of a 1700 mile journey. Rated PG 13, it features award winning cast , Mia Wasikowska,Adam Driver and Lily Pearl… One hundred and 12 minutes.
There is no food or beverage allowed in the theater, show time is 7:PM, season ticket holders must present early to have admission.
Movie Trailer:http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2802756121/imdb/embed?autoplay=false&width=400
Today in history January 6th 1931.
Thomas Edison files for his last patent.
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