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Partial calendar survey

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December 31, 2015
Happy New Year KDG

Happy New Year
KDG

Happy New Year from the Proprietor Review

See you in 2016….

The new year will bring a need for new calendars unless you completely rely on phones or computers here is a brief survey of calendar availability in small town Merritt BC.:
Hub Insurance broker’s were all gone in November same for Royal Le page Reality.
Royal Bank, and CIBC available, picked up one from each on the 29th of January.
The local Shriner s sell a cash calendar as a fund raiser with prizes. The first being $1000.00 on January first, the Coldwater Hotel has one displayed already.
A source says that The Dollar Store has calendar’s for something over a dollar.

On this day December 31st 1960

The Farthing is no longer coin in the UK

 

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Wild Tales

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December 30, 2015

The Toronto International Film Circuit and the Nicola Valley Film Society will be starting up for the second half of their season on Monday January 18th with the film Wild ones. According to Terry Frizzel the societies Vice President posters will be up soon for the film, a full poster is usually displayed in the public library.
Screening time is 7PM at the NVIT lecture theater,free parking and no food or drink in the theater. 5 dollar admission at the door for members
Membership available at the door.
For a look at the trailer and trailers for the rest of the season go to:https://nicolavalleyfilmsociety.wordpress.com/
On this Day: December 30th 2006
Iraq leader Saddam Hussein loses his life for crimes against humanity.

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Christmas moon

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December 29, 2015

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The next time there is a full moon on Christmas day will be in twenty years :2035.

We took this picture here in Merritt in a clear ,calm and quiet evening.We were more fortunate then some other places.

Marja Sergina dies, as the last fluent speaker of the now  nearly extinct language  Akkala Sami, of the Kola Peninsula, Russia.

 

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Holidays

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December 22, 2015
Music has charm File Photo Photo KDG

Music has charm
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Happy Holidays from The Proprietor Review.

Peace on Earth and good will toward mankind belongs to you in every conversation but not at the expense of truthfulness…

We will be back after the holidays.

On this Day: December 22 1992

The Archives of Terror are discovered.

 

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TGIF-98.9

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December 18, 2015
Crows at local gas bar !! File Photo KDG

Crows at local gas bar !!
File Photo KDG

Gasoline at the local Petro Canada are under a dollar a liter. 98 cents are a lot better but not as good as prices under 80 cents in some prairie provinces.

Average price in the province at this 112.4 lowest 94.9 trending higher: http://www.gasbuddy.com/
on this Day: December 18th 1932

The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL championship game.

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Marketing the galaxies

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December 17, 2015

The new star wars movie is coming with a lot of marketing of the images. Big money in that brand. People need to pay for legitimate stuff or pay the price for your crime.

Counterfeit consumer products have a reputation for being lower quality (sometimes not working at all) and may even include toxic elements. This has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, due to automobile and aviation accidents, poisoning, or ceasing to take essential compounds (e.g. in the case a person takes non-working medicine)

Enjoy the excitement of the wakening of all those Jedis.

https://twitter.com/ParisInstagram/status/677251118112620544 

 

 

On this Day: December 17th 497 BC

The first festival in Ancient Rome to the god Saturn.

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It’s a movie

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December 16, 2015

On this Day: December 16th 1995

The first official use of the name EURO.

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Photo Show

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December 15, 2015
Rick Blacklaw presents his photos At the Merritt Old Courthouse Gallery Dec /15 photo KDG

Rick Blacklaw presents his photos At the Merritt Old Courthouse Gallery Dec /15
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A book launch happened on Saturdays a the Court House Gallery , University of Calgary grad Rick and Carol Blacklaw presented In the steps of Alexander Mackenzie. The show goes to the 19th The gallery is open  from noon to 6PM Thursday through Saturday.

 

On  this Day: December 15th 1994

Palua becomes a member of the United Nations….

 

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TGIF-Christmas Bird Count December 20th 2015

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December 11, 2015
Mallard on Nicola River File Photo KDG

Mallard on Nicola River
File Photo KDG

The Nicola Naturalists are organizing the Merritt Christmas Bird Count. This count has been running since 1995 and is one of thousands held across N America and other parts of the world. The count is on Sunday 20th December 2015 – you can come for the whole day or part of the day. We tally all the species and numbers of birds within a 22 km diameter circle. The area is divided up and groups of birders spend the day looking for both common and rare species.

Source Alan Burger

Here are a few samples of birds within 22 Kilometers of Merritt…

 

Ring Neck Doves File Photo KDG

Ring Neck Doves
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Sandpiper Photo KDG

Sandpiper
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Mallard Duck File Photo KDG

Mallard Duck
File Photo KDG

Heron Photo KDG

Heron
Photo KDG

Feeders help Photo KDG

Feeders help Sparrows
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On this Day: December 11th 1997

The Kyoto Protocol comes up for signature.

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Holiday release season

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December 10, 2015

 

There is a number of films coming out for the holiday season! Ron Howard’s new film based on the classic Moby Dick looks promising as well as the Star Wars return.

On this Day: December 10th 1955

Mighty Mouse Playhouse begins on television.

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Hall of Fame

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December 9, 2015
Portraits by a Muralist in Merritt during the Merritt Mountain Music festival time Photo KDG

Portraits by a muralist
in Merritt during the Merritt Mountain Music Festival time
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The Canadian Music hall of fame 2025 Quilchena is open as the local Chamber hosts a tree Festival in the building. Usually only open for long weekends and special events it will be open Tuesday to Friday to the 11th of December. Chamber manager Etelka Gillespie says. The regular exhibits are available including a video panel  featuring some stars.

 

Ron Sanders a principal in the Walk of Stars File photo KDG

Ron Sanders a principal in the Walk of Stars
File photo KDG

The Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame honours Canadian country music artists, builders or broadcasters, living or deceased. The artifact collection includes extensive biographical information on the inductees. It is located in downtown Merritt, British Columbia at 2025 Quilchena Avenue. The facility is open year round for custom tours, and is open to the public on seasonally adjusted hours. The initiative is governed by a not-for-profit society (the Canadian Country Music Heritage Society). Source Wikipedia

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Portraits by a muralist in Merritt during the Merritt Mountain Music Festival Photo: KDG

 

 

On this Day: December 9th 1966

Barbados joins the UN.

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Line Dancing

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December 8, 2015
The old court house on Nicola avenue , in Merritt. File Photo Photo KDG

The Old Court House on Nicola Avenue , in Merritt.
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The love to dance studio is offering line dancing on Tuesday nights at 6:30 PM. This small rural communities population is suited to Line Dancing because of its cowboy culture.

Line Dancing  has only been offered for Community Rec 12 classes at the local high school as far as we can recall.  The desert in had a group of line dancing children at the height  of the Merritt Mountain Music Festival. We attended a Hearts and Stroke Society Convention in Kamloops some decades ago and we had instruction and practice in sessions at the convention. We took our new skills out on the town and tried them at a local NC in the evening. Kudos to the business located at the Old Courthouse Gallery, 2000 block Nicola Avenue in Merritt.

A line dance is a choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps in which a group of people dance in one or more lines or rows without regard for the gender of the individuals, all facing either each other or in the same direction, and executing the steps at the same time. Unlike in circle dancing, line dancers are not in physical contact with each other. source Wikipedia

 

On this Day: December 8th 1922

Northern Ireland leaves the Irish Free State.

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