You are presumed to be honest and responsible without evidence to the contrary beyond a reasonable doubt… on the balance of probablilties you are justified by 51 % likelyhood.
Pheromones packages still on trees , bug population collapsed ? File photo KDG
If you see one of these on a tree it maybe a pheromones package left from a baiting program run some years ago to draw Mountain pine beetle into an area already ravaged by them.
Iron mountain was visibly red with dead timber at the time it bears no red of dead now. However we are in a drought and our small community is coping well with it although human intervention pales in comparison to natures timing we do seasonably well here in Merritt. The Nicola Lake dam on the river going through the city brings comfort to us here as it is another well managed human intervention.
On this day: August 25th 1835
The great moon hoax is perpetrated by the New York Sun paper.
The area now occupied by the 270 million dollar Merritt Green energy project had this lone box car sitting on it until construction.
Landed immigrants, labourers were once employed to load these things with dimensional lumber by hand. Automation dramatically changed the dynamics of this industry from a few decades ago.
We are on a course that does not allow for going back to that…
On this Day August 20th 1866
United States President Andrew Johnson declares the Civil War over.
Motor cycles tour through Merritt often….File photo KDG
Merritt has three freeway options going by as well as a number of undivided highways with corners and easy pull off at lakes and rivers. These routes are sometimes preferred by groups of motorcycle enthusiasts.
A group of international firemen were coming into town on highway 8 from the Fraser canyon on the weekend enjoying the alternate route. They were planning on continuing to Kamloops on 5A and stopping at the historic Quilchena Hotel on Nicola lake.
Watch out for deer they can be devastating to a MC.
On this Day: August 19th 1989
Radio Caroline an offshore (pirate) radio station is raided by interested governments.
This item was on display at a local plumbers shop some time ago . We think of it today to remember the undying creed of our friends the Americans down south. Necessity is the mother of invention.
Of course getting more control works well with livelihood and environment but not so well in relationships…
Editors Note: Big Mikey a credible plumbing source, recommends the small 1.28 liter toilet instead of the extra hundred dollars for the dual ( he doesn’t stock but can get). Mike says you can hold the handle down for a bigger flush on the smaller tanked unit.
On this Day: August 19th 1868
Helium is discovered by French Astronomer Pierre Janssen
There is a reported meter shower this week. Downtown or mountain top aside cloud cover may obscure the viewing. If your up have a look you may get lucky. listed below are some showers nominated to be established ( Green) , the orange is Pro temporary. Of the over six hundred listings about a hundred are established. Some of the names have derivatives of the star constellations associated with them. Star finders are available a public libraries to show where they can be located in the dome of the sky ( an area 90 degrees above you from where the horizon goes into the west and east.) Field glasses or telescopes there is a chance of seeing these things regularly…
A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth’s atmosphere at extremely high speeds on parallel trajectories. Most meteors are smaller than a grain of sand, so almost all of them disintegrate and never hit the Earth’s surface. Intense or unusual meteor showers are known as meteor outbursts and meteor storms, which may produce greater than 1,000 meteors an hour.[1] The Meteor Data Center lists about 600 suspected meteor showers of which about 100 are well established.
Dan Albas no longer MP for Merritt since August election writ dropped. Photo: KDG
The 2015 election sees a boundary change that brings Merritt in with West Kelowna and Dan Albas home town of Penticton a different riding.
As of today there are no candidates registered or confirmed with elections Canada for our new riding (Central Okanagan Nicola.) Nomination ends September 28th with a list of candidates coming September 30th for the October 19th vote.
On this Day: August 13th 2010
A refuge ship carrying hundreds of Tamil refugees docks at Canadian Forces navel Base Esquimalt on Vancouver Island.
Rod and others were busy Tuesday morning installing a Blue Reserved for EV parking marker at the 500 Volt 130 amp DC charging station on Vought street.
The blue is not to be confused with handicap parking as it is for EV vehicles charging at the station. There is also a 90 Amp (70 continuous AC charger with in reach of the parking stall.
The parking lot is used for the farmers market until October and on Saturday mornings.
Andrew a supervisor says that the markings were supplied by BC Hydro.
Editors note: The DC charger is 500 volts 120 amps.
On this day: August 12th 30 BC
Cleopatra the seventh makes an Asp of her self ending her life.
Its owner Jerry say s that its required now and that it gives him the right to cross a public road to get to off roading on the other side. No ICBC insurance required but he says he has private insurance of some kind. Snow mobiles have been doing this for some time and there is a vibrant club here in Merritt . they have their AGM usually at the Merritt civic center behind city hall MTC.
On this day : August 11th 1929 Babe Ruth hits 500th home run, first ever recorded.
An unconfirmed source says that a Williamson sap sucker may have been spotted in the area. The report as yet unconfirmed involves a local naturalist who says it is an important sighting.
The area is said to be west of Merritt within 10 minutes drive.
On this Day: August 7th 1981
The Washington Star ceases publication after more then a century.
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