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October 14th, Canada

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Today in history: October 14th 222

Pope  Callixtus I is killed by a mob in Rome after he had stabilized Saturday fasts to 3 times a year with no food wine or oil..

Craft swap

Craft swap Merritt Public library 1691 Garcia in Merritt BC CA

Craft swap Merritt Public library 1691 Garcia in Merritt BC CA

The tables are set out at the local library for the craft swap. Bring in un used crafts in good condition and then see them taken up by new owners.

Today in history: October 12th 1968

Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain.

Peace prize

Merit of Merritt

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.

Thanksgiving

English: Shield for British Columbia Highway 5...

English: Shield for British Columbia Highway 5A. Arms from File:Arms of British Columbia.svg, shield shape and other details simple shapes. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The holiday weekend is quickly approaching and spots out for those so disposed are hard to find to meet the expectations of that peaceful day. We recommend the Quilchena Hotel for a good thanksgiving outing .

Quilchena is a historic site operated by the Rose family on the lower road to Kamloops going north on highway 5A . It closes for the season right after thanksgiving untill April.

http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Hotel_Review-g660791-d1491790-Reviews-Quilchena_Hotel-Quilchena_British_Columbia.html

Today in history: October 10th 2009

Armenia and Turkey agree to open their borders.

Torsos More so

The showing for October runs from the 11th 4:00 PM to October 26th 6 :00 PM.

The October show, running from October 11 through the 26th, features local multi media artist, Cindilla Trent. Cindilla is a well known local artist who works in many mediums. For October, she has gone into her knowledge of working clay to produce some awe inspiring Clay Torsos. Still maintaining the fun she shares in all her previous works, Cindilla has put her spin on the human torso. …
The small community of Merritt British Columbia has a pronounced art community including the Arts Council, Valley Visual Artists and  an artisan cooperative.

Today in history: October 9th 2006

It is alleged that North Korea had its first nuclear test !

ten cents a cup

The local Starbucks is one of the outlets that are participating in a 10 cent discount of coffee with your own cup. Yep fill up your own cup and you will keep a dime and one less paper cup goes to the landfill.


Watch for deer when going up Voght to coffee houses in the early AM!
Today in history: October 8th 1982

The musical Cats opens on broadway and runs  for 18 years.

The week in pictures 10/5/13

BCAMTA

Merit of Merritt

Its good that it is friday….

The local British Columbia Aboriginal Training Association has a posted goal in their office at NVIT the local first nations run community college. The goal is 650 employed by March 2015.

They also post stats that claim 1998 intakes and 613 employed to date since 2010

SPF (funding partnership including federal government And mining companies such as Teck and First Nations) since 2012: 1054 intakes and 253 employed.

The British Columbia Mining Industry employed 30, 000 people in BC in the heydays of the 1979s ,about the size of the civil service with more than 30 operating mines. It has enjoyed a comeback in recent years after a hiatus to global operations.

Today in history: October 4 , 1883

The first trip of the train Orient Express.

Charging station

English: Mode 4 EV

English: Mode 4 EV (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The first charging station that Merritt  has is in the parking lot of the local arena, by the shaded area, next to the Baillie house historical site and downtown tourist info center. The local farmers market made a barrier to it on Saturdays and October 1st saw a crew of three working on what the lead hand said is a new charging station it is a few yards to wards Voght street and it seems that it will give  curb side access to it from the street,this will is not possible with the one in the parking lot and access to it is from Merritt or Mamette Avenue. This may be a little less convenient for those that are not inclined to look for them.

There is a no parking here to the corner sign  accross from the new installation.

There are 5 240 volt charging stations in Merritt and are on the smart phone location indicators.

Some long-range EV’s take up to 3 days to charge at  home on a 120 volts however there are 240 volt chargers available to be installed at home that cut that time  to a couple of hours. If you are inclined to spend 2 thousand dollars this is a good option http://www.pge.com/includes/docs/pdfs/shared/environment/pge/cleanair/ev6pt4.pdf

A source says that you can also get an adapter and use an already installed 240 volt dryer connection. Getting rid of an electric clothes dryer for a EVs convenience would seem appealing to many in the environmental movement. govern your self so.

Today in history: October 3, 1873

Captain Jack is hanged.

FahCheong The Art Book

There is another new author here in Merritt Pius Cheong a world renowned sculpture , Nicola Valley resident  and Singapore premier sculptor has published a book on his sculptures.

The book launches at the Merritt public library on October the 8th at the Merritt public library. registration is required. There will be new sculptures on display.

Update:  The event was succesful as below:

We had a positive experience at the Merritt Public Library hosted by library head Deborha Merrick. The evening event brought about a realization that there is another new author here in Merritt. The author is Pius Cheong a world renowned sculpture, a Nicola Valley resident and Singapore premier sculptor. Pius has published a book on his sculptures: The Art Book was available for viewing and purchase for 80 dollars.

 

The book launched at the Merritt public library on October the 8th. Registration was required, and there were new sculptures on display.

 

An interview or conversation with the artist by Doug Strand, a local artist, culturally and artistically enriched the listeners

Today in history: October 2, 1950

The Peanuts Cartoon is published by George Shultz

Snow

September 30th 2013 saw snow visual at about the 1500 meters level and it is still there a noon today.

A wind and heavy rain saw a drop in temperature and a pronounced start to the change in leaf colour in deciduous trees.

Today in history: September 30th 1949

The Berlin airlift ends after 15 months of attempted Soviet currency domination.

TGIF

Merit of Merritt

It’s good that it is friday….

The buildings that hosted the youth Mural Project while Michelle Loughrey ( master muralist) was doing her country music stars mural project became the Fireside center  another youth outreach. It is sponsored by people like the United way and the local wellness center. They are hosting a Net Flex film night. The event is for anyone 13 to 18 years of age , it is on every Thursday night at 4 PM.

There are eats incuding pizza provided.

The fireside center is at 2026 Granite avenue off the off Spirit Square.

Today in history: September 27th 1777

Lancaster Pennsylvania is made the Capital of the United States for one day.