To the seasons of life
Lots of class entertainers, and for those that were there a good experience. A consensus of those polled saw a favorable enjoyable weekend with some big stars. Local bars did well thursday and friday, but fewer people were in town because of the fact there were no shuttle buses running.
Was it was profitable? That will come to be told ; you would think they would have a plan to rebuild over a multi-year term.
Today in History : July 11 1971
Copper mines in Chile are nationalised.
The big beautiful dormant volcano that we live beside is striking in its presence today. Its lines are resilient with strength and its demeanor is stable. What is noticeable is that it is all green. A few short years ago it was creeping with red, as bug kill advanced down its easterly slope now it is not seen and the image is once again great .
The collapse of the mountain pines beetle predicted must have come in the night without fanfare.
Today in History July 8 1874
The Mounties begin their march to the West.
Country Music Hall of Fame was officially opened last night ;again , this time I talked to Jack Madrigas a former director for the Museum the city runs for years and he offered a tour. He is a new volunteer with the CMHF.
The hall of fame occupies the old Armstrong’s Department store that was nicely renovated for it. the store goes back to before World War One and The business person whose name it bears is a protagonist in a play being presented in late July for the City’s Centenary.
A number of displays of artifacts and plaques of inductees are displayed.
The hall of fame compliments the street mall downtown this week.
A local paper is reporting that the group got about ten thousand dollars for a grand official opening in 2012, got love those openings.
Today in History July 7 1958
The US sign the Alaska State hood law
There are numbers of bus tours that come through here. With seven highways and we as a hub many destination tours use Merritt as a stop. A local Korean Sushi restaurant can get 4 a day of Asian nationals stopping for the cuisine. The divided highways and ascetics make for a pleasant and scenic route weather driving or riding.
Motorcycles like the less used and more challenging routes to communities such as Princeton and Spence’s bridge and the Fraser canyon route to Vancouver.
Any mode chosen this time of the year makes for glorious trips to and fro in the South Central Interior of British Columbia.
Today in History, July 6 1947
The AK -47 goes into production in the Soviet Union
The local Chamber is hosting the street mall for the music festival. Twenty five business’s have booked as of today and it is running on the 2000 and part of the 2100 block of Quilchena avenue starting at 9AM on the 7th. There is entertainment free at Spirit Square off Voght on Granite one block away on Friday and Saturday.
Every booth is buttoned up and closed by 6:PM daily.
The members of the Chamber paid 200 dollars to have a booth and non-members 300. The chamber has ensured that all food vendors have permits from Central Health.Visitors may have confidence in the safety and security of the street mall in our view based on experience and our good business sence .
The street mall downtown Merritt runs at the same time as the Merritt Mountain Music Festival, July 7-10 inclusive. ( look for cameos downtown)
Today in history, July 5.2003
SARS disease contained by the World Health Organization
Today in History, July 1, 1967
The Dominion of Canada is proclaimed.
There is a very active swim club here,and they host an invitational meet in the summer time at the local aquatic center.
People camp on the lawn, sleep in the drained wading pool and arena parking lot to stay close to the events.
The event is scheduled for July 23- 24 this summer.
Today in History, June 30,1969
Nigeria bans all Red Cross aid to Biafra.
The local college is adding a mechanical lift for bed ridden patients that need to be moved to chairs. This is for instruction to make care aids for local and distant old age homes. Not that long ago it was done by people and it resulted in back strain to nurses.
Today in History,June 29, 1613
The Globe Theater in London burns down.
Water levels are dropping rapidly on the local rivers , however the western mountains still have visible snow on them.
About the second week in august the dew point goes low enough to give much comfort to the fire situation here. that is a mater of less than seven weeks from now , meaning to the casual observer that fire season may be moderate this year .
Today in history, June 28 1969
Stone wall riots, in New York, mark the beginning of the gay rights movement.
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