An example of the stock cars in use around here.
Today in history, July 26th 1988:
Morris worm author ,university student,Robert T Morris first convict under the 1986 computer fraud and abuse act.
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There are lots of these type business’s about here,vanity must still play, in a world of façade.
Tomorrow in History, July 24 1487
Citizens of Leeuwarden Netherlands strike against ban on foreign beer
Tomorrow in History, July 24 1534
Cartier plants cross for France in the new world.
This mine car came from Bralorne Mines , an old working was recently broken into by ongoing gold mining,and a number of them were found. A woman that lives here and with a family history in mining and in particular in the Britannia Beach area that hosts the British Columbia Mining Museum, was doing short-term work at the mine and was given one of them for her front yard.
The display invites public attention on Coldwater Avenue in Merritt.
Update the Britannia Beach Mining Museum got a multimillion dollar upgrade recently.
Today in History, July 22 1933
Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly around the world solo.
This is a picture of Beverly Mahood here in Merritt a few months ago, giving an invitation to the walk of stars gala. She gained fame by Country Music TV and is a pleasant personality when in Merritt for country music bunch. She is in the Country Music Hall of Honour building that is now under renovation for displays.
Today in History, July 21 1925:
John Scopes fined 100 dollars for teaching evolution .
This is a piece at the court-house gallery showing a pastel by Andrea Rogers, she told me it was 3 months of work and a lot of detail. Her show runs weekends till the end of the month.
Today in History, July 20 1926
Convention of Southern Methodists vote to allow women ministers.
Local jurisdictions , this patrol car bearing Delta Police Markings is from a community in the lower mainland.It was recently seen going through our south central interior city on who knows what duty. We have the Royal Canadian Mounted Police here. About 20 officers contracted to the City from that Federal Police Force. British Columbia contracts the most with the Federal Government Force There is no Provincial police only city ones and that results in 38 percent, there about, of the RCMP’s contracted members being in BC. Of the 20 odd members that are here some of them have federal duties including First Nations Policing . A flow chart issued by them shows four lines of responsibility each under a corporal, an operations Sargent ,and one Staff Sargent as NCO in charge.
Today in History, July 16th 1999
John Kennedy Junior dies in his small plane in the Atlantic Ocean .
This item is the second such laying in the street, this person has seen. One assumes it is Medical Pot. The first was brought to the attention of the local coroner and she affirmed in her opinion it was. She removed it. There is a health food store that advertises some form of it in a local store . The local police are fond of putting, a most wanted add, under the add that the store runs for MM.
Remember that entrapment defence laws exclude those that have a predispostion for something not legal ; ie a record.
We think they may be falling from those that have motorized wheel chairs, however it does not represent a significant public interest at this time , to us here.
Today in History, July 15 1927
Massacre of July 15th ,89 Protesters killed by Police in Vienna
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Does your job include crossing a sidewalk with little noise, little shade, and lots of big feet?
Consider yourself fortunate that this is not your daily activity.
Today in History, July 14 ,1969
The United States withdraws the 500, 1000, 5000, and ten thousand dollar bills from circulation.
This is the bucket system feed that brings wood pellets up into a storage silo. Production of wood pellets here has not started as yet however the facility is progressing regularly and under good security on off hours.
Today in History, July 13th 1997:
Leo Howard ,American actor born.
The weekend invited sun bathing , today brings cold weather, visible snow at about the 5000 foot level.
Today in history, July 12 1884: Milton Berle American Comic born.
The flag is still there. No it’s not the Cumberland River ,it’s the local concrete proprietor who hoisted this flag above the gravel pit they recently reclaimed with some seeding. The flag however placed , more than two decades ago and assaulted , taken and harassed at nite for a long time. The owner prevailed through a process of years. Greasing the pole, making it higher, numbers of trips, and flags. In recent years,there have been few vandalisms noted and it has become a local fixture. The main man in the story is a man named Henry an person from Scandinavia. Now elderly and retired both him and his wife Clara ( a former city mayor) are noted for both takeing (enterprise) and giving (jobs ,fundraising for skateboard parks, etc) they are less public now and have a comfortable retirement home on the same mountain side that supported the gravel business. Henry is seen to frequent the Middlesbrough Pub for light refreshments and lunchs.The pub occupies the same hillside and a couple of miles down. Now thats building a convient life through hard work and perseverance .We hope they both enjoy their golden years that they deserve. And is not always the result of efforts in the old world; where in part they and we come.
Today in History, July 9th 1947 Elizabeth and Phillip announce their engagement.
This is the parking lot at the local Royal Bank , their parking restriction sign says that parking is restricted to customers. Their small sign is displayed on a structure that had a for sale sign on it for the parking lot. Who knows what kind of tensions were up with electronic banking the cost of land for regulated parking obligations and politics. However we are glad to see the parking for the downtown place resolved. the fact that :
Royal didn’t put a nice single metal post for its sign is noted , and we re indeed thankful that their customers don’t take up other business parking space.
Today in History, July 8th 1892
St Johns Newfoundland devastated by Great Fire of that year.
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