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recreation

A retired man named Jerry has good access to the great outdoors around here. We think that that’s a privilege and worth much in lifestyle and quality of life. A tenured system allows access to Crown land for responsible recreational purposes. One tenure, the open range land (one of the oldest) is sensitive to noxious weeds spreading on rec vehicles and we advise people always to heed signage and gates.

Today in History : February 26th 1948:

US, Britian and France condem coup in Praque.

model trains

Model railway is big here; Hank a retired CPR worker is a catalyst, for many hobbyists.

Today in history Feb 25 1950:

US. Government abruptly freezes assets of  citizens from Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania.

fiver

This is a five dollar bill thats older then some of the security devices, ie metalic strip; no trouble or question useing it.

Today in History: Feb 24  1957

Pope Pius grants permission to use pain relievers ” if the advantage of higher worth is attained.”

public works projects

 

This is another road improvement

This sign is on the 2000 block of Granite Avenue, in Merritt and within the last two weeks went up without an announcement. It occupies the fence of another Government funded project  the Olympic Legacy  Plaza , we think  its a continuation that involves the street and downtown revitalization.
Today In History: Feb 23
Demark votes 52 percent in a referendum to with draw from the EEC.

old court house weather vane steady on.

Today February 22 2010 is the day that a verdict in Kamloops Court is to come down for the 2008 triple murder of three children in their home in Merritt. David Allan Schoenborn will be found guilty of 1st degree murder and face at least the minimum sentencing requirement which is determined in part for the protection of the public, or be found not mentally fit at the time of the crime. Go to:
http://groups.google.ca/group/percy-paschal/web/alleged-murder-scene?hl=en

for more on the April 6th 2008, topic.

Update : The CBC is reporting that there was a verdict of not criminally responsable. Meaning that when the murder happened the accused was delusional and did not understand right from wrong. This according to a judge is on a balance of probabilities a less strict standard then reasonable doubt required for criminal conviction.

We regret this as we believe that the presumptions need always to go to the innocents.. as it did in the Latimer case in Saskatchewan, we hope for an appeal by the crown after a mental review board s findings are published.

This day in history:  Feb 22 1947

Nehru welcomes the British offer of independence in India and invites all Muslims to participate.

old court house

 No longer a court-house the “old court-house ” still sports the provincial code of arms.

Art show silent auction

 These paintings and prints are being offered by the arts council in a silent auction, the Arnold Mosley original has a reserved bid of Canadian $1500.00 appraised value of $8,000.00

local restaurant

 

Local full service restaurant , eating place has a friendly and vital serving staff ,with  menu that is reasonable and fair,not a franchise we wonder what it  would take to put that together on your own.

regulation

    This guy is having trouble with the bylaw guys and has come to official letters over signage, I suggested to park behind his shop and use his vehicle for the labour day parade as a float.

character

 I like this guy just created ;fun , never argues pleasant demeanour. We will see.

Lions

Leaseing off the Legion.The local tail twisters have moved in with the Legion here in Merritt.

This was a spring feed steam at the end of the block when I was a kid, the proprietor from the New York Kitchen would go get water crest for his chinese cuisine and it supported frogs and minnows . Now progress has made it over to a much more controllable space….