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August 19, 2010
Canadian Country Music Hall of Honour

To complement the Walk of Stars a similar attraction as Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood landmark  sidewalk of stars.  The principles of the Walk of stars have renovated a building down town for the CCMHH. This is a picture of the architects drawings that were up on the wall when work began, expected to be open Septemberish. The hall is the outcome of a decade and a half of music festival activities here in Merritt.

 
 
 
Today in History, August 19th  43 BC
Octavian compels the senate to make him proconsul of the Roman Empire.
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Cars

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August 18, 2010

This car and trailer came down from Williams Lake to go to a classic car show in Salmon Arm, he stopped here for lunch. Today one hundred, peers are being hosted for lunch by the local club at central park.

Today in History, August 18th 1992

Wang laboratories file for bankrupcy protection.

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Summer enjoyment

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August 17, 2010

cool car ,warm weather

 

 Open top cars make for an enjoyable lifestyle in this weather. 

Today in History, August 17th 1969 

Level 5 hurricane Camille hits coast of Mississippi killing hundreds and doing 1.5 billion in damage

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Japanese Canadian

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August 16, 2010

Art

Hiro  Yasuda is a Japanese Canadian in her 7th decade, a stalwart volunteer at the Hospital Axillary thrift shop and the Nicola Valley Heritage Society ,her art as displayed in the garden tour of early summer is in a series of greeting cards at the Baillie House Tourist Information center in Merritt. Hiro worked for IBM and finished her work life at he local hospital here , Is married to another Japanese Canadian ,an engineer also retired. They make their home in Merritt.

Today in History, August 16 1989:

Solar Flare  affected miro chips stops trading on Toronto stock exchange, through a geo magnetic storm.

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British Columbia Ambassadors

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August 15, 2010

11 th annual

 

Mike Hume, from Lytton, BC saw the youth ambassadors society, change the guard last evening. Mike is the president and concluded another transfer of title to three more youth, One of the out going ambassadors said she had attended 27 pageants in her year of service to the community. 

Today in history,August 15th 1914 

Panama Canal opens to traffic with the cargo ship Anton.

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August 3, 2010

©BACK ON THE 15TH OF AUGUST

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Holiday,Happy BC Day

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August 2, 2010

Happy British Columbia Day, BACK ON THE 15TH OF AUGUST

Happy BC Day

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craft

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July 30, 2010

Heres something you can do with your old DVDs make fish mobiles. Color and charm makes for a nice conversation piece.

Today in History,July 30 1871

Stanton Island Ferry boiler explodes killing more than 85 people (Wikipedia)

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summer enjoyment

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July 29, 2010

This luxury car is in the shade its a convertible, at one time convertibles were banned by the authorities as a safety hazard.  They lifted the ban  and responsible people drive so knowing that the ban was because of crush from overturn. Wearing seat belts may ormay not be   an advantage in every accident involving a convertible .  However on  probabilities they are a safety advantage. The enjoyment reason is obvious. Remember that accidents happen in a moment of time and are irrevocable. The loss can not be undone no matter how many times you watch back to the future.

Today in History, July 29th 1981

The Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana draws a television audience of 700 million.

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Cat on a hot tin roof?

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July 28, 2010

any place to sack out

This cat found a good place to lay in all though with the warm weather if the people water lots it will not last long.

Today in History, July 28 1865
Welsh settlers arrive in the Chubut Valley in Argentina

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Fledglings

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July 27, 2010

      Osprey in the Nicola Valley are spending a lot of time feeding chicks , the new wings are also often seen being stretched above the nest horizon and being tried for soon coming flight.(fledglings)
      Today in History, July 27 1054
      Macbeth defeated at Dunsinane.
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stock car

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July 26, 2010


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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