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A weekend workshop for Yoga is going on this weekend. A Chakra Yoga workshop says that it involves personal discovery. The work shop is 30 kilometers west of Merritt off hyway 8 ,5320 Mannning Creek road.
Info: scottandcarol@ymail.com
Today in History: April 5, 1975
The Peoples Republic of China has its April 5th movement start that leads to the Tiananmen incident.
Its good that it is friday….
Today in history:March 29,1973
The last US combat soldiers leave Viet Nam
We talked to a person who works for the CPR in the Fraser Canyon yesterday. The conversation was about the timeliness of the Coquihalla hyway. We agreed that it was for the World Exposition in Vancouver in 1986, to get people up-country. However the canyon has a peril especially around Jackass Mountain near Hope BC. He said that he is down on the Fraser river below that on the trains and they had a big slide about 150 feet across recently. He also said they have special power to just push it into the river. ” It would have taken a long time to clear otherwise”.
The Jack Ass hill on the trans Canada from hope is a sore to transport trucks and people talk about slides that may come as when not if. The royal engineers built the rail bed and roads in the Fraser Canyon before being called back to England in the 19th century. It remains a scenic but cautious route for one to consider if you wish to see the historic parts of BC.
There is a lot of coal and wheat that is delivered to the seaport by rail by the Fraser canyon it is worth a trip through it just to appreciate the scale.
Today in history: March 19th 1813
David Livingstone , Scottish explorer is born.
The Native Indian Teacher Educator Plan had a speaker at the local community college last evening. The NVIT lecture hall saw Joanne Archibald present a very neat and clean presentation on the past and the future for the first nations in British Columbia. metaphors such as the dust settling on the longhouse and a passion of a community to clean up the dust and discover what is good and valuable to continue into the future saw affirming comments given from the people gathered. The speaker is a associate dean of Aboriginal studies and a professor at the University of British Columbia . Joanne related the 36 years of the program that recruits and trains first nations teachers.
The program has been responsible for nearly 400 people to become teachers. The school itself has John Chenoweth and Many Jimmie because of the program.
Joanne is a Coast Salish native from British Columbia and gave a sence of balance with the past and future as it relates to difficulties of the past and the ability to not let them hinder forward looking actions.
The presentation showed lively cultural acting in part from the recent BC olympic games and the participation of the first nations in its opening and support for an open house for BC.
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Today in History: March 7,1985
The song We are the World is released internationally.
The shell station at the top of the hill on Voght street is showing a gasoline price of a dollar and 21.9 cents a liter that s up 10 cents from a week ago down town. An employee from the neighbouring Petro Canada in an interview said she was walking over to check the price of the competitor. implying that was her directed job.
The summer driving season usually sees a spike in retail gas prices. These increases are a little early for the May trough September demand period.
Today in history: February 18,1229
The Holy Roman empire signs a ten-year truce putting the 6th crusade on hold.
Its good that it is friday….
Barnstar impression on a red maple leaf This maple leaf was found under a barnstar. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The local public library has made a recipe available on the counter for edible worms:
Today in history:February 15th 1965
Canada gets a new national flag the Maple leaf on white and two red bars.
It’s good that it is friday….
The Nicola naturalists had their presentation last night and DR Kerridge told all about bats. He dispelled some beliefs in particular, bats are not blind but prefer sonar for hunting. He kept bats and said they were expensive to keep as he had to buy expensive meal worms and toss them up toward the ceiling.
Some species of bats have been clocked at 90 km an hour.
About 60 people enjoyed the presentations including the local preamble, of slides and stats. the christmas bird count was related of interest were the 13 Great Blue Herons counted.
Some cormets and humming birds were also of interest.
Today in history: January 18,1778
The Sandwich islands are found and named by European Sea Captain James Cook
The shelve as it were is a network of 13 locations about the community of Merritt British Columbia .The locations have a book shelve of free honor books (used ) that are available for the taking. The locations include a downtown community policing office as well as a bakery.
Today in history: January 14,1514:
Pope Leo X issues a papal bull against slavery
The downtown Econo lodge has a new sign and a confirmed source says they are under new ownership. the motel was owned and operated by Saug Shekon who lives in Kelowna now and has been operating the motel as an absentee.
The man who was introduced to me by the desk clerk as the new owner says he is not a franchise ( In town rooms and suites). He says there is only one but possibly more will come from him.The asian looking man with reasonable english says he may even move his home here.
Today in History: January 7, 1999
The US Senate put Bill Clinton on trial for lying.
Hey Merit what do you say?
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