To the seasons of life
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The integrated circuit now is the dominant thing what next?
Today in history,December 23,1947
The transistor is demonstrated in Bell labs for the first time.
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A truck was parked at the Desert inn in Merritt this AM and its side window was smashed out. The hotel owner reported that there had been a rock come down from off the bank and go through the passengers widow. The truck minus its side widow is there as a testimony to its story. and we can confirm that in the past when freezing a thawing occurs on roads with high mountain or hilly dispositions rocks do fall ,and they have caused at least one fatality as a decapitation. Our advice is to be defensive especially when both lanes are full and there is little wiggle room. In some instances ducking beneath the dash ( passenger especially) may be the thing that will help. To do this effectively you need to can the sidehill for tracks and moving stones.
Today in History, December 22,1965
A 70 Kilometer speed limit is applied to all rural roads in the UK ,before there was none.
There is at this time an inquiring going on in this province as to the long delay and trail of a serial killer Robert Picton. The inquirery is headed by a former Attorney General of the province Wally Oppal and has already flushed out some disturbing items including a public relations officer that has said that she will testify on behalf of the victims and not her employer the RCMP. She has been quoted in the papers as saying that she was the victim of sexual harassment and that her superiors were more interested in drinking and her then solving the crime. The harassment part would make her a hostile witness to the events and it all seems a troubling affair.
A local fellow says he has a transcript of a trial of a local train robber from Kamloops shortly after the turn of the 20th century and it took two weeks to secure a 15 year conviction based on eye-witness ( credible) and the possession of registered mail; must have been simpler times.
We think that a incrediable expense and waste of time is appearant and if there is an undisclosed benifit to the investigation it needs to be disclosed by statement from the police and investgators. As this expense is now salt in a wound.
Today in History, December 1 800
Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo the third at the Vatican
Chunnel tunnel between UK and France meets 40 meters below the seabed.
The crews are back at work on th upgrade after talk of being laid of because of wheather they are hard at it again. Two new bus stops are taking shape on alternating sides of Garcia at the the corner of Quilchena Avenue and the black steel posts that will guard the shelters from miscreant vehicles are noticeable. As the work continues large star forms are in place for cement filling and they complement two country murals already placed on the government building housing the EI office there.
A lot of stimulus money and much volunteer effort has gone into continuing a theme of Merritt being the Country Music Capital of
Canada.
Construction has not closed down the street from traffic so one must pay attention to hazards and flagging control people at the site.
Today in history, November 29th 800
Charlemagne goes to Rome to investigate the crimes of Pope Leo the third.
This valley has a tradition in the cattle business and supports a segment of the population that keep the cowboy and wrangler lifestyle. As with other pursuits in the world it generates a following and some industry, in this case a green or friendly to, or close to the earth .
There is a tack shop and saddle maker on the corner of Nicola and Garcia and they take pride in producing quality tack . Also a school for saddle making under the name of Don Lowen. They have saddles on the go and it may be worth a look at the ones in progress, the Garcia street side door opens on the shop and I was recently invited in by a worker and saw two saddles on the go.
Cowboy poets and painters set a tone for that community often celebrated at the Quilchena Hotel on Nicola Lake about 20 minutes from here. They celebrate by reenactments musical gatherings and the opportunity to live their lifestyle in a semi public way. Saddles are a status symbol to those that ply the trade at the local cattle ranches including the famous Douglas Lake Cattle Company.
Many first nations people have also taken up that lifestyle here.
Today in History, November 7 1811
Tecumseh Indian war battle of Tippecanoe .
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Next Thursday there is a public meeting for the proposal to have a co gen plant here. big dollars , big consequences . Ask the local MLA Harry Lali for time and place:
Harry.Lali.MLA@leg.bc.ca
Today in History, October 21,1977
The European Patent Institute is formed.
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There are some significant activities this week in Merritt, tonite the Alexander the Great Seminar continues at the library, presenter al Horne and his wife coördinate the slides and the talk.An Academic venture,in progress as the credits for photos of antiquity are yet to be published.
The Nicola Naturalists also have and AGM tonight at 7 o’clock at NVIT about 3 kilometers from the 6-8 presentation at the library.
There is also a member picture presentation after the expected brief business meeting.
Last evening there was an eco health forum that featured such speakers ad Scotty Holmes the chief o the Upper Nicola Indian band and others including representation from the Community round table at evening it was sparsely attended and coming to a conclusion in its second day of presentations and discussions.
Today in history, October 20th 1973
The Sydney Opera House opens.
A source says that the authorities at the Provincial highways system are inspecting for serviceability on the existing highway bridges in the region. The number one issue is an old highway 8 bridge that connects Merritt and Spence’s Bridge. There is another safe bridge with in a short distance of the old number 8 highway bridge. The one in question is limited to one lane and 5 ton traffic. However it is a convenience to those in the small declining town and connects its business district to Merritt or canyon traffic via highway 8.
Opinion:
We think that a new bridge is a good option and that it will keep that potential alive as well as give more options coming out of the heavy population area of the coast in the event of disasters such as fires or earthquakes.
Today in history,October 6,
Today is the 279 day of the year 280 in leap years by the Gregorian Calender.
The local public library is having a draw for a basket of good things for library month at the Garcia Street facility.
Today in History, October 4rth 1777
Troops are repelled under George Washington by British forces under Sir William Howe at Germantown.
Public works; the city is doing a water and sewer line replacement on Chapman Street north of Nicola by the Civic Center, and going right on first avenue to Voght. There is also according to a source two alleys getting sewer lines because the service from old subdivided lots goes through the alleys. Meaning that they can’t get the home owners to pay for their part going to lines put in the street.
A crew member says they will be working till about the end of October.
Today in history,Sept 21 ,2001
A tribute to heros raises 200 million dollars for survivors of the 911 attacks.
The Nicola River has a short piece that comes from Nicola Lake to Merritt’s west entrance and joins with the Coldwater River a distance of less then 20 kilometers. The river then continues to Spence’s bridge then into the Thompson river on its way to the Fraser and the sea It actually begins about 30 kilometers north-west of Kelowna draining The Thompson Plateau and connecting historic Douglas lake with Nicola lake.
The piece in Merritt includes a meander through the Golf Course and some ranch land it is home to many bird and animal species including the mallard I entered in the Consumer Protection BC contest. Deer and red fox are reported as being seen often and many deer tracks come to the river and then return to the hills about town.
You can vote for our duck photo once a day on about page 17 of the Consumer Protection BC face book page till the voting ends on the 23’rd of September.
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/ConsumerProtectionBC?sk=app_100240610079120
Today in history,Sept 15 1944
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill meet in Quebec to make strategy at the Octagon Conference.
The Esso agency had a customer appreciation day today .The Cold Creek Agency of Nicola Avenue had the radio station, prizes , hamburgers and a celebrity Mobile Oil sponsored formula one car on site .To appreciate their customers.The business is located in a heavy commercial zoning beside a road contractor an unconfirmed source is saying you don’t have to be a business to have a card lock and their prices change daily with oil prices and are emailed out to card customers at levels of discounts.Implying volume.
Its a clean and uncluttered business you may want to check it out if for some reason you need volumes of fuel and don’t mind competing with logging trucks for fueling.
Today in history, August 31,1537
The Honorable Artillery Company, England’s oldest is formed.
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