Today Saturday and Sunday is logger sports weekend in Merritt. Equipment, competitions and people are on display at Central park off Voght street.
On this Day: September 13th 1501
Michelangelo starts his work “David”
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A worker for a contractor installs aluminium soffit material to the local curling club in Merritt BC
The local curling rink and club house is receiving a bit of a facelift. Soffit and face covering is changeling slightly the style of the 3/4 century old building.
Today in history: November 28th 1814
The times of London is first printed by powered presses making newspapers available to masses.
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The Merritt public library is having a book sale, March 12 through the 23rd. A one free book coupon are available for one per day use. The library is at 1691 Garcia street ,and hours are Tuesday and Wednesday 10 am to 8 pm, Thursday though Saturday 10 am to 5.pm.
Today in History: March 6th,1983
The first United States Football League football game is played.
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Registration is open for the Merritt Country Run, the country run is on June 9th,2013 at 8:Am,at Voght park. The run starts and finishes at the park,Main Street and Canford Avenue.
21 KM walk/run (8:am )
Twice around the park track (8:30 am )
5 KM walk / run( (9 am)
10 KM walk/ run (9 am)
Register at www.merrittcountryrun.ca
The 3 months gives people time to get in the shape they want to take part at the level they want.
Certified Routes.
Today in history: February 27,1940
Kamen and Ruben discover carbon 14.
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The fall speech contest of the local toastmasters club will be at NVIT 0001 , on Sept 29th from 1 -3 PM.
Club 3929 meets on Tuesday evenings from 5:00 to 6:00 PM in the multi purpose room.
Today in history, September 5,1915
The Zimmerwald pacifist conference begins.
There are signs about town with a success banner draped over them. the signs once bore registration info for the Merritt Country Run that was held on Sunday. Three hundred 25 runners participated in the event that ranged from around the park to 5 K, 10 k, and a half marathon of 21 K.
Although the event stressed participation the first in , a fellow 7 feet tall and named Hans said that he qualified over 20 times for the Boston Marathon. This was in response to the question ” Did you know that you placed ahead of a Boston Marathon qualifier ” ;John Peachey 4rth in in the half Marathon said he qualified in Victoria for the Boston but never made the trip to the east coast.
The last three in were all women pushing baby carriages. We didn”t ask how far they had entered to run.
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The temperature outside is about 20 degrees below celsius maybe up mid 20s were it has a wind chill. A long way from the 30 degrees farenheit from my time here as a young man. It is still cold for people and without clothing dangerous as a frost bite warning is in effect.
Remember that things can escalate in cold weather and danger come out of simple mechanical failures, so be a critical thinker and stay safe.
And do some warm up exercises before going out to shovel snow..
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It is also out locally at the retail outlet on DVD release January 3rd.
Free parking at NVIT.
I agreeTGIF
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Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the US Figure skating championships in Detroit.
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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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The local links in town:
The Merritt Golf and Country Club is scheduled to close for the winter on October 23 rd .The Club House has been open for Christmas shopping in past years in December and for the Annual meeting.
The club is on City property.
A lot of volunteer labor went into the club and some buildings were acquired from the old Craigmont Mines operation. Some of the mine employees and managers were good steady members of the operation.
Today in history:October 7,1977
The adoption of the fourth Soviet Constitution.
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