Tag Archive: Television


TGIF- one cent a liter

Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future

Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Its good that it is friday….

The Petro Canada at the junction of highway 5 , 97c and eight is showing a drop in price by a cent to $1.26 a liter.

Editors note:There is a summer driving season that puts pressure on fuel prices. Winter road conditions may put serious  downward pressure on demand and use of highways.

Today in history: November 22 1987

A  pirate dressed as Max Headroom hijacks two Chicago television stations.

TGIF

A disply at a local library promoting wood and value added. Photo KDG

A disply at a local library promoting wood and value added. Photo KDG

The local library has gotten a dozen new soft and comfortable chairs. The black swivel global comfort series Obus chairs came with a Fabrique Au Canada or Made in Canada tag attached .

They have been placed at the computer stations in the Library. The original Computers were a gift from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and were replaced after years of grateful use.

Something new is a treat go to the library and email your buds this weekend on a new comfort chair.

Today in History: October 25th 2004

Cuba bans transactions in American dollars

Art showing

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Alex Edmonds is having the court-house gallery for her showing this month. The show runs till October 20th .

Still in her second decade Alex is traveled and keen she hosted a card art seminar earlier this year, here in Merritt.

The sculptor in the show is Atelier Pom, and has made bronze masks of women figures of antiquity to compliment the painting of Alexandra.

Today in history, September 6,1952

Canadas first Television station opens in Montreal

Year end

The toastmaster organization year end end is at the end of June. The month of July will see the local club have a new president. Kathleen Joe will be the CEO of club 3929 here in Merritt.

Today in history: June 20,1948

 The variety shoe The Ed Sullivan show premiers on Television

Trailer Park Boys

The Trailer Park Boys from the Canadian mockum...

Image via Wikipedia

On February the 2nd at the Merritt Desert Inn a variety show by some of the cast of the popular and long running TV sit com Trailer Park Boys will perform.

Admission is 25 dollars and there is a limited amount of space.  The Merritt Desert Inn, is owned and operated by Melba White and her  aged father Norman. They have been key in hosting events around celebrities for the Mountain Music Festival.

The Merritt Desert Inn is a small hotel we estimate that no more then 200 people could see the performance in the pub and the tickets are being presold.

Show time 9:00 PM open doors for 7:00 PM

Today in history, January 23,1533

Anne Boleyn ,wife of Henry the 8th of England is found to be pregnant.