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Today in History: March 8th 1817
The New York stock exchange is founded
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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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A motorman from Beaver Drilling gave us a conversation last week. He said he is working on a Double Drilling Rig , in the Rocky Mountain Foothills. For natural gas, his state of the art rig is usually involved in oil exploration. The motorman sowed me a key chain model bit and talked about whip-stocking a method of pulling back in a hole and stopping rotation of the String and hydrological turning the bit and controls a horizontally inclined take off. This makes for a managed drilling platform into a field.
Shale gas production has had a dramatic effect on supplies and the industry suffering is setting its hopes on conversions from high carbon use such as coal and oil to clean natural gas. according to the Horn River News in gas suffering Alberta, June 19th 2012, this may take years, and there are concerns it may not be timely for Alberta if major players go elsewhere.
Editors note: There has been a free fall in gas prices since 2009 do to high production,
Today in History: February 25,1919
Oregon puts a penny tax on gasoline becoming the first US state to levy gasoline.
Today in History: February 26th,1993
The world trade center is attacked killing 6 people in an explosion
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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.
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Today in History: February 8,1952
Elizabeth 11 is proclaimed as the constitutional monarch of Great Britain.
There was a scale card at the local library for White cane week that had 6 eye conditions simulated through lens. What was surprising to me was blind is not like when you close your eyes it is a soupy white. One condition is like looking through bridal lace, and macular degeneration just fuzz’s the letters some, on a card.
A number of people suffered some sort of blindness including the retired radio personality Al Clark. Al had a marvelous voice on the local Q101 giving no inclination of any disability, however he was not able to secure a driving licence and was years ahead of bicycle and helmet usage.
Editors note: The channel 888 here is looking for 1000 sight challanged people for a consultation group to recommend services for the blind. the channel narrates programs for people to enjoy that would have to guess at visuals in shows. They are also applying to renew their licence with the CRTC.
Check them out at AMI.ca
The Accessible Channel or AMI promotes media access for 6.6 million Canadians who are blind, deaf,,vision impaired or hard at hearing.It was launched in 2008, and goes by TAC for short.
Today in History: February 6,1918
Women in Britain over 30 get the vote.
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One of the local Elementary schools began a strong start program last year. the public School Merritt Central Elementary School, today is circulating posters saying that there is now a fee drop for both the children: birth – 5 years, and their caregivers. The poster also now includes two more of the 4 elementary schools here in Merritt.
The local school board has recently had to close a middle school for the lack of 48 students.
ph: 250-378-9931 for info.
Today in history: January 31 1950
The United States undertakes to develop the Hydrogen Bomb
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The local Starbucks outlet is having a name the coffee brand Canadian contest. You can give ideas to change the name of one of their brands to a Canadian identifiable name.
The winner will get a trip anywhere in Canada for two to have Coffee.
Check out WWW.Starbucks for details eh!
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The Peace of Bautzen gets signed by Germany and Poland.
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Jean a retired teacher that now is branded as an artist has published a book. Jeans Secret Art Talent Exposed is available at the local public library under her copyright.
The book self published is said to be available to her select friends.
Today in History: January 28,1915
The US Congress creates the United States Coast Guard.
Its good that it is friday….
A local used car sales business has at least one union supporting tagged vehicle displayed on its lot:. “Proudly made in Kentucky” is an orginal tag in its window.
Today in History: January 25.1946
The United Mine Workers rejoin the American Federation of Labour.
Editors note : parts to vehicles are made world-wide where access to labour , property and resources have the best logistical support.
A traffic count for heavy transports Sunday morning showed about a 100 an hour on the local 5 and about 35 on 5A, going both directions.
About half the trucks on the highway are hauling new pipe for pipe line or five and a half inch drill stem.
Today in history: January 21 ,1789
The first American novel is published , The Power of Sympathy or The Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth is printed in Boston.
January 21, 1915
The Kiwanis organization is formed.
The Nicola Naturalists are having a presentation on bats on thursday the 17th. At the lecture theater at the local community college, NVIT at 7:00 PM. Dr. David Kerridge a retired professor and founder of the biology department at Vancouver Island University will be presenting.
The society usually says all welcome and donations requested. NO food or drinks in the lecture theater.
Today in history:January 15,2001
Wikipedia’s free online encyclopedia begins.
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