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merritt morning Please recycle
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$ 99 4 96s
City seeking
Jewelry & gift sale Fresh, homemade
Community
being of residents. Interested members of
y NICOLA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION SOCIETY the public wishing to sit on this commit- merritt morning market
s tee must fill out an application form from Evening of Christmas Music w/ Friends
t
h
Christmas
Lights Tour
City Hall or online at merritt.ca, and sub-
mit to Sean Smith, Director of Corporate
Tues. Dec. 12, 7pm at Trinity United
Church.Come and enjoy local talent and
Christmas Schedule
Services, City Hall, PO Box 189 Merritt, Last issue before Christmas: Dec 22/17
l raise your voices in singing Christmas
t
2017 BC V1K 1B8, or email ssmith@merritt.ca carols & songs. First issue after new Years: Jan 3/18
e Deadline to apply is Jan. 3, 2018. Winter celebrations Powwow
December 15, 16 & 17
. Opinion Fri Dec 15, 7pm until Sun Dec 17, 1pm Merritt Golf & Country Club
20 seats are available Friday & Saturday
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and 40 seats are available Sunday. Hog fuel spontaneously at the Civic Ctre. Arena Director Ray Seto,
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The cost is $5.00 a ride. All donations will be given to the
Food Bank so they can purchase items needed for Christ-
ignites at MGE project heim, Headman Dancer - TBA. Dinner
served on Saturday, donations accepted.
Christ
(Headline merrittherald.com, Decem-
. mas. Seats MUST be pre-booked and paid for by noon
ber 8, 2017) Twin Kennedy Christmas Show
: the day of the tour. The bus leaves from the City Hall front The Twin Kennedys no strangers to
Maybe first thing to do is stop calling
- parking lot. The bus will load at approx. 5:45pm and the tour Merritt & the Country Music Fest will
it Green Energy plant, a marketing hook
s! will leave at 6pm and run for about 1 hours. from the start, right? Ive been reserving tour their new Christmas album here in Annual General Meeting Dec 12 @ 7pm
I- Contact Frank Trenholm, my judgement on that since the very be- Merritt, on Dec 15, at the Culture Club. Shop Hours
e Manager at 250 378-4080 ginning, and the news that on Friday af- Theyll only be back in the country 10 Dec 13 - 15: open 9.30am to 2.30pm
e if you have questions. ternoon Merritt Fire Rescue responded to days after their album release party in Dec 18 - 22: open 9.30am to 2.30pm
s a fire in the hog fuel stockpile, well that Nashville on Dec. 5th. Dont miss this: Dec 23: open 10am to 2pm
s) just fuels that fire. $20 advance tickets at Blacks or by call- Save up to 60% off all Pro Shop items
s I first heard about Merritt in 1991 on ing 280-0468, $25 at the door.
- a CBC news report about the Home Christmas Bird Count Christmas rates for 2018 season
Merritt Sweet Home committee protesting a On Sat. Dec 16, local naturalists will par- Save up to a $100 if you join over Christmas
Property Management Ltd. proposal that Tolko bid on a contract to ticipate in the annual Christmas Bird (Prices do not include Taxes)
incinerate all the Vancouver Harbour Count, running since 1995 in Merritt, or- Discounted Rates
HOUSE: 4 bed, 2.5 bath, w/d, $1850 +utilities
clean-up waste in their beehive burner. ganized by the Audubon Society and Bird
UPSTAIRS: 1 bed, full bath, $675 includes utilities Adult $710 Intermediate 1 $500
COTTAGE: studio style, private bath, corral with paddock And since then, to my eternal amaze- Studies Canada, through the Nicola Nat-
Spouse $670 (19 30)
perfect tiny home, $975 includes utilities ment, residents have continually had to uralists. Although there is a serious side to
Junior $150 Intermediate 2 $600
CARRIAGE: above garage, new & modern 2 bed, 1 bath, protest one burner or another coming the counts, the main goal is to have fun.
into the valley, always another threat to Groups of birders travel about within the (18 & Under) (31-39)
w/d, $1350 includes utilities
the airshed. Oops, I dont mean coming designated count circle and record the Student $380 New Member $600
Call now for an application or download from our website:
merrittpropertymanagement.ca 250-315- 0000 into the valley, I mean coming into the species & numbers of all birds. You dont (19 22 full time) Weekday Member $650
town next to neighbourhoods, actually. have to be an expert to participate and its
But weve been assuaged that its all a great way to learn about the local birds.
space for your ad state-of-the-art, the best equipment in the FMI 378-8820 or www.nicola-naturalists.ca winter speCial
world. And then theres the economic activity during construction, some hefty build-
Tel 378-5717 fax 378-4700 ing permit revenues, maybe a few jobs if it ever gets started... or finished. But what Buy 1 combo get
markeT@uniserve.com there will always be from an incinerator is smoke; from a hog fuel pile, risk of fire. 2nd combo 1/2 price
Obviously even state-of-the-art equipment doesnt mean zero human error.
Look at the last: the pellet plant originally built as a stock market scam even- Winter Special price $8.99
tually produced a sub-standard product (for all its state-of-the-art equipment), then
had a fire that damaged it beyond re-opening. And now before the biomass burner is
even operating, its had its first hog fuel fire. Come try Closed
However, maybe what there will always be in a mill town is a sense that at least us out! Wednesdays
its better than the old days, and its what weve always done. And maybe its all well
really ever be able to do. KL
Tel (250)378-8283 1953 Nicola Ave.
Don't Do It My husband was water-skiing when he fell into the river. As the boat circled to pick
him up, he noticed a hunter sitting in a duck boat in the reeds. My husband put his hands in MERRITT PICKLEBALL CLUB
the air and joked, Dont shoot! The hunter responded, Dont quack. Playing M/W/F 8:30-11:00am at old CMS Gym (2975
Mechanic vs Doctor A heart surgeon came to a mechanic to repair his car. The mechanic had Clapperton Ave); T/TH 6:30-8:30pm at Merritt Civic
a look at the car's engine, opened a valve and fixed it. The mechanic said, "I repaired the en- Centre (1950 Mamette Ave). It's an easy sport to play,
gine which is the heart of the car. You also operate on the hearts of humans, so our jobs are great fun and exercise. Demo paddles and instruction
quite similar. So why is it you earn more than me?" The doctor replied, "Can you repair the available. FMI call Gary 250-280-0105.
car when the ignition is on?
June 20 July 22
Difcult emotions stick in our
minds and hearts, and it's these
that we need to learn to rid our-
Dont exert pressure through
an act of kindness. Nothing
wrong with being proactive,
How can you change some-
one's mind? When the right time
presents, gently guide them to-
If you think about an almost for-
gotten plan, you can revitalise
your efforts to bring it to fruition.
Winter Artisan Show & Sale!
selves from. Perhaps the time
has come to forgive someone
but you're better off waiting for
a distress call, than wading in
wards your way of thinking. Be
the sun, not the wind and your
As your condence reappears,
doubts about your success will
Its light, bright, and beautiful!
for a past wrong. without an invitation. inuence will be effective. fade into a memory. Mischelle Pierce and her talented crew have transformed the Court-
house Arts Gallery into a winter wonderland.
Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Snowflakes, reindeer, and white lights set off art crafts for
July 23 - Aug 23 - Sept 23 - Oct. 23 - sale: leather bags, vintage ornaments, jewelry, creams,
Aug 22 Sept 22 Oct 22 Nov 21 oils, honey, weavings, upcycled clothing, and more!
Your present circumstances Finding it hard to disregard Easing off from a stressful situ- This week, explore a desire, or Cindilla Trent has added lace to woollen coats;
present a new reality that your feelings about some- ation is what's required. Youll embark upon a great adven- Sharon Pawliuk has hung her stained glass on winter
you're just coming to terms thing? Don't! Just be honest not only see how far you've ture. However you choose to branches; Georgina Beatty has brought Art cards.
with. This week offers an expe- with yourself. Then you can come, but you can consolidate use your energy & luck now, Joel Reid not only hung decorative frames in the trees outside the old
rience that will be of immeasur- strike a compromise between the ground you've gained. Give you'll get more success than Courthouse building, but also has original paintings on the Gallery walls
able value. your heart & your head. yourself a well-deserved break. you bargained for!
for our Winter Artisan Show. Its on until mid January, but come soon!
Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Lots of choices!