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Can someone enlghten me abot
Secret Srrels?I'd heard rumours this Fall about a lit-
tle club comprised of some high- & mid-
dle-ranking City managers & most of thetown's mainstream
media. I considered itpretty immature for grown professionals,and
didn't give it much thought though sometimes it was hard to put
anynumber of images out of my mind...
It came to a head for me on Monday,when one not-so-secret
squirrel skitteredout into the clearing. To my mortification,the
bylaw officer, in City uniform theonly person in the room
identifiably fromthe City proffered Justin Trudeau a t-shirt with
the Secret Squirrel logo on it.Not a t-shirt with the Citys logo on
it; noreven an elected official doing the proffer-ing or even
showing up to welcome thecelebrity visitor (but I digress).
Well, what is a polite young man to dobut be gracious when given
such an in-appropriate thing? I'm guessing the trash
can at the next gas station & a sour after-taste from an
otherwise pleasant meetingwith supporters.
So now it begs the question: what dothese Secret Squirrels do? A
quick lookonline told me that Secret Squirrels are byno means
simply a local phenomenon:Wikipedia has a In Popular Cultureentry.
There are also definitions atwww.urbandictionary.com rangingfrom
the abnormally secretive tothe not-reprintable-here (but it makes
forcolourful reading if you look it up.)
So after all that, I'm not sure I want toknow what they do. But
if senior CityHall staff are secret-squirreling with thefew and
inexperienced mainstream re-porters & editors remaining in this
town,chances are there will be some spin. Itsnot likely they'll be
keeping citizens fully& honestly abreast of important
issues.But it might work for awhile if yourgame is to keep a tight
reign on publicperception, control the flow of informa-tion, and
influence those who can facili-tate & expedite your agenda.
We'll see if letting the squirrel out ofthe bag on this has any
repercussions
besides my growing dread of overarch-ing conspiracy. Kim
Leclair
Open Letter Or cherbsare mssng!!!!!
Some person or persons have stolenour 2 large cherubs from our
from gar-den on Armstrong St. It would take atruck or car to move
them. They are of novalue to anyone but we cherish these twogarden
oranaments. They stood in our
front flower beds for many years. Thewhite one stands about 2
high and the
black fountain also stands 2 high.We would greatly appreciate it
if who
ever took them would bring them back.They are of no use to you
and this not a funny prank or a way to get your JOL-LIES!!!!!!! If
you can find it your heart to return them in one piece we are
willing togive you a small reward just leave them in our yard, no
questions asked. They areof no value to you and they are special to
us. Any one knowing anything about thistheft, please let us know.
Phone 378-6588.
Sales DemonstrationA little old lady answered a knock on the
door one day, only to be con-fronted by a well-dressed young man
carrying a vacuum cleaner. "Good morning," said theyoung man. "If I
could take a couple of minutes of your time, I would like to
demonstratethe very latest in high-powered vacuum cleaners." "Go
away!" said the old lady. "I haven'tgot any money!" and she
proceeded to close the door. Quick as a flash, the young manwedged
his foot in the door and pushed it wide open. "Don't be too hasty!"
he said. "Notuntil you have at least seen my demonstration." And
with that, he emptied a bucket of horsemanure onto her hallway
carpet. "If this vacuum cleaner does not remove all traces of
thishorse manure from your carpet, Madam, I will personally eat the
remainder." "Well," she
said, "I hope you've got a good appetite because the electricity
was cut off this morning."
Thank o, BranJust a quick note to say Thank you to
Brian Barrett and his staff at the arena.As someone who has an
elderly par-
ent living at Nicola Meadows, I so appre-ciate the fact that the
sidewalks aroundthe arena and especially the one on Gar-cia St. are
always cleared off right to theconcrete. My mom walks on that
side-walk almost everyday to get downtown.That and Cherry Inglis
sidewalk are theonly sections from her residence todowntown that I
can say are safe. Comeon people, even City Hall, check out therules
about snow removal.
Way to go arena staff! Kelly Turchak
CommntLegon happenngs
Come out of the cold tomorrow, Sat.,Jan 26 and enjoy Baron of
Beef, s tartingat 12noon. Meat draw and end of monthdraw later at
2:30pm. 2013 dues must bepaid by the end of January.
Lt. Gov. Judith Guichon will be visitingthe Legion on Tues. Jan.
29, 6pm. Mem-bers are invited to greet our new
Queen'srepresentative, and theyre thinking itwould be nice if
members would weartheir Legion uniform and medals ofcourse! Coffee
& squares will be served.
Interested in becoming a Legionmember? Visit during opening
hours, orcall 378-5631. You don't have to havefamily military
background to join.
Merrtt Commnt ChorMerritt Community Choir will be
starting its spring session on Mon, Jan.28, at Collettville
School. They are alwayslooking for new voices, you don't need
to
be "professional" enjoying singing andwanting to have some fun
are the onlycriteria. FMI Ellen, 378-9899.
Lterac Week 2013Literacy Merritt & Nicola Valley Soci-
ety invites you to Lunch on Literacy,Jan-uary 31, 12:00-1:30pm
at the Merritt CivicCentre. Guest speaker Maureen Kehler,Decoda
Literacy Solutions DefiningCommunity Literacy, fun & games,
net-working. RSVP to Robyn 315-5851,
[email protected]
Extreme weather shelter fndraserAn all-you-can-eat pizza and
wings
fundraiser at Brambles Bakery, Thurs.,January 31, doors open at
5:30pm. Pro-ceeds to go support the Extreme WeatherShelter in
Merritt. Tickets can be pur-chased at Brambles: $20 for adults,
$10for 6-12 year olds.
Heart & Stroke FondatonThis February, let's make death
wait.
Heart disease and stroke take one life
every 7 minutes. But you can give Cana-dians more time.
Volunteer to canvassyour neighbourhood this February, andhelp raise
vital funds for heart diseaseand stroke research. FMI Gloria,
378-4153.
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ANNuAL GENERAL MEETiNGThrsay, Fe. 7, 6pm
at the Cltre Cl, 2058 Grante Ave.
Open to the public. Voting is reserved tomembers in good
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Merrtt Mornng Market: 2400 & contngToday is the 2400th(!)
issue of theMerritt Morning Market, launched in summer 1996
as a companion to theMerritt Morning Mirror, then in circulation
for just over a year, thebrainchild of Gordon Cockle. Though he
called it a paper shopping mall, Gord wasperhaps presentient to the
blog phenomemon, which would spread like wildfire in 1999.
TheMarkethas carved out a little niche in the community that has
sustained my familyfor many years and for that I am thankful to the
faithful MMM readers and advertisers.So after this little look
back, its all forward from here. With no end in sight. KL
After Eights
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1 bdrm apartment. ..................$600/. + .
2 bdrm house. NEWLY RENOD......$750 + l
3 bdrm house........................$825/. + l.
2 bdrm duplex... ..................$750/. + l. (2)
2 bdrm triplex ....$700 & $750/. c. l. (2)
2 bdrm quaint duplex... .......$675/. + l. (2)
2 bdrm duplex. $100 move in
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2 bdrm in Sixplex in Lower
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3 bdrm townhouse................$825/. + l.
3 bdrm townhouse................$725/. + l.
3 bdrm Upper floor of house ......$900/. + l.
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friday edition january 25, 2013 #2400Box 2199, Merritt, BC V1K
1B8 Tel: (250)378-5717 Fax 378-4700 Email market@uni serve.com
We fix, build,improve and clean
Home, yard, renos, projects, planning,sml jobs ok,
inside/outside landscape,fencing & more. Reas rates. Refs
avail.
Odd Jobber stands for integrity
mike Poirier 315-1039 or cell 315-5398
the
odd
jobber
1675 Tutill Court,Merritt, BC
Admission by donationSummer Hours
Monday 10am to 3pmTues to Sat 9am to 5pmUntil Aug. 25th,
2012
Phone 250-378-4145 for appt or tour
Fits a 2004 Dodge Dakota crew cab box;
suitable for landscaping/ATV/snomo
trailer. Heavy duty mesh, 66"L x 64"W x
48"H with removable, lockable rear doors
- can be opened from inside/outside.Reasonable Offers or
Trade
phone 250-378-6001 Merritt.
May be seen at Jackson's Welding in Collettville.
CANOpy FOR SALE
indust. space heatr, 240v, 4800w$50 315-14471" air Impact lng
snout, incl. 50'of 1/2 " air hose & compl. set sckts$600 firm
378-2874eLeCtriC Fireplace/bar, exccond, $250obo 378-8345airbrush
kit nw/nvr out of box378-21362 nat. gas fireplaces 1 free-stndng,1
insert 378-4904eLeCtriC f/p, used 1 wntr 378-3990, 315-2015hVy duty
tandmaxle trlr for haulngwd/hay, canvas cvr, 19lx76w, 5hsides
$2500obo. Joe 378-2676353 husQVarna chainsaw, 18"bar, rns grt $450.
bq w/ tnk $40.Tree planter's g & shovel $100.Call /txt Chris
315-6142wd splitter, pd $1999+tx lst BxngDay, sell $1400. 20-tn,
hor/vert SurgeMaster w/ Honda GC160 eng. PacificVista Classic v w/
pad, grill,chimney, pipe & all access., pd$4500, sell $1500,
TNRD-certif'[email protected] Maureti wd stove.
f-. 378-4168brndnw King mitre saw w/ stnd$300obo. 378-5055 Gary
reCLiner, prfr cln, delivd 378-5093wtd to rnt hse apr/may.
womanretired, vry cln, rel., n/s, vry sml fe-male dog 8lbs,
well-trained. nd 2-bdrm, or gd stor. place, w/ util. please.outside
Kmlps or in Merr.. (250)999-2081, [email protected] wshr,
approx $75 or less, gdwrkng ordr 378-8156treadmiLL 315-5173any type
of skidoo body, older pre-ferred. Gary 378-5055toy trains, planes,
autos or WHYin trade for Nintendo Wii & 3 gamesor cash $150.
Tim 525-2093barbie doll clothes 378-5534Pr x-country skis,
bindings, bootssz 10, used, buy/rent/borrow for 1
seas., (250)532-3211
foreCLosure: handymanspec., 1 only mbl home, bargain @$8900, in
prk on lrg lot, 3bdrm, 1-bth, 315-1000,
(800)361-8111www.buyandsellmobilehomes.comown your own home, 5-bd,
1-bth, mod. home, lvngrm & playrm,ready for occup., f/s/w/d, in
mblhome prk, financing avail. w/ dwn-paymnt 315-1000,
(800)361-8111www.buyandsellmobilehomes.com2-bdrm + dn home, u/g
sprinklers,a/c, 3031 Hilton Dr. 378-4619to be moVed: 14x70 mbl
home,82 Manco stnless appl., plnk lam.,nw wndws $35,000 firm
378-4411
2-bdrm bsmt 315-2366rooms @ Coldwater Hotel, start-ing from
$400/mo 378-2821Petit Crk Rd, quiet cmfrtbl rural set-ting, wd heat
for wrkng cpl, Feb, replyw/ refs to [email protected],
lndry/hydro/ht incl $650,refs req'd (250)299-3710rm for rntin lrg
home on Merr. golfcourse, furn'd or unfurn'd, incl ht/cbl/in-trnt,
w/d use, refs req'd. $475 378-71541-bdrm apt $470 incl util.
Dave378-6298on Bench, -bdrm, 2-bth, dw, w/d,gas f/p, cntrl air,
n/s, refs req, $1400+ util. 378-3726. 315-9408bsmt ste 1100sf,
hi-spd intrnt, ht/hydro, sat. tv, sec. syst. Dave 315-8257room in
lrg home on Bnch$500/mo. [email protected] grnd lvl bsmt,
quiet area,
n/p, n/s 378-60543-bdrm2-bth twnhse, immd. 378-4392furn.d rm,
LN, pref. wrkng prsn,nr bus, immed., refs reqd $600 w/lndry/kitch.
prviledges 378-69093-bdrm, 2-bth spacious apt, grtview $900 +
hydro, mimed. 1975Coutlee, upstrs 315-93655-bdrm hse, nr DV Schl,
2-bth, lrgbdrm dwnstrs, sngl gar., laundry hk-up, fncd, Feb 1
378-4503Cute 2-bdrm house on ac., 2 minsto city ctre, oveszd
lndry/stor. rm,sep. mudrm, mstr bdrm w/ wlk-incloset, nw crpt/pnt
throughout $850.Cln modern 3- lrg rnchr onacr., 2 mins to city
ctre, huge sunrm& ovrsz grtrm, 2-car gar. w/ add'lstor. rm,
$1500 378-77742-bdrm bsmt ste, Feb 1 378-62682-bdrmhse on quiet
cul-de-sac in desir-able dwntwn nghbrhd, immed., gar.,sunrm, part.
bsmt, lrg yrd, n/s, n/p, refs &fav. credit report req'd $800
(250)314-96552-bdrm grnd lvl ste, priv. entr., lndryin ste. $800 +
hydro. Feb 1 378-68443-bdrm twnhse, nw reno, lrg bsmt,fncd yd $800
+ hydro, 1862 Dou-glas. 2- + dn home, gar., fncdyd, pet ok, Jan 1,
$775 + hydro, 2590
'B' Clapperton. 2- spacioushome, grt view $900 + hydro, Jan
1,1975 Coutlee, upstrs. 315-93652-bdrm above grnd ste, sml
priv.yrd, incl util./cbl/lndry, Bann St. Feb1, 378-9499room for rnt
in bsmt., f avail. dwn-stairs, shared kitch./bthrm &
livingarea, big scrn 3D tv w/ surrnd snd.$500 monthly or less for
wkend com-muter, n/s, n/drugs. Len 315-99742-bdrm hse, fully gncd
yrd, shd,nw furn./hot wtr tnk $800 378-2373storefront for rnt,
QuilchenaAve. $775 Mike 280-22283-bdrm home, for reps., rel.,
clntenant, leg bck yrd, lots of parking,quiet area, Cranna Cres.,
ser. ins onlycall/txt 936-8612
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