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•The burglar was about 30 years old, white, 5' 10," with wavy hair weighing about 150 pounds.•The family lawyer will read the will tomorrow at the residence of Mr. Hannon, who died June19 to accommodate his relatives.•Mrs. Shirley Baxter, who went deer hunting with her husband, is very proud that she wasable to shoot a fine buck as well as her husband.•Organ donations from the living reached a record high last year, outnumbering donors whoare dead for the first time.•The dog was hungryand made the mistake ofnipping a 2-year-old thatwas trying to force feed itin his ear.
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1476 Cowley St.,
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1376 Cowley St.
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#52 Diamond Vale TP, 2776 Clapperton Ave.
, SAT. Hugegarage sale: hangers, dbl stroller, new/used clothes,vacuum, microwave, tv's. something for everyone..
2490 Clapperton Ave.
SAT 9am-3pm. Yard sale & Indian tacosale
2249 Quilchena Ave.
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2090 Coutlee Ave.
, SAT 8am-2pm, across from Farmer'sMarket
2301 Langley St.
, SAT8am-2pm. Furn., tools, toys,hsehold
1776 Nicola Ave.
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If you produce or manufacture aproduct or have a service that you areinterested in expanding to a storefrontlocation — we can assist you.Cost share space available from100 sq. ft. - 1000 sq. ft.(all inclusive), business licenceincluded.
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TRUCKLOAD SALECOMPOST
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RECEPTION WITH THE ARTISTSJuly 10, 7pmOpen Thurs. 6-8pm•Fri. & Sat. 10am-4pm1840 Nicola Ave. Tel [250]378-6515
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Crack & cash bust
On July 15th about 2pm, MerrittRCMPreceived a report of a home inva-sion. After a brief investigation, theyattended the Prince Motel on NicolaAve., and arrested 3 young men fromSurrey. Asearch of the unit came upwith $6000 in cash and close to 100grams of crack cocaine and other drugparaphernalia.A23-year old Surrey man has beencharged with: 4 counts of assault caus-ing bodily harm, assault with a weapon,B&E and commit an indictable offence,unlawful confinement, and possessionfor the purpose of trafficking cocaine.A21-year old Surrey man has beencharged with 1 count each of: B&E andcommit an indictable offence, unlawfulconfinement, assault with a weapon,and possession for the purpose of traf-ficking in a narcotic.They remain in custody waiting toappear before a judge, and the investiga-tion continues. The victims suffered onlyminor injuries. No further info is avail-able at this time.
Tim Kroeker back on the track
Tim Kroeker will compete this week-end at the Canadian Masters Track &Field Championships at HillsideStadium inKamloops, along with 500athletes, all over the age of 35.Tim competed in the 1996 SummerOlympics in Atlanta, then suffered aknee injury & settled down here, work-ing as a registered massage therapist.Tim decided to hit the track again, toshow his 3 kids what Dad used to do.And it got back in his blood. He’s goinginto this race with a minor injury, buthe’s got his eye on the World MastersIndoor Athletics Championships, sched-uled for Kamloops’ Tournament CapitalCentre March 1-6, 2010.
Nicola Valley on CMT
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Doors 7pmShow 8pmTickets$30
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TILLER’S FOLLY
Saturday, July 25
Doors 7pm • Show 8pmTickets$25
Community
Worm composting @ Baillie House
Free TNRD-sponsored course inworm composting.July 18, 10am atBaillie House. Must pre-register by call-ing at 1-877-377-8673.Limited seating.Supplies at reduced cost will be available.
Lilac pot return
Anyone with lilac pots is asked toplease bring them back to Hale’s foryour deposit refund, ASAP!
Try Good Earth Co.compost
You can ample Good Earth Co. com-post, by donation, at the Baillie House.Bring your own container.
Conayt Friendship Society day camp
Conayt is now taking registration for itsannual summer day camp. It will takeplace July 13-31 for childrend aged 6-9; andAug 3-21 for children aged 10-13. Pre-reg-istration is required, call Conayt 378-5107.
MMHA annual general meeting
Everyone is encouraged & welcometo attend the Merritt Minor HockeyAssoc. AGM on Monday July 20, 7pm,Civic Ctre. There will be reports fromdirectors for the 2008-09 season & elec-tion of 2009-10 directors. To avoid a startup delay in the Atom/Peewee/BantamDiv., there must be directors in placeprior to their 1st icetime in Sept. PlayerRegistration & Coach Applicationdeadline wasJune 30th. Peewee Rep isneeding coaches ASAP. Forms availableonline merrittminorhockey.comContact Tammy 378-6206 for more info.
Health & Wellness info sharing conf.
The Nicola Tribal Assoc. is hosting anNlha’kap’mx Nation and Upper NicolaSpax’oman Syilx Health and WeellnessConference, sharing priorities for chil-dren and families, in August.Organizers are inviting all vendors toreserve a table free with a donation of atable item. For info, contact Rona orPauline 378-4235.
Angel’s Animal Rescue fundraiser
Angel's Rescue Society will be run-ning a Fishing Derby at Lundbom,Marquart, Kane & Harmon Lakes.Tickets range from $10-$40 & go sale atLundbom & Harmon on July 31. Prizesstart at $350 for 1st prize. All proceedsgo to the care of abandoned & abuseddogs in Merritt & surrounding areas.
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