World Breast-feeding Week
Breastfeeding mothers and their sup-porters are invited to attend theBreastfeeding Challenge in Merritt onSaturday, October 3, at the Family Place,2175 Nicola Ave., 10:30am registration,11am latch on!The theme this year for WorldBreastfeeding Week is
Breastfeeding - AVital Response,
referring to the key role breastfeeding plays in times of disasters,such as fires and earthquakes, whenclean water and appropriate food areoften in short supply.Lactation consultants and publichealth nurses are available at PublicHealth Units across Interior Health toassist mothers and infants during the breastfeeding years, and to ensure fami-lies have all of the help they need to give babies the best start in life. TheBreastfeeding Challenge is sponsored bythe Quintessence Foundation, a non-profit group providing education to par-ents and professionals about breastfeed-ing. For more info, call Megan Omasta,Public Health Nurse, 378-3404.
Community
NV Heritage Society AGM
Wed., September 30, 6:30pm, at theBaillie House. Regular meeting to fol-low. For more info call 378-0349.
Parenting Wisely Course
Merritt Youth & Family ResourcesSociety is sponsoring a
Parenting Wisely
course, for parents of children aged birth-6years, which will run Weds, Oct.7-Dec. 2, 6-8pm, at the Family Place onNicola Ave.For more info, call MYFRSat 378-4878. No charge, free child-mind-ing. Call to register today!
Harvest dance in Lower Nicola
…with smokin' Joe Lonsdale at theLower Nicola Community Hall, on Sat.Oct 17, 8pm-1am. Tickets $15, 19 years.Info, tickets 378-4753, 378-4717.
Attention:All curlers
The new season starts mid-Oct. For League info call: Men’s Bernie 378-3766, ladies’Carrie 378-8175, mixed Chris 378-5133, seniors Vi 378-5539, Sr. stick George 378-6779, juniors Ken 378-6306. Opening bonspiel Nov. 6-8, call Randy 378-6299; rentals callBob 378-6217. Practice ice & lessons on Mondays 6 pm. AGM Oct. 7, 7pm.
Chamber Business Excellence Awards Gala
The 20th annual event will be held Sat. Oct.17. Nomination forms are availableat the Chamber office, and they are also reserving tickets, $50 each.Entertainment by hypnotist Lee Dyson with his show
Magic of the Mind
, with music by JohnAllison Productions. Cocktails at 6pm, dinner at 7.More info, 378-5634.
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If you produce or manufacture a product orhave a service that you are interested inexpanding to a storefront location we canassist you.Cost share space available from100 sq.ft.to 1000 sq.ft.(all inclusive),business license included.DON’T HESITATE TO CALLDeanne Parise
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Mondays, 1pm to 9pmOct.19 - Nov.16 in the Craft Roomat The Florentine
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Creative Company
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Murdered man inVoght Park
On Friday at 7:20am, West Merrittneighbours walking their dogs found aman down in Voght Park, between the berm & track near Canford Ave.The area was cordoned off for theentire day while forensic investigatorscombed the area & RCMPcanvassednearby residents for any info on the inci-dent. They confirmed on Saturday theidentity of the 28-year old Merritt resi-dent as being Nasir “Nas” AhmedKhokhar. He was known to police.RCMPSoutheast District MajorCrime Unit (MCU) from Kelowna,Kamloops Forensic Identification andRCMPPolice Dog Services assisted theinvestigation. Ateam of approx. 15investigators is working on the case.Cause of death will be determinedonce an autopsy has been completed.Investigatorsare seekingpublic assis-tance,asking that if anyone has anyinformation regarding this incidentornoted anything suspicious on theevening of September 24 until the morn-ing of September 25 in the area of VoghtPark, to please contact the MerrittRCMP, 378-4262 or Crime Stoppers, 1-800-222-TIPS(8477).
Schoenborn to betried by judge alone
Lawyers for the Crown and defenceagreed that Allan Schoenborn will facemurder charges before a judge alone, tospare jurors seeing the graphic photographsof the crime scene where the 3 Schoenbornchildren were found murdered in theirhome in Merritt. The trial starts Oct. 5, andis expected to take 4 weeks.It’s expected the evidence will be attimes extremely graphic, particularlypictures and video taken at the crimescene. Counselling will be made avail-able to those who work the trial and aredisturbed by what they see and hear.
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•Do you have books here?•Do you have that book by Rushdie, 'Satanic Nurses'?•Can you tell me why so many famous Civil War battles were fought onNational Park sites?•Do you have a list of all the books I've ever read?•Do you have any books with photographs of dinosaurs?
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