An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.

Ode to a Shedding Cat

I think that I shall never see, A cat that sheds as much as thee. Thyfur that sticks is all around, on chairs, on mats in little mounds. I sweep the floor, you shedsome more; I wash the rug and you just shrug. You should give thanks I tolerate that. Oryou would be a crew-cut cat.

-- Author Unknown

Congratulations

…to Cents’ head coach & GM LukePierce, as the Board of Directorsannounce they’ve agreed to terms of a 3-year contract extension, through the2012-13 season. "Luke is young, articu-late, and understands what it takes towin in our small community of Merritt,"said Cents president, Jerry Canuel. "…and despite his relatively short time inthe BCHL, he is also very well respected by other teams and coaches."

Hwy 5A safety corri-dor committee struck

In the wake of a call to ban trucks fromHwy 5A, the BC Trucking Assoc., prov.gov’t, RCMP, ICBC, WorkSafeBC andTrucking Safety Council of BC have formeda corridor safety committee, in an effort tokeep trucks on the route and improve safe-ty along the highway — similar to whatwas done in the Fraser Canyon.There were 39 crashes on Hwy 5Ain2005, down to 7 for 2009. Howeverthere have already been 5 in 2010, allinvolving commercial vehicles (3involved a single commercial vehicleonly). The BCTAsays the crashes arecompletely avoidable by simply slow-ing down and driving safely. TheRCMP& the Commercial Vehicle Safety& Enforcement branch have stepped upenforcement and report a markedreduction in speeding.

Firefighters go E & N

Yesterday, BC sent an additional 157wildfire professionals and firefightingequipment to Ontario & Québec to helpwith continued & increasingly challeng-ing wildfire activity.Twenty-seven 3-person initial attack crews, 8 division supervisors, 2 fire behaviour analysts and 3 agency repre-sentatives arrived Sunday in ThunderBay for up to 19 days. They join the 81BC initial attack firefighters and 3 agencyrepresentatives already deployed there.Three 20-person unit crews, 3 task force leaders and additional firefightingequipment will arrive in Maniwaki,Qué. today. They join 130 BC personneldeployed to the area on Saturday.The Wildfire Mgt Branch also sent anaerial attack group to Alaska's Dept of Natural Resources, including an air-tanker, a birddog aircraft to guide theairtanker and an air attack officer.

Community

Hunger Awareness Day challenge

To mark Hunger Awareness Day on June 1, the NV & Dist. Food Bank is issu-ing a challenge to the community to col-lect 4000 food items. They’re challengingindividuals as well as corporate compa-nies, small business people, groups &organizatons to collect food itemsand/or money. FMI, call Karen 378-2282.

Strawberry Tea

Trinity United Church will hold itsannual Strawberry tea & bake sale onSaturday, June 5, 1-3pm.

Final fundraiser for Gordie & Val

“Raise The Roof” steak dinner at theGrand, $15, Saturday, June 5, sittings at12noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm & 8pm, withsilent auction and 50/50 draw. For tick-ets call Monica 315-3187 daytime, 378-0093 evenings. Proceeds to Gordie & ValMcLeod, who lost their house & belong-ings in a fire on April 28th.

Cow Trail Classic

The 6th annual mountain bike racetakes place Sunday June 6, 10am — on anew course near the rec sites at LundbomLake. Organizers are expecting about 100riders, mostly from the Interior. Toencourage local participants, there’s aspecial entry fee for high school or middleschool riders ($15 lunch included, insteadof the reg. $50 entry fee.) Register in per-son at Mandolin’s, Sat. June 5, 1-3pm.FMI: www.merrittmountainbiking.com

Friday with Friends @ Quilchena

The Quilchena Hotel will host theNicola Valley Community Band’s annu-al

Friday with Friends

concert on June 11,something that’s become a tradition overthe past decade. They’ll perform num- bers including marches, show tunes,waltzes and rock ‘n roll. The sound isdecidedly brass band, and in the centuryold heritage hotel, guests are treated to aunique musical experience. Ahighlightwill be Colin’s first composition for bandtitled,

The Seventh Voyage

. The music begins at 7pm, admission is free.

International knit in Public Day

The Sagebrush Spinners and Weaversare hosting the 3rd Annual Int’l Knit inPublic Day, on Sat., June 19, 10am-2pm,at the Baillie House under the tree. Bringyour knitting and show-and-tell-, alunch, hat, chair, and anything else youcan think of. There will also be spinningdemos. For info call Sheila, 378-4740.

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Aries

March 21- April 19

You are committed to living outyour lifestyle choices and con-fronting those in authority whowould rather exert their rulesand inhibitions upon you. Youare in no mood to be dictated to.

Cancer

June 21 -July 22

Your are aware of what isexpected of you at work, andare pushed into trying newmethods. This is all good if itallows you make the most ofyour talents at work.

Libra

Sept 23 -Oct 22

There's a focus to plans for ge-togethers & communicationswith friends, neighbours andlocals. The media info youreceive proves entertaining andenlightening.

Capricorn

Dec 22 -Jan 19

You are awareness of whatmotivates people, includingyourself. Following up on yourperceptions will open newareas as you cultivate whattruly moves & grooves you.

Virgo

Aug 23 -Sept 22

You are propelled into takingaction, making everyone atyour home feel safe & securewith the environment youhave created. Powerful feel-ings reinforce family loyalties.

Sagittarius

Nov 22 -Dec 21

You are more of a visible pres-ence in your day to day role,and likely to interact with morepeople than usual. Handlinglarge sums of money could beinvolved too.

Pisces

Feb 19 -Mar 20

You can't help calling attentionto your talents & abilitiesthrough what you do. You areraised in the estimation of peo-ple you want to impress.

Gemini

May 21 -June 20

You are aware of the currentmood of partners & the peopleyou deal with. You are ready totry a little experimentationprompted by your interactionswith others.

Taurus

April 20 -May 20

You are aware of the sensualquality of life when youimmerse yourself in a relation-ship. You are prepared topush things to a conclusion &learn from the outcome.

Leo

July 23 -Aug 22

Your feelings for life and living,relationships and involvements,are heightened. You are pre-pared to seek your own happi-ness, which may include reject-ing vices and indulgences.

Scorpio

Oct. 23 -Nov 21

Your desire to increase yourcash flow is heightened. Followup on current fads that showwhat is in demand. You get tothe root cause of problems indealing with people.

Aquarius

Jan 20 -Feb 18

You are more sociable andinteractive with others in yourcircle. You can meet many andfind each fascinating in theirown way as long as you staytolerant and open.

his Week’s Horoscope

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