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Nordic Ski Club’s Chilli Sunday

Sunday January 29, 11am-2pm at themain parking lot on Kane Valley Rd. Allare welcome. BYO dishes, and enoughchilli to add to the pot… they supply therest, and have the fire going! Come play inthe snow, brief thank you to the foundersat noon. Aski lesson at 1pm for anyoneinterested… and it’s free to ski that day!FMI www.nicolanordic.ca

NV Fish & Game shotgun shoot

The Nicola Valley Fish and Gameclub is having a shotgun shoot Sunday, January 29th. Registration starts at 9amand the shoot starts at 10am. $5 perevent, $5 for lunch. FMI Brett 378-2857,Cade 378-4099

Community Art Show call for art

The Community Art Show runs Feb 16-Mar 17, deadline to submit work is 6pmThursday, Feb. 9 — note the new date. FMI1840 Nicola Ave., 378-6515, 378-5718,Kathi.courthouse.gallery@gmail.comAreception will be held Feb. 17, 6-8pm and the public is invited. At thisreception, the Best of Show prize ($150)and the award for Children’s Art ($50)will be announced. Viewer’s Choiceprize ($100) will be announced March16th, 2012.

Community volunteer tax program

Training session will take place Mon.,Feb 20, 9am-3pm at CrossroadsCommunity Church. To register, call(250)870-5582, fax (250)862-4744.

Relay For Life

The Canadian Cancer Society’s

RelayFor Life

is a chance to celebrate cancersurvivors, remember those we’ve lostand join communities to fight back, sothat one day we won’t have to think about cancer. Every step you take helpssave lives. Register your team and saveat www.cancer.ca/relay. Early bird regis-tration ends January 31, 2012 and is only$10; you will also be entered for a chanceto win an iPad! Event date is June 2, 2012.

Literacy Merritt adult tutoring

Free tutoring sessions for adults, seeCurtis each Wednesday evening at theMerritt Library, 5:30-7:30pm. Improveyour math, English, science and studyskills, ESLsupport available — free helpwith all your courses. Everyone wel-come. FMI 315-5851, robyn@rbrandpro-ductions.ca

NVWI Tea & Sweets

The Nicola Valley Women's Instituteis celebrating its annual Tea and Sweets bake sale and in-house raffle Sat. Feb. 182-3:30 at the Merritt Seniors Hall. Ticketsare available at the door, $4ea.

20th annual Volleyfest

The Merritt Volleyball Assoc. is look-ing forward to their biggest tournamentever! Mixed Apr. 13, 14 & 15; Ladies Apr27, 28, & 29. Sign up at www.merrittvol-leyballassociation.com

Call for garlic vendors

Pete & Becky Ratzlaff are looking forvendors who grow and produce prod-ucts or fresh garlic, to participate in theirgarlic festival & antique tractor show atSmith Pioneer Park in Lower Nicola, lastweekend in September. FMI call Beckyor Pete, 378-4199.

Letter to the editor

Smart Metermoratoriam motion

On Jan 24, 2012 I had not only theopportunity to address City Council, onthe Smart Meter motion, but also toview and observe the Council membersin action.It was a regular scheduled councilmeeting. I was most disappointed inNorm Brigden and Clara Norgaard,who stated that as they were new tocouncil they had not been present onprevious presentations by BC Hydroand the group opposed to smart meters,that they were not comfortable in beingasked to vote on a moratorium motionwithout some knowledge on the subject.The notice of motion has been on the books since last October. These councilmembers have had more than adequatetime to gather information on this subject if they were at all interested. Theyknew that the motion was on the agen-da for Jan. 24, 2012. They came to thecouncil meeting ill prepared and want-ing to be spoon fed.If they felt inadequate to make a deci-sion in this regard, they should haveabstained and not voted.Trusting that this performance thatnight isn't a sign of things to come.

Bill Tomchuk, Merritt

[Ed.: Despite being on a list support-ing a moratorium on wireless smartmeters, city council defeated Coun.Mike Goetz’s motion to officiallyrequest one. Mike Goetz and DaveBaker voted in favour of requesting amoratorium from BC Hydro and thegov’t; Harry Kroeker, Clara Norgaard,Norm Brigden & Alastair Murdochvoted against.]

Free Dump Day

Mark your calendar

TNRD will be hosting Free DumpDays throughout the regional districtthis spring. In the Nicola Valley, it will be held on Sunday, April 15 at the LowerNicola landfill. Residents may bring inup to $20 worth of waste for free.Regular tipping fees apply to waste overthe $20 limit. This event is for residentialcustomers only, regular tipping feesapply to commercial, business & munic-ipal loads.Merritt’s household hazardous wasteround-up will be held Saturday, April14th. It gives residents an opportunity tosafely and properly dispose of haz-ardous materials banned from disposalin landfills.

Costa ConcordiaOk/Coq connection

Evidently Ok/Coq MPDan Albas’parents were on the Costa Concordia just hours before it sank.Charles Albas said that it was one of the most beautiful ships he'd ever beenon and was in shock to learn that it sunk the evening he and his wife Valarie werein port. They had finished their sevenday cruise on the 13th, just hours beforethe ship ran aground.—Source:

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