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Driver caught doing In loving memory Mon, Tues, Wed 7am - 3pm
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Services’s Cpl. Mike Halskov, on May
12th a Traffic Services officer was con-
There’s not a day that goes by that I
don’t think of you. Bonnie Cowan
Sunday: 9am-2pm
where friends meet to eat
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Community
ducting speed laser enforcement south of
2101 quilchena ave. (250)378-0331
Merritt when he spotted a vehicle he esti-
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mated was going over 200 km/h. Mountain bike group rides
Using a laser speed measuring device, Dust off yer mtn bike and bring it (and
DOUBLE TAKE the officer confirmed the vehicle’s speed helmet) to Breathe Bikes on Wednesday
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at 240 km/h in a 120/km/h zone.
“The officer stopped the vehicle and
spoke with the driver who claimed there
nights at 6pm and join in a fun 2-hour
intermediate ride. Rides will be most
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was a problem with the accelerator,” shape as some climbing is involved. De-
special wrote Cpl. Halskov in a release. “The of- scents are not life threatening; objective
•facial $45 ficer proceeded to issue the driver a ticket is FUN--and improving biking skills.
•Lash extensions $45 for excessive speed, impounded his vehi- No-one will be left behind,and don’t fret • Beat the heat with chilled draft beer
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Wed-Fri 1-8pm, Sat & Sun 10am-2pm inspection notice due to the obvious safe- the rides every Wednesday. FMI dar- • Indian Lunch Buffet, Fri Sat Sun $13.99
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The fines are $483, as well as three Logan Lake Giant comm. garage sale 2350 Voght St., Merritt • 250 378-2254
or on facebook • 250-936-8763
points on his license. SAT 9am-4pm. Maps & list of partic-
Merritt documentary ipants available upon entry into com-
munity at both gas stations or municipal
in the running for office at #1 Opal Dr. Or visit www.logan-
Storyhive competition
lake.ca for the list.
Merritt Real Estate Services Fierce Merritt
Telus’ Storyhive Documentary Com- A new LGBTQ2+ group is forming in
pettion will provide funding to the doc- Merritt. Next event is at Lynda’s Cafe,
FOR RENT umentary pitch that receives the most Fri., May 31, 5-7pm. Also look for the
votes. You can vote once per day for the rainbow flag at Music in the Square. FMI
2 BEDROOM sixplex in Lower Nicola
5 projects you feel most worthy at www. www.fiercemerritt.simplesite.com
................................................... $800 inc utilities storyhive.com Free business webinars
2 BEDROOM duplex..............$875 plus utilities Check out Cheyenne Scott’s pitch for Community Futures Nicola Valley &
2 PLUS den house.................$1100 plus utilities Merritt Speedway Small business BC present a couple of free
2 BEDROOM Sandpiper..........$950 plus hydro “Meet the eccentric community of hob- live webinars.The first one will be held
3 BEDROOM duplex........... $1200 plus utilities by dirt track racing leading up to the Invi- Wednesday June 5, 1-3pm at the Commu-
tational with high competition and chaos. nity Room at City Hall. The second will
4 BEDROOM on acreage.... $1800 plus utilities
Merritt Speedway is home to a mot- be about how to sell your products to the
4 BEDROOM duplex.......... $1200 plus utilities. ley crew of hobby dirt track racing. It is a US, on Monday, June 17, 9:30-11am in the
Please feel free to stay in touch as bare bones, hand made, dirt track that is Community Room, City Hall. Register
inventory may change very quickly. in existence because of the contributions for free at EventBrite.com
3499 Voght St. Merritt of the vibrant community. Our heroes Canadian Pro Rodeo Sport Medicine
and villains will battle it out at the Bill
(250) 378-1996 direct line to the John Memorial Invitational. Light-heart-
Team steak dinner fundraiser
Held in memory of local veterinarian
Property management department ed rivalries are at their peak with a cash
& rodeo supporter Jim Steffens, orga-
prize on the line and nothing to lose at
Call for all your residential or nized by Jim’s grandson Tyler Hofmann.
the last race of the season. After all, half
commercial property management needs! Steak dinner at the Grand, June 8, 2 sit-
the fun is rebuilding the vehicle for next
tings: 5pm & 7:15pm. Steak dinner, si-
season… Check it out & vote at www.sto-
lent auction & raffle items. Proceeds to
ryhive.com/project/show/id/5176
CPRSMT. For tickets contact Patti Stef-
Thinking outside the box fens on facebook, or 780-614-0913.
strawberry sale
pond. My legs were those of a giant and as were my arms. A year was a day and 100
miles a few blocks. But lost love has transformed me into a lung-less ant, lost on a
branch, deep in the jungles of the Amazon. Is this suffering a fair exchange for this
Fresh strawberries: Phone thing called love? The pain is what remains and the good feelings are gone. Did Ten-
washed, chopped 378-0349 to nyson experience this before tying together words?
order
and ready to use Alfred, I bare not a steel heart. I don’t think I’m as strong as you were. Or perhaps
Must be
or freeze. you confused lust with love and thus your suffering was minimal.
paid for by
June 1st
In search of this thing that stimulates dopamine perhaps I played the game wrong.
30 lb. pail $85 Maybe it’s my own conduct. Whatever it is, as millions before me, I troop on. Life-
15 lb pail $45 hack glue I do to repair the life organ, and then I cover the wound with Teflon. It’s
the only option. I’m bulletproof once again.
I’ve been here before and the conclusion then was to ride and die solo. I cannot
defeat the stars. Is this a punishment or do all philosophers experience this type of
MERRITT PICKLEBALL CLUB
Playing M/W/F: 8:00-11:00am, Central Park Sport Box
repeat trauma? Or maybe my true mate is “history” and I need to learn how to love
her. So again I roam as a lone lion tattooed with invisible tears. And I ask—This time
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(2975 Voght St) T/TH: 6:30-9:00pm, Merritt Civic Ctre around, please try not to be so harsh in your opinion. For years prior, few people Registered Quarter horses,
(1950 Mamette Ave). Come for fun and exercise, drop-ins understood why solo was my status. With my talents comes this disposition. I’m
welcome. Demo paddles and instruction available. a different type of human. The parts that form me doubtlessly slipped through the
Stallion ($500,000 winner)
FMI call Brian 250-378-7452 or Gary 250-280-0105 quality assurance checkpoints faulty. During my construction, someone in God’s & Thoroughbreds
workshop might’ve been napping. —Mike Bhangu, Amazon best-selling author
What’s big, gray, and makes you jump? The elephant of surprise. (Liberals’ new racing law puts me out of busi-
Refrigerator Girl While helping her mother fix dinner, a young woman opens the refrigerator. ness after 78 years. Only thoroughbreds can race
On the inside of the door, she sees a spicy picture of a lovely, slender, perfectly built young at Hastings Park in BC & Interior BC)
List your garage sale &/or get our listing mail-out woman. “What’s this about, Mom?” she asks. “Oh, I put that up there to remind me not to Marcus Morris 250-378-4337
overeat,” the mother answers. “Is it working?” her daughter asks. “Yes and no,” her mom
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