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  Lynne Larsen and her horse Frosch clear a fence during the show jumping phase of the Campbell Valley Three-Day Horse Trials on the August 14 weekend.Photos by Totem Photographics By Ian Webster - Merritt Herald Published: September 03, 2010 5:00 AM When it comes to Jens and Lynne Larsen, from the Dot Ranch just outside Merritt, it is hard to ...

• The Random Humans at The Electric Mountain Fest - Saturday, September 4th

  Montreal, QC - Aug 30, 2010 - Releasing their debut LP, "Over Your Head," later this Fall 2010.

• Trial winds down for B.C. man charged with killing his kids

  Allan Dwayne Schoenborn is on trial for first-degree murder in the slaying of his three children, Kaitlynne, 10, Max, 8, and Cordon, 5, in April 2008 in the B.C. Interior community of Merritt.

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  Private Kayla Boston, 23, graduated last week from the Canadian military's Bold Eagle program for aboriginal youth in Wainwright, Alb.

• Big Brothers and Big Sisters needed in Merritt

  Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kamloops has spread into outlying communities, and adults are needed for volunteering positions with youth ages six to 16.

• Aboriginals get to see if the army boot fits

  Patrick Swiftwolf wants to be an RCMP officer when he finishes school. Jordan Collins has been thinking about joining the army for the past year.

• City encourages use of long-form census

  T'is the season for reversing big government decisions. First, it was "no" to the HST.

• New lots in Merritt almost ready

  Merritt's newest subdivision is almost complete and should have its lots ready for construction by the middle of September.

• One stop shop for business licences

  Opening a business has become easier thanks to BizPaL, an online service that gives entrepreneurs a personalized list of permits and licences needed to establish and run their business.

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  Lisa Parksinson, a nursing student at TRU, helped deliver a baby in Samoa earlier this year during an overseas working semester.