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Scouting and Guiding in British Columbia

It was held in Merritt at the Merritt Mountain Music Festival site and 2,700 girls and leaders attended.


7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment

His father and mother, John W. and Rebecca (Merritt) Robinson, were natives of Connecticut and had two sons, the only brother of Colonel Robinson being Andrew N. The father was a lieutenant in the War of 1812 and fought at Sackets Harbor, Plattsburgh and Stone Mill, being severely wounded in the last.

Albert Weiblen

After Weiblen's death at the age of 99, his daughter in law (mother of British triathlete Catriona Morrison) Norma Merritt Weiblen took up company operations.

Barry Buckley

In the mid-1950s Buckley joined pianist David Martin, trumpeter Keith Hounslow, drummer Stewart Speer (later of Max Merritt fame) and saxophonist Brian Brown to form the first Brian Brown Quintet becoming Australia's foremost hard bop group, regularly playing at Horst Liepolt's Jazz Centre 44 in St Kilda.

Bob Merritt

Merritt's father was Calvin Merritt, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Neshannock Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.

Charles Merritt

His father, Captain C. M. Merritt, was killed in the Second Battle of Ypres, on 23 April 1915.

Donna Theodore

Theodore also created the role of Kitty Merritt on the daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow, appeared in the television movie Face of Fear, and acted in numerous other popular television series like B. J. and the Bear, Family Medical Center, Lanigan's Rabbi and Rosetti & Ryan.

Edward Everett Eslick

Born near Pulaski, Tennessee in Giles County Eslick was the son of Merritt and Martha Virginia (Abernathy) Eslick.

ExtenZe

"Any professional athlete in this sport knows that they are solely responsible for anything that goes into their bodies. For Mr. Merritt to claim inadvertent use of a banned substance due to the ingestion of over-the-counter supplements brings shame to himself and his teammates. Thanks to his selfish actions, he has done damage to our efforts to fight the plague of performance-enhancing drugs in our sport," USA Track and Field CEO Doug Logan said in a press release.

Gilbert S. Merritt, Jr.

When Supreme Court Associate Justice Byron White retired in 1993, Merritt was considered a potential nominee, along with Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt and Stephen Breyer of the First Circuit, who was eventually nominated by President Bill Clinton and subsequently joined the Court.

Hedy Fry

It was later suggested Fry had confused Prince George with Merritt, British Columbia, where a Ku Klux Klan grand wizard was arrested following reported racist activity.

Hotel Lights

Firecracker People (2008), recorded at Butch Vig's Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, features longtime collaborator and guitarist Alan Weatherhead with rhythm section Jay Brown and Zeke Hutchins of Tift Merritt's band.

Katharine Krom Merritt

Katharine Krom Merritt (Stamford, Connecticut, 9 January 1886 – Stamford, Connecticut, 5 August 1986) was an American physician specializing in pediatrics.

Kenny Mellman

He played piano for Bob Mould's vocal on 'He Didn’t', a track on Merritt's band The 6ths' album Hyacinths and Thistles.

Les Champs Magnétiques

: For the American band led by Stephin Merritt, see The Magnetic Fields.

Les Merritt

Merritt was defeated by Democrat Beth Wood in the 2008 election as part of a Democratic sweep.

Luis Terrazas

Roosevelt was represented by Edward Reeve Merritt and Marshall Latham Bond.

Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life

Beginning as one room above the Parkway Movie Theater off Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland, the Museum eventually expanded to its present site in the former Burke Mansion (architect: Daniel J. Patterson) down the road from the Claremont Resort and Spa in Berkeley.

Marshall Merritt

For many years, Marshall Merritt maintained a studio in Willits, California.

Merritt College

The college is part of the Peralta Community College District and was opened as a general campus in 1954 (it had been known as the Merritt School of Business, and along with what is now Laney College, operated by the Oakland Unified School District as Oakland Junior College, which became the nucleus of the Peralta Colleges).

Michelle Loughery

She has been instrumental in beginning world class mural projects in Cuba, Missouri, USA; Vernon, British Columbia and continues to work in the Country Music Capital of Canada, Merritt, British Columbia.

MOJO HD

MOJO HD aired original programming series such as After Hours with Daniel, Three Sheets, I Bet You, Pressure Cook, Wall Street Warriors, Bobby G: Adventure Capitalist, Start-Up Junkies, Dr. Danger, The King of Miami, The Show, and Uncorked with Billy Merritt.

Molly Wood

Wood is well known for being the host of CNET tech show Always On, in addition to her podcast "It's a Thing," an effort reuniting her with former BOL co-host Tom Merritt.

Nathan Merritt

US hip-hop artist Snoop Lion, the artist previously known as Snoop Dogg - said to be a Rabbitohs fan - has reportedly named Merritt as his favourite NRL player.

Nicola River

The area upstream from Merritt is known as the Upper Nicola, and is home to the famous Douglas Lake Ranch as well as the people of the valley's namesake, Nicola, an important historic chief in early 19th Century British Columbia.

Peralta Community College District

It had been known as the Merritt School of Business, and along with what is now Laney College, was operated by the Oakland Unified School District as Oakland Junior College.

Reeve Aleutian Airways

Reeve, along with Merritt Boyle and Bill Borland began flying between Seattle and Anchorage, with stops at Juneau, Yakutat or Annette Island.

Robert Merritt

Describing Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman's Ishtar, Merritt said that it was a pity that the film was not named "Tishtar." because then "if you spelled it backwards, it would almost write its own review."

Samuel Augustus Merritt

Merritt was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873); he was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1872.

Tambourines to Glory

Gossett became a major film star, Guillaume achieved fame in the television series Soap and Benson, Merritt starred in The Wiz and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and the television series That's My Mama.

Tommy Merritt

Meanwhile, Simpson, who beat back Merritt's attempt in 2012 to return to the House, is a candidate in Januaruy 2013 for Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives against Joe Straus of San Antionio, whom Merritt had supported in 2009, when Straus ousted the previous Republican speaker, Tom Craddick of Midland.

From 1971 to 1974, Merritt worked as an inspector for the United States Postal Service.

Troy Merritt

On December 7, 2009, Merritt became only the third golfer to medal at PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament by leading after every round.

Washington Singer

Washington Merritt Grant Singer (1866-1934) was an American-born English heir, philanthropist and prominent racehorse owner.

William Randolph Hearst II

New York Times; October 23, 2005; Heather Disbrow Carlton, 33, the daughter of Christina and Merritt Carlton of Fernandina Beach, FL, was married yesterday at the Hearst Ranch in San Simeon, California, to Jason Gooch Hearst, the son of Jennifer Rowe of Hope, Maine, and William Randolph Hearst II of San Luis Obispo, California.


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