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CHS alumna honored for philanthropy at Women for OSU Symposium this week

5 years ago By News Staff

On Sept. 2, the Women for OSU Virtual Symposium offered inspiration drawn from the impact and philanthropy of the Women for OSU community. The event honored OSU’s 2020 Philanthropist of the Year, Helen Hodges, and 12 outstanding student scholars. CHS alumna Emily Alexander (CHS Class of 2018) was among the scholars honored for their outstanding philanthropic contributions.

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5 years ago By Mary Jane Mckinney

Ah, September! We’ve been waiting for you. Soon it will be a beautiful day in the neighborhood. A brutal heat wave has had us in its grip for the past six weeks. Temperatures have been over 100 degrees with zero precipitation. Our rain total thus far for 2020 is 8 inches. In a dry year, we average 12 inches. The intensity of the heat makes you think about cool, green days, and you begin to take stock of things. It helps to sort the current situation into the good, the bad, and the ugly. I’ll save the good for last.

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5 years ago By Plain English - Mary Jane McKinney

“No mail again?” Those words ring out every day at our local post office. The mail slow-down is especially acute in rural towns. Lately, mail delivery is more like a mail dump. We get all our mail— 10-days’ worth—in one day. Mail delivery in a rural area is typically slower than it is in cities. We are at the end of the line as far as postal delivery goes. After mail hits the Dallas post office, it goes to Midland and then to San Angelo before reaching the U.S post office on Main Street here. The mail stays for a day at least in each of those cities. Now, with the slowdown, our mail is taking a three-day vacation in each town.

School is back in session!

5 years ago By News Staff

With bright new backpacks and shiny shoes, students at Canadian Elementary returned to the classroom on Wednesday for the first time in more than six months. Emelie and Isaiah Cervantes sported big smiles during CISD’s temperature screening process, and were eager to head in the front door. PHOTO BY LAURIE EZZELL BROWN

Hemphill County Junior Livestock Show will go on

5 years ago By News Staff

The Canadian Booster Club announced this week that plans are underway to hold the annual Hemphill County Junior Livestock Show and Sale, as usual. The two-day event is scheduled for January 15-16, 2021.

Orientation is up next for CISD

5 years ago By News Staff

Orientation for the 2020-21 school year begins next week at Canadian Independent School District campuses. Registration took place last week at all four CISD campuses.

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5 years ago By Plain English - Mary Jane McKinney

Catch a falling star this week, at least that’s what they look like. The annual Perseid meteor shower will be visible in Texas skies if you can find a dark place to watch. There will be two problems to your skywatch this year. A last quarter moon will light up the sky this week, making it harder to see the meteor shower. The other problem will be thousands of satellites.

CISD hosts registration week, parents prepare for 2020-21 school year

5 years ago By News Staff

Registration for the 2020-21 school year is underway at Canadian Independent School District campuses. In an effort to streamline the process, school officials scheduled registration times staggered by grade and/or last name.

Pittmans win big at area stock show

5 years ago By News Staff

Coy, Colt, and Cambree Pittman of Canadian participated in the Texas Junior Braunvieh Association’s Showcase and Braunvieh Bonanza in Wichita Falls, July 3-5. In the Intermediate News Article and Salesmanship contests, Coy won grand champion. He also raised the grand champion bred-and-owned purebred bull (MR Jack 990). Colt had the grand champion Junior Illustrated Talk, and the reserve grand champion Junior Sales Talk.

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5 years ago By Mary Jane Mckinney

“Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases” was a successful World War II British propaganda slogan. The slogan encouraged all citizens to stay healthy. “Hitler Will Send No Warning,” was a slogan on a poster that reminded citizens to take their gas masks with them wherever they went. If we are at war with a virus, are slogans what we need to unite Americans behind a collective will to contain COVID?

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