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SILVEUS INSURANCE GROUP The Canadian/Hemphill County Chamber of Commerce hosted ribbon-cuttings for two new businesses during the last week—a hopeful sign that the local economy may be rebounding from the pandemic slump. Gordon Clark, of Silveus Insurance Group, wielded the over-sized scissors to snip the ceremonial ribbon for his new office at 206 Main Street (next to the Palace Theatre) last Wednesday.

I found this “Taste of Home” cookbook recipe years ago and continue to make it. It’s quick and easy and mighty delicious. If you don’t like pepper or hot sauce, you can omit it and still have a tasty dish. Enjoy!

It is a well-known fact that we are allowed to chew out the people we care about. Most recently, this came to mind when I gave my old friend, Andrew, a serious tongue-lashing.

Graduation season is officially upon us. The museum has a very large gallery room available to rent for such the occasion. The fee for a private party is $75 for the first two hours and each additional hour is $25. Included with the gallery room rental are all chairs, tables, glasses, plates, utensils, use of our fully functional kitchen, and our sound system. You can come in the day prior to decorate at no extra cost. If you are hosting your party at home, you can rent out our chairs and tables. Chairs are $1 per chair and our tables are $10 per table. Call us at 806.323.6548 to make your reservations.

With college application deadlines looming, Christina Hadaway invited Julia Schafer of Olive’s Door to speak to the club about her role in assisting students through the scholarship process. Julia has been helping Christina’s senior son, Everett, and Christina said how wonderful it is to hand those particular reins over to Julia. It seems kids are more responsive with their responsibilities when it’s not their parents doing the nagging!

Since mid-January, I have slowly worked through the Malouf “Oofie” Abraham collection, donated by Kelley Cooper-Cameron. I have really enjoyed learning about Oofie, his life, and his political career. One thing I found particularly interesting was that, as mayor of Canadian, he helped with the immigration of a Hungarian refugee family fleeing their communist-ruled country.

My sister-in-law in San Angelo sent me this recipe that she found online at Allrecipes. com. Made with real bananas, not pudding mix, this is the real thing. Sally, an excellent baker, said it was the best she had ever eaten!

The Canadian Community Center recently completed its Mission: Slim-Possible weight-loss challenge, and announced its three top “secret agents” in the competition. “This challenge was a 12-week, fun-filled program with a $500 cash prize,” said CCC Director Ike Julian.

In last week’s Rotary Club meeting, Janet Guthrie introduced Colby Waters, “the man of a thousand hobbies.” When Colby was a teenager, he experimented with silver coins. While working in a Pampa pawn shop, and in travels to New Mexico, he developed a friendship with jewelry-makers, which led him to try making his own jewelry.