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Abby Isom is Lion’s Club Sweetheart

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The Canadian Lions Club Sweetheart, Abby Isom, participated in the District 2-T1 Queen Contest held Jan. 22-23 at Lake Tanglewood. The “Sweethearts” are selected by each local club from the senior class to serve a one-year term. Sweethearts attend the weekly meetings and serve, along with Lions members, in the various fundraising and service projects supported by the clubs.
Abby Isom and parents, Jeff and Brittany Isom

Newman Memorial offers February cardiac specials

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February is Healthy Heart Month, and Shattuck, Oklahoma’s Newman Memorial is offering three clinical specials this month as affordable ways for residents of this area to get proactive about their heart health. According to the American Heart Association, approximately 805,000 Americans have heart attacks each year. In addition, about 647,000 people die of heart disease in the United States each year—that’s one in every four deaths. Three key risk factors include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking. About half of Americans have at least one of these risk factors (47 percent).
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What’s Cookin’ in Canadian

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My sister-in-law, Mary Jane, sent me her mother’s (we all called her Bah) Date Muffin recipe. She explained that rural cooks in West Texas always keep a supply of dates on hand because of their long shelf life. Dates last three months at room temperature, between six-12 months in the fridge, and 12-plus months (for years!) in the freezer. There were always dates in the house to be used for cakes, cookies, candy, stuffed dates, and these delicious date muffins. She added the glaze when she baked mini muffins and would serve them to friends who came for coffee. These date muffins are really elegant—a cut above bran, blueberry, banana, and all the rest. Very Bah!
What's Cookin'

Statewide advocates launch arts education campaign

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A group of arts education advocates today announced the formation of a statewide advocacy and grassroots campaign—the Texas Arts Education Campaign (TAEC) txartsed.org. TAEC will educate Texas voters and lawmakers on the importance of fine arts (music, art, theatre, and dance) in preparing K-12 students.
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Adventure bound

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Members of the Adventures in Missions program are visiting Canadian this week, completing Challenge Week, during which the team completes service projects and assists with ministry at the Canadian Church of Christ. This experience is meant to serve as a “dry run” for the team’s upcoming trip south of the Equator, to Brazil.
Adventures in Missions (AIM) students

Home sweet home

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Understanding the toils of lacking water in remote and often drought-ridden places like the Texas Panhandle, local rancher Steve Rader hosted Eric Macias as our program today. Eric is a graduate of the CHS class of 2000 and the son of Stanley and Cara Dawn Macias. In the 20 years since Eric left Canadian, he has been quite busy helping to grow the international solar pump company, LORENTZ, of which he is now the chief operating officer.
Eric and Lacey Macias with son, Mack, and Rotarian Steve Rader

The Postscript: Belt and Suspenders

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My husband, Peter, is taking no chances. I knew this about him before I married him. Peter has a plan for everything, and a plan in case the first plan doesn’t pan out. My father would call this “belt-and-suspenders” planning. Peter’s been walking around in a belt and suspenders ever since I’ve known him.
The Postscript
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