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Tana and Dean Thompson woke up to a neighbor’s call, reporting a fire in an older home near their residence on their Lake Marvin Road property early Tuesday morning. The Canadian Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the Thompson property at 7:03 am, and upon arrival, saw flames shooting off the front porch and clouds of smoke in the air.

CISD school board members agreed last week to hold a special election on Tuesday, Nov. 2, to fill the unexpired term left by Landon Landry following his resignation two weeks ago.

AUSTIN—Texas voters will have the opportunity to determine the fate of eight proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution that will appear on the Nov. 2 ballot. As required, the proposed amendments were approved by at least twothirds of the members of both the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives.

The Canadian Volunteer Fire Department is gearing up for its second tribute to the 9/11 firefighters—this one on Saturday, Sept. 11, marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center.

TxDOT contractors placed orange safety cones at the busy intersection of Main and Second streets on Monday, and have been working all week to repair structural flaws in sidewalks by adding expansion joints and altering the slope on handicapped ramps on all four corners. The work is expected to be completed by the end of the week. While downtown business owners and their customers will miss the sound of jackhammers and concrete saws that they have enjoyed for several days, the repairs should make their travels to and fro a bit safer in the future. PHOTO BY LAURIE EZZELL BROWN

AMARILLO—The Xcel Energy Foundation has awarded $370,000 to 50 nonprofit organizations and educational institutions that are focused on community-building initiatives in Xcel Energy’s Texas-New Mexico service area.