Over the last couple of months, we’ve hosted about 175 students at our museum. Of those students, about 100 of them were from Canadian second- and fourthgrade classes, and the other students visited us from various area schools.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was the main attraction at the 2022 Texas A&M AgriLife Hemphill County Beef Conference on April 26. He arrived here via private jet, provided by former Amarillo Mayor Jerry Hodge, and was accompanied by a 24- hour, 17-man security detail—his usual detachment expanded due to “serious and credible” threats from Iran.

After advancing to state in several different academic contests, Canadian High School students spent the weekend of May 6-7 competing at the UIL 3A state academic meet. Three students placed individually in the top six—a first in some of the events.

The mother and daughter duo of Louise Smith, of Pampa, and Janet Tregallas, of Booker, were named Ranchers of the Year during last month’s 2022 Texas A&M AgriLife Hemphill County Beef Conference. In their introduction, both were described as passionate about all aspects of their business endeavors to steward both the land and their own individual ranching businesses.