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GOAT Nutrition officially opened its doors on May 24, at 908 S. 2nd St., but on Monday, co-owners Bailee Barnes and David Chavlovich cut the ribbon at Canadian’s newest business. On hand for the event were (front row) Chamber board members Betsy Alexander and Sarah Rader; Rachel Clapp; Barnes and Chavlovich; Chamber board members Tommy Wyatt, Michelle Schaef, and Lawana Pulliam; and (back row) Sheriff Brent Clapp, Tatum Swenhaugen, Jeannita Ellison, Josh Watts, and Chamber Director Jackie McPherson. GOAT sells healthy meal-replacement shakes, energy teas, pre-workout vitamins, and much more.

Commissioners endorsed an interlocal agreement on Monday allowing the Hemphill County Sheriff’s Office to handle dispatch and 911 calls for the Roberts County Sheriff’s Office—a service HCSO dispatchers have already been handling on a part-time basis, but for which it will now assume the responsibility 24/7, if officials in the two counties can agree on reasonable compensation to cover the costs.

Not typically known for its graffiti-covered walls, Canadian was the beneficiary, last month, of an almost hidden painting in The Ruins of what was once the old high school at Kingman Ave. and 6th Street.

Canadian High School alumnus Benjamin Antillon Fernandez received his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School during a May 27 commencement ceremony conducted via live Zoom webcast. He celebrated this milestone event with his wife, Gabriela Lastres, who graduated last month from the Harvard Kennedy School with a master’s degree in public policy.

The reality of summer is fast approaching. Triple-digit temperatures and hotter, drier winds will soon be the norm. There are things you can do to protect the beautiful plants that grew so well because of recent ample rains.

The Hemphill County Hospital Board approved the expansion of its Sleep Center in the May 20 meeting. The service has steadily grown, with a busy 2020, during which the revenue totaled $200,714. For the first five months of 2021, the total revenue was $142,348, according to the Sleep Center director, Melissa Bundy.