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Body The Don Harrington Discovery Center is excited to announce construction has begun on a brand-new outdoor science park. This new outdoor area will serve as an extension to the museum.

Body The ravens are back.

Body April 29, 1926 Preparations are being made for the big celebration and Rodeo to be held at Anvil Park Lake July 5th of this year.  The grandstand will be more than doubled in capacity, and the slogan will be “a seat for everybody.

Body I am coming in to check email, mail, and clean my desk (not going well). I am offering the following article from the Oklahoma Rural News, October 1975:

Body It’s been said before, but I’ll say it again. Small businesses are the backbone of our community, our state, and our nation’s economy. According to sba.gov, two-thirds of jobs in the United States are generated by small businesses.

Body Bucky Wright

Body Wednesday evening, the citizens of Canadian met in a mass meeting in the court room and discussed the best method to prevent the recurrence of the “Flu” epidemic. Mayor Taylor presided and various things pertinent and impertinent were discussed.

Body As discussed in last week’s Museum Notes, the 1918 influenza pandemic ran from spring 1918 to spring 1919. We know that the 1918 virus affected Canadian, but we do not have many firsthand accounts.

Body MUSEUM HAPPENINGS

Body From time to time, we have an abundance of deer meat, and it’s been a challenge to find different ways to prepare it, at least until we discovered the cookbook, Buck, Buck, Moose. So, if you have a hunter in the family, you might want to check it out.