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The Citadelle Art Foundation’s Chalk the Walk project occupied young artists’ time, sparked their imaginations, and resulted in the beautification of sidewalks around town for several days earlier this month.

Hank the Cowdog author John Erickson has donated one of his short stories—The Dancing Cowboy—to newspapers across the country. The story will be featured in serial form in The Canadian Record beginning next week—in our Thursday, May 17 edition—and will appear each week for the following 12 weeks.

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.

The ravens are back.

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.”

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:

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.

Bucky Wright

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.

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.