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Following executive sessions held during their May 2 and June 6 meetings, the Canadian/Hemphill County Economic Development Council board of directors approved a $12,000 job-creation grant for KerTec LLC; approved a $16,000 loan for Main Street’s newest business, the Canadian Business Hub; and authorized the purchase of a former mud storage building located in the Industrial Park from Cornett Realty for $2,000.

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Canadian Rotarians sprang into action early Tuesday morning to line Main Street with American flags, in observance of Flag Day. The holiday commemorates the date in 1777 when the Second Continental Congress paused in their writing of the Articles of Confederation to pass a resolution, stating that “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white,” and that “the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.” Over 100 years later, in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson marked the anniversary of that decree by officially establishing June 14 as Flag Day.

A public statement issued by Klein Investigations and Consulting last Thursday suggested that a suspect had been identified in the May 27 vandalism of the Justice for Thomas Brown sign on Main Street.

Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Minick, a Canadian native, enlisted in the United States Navy as a nuclear machinist mate in November of 2000. After completing the enlisted nuclear pipeline, he was selected as a junior staff instructor at Nuclear Power Unit MTS 626 in Charleston, South Carolina.

Hemphill County commissioners voted unanimously to extend the countywide outdoor burn ban for another 45 days last Tuesday, May 31, with the understanding that County Judge Lisa Johnson had the authority to rescind the ban should the area receive enough moisture in the ensuing days.

On May 23, Hemphill County Hospital district administration invited family members of Mesa View Senior Living (MVSL) residents for an informational meeting regarding the facility’s care plan. Six administration and staff members were on hand for the discussion, attended by seven family members.