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Raised in a family of survivors, Dee Salinas radiates the faith and determination that she learned from her parents.
Now, as she faces her own battle against breast cancer, Salinas fights to show her children that they can trust the God in whom she taught them to believe.
“The goal is — my birthday is Dec. 17 — that I should probably have my last radiation treatment that week if everything goes according to schedule,” Salinas said. “That’s my goal, and to start January cancer-free and get on with my life.”

MONDAY
Canyon City Commission: 5:30 p.m. Commission Chambers of City Hall, 301 16th St., Canyon. Commissioners will consider potential property purchases by Canyon Economic Development Corp., a report on water and wastewater systems from the city engineer, a financial report from the city finance director, and possible action on budget and aquatic center changes.
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■ In 1793, during the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette, the queen of France, was beheaded.
■ In 1859, radical abolitionist John Brown led a group of 21 men in a raid on Harpers Ferry in western Virginia. (Ten of Brown’s men were killed and five escaped. Brown and six followers were captured; all were executed.)
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Texas Nurses Association District 2 and the Panhandle Organization of Nurse Executives have recognized 25 area nurses who have exhibited exemplary contributions to patient care, research, leadership, education and community service.
The inaugural Panhandle Great 25 Nurses, who were nominated for the honor by their peers and were selected by a review committee, will be honored Monday at the Amarillo Civic Center Complex during an event that begins at 6 p.m.
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Hoot had a way of keepin’ the bubble level. Which ain’t as easy as it sounds in the cricks and hollers around Ada. Ol’ man Johnson was tight with a dollar bill but flexible when it came to runnin’ cattle. Meanin’, he turned ‘em out on his ranch and gathered ‘em up but the numbers didn’t always jibe. He now owned several steers that had evaded sale day for at least three Octobers.
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West Texas A&M University celebrated the groundbreaking of a $48.1 million Agricultural Sciences Complex on Friday.
Called “the largest and most extensive construction project” on the WT campus in recent memory by WT President Walter V. Wendler, the nearly 160,000-square-foot complex will become the centerpiece of the school’s agricultural sciences program and play a significant role in a veterinary partnership with Texas A&M University. It is slated for completion by fall 2018.

Hastings’ going-out-of-business sale is at a staggering 90 percent off, and if you enjoy comics, movies or other collectibles, now is the time to shop.
Walking inside the store on Georgia Street, which was once the flagship for Hastings’ now-doomed “refreshed” store plan that saw licensed products and other collectibles pushed to the front, one might think a crime has occurred.

It has already been an eventful year for Texas Panhandle children in the care of the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services, and now a joint letter this week from the state’s top three elected officials to DFPS Commissioner H.L. “Hank” Whitman has elevated concerns about finding placement for many of the area’s high-need children.
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The Amarillo Continuum of Care board elected not to respond to an ad hoc committee’s list of recommendations for addressing Amarillo’s homeless problems on Friday.
With Juliana Walker, the VA’s homeless veteran coordinator and “point person” for the report, unable to attend Friday morning’s meeting, the board voted to table their response until Nov. 11.
In other business, members of the Continuum of Care board made plans for its first “Point in Time” night, which will take place in late January.

An Amarillo man saddled his horse Friday morning and hit the trail for a 300-plus mile trot to Dallas to raise awareness about homelessness. With the support of local residents and businesses, Kit Rudd — a self-proclaimed Jesus-loving country outlaw — said he plans to deliver a “big, fat check” to a grassroots organization in the DFW area who are invested in housing homeless. Rudd, 59, plans to return to Amarillo in about two weeks, and said he will post live updates from the trip on his Facebook page. “This is about one community helping another,” he said.