Community

David Gerhardt, in absentia, presented Chris Koetting as guest Rotary Club speaker on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Koetting, who is the athletic director of Canadian schools, discussed a few highlights of the current athletic program, as well as a wrap-up of the Wildcat football season.

As it has each year for the last 13 years, the Canadian River Beach Club presented checks to four local organizations, disbursing a total of $7,500 brought in through its annual fundraising events. CRBC member Ben Riverman announced that this year’s donations were made to: •The Canadian Community Center for its scholarship fund and after-school program, in the amount of $3,500.

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Andy Holloway introduced guest Laramie McEntire and gave a short soliloquy on the importance of the day and freedoms we enjoy for the sacrifices made. He then presented Sherry McCavit, president of the Louise Bowers Slentz Foundation Fund board, and Sarah Griffin, grants program officer of the Amarillo Area Foundation.

Music filled the sanctuary at the First Baptist Church Sunday evening, Dec. 5, as Paula Forrest and friends performed sacred hymns and traditional holiday favorites. Because of the pandemic, no concert was held last year, and Paula expressed her gratitude for the gathering and the ability to play for, and with, her friends. Accompanied by Forrest, Presley Harper sang “Mary, Did You Know?” and “O Come, All You Unfaithful.” Nicholas Sparks and David Uribe—high school seniors from Wheeler— were joined by their band director, John Bratton, to play a holiday brass medley. Matt Phenix, pastor of the First Baptist Church, sang a stirring rendition of “Holy Night.” The audience sang along as Forrest played a variety of Christmas favorites. After expressing her gratitude for those attending, she ended the concert with an energetic performance of “Go Tell It on the Mountain.”