Community

The ever-popular Fall Foliage Arts and Crafts Fair will once again be held at the Canadian Elementary School, at 500 Dogwood St. Over 60 vendors from across the area will tempt shoppers with everything from homemade foods to interesting décor items, art, and clothing. The doors will be open from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday, Oct. 16 and from 11 am to 4 pm on Sunday, Oct. 17. Saturday visitors to the Arts and Crafts Fair can enjoy a delicious enchilada lunch, prepared by the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and served from 11 am to 2 pm. Breakfast and lunch will be served on Sunday from 6:30 am until 2 pm.

Pick up a map at the Canadian Visitors Center and stroll around town to see a variety of art displayed outside area businesses on Saturday, Oct. 16, from 10 am to 4 pm. Among the businesses participating in this first-time art event are Antique Treasures, Katy’s Quilt Box, Brown Bag Roasters, Stitch Custom Embroidery, The Store, River Valley Pioneer Museum, the Visitors Center, The Last Cowboy’s Court, Happily Hawkins Farm, Canadian Gardens, The Peppermint Tree, and Lisa 32. Artists who have signed up, to date, include Ronda Bartlett, Cara Dawn Macias, Mary Laubhan, Sondra Hill, Avaree Hosford, Susanna Frederick, Michael Longhofer, Doug Ricketts, Michaelea Samples, Jimmy LeFlore, and Audrey LeFlore. Locations and artists may change in the coming week. A final and complete map will be available on Saturday at the Visitors Center.

The Fall Foliage Car Show, located in the parking lot at 1st and Kingman streets, behind the River Valley Pioneer Museum, is always a crowd-pleaser. Contestants may register in advance ($25/entry) at the Canadian/Hemphill County Chamber of Commerce, or beginning at 9 am on the day of the event ($35/entry). People’s Choice Awards will be presented for all makes and models of cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Come and check out some fine rides and vote for your favorite.

Still hungry? You are in luck, because the Canadian Community Center will be serving hot dogs and s’mores at Sunset Park from 5-7 pm on Saturday. Get two hot dogs for $5, and enjoy a beautiful place to watch the sun go down. Can’t beat that, can you?

Enjoy a scenic 10-mile drive out to Lake Marvin on FM 2266. The Lodge will be open both days—from 9 am to 6 pm on Saturday and from 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday— with planned activities that include a nature scavenger hunt. As you enjoy walking the trails around the lake, test your skills at identifying animal tracks, with assistance from the free, illustrated handout available at the Lodge. On Saturday, Wild Hanbury’s Snake Handlers Show will begin at 2 pm, with an assortment of critters to see and learn more about, including both a boa constrictor and a bullsnake, an assortment of turtles, a Gila monster, and more. Creepy spiders? Oh yeah, they’ve got those, too.

Fall Foliage is right around the corner, which means we are hosting our annual quilt show! Please bring in your vintage or modern quilts to display to the public. We will accept quilts until noon on Friday, Oct. 15. We are also hosting our Favorite Quilt Contest, and the winner will receive bragging rights in The Canadian Record and on the museum’s social media accounts.

Perryton Area Parkinson’s support group meets tomorrow The Perryton Area Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will meet Friday, Oct. 8, at New Hope Fellowship, 2821 S.