FPC Rodeo once again hosted the 2023 Southwest Region NIRA Frank Phillips College Rodeo October 12-14 in the cowboy town of Canadian. Over 680 contestants attended the three-day event, along with their coaches, families and cheering sections.
FPC was well-represented with four athletes qualifying for the Top 10 Championship Round.
Luis Vargas-Perez, 24, of Canadian, was arrested early Sunday morning following a break-in at the Kyle Northcott home on Sixth Street.
Video cameras at the home showed Vargas-Perez attempting to open the front door around 4 am Sunday, before picking up a chair on the front porch and throwing it through a window, shattering both the window and storm window.
Kyle said his wife, Janis, had awakened him when she heard noises outside.
David Lee Westbrook, Sr., 78-year-old resident of Grand Lake (Crace Shores), Oklahoma, passed away at his home on Thursday, October 12, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 12, 1945, in Brownfield, to Arthur and Minnie Pearl (Pinion) Westbrook.
“The American Buffalo,” a new two-part, four-hour film directed by Ken Burns, will premiere at 7 pm, October 16 and 17, on Panhandle PBS. Following the documentary is the premiere of “Strong Spirit,” a two-part series from Panhandle PBS that coincides with “The American Buffalo,” and features bison and Native Americans in the Texas Panhandle.
