The hands that give are never left empty. In a time of turmoil, there is no greater gift we can give than the gift of service and compassion. While some of us lie in wait to pounce on the next deal, some lie in their beds with the sound of a grumbling stomach. Siblings pull each other closer for warmth under thin blankets. Mothers and fathers tirelessly work overtime to provide for their children, only to find that it wasn’t quite enough this month.

Everett Cook spoke to the Rotary Club last week about his summer job with Sea Trek BVI. Cook started scuba diving when he was 8 years old, and now has 13 certifications: open water, advanced, rescue, marine heritage, wreck, night, deep water, wreck penetration, cave, low visibility, master diver, free diving, and scientific. He has 229 logged dives, which translates to 11,800 minutes underwater. Altogether, Cook has been on dives in 179 different locations around the globe.

The Comancheria Chapter of the Daughters of The American Revolution co-hosted a Veteran’s Day barbecue luncheon at the Wheeler Historical Museum on Nov. 11 to honor local veterans and their spouses.

“It was great to be together again,” said Comancheria Chapter NSDAR State Vice Chair Pamela Hill. “We had an outstanding turnout! We were honored to have WWII Veteran Wesley Steen in attendance as well.” 

It’s that time of year. Christmas music dominates the radio, social media is suddenly enamored with Elf on the Shelf sightings, and a sense of magic and wonder floats in the air.

Canadian residents will be as busy as Santa’s elves this season—from the highly-anticipated turkey dinner at the WCTU Christmas Bazaar and shopping under Canadian’s beautiful downtown Christmas lights, to Santa’s visit to the Palace Theatre and an afternoon and evening of games and hot chocolate at Sunset Park, the opportunities to enjoy this holiday season with your family and friends are abundant.