AS IN MOST WARS, the men of the Civil War found it excruciatingly difficult to be away from loved ones at holiday time. Thanksgiving was no exception.

The holiday itself has its roots in the Civil War. The first official proclamation declaring Thanksgiving as a national day of remembrance was issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, partly in honor of Northern successes in the war that year. Lincoln designated the last Thursday in November “as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise.”

The Canadian City Council will meet on Monday, Nov. 15, to canvass the votes in the successful election to legalize alcohol sales within the city limits and to adopt an ordinance revising the city codes accordingly.

Panhandle Gives Nov. 21-29 increases your donations to local nonprofits

Report by Kim McKinney | The Record

Six local nonprofit organizations will host a Kick-Off Pancake Supper next Monday, Nov. 21, marking the start of this year’s Panhandle Gives fundraiser.

Canadian opened the UIL Class 3A Division II playoffs looking like a team on a mission, absolutely destroying last year’s regional champion, Lubbock Roosevelt, 70-8, last Thursday at Happy State Bank Stadium in Canyon.

The Wildcats improve to 9-2 overall and are now headed to the area round, where they will take on the Early Longhorns (7-4) at 7 pm on Friday night on Leo Brittain Field at Lions Stadium in Vernon.