The Lady Cat basketball team kicks off its schedule this year on the heels of a historic 2021-22 season. Last year’s team carried the ranking of No. 1 in Class 3A most of the year by amassing a 35-2 record—a new school standard for the most victories in a single season—and earning a run to the Region I-3A tournament championship game. They are back, and expectations are once again sky-high for the Lady Cat program.

Sherye Talley, music program director for Canadian’s own Christian radio station, spoke passionately about this somewhat unknown local gem. This dream first began in August 2016 when a contract was signed to license station KHHC, called The Heart of Hemphill County, found at 91.3 FM. This initial station mainly played instrumental music from a reel. After a couple of months, they decided to switch to live broadcast music and do their own programming. A fee was paid for the rights, and Talley took off developing programming for full-time live music. Original programming was mainly country and western during the week, with gospel music all day on Sunday. With the broadcasting station organized as a nonprofit through the River Ministries, Talley began to feel the pull for a more positive influence on the community.

I grew up in South Texas. My dad was a cotton/grain farmer and cotton gin/grain elevator owner. He and others who worked long hours out-of-doors loved daylight saving time (DST). During the summer harvest season, the sun shone well past 9. As a kid, I loved it, as well. It meant I did not have to “clean up” and go to bed, and I could stay dirty and happy much longer. As an adult, the same holds true, dirty and happy longer… DST has been in effect in the U.S. and in many European countries since World War I. In an effort to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power, Germany and Austria began saving daylight on April 30, 1916, by advancing the hands of the clock one hour until the following October. Other countries immediately adopted this 1916 action, including Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, and Tasmania. Nova Scotia and Manitoba adopted it as well, with Britain following suit three weeks later, on May 21, 1916. A year later, Australia and Newfoundland began saving daylight.

INGREDIENTS Nonstick cooking spray 3 cups thinly sliced, peeled potatoes 2 tablespoons melted butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 pound ground beef 1 (10-ounce) can cream of mushroom soup 1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided 1/2 cup milk Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste PREPARATION Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a large baking dish with cooking spray.