This custom handmade chicken coop, built by Tucker Landry and his mother, Denita, is constructed with reclaimed materials sourced right here in Canadian. Tucker, and eighth-grader at Canadian Middle School, loves animals of all kinds.

Sheila Pankratz hosted the high school chemistry and physics teacher, Wade Hood, as our speaker this week. Wade was scheduled to visit back in the spring to enlighten us on the teach-fromhome method while he was teaching from home. However, due to…well, just take a wild guess…we had to postpone until now.

BASIL PESTO Never met a basil plant I did not love. So each year, my garden is filled with many varieties: large leaf, Thai, lemon, globe, Genovese, and purple basil.

With bright new backpacks and shiny shoes, students at Canadian Elementary returned to the classroom on Wednesday for the first time in more than six months. Emelie and Isaiah Cervantes sported big smiles during CISD’s temperature screening process, and were eager to head in the front door. PHOTO BY LAURIE EZZELL BROWN