Andrew Taylor was born July 8, 1937, at home on the family’s allotted Cherokee Homestead in Gideon, Oklahoma, to Andy and Hersie Taylor. He was their pride and joy since they already had his six older sisters. It didn’t take long for the family to start calling him A.C., a nickname that stayed with him for his entire life. He died September 27, 2023.

Canadian’s 8th-Grade Wildcats played their best game of the season thus far on Thursday, Sept. 21, with a dominating 52-14 win over Bushland on the Bobcats’ home turf.

Chris Flores stacked up 199 total yards rushing and 32 yards receiving, scoring four TDs on the ground, and one in the air. Weston Mitchell threw four of 8 passes for 76 yards, resulting in two TDs and one interception. Mitchell was also a beast on the ground, grinding out 84 yards and taking one into the end zone.

Canadian’s Lady Cats cross-country team won second-place overall on Saturday at the prestigious Lubbock Invitational at Mae Simmons Park. They were outpaced only by Holliday’s No. 1 Lady Eagles.

Konnar McClendon crossed the finish line in 2nd place overall, followed by Lady Cats Elizabeth Guerrero, 10th, and Arionna Black, 13th, among the top-15 finishers. Maile Quisenberry, Payton Lee, Brooklyn Beedy and Landry Appel rounded out the team. 

Intents to Drill

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Gas Completions

HEMPHILL (BUFFALO WALLOW, Granite Wash) Blackbeard Operating, LLC, #2H Meek 238, 18 mi SW from Canadian, Sec 238, Blk C, G&MMB&A Surv, A-606, spud 7-17-2011, compl 10-6-2011, tested 8-16-2023, potential 76 mcf, 3 bbls cond, 17 bbls wtr, 169# ftp, 640# SIWHP, TVD 10935’, MD 15725’ API 42-211-34890, Horizontal Recompletion Reclass Oil to Gas