Baker Elementary invites local veterans to breakfast on Nov. 11 To honor the veterans of our community for their service, Baker Elementary School will host a Veterans Day breakfast in the BES cafeteria on Friday, Nov.

The Canadian High School Marching Band placed sixth in the area competition held last Saturday, Oct. 22, at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene. CHS Band Director John Zalman said the students stepped it up, and Saturday was “the best performance of the year.” The band’s show this year is based on the movie, The Heist.

After serving as Canadian Middle School principal for several years, Bruce Bryant wanted to return to teaching. When a vacancy appeared in the STEM classroom, he took his chance. “I came from the dark side of administration into the light of teaching again,” Bryant said.

NOTE: The Record is pleased to announce a recurring series featuring new books and program reminders for the Hemphill County Library. The library has a plethora of resources for children and adults of all ages. My motley crew of boys thoroughly enjoys our weekly treks there. Owen, my 3-year-old, enthusiastically pulls every Halloween-or Christmas-themed book from the shelves to “read to me” while my 1-year-old points at the fish or plays hide and seek with LEGOs. Thus far, we have successfully located all the missing pieces.