Since our last report in Thursday’s Record, Canadian ISD has received new reports of five new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed positives among staff and students to 55, and the number of active positive cases to 15. Last Wednesday evening, Superintendent Lynn Pulliam reported at CHS staff member as the 51st confirmed positive, noting that the staffer was already in quarantine and had had no close contacts. On Thursday evening, Dr. Pulliam reported the 52nd confirmed positive in a CES staff member who does not work directly with students and involving no close contacts. On Friday, the school district received notice of its 53rd and 54th confirmed positives involving students in fifth and eighth grades, both of whom had already been in quarantine. In the only report to date this week, Dr. Pulliam reported Tuesday that one more confirmed positive case involved an eleventh-grade student at CHS who had last been at school on Nov. 17.

Christina Hadaway was lucky to catch her program speaker this week in his offseason from baseball. Addison Russ, a 26-yearold Amarillo native, and son-in-law to Baker Elementary and CMS principals, Krista and Drew Daniel, is one to watch. Russ graduated from Amarillo’s Randall High in 2013, and recently finished his degree in interdisciplinary studies through Houston Baptist. He and wife, Kaitlyn, wed in 2017 and followed Kaitlyn’s family to Canadian in 2019. Kaitlyn works at The Citadelle, and their married life has been a roller-coaster to say the least!

Susana Frederick shared some of this soup with me, and then shared the recipe when I told her how much I enjoyed it. She and Gary have spent extended periods of time in New Zealand, where he worked in medical clinics. They first had this soup, which is a staple on the North Island, at a church home group. A chef brought the soup to the potluck and shared his recipe. You can use butternut squash as a base for this flavorful soup, as well. Sweetness will vary depending on the pumpkin or squash. Enjoy!

I am a celebrity among the neighborhood dogs. By now, I have been giving out dog treats on my daily walk for several months.