On June 5, Atreyou Farrar graduated from high school. He has been home-schooled since the fifth grade. Creating video games and composing game music are areas in which Farrar excels. He plans to further his education by taking online courses specializing in music. Farrar has applied for a copyright on some of his digitally-composed music, and hopes to do contract work and sell his music online. He is the son of Caleb and Bonnie Farrar of Canadian.

After closing for two months this spring due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Canadian Community Center quietly announced its soft reopening in mid-May, and this month, kicked off a busy schedule of summer programs.

K101-Woodward’s Classic Bowl XXXII, originally scheduled for May 26-30, and then rescheduled for July 1-3, was finally canceled last week due to the difficulties created by the COVID-19 crisis. Six Canadian Wildcat football team members, one Lady Cat basketball player, and three Higgins Coyote basketball players had been invited to participate.

After a long, dry spell this spring, the rodeo circuit fired back up last weekend in Canadian with the Tri-State High Sthool Rodeo finals. The Canadian Rodeo Arena hosted 67 contestants and their friends and families for three days of action in near-triple digit temperatures, that didn’t seem to phase either the contestants or the fans. This was the last round of competition before these riders headed to the Texas State High School Rodeo finals which were already underway in Abilene at the Taylor County Expo Center. Region 1 contestants will be competing starting at 8 am this morning (Thursday, June 11), and again at 2 pm. To watch the live feed, go online to victorylapclips.com. On June 20-21, the Canadian Rodeo Arena will host the Tri-State Junior High Rodeo. Spectators will have the chance to cheer those younger riders on before they head to the Texas State Junior High Finals in Gonzales. Region 1 riders will compete on Friday, June 26.