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Born in West Covina, California, Wendy Wright’s family relocated to Texas by the time she was 3 years old. Wendy’s father was employed by the Santa Fe Railroad as a pipe fitter and had accepted a position in Cleburne. When she was 12, the shop that employed her father closed. Facing unemployment, Wendy’s father signed on with the Union Pacific Railroad, and she, and her father and stepmother, relocated to Little Rock, Arkansas.

If you want to halve the time it takes to roast or grill a whole chicken—spatchcock it! The term “spatchcock” is rumored to be 17th-century shorthand for “dispatching the cock.” This technique involves splitting the chicken by removing the backbone so you can flatten it, resulting in crispier skin and quicker cooking. I also find it much easier to marinate the bird. — KIM MCKINNEY

Our newest Rotarian, Ike Julian, took us on a trip around the world with his classification speech. Ike has experienced more in his (almost) 33 years than many people do in a lifetime. Thirty minutes wasn’t enough time to scrape the surface of his adventures, so we know this article won’t do him justice either, but we’ll try.

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.

The Canadian Community Center is excited to announce a new partnership with Denita Landry for their new program, Mrs. Landry’s Little Learners.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is moving forward with plans to host a modified version of the annual Fall Foliage Festival. This year, the event will take place over the course of one day, Saturday, Oct. 17.

I’ve been reading to Lori. Lori is my husband, Peter’s, older sister.

Thank you to everyone who donated to the pioneer and ranching education trunk! On Monday, I stopped by the post office to check our mail and was welcomed with an overflowing cart of boxes and packages. It barely fit into my little car! Your generosity helps make our education outreach a success! Educational programs have always been important to Canadians, even 100 years ago.