New Arrival
Vanessa Rae Rhodes was born on June 22, 2021. She weighed 6 pounds and 12 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Proud parents are Sheri and Tyler Rhodes of Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
Community
What's Cookin' in Canadian: Wild Plum Jelly
Spent a delightful day Friday with my friend, Remelle, picking two buckets of big, fat juicy plums. We then turned them into the most delicious jelly. I had not made any for more than 20 years and counted on my friend to make it right. And she did! KIM B. McKINNEY
Area Briefs
The Old Mobeetie Museum will be hosting the Hidetown Labor Day Festival and Reunion on the weekend of Sept. 3-6.
Delynne Dunn and David Strickland wed on July 24
Delynne Dunn and David Strickland exchanged wedding vows on Saturday, July 24, in a double-ring ceremony performed by Clay Wells of the Follett Baptist Church. The wedding ceremony and the reception were held in the Gallery Room of the River Valley Pioneer Museum.
New Arrival
Maggie May Isaacs was born on July 14, 2021, to Tom and Anna Isaacs, weighing in at 7 pounds and 13 ounces, and 19-3/4 inches in length.
The Postscript: Bad Gardener
I have never been a gardener. This makes me feel like a misfit in my family.
Amarillo author Rick Treon is international literary award finalist
AMARILLO—Rick Treon’s thriller Let the Guilty Pay has been named a finalist for the 2021 Silver Falchion Award for Best Suspense Novel by literary organization Killer Nashville. “I am blown away by this nomination,” said Treon, an Amarillo resident and former editor of the Amarillo Globe-News.
The First Baptist Church Mission
Canadians have never lacked having generous spirits. A recent example is through the First Baptist Church’s food and clothing bank, dubbed “Love Center Mission.” Chairman Katie Hathaway explained that the mission was first thought up a couple years ago by their former pastor, Matthew McCurley.
Never going out of style
Those who happened to be at, or drive by, The Bucket during lunch on Wednesday, July 28, were at the right place at the right time. If you were one of the lucky few, you likely saw the small ’55 Chevy Station Wagon on a trailer attached to the red-hot motorcycle.
Community Briefs
Canyon’s Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum has launched its first online digital exhibitions. This includes the Baffin Island photographs of M.H.W. Ritchie, an Isabel Robinson artwork collection, a seashell collection, and more to be featured for all to see.
