Opinion

ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, my father [Raymond Broadbent] safely returned from serving with Samaritan’s Purse in Ukraine. During his three weeks working in the Emergency Field Hospital in Lviv, he helped provide anesthesia for Ukrainians in need of emergency surgeries.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK everyone for the outpouring of love and support shown to us after the wildfire. We are beyond grateful to live in a community that is so generous and wonderful.

WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS our appreciation to all who came to our rescue both during and after the fires we recently experienced. First and foremost, we want to thank all the firemen who spent many hours watering to extinguish and blading to prevent further advancement.

THE HCHD STAFF would like to say thank you to our amazing community for supporting our recent Car Wash Fundraiser benefiting the Canadian Volunteer Fire Department! Because of your generosity and participation in the event, we raised a total of $2,500.

WE LEARNED FROM a caller to The Canadian Record on Tuesday morning that Canadian ISD Board of Trustees candidate Brandon Reeves has a past record of Class B misdemeanor arrests and convictions, the last one of which occurred in 2006.

I WAS A MEMBER of the CHS Wildcat Band when we won the first-ever Sweepstakes. I think it was in my Sophomore year (1961-62), and I was pleased to see the 42nd is still recognized as a major accomplishment for a high school band!

JOHN KENNEDY SET OUT to put humans on the moon. Lyndon Johnson wanted a Great Society.

WHEN THE STATEWIDE rejection rate of ballots by mail is 12.4 percent, up from 1 percent in the 2020 election, there is something seriously wrong with our democracy. Just under 25,000 or one in eight vote-by-mail ballots were not counted in the primary election.

IN A FIELD NOTES column published on April 7, featuring a group interview with Canadian’s volunteer firefighters following the March wildfires, I incorrectly attributed two comments to Juan Guillen that were actually made by Chris Ford.

Early voting underway for May 7 election Early voting began Monday for local elections and two proposed constitutional amendments relating to property tax reductions. Early voting continues through Tuesday, May 3, with Election Day on Saturday, May 7.