Amarillo Globe-News

  • 'Gifts from the Earth' impact health, faith
    Sunday - 12/11/2016 - 07:18 PM

    Holiday Joy, Serenity, Balance and other essential oil blends appear as curling vapors in Dr. Laura Ricci’s Amarillo home.
    A certified women’s health and functional nutrition coach, Ricci said concentrated oils diffused into the air are much healthier than scented aerosols and plug-ins.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Lending a hand with an uphill climb
    Sunday - 12/11/2016 - 09:15 PM

    Sometimes all anyone needs is a little hand. Or a good handrail. On a ramp.
    Geraldine Greene was searching the Internet for help when she found the Texas Ramp Project.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • CareNet fills gaps for families
    Saturday - 12/10/2016 - 08:02 PM

    Maria Holguin is strong, but growing weary. She’s a single, unemployed 42-year-old, raising two of her own children and two of her grandchildren.
    The challenges are many.
    Her 18-year-old son is disabled.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • WT winter dance recital warms hearts
    Saturday - 12/10/2016 - 08:08 PM

    The annual WT Dance Academy Winter Recital was held on Saturday, and director Kimberly Valles said the cast had been rehearsing for this show since August so they could introduce new elements this year.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Despite area's makeup, white men dominate local politics
    Saturday - 12/10/2016 - 08:14 PM

    Amarillo today isn’t the same city it was when 73-year-old Iris Lawrence was growing up. The North Heights resident said she came of age during a time when racism was unbridled and black women like her were being jailed for staging walk-ins at the old Paramount Theater after being denied entrance.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Firms help seniors through final moves
    Saturday - 12/10/2016 - 03:41 PM

    For what could be the last time in her life, Janet Pruyn is moving. Pruyn, 80, spent the week figuring out how she would move 1,700 square feet of possessions into a 1,100-square foot apartment at Continental Retirement Center.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • WT president to visit panhandle cities
    Friday - 12/09/2016 - 08:06 PM

    West Texas A&M University Walter Wendler announced a planned five-month tour of the upper-26 counties of the Texas Panhandle.
    The “Your Community, Your University” tour starts Jan. 5 with a stop in Booker, according to a Friday news release that listed the first month of stops.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Freedom from Religion Foundation criticizes Spur cross
    Friday - 12/09/2016 - 08:11 PM

    SPUR — A cross at a city park has drawn challenges from an organization claiming its public location is unconstitutional.
    The Freedom from Religion Foundation claims it is still awaiting a response from Spur’s city management about the display.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Running boldly, Amarillo woman nears final race
    Friday - 12/09/2016 - 09:16 PM

    Dallas Paetzold has not so much seized the day as she has — in this year she turned 50 — seized the year.
    At a milestone marker in her life, she gave a big nod to spontaneous living, big dreams and the power of the now.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Toys for Tots seeks help to fill toy hauler
    Friday - 12/09/2016 - 05:34 PM

    This year, seven area Texas Department of Public Safety locations, in partnership with Jack Sisemore Traveland, will be the destinations for dropping off new, age-appropriate toys for children on behalf of Toys for Tots.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • AISD embraces "grow your own" plan to diversify teaching corps
    Sunday - 12/11/2016 - 09:15 PM

    Amarillo ISD has set its sights on increasing its recruitment and retention of minority teachers, and the school district hopes that a grow-your-own philosophy will make that happen.
    The student population has diversified over the last decade, but the demographics of its faculty has not kept up.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Thornberry's defense bill passes Senate
    Sunday - 12/11/2016 - 09:16 PM

    Congressman Mac Thornberry’s (R-Clarendon) roots have served the Panhandle defense industry well since 2015 when he became chair of the House Armed Services Committee.
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  • Volunteers fill trucks with donations for kids
    Saturday - 12/10/2016 - 08:08 PM

    Cardboard boxes in the shape of a truck were set up in the vestibule of all Amarillo and Canyon Walmart stores on Saturday morning for a weekend push for the Salvation Army’s Fill a Truck campaign.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Beilue: Is A&M looking after itself or after West Texas?
    Saturday - 12/10/2016 - 08:13 PM

    Quick history lesson: There was a little-known proposition on the statewide ballot in November 2009, something called the Texas National Research University Fund Amendment.
    It basically transferred about $500 million from the higher education fund into a research fund to help seven public schools in the state in their quest to join The University of Texas and Texas A&M University to achieve coveted Tier I status.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

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    Saturday - 12/10/2016 - 03:41 PM

    Biz briefs for Sunday, Dec. 11
    Schrader Real Estate and Auction Co.
    Massive land parcel for sale in Hartley County
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    Saturday - 12/10/2016 - 03:41 PM

    Biz seen for Sunday, December 11
    Kelly Galloway
    Coon Memorial Hospital — Dalhart
    Galloway, who has been a nurse for 14 years in nearly every nursing role, is now COO of Coon Memorial Hospital.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Xcel safety training preps apprentices for electrical field
    Friday - 12/09/2016 - 08:11 PM

    Xcel Energy is making sure more than 100 apprentices are prepared, training them in a simulated world before going out into the real world to work as electrical field employees.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Homeless man found dead was not turned away from shelters
    Friday - 12/09/2016 - 09:15 PM

    A homeless man recently released from jail and found dead in an alley behind a tire store in north Amarillo less than 24 hours later caused an online stir when false rumors circulated that he was turned away from area shelters.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Warmer temps to warm up sales
    Friday - 12/09/2016 - 09:28 PM

    After this week’s bone-chilling cold, holiday shoppers can look forward to a warmer weekend for those last minute trips to the stores.
    There’s less than a 10 percent chance of precipitation this weekend, and temperatures will be warmer than the last few days with highs expected in the mid-60s from Saturday to Monday, according to the National Weather Service forecast.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Symphony, Happy State Bank launch new tradition
    Friday - 12/09/2016 - 05:35 PM

    In hopes of creating a new family tradition, the Amarillo Symphony and Happy State Bank and Trust Co. will present “Happy Holiday Pops,” a concert that includes Christmas classics, sing-alongs, carols and a potential appearance by Santa Claus himself.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Castaways lands in Amarillo
    Sunday - 12/11/2016 - 07:40 PM

    A new casual seafood bar and grill will bring a slice of Margaritaville to chilly Amarillo this winter.
    Castaways Bar and Grill initially planned to open on Dec. 12, but has indefinitely pushed that date back while it waits for city approval.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Oil and gas report for Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016
    Saturday - 12/10/2016 - 03:42 PM

    Week of Nov. 28 to Dec. 4
    Intents to drill
    LIPSCOMB (LIPSCOMB, Cleveland) Jones Energy, LLC, #6925H Ola O. Piper, (645.2 acres) 250’ FSL & 680’ FEL, Sec 692, Blk 43, H&TC Surv, A-866, 3 mi NE from Lipscomb TD 9000’, (BHL: 100’ FNL & 330’ FEL) (sgd.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Academic Spotlight: Barek Bentley
    Saturday - 12/10/2016 - 08:02 PM

    Barek Bentley, 17
    Class: 11th grade, Amarillo High School
    Nominated by: Kay Sherwood, Latin teacher
    ■ Why are you nominating this student? “Barek ... is mature beyond his years and is always willing to lend a hand with any project.”
    ■ Why does this student stand out?More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Holiday recipes carry the flavor of love
    Saturday - 12/10/2016 - 08:14 PM

    Figgy pudding: It could be delicious. Who knows? After all, it’s immortalized in Christmas canon via song.
    Then again, you know about the English and their food. As for Americans, oh do we love our Christmas food, our traditional high-calorie, high-fat, high-sugar delights.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Public meetings for the week of Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016
    Saturday - 12/10/2016 - 08:17 PM

    MONDAY
    Potter County Commissioners’ Court: 9 a.m. Potter County Courthouse, 500 S. Fillmore St. Commissioners will discuss insurance regarding the Amarillo Tri-State Exposition Center; the Axon body camera contract; proposed sub-leasing of Potter County Memorial Stadium to San Jacinto Christian Academy; and the proposed termination of Southern Independent Baseball League’s stadium lease.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Bankruptcies for Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016
    Saturday - 12/10/2016 - 03:42 PM

    Note: All petitions have been verified to be voluntary.
    U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Cynthia Lorraine Greer, aka Cynthia Lorraine Halsted, Canyon. Chapter 7 nonbusiness/consumer.
    Franklin Howell Jr., aka Frank Howell, J.F.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Cheerleaders bus to Abilene to support Iraan High
    Friday - 12/09/2016 - 08:06 PM

    Cheerleaders from four area high schools rode complimentary buses down to Abilene on Friday to support the cheerleaders and students at Iraan High.
    An Iraan booster was killed and seven cheerleaders injured last week when their bus was in a crash while returning home from a football game.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Raising the bar
    Friday - 12/09/2016 - 09:15 PM

    Amarillo is home to 18 to 22 sports bars, depending on how one classifies such an establishment, and more and more are trying to carve out their place in what several bar managers call a large, athletically ambivalent city.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • West warns new school ratings 'oversimplified'
    Friday - 12/09/2016 - 09:16 PM

    Amarillo ISD’s superintendent recently spoke out against the implementation of a new system that will grade schools’ performance the same way students are, on an A-F scale.
    In a district newsletter this week, Superintendent Dana West expressed concern about “oversimplified” grades being attached to schools and cautioned parents about buying into the ratings too quickly.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Set a unique place at the holiday table
    Friday - 12/09/2016 - 05:36 PM

    What’s the most important element of the holiday table? If one were to make a list, the people would likely come first, followed by the food. The table setting — the plates, glasses, flatware, napkins — may rank in a distant third place.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share