Panhandle Community Services will be able to continue serving Veteran’s in the top 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle through funds received from the Texas Veteran’s Commission. Two programs exist Restoring America’s Heroes Project, which will be able to provide critical home repairs for both Veterans and their surviving spouses and a general assistance program as well.
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“The American Buffalo,” a new two-part, four-hour film directed by Ken Burns, will premiere at 7 pm, October 16 and 17, on Panhandle PBS. Following the documentary is the premiere of “Strong Spirit,” a two-part series from Panhandle PBS that coincides with “The American Buffalo,” and features bison and Native Americans in the Texas Panhandle.
AUSTIN—From Oct. 6-22, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will kick off the eighth annual Texas Pollinator BioBlitz, celebrating the bees, wasps, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, hummingbirds, nectar-feeding bats, and other animals that serve as pollinators across Texas.
Join event partners TPWD, National Butterfly Center, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, National Wildlife Federation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to celebrate the importance of pollinators.
The Hemphill County Library will host an adult craft class---String Art---this Thursday, September 21, at 2 pm. Call the library at 323-5282 to reserve a spot. Have in mind what design you’d like to do. The foam boards are 8”x10”, and the wood circles are about 7” in diameter.
AMARILLO, TX – The Mary E. Bivins Foundation has awarded High Plains Public Radio (HPPR) a $15,000 grant.
Amarillo – Panhandle Breast Health (PBH) and Pampa Regional Medical Center (PRMC) announce a partnership for uninsured women to receive no-cost screening mammograms in Pampa. The hospital recently added 3D mammography to its screening services and PBH will provide funding for the program as part of its Positively Pink Breast Cancer Screening Initiative.
AMARILLO—Panhandle Breast Health (PBH) will host the Third Annual Tee Off for Tatas Golf Tournament at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at Comanche Trail Golf Course. The tournament is open to all golfers of all skill levels and will benefit PBH, a local organization providing breast cancer screenings to uninsured residents of the Texas Panhandle.
As the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 looms, the Canadian Volunteer Fire Department has again announced plans for its fourth annual tribute to the firefighters who responded to the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.
The Amarillo Botanical Gardens is excited to announce exciting changes to our popular Breakfast with the Butterflies. The event is now A Day with the Butterflies. It is still breakfast in the Gardens with a butterfly release, but now includes art and children’s education, dozens of local vendors, live music, and food trucks in the afternoon! This family friendly event highlights the beauty of the Monarch migration while providing something for the entire family.
Grocery shoppers in Canadian now will find themselves missing a smiling and familiar face in Lowe’s aisles. Bernita Thompson has retired as of today, Friday, Aug. 11, and she is just short of having served there for 28 years. She started at Lowe’s in October of 1995. Thompson says she has worked since she was 16 years old, when she had her first job at the local Dairy Queen, eventually becoming a manager. For several years she ran a home daycare center.
