We’re excited to bring back the FITNESS@KT|BLACK Route 66 Run+Walk on June 14, 2025, as part of the Texas Route 66 Festival Finale! This year’s event benefits Transformation Park, a nonprofit serving Amarillo’s homeless community.
With 5k, 10k, and 1 Mile Walk options, there’s something for everyone! Early bird pricing is available until April 11. Check out our event website at www.RT66RoadRace.com for all the details.
I’ve attached the press release and flyer. Any awareness or media interviews to help promote the event would be greatly appreciated.
ROUTE 66 ROAD RACE RETURNS FOR YEAR TWO, PARTNERING WITH TRANSFORMATION PARK
AMARILLO, TX – The Fitness@KT|Black Run+Walk is back for its second year as part of the 2025 Texas Route 66 Festival
Finale, bringing the community together for an exciting event along historic RT 66 while also making an impact locally. This year, the event will benefit Transformation Park, a new local nonprofit dedicated to serving Amarillo’s homeless population by providing essential resources, housing assistance, and pathways to employment located right on RT 66.
The race is set for June 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM and will include multiple race distances, catering to runners and walkers of all levels. Participants will enjoy a scenic course along Route 66, a participant swag bag, and the exclusive VIP After Party for those looking to celebrate post-race.
Event Details:
Location: 920 SW 7th Ave., Amarillo, TX
Date: June 14, 2025
Time: 8:00 AM
Race Options: 5k, 10k, 1 Mile Walk
Businesses and organizations looking to support the event can explore sponsorship opportunities, with all proceeds helping Transformation Park continue its mission of serving Amarillo’s homeless community.
For more details, registration, and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.RT66RoadRace.com
Thank you,
Jesse Melson
Marketing Project Manager
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O: (877)475-4553 M: (806)290-3735
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920 SW 7th Ave Amarillo, TX 79101
Don Harrington Discovery Center: Explore the new permanent exhibition “Discover through Time.” (9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 4:30 p.m. Sundays; 1200 Streit Drive; admission $14 adults; $11 seniors, military and students, and $9 children; 806-355-9547)
AMARILLO LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS INVITES COMMUNITY TO 2025 ANNUAL MEETING & POTLUCK ON SAT., JUNE 14th
Featuring a history presentation by Dr. Brian Ingrassia (WTAMU)
The Amarillo League of Women Voters invites the public to our Annual Meeting and Potluck. This free event will take place:
- Saturday, June 14th
- 10:00 a.m.
- Amarillo Area Foundation (919 S. Polk St.).
Everyone is welcome, and League members are strongly encouraged to attend (as members will be voting on the new board, the proposed annual budget, and updates to the by-laws). Please encourage friends and family to join us, learn more about the League, and enjoy the food, community, and educational presentation.
Our speaker this month is Dr. Brian Ingrassia, Associate Professor of History at WTAMU. A vibrant and engaging presenter, as well as a prolific author and editor, the League is thrilled to welcome him to this important annual event. He plans to offer some historical context on our modern democracy, share some insight on the vision our founding fathers, and answer questions from attendees regarding our fascinating and unique US government — so feel free to bring your history-loving friends and family!
Like last year, this meeting will also be a potluck. Drinks will be provided, but we encourage everyone to bring some food to share. If you plan to attend, please contact Judy Tolk at jtolk597@gmail.com and let her know what you’ll be bringing; this will help with planning to ensure we have a variety of treats for attendees. Thank you for helping us keep things organized!
Reminder: Your local League is dedicated to community outreach. If your organization, business, nonprofit, or church is interested in having League set up a voter registration booth at an upcoming gathering, or if you’d like us to present our seminar, CIVICS 101, please contact us at amarillolwv@gmail.com or call 806-337-2148.
Thank you for empowering voters and defending democracy in Amarillo!
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About Dr. Brian Ingrassia: Brian Ingrassia joined the WTAMU faculty in 2015. He earned a B.A. in history from Eureka College in 2001 and received his M.A. (2002) and Ph.D. (2008) from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Dr. Ingrassia specializes in modern American history with a focus on the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (circa 1865 to 1920s), as well as sport history, cultural/intellectual history, and Texas history. At WT, he has taught courses in U.S. history, Texas history, sport history, urban history, and historical methods.
Dr. Ingrassia is the author of Speed Capital: Indianapolis Auto Racing and the Making of Modern America (University of Illinois Press 2024) and The Rise of Gridiron University: Higher Education’s Uneasy Alliance with Big-Time Football (University Press of Kansas 2012). His first book won the annual monograph award from the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) in 2013, among other commendations. He currently serves as editor of The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, a quarterly journal published by Cambridge University Press, and also serves as series editor for the Sport and Popular Culture book series at the University of Tennessee Press.
Ingrassia has published more than two dozen book chapters and scholarly articles, including pieces in The Journal of Southern History, Journal of the Early Republic, Sport History Review, and Southwestern Historical Quarterly. He currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Sport History and the Panhandle-Plains Historical Review. He was featured on an ESPN documentary (2019) about the history of American intercollegiate football. His current book project focuses on expansion and franchise relocation in organized baseball, especially in relation to antitrust law and stadium construction.
About the Amarillo League of Women Voters: Our mission is simple: “Empowering voters. Defending Democracy.” We are proud to be nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing political parties or candidates at any level of government, but always working on issues of vital concern to members and the public. We encourage informed and active participation in government, work to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influence public policy through education and advocacy. Our members work to register voters, provide them with election information through our Voters Guides, Candidate Forums, and community outreach. The League of Women Voters in Amarillo envisions a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate.
Texas Route 66 Festival Finale: This year’s celebration of the Mother Road comes to an end with a block party featuring pop-up vendor booths, a food truck park, live music, the Miss Texas Route 66 Pinup Pageant, kids’ activities, the Sonic TX 66 Corn Dog Eating contest, a classic car show and more. (11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sixth Avenue between Georgia and Western streets; 800-692-1338)
Nina Lune Gallery Opening: The newest art space on Historic Route 66 opens with a party featuring music from Bomb City Sound. (2 to 8 p.m. 601 S. Prospect St.; free; 806-341-1934)
Texas Rangers Pregame Broadcast Schedule For June 2025
Tuesday, June 10th – 6:00pm – Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins
Wednesday, June 11th – 6:00pm – Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins
Friday, June 13th – 6:30pm – Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers
Saturday, June 14th – 2:30pm – Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers
Sunday, June 15th – 1:00pm – Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers
Tuesday, June 17th – 6:30pm – Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers
Wednesday, June 18th – 6:30pm – Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers
Friday, June 20th – 5:00pm – Texas Rangers at Pittsburgh Pirates (No Michael J Show)
Saturday, June 21st – 2:30pm – Texas Rangers at Pittsburgh Pirates
Sunday, June 22nd – 12:00Noon – Texas Rangers at Pittsburgh Pirates
Monday, June 23rd – 5:00pm – Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles (No Michael J Show)
Tuesday, June 24th – 5:00pm – Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles (No Michael J Show)
Wednesday, June 25th – 5:00pm – Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles (No Michael J Show)
Friday, June 27th – 6:30pm – Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers
Saturday, June 28th – 2:00pm – Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers
Sunday, June 29th – 1:00pm – Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers
Monday, June 30th – 6:30pm – Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers
Good morning all, We will be having our 3rd Annual Race-A-Cop event on June 14th at Amarillo Dragway on June 14th.
Gates open at 6 PM; Races start: 7 PM
Jarrod Robertson- Police Coordinator
Student Crime Stoppers of Amarillo Inc.
806-372-8477
Racing Tech cards are $25.00 to bring a car and race against us. General Admission passes are $10 at the gate and kids 12 and under are FREE.
1st Responders can get in FREE with badge or ID card.
Amarillo Sod Poodles: The Soddies continue a homestand against the San Antonio Missions. (7:05 p.m; continues through Sunday; Hodgetown, 715 S. Buchanan St.; ticket prices vary; 806-803-9547)
John Hibbard and Kristal Wight: The Nashville singer-songwriters brew up a good time at Pondaseta Brewing Co.’s Canyon location. (7 p.m. 1001 Second Ave. in Canyon; 806-656-5100)
Sunset Marketown: The artisan/artist market continues alongside the Golden Spread Farmers Market. The market is open through Sept. 20. (8 a.m.-12 p.m. 3701 Plains Blvd.; 806-354–8802