Join us for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony celebrating the Grand Opening of United Supermarkets – Market Street 
Date: Tuesday, September 10th
Time: 11 AM
Location: 8761 S. Coulter
Wednesday, September 11th, is the OFFICIAL Grand Opening for the public! Market Street – Coulter @ 8761 S. Coulter
SE 10th Avenue Streetscape Project groundbreaking ceremony.
Who: Barrio Neighborhood Planning Committee (BNPC), City of Amarillo, and Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT)
What: Barrio SE 10th Avenue Streetscape Groundbreaking Event
When: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: 918 South Houston Street, Amarillo, TX
Why: The BNPC board members, the City of Amarillo, and the Texas Department of Transportation are excited to announce the groundbreaking event for the SE 10th Avenue Streetscape Project. Please join us on September 10, 2024 at 918 South Houston Street, at La Plazita Park, north of Martha’s Hair Salon, for this exciting ceremony.
This project will include installing 9,900 square feet of ADA accessible sidewalks, curbs, and driveways and four ADA access crosswalks on Cleveland, Houston, Roberts, and Ross Streets, 96 trees on the north side, a 10-feet wide designated bike lane and bike racks on the south side of 10th Avenue, 90 street lamps with banner arms, six 96-inch colorful metal benches and six matching trash cans, landscaping on both sides, and at least 100 monogrammed brick pavers (see photos below). The permanent sponsored monogrammed brick pavers will be installed on the north side of 10th Avenue between Houston and Cleveland Streets. This project will cover seven blocks from Garfield Street to Ross Street.
The 10th Avenue Streetscape Project is funded by two Texas Department of Texas (TXDOT) federal grants, one grant for $1,790,434.00 and the other grant for $3,100,000 for a total of 4,890,434, a $750,517.00 match from the City of Amarillo 2016 bond funds, the $32,000 Mary E. Bivins Foundation grant (for 9 benches), The Josephine Anderson Charitable Trust grant (one bench), Los Barrios de Amarillo organization (one bench), and BNPC donations and fundraisers, which will be used to purchase one more 96-inch metal bench and 12 engraved bench plaques to recognize our generous sponsors.
Special thanks to the BNPC Vice-President, David Rosas, for sponsoring free ice cream cones and popsicles and free bottled water by the BNPC for our guests. Pastor Margie Gonzales will begin the ceremony with a prayer. The City of Amarillo will provide 12 shovels for this groundbreaking event. Guests will be present from the City of Amarillo, the BNPC, and the Potter County Commissioners Court and the public is invited.
The Barrio Neighborhood Planning Committee, a nonprofit 501c3 organization, was established in March 2017 in coordination with the City of Amarillo with a mission of preserving and revitalizing El Barrio neighborhood one corridor at a time. For more information or to get involved with the BNPC, please contact Teresa Kenedy, President, at (806) 437-6592, visit our website at amarillobarrioneighborhood.com, or email us at: bnpamarillo@gmail.com.
Present: 10th Avenue
Future: 10th Avenue
$250 for 8×8 inch ivory brick paver $150 for 4×8 inch ivory brick paver
Sincerely,
Teresa Kenedy
806.437.6592
Barrio Neighborhood Planning
Committee President
Registration for Destination Medicare is open for people turning 65, new to Medicare! This will be the last session for 2024.
The Area Agency on Aging provides a free 2 hour seminar to help people understand Medicare and information on how to navigate the enrollment, deadlines, and plan options. We offer two different dates and times, we hope that you can attend one of these sessions. In-person attendance is encouraged. Virtual, hybrid option available.
LOCATION:
Panhandle Regional Planning Commission
415 SW 8th Ave. Amarillo, TX 79101
REGISTER ONLINE:
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
https://Medicare17.eventbrite.com
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
https://Medicare19E.eventbrite.com
For additional information or questions, contact:
Terrie Campbell
Medicare Benefits Counselor
Area Agency on Aging of the Panhandle
(806) 331-2227
Terrie Campbell, LBSW
Benefits Counseling Program Specialist
Panhandle Regional Planning Commission
PO Box 9257
Amarillo, TX 79105
Office (806) 331-2227
Fax (806) 350-7896
Randall County Sheriff’s Office
On Tuesday, September 10, 2024, the Randall County Sheriff’s Office will host its monthly Citizens Academy class. The class will take place at the Sheriff’s Office in the classroom, starting at 6:00 pm. The topic for March will focus on hostage negotiation and our crisis intervention team.
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP.
https://forms.office.com/g/bTtUhkmnUq
Sgt. Hillary Garcia
Public Information Officer
Randall County Sheriff’s Office
9100 S. Georgia St.
Amarillo TX 79118
806-468-5755 (work)
Amarillo Sod Poodles: The Soddies kick off their last homestand of the season against the Frisco RoughRiders. (6:35 p.m. Sept. 10; continues through Sept. 15; Hodgetown, 715 S. Buchanan St.; ticket prices vary; 806-803-9547)
Lindi Leigh: The Amarillo singer offers dinner music at Big Jim’s Pizza Co. (7 p.m. Sept. 10th; 3801 Olsen Blvd., Unit 9; 806-352-5050)
CANYON- West Texas A&MUniver-
sity’s Great Books Series will return in
September with an examination of one
of the 20th century’s most recognizable
poems. Dr.Robert Fulton, assistant pro-
fessor of humanities and English at Am-
arillo College, will lead the discussion of
T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land,” which
famously opens with “Aprilis the cruel-
est month.”
The Great Books discussion will take
place at 7p.m. Sept. 10at Burrowing Owl
Books, 7406 Southwest 34th Ave., Suite
‘, 2B,’in Amarillo.
Sponsored by the Department of
English, Philosophy and Modem Lan-
guages in the Sybil B. Harrington Col-
lege of Fine Arts and Humanities, the
discussion series is open to those who
either have or haven’t read the story,
” said organizer pro Daniel Bloom.
~-. wr professors and guest lecturers
lead the monthly Great Books discus-
·-sions. For information, email Bloom at
dbloom@wtamu.edu.
AMARILLO – The City of Amarillo (COA) Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare Department (AAMW) is again joining the national campaign to help pet adoption – NBC’s Clear the Shelters initiative.
Clear the Shelters runs from Aug. 10 through Sept. 30.
This will be the 10th year for the campaign nationally – with more than 1 million animals adopted across the country during Clear the Shelters in 2023.
“Clear the Shelters is a wonderful program that really helps increase public awareness of pet adoption,” said AAMW Outreach Coordinator Samantha Bennett. “We look forward to participating in this event every year. It really helps highlight the need in the Amarillo community for pet adoption, in addition to the many services provided here at AAMW.”
AAMW is providing a Clear the Shelters special throughout August. Adoption fees for dogs are $25 and cats are $5. Fees include spaying/neutering, vaccinations and micro-chipping. Specific information regarding animals available for adoption at AAMW (including photos, breed, age, etc.) is available online at:
amw.amarillo.gov/adoption-and-resources/adoption-list
For more information contact City of Amarillo Media Relations Manager Dave Henry at (806) 378-5219 or by email at David.Henry@amarillo.gov
Thanks,
David Henry
Media Relations Manager
Office of Engagement & Innovation
O: 806-378-5219
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Amarillo Area CASA Beef Raffle!
Support Amarillo Area CASA and enter for a chance to win some amazing beef! Tickets are just $20 each. You can purchase yours through Click & Pledge, PayPal, or in our office.
Ticket Sales Period: July 1st – September 16th
For any questions, please contact Azaley at azaley@amarillocasa.org.
Don’t miss out on this delicious opportunity to support a great cause!