Repair Café is a neighborhood initiative that promotes repair as an alternative to tossing things out. Amarillo’s first Repair Café will be held June 1, 2024. Panhandle residents can bring their broken items to fix them on the spot with the help of voluntary repairers. But until then, Repair Café needs the help of handy volunteers in the area. Join us!
Amarillo Parks & Recreation Senior Services is looking for repair volunteers for our Repair Café event. We are especially looking for people who are handy with:
- Sewing/Clothing/Textile
- Bicycles
- Appliances
- Furniture/Wooden Items
- Computers/Electronics
- Sharpening Knives & Hatchets
- Or anyone who is simply handy
In addition, we are also looking for event volunteers. These volunteers welcome visitors and serve as a contact point for both visitors and repairers in the Repair Café.
Want to sign up as a volunteer? Follow the Active Adult 50+ link on the Parks & Recreation website: www.amarilloparks.org. You can also reach out to us at jeff.whitsell@amarillo.gov or call (806)378-4290.
See you soon at the Repair Café!
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Panhandle Eye Group is bringing Mission Cataract back this year!
The goal of Mission Cataract is to eradicate blindness due to cataracts in our community and bring as many people as possible from blindness to useful productive lives. We want to make sure every vision impaired person in Amarillo and the surrounding areas without insurance or financial resources learns about this remarkable program.
To qualify for this free community service, applicants must have: poor vision, due to cataracts uncorrectable with glasses, which interferes with activities of daily living, no Medicare, Medicaid, or third-party insurance coverage, and no other means to pay for cataract surgery. Free cataract screening will take place on Saturday, June 15th.
To receive an application package, email Janet Tarr, Executive Assistant, at janet.tarr@paneye.com or call 806-331-4444.
Janet Tarr, CAP
Executive Assistant
Panhandle Eye Group, LLP
7400 Fleming Ave.
Amarillo, TX 79106
806-331-4444 Business
806-356-0014 Fax
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum: Take in “Ranching Remudas,” on view through July 27. (2601 E. Interstate 40; 806-376-5181)
Canyon Independent School District (CISD) proudly
announces its annual Career Signing Day, in partnership with Panhandle Workforce
Solutions and the Education Credit Union Foundation, taking place on Tuesday, May 7th,
2024 at 10am at the Conference Center located at Happy State Bank Stadium.
This significant event commemorates a milestone moment for our students as they
sign their Career Signing Day Certificates, symbolizing their dedication to pursuing
careers across various fields, including business, cosmetology, culinary arts, health
science, agriculture, automotive technology, law enforcement, and military service.
Marc Hamil, Director of Secondary Programs at Canyon ISD, emphasized, “CISD is
committed to preparing our students for success beyond the classroom. Career Signing
Day celebrates their hard work and determination, aligning with our mission of
empowering lifelong success.”
Media representatives are cordially invited to attend and capture the excitement as our
students embark on their professional journeys.
For more information, please contact Lisa Johnson at lisa.johnson@canyonisd.net.
Thanks!
Lisa Johnson
Director of District Communications
District Support Center
806-677-2621 | www.canyonisd.net
DWC is celebrating our 35th Anniversary of providing housing and services to overcome homelessness and addiction. DWC owns and operates three shelters housing over 75 women and children, three retail stores on 10th Street, and one apartment complex providing quality affordable housing for 35 moderate to low-income men and women.
DWC is celebrating 35 years of serving people in need at our Spring Luncheon on May 7, and we will have over 75 Recovery Program women and alumnae in attendance. Several will be available for interviews. We are planning for 1,040 guests to be in attendance.
This will be like no luncheon ever! Shopping will open at 11:00; luncheon production from 11:50-12:45; and shopping continues until 1:30:
- We will have our very first DWC Pop-Up Shop with merchandise from our three retail stores. Everything will be tax-free at our luncheon only.
- DWC is promoting our first book, “Everyone is Redeemable – Daily Devotional” and it will be for sale at $20 and tax-free at our luncheon.
- Other items will be for sale and tax-free including DWC’s red “We Can Do It” Rosie the Riveter t-shirts for $20; the Tree of Life ornaments handcrafted by our program women from broken jewelry donated to DWC’s retail stores; and so much more!
Please plan to join us on this special day, Tuesday, May 7, to help us celebrate all those we have served in the last 35 years, and for all those to come in our future.
Angie Martinez
Office Administrative Assistant
806.372.3625 office
806.372.9026 fax
Spring Art Exhibition to highlight
works of graduating WT seniors
CANYON- Five West Texas A&M
University student artists who’ll soon
begin making their mark on the world
will offer one last look at their work in an
upcoming exhibition.
“The World Is Our Oyster,” on view
May 2 to 18 in the Dord Fitz Formal Gal-
lery in Mary Moody Northen Hall on
WT’s Canyon campus, will feature the
work offive May graduates, all studio art
majors: Kayla Monds of Pampa, Chit Bu
of Amarillo, Cristal Chavez Saavedra of
Amarillo, Anna Vongkaysone of Amaril-
lo and Andrea Hernandez of Amarillo.
The show will open with a 5 to 7 p.m.
May 2 reception in the gallery.
Fitz Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mondays through Thursdays and by ap-
pointment Fridays and Saturdays.
Emailjrevett@Wtamu.edu.
HistoricalMuseum (PPHM) exhibit, “Dali’s Won-
derland,” is currently on display.
“Dali’s Wonderland” is in partnership
with the West Texas A&MUniversity In-
formation Technology Department.
Thanks to this partnership, the exhibi-
tion will feature a virtual flipbook ofDa-
li’s works. In the coming months, IT also
will work to create an artificial intelli-
gence and augmented reality aspects to
this exhibition. The museum will offer
special programming this summer
around the exhibition and details will be
announced soon.
Located on the campus ofWest Texas
A&MUniversity, PPHM offers visitor~a
chance to step into Texas Panhan
history with special exhibits, a perm
nent collection, special events and
more. For more information about
PPHM, visit www.panhandleplains.org.
BusinessConnection Tradeshow is May 23rd
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The Texas Route 66 Festival, set for June 6-15,is of-
fering 10 days of adventure-packed events celebrating
“The Mother Road,” with classic car shows, exclusive
bus tours, a traditional cattle drive and parade, and
much more along the Texas stretch of Historic Route
66. .
Festival highlights include classic car shows featur-
ing beautifully restored vintage vehicles, bus tours ex-
ploring historic sites and hidden gems along Texas 66,
the Coors Ranch Rodeo, Cattle Drive and Parade, and
– the grand finale on June 15.
The finale, presented by Amarillo National Bank on
June 15,runs from IIa.m. to 7 p.m. in Amarillo’s Route
66 Historic District, featuring its eclectic mix of shops,
restaurants, and bars. Attendees can choose from
pop-up vendor booths, diverse cuisine in a food truck
park and various performers offering live music. Other
activities include the Miss Texas Route 66 Pinup Pag-
eant, kid-friendly activities and the Sonic TX 66 Com
Dog Eating contest, magic shows and more.
The KT Black Route 66 5K Walk/Run begins at 10
a.m. at Sixth and Georgia, followed by the Classic Car
Show at lla.m. and entertainment on the main stage. A
Community Paint by Number Mural Wallwill be set up
at The Garage, 2819SW Sixth Ave., as well as a Com-
munity Paint Car.
Forthe full schedule of events, visit the Texas Route
66 Festival landing page.
Each month, Cinergy Dine-In Cinemas including the Amarillo location hosts a variety of special events and promos. In May, upcoming movies to be shown include “The Fall Guy,” “Tarot,” “Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace” 25th anniversary, “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” “The Strangers: Chapter 1,” “IF,” “Back to Black,” “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” the “Garfield” movie and “Young Woman and the Sea”. May 25 will feature a breakfast event for “Garfield” and a sensory friendly surprise.
On May 24, Cinergy will have Garfield kids packs and a Garfield featured menu, including lasagna bites and Garfield pizza, as well as a Garfield in “Cut to Win” game.
For Elite Members, from May 1-May 31 (Mother’s Day), treat mom to free movies by signing her up for Elite Plus. On May 5 (Cinco de Mayo), there will be free Rico’s nachos for Elite Plus members. On May 27, an Elite Plus Memorial Day offer will feature a $10 gift card for basic members, or $20 gift card for Elite Plus members. Other features include the Cinergy Heroes Teacher Appreciation week (May 1-8), Mother’s Day and graduation fun card special online for a $50 Fun Card with $10 Bonus Cash (May 1-31) and a Mother’s Day gift basket giveaway on social media (May 9-14).
For more information including showtimes, visit www.cinergy.com/amarillo.