Summer is calling—are you ready?!
Get your child signed up for the Maverick Boys & Girls Club 2025 Summer Camp—where adventure, fun, and friendship await!
In-person registration will be completed ON-SITE during one of our required Parent Orientations at:
Dykeman Unit – 1923 S. Lincoln, Amarillo, TX 79109
Choose ONE to attend:
Thursday, April 24 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 26 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Camp runs June 9 – August 1
(Closed July 3 & 4)
Only $270 per child for the whole summer!
What’s included?
Global Adventures theme
Field trips to the zoo, swimming, fishing, skating & more
Arts, crafts, dancing, and creative fun
Breakfast, lunch & snacks
Community service projects
Spots are LIMITED and camp fills up EVERY year—don’t wait!
Give your child a summer they’ll never forget!
Mike Fuller: The Amarillo folk singer serves up tunes at Pescaraz. (6 p.m. Thursday; 3415 S. Bell St., Unit K; 806-350-5430)
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”: The classical musical comes to vivid life in the season-ending production from West Texas A&M University Theatre. (7:30 p.m.; continues through May 4; Branding Iron Theatre in the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex; tickets $16 adults, $12 seniors and students, free for WT student, faculty and staff; 806-651-2810 or artsboxoffice@wtamu.edu)
NATIONAL DNA DAY
On April 25th, people across the nation recognize National DNA Day. On this day in 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick formally announced their discovery of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in a short letter published in the science journal
April 25th, we observe National Telephone Day. Around the world, there are over 9.82 billion mobile phones. And while some predicted the landline to be obsolete by
2020, there are still about 931 million landlines
around the world.
February 14, 1876, Marcellus Bailey, one of Bell’s attorneys, rushed into the U.S. Patent office in Boston to file the patent for what would be the telephone.
Later the same day, Elisha Gray filed a patent caveat for a similar device. A caveat is an intent to file for a patent.
There was also a third contender. Antonio Meucci filed a caveat in
November of 1871 for a talking telegraph but failed to renew the caveat due to hardships.
Because Bell submitted his record first, the patent office awarded Bell the patent on March 7, 1876. Gray contested this decision in court, but without success.
Born March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Bell taught at a boys’ boarding school. The sounds of speech were an integral part of his life. His father
developed a “Visible Speech” system for deaf students to communicate. Bell would later become a friend and benefactor of Helen Keller.
Three days after the patent was approved, Bell spoke the first words by
Three days after the patent was approved, Bell spoke the first words by telephone to his assistant. “Mr. Watson, come here! I want to see you!”
By May, Bell and his team stood prepared for a public demonstration. And there would be no better place than the grand stage of the World’s Fair in Philadelphia. On May 10, 1876, in a crowded Machinery Hall, a man’s voice transmitted from a small horn and carried out through a speaker to the audience. One year later, the White House installed its first phone. The telephone revolution began.
Bell Telephone Company
was founded on July 9, 1877, and they installed the first public telephone lines from Boston to Sommerville, Massachusetts, the same year. By the end of the decade, nearly 50,000 phones existed in the United States. In May of 1967, phone companies across the country installed the 100 millionth telephone line.
Welcome Pardner Client Networking Breakfast!
An 11-month a year event for Welcome Pardner sponsors, honorees (First Responders, For & Nonprofits and Random Acts of Kindness award recipients). RSVPs REQUIRED (for sufficient seating and food, catered by Teddy Jack’s)! Cost is $10 + tip at Teddy Jack’s payable to upon arrival.
If you want to promote your business MORE, bring at least 6 door prizes with your business card attached (some are for the honorees and some for drawing at conclusion).
To see the honorees of the month, see our website: www.welcomepardner.com
Contact: Ms. DJ Stubben, Welcome Pardner President 806-356-1555 or via email.
AC/WT Student and F.culty Exhibition
goes on display at Am.rillo Museum of Art
Amarillo Museum of Art, 2200 S. Van Buren on the
Washington Street campus of Amarillo College, is pre-
senting the Amarillo College / West Texas A&MUni-
versity Student / Faculty Exhibition. It showcases the
best works from current students and faculty.
The exhibit runs no~through April 27. Since 1972,
Amarillo College and the West Texas A&MUniversity
Visual Arts Departments have enjoyed this partner-
ship with AMoA. Students learn to prepare work for
the exhibition and gain a sense of pride in sharing their
work with the community in the professional setting
of the museum.
AMoAhours are 11a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday and 1-5p.m. Sunday. For additional informa-
tion, visit www.amoa.org, email amoa@actx.edu, or
call 806-371-5050 or 806-371-5392 (weekends).
FRIDAY, APRIL 25
Ribbon Cutting: Ditch Witch UnderCon
11:30 a.m.
8420 Canyon Drive
New Dealership Grand Opening
More Information: Emma, (806) 353-6683
FRIDAY, APRIL 25
Ribbon Cutting: Route 66 Pack N Ship
1:00 p.m.
28 Medical Dr
New Business Grand Opening
More Information: Dasha, (806) 484-0314
FRIDAY, APRIL 25
Ribbon Cutting: A&R Stone
2:00 p.m.
5073 S Coulter, Suite B
Second Location Grand Opening
More Information: Rudy, (806) 807-8663