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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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!
Hole in One for Hunger
4 Person scramble at Palo Duro Creek Golf Course
Friday , Sept 6th, 2024
Register online : www.fillwithhope.org
Your entry sponsors a hungry child in need within CISD – Thank You!

Save te date for this year’s Chamber BBQ Cook-Off happening at the Tri-State Fairgrounds on Thursday, October 3rd. More information is coming soon, so watch our website. We are currently signing up teams that participated in the event in 2023 and will open it up to new teams in August. If you had a team last year and have not registered yet, please contact Lindsey at (806) 342-2006 ASAP to secure your space for this year.
Find this event on Facebook and help us spread the word.
The Starlight Ranch Event Center, lo-
cated at 1415Sunrise Drive, has a full
lineup of concerts and festivals in the
works as summer transitions into the
fall months. Among performers and
events coming to the venue are a Linkin
Park tribute band (In The End – Aug. 23),
the toadies (Aug. 31), Neal McCoy (Oct.
4), Octoberfest (Oct. 5), Shane Smith
and the Saints (Oct.ll), the rescheduled
CalfFry Festival (Oct. 12),Paul Wall with
special guest Chalie Boy (Oct. 25), Wade
Bowen (Oct. 26), and more .
. Newly announced are a concert and
fundraising event. Steaks & Two Step-
pin’ returns with special guest Lane
Smith on Oct. 19, with proceeds sup-
porting Special Olympics Texas – Pan-
handle Area.
At 2 p.m. Aug. 24 at Starlight Ranch
Event Center, a “Burgers and Bash”
fundraiser organized by Andreas Pro-
ject will feature a day of activities, in-
cluding burgers, professional wrestling
matches, bounce houses, face painting,
and a fun mini-golf course. The non-
profit is committed to preventing drink-
ing and driving, as well as curbing un-
derage drinking. Gates open at 2 p.m.
with wrestling from 2:30-5 p.m.
For more information and to pur-
chase tickets, visit their website,
www.bigtexan.com/starlight-ranch-
event-center, follow on Facebook or call 806-372-6000.
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! ![]()
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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!

Save te date for this year’s Chamber BBQ Cook-Off happening at the Tri-State Fairgrounds on Thursday, October 3rd. More information is coming soon, so watch our website. We are currently signing up teams that participated in the event in 2023 and will open it up to new teams in August. If you had a team last year and have not registered yet, please contact Lindsey at (806) 342-2006 ASAP to secure your space for this year.
Find this event on Facebook and help us spread the word.
This tournament is a special one—as EVERY golfer in our tournament– sponsors a child in our program!
The tournament will be held at Palo Duro Creek Golf Course. This is a 4 person scramble. Price is $720/Team or $180/person, so each team sponsors 4 children— for an entire year!
We have 2 flights to choose from:
8am
1:30pm
Just FYI—Morning teams fill extremely fast!!!—Register online TODAY
We also have T-Box sponsorships available for $250; or have your business bring promotional material and a tent & sponsor a hole for only $500.
Call Cindy for more information. 806-433-9957
So grateful to you for posting—and for ANY and ALL who can participate! Hope you have a BLESSED and wonderful day!
Cindy
Cindy Sheets
Executive Director
Canyon Hope Ministries
FILL WITH HOPE
806-433-9957

First Friday Art Walk: The favorite tradition continues at Arts in the Sunset. (5 to 9 p.m. Friday; 3701 Plains Blvd.; free; 806-354-8802)
