Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Nov 6, 2009
Members of a Rotary Club in Devon recreated the video of 'Is This The Way To Amarillo. to plug a national conference. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Recalls: wooden playsets, travel mugs Nov 6, 2009
About 275,000 Adventure Playsets wooden playsets, manufactured in the United States and distributed by Adventure Playsets of Amarillo, Texas, because the materials in the horizontal ladder that forms the monkey bars and swing beam can weaken over time. This poses a fall hazard. (AZCentral -- Business)
Veterans Day brings back many memories for Wright Nov 5, 2009
Wright enlisted at 18 and did his basic training at Lackland AFB in San Antonio and then reported to Amarillo for USAF Airframe Technology School. He graduated from ATS in 1965. (Elgin Courier, TX)
Airline sorry for booting mom, cranky kid Oct 31, 2009
would subside after the plane took off Monday in Amarillo, Texas. The 38-year-old mom said she hoped to be compensated for the portable crib and diapers she had to buy for the extra night away from home. (AZCentral -- News)
Southwest Kicks Mom, Cranky Kid off Flight Oct 31, 2009
Pamela Root says she was confident her son Adam s screams of "Go! Plane! Go!" and "I want Daddy!" would subside once the plane took off Monday in Amarillo, Texas. But she says the plane taxied back to the gate and the pair was escorted off. (Time.com)
Sisco Receives COSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic Honor Oct 31, 2009
CANYON, Texas West Texas A&M Lady Buff senior defender (Amarillo, Texas) has been named to the COSIDA/ESPN The Magazine District 6 All-Academic Second Team announced this morning. The Amarillo, Texas native is an Elementary Education major at West Texas A&M and holds a 3. (Gobuffsgo.com)
#9 Lady Buffs Top Northeastern State, 3-0 Oct 31, 2009
(FR, Amarillo, Texas) started off the WT scoring in the 2nd minute off a pass from teammate (JR, El Paso, Texas) to give the Lady Buffs an early 1-0 lead. (SO, Georgetown, Texas) extended the lead in the 39th minute to give WT the 2-0 advantage heading into the locker-room for halftime. (Gobuffsgo.com)
On the road again ... forever: Realignment could mean travel to end of the world Oct 30, 2009
Amarillo Highland Park, 216. Dimmitt, 289. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
#5 Buffs Drop Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds, 2-1 Oct 29, 2009
would secure the Buff win after launching the ball in goal off a pass from (FR, Amarillo, Texas). The Buffs are set to travel to Tahlequah, Okla. (Gobuffsgo.com)
WT Baseball Announces 2010 Schedule Oct 27, 2009
2/12/2010 East Central (DH) * Amarillo, Texas 1:00 p.m.. 2/13/2010 East Central (DH) * Amarillo, Texas 12:00 p.m. ... 2/16/2010 Oklahoma Panhandle State Amarillo, Texas 1:00 p.m.. (Gobuffsgo.com)
#19 Lady Buffs Tie Abilene Christian, 0-0 Oct 26, 2009
(SR, Amarillo, Texas) took the most shots for the Lady Buffs with five and also had the most shots on goal with two. The Lady Buffs took twice as many shots as the Wildcats with twelve. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Four Of The Countrys 10 Wackiest Attractions Are In Texas Oct 20, 2009
Amarillo's Cadillac Ranch is No. 3 on the list ... The legendary Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo comes in at No. 3. (KWTX.com, TX)
Lady Buffs Defeat Texas A&M-Commerce, 3-0 Oct 12, 2009
(FR, Amarillo, Texas) scored off of a shot deflected by the goalie when she blasted it into the left corner early in the match. (SR, El Paso, Texas) scored in the same manner in the 53rd minute of the game when the goalie deflected another shot which Dominguez kicked into the goal. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Buffs, Greyhounds Meet in Homecoming Shootout Oct 9, 2009
At #23-Midwestern State, the Amarillo, Texas, native logged 11 tackles (5 solo, 6 assists). During the Buffs first two outings of the season, Scott recorded double-figure stop totals. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Buffs Place 13th at Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree Oct 4, 2009
(FR, Amarillo, Texas) led the Buffs with a 46th place finish and a time of 26:55 on the 8K run. Teammates (So, Amarillo, Texas) and (JR, Altus, Okla ... (JR, Amarillo, Texas) recorded a time of 27:16 for a 69th place finish followed by (FR, Conroe, Texas) in 145th with a time of 28:47. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Buffs Look for LSC South Win at Midwestern State Oct 2, 2009
Against #10-Texas A&M-Kingsville, the Amarillo, Texas, native logged seven tackles (2 solo, 5 assists), including 1. 5 stops for minus-2 yards. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Charge filed for stolen van Gogh art Oct 2, 2009
They made the trip to Raton after an Amarillo, Texas, woman who had purchased at the Raton shop some paintings by the Santa Fe artist whose home was the target of the May burglary had called the artist to inquire about the paintings' value. The artist informed the woman that the paintings were stolen from him and the woman told him she recalled seeing a black-and-white drawing at the shop that may have been the van Gogh drawing that was stolen. (Raton Range, AL)
#22 Buffs Set for Showdown with #7 Incarnate Word Sep 26, 2009
GARCIA IMPRESSES - Freshman (FR, Amarillo, Texas) already has a total of three goals so far this season, including scoring a pair of goals during Sept. 13 match against UT-Permian Basin. SAVES - Buff goalkeepers, (JR, Keller, Texas) and (SO, Middlesbrough, England) have combined for 21 saves so far this season in just seven games. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Lady Buff XC Takes Sixth at Texas Tech Invitational Sep 25, 2009
(FR, Canyon, Texas) finished with a time of 22:13 to finish 49th, (FR, Amarillo, Texas) rounded out the WT runners with a time of 22:49 to finish in 61st place. The Lady Buffs next competition is scheduled for Oct. 3 as they travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma to run in the OSU Cowboy Jamboree on the campus of Oklahoma State. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Too much of a good thing Sep 21, 2009
Another change to the Rush s early season schedule is the addition of a pair of exhibition games with the Amarillo Gorillas, on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 9 and Oct. 10. The games came about through a close friendship between Rush coach Joe Ferras and Gorillas coach Brian Pellerin. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
5A Football Title Games Returning To Alamodome Sep 12, 2009
That way you wouldn't have one team, say from Amarillo, having to travel all the way to San Antonio to take on Converse Judson or something similar. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
District cranks up Friday for volleyball Sep 11, 2009
San Antonio Reagan is No. 1 followed by The Woodlands, Westwood, Amarillo, Allen and San Antonio O'Connor. Cedar Park begins district Friday at a tough Georgetown team. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Cubettes struggle on final day of Pearland tourney Sep 1, 2009
With the senior outside hitter out of action, the Cubettes lost their final two matches at the Pearland Volleyball Tournament here Saturday, falling to Amarillo High and Clear Brook to finish the tournament with a 4-3 record. Brenham suffered a 25-11, 25-20 loss to Amarillo in its Saturday opener, then lost to Clear Brook 18-25, 25-17, 25-21 ... Middle blockers Emily Albus and Caroline Young each had five kills in the loss to Amarillo High, while setters Molly Duge and Kelsey Schwartz combined... (Brenham Banner, TX)
Riding the Greyhound Aug 22, 2009
I can also say that I have actually been to Amarillo and travelled America. Allan Keeton, Lockerbie, Scotland. (BBC News -- UK)
Central Hockey League: Jackalopes release 2009-2010 schedule Aug 7, 2009
The Jackalopes, who advanced to the Southern Conference Final last year, will make their first road trip of the season the following night when they travel to Amarillo to face the Gorillas in the first of 11 meetings between the teams ... Perhaps the toughest road trip will come early in December when the Jackalopes will face the Colorado Eagles at 8:05 p.m. on Dec. 12 before driving all night for a 4:05 p.m. contest the next afternoon in Amarillo, a trip of 491 miles. (Odessa American, TX)
US closes five banks, total now 69 Aug 3, 2009
The FDIC said Herring Bank of Amarillo, Texas agreed to assume the insured deposits of First State Bank of Altus, whose branches will reopen on Monday as branches of Herring Bank. The deal also includes Herring Bank buying about $64. (India Times)
Agriculture secretary announces money for community facility projects Aug 1, 2009
N.M. to Amarillo, Texas, a distance of 275 miles. In Whitehall, Mont. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Westminster students, alumni begin 1st Blue Jay Across USA tour Jul 11, 2009
Events will be held in St. Louis, Hannibal/Quincy, Chicago, Columbus, Cincinnati, Lexington, Louisville, Nashville, Little Rock, NW Arkansas, Springfield, Tulsa, Dallas, Fort Worth, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Colorado Springs, Denver and Kansas City. Westminster President Barney Forsythe will join the group at events in St. Louis, Chicago and Denver. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Gas prices fall just as travelers hit highways for holiday Jul 3, 2009
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Gas prices dip as holiday approaches Jul 3, 2009
43 a gallon, while Houston and Amarillo both had gas at $2. 44. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
THE CAMERAS: ESPN sees all, tells all Jul 2, 2009
Nobody could figure that out," says Drache, now a TV poker producer. TV had nothing to do with the choice of Texas Hold'em when the World Series of Poker was in its infancy in the 1970s. The World Series never had more than eight invited players in its first three years from 1970 to 1972. But it was top-heavy with Texans such as Johnny Moss, Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson and "Amarillo Slim" Preston. "Most of the people that came to the first World Series were Texans from the South, and that was... (USA Today -- Sports)
'Seafarers' wins bad writing contest Jun 30, 2009
"How best to pluck the exquisite Toothpick of Ramses from between a pair of acrimonious vipers before the demonic Guards of Nicobar returned should have held Indy's full attention, but in the back of his mind he still wondered why all the others who had agreed to take part in his wife's holiday scavenger hunt had been assigned to find stuff like a Phillips screwdriver or blue masking tape," from Joe Wyatt of Amarillo, Texas, winner in the adventure category. "She walked into my office on legs as... (India Times, India)
Staying in Atlanta? Jun 26, 2009
Amarillo Convention and Visitors Bureau. The World Champion Chuck Wagon Cookoff is one of the highlights of the year in Amarillo ... Amarillo also hosts a three-state Will Rogers Range Riders Rodeo July 2-4 at the arena at Washington Avenue and Loop 335 on the south side of town. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Historic NM hotel closes 5 years after remodel Jun 22, 2009
Clayton started in 1888 as a tent town for cattle drovers and then became a bustling railroad stop for the Fort Worth r City Railroad halfway between Amarillo, Texas, and Trinidad, Colo. Swedish immigrant Carl Eklund developed the hotel, which dates to 1892 but took on its current, three-story appearance in 1905. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hail Pelts The Texas Panhandle Jun 6, 2009
Another round of storms has hit portions of the Texas Panhandle, but there were no major reports of damage from tornadoes that touched down briefly around Amarillo and Dalhart ... Meteorologist Steve Drillette said a tornado touched down west of Amarillo around 6:30 p.m. and another was reported near Dalhart in the afternoon. (KWTX.com, TX)
Discover untamed Texas in Caprock Canyons Jun 3, 2009
It's the rough-and-tumble centerpiece of a 15,000-acre state park, 100 miles southeast of Amarillo. Caprock Canyons is about 100 miles southeast of Amarillo. (CNN -- Travel)
Hockey: Getting the word out May 21, 2009
People always want to know what makes Rapid City different from an Oklahoma City or an Amarillo or Wichita. Letting (players) know what type of setup we have here is pretty bencficial in the long run, Ferras said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Texas Gas Prices Jump May 14, 2009
The association says Amarillo had the state's most expensive gasoline, at $2. 21 a gallon. (KWTX.com, TX)
Iraq base shooting victims united by circumstance May 14, 2009
Killed were Springle, 52, from Beaufort, N.C.; Houseal, 54, of Amarillo, Texas; Army Sgt. Christian E. Bueno-Galdos, 25, of Paterson, N.J.; Spc ... The Amarillo man had worked for a dozen years at the Texas Panhandle Mental Health and Mental Retardation clinic, said executive director Bud Schertler. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Navy officer, Md. soldier killed at Iraq clinic May 13, 2009
and Dr. Matthew Houseal, of Amarillo, Texas, have been identified as three of the victims in Monday's shooting. The names of the two others have not been released. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Soldier charged in comrades' deaths showed stress May 13, 2009
A psychiatrist from Amarillo, Texas, Dr. Matthew Houseal, also was confirmed among the dead, according to the director of a Texas mental health clinic where Houseal worked. Bud Schertler said Houseal's wife told him Tuesday that her husband was among the dead. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Pollo match: Whose chicken rules the roost? Apr 29, 2009
There are slight regional variations from place to place: sauces made from the yellow pepper aji amarillo and the herb huacatay at the Peruvian restaurants, lime wedges and tortillas with Pollo Campero's grilled chicken, a wonderfully intense garlic sauce at Alex's ... It comes with two spicy sauces, mayonnaise-like in consistency: a yellow one made with aji amarillo, a chili key to Peruvian cuisine; and a pale green one made with huacatay, or black mint, which lends a grassy flavor. (Boston Globe)
Young stars turn Odessa into Hockeytown Apr 17, 2009
Teams in Dallas and San Antonio can practice all week long. Because the Junior Jackalopes have players from Amarillo, San Angelo and Sweetwater, Bowling held most of his practices on weekends. And those teams from Dallas, San Antonio and Houston sometimes draw their talent from tryouts that have more than 200 players. (Odessa American, TX)
Pioneers Top Buffs, 12-3 Apr 15, 2009
The Buffs plated one run in the fifth, as (SR, Juncos, Puerto Rico) singled home teammate (JR, Amarillo, Texas). (SR, Crowley, Texas) homered to left field in the sixth inning to plate (JR, Duncanville, Texas), scoring the Buffs final two runs of the ballgame. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Little change in pump prices this week Apr 11, 2009
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Eco hurdles slow greening of CD covers Apr 5, 2009
(The Amarillo, Texas-based company didn't return calls for comment. . (India Times)
Woman heading to Texas on horseback Apr 5, 2009
With a goal of finding work, she set Amarillo, Texas, as her destination. She and her horses, Tonto and Jay, were traveling along Highway 84 West in Wayne County this week. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Tarleton Overpowers Buffs in Game Four, 13-3 Apr 1, 2009
AMARILLO, Texas - The Texans of Tarleton State used the power of 13 runs on 15 hits to take the final game from West Texas A3, in front of 45 fans on a cold and windy day at the Dilla Villa in Amarillo ... The Buffs plated one more run in the bottom of the eighth inning, as (SR, China Spring, Texas) doubled home teammate (JR, Amarillo, Texas). (Gobuffsgo.com)
Blizzard conditions close roads in Southern Plains Mar 29, 2009
"It's blowing furiously," said Jerry Billington of Faith City Ministries in downtown Amarillo, which was under whiteout conditions ... There were several accidents in the area, including jackknifed tractor-trailers, Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Wayne Williams said in Amarillo, which is about 365 miles northwest of Dallas. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Best netters in state coming to Collin County Mar 26, 2009
The 16-team field of: Abilene, Allen, Amarillo, Coppell, El Paso Coronado, Highland Park, Lubbock, Lubbock Coronado, McKinney Boyd, Plano Senior, Plano West, Richardson Pearce, San Angelo Central, Southlake Carroll, Wichita Falls and Wichita Falls Rider is almost identical to the Class 4 and 5A state polls from fall s team season. It s a huge honor to have all these teams in town, Quest said. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Essential tracks Mar 25, 2009
It's last call in Amarillo, where Faithfull's "guitar-playing friend" makes her old memories come alive. Merle Haggard's death-row ballad, by a pair of smoke-dried survivors, is done with compassion. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
GW Visits A-Sun Champs FGCU in WNIT First Round Mar 19, 2009
GW is 1-4 in its three previous Postseason WNIT appearances - losing all three of its games in the precursor NWIT in Amarillo, TX, in 1993 and reaching the second round of the 2002 event. GW's complete WNIT history can be found on Pg. (Gwsports.com)
Chaps Shutout Buffs, 15-0 Mar 11, 2009
AMARILLO, Texas - The Lubbock Christian Chaps used a seventh run second inning to defeat the Buffs of West Texas A0, in front of 75 fans at The Dilla Villa in Amarillo ... The Buffs were led at the plate by (SO, Amarillo, Texas) and (SR, Juncos, Puerto Rico) as they combined for five of West Texas Aght hits on the day. (Gobuffsgo.com)
SWOSU Sweeps Buffs With 6-1 Win Mar 1, 2009
AMARILLO, TEXAS - The Southwestern Oklahoma bats remained hot in game two of a doubleheader at The Dilla Villa, as they defeated the Buffaloes of West Texas A, to complete the weekend sweep of WT. ... (Sophomore, Amarillo, Texas) drove an RBI single up the middle to score (Junior, Pampa, Texas) to give WT the early 1-0 lead. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering schedule, checklist Feb 27, 2009
the NCHA Futurity Finals, Fort Worth, WRCA Ranch Rodeo Finals, Amarillo, and the Rafter S Roping, Cyril, Okla ... and at Cal Farley s Youth Poetry Gathering near Amarillo. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
West Texas A&M Second Half Run Routs Eastern New Mexico, 73-52 Feb 8, 2009
After the teams battled evenly over the first nine minutes of the game, a dunk and a trey by (sophomore, forward, Amarillo, Texas) gave the Buffs a slim lead over the Greyhounds ... Finishing the game with a team leading 17 points was , followed by 13 points by Johnson, and 12 by (senior, guard, Amarillo, Texas), all scored in the second half. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Three Lady Buffs Selected CoSida Academic All-District Teams Feb 8, 2009
(senior, guard, Amarillo, Texas) received first team honors, while teammates (junior, guard, Brownfield, Texas) and (senior, forward, Lake Kiowa, Texas) earned second team accolades. Last season, Brister, an education major from Amarillo, Texas captured the top honor of first team Academic All-American and is eligible to earn the title again this season. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Lady Buffs Outrebound Eastern New Mexico En Route To 87-47 Victory Feb 8, 2009
A three-pointer and a layup by (senior, guard, Amarillo, Texas) in the Lady Buffs last two possessions of the first half gave WT a commanding 40-19 lead at the half ... Brister and (sophomore, guard, Amarillo, Texas) both led the team in rebounds at the half with six. (Gobuffsgo.com)
