Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX) articles from April 2001

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX) archives from April 2001

Wary of Disease, U.S. Agriculture Schools Cancel International-Study Programs.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Jennifer Lutz Mar. 29--Some U.S. universities with big agriculture schools are canceling international study programs out of fear that their students will bring foot-and-mouth disease back to the United States. Other...

Amarillo, Texas-Area Appraisal District Approves Budget, New Software Package.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Jim McBride Mar. 30--Board members from the Potter-Randall Appraisal District approved the district's preliminary 2002 budget Thursday and awarded a contract to upgrade the district's computer software. Boards from Potter and...

Potter County, Texas, Officials Work to Reduce Courthouse Renovation Costs.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Jim McBride Mar. 27--Potter County commissioners began hunting cost-cutting measures for proposed courthouse renovations Monday, after project estimates ranged between $5.7 million and $8.7 million. Commissioners asked...

Portales, Texas, Electric Cooperative Receives Federal Loan for $2.2 Million.
April 2, 2001... Mar. 31--PORTALES, Texas--The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utility Service has approved a $2,241,000 loan to the Roosevelt County Rural Electric Cooperative in Portales to help bring rural electric service to new customers, according...

Amarillo, Texas-Based Entertainment Firm Posts Fourth-Quarter Net Income.
April 2, 2001... Mar. 29--Hastings Entertainment Inc. reported net income of $200,000 for the fourth quarter, compared with a net loss of $3 million a year ago. The turnaround announced Wednesday was insufficient to wipe out previous quarter deficits as...

Upgrade Leads to Lower Fire Insurance Rates for Amarillo, Texas.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Thomas Doyle Mar. 30--Amarillo's fire insurance rates will drop about 2 percent Sunday, when the state upgrades the city's Public Protection Classification to 3 from 4. The classification is a scale from one to 10 that governs...

Texas Grocery Store Chain's New Signs Offer Parking for Expectant Mothers.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Greg Cunningham Mar. 29--BORGER, Texas--The wheelchair designation for handicapped parking spaces is familiar to most, but what do you do if the spot you're pulling into is marked with a stork? Shoppers at United Supermarkets...

Amarillo, Texas, Business to Sell Sandwiches to Aid MS Walk.
April 2, 2001... Mar. 27--Honeycrust Hams of Amarillo will sell sandwiches from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday to benefit the Annual MS Walk and the Panhandle Chapter of the National MS Society. Ham sandwiches will sell for 75 cents, with 50 cents of each...

Reports Show South Randall County, Texas, Hospital District Financially Stable.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Kevin Welch Mar. 27--The annual audit report and monthly financial report, both showing improved financial stability, were the main topics of Monday's meeting of the South Randall County Hospital District board. "You have a...

Amarillo, Texas, Homeowners to See Lower Rates for Fire Insurance.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Thomas Doyle Mar. 29--Fire insurance rates for Amarillo homeowners will drop about 2 percent April 1 when the state upgrades the city's Public Protection Classification. The Public Protection Classification is a scale from one...

Amarillo, Texas, Newspapers' Merger to Mean Workforce Reduction.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Greg Rohloff Mar. 30--The merger of the Amarillo Daily News and the Amarillo Globe-Times into a single daily newspaper will mean a reduction in the newspaper's employment by about 10 percent, said Garet von Netzer, publisher. ...

Southwestern Bell Warns Customers about Similar Phone Number.
April 2, 2001... Mar. 29--Southwestern Bell is warning customers they should be certain they dial the proper toll-free number for the company's new long distance service. A similar number results in a $1.99 charge, the company said Wednesday. ...

Amarillo, Texas-Area School District Approves Subcontractor Bids for Project.
April 2, 2001... Mar. 29--Highland Park Independent School District trustees approved subcontractor bids for the vocational ag building and rehired all certified teachers during their Wednesday meeting. The board is using a construction manager at risk...

Amarillo, Texas-Area Schools Eye Census Patterns.
April 2, 2001... Mar. 29--The census count brought few surprises for local education officials. School districts are constantly watching population changes, as education costs are related directly to enrollment numbers. More students means more teachers,...

New Charges Arise in Potter County, Texas, Tax Probe.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Jim McBride Mar. 29--Criminal investigators probing claims of financial mismanagement in the Potter County tax assessor-collector's office are checking new allegations of missing county money, Sheriff Mike Shumate said Wednesday....

Amarillo, Texas, Residents React to Senator's Tax-Refund Proposal.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Thomas Doyle Mar. 27--Sen. Joseph Lieberman's plan for a $300 tax return met with mixed reviews Monday among Amarillo residents. Few people had objections to receiving the money. "That would be good," said Virginia Granger....

Tax Refund Checks On Way to Randall County, Texas, Residents.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Kevin Welch Mar. 30--The Randall County tax assessor-collector put more than $2 million on the road back to the taxpayers Thursday to comply with the will of the majority of voters in the tax rollback election. A tax office...

Curry County, N.M, United Way Looks to New Fund-Raisers.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Janet Bresenham Mar. 27--CLOVIS, N.M.--For the last six years, the Curry County United Way has benefited from a charity auction and dinner conducted during the annual El Cid Cutting Horse Futurity competition hosted by Lonnie and...

Amarillo, Texas, Planning Commission Approves Zoning Changes.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Trisha Capansky Mar. 27--The Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday approved the following changes: Rezoning of a tract of land at Section 91, Block 2 from Light Industrial District to Planned Development District for an auto...

Construction Set to Begin on Runway at Amarillo, Texas, Airport.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Trisha Capansky Apr. 5--Construction on a runway upgrade project at Amarillo International Airport will begin April 16 and last about a year, officials said Tuesday. Airport and city officials are gearing up to replace an...

Amarillo, Texas, Businesses Compete for Development Grants.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Trisha Capansky Apr. 3--Finalists in a business plan competition offered by the Amarillo Economic Development Corp. showcased their goals to the judges as they competed for a share of a $100,000 cash grant. Representatives from...

Canadian, Texas, Residents Hope for Tourism Boom Due to Prairie Chickens.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Ricky George Apr. 2--CANADIAN, Texas--As usual this time of year, the guys started dancing to get the girls' attention, trying to look more impressive than the next, ummm, prairie chicken. State and federal wildlife officials,...

Texas Commission Approves Deal to Protect Palo Duro Canyon from Development.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Kevin Welch Apr. 6--A deal to protect more of Palo Duro Canyon from private development was approved Thursday by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. The agreement for the Amarillo Area Foundation to sell the 2,036-acre...

Amarillo, Teas, Educational Foundation Gives Grants to Teachers.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Beth Wilson Apr. 3--After months of asking for money, members of the Amarillo Education Foundation gave it away in the form of more than $30,000 in grants to 36 teachers. The grants, selected from 95 applications, are to fund...

Dumas, Texas, Residents to See Hike in Gas Bills.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Greg Cunningham Apr. 4--DUMAS, Texas--Residents here will see an additional charge on their natural gas bills, but the increase only will last three months. The Dumas City Commission approved the increase Monday in an effort...

Clovis, N.M., City Government Mulls Purchase of Dilapidated Hotel.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Janet Bresenham Apr. 5--CLOVIS, N.M.--The Clovis city government soon could be in the hotel restoration business. The Hotel Clovis, that is. City Planner Curtis Schrader will ask the Clovis City Commission at tonight's...

Amarillo, Texas, Officials Approve Annexation of 337-Acre Tract for Mixed Uses.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Trisha Capansky Apr. 4--City commissioners approved the annexation of a 337-acre tract of land between Amarillo Boulevard and Southwest Ninth Avenue on the east side of Soncy Road on Tuesday. Mary Emeny is the applicant for...

Mortgage Credit Funds Still Available for Some Texas Home Buyers.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Thomas Doyle Apr. 4--Funds remain for about 80 prospective home buyers in the Texas Panhandle to participate in the Mortgage Credit Certificate Program before the end of 2001. "It is a program that returns 50 percent of the...

Randall County, Texas, Postpones Replacing Telephone System.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Kevin Welch Apr. 4--The replacement of the Randall County telephone system, which is limping along on the brink of extinction, will not be approved until at least next week. County commissioners postponed action at their Tuesday...

Amarillo, Texas-Area Press Association Commences Convention.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Jessica Raynor Apr. 5--The Panhandle Press Association's 91st annual convention begins today at the Ambassador Hotel with a hospitality gathering and ends Saturday with an awards brunch and speaker Mike Cochran. Workshops will...

Philanthropic Organization Gives $150,000 to Amarillo, Texas, Radio Project.
April 6, 2001... Apr. 5--The Don and Sybil Harrington Foundation recently awarded $150,000 to the Top O' Texas Public Radio Project for the construction of a 100,000-watt non-commercial FM radio station to serve nine counties of the northeast Texas Panhandle....

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Coffee Shop Column.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Jessica Raynor Apr. 2--FRITCH, Texas--Lake Meredith National Recreation Area officials are advising that visitors to the lake stay off the dock at the Fritch Fortress boat ramp because it is a safety hazard, according to a news...

Road Construction on Amarillo, Texas, Highway Road Soon to Begin.
April 6, 2001... Apr. 5--A project to widen and rehabilitate Interstate 27 between 45th Avenue and Western Street begins Monday. Actual construction and traffic shifting on the highway won't start until early May, but frontage road work between 45th and...

Vega, Texas, Man Touts Solar Power as Way to Combat Rising Energy Costs.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Greg Cunningham Apr. 4--VEGA, Texas--Jimmie Walker thinks he has the answer to heating costs that seem to climb ever upward -- look to the sun. The 55-year-old Walker, who retired a year ago as the county extension agent in...

Amarillo, Texas, Officials Put Deadline on Cleanup of Burnt Building.
April 19, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Berzanskis Apr. 18--City commissioners have given the new owner of property where Amarillo Wholesale Carpet once stood 90 days to finish cleaning up debris left when the building burned. The warehouse at 10th Avenue and...

Jobs Safe for Employees of Amarillo, Texas, Helicopter Assembly Plant.
April 19, 2001... Apr. 18--The Amarillo Bell Helicopter Textron Tiltrotor Assembly Center is not affected by layoffs that will reduce the company's Grand Prairie plant work force by about 60, Bell Helicopter officials said Monday. Roger Williams, head of...

Amarillo, Texas, Cancer Center Seeks to Buy Building for Expansion.
April 19, 2001... Byline: Thomas Doyle Apr. 18--Harrington Cancer Center is finalizing a deal to buy the Amarillo Speech Hearing and Language Center building at 1300 Wallace Blvd. "Our attorneys are still looking at the final contract," said Jack...

Amarillo, Texas, Holds Job Fair at Civic Center.
April 19, 2001... Byline: Thomas Doyle Apr. 18--Businesses seeking applicants and applicants seeking businesses met Tuesday at the Amarillo Job Fair Committee spring job fair. The fair at the Amarillo Civic Center brought in about 1,100 potential...

Amarillo, Texas, to Accept Bids for Construction of New Library.
April 19, 2001... Byline: Don Munsch Apr. 17--Bids are due next week for a new, larger library in southwest Amarillo. The city's deadline to accept construction bids is 4 p.m. April 24, said Donna Littlejohn, the city's director of library services....

Limits to Tighten Parking in Amarillo, Texas.
April 19, 2001... Byline: Jim McBride Apr. 19--Complaints from nearby businesses have prompted the city to propose tighter parking restrictions around the Santa Fe Building. In a March 22 letter to Potter County officials, the city notified the county...

Amarillo, Texas, Imposes Tighter Parking Restrictions Downtown.
April 19, 2001... Byline: Jim McBride Apr. 18--Complaints from nearby businesses have prompted the city to propose tighter parking restrictions near the Santa Fe Building. In a March 22 letter to Potter County officials, the city notified the county...

Randall County, Texas, Hopes to Win Greater Federal Road Subsidies.
April 19, 2001... Byline: Kevin Welch Apr. 18--Randall County Commissioners discussed Tuesday their relatively small settlement from the federal government for road damage, and how to make another attempt at forming a rural fire protection district. ...

Debate Rages over Classification of Roads in Randall County, Texas, Community.
April 19, 2001... Byline: Jennifer Lutz Apr. 18--They are just metal gates, but they divide a village and are a hot issue in the upcoming election. In Randall County, the incorporated village of Timbercreek Canyon uses three gates to block access to the...

Amarillo, Texas, Post Office Chooses Not to Provide Late-Hour Tax Service.
April 19, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Berzanskis Apr. 18--Sherry Foster, owner of Quick Tax Preparation, said she needs a revolving door. For the first time in several years, the U.S. Postal Service will not provide special late-hour service in Amarillo for...

Cattle Feeders Association Issues Guidelines to Guard against Disease.
April 24, 2001... Apr. 22--The Texas Cattle Feeders Association has issued the following suggested guidelines for confined animal feeding operations to guard against foot-and-mouth disease: Provide diagnostic training to employees for early detection....

Livestock Industry Takes Precautions against Foot-and-Mouth Disease.
April 25, 2001... Byline: Rick Storm Apr. 22--While foot-and-mouth disease hasn't appeared in the United States since 1929, the recent outbreak in the United Kingdom and a number of other nations has spurred the livestock industry, wildlife officials, zoos...

Heat-and-Eat Products among Hottest Trends in Beef Industry.
April 25, 2001... Byline: Kay Ledbetter Apr. 22--Economic development committees could soon be looking in their own back yards to generate more dollars as the High Ground of Texas and the Texas Cattle Feeders Association collaborate to bring value-added...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Amber Waves Column.
April 25, 2001... Byline: Kay Ledbetter Apr. 24--NOBODY DOES BEEF BETTER THAN FOLKS IN BEEF COUNTRY: What's more all-American than baseball, except for maybe beef? Not much, and that's why the Potter County Beef Education Task Force has joined forces...

Demographics Play Major Role in Bringing New Business to Amarillo, Texas.
April 25, 2001... Byline: Greg Rohloff Apr. 24--In recent days, a mystery man from Dallas has called Jim Henson at the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce three times inquiring about Amarillo demographic information. But between the chamber's trip in March to...

Amarillo, Texas, Utilizes Video Conferencing for Medical Advances.
April 25, 2001... Apr. 24--Eat your heart out Dr. McCoy. Two-way video conferencing technology is bringing medicine into the 21st century in what many are calling telemedicine. The technology has found a host of uses in Amarillo. One of the newest...

Administrative Office Assistants Now Display More High-Tech Skills.
April 25, 2001... Byline: Greg Rohloff Apr. 24--If the word "secretary" raises an image of someone making coffee and answering the telephone to shield a boss from unwanted callers, today's administrative office assistant has a simple bit of advice. Get into...

Secretary Remain Vital Part of Amarillo, Texas, Business Scene.
April 25, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Berzanskis Apr. 24--The recognition day may be called National Administrative Professionals Day instead of Professional Secretaries Day, but secretary is still a big part of the Amarillo business vocabulary. "In the...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Don Taylor Column.
April 25, 2001... Byline: Don Taylor Apr. 22--PETER PIPER PICKED A PARTNER AND GOT HIMSELF IN A PICKLE: Peter had a good idea. He was certain the idea was sound, but he didn't have enough money to start the business by himself. However, the idea kept...

Amarillo, Texas, Officials Expect Business Trade Show Crowd to Top 6,000.
April 25, 2001... Apr. 22--Organizers of BusinessConnection 2001 expect attendance to exceed last year's crowd of 6,000 for the annual business trade show sponsored by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. This year's show will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday...

Nonprofit Agencies Put Faith in Amarillo, Texas-Area Donors during Downturn.
April 29, 2001... Byline: Liz Everett Apr. 29--The current stock market could have a negative impact on trust funds that earn interest from investments. But local foundation leaders are confident contributions to their organizations will remain strong,...

High-End Item Retailers in Amarillo, Texas-Area See Little Change.
April 29, 2001... Byline: Thomas Doyle Apr. 29--The stock market slide has not greatly affected local buying patterns, retailers said. One exception is the housing market. "In the $300,000 and above (range) we've seen, I feel, some slowdown due to...