Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX) articles from October 2007

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX) archives from October 2007

Pumpkins aplenty.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Cheryl Berzanskis Oct. 1--Perhaps the frost is not quite on the pumpkin yet, but the symbol of the holiday season is ready for the cold. The state has harvested a bumper crop of the mostly orange fruits, and they are ready for...

$160 million program expansion makes home loans less costly for Texas borrowers.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Kevin Welch Oct. 2--Lenders and leaders announced Monday the expansion of a program to turn more Texans into homeowners. "It is no small deal -- $160 million," said State Rep. Warren Chisum, R-Pampa. That is the amount the...

Allstate Security Industries has lock on security market in Amarillo, Texas.
October 2, 2007... Byline: David Pittman Oct. 2--Forty years ago this week, Dale Elliott sold his first security system. Elliott, an Amarillo native, was a 28-year-old insurance salesman trying to make the move to the security industry. With his...

Tax freeze to begin in 2008.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Nicole King Oct. 2--Though the tax freeze for the disabled and people older than 65 started this year, Potter and Randall county residents won't be seeing the word "frozen" on their tax bills. Sharon Hollingsworth, Randall...

Restaurateurs find promising opportunities amid Amarillo, Texas, growth.
October 24, 2007... Oct. 24--Bushland's restaurant desert has abated. Continued growth of residential subdivisions north and south of Interstate 40 on Bushland Road -- also known as Farm-to-Market Road 2381 -- have prompted restaurateurs to launch separate...

Bushland ISD feeling campus growing pains.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Brenda Bernet Oct. 25--When Bushland High School opened in fall 2005, about 40 of the 160 ninth- and 10th-graders participated in athletics, said David Flowers, athletic director. Two years later and two grades larger, roughly...

Projects still hinge on bond, not restored funds, president says.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Brad Newman Oct. 25--Amarillo College President Steven Jones said public feedback concerning AC's upcoming $68.3 million bond issue has been "positive, with a few exceptions." Early voting began Monday and runs through Nov. 2....

Wind's prospects looking bright.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Kevin Welch Oct. 25--CLAUDE -- About 125 people met Wednesday to get a look inside the wind power business and hear about future prospects. "It has almost become like a gold rush," said Sherry Kunka, Xcel Energy project...

Texas refunds health insurance money to community colleges.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Brad Newman Oct. 26--The state this week refunded health insurance money to Texas community colleges, but local college leaders said a long-term funding solution remains undefined. "We are relieved the funds have been...

Construction company has made its mark on Amarillo, Texas.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Jim McBride Oct. 28--Look around at some of Amarillo's biggest construction landmarks. Chances are pretty good that the Reid and Gary Strickland Co. built them. The company has spent 60 years in the general construction...

New cotton-harvesting equipment eliminates steps in process.
October 28, 2007... Byline: Kevin Welch Oct. 28--Step by step, cotton harvest has come a long way from the days of hand picking, but this year it's making more of a leap. Two manufacturers have begun production of harvesters that not only gather the fiber...

Senate Agriculture Committee approves farm bill.
October 28, 2007... Oct. 28--The five-year farm bill, approved Thursday by the Senate Agriculture Committee, would provide more than $280 billion for agriculture and nutrition programs and leave in place most subsidies to producers of major crops. The...

Panel forms to examine solutions to housing strain in Panhandle area of Texas.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Karen Smith Welch Oct. 29--Dairies, a cheese plant and other businesses have moved into Panhandle counties. But the employees they hire, in some instances, are having trouble moving in nearby due to housing shortages. ...

Housing shortage forces meat processor to bus workers to Cactus, Texas, plant.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Karen Smith Welch Oct. 29--A Moore County housing shortage has pushed Swift & Co. into the bus business. Swift runs about 13 buses a day, in two shifts, to carry workers from Amarillo to its Cactus beef-packing plant. Doug...

New 575 area code to divide New Mexico.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Aaron Phillips Oct. 30--Callers accustomed to New Mexico's single 505 area code now have 12 months to adjust to the state's 575 area code. Permissive dialing began Oct. 7 for the 575 area code, which includes the eastern,...

Mannequin gives students valuable experience.
October 30, 2007... Byline: David Pittman Oct. 30--Jessica Palmer's face lit up as she held the stethoscope to SimMan's chest. The mannequin on the gurney in front of her was as lifeless as any in a department store, but this one had a pulse and its chest...

Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, people in the news column.(Column)
October 30, 2007... Byline: Jim McBride Oct. 30--Don Treadway has been promoted to senior executive director of marketing and membership services of the American Quarter Horse Association. In his new post, Treadway will begin working more closely with...

Amarillo firm's software lets doctors store patients' records electronically.
October 31, 2007... Byline: David Pittman Oct. 31--Brett Taylor stands proud as he points to an oversized map of the United States hanging in the lobby of his company's office. Red-headed push pins represent doctors' offices that have installed Taylor's...

West Texas A & M University eyes classes in city.
October 31, 2007... Byline: Brad Newman Oct. 31--West Texas A & M University most likely will bring academic programs to Amarillo, but which ones, where they would be offered and when those classes would start hasn't been determined. WT in June hired MGT...