Amarilloans of all ages cycled with Mayor Debra McCartt at Monday’s
"Move with the Mayor" bike ride. The 15-mile moderately paced bike ride
began June 25, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. at Gander Mountain, 10300 W.
Interstate 40. Riders headed west on the Interstate 40 access road to
Bushland Road, then turned onto the I-40 east access road and meet back
at Gander Mountain.
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation’s largest
grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives
of persons living with serious mental illness and their families.
Dedicated NAMI members, leaders, and friends work tirelessly across all
levels to meet a shared NAMI mission of support, education, advocacy,
and research for people living with mental illness.
If you live and work in this small town, you wear many hats, as
Stephanie Braddock can attest to. She is an Elementary School
Counselor, District Homeless Liaison, District Safe and Drug Free
School Coordinator, Elementary Health Committee Chairperson,
School-wide Behavior Committee Chairperson (STARS Committee), Crisis
Prevention Intervention Instructor, as well as “Mom” and a few other
non-paying titles.
Amarillo joined cities world wide for the annual Ride of Silence
Wednesday May 16, 2007. Nineteen Texas cities were part of the 272
registered rides with thirteen being International locations.
This was the third year for the event in Amarillo, and was again
hosted by the Old Tascosa Cycling Club and organized by Kenneth Graham and Joyce Cunningham.
Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips Consolidated Independent School District held their West Texas Elementary School Health Fair Extravaganza Thursday, May 10, 2007. School nurse, Sharon Earls, BSN, organized the all day event for almost 300 pre-kindergarten through 5th grade students. She has worked at PSPCISD for 23 years. Mrs. Earls' experience and organizational skills were evident throughout this event and I'm sure helped the school attain many recognitions over these years.
To celebrate the end of 2007 Safe Kids Week, Amarillo hosted an event at Will Rogers Elementary School on Friday, May 4th, 2007. Safe Kids Week events are fun ways for families to learn that close supervision, proper safety devices and other simple prevention measures help children avoid injury.
Summer is fast approaching and the kids will be looking for ways to entertain themselves. Over 500 students in groups of 15 to 20 rotated through the booths to receive precautionary advice at the day long event. Representatives affiliated with the Potter/Randall County Sheriff’s Department (stranger danger), Amarillo Fire Department, Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department (water safety), Amarillo Animal Control, Texas Department of Transportation (motor vehicle/seat belt/rollover safety), and the Texas Bicycle Coalition Safe Routes to School Program (always wear a helmet, and bicycle safety and maintenance) provided valuable information to the students.
