About Potter County, TX

Las Fiestas de Amarillo has been serving the community for 30 year now, and they just had their 30^th annual celebration with lots of fun, food, music and a real focus on the community.

Money is being raised for a new activity center through the Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which is a badly needed addition to the community of Amarillo.

There are around 250 kids that Las Fiestas de Amarillo serves who have no controlled facility to enjoy their days or evenings. Many have become lost to the streets and become young adults very early on. An activity center will prevent this for many kids.

The organizers of Las Fiestas' are hoping to raise $2 million for a new activity center. Currently, there has been $400,000 raised with hopes for $30,000+ at their annual celebration.

For more information about donating to Las Fiestas de Amarillo, you can visit them at the Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe located at 1210 E Eleventh Ave. Amarillo, Texas 79102. Or, you can contact them at (806) 372-1128.

Buying and selling real estate can be a complicated venture in Amarillo or any other city around the nation. Therefore, choosing a local Amarillo real estate agent can help you with this big transaction. Every Amarillo real estate property is unique. Contract terms, inspection requirements, financing options, and closing costs also differ in each transaction. Therefore, having an Amarillo real estate agent on your side will help you will all these factors.

A real estate agent who is familiar with the local community and the things that make the community thrive can be very beneficial. When choosing an Amarillo real estate agent, you want to make sure they are familiar with negotiations and the paper trail that is all tied to buying a home.

You can find local real estate agents across the Internet, from referrals, open houses, and local advertising. Therefore, we have some tips and suggestions for questions to ask when searching for a real estate agent.

* Does the real estate agent have an active license and is it in good standing?

* Does the agent belong to the MLS (Multiple Listing Service) or another reliable online home buyer's search service?

* Does the real estate agent hold real estate designations and what are they?

* Is the agent a full-time agent or do they do this on the side?

* Does the real estate agent represent buyers, sellers or both?

* Exactly how will the agent help you meet your goals?

Once you hire a real estate agent, they will provide you with lots of useful information such as real estate market conditions, negotiating prices, financing options and much more.

When you're looking for entertainment in and around Amarillo, Texas this summer, you should check out High Noon on the Square on the Potter County Courthouse lawn. There will be a different group of entertainment each week on Wednesdays throughout the months of June and July.

High Noon on the Square offers great free entertainment and lunch is $6 for those who want it. Meal tickets can be purchased at the event and the proceeds from the lunch will benefit Center City of Amarillo.

Here's a schedule of each Wednesday's event:

June 16^th - Entertainment by Mike Fuller and lunch from Chick-fil-A.

June 23^rd - Music by Triple L Bluegrass Band and lunch from Desperado's

June 30^th - Music by Yvonne Perea and lunch from Schlotzsky's.

July 7^th - Music by Andy Chase and lunch from Mr. Gatti's.

July 14^th - Music by Emil Ink and lunch from Desperado's.

July 21^st - Music by Lone Star Ballet and lunch from Chick-fil-A.

July 28^th - Entertainment by the Amarillo Opera and lunch from the Big Texas Steak Ranch.

These will be great events to enjoy your lunches or to just enjoy good entertainment. The courthouse can be found at Fifth Avenue and Taylor Street in Amarillo, Texas.

The majestic sunrises and skyline views of the Woodlands in Amarillo, Texas have been talked about all over the nation. Everyone who comes to the Woodlands in Amarillo thinks they are actually in another place. The Woodlands is not like the rest of Texas with its flat terrain. The community is made up of an island of breathtaking, beautiful, rolling terrain.

When in the Woodlands, you will enjoy spectacular sunsets and flourishing economic conditions that are definitely something to talk about everywhere you go. You won't find another place anywhere like it.

The Woodlands is even close to schools, shopping, restaurants, and plenty of nature. The community is where water and earth seem to strive on an astonishing island that's still within the limits of Amarillo. And that's why Amarillo's finest builders have chosen this particular place to build their beautiful homes.

The Woodlands is the address that nature designed with its majestic sunsets and skyline views of the city lights and slow pace of living. So, if you're looking for beauty, a bit of a slow pace, an island setting and more, come see what real estate is available in the Woodlands in Amarillo, Texas. It's a place you'll be proud to call home.

Honoring our Heroes Workshops is being held each Tuesday in May and June at Amarillo Public Library, East Branch, by the Amarillo Family YMCA.  Workshops begin at 6:30pm each Tuesday evening at 2232 E. 27^th Ave in the library's meeting room. 

These workshops are developed stories, some fiction, some nonfiction, which honor the lives of U.S. servicemen and women.  Each child that participates is encouraged to write their own story to honor the life and story of a hero.  The workshops are free to the public.  However, class size is limited, so come early.

The Amarillo, Texas family YMCA offers a great youth sports program where their administration, coaches, umpires, players and parents all accept and share the responsibility of the program's focus.  And that focus is to provide a positive environment, using Christian principals, to enhance the individual players through spirit, mind and body.

 They also have a wonderful aquatics center that is open to the public.  Most people know the YMCA for its pioneering work in the field of swimming.  It's home to the world's first filtered pool and, more importantly, the first group swim lessons.  

The Amarillo Family YMCA offers its members two swimming pools at two great locations: Midtown Branch located at 609 S. Carolina, and the North Branch located at 1330 NW 18^th. 

Each branch offers aquatics classes to suit your needs and desires.  They are scheduled at various times throughout the day and week to easily fit into your schedule.  Some lessons include water aerobics, general swimming lessons, tai chi, lap swimming, and open swimming.  They also are equipped with a pool chair lift and you can rent the pool for various parties. 

The Amarillo Family YMCA is another great place around the community for recreational opportunities.  So, be sure to drop by and take advantage of what they have to offer.