Bushland News

Flavio Sosa of Timber Creek Veterinary Hospital drives a feed truck along troughs to feed about 350 horses penned there.

Tim Brewer wants to be Canyon's tire guy, according to his wife, Amy, and as new owner of Canyon Tire Co., he could be just that.

How on Earth did we get along without cellular telephones? How did Mom and Dad keep track of their children? How did our children ever function without a device that enables them to "text" their friends ...

Kelsey Clark, left, gives his friends Joe Davis and Katie Timms a little shove Saturday into the Canadian River inside the Lake Meredith National Recreation Rosita Creek Area.

Bruce Beck / Amarillo Globe-News Denise Foresyth, left, mother of Sunrise first grader Stormye Foresyth and pre-kindergarten student Grace Foresyth, donates blood May 20 under the direction of phlebotomist ...

Project aims to reduce use of aquifer by farms' crops Kevin Welch / Amarillo Globe-New Paul Colaizzi, agricultural engineer at the Agricultural Research Service Laboratory at Bushland, holds one of the devices ...

Participation in second 24-hour cycling event doubles; proceeds likely to exceed $30,000 Greg Jaklewicz / Amarillo Globe-News Amarilloans and workmates Susan Carter, left, and Sharon Escoto chat after the 24 ...

Students help Habitat for Humanity Michael Schumacher / Amarillo Globe-News Students from Kelly Massey's first-grade class at Bushland Elementary School plant new trees at the Habitat for Humanity homes on ...

Ready to wed... Del and Beverly Choate of Tucumcari are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Choate of Canyon, Texas, to Miles Zachary, also of Canyon. via Quay County Sun

“I knew I had to do it. I tried to stay balanced. I had been unbalanced”

A year of firsts at Bushland got even better Saturday. Andrew Hudson won the school's first track and field medal, settling for second place in the Class 2A discus at the UIL state meet when Idalou's Sean ... via Amarillo.com

“We're looking at what willing buyers and willing sellers are trading properties for in a neighborhood”

Average appraised values of homes increased in all taxing jurisdictions in Potter and Randall counties, except the Village of Timbercreek, according to 2008 preliminary estimates. via Amarillo.com

“There's no good way to determine why numbers go down”

Dramatically fewer children in the Texas Panhandle are enrolled in the Children's Medicaid program compared to this time last year, despite increases in the number covered by the Children's Health Insurance ... via Amarillo.com

The results are in! So far so good. The state of Texas has released the results for the math portion of the TAKS test taken by students in fifth and eighth grade. via KVII

“As much as he is in size, he is in heart and he is in character. He's a great athlete. ''We have spent a lot of time (throwing the discus). That's the difference between dedication and just wanting to show up.”

Falcons' Hudson learns art of discus Stephen Spillman / Amarillo Globe-News Bushland junior Andrew Hudson, who started competing in discus last season, has improved by 40 feet this season and has qualified for ... via Amarillo.com

Chris Boniol will conduct a kicking and punting camp Saturday at Bushland High School. via Amarillo.com

“If my kid went up to him and said that to him, I'm sure they'd be in trouble. Or if they said that to their teacher they'd at least get a time out for talking to teachers that way”

All parents try and teach their kids good values, morals and proper behavior. But did one elementary school teacher set a bad example to students when he made an announcement over the school's PA system? Some ... via KVII-TV Amarillo

On Information Exchange In gathering information for this week's regional golf, tennis and track meets in five cities, the Amarillo Globe-News sports staff worked the keys off our computer keyboards and phone ... via Amarillo.com

“They know we're going to work with them.”

School boards may prohibit a student from possessing a paging device while on school property or while attending school activities on or off campus. via Amarillo.com

Evett, a soil scientist at Bushland, Texas, and cooperators are developing time-temperature threshold technology that is based in part on a discovery by Evett's colleagues at Lubbock, Texas, that plants grow ... via Science Daily

“We're going to do our best to make sure our kids are prepared”

Seniors who have not yet passed all exit-level state exams have one more shot before high school graduation ceremonies. via Amarillo.com