Panhandle Mental Health Guide Announces New Pet Mascot
In January, pet lovers in the Texas Panhandle submitted photos of their pets and how they helped their beloved companions on their mental health journeys for the chance to become mascots of the Panhandle Mental Health Guide. shared. Panhandle Mental Health Guide’s New Pet Her mascot is “Rosie the Resilient” and the dog’s parents are her Amarillo Adrian and her Tanya Castillo.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 5 Americans experience a mental illness in a given year. Pets have a huge impact on mental health by reducing stress and anxiety. Supports social skills and builds relationships. Offers emotional support, companionship, and unconditional love.
“Rosie embodies the belief that healing comes from making resources available to those most in need,” Castillo said. “Rosie’s experience is a great example of how resources can be used by people and animals to overcome initial hurdles. We believe it is an essential tool to help
Our new pet mascot, “Resilience Rosie,” will be featured on the Panhandle Mental Health Guide website and upcoming efforts to promote mental wellbeing in the Texas Panhandle.
The Panhandle Mental Health Guide, a service of the Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance, is made possible by current generous funders and sponsors: Amarillo Area Foundation, Texas Panhandle Centers, and Panhandle Area Health Education Center. The Amarillo Area Foundation is also a promotional sponsor of the Pet Mascot Contest. In addition to being named pet mascots for the Panhandle Mental Health Guide, Castillos and Rosie will receive a pet photo session with her Kait Bradford from Three Feather Photo Co. and an illustrated pet portrait by Valerie Wieners .
For more information on the Panhandle Mental Health Guide, visit www.PanhandleMentalHealthGuide.org.
The city of Amarillo recognizes President’s Day.Office closures, service adjustments
In honor of Presidents Day, our City of Amarillo offices will be closed on Monday, February 20th. City services will be adjusted accordingly.
- Amarillo City Transit operates on a Monday-Saturday schedule. For more information, call (806) 378-3095 or visit amarillo.gov/departments/community-services/transit.
- City Hall and all Amarillo Public Library locations will be closed on Mondays.
- Solid Waste Service Schedule: For residential and polycart routes, Monday’s route will be serviced on Tuesday. Tuesday’s route runs on Wednesday. There is no street collection on Mondays. All Monday commercial routes will operate on Tuesday.
- City landfills and brush sites will be closed on Monday.
- The Ross Rogers Golf Complex and the Comanche Trail Golf Complex will be open during normal business hours.
For more information, please contact City of Amarillo Media Relations Manager Dave Henry at (806) 378-5219 or email [email protected].
City to host community health fair on February 25
As part of the community’s Black History Month celebration, the City of Amarillo’s Department of Public Health is hosting a health and resources fair at Carver Elementary School. The event he is scheduled for Sunday, February 25th from 10am to 2pm.
The purpose of the event is to bring the community together and provide North Heights residents with medical needs and resources from local organizations, but anyone in the community is welcome to attend. An onsite vaccination clinic is provided by Amarillo Public Health.
Borger Library Celebrates 83rd Anniversary with February 23rd Event
Its current location became the home of the Borger Branch of the Hutchinson County Library on February 23, 1940. This will be his 83 years of serving the community. The library is hosting a celebration on Thursday, February 23 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at 625 Weatherly, his Borger Branch of the Library.
625 Weatherly has been home to the Boger Branch of the Hutchinson County Library since February 23, 1940, according to a news release. Previously he worked in two locations, the Crusoe Building at 512 North Main Street in Borger, and then the Borger City Hall. Since opening more than 83 years ago, the Hutchinson County Library has evolved into a modern provider of literature and public service. A legacy started years ago by members of the 20th Century Club continues well into the 21st century.
“Many people have contributed to the library’s success, from its small subscription library to its location in the heart of what is now downtown Borger, but the founding of the library was actually sponsored by the 20th Century Club. History of the Library” dates back to August 1928, when members of the club opened a subscription library in the Crusoe Building. The City Commissioner provided three rooms, located in City Hall, to the Library’s Twentieth Century Club. The women opened the library on September 8, 1928 with 300 volumes. April 12, 1937 The Twentieth Century Members Club filed the county library matter in the Hutchinson County Commissioner’s Court. Texas law requires the county library to be located in the town of the county seat On March 1, 1938, the Hutchinson County Library was established in the courthouse of Stinnett, Texas.
You can visit the Borger branch of the library Monday through Friday from 8am to 6pm. The Fritch Branch is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm and from 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm. Monday through Thursday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The latest information is always available on our website www.hutchinson.harringtonlc.org or on our Facebook page www.Facebook.com/HutchCoLibrary.
“While technology is pushing the world’s libraries in very different directions today than they were in the 1940s, some things remain the same. A willingness to contribute to society.In the words of Augustine Birrell, libraries are not made, they are grown!”
