All services are available in the Panhandle. Refer to local, regional, or online directories for specifics regarding locations and hours. Be aware that there can be significant distances between services, and plan accordingly.
Amarillo
Big Texan Steak Ranch, Opry & Horse Hotel
Enjoy a restaurant that is known around the world. Eat The Big Texan’s famous 72 oz. steak dinner with all the trimmings (appetizer, salad and potato) in one hour and it’s FREE! Almost 35,000 people have tried and 5,500 have succeeded. The menu is packed with other taste-tempting grub, from prime Texas beef to buffalo steak, rattlesnake, calf fries, and the popular chicken fried steak.
Every Tuesday night during the summer 2006, enjoy the award-winning Big Texan Opry featuring a variety of great regional country western entertainers. Reservations are recommended for these lively western shows with down-home Texas fun. The buffet starts at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8:05 p.m. Admission, which includes the dinner and the show, is $13.99 for adults; $11.99 for seniors 55 and over; and $9.99 for children 10 and under. Groups of 30 or more are $11.99 a head. Those preferring to order from the menu may eat in the main dining room and then present that night’s receipt at the Opry door for admission.
Traveling with your steed? The Big Texan Horse Hotel now has over 20 stalls available for nightly rental, including all the bedding and feed your steed needs. Best yet, you can keep an eye on your valuable horse through closed-circuit television. Wake up in the middle of the night and take a peek at your steed, all without leaving your room at the Big Texan Motel. Fees are $25 per stall, per night; for $5 more a night you can sign up for the closed-circuit television option. Just call 800-657-7177 to book a room at the Big Texan Motel and reserve your horse a stall at the Big Texan Horse Hotel.
I-40 East at Lakeside. Bus parking available, handicapped accessible. (806) 372-7000 or (800) 657-7177.
Amarillo and beyond
Tomato Graphics Design Studio
Tomato Graphics specializes in developing promotional media for individuals, small businesses, non-profit organizations, government agencies, events, and the tourism and travel industries.
Big city? Small town? No problem! Regardless of your location, Tomato Graphics can deliver high-quality creative print media to your home or office in a timely and efficient manner. From our design studio in Amarillo, Texas we can oversee your project from concept to delivery. Get the added benefit of our always personal and friendly service.
Talk to the Top Tomato! Visit our site for complete information: www.tomatographics.com
Amarillo (30 mi. north)
Friends of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area & Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
The Friends of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area & Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument work to support, promote and raise funds for Lake Meredith and the Flint Quarries in partnership with the National Park Service and other supporters who value the unique qualities of these national resources. The Friends work closely with local communities to promote Lake Meredith and the Alibates Flint Quarries, provide grassroots support in tourism, visitor services and resource protection and encourage volunteers to support tourism into the Alibates Flint Quarries. The Alibates Contact Station which opened in 2007 came about as a result of the partnership between the Friends group and the National Park Service. The latest Friends’ project is the landscaping of the site with native trees and grasses. Membership in the Friends group can be obtained by contacting Polly Gillingham at lethagill@sbcglobal.net or 806-273-3104. Annual dues are $25.
Clarendon
Saints’ Roost Cottage B&B
620 E. 4th. Bed, Supper & Breakfast in this newly refurbished historical home moved on skids from old Clarendon in 1869 when the town relocated.
Featuring rustic décor and old west nostalgia, this unique sleepover will charm you. Owner/chef: Judy Burlin. 806-677-8596
Pampa/Canadian
Storyspinning
Loralee Cooley’s business is Storyspinning. Using the spoken (or sung) word to share stories, poetry, songs, and encouraging others to do the same, she’s been a professional in this field since 1977. She’s worked with kindergarteners to senior citizens, and from holiday parties for the judiciary to prison classrooms, in more than 20 states and four countries. Check out her website: www.storyspinning.net, or phone her at 806-282-9529 (mobile), 806-665-7321 (land-line).
Wheeler
City Drug Bed and Breakfast Hotel
Charming and historic City Drug Store in Wheeler, Texas, was re-built in 1924 after the original wooden structure burned. The cement block structure served the community as a “drug store” and “soda shop” for the next fifty years. In the early 30s the first floor was enlarged for doctors offices and The second story was added to serve as the town’s first hospital. In the 40s a new hospital was built and the second floor was converted into apartments. Many couples began married life on the second floor of the City Drug Store.
In the 50s the apartments were abandoned and the second floor remained unused for the fifty years. The City Drug Store continued in business until 1973. The building was vacated in 1993 and remained empty until new owners bought the building and began remodeling the building for the “City Drug Bed & Breakfast Hotel.
400 Main Street
P. O. Box 552
Wheeler, Texas 79096
Toll Free: (888) 826-3790
Phone: (806) 826-3790