Panhandle Advisor™
Brought to you by: Quality Carpet & Flooring
Reliable news for healthy living, saving money, and having fun January 2017
Volume 9 Issue 8
“I promise that you’ll love
your new floors, or I’ll
replace them FREE!
Call me today for a
complimentary Design Audit!”
-Jerry Johnson
Amarillo’s Flooring Guru,
Owner of Quality Carpet &
Flooring
Mystery Winner
Did you know?
Quality’s Recipe Corner
Mega Trivia Contest
Gardening
Amarillo
Client Feedback
Client of the month
Weather
Welcome to our new and
returning clients!
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William Cook
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We have $10.00 cash just for
you! Come by our store to
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Quality Carpet & Flooring
1500 W. 3rd
Hello Dear Friends,
We have made it through 2016 and what a year to remember in so many
ways. We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a safe start for the New
Year. We had a good ending of the year for the most part. We are looking forward
to 2017 in many ways. 2016 was a hard year with a lot of changes in our personal
life and here at Quality. This is the really first time in a very long time I really
could not wait to put this year behind me and move on to greener pastures as they
say. I sure hope and pray that your year was one to remember for allthe good
times. I also pray that in 2017 all of our lives will prosper to new heights by the
blessings from our savior Jesus Christ. May God Bless you all!!
Now it is January 2017 and all we have had is a light dusting of snow and
a couple of light rains. What is up with this? We all need to come together and
pray for moisture and yes, I will even accept the moisture in the form of rain
instead of snow if that will get all of us together. We have had a good steady rain
fall for most of the past year. However, I have not really asked for prayers for
moisture in the last few months due to the fact we have received it on a regular
bases. SO, let’s all start 2017 off right with a New Year’s Resolution of praying to
our Lord for moisture in ANY form and make this a greener year here in the
Panhandle. Lord, we ask you to bless us with the moisture you see fit for us.
Amen.
I really want to thank every single one of you who receive this newsletter
over the past nine years. We have received numerous comments throughout the
years with open arms. You know without you all reading Panhandle Advisor it
would just be paper with ink on it. However, I get asked how do I find time to put
this together and I want you all to know who does most of the work. Jessica
Pacheco started this adventure in 2007 and continued till 2013. Jessica moved on
in 2016 to further her career. Chantell Hicks took over shortly after she started
with Quality in 2013 and has done a wonderful job at putting the Newsletter
together. I wanted to give them the credit for the real hard work they have done
over the years to make all of this happen. Thank You!!
Personal Comment: If you have been reading the Panhandle Advisor for
any length of time you probably know that I’m a Conservative person. I like to
think I have a kind and caring heart for the most part. However, I’m tired of all of
the people in this Great Country saying times are hard. I know that most of the
people over 45 know what hard times really look like. We have the greatest
people in the world living in our country. We can do anything we want to make a
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living and we have a right to happiness, but you know we are not Guaranteed
anything! Our parents told us to work hard and everything will fall into place.
Now, the youth thinks if it is hard it is for someone else to do not them. It is time
that we are honest with the youth of this great nation. It takes YEARS of HARD
WORK to have the things we have been able to provide to them. They too can
work hard and provide for their families or live under Government Control.
Remember a Man in debt is a slave to the lender. God Bless This Country!
I would like to hear from you please send any comments to me at
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We all here at Quality Carpets & Flooring would like to
remind you of the Holidays in January: New Year's Day.
January 1st, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. January 16th.
Respectfully,
Jerry D. Johnson
Quality’s Recipe Corner
SOUTHWEST CHICKEN SKILLET
budgetbytes.com
Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked long grain white rice
1 cup salsa
1.5-2 cups precooked shredded chicken
1 (15 oz.) can black beans
1 Tbsp chili powder
1¾ cups chicken broth
1 cup shredded cheese
2-3 green onions, sliced
1.
2.
A. 6 inches
B. 13 inches
C. 20 inches
D. 1 inch
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click on “Mega Trivia Contest.” Or call
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better than you think!
Answer to last month’s quiz:
Correct Answer: C. Hark The Herald
Angels Sing
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In a large skillet, combine the rice, salsa, chicken, black beans
(drained), chili powder, and chicken broth. Stir until everything
is evenly combined.
Place a tight fitting lid on the skillet, turn the heat on to high,
and let the skillet come to a full boil. As soon as the skillet
comes to a boil, turn the heat down to low and let it simmer for
30 minutes. Make sure it is simmering the entire time, turning
the heat up slightly if needed (you should be able to hear it
This month’s Mega Trivia question….
How much snow is equivalent to an inch
of rainfall?
Directions:
3.
simmer quietly).
After 30 minutes, turn off the heat, remove the lid, and fluff
the mixture with a fork. All of the liquid should be absorbed and
the rice should be tender. Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded cheese over
top, replace the lid, and let it sit for a few minutes, or until the
cheese is melted. Meanwhile, slice the green onions. Sprinkle the
green onions over the melted cheese and serve hot.
If you would like me to feature your favorite recipe, email them to [email protected].
Happy Eating!!
Gardening
By: The Farmers’ Almanac
January 2017
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1st A good time to kill plant pests or do plowing. Poor for
planting.
2nd-3rd Extra good for peppers, tomatoes, peas, and other
vine crops. Fine for planting any aboveground crop where the
climate permits.
Here is a list of the
services we provide here
at Quality………….
*Polished Concrete
*Stained Concrete
*Concrete Toppings
*Epoxy Flooring
Systems
*Urethane Flooring
Systems
*MMA Flooring
Systems
*Removal of Asbestos
Tile & Mastic
*Diamond Grinding
*Concrete Shaving
*Sheet Vinyl
*Karndean Luxury
Vinyl Planks
*Carpet
*Ceramic
*Laminate
*Wood
*Certified Moisture
Testing
Client of the Month
Congratulations to our client of
the month:
Lorraine Olalde
from our Amarillo Location!
We installed carpet in her
home.
Thank you,
Lorraine Olalde
As always, our clients of the month
receive $25.00 cash!
4th-5th Barren days, do no planting.
6th-7th Fine for planting beans, peppers, cucumbers, melons, and other
aboveground crops where climate is suitable.
8th-9th Poor days for planting, seeds tend to rot in ground.
10th-11th Plant seedbeds and flower gardens. Best planting days for
aboveground crops, especially peas, beans, cucumbers, and squash
where climate is suitable.
12th-16th A barren time. Best for killing weeds, briars, poison ivy, and
other plant pests. Clear wood lots and fencerows.
17th-18th A favorable time for sowing grains, hay, and forage crops.
Plant flowers. Favorable days for planting root crops.
19th-21st Start seedbeds. Good days for transplanting. Plant carrots,
turnips, onions, beets, Irish potatoes, other root crops in the South. Also
good for leafy vegetables.
22nd-23rd Do no planting.
24th-26th Good planting days for root crops where climate permits.
27th-28th A good time to kill plant pests or do plowing. Poor for planting.
29th-30th Extra good for peppers, tomatoes, peas, and other vine crops.
Fine for planting any aboveground crop where the climate permits.
31st Barren day, do no planting
Weather
By: The Farmers’ Almanac
January 2017
1st-3rd. Wintry mix for parts of New Mexico; rain for Texas.
4th-7th. Mostly fair/pleasant.
8th-11th. Widespread stormy conditions.
12th-15th. Fair and sunny but cold conditions sweep in.
16th-19th. Mixed rain and snow for parts of New Mexico; showers
elsewhere.
20th-23rd. Stormy conditions.
24th-27th. A series of storms move from Texas, on across the
Southeast, followed by fair and much colder conditions.
28th-31st. Showery for Texas/Louisiana Coast followed by clearing. Fair
skies elsewhere.
Local
Charity Events
Tri- State Open Chili Championship benefitting MAKE-A-WISH
January 14th at 11 am
Rex Baxter Building
Civic Center
Harlem Globetrotters
January 4 - 7:00 PM
Rodney Carrington
January 13 - 7:00 PM
The Bridal Show of Amarillo
January 15 12pm-4pm
Saturday Night Fever
January 25 - January 26
The Big Cheese in Amarillo
January 27 6-8:30pm
Foreigner
January 30 7:30 pm-10 pm
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Calendars
Are In!!
Come by the
Office and
grab your
2017
Calendar!!
I want to apologize for
the holidays last
month in Jerry’s
introduction part of
the newsletter. Pearl
Harbor Day was on
December 7th and
should have been in
the holidays. I guess
when I moved things
over into the
newsletter it didn’t
copy over correctly
and I didn’t catch it. I
do apologize again to
the ones that should
have been honored in
our newsletter that
day.
Have a blessed day
and my sincerest
apologies,
Chantell Hicks
Random Winter Facts
http://www.factretriever.com
1. Winter cold kills more than twice as many Americans as summer heat
does.
2. According to the Guinness World Records, on January 28, 1887, a
snowflake 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick fell in Fort Keogh,
Montana, making it the largest snowflake ever observed.
3. Chionophobia is the persistent fear of snow, especially becoming
trapped by snow. The term is derived from the Greek words chion and
phobos, meaning “snow” and “fear,” respectively.
4. A New Zealand insect called the Weta freezes completely solid when
temperatures drop during the winter. However, when temperatures
warm back up, the insect unfreezes, thaws, and resumes its activities.
5. The average snowflake falls at about 3 mph.
6. The largest recorded snowman ever built was in Bethel, Maine, in
February 1999. The 113-foot, 7-inch snowman broke the previous
record held by Yamagata, Japan, at 96 feet and 7 inches
7. Bismarck, North Dakota, holds the record for the most snow angels at
one time. On February 17, 2007, several schools joined forced to
create 8,962 snow angels
8. Snow appears white because snow is a bunch of individual ice
crystals arranged together. When light hits snow, it bounces all around
the ice crystals and the “color” of all the frequencies in the visible
spectrum combined in equal measure is white. While white is the
color we see in snow, individual ice crystals are actually translucent.
9. The most snow ever recorded in 24 hours in the United States was at
Silver Lake, Colorado, in 1921 at 76 inches. Coming in second is
Georgetown, Colorado, in December 4, 1913, at 63 inches.
10. Mt. Baker ski area in Washington State holds the world record for
snowfall at 1,140 inches of snow during the 1998–1999 winter season.
11. From 2006–2010, about 2,000 U.S. residents died each year from
weather-related causes. About 63% of these deaths were in the winter,
while about 31% were in the summer. Only about 6% were attributed
to floods, severe storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, or lightening. These
statistics do not include weather-related traffic accidents, which
kill
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more than 7,000 Americans each year.
12. Millions of monarch butterflies fly to Mexico for the winter. They are
the only insect that migrates to a warmer climate that is 2,500 miles
away each year. Additionally, they like to hibernate in the same trees
every year.
Joke Corner
http://www.kidactivities.net/
Q. Where does a snowman keep his money?
A. In a snow bank.
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Q. What do you call a snowman in the summer?
A. A puddle!
Q. What do snowmen eat for breakfast?
A. Frosted Flakes.
Q. What do you call an old snowman?
A. Water!
Q. What do you get when you cross a snowman and a vampire?
A. Frostbite.
Q. Why did Frosty have a carrot in his nose?
A. Because he forgot where the refrigerator was.
Q. Why are there only snow men and not snow women?
A. Because only men are dumb enough to stand out in the snow without
a coat.
Q. What do snowmen wear on their heads?
A. Ice caps.
Q. What did Frosty call his cow?
A. Eskimoo!
Q. What do you call a Snowman on roller blades?
A. A snowmobile!
Q. What does Frosty's wife put on her face at night?
A. Cold cream!
Q. What did Jack Frost say to Frosty the Snowman?
A. Have an ice day!
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