First Baptist Church’s youth group and Jesus and Me (JAM) kids will both meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. this spring, a few minutes later than in the fall.
The time was changed so that all Wednesday night sessions would begin and end at the same times.
The first meeting of the new year will be on Wednesday, Jan. 16.
The youth group meets in the church basement year round, and all secondary students are welcome to join.
A lack of any measurable snow in Albany didn’t prevent two dozen local youth group members and leaders from enjoying winter sports over the Christmas break.
Seven inches of new snow fell on top of a three-foot deep base at Crested Butte Mountain in Colorado last week, and 21 local high school and junior high students spent the first week in January snow skiing during the day and learning more about God through special programs and small group Bible studies in the evenings.
For the fourth year in a row, trainers, owners, and highly skilled hunting dogs from across Texas and surrounding states are expected to travel to the Crooked Tree Ranch in Shackelford County for the Region 7 American Field Trial Clubs of America (AFTCA) Amateur All-Age Championship and the M.G. Perkins Memorial Amateur All Age Derby.
The competition will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Jan. 25.
Robert Dale Latimer, 42, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 at his home in Bedford, TX.
A memorial service for all friends and family of Robert is planned for 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Throckmorton, TX. A graveside burial service for Robert’s family will be scheduled later. The cause of death is currently undetermined.
Dolores Geneva Michalk Barnett, 86, of Albany and formerly of Bishop, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. She was born on May 30, 1932, in Bishop, to Alvin and Ernie Michalk.
Dolores married Melvin Urban on Aug. 21, 1949, and together they had three children; daughters Brenda Urban Picquet and Debbie Urban Prince, and son Larry Urban.
After Melvin’s death in 1962, she married James H. (Bill) Barnett on Feb. 18, 1966. They were happily married for 29 years before he passed away in 1995.
During September, on the late Robert Nail’s birth date, and on through the Albany High School homecoming week in October, support was sought during the annual fundraising drive for “Dollars for Bob’s Scholarships.”
However, the fundraising effort continues all through the year, and members of the Albany Ex-Students Association are asking Albany graduates and others to rememeber the fund in their end-of-year giving.
A very short meeting of the Shackelford County commissioners last week resulted in very little action except for a decision to leave the county-wide burn ban intact despite recent precipitation.
The session was the final one for outgoing county judge Ross Montgomery, who is retiring after 24 years of service.
Bob Skelton, who was sworn in on Jan. 1, will conduct the next meeting to be held on Monday, Jan. 14 at 9:00 a.m.
Burn Ban Renewed
The city of Albany will receive a sales tax allotment of $47,741 from the state this December. The amount is up 34.52 percent from the $35,488 payment received in December of 2017.
Payments to date for the 2018 year to the city of Albany are $543,476, up by 2.49 percent from the comparable time last year, when payments of $530,235 had been made.
The city of Moran will receive a net payment of $1,277 this period, for a 6.42 percent decrease from the $1,365 received in December 2017.
Parents and students alike are reminded of the importance of school attendance not only to provide each child with the highest level of instruction possible, but also due to the Texas Compulsory Attendance Law.
The two-week Christmas break will end and students and staff of Albany High School, Albany Junior High School, and Nancy Smith Elementary School will be back in class on Tuesday, Jan. 8 to start the second semester and the fourth sixth weeks of the 2018-2019 school year.
Teachers return for a staff development day on Monday, Jan. 7.
The elementary staff will meet the new interim principal, Cindy Madison, at 8:30 a.m. before going to the secondary campus for a welcome visit with Jonathan Scott, who is beginning his role as Albany ISD superintendent.
