Kindergarten teacher Chloe Early (l) and students (l-r) London Dye, Nolan Turner, and Cyrus Snyder admire some of the boxes that will be used for Friday’s Valentine parties. Designs range from castles and unicorns to Godzilla and Patrick Mahomes.
By Kathy Thomson
The Parent Teacher Organization’s Scholastic “Book Fair Jungle: Elephants, Tigers, and Books, OH MY!” is set to wind down to a close tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 14, at the Nancy Smith Elementary School cafeteria, but purchases can still be made between now and then.
“It was a little slow today, but it usually is on Monday,” said PTO president Ginny Ivy after the first day of the Book Fair. “It typically builds up momentum as the week goes on.”
Albany Independent School District has scheduled a student holiday for Monday, Feb. 17, in honor of Presidents Day.
Schools at both Albany campuses will release at the normal times on Friday, Feb. 14, and will resume classes at the normal times on Tuesday, Feb. 18, according to superintendent Jonathan Scott.
Presidents Day is not a district holiday, but is scheduled as a staff development day.
Moran ISD will have a school holiday for both students and staff on Monday, Feb. 17.
Shackelford County senior adults (60 and up) are invited to attend the Shackelford County Resource Center’s February senior luncheon to be held on Friday, Feb. 14 at the Youth Center beginning at 11:15 a.m.
Friendship Baptist will be hosting the meal this month, according to program assistant Ragan Riley.
The menu for the February luncheon is pork tenderloin, mashed potatoes, broccoli and cheese casserole, and hot rolls, with a “Valentine’s Day” theme.
by Kathy Thomson
Tuesday, Feb. 18 is the first day of early voting for the March 3 primary election, with balloting taking place at the Shackelford County Courthouse, in the lobby area on the first floor, through Friday, Feb. 28.
Early voting hours are 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, closing one hour earlier on Fridays to correspond to normal business hours at the Courthouse.
“Voting is not open during the lunch hour,” said election clerk Cheri Hawkins.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lady Lions locked down third place in the district race last week with a pair of victories at home, earning a spot in the playoffs Monday, Feb. 17.
Albany will face Eldorado in the bi-district game, set to be played at Bronte on Monday, Feb. 17 with a 6:30 p.m. tipoff. Ticket prices have been set at $4 and $2 with all regular passes accepted.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lion basketball team split district wins last week at home, but lost on the road Tuesday in Haskell to the Indians.
Albany posted a 44-32 loss in Haskell, falling to 2-6 in district and tied for fourth place with Cross Plains in the 8-2A race behind Stamford in first (8-0), Hawley in second (6-2), and Haskell in third (5-3).
The winner of this Friday’s game with Cross Plains will decide the fourth place position in the district.
By Kathy Thomson
The fifth and sixth grade youth teams finished out their season last Saturday, Feb. 8, playing in tournaments at Clyde and Eula with mixed results.
Fifth Grade Boys
The fifth grade boys won their first two games to make it to the championship match.
They outscored Eula White 30-7 in game one, and returned to take Jim Ned 25-15 in game two.
Hawley came out on top in the final game, beating Albany 26-14.
Assistant coach Campbell Terry said that the boys played great during the tournament.
By Kathy Thomson
Seven local Little Dribblers teams started playing games last Saturday, Feb. 8, in the old Albany High School gym.
The games will continue each Saturday through Feb. 29.
The next set of matches will take place this Saturday, Feb. 15, starting at 8:30 a.m. with Blue facing Gray.
The girls’ Turquoise and Red teams will play next at 9:30 a.m., followed by alternating boys and girls games every hour until each team has played twice.
Team photos will be taken at the gym this Saturday, Feb. 15.
By Kathy Thomson
Wesley Estridge placed second in the super heavy weight class at the Hawley Bearcat powerlifting meet on Friday, Feb. 7, with a total lift of 1570 pounds.
He had a 700 pound lift in the squat, bench pressed 405 pounds, and had a dead lift of 465 pounds.
The Albany junior improved his squat by 100 pounds and his bench press by 65 pounds over his previous meet, raising him from fourth to third in his weight class in the current standings for Region 1, Division 3.
