By Kathy Thomson
The basketball season in Moran will end next Tuesday when the Bulldogs travel to Ranger for the final district match of the year.
The junior high teams played their last games this Monday, Feb. 10, and the high school girls finished their season in Strawn on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
By Kathy Thomson
The 2020-21 University Interscholastic League realignment announced earlier this month will move Moran to a different district for football and basketball, but leave the Lady Bulldogs playing volleyball in the mixed 1A and 2A District 6.
Football
Moran has been in District 6A for football, along with Blackwell, Loraine, and Trent.
By Kathy Thomson
Kim Davis teaches several elementary classes at Moran School, including math, science, and art, and she recently decided to branch out to include music in her art class.
“I had brought my son’s violin to science class when we were discussing sound, so my students could see and hear the strings vibrate,” Davis said. “The kids were enthralled with the instrument, and I realized that they may not have ever had the chance to learn to play music. I decided to see if I could add music, which after all is one of the fine arts, to our art class.”
By Kathy Thomson
Moran Independent School District, along with several other schools in the Big Country area, cancelled classes last Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 5 and 6, due to forecasts of extremely cold and hazardous winter conditions.
Classes resumed on Friday, Feb. 7 with all bus routes and other school operations back to normal.
MISD does not need to “make up” the two days missed last week, because the current schedule includes 76,800 minutes, well above the 75,600 required by the state, according to superintendent Danny Freeman.
Landon Eric Meadows, 20, of Stephenville, Texas passed away Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 in Stephenville.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 1:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Albany, conducted by Thomas Aly.
Other arrrangements were made by Girdner Funeral Home, Abilene.
Born March 15, 1999 in Abilene, Texas, Landon graduated from Albany High School in 2017.
Ruth L. McCauley, 96, of Albany, passed away Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 at the Bella Vista Nursing Home in Breckenridge, Texas. Girdner Funeral Home is making arrangements.
A celebration of Ruth’s life will be held at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020 at the Albany Church of Christ.
Nancy Green was born on April 18, 1928, in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Polly and Gene Ebersole. After a long and adventurous life, she died on Feb. 6, 2020, at the James L. West Center for Dementia Care in Fort Worth, Texas, just a few weeks shy of her 92nd birthday.
Elsie Ruth (Graham) Randall, age 91 of Lubbock, passed away Feb. 6, 2020. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 13 at First Christian Church of Albany. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 13 at First Christian Church of Albany with Brad McBee officiating. Interment will follow in the Albany Cemetery under the direction of Morehart Mortuary.
Elsie Ruth (Graham) Randall was born Feb. 9, 1928 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Burl Morgan Graham and Elsya Augusta (Manigold) Graham.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Less than a month after the resignation of EMS director Mary Quintero, directors of the Shackelford County Hospital District met in special session early Monday morning, Feb. 3 to review three applications and name a successor.
Tina Ulbrich, who has worked as a paramedic with the local ambulance crew for the past five years, was hired as EMS supervisor, effective immediately, after a 55-minute closed session.
Ulbrich officially began her duties on Tuesday.
By Melinda L. Lucas
February is member appreciation month at the Old Jail Art Center, and several special events have been lined up in the next few weeks that should interest not only current members, but everyone who has an interest in promoting the arts.
The museum staff is showing its love for the OJAC membership all month long, and a gift is available for members who drop by in February.
Administrative assistant Tatum Green will hand out “cups full of goodies” at the front desk.
