By Lynsi Musselman

ResourceCare’s summer day camp is less than  one month away, and sponsorships are still being requested to help provide a safe and fun three weeks of camp for Shackelford County youth.

ResourceCare program director Mindy Ary said the camp also will employ 45 Albany high school students and college bound kids.

The event will run weekly from July 6 to July 28, starting at 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

“We believe in this mission and all that it provides to our community,” Ary said.

By Lynsi Musselman

The Old Jail Art Center  will reopen to members by appointment only beginning Tuesday, June 16 through Tuesday, June 30, and then open to the general public on July 1.

For the rest of this month, members can schedule a visit by calling the museum from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

New and renewing memberships are available through theojac.org or by calling 325-762-2269.

OJAC will open to all visitors beginning Wednesday, July 1. Visitor hours will be 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. The museum will remain closed on Saturdays until July 11.

By Lynsi Musselman

Albany High School 2018 graduate and McMurry University sophomore Reyna Garcia has been named  2020 Academic Winter-Spring Academic All Conference for softball.

During Garcia’s Albany softball career, she was named four-time first team All-District and team MVP as a junior and senior.

Garcia is an accounting major at McMurry with the goal to be a CPA after graduation.

She is the daughter of Kristen and Jamie Garcia of Albany.

By Donnie A. Lucas

Albany coaches reported larger than usual attendance at daily conditioning workouts for high school and junior high aged students that started last week.

The morning sessions for strengthening and conditioning will continue on Mondays through Thursdays through the end of July, with the exception of a couple of blackout periods in July.

The boys will meet for morning strength and conditioning from 7:00 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. on Monday through Thursdays.

By Donnie A. Lucas

Local elementary aged youth have the chance next week to participate in what will probably be the only youth camp held this summer.

Two local coaches are hosting an All-Sports Outdoor Camp for both boys and girls starting Monday, June 22 and continuing through June 24.

The camp will be split between two age groups, with students entering grades K-3 meeting at 9:00 a.m. until 10:20 a.m. each day. Students entering grades 4-9 will meet at 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon.

By Donnie A. Lucas

As of Monday, only four openings were available for this weekend’s Father’s Day Golf Tournament set for Saturday and Sunday at the Albany Golf Course.

Tournament organizer James Waters said that he still has room for four teams in the morning flight, while the afternoon tee times are all taken. 

Tee times for Saturday morning start at 8:30 a.m., with the afternoon action starting at 1:30 p.m.

The teams will be flighted after the first round on Saturday, with the second round set for Sunday, June 21.

By Lynsi Musselman

The start of the 2020-2021 school year is just two months away, and many families are anxiously waiting to get their kids registered for the upcoming school year.

Albany Independent School District will soon post an online link to register for current families for the whole district.

Nancy Smith Elementary School principal John Gallagher said the online registration forms are being updated to include areas that will apply to all grade levels.

With snacks and gear in hand, Landon Herrell (l) and Ace Vickers (r) walk down Main Street to the creek for an afternoon of fishing, making the most of sunny June days with friends. Recent easing of COVID-19 restrictions is opening up other opportunities, such as swimming at the local pool and attending next week’s sports camp.

By Lynsi Musselman

Old Jail Art Center is still closed to the public, with no plans to reopen as of press time this week.

Executive board members could possibly make that decision next month.

While patrons anticipate the reopening of the museum, they can look to OJAC social media platforms for ways to stay connected with art, history, and educational activities. 

Each week new theme projects are posted with a different activity for each day.

By Lynsi Musselman

As time passes and restrictions ease, more churches are slowly beginning to  meet again for worship services and Sunday school.

Trinity 

Episcopal Church

The Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas that governs Trinity Episcopal Church in Albany has announced that its congregations will return to in-person worship in a phased approach.

Trinity in Albany will not meet this Sunday for worship, but discussions about when a priest from Abilene will be available are underway.