By Donnie A. Lucas

High school athletes planning to participate in football, volleyball and cross country have only 10 days of summer left before the start of two-a-day workouts on Monday, Aug. 2.

Summer conditioning programs ended this week for the boys, while the girls will continue to meet through July 29.

Prospective athletes for both volleyball and football were sent letters last week outlining two-a-day practices, along with several forms that must be filled out and signed by both students and parents by the opening day of practices.

The Albany Athletic Booster Club met on July 12 to discuss plans for the annual Hamburger Supper and other fall events.

The annual event will be held at the Bank Park on Aug. 9 at 6:00 p.m.

The meal includes a hamburger, drink, chips, and ice cream for $8.

Cheerleaders will provide ice cream for the event.

All athletic supporters are encouraged to attend the supper.

The Booster Club still needs volunteers to grill burgers.

By Donnie A. Lucas

While the boys are finishing their summer conditioning program today, the girls program will still offer sessions through next Thursday, July 29.

The girls conditioning and sport specific training picked up last Monday after a two-week break and will continue through next week.

Female athletes finished sport specific sessions for basketball skills in June, but volleyball sessions continued earlier in the month. Only conditioning will be offered next week since the volleyball team camp is scheduled for the afternoons.

By Jillian Lucas

The echoes of chants and cheers will be heard throughout the high school campus as Cubs Cheer Camp is set to begin Monday, July 26. 

Camp will be held at the AHS gym from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. July 26 to July 28.

Campers who are pre-registered are guaranteed a cheer shirt.

Pre-registration is now closed, but students can still sign up on Monday morning without the assurance of a shirt.

The cost is $35 per participant, with each additional sibling adding $20.

There will be a dress-up theme each day of camp.

By Jillian Lucas

Moran ISD enrollment packets will be available after Aug. 2, according to school officials.

All students planning to attend Moran schools in the upcoming year will need to stop by the MISD office to pick up an enrollment packet.

“Meet the Teacher” will be held on Thursday, Aug. 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

Any students that have not collected a packet before this time will be able to receive one at the event. 

Hugh Frank Lowe, of Albany, passed away July 6, 2021 at Hendrick Medical Center. 

He was born Aug. 16, 1933 in Palo Pinto to Lester and Wilma Couger Lowe. At the age of six, he moved to Albany with his mom and stepdad Talbert Crow. He attended Albany schools and graduated from AHS in 1950. 

After graduation, he worked for Marshall R. Young Oil Company and Gore Drilling Company before entering the U.S. Army on May 25, 1954. 

By Sidney Bartee

A group of parents met last week on Monday, June 28 to elect new officers for the Albany Athletic Booster Club (AABC) and begin making plans for fall events.

Officers elected at the meeting include Ginny Ivy – president, Amanda Tabor – vice president, Sara Birkla – treasurer, and Christi Chapman and Cari Heatly – co-secretaries.

Jennifer Bowman will head up food organization for the football concession stand.

Club officers are looking for one other person to help Bowman and help organize worker sign-ups.

By Jillian Lucas

FEMA has officially added Shackelford County to the list of areas eligible for Individual Assistance following February’s winter storm, with storm victims able to apply online or at a special time to be scheduled in the next few weeks.

According to information received on Friday from county judge Robert Skelton, all applications are due by Aug. 23, 2021.

Albany News readers and advertisers are reminded that no newspaper will be published, either in print or online, during the week of July 12.

“We will not have a July 15 issue,” said News editor Melinda Lucas. “Donnie and I are going to take that week off to spend some time with family and get a little R&R, and hopefully that won’t be an inconvenience or source of confusion for anyone.”

Mail and online subscribers will get their papers at the usual times this week, with the July 8 issue distributed Thursday morning.

By Jillian Lucas

ResourceCare’s 23rd year of Summer Day Camp is scheduled to begin next Monday, July 12.

“Everything is set to go,” said one of the directors, Mindy Ary. “We are excited that it is finally time and can’t wait to have fun with all the kids.”

Limited Funding

Although camp begins Monday, donations and sponsors will still be needed.

“We received several donations at the end of last week,” Ary said, “and we are very grateful to all the individuals and businesses that have donated to this cause.”