By Sam Waller
Four Moran faculty members took part this week in a workshop on self care for educators.
Moran teachers Gay Williams, Carly Henson, Betty Galvan, and Anita Wheat attended the program presented by the Region 14 Education Service Center on Monday, July 25 at Southern Hills Church in Abilene. Dr. Tina H. Boogren of Denver instructed educators from several school districts on how to better take care of themselves.
Thomas Matthew Belcher, 53, was born to Stiles Dwaine Belcher and Gladys (Sue) Diller Belcher in Albany, Texas, on March 21, 1969, the youngest of three children. He died at home on Diller Flat on July 24, 2022, after a long battle with what started as throat cancer.
Jerome McNair (Jerry)Fullinwider, loving husband, father, grandfather, passionate entrepreneur, musician, and man of faith passed away peacefully on July 21, 2022, at the age of 93. He is now with his Lord in Heaven, and his family is abundantly grateful for his long life, which truly was a life well-lived.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now accepting nominations for county committee members. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for members. LAAs are elective areas for FSA committees in a single county or multi-county jurisdiction.
County committee members make important decisions about how Federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2022 election must be postmarked or received in the local FSA office by Aug. 1, 2022.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Albany High School counselors will host a dual-credit meeting in the secondary library starting at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, July 31.
The session was originally scheduled for June 3 but was postponed because of conflicts.
Jenny Scott and new counselor Kelly Windham will present the dual-credit course offerings for the 2022-2023 school year.
Eligibility requirements will be discussed, and required forms will be handed out to interested students.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The number of positive COVID-19 cases appears to be increasing, causing at least one major event to be cancelled this week.
The second week of Day Camp sponsored by Resoure Care was cancelled after several cases of COVID-19 among campers and staff were reported at the end of the first week of the annual event for children.
By Sam Waller
Albany’s Connor Smith spent a week earlier this month attending the Bass Brigade camp, one of eight summer camps conducted by Texas Brigades.
Smith, who will be an eighth grader at Albany Junior High this fall, spent the week learning conservation methods in addition to honing his angling skills.
“A lot of people think it’s a fishing camp, but it’s really not,” Smith said. “It’s more about learning about the habitat and environment and what you can do to preserve all the fish in the habitat.”
By Sam Waller
The Albany Athletic Booster Club held its kickoff meeting for the 2022-23 school year Sunday, July 17.
Booster Club member Amanda Tabor said boosters were able to achieve almost all of the items on the agenda.
“We got pretty much everyone signed up for something at Ice Cream Supper – a coordinator for the year or for team parents,” Tabor said. “Kristie Smith is heading up our Ice Cream Supper. We had a couple of positions left, but we put a signup genius on our Facebook page for those few jobs, like grillers or somebody to haul ice.”
By Sam Waller
The Little Cubs Cheer Camp will continue accepting registration until the start of its three-day run on Monday, July 25.
Preregistration has concluded with all campers preregistered receiving a camp T-shirt. But anyone wishing to attend can still do so, Albany cheerleader sponsor and camp organizer Nickie Leveridge said.
“Kids can still come; they just will not get a shirt.” Leveridge said. “We will have cheer items for sale.”
Registration at the camp will be held in the gym foyer. Camp sessions will be conducted in the old gym.
By Sam Waller
The Hubbard Creek Rangers saw their postseason run come to an end Friday, July 15, with their second loss in the Texas West State Tournament.
The Rangers, a combined Intermediate All-Star team of players from Albany an d Breckenridge, went 6-2 during the Little League International Tournament, winning district and sectional championships to advance to the state tourney at Wylie Little League Complex in Abilene.
Albany players on the team were Graham Ceder, Clay Chapman, Colter Edgar, and Aiden Vickers.
