By Donnie A. Lucas

It promises to be another who-done-it at the Whitney Saturday night with the performance of a murder-mystery dinner theater.

While the ticket deadline was Monday, organizer and writer/director Ragan Riley reported a large number of tickets were sold for the production. All proceeds from the play will benefit the Vittles by Vehicle program that feeds about 40 local senior citizens three times each week.

ResourceCare of Albany, which manages the food program, is hosting the dinner theater as a fundraiser.

By Sam Waller

Albany High School seniors are offering an evening of childcare as a Project Graduation fund­raiser, 6:30-10:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Youth Center.

Cost is $30 per child for the entire evening, with a Friday night registration deadline and a limit of about 30 children.

For information or to sign up a child for the babysitting evening, contact Amanda Tabor at 325-762-0320.

By Melinda L. Lucas

Grandparents Week at Nancy Smith Elementary is set for next week, Feb. 13-17, according to principal John Gallagher.

The Parent-Teachers Organization will host the annual Book Fair in the cafeteria on the same days.

The books will be set up on the stage in the cafeteria for students and grandparents to view during student lunch times. The usual assortment of books, games, posters, bookmarks, and other supplies will be available.

By Melinda L. Lucas

With just over a week remaining in the filing period for several local May 6 elections, only incumbents have signed up for terms on one of the six boards or councils subject to election, and so far, there are no opposed races.

Board member posts and council positions are subject to election by the public for both Albany and Moran school boards and city councils, along with the Shackelford County Hospital District and the Fort Griffin SUD.

Candidates have until Friday, Feb. 17 to have their names placed on the ballots for any of the local elections.

By Melinda L. Lucas

Last Saturday’s fair-weather family festival at the Old Jail Art Center seemed to trigger a deluge of parents with their children in tow to enjoy the first nice day after almost a week of being “held captive” indoors.

OJAC staff members are hoping that the stream of visitors continues next week with plans to show the museum a little love when Hearts for Arts Week gets underway on Tuesday.

Showing Love

During the week of Valentine’s, museums all over the country, including the Old Jail, are celebrating Hearts for Arts.

By Melinda L. Lucas

With about two weeks remaining in the filing period for local May 6 elections, a few incumbents have signed up for another term but no challengers have signed up yet.

As of Tuesday’s press deadline, no one had filed  since those reported in the Jan. 26th edition.

Board member posts and council positions are subject to election by the public for both Albany and Moran school boards and city councils, along with the Shackelford County Hospital District and the Fort Griffin SUD.

By Donnie A. Lucas

Anyone who likes a murder mystery, proms, and bouffant hairdos from the 1980s should love the latest murder mystery dinner theater performance set for Feb. 11.

Hosted by Resource Care in Albany, tickets are on sale  for the third annual who-done-it dinner theater performed by members of the Albany Mainstreet Playhouse at the Whitney Theater.

The fundraiser benefits the local Vittles by Vehicles program that feeds about 40 senior citizens in the area three times per week.

By Sam Waller

Moran Independent School District was one of several area districts to have its schedule affected by the winter storm moving through Shackelford County this week.

Moran superintendent said MISD had early release on Monday, Jan. 30 and cancelled classes on Tuesday, Jan. 31. No decision on Wednesday, Feb. 1, classes had been made at deadline time on Tuesday.

Denson said having more than half the district’s students bused in from outside the district factored into the decision.

By Sam Waller

Albany’s Donald McCullough made the most of a second chance in the calf scramble at the Fort Worth Stock Show on Saturday, Jan. 28, catching a calf and getting it across the finish line.

McCullough received a $500 certificate to purchase a registered beef or dairy heifer to be shown at next year’s Fort Worth show.

On Tuesday, Jan. 17, McCullough and Judson Rogers competed in the scramble with Rogers catching a calf. McCullough, who was scheduled to show a gilt over the weekend, was offered another try to help fill openings in the Saturday field.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Albany High School Student Council hosted the annual Winter Formal last Saturday, with class royalty presented, including the crowning of Mr. and Miss AHS.

The gala was held at the Whitney Theatre, with music provided by disc jockey Martin Priteo, Jr.

Seniors Ella Webb and Cole Chapman were selected by the student body to serve as this year’s Mr. and Miss AHS.

Other senior nominees for the honor included Brooke Kayga, Gracie Price, Briley Tabor, Coy Lefevre, London Fuentes, and Miles McCloy.