Parents of local Little League, coach pitch, t-ball and intermediate league participants are asked to be aware of upcoming plans to take team and individual pictures of players. “Because there are so many teams, we’re trying to schedule everything in atimelymanner,andwe’re certainly aware that not everyone will be at every game,”saidMelindaLucas of TheAlbanyNews.

Albany Cubs and Lady Cubs track athletes had their final outing before the district meet on Thursday, March28whentheyhosted the Cub Relays. The junior high teams close out their season Monday, April 8 with the district meet at Hamlin.

Albany and Shackelford County avoided the large hail that a Monday afternoon thunderstormdumpedonother parts of the Big Country, but there were a few unofficial reports of damage caused by straight-line winds. In fact, even though the sheriff’s office didn’t receive any calls about the storm, Albany ended up at the top of the list forthehighestwindgustcaused by the storm, which moved through Texas and Oklahoma on up to Kansas and Missouri.

Preparations for theAlbany Chamber of Commerce MembershipCrawfishBoilandFishFryare underway, with the party set for next Thursday, April 11 for all members. “We didn’t know if we could get many crawfish this year since there is a shortage this season,” Chamber manager Brandi Lehew said.

Tea slated April The Old Jail Art Center will kick off a busy April schedule this Saturday with a Family Festival that will explore the culture of Ghana, focusing on “Ashanti” arts. The event will take place from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.