Shackelford County 4-H elected officers for the 2024-25 year Sunday, May 5 at its final meeting of the 2023-24 year. Shackelford County extension agent Kelsey Bell said she will meet with the new officers before the start of the next year.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center held its 38th annual Polo on the Prairie on April 27 in West Texas, raising over $1 million for patient care, research and education initiatives. Theeventdrewmorethan 1,300 attendees to Rancho Verde in Breckenridge, Texas.

If you’re a strawberry loverandlovetheoutdoors, Pleasant Harvest Strawberry Farm is the place to be, only a few miles away in Clyde. Owned and operated by former Albany resident Ryan Pleasant and wife Georgi, the farm has witnessed a banner year so far, and the month is not yet over.

Albany’s Project Graduation iscontinuingtoaccept donations to help cover costs for this year’s graduation party. The 48 members of the Albany Class of 2024 will enjoy an alcohol- and drug-free party following commencement exercises on Friday, May 24.

There are still spots available for the Old Jail Art Center’s Third Thursday Studio next week on May 16. Adult visitors can try their skills in making stained glass plant stakes.

Albany athletes had an upand-down day Friday, May 3 at the Class 2A state track meet, but the ups were way up. Seniors Adam Hill (300 hurdles) and Kiana Roberson (discus) both won gold medals, while Hill also got silver in the shot put, and Luke Marshall (pole vault) just missed adding a track medal to the golf bronze he earned earlier in the week.

Eldorado in area series The Albany Lions took a successful first step in the Class 2A baseball playoffs last week, sweeping Coleman in a bi-district series. The 10th-ranked Lions (172) carry a nine-game winning streak into the area round against District 5-2A champion Eldorado, which had bye through the first round.

Albany Athletics Booster Club will honor the achievements of the Lions andLadyLionsteamsMonday, May 13 at the annual athletic awards banquet. The school year has seenAlbany advance to the postseason in nine sports and state competition in three.

AlbanyJuniorHightennis players placed in six of eight draws last week at the district tournament, earning five titles. The tournament was played Thursday-Friday, May 2-3 at Rose Park Tennis Center inAbilene.

TheAlbanyGolfCourse will host a three-person scrambletobenefitProject Christmas on Saturday-Sunday, May 18-19. As of Monday, May 6, just eight spots remained open for the event, all in the morning flight.