Entriesarebeingsought for the annual Quilt Show hostedbytheAlbanyStudy Club and will be displayed at the Whitney Theatre on Fandangle performance days. Quilts on loan for the show should be taken to the Shackelford County Library during business hours.

A team of three Albany residents will be on the road again to Luckenbach and a host of other European Texas destinations this week as they have a little fun and at the same time raise money for Buffalo Gap’s Camp Able, a mission to cultivate healthy, independent living for peope with special needs through skillsbased training and equine therapy. Along with two dozen or more other teams, the Albany group will start out on their 48-hour Buffalo RunAdventure about 6:00 p.m.

The registration period for the annual summer Day Camp, sponsored by ResourceCare has ended as of June 3, and organizers are busy making plans for the camp, which will runtheweeksofJuly15-19 and July 22-26.

Over 700 students were named to the Spring 2024 Deans’List at South Plains College. To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 3.25 or higher and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Pick-up dates for the June distribution of the commodity food program provided by Shackelford County are June 6-7. Certified eligible families in Moran should pick up their monthly commodity food at the Moran City Hall between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

AngeloStateUniversity in San Angelo, Texas, has announced the students achieving the Dean’s List for the 2024 spring semester, including Ana Balliew of Albany. Balliew is majoring in Accounting and is the daughter of Candy and Tim Balliew.

Kindness is love in little things. It is respect for the feelings and personhood of another. It is thoughtfulness put in action. It is the kind of spirit which builds togetherness and love in situations which could be explosive. Kindness brings blessingsandgoodfeelingin the places where bitterness and ill will would flourish.

Two Albany women, BetsySpraberryandChristina Daugherty,havejoined forces to create a new podcast, showcasing women in the community and surrounding towns. The idea for the podcast was hatched earlier this spring as the women began recordingwomen’stestimonies about their walks with Christ.

June 4 kicked off the first session of Summer SONshine at First Baptist with a close-to-capacity crowd according to Ginger Bumguardner, children’s minister. “We are filling up fast, but parents can still register their children, (completed first grade through sixth grade),” Bumguardner said.“Timewillbespent in devotionals and playing games, music, crafts, and daily field trips.” Hours are 9:00 a.m.

Moran Independent School District experienced notable growth during the 2023-24 school year, starting with an enrollment of 105 students onthefirstdayofclassand finishing at 120. Superintendent Dr.