With the Shackelford County sesquicentennial celebration now just a month away, members of the 150 Club are busy finalizing plans for the festivities set for Oct. 11-12.

The annual “Dollars for Bob’s Scholarships” fundraising drive gets underway this week. Sponsored by the Albany Ex-Students Association, the campaign traditionally starts the week of Robert Nail’s birth date, Sept.

The 38th annual First Impressions Invitational Pig Sale raised almost $150,000 Sunday, Sept. 8 to benefit the Shackelford Youth and Livestock Association.

♦ Students who are needing extra help can attend the after-school programs offered at Nancy Smith ElementaryandtheAlbany Jr./Sr. High campus.

ResourceCare is hosting its fifth annual food drive contest for the Albany and Cross Plains locations, with a Chick-Fil-A lunch as incentive for the winning class in both towns. The contest will continue through Monday, Oct.

ShackelfordCounty4-H will officially start its new year with a kickoff party at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

The Feed Store will host its first Fifth Quarter gathering for local youth Friday, Sept. 14 following the Albany Lions home opener against Seymour.

In the book of Daniel is the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue that all the Babylonians were to bow down to and worship.

Bethel Assembly’s The Patch fundraiser returns Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Bank Park in downtown Albany.

Albany FFA and members havebeenbusyexhibiting livestock projects at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo in Abilene. The fair wraps up its 10-day run Saturday, Sept.