By Melinda L. Lucas
Another $600 in donations during the past week brought the Albany Chest campaign a little closer to its 2019 goal, although about $2,200 was still needed at press time on Tuesday evening, according to treasurer Paige Adair.
The total collected so far is about 95 percent of the $42,000 target. Last year, the same goal had been exceeded at this time.
It is hoped that last-minute donations will push the drive over the top.
By Kathy Thomson
Albany Chamber of Commerce manager Mary Beth Jones said this week that the Chamber’s annual membership meeting will take place at the Beehive Restaurant on Friday, Feb. 7 immediately after the noon luncheon.
The agenda for the meeting, traditionally held on the first Friday in February, includes going over the finance report and electing directors and officers.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Local and area residents are invited to participate in two upcoming events for adults at the Old Jail Art Center.
On Thursday, Jan. 16 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. is the OJAC’s regular Third Thursday workshop, which this month will feature “needle felting.”
The art form is defined as “a process which uses barbed needles to interlock wool fibers to form a more condensed material.”
Participants, who are invited to “bring a friend and a favorite bottle of wine,” will leave with a felted landscape.
By Kathy Thomson
The Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Show is just two weeks away, with weigh-in for hogs, lambs, and goats on Thursday, Jan. 23, and classes judged on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24-25.
According to organizers, donations are still needed in order to offset show expenses and provide prizes and premiums to the exhibitors.
“We are currently at $17,675,” said SCYLA treasurer Molly Cauble on Tuesday, Jan. 7. “All donations go toward the expenses of the stock show, such as ribbons, belt buckles, supplies, and premium money.”
By Kathy Thomson
Twenty-eight local youth and five adult leaders traveled to Taos, New Mexico during the Albany Youth Ministry Winter Ski Trip and Christian Adventure last week.
This year, the group left Albany early on Wednesday, Jan. 1, checked in at Snakedance Condos at the base of Taos Ski Valley later that same afternoon, and skied on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, before returning home on Sunday, Jan. 5.
“We had a great ski trip and a great week with the kids,” said Feed Store director Kathryn Hamilton.
By Kathy Thomson
KTAB weatherman Sam Nichols was the guest lecturer at one of the Albany Lions Club weekly meeting in December, but he wasn’t there to talk about the weather.
Nichols, who retired from a very successful career as a basketball coach, including 12 years as the head women’s basketball coach at McMurry University, where his team made four NCAA post-season appearances including making it to the “Sweet 16” in 2007, wasn’t really there to talk about basketball either.
Color photo packets taken of high school varsity boys and girls, junior varsity boys, and junior high boys and girls basketball, taken by The Albany News are ready for pickup.
Pictures of the JV girls team haven’t been taken yet because of injuries and should be scheduled soon.
There are also quite a few packages from previous sports that have not yet been claimed.
The cost of the school sports packages is $25 plus tax.
Youth packages are priced at $18 plus tax.
A good percentage of the packages have already been paid for.
Prior to the Christmas break, AISD superintendent Jonathan Scott accepts a memorial plaque in honor of Albany “-Super Fans” Bobby Key and Glenn Key. The plaque, which now hangs in the lobby of the main gym, was given by family friends Robert and Suzanne Starr of Haskell, along with Beth Larned (holding plaque) of Abilene, sister of Glenn and Bobby Key. A large group of Key family members was present for the Dec. 6 presentation.
By Kathy Thomson
For the fifth year in a row, trainers, owners, and highly skilled hunting dogs from across Texas and surrounding states are expected to travel to the Crooked Tree Ranch in Shackelford County for the Region 7 American Field Trial Clubs of America (AFTCA) Amateur All-Age Championship and the M. G. Perkins Amateur All-Age Derby Classic.
The competition will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 17.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Donations picked up over the last two weeks to fund the annual Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Show but more are needed with the show set to open in just three weeks on Jan. 23-25.
The association’s treasurer, Molly Cauble, reported Monday that just under $14,000 had been received to fund the event.
