Levi Cole Britting and Kaitlyn Brooke Reddin of Albany are listed on the Dean’s List for the 2018 Fall semester at Angelo State University.
To be eligible for the ASU Dean’s List, full-time undergraduate students must maintain a 3.25 or better grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Britting is the son of Rod and Susan Britting and Kristi Espinosa.
Reddin’s parents are Michael and Beth Reddin.
Both ASU students are graduates of Albany High School.
First Baptist Church’s youth group and Jesus and Me (JAM) kids will both meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. this spring, a few minutes later than in the fall.
The time was changed so that all Wednesday night sessions would begin and end at the same times.
The first meeting of the new year will be on Wednesday, Jan. 16.
The youth group meets in the church basement year round, and all secondary students are welcome to join.
For the fourth 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 Memorial Amateur All Age Derby.
The competition will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Jan. 25.
A very short meeting of the Shackelford County commissioners last week resulted in very little action except for a decision to leave the county-wide burn ban intact despite recent precipitation.
The session was the final one for outgoing county judge Ross Montgomery, who is retiring after 24 years of service.
Bob Skelton, who was sworn in on Jan. 1, will conduct the next meeting to be held on Monday, Jan. 14 at 9:00 a.m.
Burn Ban Renewed
Parents and students alike are reminded of the importance of school attendance not only to provide each child with the highest level of instruction possible, but also due to the Texas Compulsory Attendance Law.
The two-week Christmas break will end and students and staff of Albany High School, Albany Junior High School, and Nancy Smith Elementary School will be back in class on Tuesday, Jan. 8 to start the second semester and the fourth sixth weeks of the 2018-2019 school year.
Teachers return for a staff development day on Monday, Jan. 7.
The elementary staff will meet the new interim principal, Cindy Madison, at 8:30 a.m. before going to the secondary campus for a welcome visit with Jonathan Scott, who is beginning his role as Albany ISD superintendent.
The Albany Ministerial Alliance spent almost $12,000 in support of various local needs by the end of 2018.
“We believe that all these expenditures help make Albany a better place for everyone in the community,” said Alliance treasurer Carolyn Waller. “And we would like to thank all whose generous contributions make these things possible.”
The annual total of $11,095.47 is very similar to the amount spent the previous year.
Total donations for 2018 were $12,272, said Waller.
Local fifth and sixth graders who signed up for local youth basketball teams have started practicing in preparation for the first tournament of the season on Jan. 12.
According to coach and league coordinator Clint Chapman, 36 students signed up for the four teams designated for fifth and sixth grade boys and girls.
“The teams have already started practicing, so we will not be able to take any late registrations since those kids would already be too far behind,” Chapman said. “There are a total of eight area towns participating over five Saturdays.”
Contributions are needed for the Shackelford County Youth Livestock show, with the annual show set to be held over a three-day period Jan. 31-Feb. 2, less than one month away.
Donations of $12,600 were deposited in the bank as of Wednesday morning, according to Molly Cauble. A bare minimum of $18,000 to $20,000 is required to fund the show.
Donations to the association are used for ribbons, belt buckles, show supplies, premium monies, and other expenses associated with hosting the annual event.
With several donations coming in on the final day of 2018, including one large $5,000 contribution and $1,000 on Wednesday, the Albany Chest is just under its $42,000 goal.
According to Chest treasurer Paige Adair, Monday afternoon’s total was $41,828, just $122 shy of the amount set by board members back in early October.
Last week, the 2018 campaign was still more than $9,000 short of the goal.
