This week Fandangle rehearsals moved outside to the lot next to the Bank Park and began a twice-a-week schedule, with practices at 7:30 p.m. on both Monday and Thursday evenings.
“The outside rehearsal on Monday was great,” said artistic director Lorna Ayers. “Transitioning to a new location is nothing to this group of professional Fandanglers.”
The next rehearsal is scheduled to take place this evening, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the lot next to the Bank Park.
Pick-up dates for the April distribution of the commodity food program are April 4 and 5.
On Thursday, April 4, certified eligible families in Moran should pick up their monthly commodity food at the Moran City Hall between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.
Albany families who have been certified eligible for the April food distribution program can pick up their commodity food Friday, April 5, at the rear door of the JP office (the former county jail) from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
The Albany track teams are hosting a high school track meet today, and as of press time, volunteers were still needed to help run the concession stand.
Tracksters, coaches, parents, and fans from eight area schools are visiting in Albany today, and many of those will eat at the concession stand.
The Booster Club served about 800 school meal deals to participants at Monday’s junior high meet, and they expect today to be busy as well.
Moran varsity teams and JV boys competed at the Blackwell Hornet Relays on Friday, March 22, and Kobee Lapp led the Bulldogs to fifth place overall with 53.5 points.
Paint Rock won the meet with 143 points.
Lapp earned four individual medals for 30 points, as well as contributing to the fourth place 4x200 relay team, to garner eight more points and an additional medal.
Lyric Huskey earned four medals, and Harley Schafer was awarded two.
The District 20-1A University Interscholastic League Academic Meet took place at Eula on Tuesday, March 26, and several students from Moran were among the competitors.
Results were not available at press time and will be reported next week.
Representing MISD at district were 11 students entered in six events, as listed below.
Number sense: Darrian Hawley, Hannah Rogers, Reshaley Schafer.
Ready Writing: Johnnie Hise.
Prose: Corbin Roberts.
Spelling and Vocabulary: Jaylynn Roberts.
Afternoon golf scrambles will start next week on Wednesday, April 3 at the Albany Municipal Golf Course, according to Albany Golf Club representative James Waters.
“We will start next week, weather permitting,” said Waters, who encouraged participants to be at the course and signed up prior to 5:30 p.m.
Entry fees are $10 for club members and $15 for non-members.
Reports from concerned citizens to local law enforcement about suspicious people roaming in neighborhoods or on property where they might not belong have risen in recent months, and Shackelford County Sheriff Edward Miller said that quite a few incidents could be prevented if everyone would lock down and password protect their internet WiFi access.
“We are getting a lot of calls about prowlers and loiterers in alleys, streets, and yards,” said Miller. “Many of these encounters turn out to be people with a handheld device or laptop looking for internet access.”
A Mexican fiesta will greet ticket holders at the Old Jail Art Center’s spring fundraiser Fiesta Cárcel! next Saturday, April 6, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and there is still time for everyone to join the party in exchange for a contribution to the local art outreach program.
“Tickets are still available,” said OJAC marketing director Susan Montgomery. “It will be a fun event, and everyone is welcome.”
Tickets are $50 for members of the OJAC or $65 for non-members, and include food and drinks.
Jillian Guinn and Joshua Dyer were crowned queen and king during the Albany High School Junior-Senior Prom held March 23 at the Whitney Theatre.
The king and queen are selected by the members of the junior and senior classes.
This year the winners were chosen by a direct vote instead of from a slate of nominees as has been done in the past.
Several members of the Albany chapter of the Future Farmers of America went to the Cisco College Invitational CDEs contest on Tuesday, March 19, and competed in FBM, Horse, Range Plant ID, Vet Science, and Wildlife contests, placing in several contests and winning district in both Plant ID and Wildlife.
The local FFA chapter also sent a Livestock team and a Horse team to the Tarleton Invitational CDEs on Thursday, March 21.
Practice meets help students prepare for upcoming district, area, regional, and state competitions.
