Volunteers originally planned to begin the transformation of J.R. and Tricia Reyes’ recently purchased storage building into a comfortable, although tiny home last Saturday, but inclement weather delayed the start of the project.

“We are leveling the house, and it was too muddy to get that done,” said organizer Lori Schooler. “So we are starting early this Saturday at 7:00 a.m., and will level the house and put in electricity. Everyone is welcome to come and pitch in!”

The Reyes’ uninsured home was destroyed by fire early on the morning of July 11.

Revival services will take place at Friendship Baptist Church starting this Sunday, Sept. 16, at 10:55 a.m.

Regular Sunday School classes will be held at the usual time of 10:00 a.m., and then the 10:55 a.m. service will be led by guest speaker Lance Bingham. 

Melissa Oden Williams will lead the music and Bingham will preach at the services on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, Sept. 16, 17, and 18, at 6:30 p.m. each evening.

The third annual Shifters Truck Show is set for Saturday, Sept. 22, and everyone is invited to come downtown and peer into the past reflected in polished chrome on vintage trucks in the competition, as well as those on display in the Flying A Car Museum and nearby streets. 

Entry fees for the competition are $20 per vehicle, and spectators can roam the lots, streets, and museum for free.

“Check out some cool rides,” said organizer Robert Snyder. “People have really seemed to like the truck show, so we are looking forward to a great day.”

Hattie Braly won reserve breed champion at the Permian Basin Fair in Odessa last Sunday, Sept. 9, with her Angus steer, while other county youth exhibitors recently competed in Abilene at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo with goats and heifers.

“Johnnie Hise entered five clothing items in the Youth Clothing Division at the WTF&R,” said county agent Michaela Bradford. “Johnnie is a very talented young lady. She has created some really impressive clothing for a freshman in high school.”

The 11th Annual Albany Kiwanis Charity/John Rose & Jim Law Memorial Golf Tournament and Fajita Fiesta will take place at the Albany Golf Course this Friday, Sept. 14.

Money raised from participants and sponsors will help fund the Albany K Charity Scholarship Fund.

The four-person scramble is $50 per golfer, with the fee to include a Fajita Fiesta meal provided by Albany Kiwanians on Friday before the start of the tournament.

The luncheon starts at 11:00 a.m., and tickets are $12 for those not entered in the tournament or listed as sponsors. 

First Christian Church and Beltway East are hosting “Fifth Quarter” this Friday, Sept. 14 after the end of the Lions’ varsity football game against the Eastland Mavericks.

Chicken sandwiches, chips, cookies, and drinks will be served to students who attend. 

The fellowships begin immediately after all varsity home football games and conclude at 12:00 midnight. 

The Feed Store is scheduled to be the location for all of the Fifth Quarter fellowships this year, according to members of the Albany Ministerial Alliance, who organize the events.

Moran High School’s 2018 homecoming king and queen will be crowned during halftime activities of the Bulldogs’ game with Sidney at Bulldog Stadium Friday night, Sept. 14. 

King nominees are Jesse Hawley, K.J. Henderson, Kobee Lapp, Curry Pendleton, and Ethan Smith. Queen contestants are Emma Hensley, Destiny Laurents, Kaylin New, Khloe New, Summer Pederson, and Hannah Whitehead.

Football sweetheart and cheer beau will both be announced at the game.

Members of First Baptist Church and other volunteers plan to start working on a local mission project at 7:00 a.m. this Saturday, Sept. 8. 

The home owned by Tricia and J.R. Reyes was not insured when it caught fire and burned down two months ago. The Reyes have used donated funds to help purchase a much smaller, unfinished, storage building that will be converted into a small, one-bedroom home with the help of the FBC mission team.

“This week we hope to level the building and put in the electricity,” said organizer Lori Schooler. 

Christian recording artist Miriam Webster, who performed during worship services at First Christian Church and First Baptist Church back on May 13, will return to join parishioners at the two local churches again this Sunday, Sept. 9.

“She enjoyed visiting in Albany and she has an open invitation to come back,” said First Christian Church member Don Fitzgibbons, who first met Webster on a tour of the Holy Land led by Messianic Rabbi Jason Sobel. “When she contacted us and said that she had an open date on her calendar and asked if she could come visit, we said, ‘Of course’.”

Parents of boys and girls at Nancy Smith Elementary only have one more day to sign their children up to participate in the Albany NFL Flag Football league before tomorrow’s registration deadline.

Registration

The forms were sent home with students, and parents need to fill out the registration form and return it to the front desk of NSES by Friday, Sept. 7 along with the participation fee of $60 per child. 

“The fee covers insurance, shorts, jerseys, belts, field maintenance, refs, and trophies,” said league organizer Anthony Ceder.