Albany High bass fishing team members Riley Green and Max Balliew competed in four of five Texas High School Bass West Division fishing tournaments this year, placing just a few points too low to continue on to the regional tournament next month.
The pair landed two bass for a total weight of 4.04 pounds at last weekend’s tournament at Lake Whitney.
They caught three bass, weighing a combined 4.87 pounds at the first tournament at Lake Granbury on Oct. 6.
Color photo packets of the youth basketball and Little Dribbler teams, taken by The Albany News, are now ready for pickup at the News office.
Youth packages are priced at $18 plus tax, while the cost of school sports packages is $25 plus tax.
Also, stock show pictures will be ready next week, but those should be picked up at the Shackelford County Courthouse.
Call or come by the News office for more information about the sports photos.
Little League signup takes place tonight at The Feed Store between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Today is also the deadline to sign up children for T-Ball and Coach Pitch.
Players who will be eight years old or older on Aug. 31, 2019 should plan to go with their parents to sign up for Little League. The registration meeting will be held between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. tonight at The Feed Store, but signup should only take a few minutes per player.
Next Thursday, March 7, the Albany Chamber of Commerce is hosting a meal and fun event at the Albany Golf Course from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. for Chamber members and their guests.
“All Chamber members are invited and are asked to bring a friend who wants to hear why they should join the Chamber too,” said Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones. “Please call me at 325-762-2525 to RSVP by this Friday, March 1. If I’m not there when you call, please leave a message, including the number and names of those who will be eating.”
Everyone is invited to attend this Sunday’s public performance of The Fourth Ward, the one-act play Albany High School students will take to district competition next week.
The free production will be given at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, in the AHS auditorium.
The cast has been rehearsing for weeks and already performed at a one-act play festival earlier this month.
Pick-up dates for the March distribution of the commodity food program are Feb. 28 and March 1.
On Thursday, Feb. 28, 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 March food distribution program can pick up their commodity food Friday, March 1, at the rear door of the JP office (the former county jail) from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Albany High School students were the top journalism team and came close to winning the overall title at the Stamford Cotton Classic Academic Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 23.
“I was very pleased that we were second team overall – only 11 points behind the leader, Guthrie,” said local UIL coordinator Rick Davis.
Schools participating in the practice meet last weekend were Albany, Aspermont, Lueders/Avoca, Guthrie, Hamlin, Haskell, Rule, and the host school.
Davis noted that Albany competitors have made progress over the last few weeks.
Sophomores Sidney Bartee and Tristan Edgar both earned Division 1 ratings at the UIL Region 6 East Zone Band Solo and Ensemble competition held at Abilene High on Saturday, Feb. 23.
Bartee played Etude by Concone on the tuba, and Edgar performed Andante and Bourree by Handel on the alto saxophone.
Both students were accompanied by Sandy Abel on the piano.
“They both did a good job and I was really pleased with them,” said director John Stockdale. “The judges thanked them for being so well prepared!”
Membership letters for the Fort Griffin Fandangle Association will be mailed out tomorrow, March 1, according to marketing director Rebecca Bridges.
The mailing of the traditional white envelopes with the green Fandangle label is considered the official start of the annual membership drive for the Fort Griffin Fandangle.
“The levels will stay the same as last year, but we’ve added a lot of benefits for members, businesses, and sponsorships,” said Bridges. “We have created some new sponsorship opportunities. And the sampler will be really fun!”
The National Weather Service (NWS) encourages all residents, businesses and schools across West Central Texas to practice a tornado drill on Wednesday, March 6 at 10:00 a.m. or at a time that is more convenient.
More tornadoes strike Texas than any other state, and the San Angelo office has designated March 3-9 as the official opening of severe weather awareness season.
School Drills
