Max Balliew earned the honor of being on Tarleton’s Scholastic Honors Dean’s List in the Fall 2020 semester. 

This distinction is the University’s way of honoring and celebrating academic achievements from the spring semester. 

The Scholastic Honors Dean’s List is one of the highest honors Tarleton State University confers on our students. Given the difficulties experienced during this semester, academic performance is all the more impressive. 

Max is the son of Tim and Candy Balliew.

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Albany High School graduate Maggy Karl has earned the honor of being placed on Tarleton State University’s Scholastic Honors College of Business Dean’s List for the fall 2020 semester.

Karl is attending TSU online and is classified as a sophomore.  She is employed fulltime as a teller at InterBank in Throckmorton.

Her parents are Lisa Edgar Cauble and Cody Karl.

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By Sandy Morris

The Albany United Methodist Church has announced its upcoming Ash Wednesday service. 

The service will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17. 

First Methodist pastor Tim Trimble said the service will be delivered via livestream from Seedbed.com and is entitled A Night with New Room, Ash Wednesday. 

By Sandy Morris

Area churches are participating in the Open Door Pregnancy and Family Resource Center current fundraiser.

Baby Bottle Boomerang is an annual fundraiser during which baby bottles are distributed to area residents to be filled with coins, bills, or checks which will be donated to the Open Door.

Breckenridge Open Door center director Marlina Cowan said there are about 24 churches in the area participating in this year’s fundraiser.

By Sandy Morris

The Albany Chamber of Commerce’s annual membership meeting was held last Friday, Feb. 5 immediately after the 12:00 noon luncheon at The Beehive, with a new president taking over for the next year.

Landy Warren, who has been active in the Chamber as a director for several years, is now heading up the local organization. 

Ramby Anderson, who has been serving as Chamber president, decided to step down from that position but was willing to continue to serve as an officer. He was elected as vice president.

Dear Editor:

I am past-president of the medical staff for Houston Methodist Hospital (best hospital in Texas and in the top 20 in the USA out of 4600 hospitals according to US News).  

Several months ago we had 750 patients in our hospitals with Covid, then it dropped to 150, now it is back up to 350.  

I voted for Trump and don’t like the government telling me what to do, but if you love your neighbor – please wear a mask!

By Lynsi Musselman

Members of Moran First Baptist Church are spreading the word that they will host a revival on Sunday, Sept. 20 starting at 10:00 a.m.

Royal Aspach and Larry Briley of the church have been going door to door to pass out invitations for the event.

To start off the service, Beverly and Jim Pool from the Dallas area will perform a singing and praising Jesus event.

Pastor Richard Jackson will preach God’s Word following the concert.

Born in Fort Worth, Jackson is the son of a pioneer Baptist minister.

By Lynsi Musselman

The Feed Store served the first junior and senior Tuesday lunch of the new school year this Tuesday, Aug. 25.

Feed Store executive director Tisha Wilkins said 45 students were served this week.

“We had a decent turnout, but I think more will come next week,” Wilkins said.

The Tuesday lunches are served in rotation by local churches in the community. 

Board members and staff of the Feed Store will serve all of the September lunches before Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church takes over for October.

By Lynsi Musselman

Two local churches are planning to mark the new school year with kick-off events for their children’s ministries.

Friendship 

Baptist Church

Friendship Baptist Church will host a back-to-school coke float party on Wednesday, Sept. 9 from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m.

During this time, local parents can bring their children to register for Friendship Tribe and enjoy a coke float treat.

Classes will begin Wednesday, Sept. 16 for four-year-olds through sixth graders.

By Lynsi Musselman

Albany Kiwanis organization hosted a youth golf camp this past Monday through Wednesday for 20 aspiring young golfers.

Kiwanis Club member and avid golfer Ken Lawrence helped organize the event at the Albany Golf Club with Abilene Country Club golf director Jimmy Tidwell.

Abilene native and professional golfer Bob Estes helps supports a youth golf foundation that Tidwell and ACC head golf pro Brian Nagy helped create that led to the golf camp in Albany this week.