Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church will host a Celebration of Remembrance on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 6:00 p.m. “This service is intended for all Albany residents, and I hope that all churches and citizens will participate,” said organizer Debbie Hamilton.

Beloved artists Dan Peeler and Charlie Rose will present an assortment of Christmas classics performed by puppets on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 4 and 5.  This is the 33rd year that the puppeteers will perform at the Old Jail Art Center during the holiday season.

The Albany Chamber of Commerce will not hold a weekly luncheon on Friday, Nov. 23 because of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones. Also, the Shackelford County Library will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22 and 23, and senior games on Friday, Nov.

Signup is underway for local fifth and sixth grade boys and girls that want to play in Albany’s youth basketball league, according to organizer Clint Chapman. “The deadline to sign up is Friday, Nov. 30,” Chapman said. “It’s a little earlier than it was last year.

The youth flag football Super Bowl games have been rescheduled, and will take place tomorrow (Friday) and Monday, Nov. 16 and 19.

Shackelford County senior adults (50 and up) are invited to attend the Shackelford County Resource Center’s November senior luncheon to be held on Friday, Nov. 16 at the Youth Center beginning at 11:00 a.m. “The theme for November is Thanksgiving,” said RC program assistant Ragan Riley.

The annual Albany Chest campaign is in full swing with half of the money requested already donated to the charitable fund, but just a short six weeks left to finish the drive.

The Moran Independent School District hosted its annual Veterans Day luncheon at the school auditorium on Monday, Nov. 12. “We had a small turnout, probably due to the frigid weather,” said superintendent Danny Freeman.

Congregations at Matthews Memorial Presbyterian, First Baptist Church, and First Christian Church are collecting shoe box gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse annual Operation Christmas Child, and will gladly accept donations for the program from now until Sunday, Nov. 18.

Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14-15 have been chosen as performance dates for the biennial Albany Nativity, with preparations already underway. The performances will be at 7:30 p.m. “The cast has been chosen and notified,” said director Lorna Ayers.