A record group of 187 girls attended the Big Country FCA Weekend of Champions girls retreat over the weekend at Eastland’s Solid Rock Camp. Local FCA representative Paul Johnston, who led the program, said it was a successful weekend.

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Mr. and MissAHS were crownedattheWinterFormal last Saturday, along with the class prince and princess for grades 9-11.

Members of Albany’s FirstBaptistChurchyouth group will be serving breakfast for dinner Sunday, Feb. 4 at the annual Pancake Supper fundraiser.

Parents of young children can take advantage of First Baptist Church’s monthly Parents Night Out childcare program on Saturday, Feb. 10.

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Albany’s Tara Cauble was selected to compete for showmanship honors over the weekend at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. Cauble, an eighth grader, exhibited her wether goat during the goat show, which was held Friday-Sunday, Jan.

Albany native Madison Jones took part in a oncein- a-lifetime adventure a few weeks ago when she climbed Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. Jones, a 2014 Albany High School graduate, spent seven days scaling the peak, which rises 19,341 feet above sea level.

Youth from across North Texas will converge at Eastland’s Solid Rock Camp the next two weekends for the annual Weekend of Champions retreats. Separate boys and girls camps serving students from eighth through 12th grades will be held on consecutive weekends.

The First Baptist Church youth group’s first fundraising project of the year will be the annual Pancake Supper. Proceeds will go to cover travel expenses for church camp this summer, FBC youth minister Eduardo San Lucas said.