By Melinda L. Lucas

Students at Nancy Smith Elementary School participated in the annual track meet held Tuesday, May 23, with results kept in many of the third through sixth grade competitions.

Contests and activities for the younger students, as well as some for the older grades, were “just for fun,” with no places awarded.

Following are the results for third and fourth grades, with those for the fifth and sixth grade students to be printed over the next couple of weeks.

Third Grade

By Donnie A. Lucas

Although the regular school year ended last week for the summer, some Albany ISD students will be returning for three weeks of summer school starting Monday, June 12.

Summer school classes will be held from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon on Monday through Friday, ending on Friday, June 23. Both campuses will follow the same schedule.

Parents of students who are required to attend should have been notified already, according to school officials. However, anyone who has questions can contact either the elementary or secondary offices for assistance.

By Sam Waller

Five Shackelford County 4-Hers will be competing for top places Monday-Thursday, June 5-8 at the State 4-H Roundup in College Station, while a sixth will be receiving a significant scholarship.

Leddie Leech has been named a recipient of a $10,000 grant from the Texas 4-H Foundation Opportunity Scholarship Program. The scholarship is spread over eight semesters.

By Sam Waller

Five Shackelford County 4-Hers will be competing for top places Monday-Thursday, June 5-8 at the State 4-H Roundup in College Station, while a sixth will be receiving a significant scholarship.

Leddie Leech has been named a recipient of a $10,000 grant from the Texas 4-H Foundation Opportunity Scholarship Program. The scholarship is spread over eight semesters.

By Sam Waller

Six Moran High School seniors received scholarships last week at the school’s annual award banquet or graduation.

On Tuesday, May 23, Emily Murk received the $2,500 Guy and Charlotte McCain Scholarship. Also, Joanna Sullivan Memorial Scholarships were awarded to Tyler Waddell and Samantha Hinkle ($500 each), and Daphne Crews, Chloe Hendricks, and Alyssa Allred ($250).

By Donnie A. Lucas

About 100 tickets remain for the Albany Live concert on Saturday, June 10 at the Aztec Theater featuring the band Shenandoah, which is on a 35th anniversary tour.

Tickets are available online at www.albanylive.org. Just a handful of reserved seats were available on Monday for $100 each, while 90 general admission tickets at $75 each were available.

As with all Albany Live productions, a $50 VIP add-on is available for ticket holders that entitles ticket holders to enjoy food and drink after the performance to meet the artists.

By Melinda L. Lucas

New exhibitions will open at the Old Jail Art Center with a members’ viewing and dinner reception on Saturday, June 10 and remain on view throughout the summer until Aug. 26.

The two exhibits, which will be featured during the Fandangle season, are Cheyenne Ledger Drawings: Stories of Warrior Artists and Corrie Thompson: Drought and Deluge.

Nineteenth-century Plains Indian drawings have been termed “ledger” drawings because they were often made with pencil, ink, and watercolor on pages of old ledger or account books.

By Sam Waller

Deadline to register for the Big Country Fellowship of Christian Athletes Summer Camp at HSU is Monday, June 5.

The camp is scheduled for Monday-Friday, June 19-23, at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene.

Local FCA representative Paul Johnston said space is limited with a total of 400 campers accepted.

“The camp is filling up and will be completely full by next week,” Johnston said. “I’m surprised it hasn’t officially filled up yet, but it’s close.”

Johnston said the camp is drawing from all corners of the state.

By Donnie A. Lucas

A total of 16 names of Albany military veterans were added to the Veterans Memorial Monument on the courthouse square this week, just in time to be honored for Memorial Day.

The annual Memorial Day ceremony will be held Monday, May 29 at the Aztec Theater at 6:00 p.m.

The event is sponsored by the Albany Lions Club.

The program will include music by Megan Ledbetter and Sandy Abel, with local veteran Matthew Sanchez as the speaker. Veteran Daniel Key will play Taps at the conclusion of the event.

By Donnie A. Lucas

Thirty-two Albany High School seniors are slated to walk across the stage in the AHS main gym Friday night, May 26 to receive their diplomas, marking the end of their high school careers.

A total of $129,750 in local scholarships will be awarded to members of the class who submitted applications and plan to further their educations.

Commencement exercises are set to begin at 7:00 p.m. in the main gym, with a reception following at the Whitney Theatre downtown.