By Donnie A. Lucas
The Albany Junior High drama class will be presenting the comedy “The Trial of Goldilocks” by Joseph Robinette for the public on Tuesday, Nov. 16 starting at 6:00 p.m. at the auditorium.
The play will also be presented as the Junior High One-Act Play contest in Stamford on Nov. 18.
The play includes 16 cast members, two technical crew members, and two stagehands.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Junior high and high school students and even members of the community can vote with donations for their “favorite” teachers or staff member, with the winner becoming a turkey for a day.
The recently revived FCCLA Chapter is raising funds to purchase Christmas gifts for local needy children and the elderly with the first-ever project entitled “Turkey Teacher.”
By Sam Waller
Fifth grade students from Nancy Smith Elementary School will have a chance to study a wide range of sciences as part of the Camp Grady Spruce Outdoor Education Program.
Students will spend three days and two nights at the camp on Possum Kingdom Lake learning about sciences ranging from geology to biology to astrology.
“Fifth grade science covers all of those subjects,” said Leslie Neve, NSES fifth and sixth grade science teacher. “This camp is all based on the science TEKS that are covered in the STAAR test.”
By Sam Waller
ResourceCare collected almost 7,000 cans of food to benefit food banks in Albany and Cross Plains through its Battle of the Schools Food Drive.
“It went better than we could have hoped for,” ResourceCare program assistant Ragan Riley said.
Students collected food throughout the month of October. Results were announced on Friday.
Albany students collected 1,330 cans. Brittani Lefevre’s fourth grade class collected 262 cans, the most of any class at either AISD campus.
By Donnie A. Lucas
An induction ceremony for new members to the Albany chapter of the National Honor Society has been set for Sunday, Nov. 21.
The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which will start at 2:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
Officers of the organization will conduct the program, including reviewing the meaning of the four principals of the society and the introduction and pinning of the new members.
A list of new members will be published next week, since the selection process had not been completed at press time this week.
By Sam Waller
Congregations from Albany’s First Christian Church, First Baptist Church, and First United Methodist Church are participating in the Samaritan’s Purse annual Operation Christmas Child.
Members are asked to fill shoeboxes, which are available at each church, with Christmas gifts for underprivileged children.
“It’s a fun thing to do with your kids or grandkids,” said First Christian pastor Brad McBee, who coordinates the effort locally.
McBee added that the project is not limited to church members.
By Sam Waller
Friendship Baptist Church will hold its fifth annual Harvest Acres bazaar on Nov. 20.
The event has been scheduled for the Saturday before Thanksgiving since its inception. This year’s Harvest Acres will start at 9:00 a.m. at the church’s Activity Center located at 600 Greer Street.
The bazaar will offer various craft items and Christmas decorations, as well as a silent auction.
Stew and chili will be offered for take-out throughout the event, with donations accepted
By Donnie A. Lucas
With the arrival of cooler temperatures, a special donation drive to collect blankets for senior citizens to be able to stay warm over the winter has reached a little less than half of the goal.
Organized by Albany resident Stephen Gleitz, about 60 new blankets had been collected as of Monday as the last week of the drive started. A goal of 150 blankets was set to be able to cover local senior citizens.
Originally, a deadline of Sunday, Nov. 14 was set, but donations will continue to be accepted next week.
By Melinda L. Lucas
A handmade quilt is being raffled in memory of the late Carolyn Guinn Waller, local educator, librarian, volunteer, city council member, and avid quilter.
The Prairieland Quilters, of which Waller was a member, recently designed a multi-colored queen-sized quilt with appliqued flowers. They are selling raffle tickets to raise funds for a wood and stone memorial bench, similar to the ones placed throughout the downtown area.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Everyone in the community is invited to a night of praise and worship at The Feed Store this Sunday, Nov. 14.
According to Feed Store executive director Tisha Wilkins, a live band featuring Kirk House of Abilene will provide music for about an hour starting at 6:30 p.m.
All ages are welcome, including junior high and high school students, their parents, and members of the community.
