By Sam Waller

The Albany Kiwanis Club is sponsoring a free youth clinic Sunday, June 26, at Albany Golf Course.

The clinic, which will be conducted by Central Texas Junior Golf, is open to students in third through eighth grade. It is scheduled for 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Organizer Coralie Tidwell said the clinic has space for up to 40 students.

Instruction will be by PGA professionals.

To preregister, visit the Central Texas Junior Golf Facebook page or call 325-895-0817.

Clubs will be provided for those who do not have a set.

By Sam Waller

Officers of the Moran FFA chapter took part in a leadership lunch meeting Tuesday, June 21, with members of the Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate.

The lunch meeting, which was sponsored by J.C. Johnson and the Dorset Johnson LLP Attorneys in Fort Worth, was held at the Fort Worth Club and in a room that has hosted  U.S. presidents and Texas governors.

By Sam Waller

Moran ISD faculty and staff met earlier this month with Joni West of the East End Co-Op to discuss how to better meet students’ needs.

Moran superintendent Dr. John Denson said the meeting on Tuesday, June 14 was intended to help the district to provide resources for students.

“This meeting was to make sure our students who are behind can catch up,” Denson said. “We’re planning for next year and making sure everything’s in place.”

By Sam Waller

Another youth sports camp conducted by Albany coaches is scheduled for early next week.

The Albany Volleyball Camp will be held Monday-Wednesday, June 27-29.

Cost for the volleyball camp is $25 per camper and includes a T-shirt.

Sessions will be 8:30-9:30 a.m. for students entering first through third grades, 10:00-11:30 a.m. for incoming fourth through six graders, and 1:00-3:00 p.m. for rising seventh through ninth graders.

Registration forms should be mailed to M.J. Reneau at 156 Breckenridge St., Albany TX 76430.

By Sam Waller

ResourceCare is accepting sponsorships for its Summer Day Camp, which starts Monday, July 11.

“We’re taking sponsorships through the end of next week (Friday, July 1),” ResourceCare’s Mindy Ary said. “The sponsors’ names will be on the back of all the campers’  T-shirts. In order to meet the printing deadline, we’ll have to have those in by next week.”

To help sponsor the camp, contact Resource Care at 325-762-2447 or mail checks to Resource Care, Attn: Summer Day Camp, P.O. Box 2435, Albany TX 76430.

By Melinda L. Lucas

The Old Jail Art Center children’s summer workshop registration is happening now with a deadline date set for Friday, July 1.

The traditional Cultural Connections Camp, which is centered on Greece this year, will be offered both on-site and virtually to start things off on Wednesday, Aug. 3.

Two other workshops will be in-person only on Aug. 5 and Aug. 9, then the popular puppet workshop will be only virtual Aug. 10-12.

By Melinda L. Lucas

Pets of all shapes, colors, and sizes are welcome at the annual Fandangle Pet Parade Saturday, June 25  beginning at 10:00 a.m.

The parade will take place at the Bank Park with prizes awarded for Best Dressed, Most Creative, Most Unique Pet, and Best Fandangle Costume.

Pet owners are encouraged to dress pets up in their best wild west attire.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The sound of the bugle call will once again open each performance of the 84th anniversary edition of the Fort Griffin Fandangle on Friday (tomorrow) at 8:30 p.m. at the Prairie Theater.

The year’s version of the show will highlight episodes from the life of local pioneer rancher George T. Reynolds, who with others tamed the Clear Fork of the Brazos area in the second half of the 19th century.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The shrill tones of the calliope and the clanging of the bell on the Texas Central Express will echo down Albany’s Main Street once again on Saturday as part of the annual Fort Griffin Fandangle parade.

The parade will kick toff at 5:00 p.m. with longtime narrator Connie Wood as the Grand Marshal.

Wood has been the female narrator of the show since 1977.

Entries for the parade picked up over the last week, but organizers are still encouraging anyone interested to sign up.

By Melinda L. Lucas

Albany council members met briefly on Monday, June 13, approving one regular agenda item to extend the city’s electrical services with Reliant another four years.

Mayor Susan Montgomery related a couple of other issues that had been reported to her since the last meeting, including concerns from citizens about unlicensed minors driving golf carts on city streets.

She said that Police Chief Mike House will give a warning for the first stop, then a ticket to the parents of the juvenile if stopped a second time.