By Sam Waller

Four Moran seventh grade FFA students competed in Agricultural Product Identification on Monday at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, placing fifth among FFA teams.

Team members are Cutter Campbell, Jaelynn Cottle, Ashlyn Crawford and Landon Moreno.

Moran FFA sponsor Minnie Denson said the competition tested students’ ability to identify a variety of agricultural products as well as their knowledge of the products.

By Sam Waller

Moran has scheduled two days of events for its homecoming weekend on Oct. 22-23.

Honored classes for the weekend will be 1946 and 1947 (75th anniversary), 1971 and 1972 (50th) and 1996 and 1997 (25th).

The activities get underway at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22 with a community pep rally in downtown Moran.

Other Friday events include alumni volleyball and football games. Volleyball will start at 5:00 p.m. at the Moran ISD gym with football starting at 7:00 p.m. at Bulldog Field.

By Sam Waller

Albany residents can get a good lunch, watch golf, and support worthy causes Friday at the 14th annual John Rose & Jim Law Memorial Albany Kiwanis Charity Golf Tournament and Fajita Fiesta.

While the tournament is expected to have a full field, the fajita lunch is open to the public at $15 per plate.

The event was rescheduled from its original date of Oct. 1.

The tournament raises funds for the Albany K Charity Scholarship Fund as well as a number of other local projects.

By Donnie A. Lucas

Albany downtown will be filled with ghosts and goblins on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 30, as local merchants, along with others interested in setting up on the sidewalk, hand out Halloween candy.

The trick-or-treat event is scheduled from 2:30 until 4:30 p.m. in the downtown business blocks.

Besides local downtown merchants, anyone else interested in setting up a table on the sidewalk between businesses is welcome to do so, according to Chamber of Commerce manager Mary Beth Jones.

By Sam Waller

John Caldwell and Friends will perform after the awards are given at the Albany Chamber of Commerce’s Home of the Hereford Cookoff and Cornhole Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 23 at Webb
Park.

The event, which will raise money for new decorations the Chamber puts up throughout Albany, was  rescheduled from its original date of Oct. 2.

The cookoff will consist of competition in eight categories. Entrants must preregister, according to Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones. Entry fee is $20 per category. Payout will be based on the number of entries.

By Donnie A. Lucas

Ticket holders for the Friends of Fort Griffin Gala held Saturday were treated to a prime rib dinner and the music of Larry, Steve, & Rudy: The Gatlins while helping raise funding for projects at the historic fort.

The gathering was held at Collins Creek Ranch, which is located at the base of the Fort Griffin Historic Site, and includes the “flat” where the town of Fort Griffin was established almost 150 years ago.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The high school and junior high students will meet together this week for the Fifth Quarter Fellowship at the Feed Store following the varsity game Friday against Hico.

The event is being hosted by Friendship Baptist Church, Bethel Assembly, and the United Methodist Church.

“We will be hosting everyone at The Feed Store again this time,” Tisha Wilkins, Feed Store executive director said.

She added that pizza and beverages will be served. The event will end at 11:00 p.m.

Some of the youngest participants in the pumpkin decorating competition sit with their entries after the presentation parade and listen to a short Bible lesson. Saturday’s Patch was sponsored by Bethel Assembly.

By Sam Waller

The Albany High School FFA has a number of fundraising projects under way, from holiday decorations, holiday meats, and treats.

Albany FFA students have been building oilfield Christmas trees and crosses in addition to other projects.

“We build those in the shop out of sucker rod and put baling wire on them,” Albany High School agriculture teacher Chris Beard said. “The kids weld and construct them.”

By Donnie A. Lucas

Officers for the Albany Chapter of the National Honor Society were elected last week and upcoming projects were discussed for the 2021-2022 school year.

Sarah Cotter was selected as president, with Luke Ivy named as vice president. Susie Cormack was picked as the secretary for the year, along with Clara Holson as treasurer and Ty Everitt as reporter.

All of the officers are seniors and were inducted into the organization last fall.