By Kathy Thomson
Pumpkins, train rides, games, face painting, and other opportunities to make special fall family memories will be offered at Bethel Assembly’s “The Patch” in downtown Albany at the Bank Park next Saturday, Oct. 5.
Free activities planned by Pastor Luke Spraberry and the members of Bethel Assembly include various games, face painting, pumpkin story time, a petting zoo on Saturday afternoon, a corn pit, and photo booths for fall family pictures.
By Kathy Thomson
The monthly star gazing party, Stars and Skies of Texas, will be held at Fort Griffin State Historical Site from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 28.
The event is included in the cost of admission to the old cavalry fort, and will be held in the baseball field at the campgrounds.
Other activities at the fort on Saturday will include a Guided Fort Tour from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Guided Fort Tour
By Kathy Thomson
The 12th Annual Albany Kiwanis Charity/John Rose & Jim Law Memorial Golf Tournament and Fajita Fiesta will take place at the Albany Golf Course this Friday, Sept. 14.
Money raised from participants and sponsors will help fund the Albany K Charity Scholarship Fund.
The four-person scramble is $50 per golfer, with the fee to include a Fajita Fiesta meal provided by Albany Kiwanians on Friday before the start of the tournament.
Fajita Meal
By Melinda L. Lucas
Shackelford County conducted the first of two public hearings along with moving through a few other pieces of business on Monday morning, Sept. 16.
The hearing was required as part of the county’s plan to set a tax rate of 58.91 cents per $100 valuation, which is the highest option without a rollback election, even though it’s actually less than the current year’s tax rate of 61.51 cents.
The second public hearing is set for this Friday, Sept. 20 at 9:00 a.m. in the courtroom of the Shackelford County Courthouse.
By Kathy Thomson
Fall officially starts next Monday, Sept. 23, and the Albany downtown area will soon be dressed for the autumn season.
The Albany Chamber of Commerce is heading up the fall decorating project that has attracted a considerable amount of drive-by attention the last few years and is expected to do so again this fall.
“We’ll be decorating downtown for fall on Saturday, Sept. 21, starting at 8:30 a.m.,” said Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones. “Anybody who wants to help is welcome! We will meet at the Depot.”
By Melinda L. Lucas
With very little discussion, directors of the Shackelford County Hospital District okayed the proposed budget and tax rate at meeting on Monday, Sept. 16.
A budget of $2,957,259 was approved unanimously on a motion by Janna Ledbetter, with a second by Mike Folsom.
The proposed tax rate, which is the effective rate of 18.81 cents, was adopted on a motion by Ledbetter, seconded by Folsom.
The adopted rate is more than two cents less than last year’s rate (20.97 cents) because of slightly higher valuations.
By Kathy Thomson
Shackelford County senior adults (50 and up) are invited to attend the Shackelford County Resource Center’s September senior luncheon to be held on Friday, Sept. 20 at the Youth Center beginning at 11:15 a.m.
ResourceCare will be hosting the meal this month, according to program assistant Ragan Riley.
Sen. Charles Perry will be hosting a town hall meeting in the Albany High School auditorium from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 25.
Sen. Perry currently chairs the Senate Committee on Water and Rural Affairs and is Vice-Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee.
He also sits on the Senate Committees for Agriculture, Criminal Justice, Finance, Transportation, and Redistricting.
At the meeting, Sen. Perry will discuss the successes of the 86th Legislative Session, as well as answer questions and listen to feedback.
By Kathy Thomson
Sue Breeden placed first in her class of Pinterest Pinners in the Creative Arts department at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo Sept. 5-14, and her shadowbox featuring hand sewn bead work was also chosen as Best in Show.
“I took lessons in beading from Intuit Indians while I was visiting my daughter in Alaska,” said Breeden. “I love to bead!”
The colorful bead work is of five parrots, and took Breeden at least 100 hours of work, she said.
By Melinda L. Lucas
The Albany FFA Chapter has elected its officers for the 2019-2020 school year, and the new chapter leaders plan to attend a Chapter Officer Leadership Training conference in Abilene on Oct. 7.
FFA officers include president Tyler Beard, vice president Brayden Sullivan, secretary Blaine Kayga, treasurer Mady Connally, and reporter Conner Clark. Also serving the chapter this year are sentinel Seth Hale, historian Kamryn Browning, parliamentarian Cade Neve, and chaplain Susie Cormack.
