The Albany News’ 13th annual holiday recipe section will be published in just a little less than a month, with favorite recipes being solicited from all ages of current and former Albany and Moran chefs and bakers.

Members of Shifters Car Club checked calendars and the weather forecast, and made the decision to cancel their annual Truck Show this year. “By the time we could work it in, it would be so late in the year that we decided to cancel it,” said organizer Robert Snyder.

This September Kenzie Fairchild’s culinary arts class traveled to a local apiary to learn about harvesting honey, and recently they completed the project by bottling some of the sweet golden liquid they had collected.

Downtown merchants will host their annual trick-or-treat event on Halloween. Store owners hold the event to offer a safe place for local students and pre-schoolers to make their Halloween rounds. Children can visit participating stores from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct.

The Junior Garcia Memorial Golf Tournament has been rescheduled for Saturday, Oct. 27. “The golf course was already too wet, and more rain was expected on Saturday, so everything was postponed until Oct. 27,” said organizer James Sanders. “We hope everyone can still make it.

The city of Albany received a sales tax allotment of $48,272 from the state in August of 2018, up 12.37 percent from the $42,957 payment received in August of 2017, and received an allotment of $44,955 this September. The September payment is 1.

The City of Moran Volunteer Fire Department is hosting “Fall Fun in the Park” at the Moran City Park this Saturday, Oct. 20, starting at 5:00 p.m. Free activities include live music by Southern Trail, Trunk or Treat, games, and a bounce house.

The caravan celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Texas Forts Trail arrived at Fort Griffin on Thursday morning, with park employee Eric Abercrombie presenting a history of the fort, the Flat, and the Fandangle.

An enthusiastic but smaller than normal group enjoyed the 15th annual Friends of Fort Griffin Gala Saturday night at the “Flat” on the Collins Creek Ranch. The Gala, held the second weekend of October each year, is sponsored by Friends of Fort Griffin as a fundraiser.

SPOKEN: Ardon B. Judd Jr. Oral History Project opened to the public this Tuesday, and all visitors to the Old Jail Art Center can now view the recorded stories and life histories of several Albany residents anytime the museum is open, according to archivist Molly Sauder.