A reception was held at First Baptist Church Albany to recognize Frances Cox’s 90th birthday.
Four generations of her family as well as friends, neighbors and her “church family” enjoyed cake and punch while exchanging congratulations.
Nearly 70 signatures were added to a pink and blue floral memory quilt created to honor this special milestone.
By Sam Waller
Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church’s fundraising efforts for its summer mission trip to Belize will continue with three items up for bid following the concert and auction held at the Aztec Theater.
“The worship concert and auction went well,” MMPC youth minister Becky Wills said. “We had a good turnout and raised a good amount of money.”
By Sam Waller
Three Moran students will compete Saturday, April 22, at the Region II-1A academic meet at Angelo State University.
Terra Thompson qualified in Computer Science, Tyler Waddell advanced in Social Studies and Ellis Hise is entered in Mathematics.
The top three finishers in each advance at regional qualify for the state academic meet, Wednesday-Thursday, May 17-18, at Austin.
FFA News
Moran FFA students took part in district and area contests last week with the meat judging team just missing a state berth.
By Sam Waller
About 100 tickets have been sold for Project Graduation’s raffle of a Sony PlayStaion 5 gaming console.
“We definitely want to sell more,” Project Graduation organizer Amanda Tabor said.
Tickets are one for $5 or five for $20. The prize drawing will be held Monday, May 8. The PS5 is retailing for $499.99.
To purchase tickets, contact Tabor at 325-762-0320.
The 33 members of the Albany High School Class of 2023 will hold commencement ceremonies Friday, May 26. The graduation party will follow.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Albany ISD trustees hired a new school nurse and a new PE teacher/coach, as well as renewing teacher contracts at the regular meeting on Monday, April 17.
Heather Nitschke was hired on a 6-0 vote to serve as district nurse for the 2023-2024 school year, replacing Jessica Myers, who will be moving at the end of this school year.
Nitschke was one of three “impressive” applicants, according to AISD superintendent Jonathan Scott. She worked as a nurse in Canada before the family moved to a ranch outside Albany several years ago.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Perfect spring weather along with a number of new entries brought out spectators and vintage car and truck owners to downtown Albany last Saturday for the 16th annual Albany Classic Car Show.
Organizer Robert Snyder reported that 70 vehicles were entered in the show, down a little from last year’s numbers due to conflicts with other shows in the area.
By Donnie A. Lucas
A crowd of over 200 members and guests made the trek to Reynolds Bend on the Matthews Ranch to get a preview of the 85th anniversary Fort Griffin Fandangle on Saturday, which was performed by a cast and crew of about 75.
“It was a wonderful success,” artistic director Lorna Ayers said. “The show was perfect, and everyone seemed to have a great time.”
The Sampler performance started at 6:00 p.m., followed by a steak dinner and dancing.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Albany Live will host the fourth country artist in its 2023 spring concert series when Kaitlin Butts makes her Albany debut at the Aztec Theater on Saturday.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m., with the performance at 8:00 p.m.
As of Tuesday, about 120 tickets were still available for the show, meaning tickets will probably still be sold at the door.
The Old Jail Art Center has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded the nation’s museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, to governments, funders, outside agencies, and to the museum-going public.
The Old Jail was initially accredited in 1989. All museums must undergo a re-accreditation review at least every 10 years to maintain accredited status.
By Melinda L. Lucas
The staff of the Lions Roar, the student newspaper for Albany High School, won an 18th consecutive Star Award, as well as three Tops in Texas honors and over 40 individual achievement citations at the annual Interscholastic League Press Conference in Austin last weekend.
The state-level convention for middle and high school journalism students was held on the campus of the University of Texas and includes workshops and the announcing of awards for the current school year.
