Sixty-four entries, including fl oats, antique vehicles, wagons, horses and riders, fi re trucks, and longhorns braved temperatures in the triple digits last Saturday afternoon to take part in the 2018 Fort Griffin Fandangle Parade.

Albany’s three all-star teams picked up victories with the start of bracket games over the weekend in the District 5 tournament.

Both the 12U and 10U earned a pair of bracket wins over the weekend and were scheduled to host a double header on Tuesday.

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Local junior high and high school students are continuing to take advantage of morning strength and conditioning training at the high school.

The supervised training sessions will be available for three more weeks at 7:00 a.m. on Monday through Thursday, ending Thursday, July 19.

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Best Shackelford County Entry. Cliff Teinert (at left) guides his Grulla team of mules, Willie and Waylon, down Main Street, pulling the 1880 Army ambulance that got the judges’ attention for Best Shackelford County entry in this year’s parade. Members of the Moran Volunteer Fire Department (above) join in a convoy of other vehicles in the combined Shackelford County fi re departments for third place among the best group entries.

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