˚ LUNCH MENUS Monday - steak fingers, gravy, potatoes, okra, roll, fruit Tuesday - hot ham & cheese,beans,carrots,cinnamon apple, frozen treat Wednesday - pizza, salad, green beans, fruit Thursday - popcorn chicken, roll, corn, broccoli, apples, cookie Friday - hot dog, potatoes, tomato cup, snowball salad ˚ PRINCIPAL’SPOINTS Nancy Smith c ontinues to see great success this week. Students and teachers are busy in classrooms as we near the end of the first semester of the 2023-2024 school year.

Parents looking to get in a round of Christmas shopping without their children can take advantage of Parents Day Out offered by First Baptist Church Albany on Saturday, Dec. 9.

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About 575 fresh evergreen wreaths will be placed on the graves of local veterans as part of National Wreaths Across America Day on Saturday, Dec. 16.

The First Baptist Church of Albany youth group will hold a Christmas bake sale starting at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec.

$ 20,325 of $ 45,000 goal The Albany Chest is continuing to move toward its fundraising goal of $45,000 for the 2023 campaign. The campaign had raised $20,325 as of Tuesday, Dec.

The deadline for contributing to the local Toys for Tots campaign is fast approaching with Marine SSgt.DougBeatyplanning his final collection run for Monday, Dec. 11.

Five Albany homes decked out for the holidays will be open to tour on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 3 during the Albany PTO’s Christmas Parade of Homes.

Swine exhibitors will give their animals a test runformajorwintershows Sunday, Dec. 3 at the ShackelfordCountyShowdown jackpot show at the Shackelford County Show Barn.

While the days of poring over a catalog of Christmas toys are long gone, children are still making lists for Santa. The Albany News will be printing Santa letters and holiday essays in the Christmas issue to be published on Thursday, Dec.