By Donnie A. Lucas
Ticket are selling fast for the fifth annual CareFest, with only $50 general admission remaining for the one-day music extravaganza headlining Pat Green and Kevin Fowler on Saturday, Aug. 26.
The event will again be held at Happy Life, Happy Wife Weddings and Events Venue on FM 1084. Gates will open at 4:00 p.m.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Several members of the local FCCLA chapter competed at the national conference in Denver, Colorado last week, bringing home silver medals for their efforts.
The Level 2 Parliamentary Procedure team which can include freshmen and sophomore students, earned the silver medal; however, they did not place in the top 10 in the nation. Last year five of seven members competed in the Level I (junior high) division and won first place at the national conference.
Albany News readers and advertisers are reminded that no newspaper will be published, either in print or online, during the week of July 17.
“We will not have a July 20 issue,” said News editor Melinda Lucas. “Hopefully that won’t be an inconvenience or source of confusion for anyone.”
Mail and online subscribers will get their papers at the usual times this week, with the July 13 issue distributed Thursday morning.
By Melinda L. Lucas
A single bid for a “property exchange” was accepted at the Albany city council’s regular meeting on Monday, July 10.
After the required bidding process, a 5.76-acre track owned by Justin Trail south of the airport runway will be “swapped” for 7.39 acres owned by the city behind the water plant. Trail agreed to grant a utility easement.
The council approved the bid.
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Fire chief Joel Viertel reported that the department’s “second out” truck, a 2002 model has been in Mans-field for three weeks for an inspection.
By Melinda L. Lucas
With the extended deadline for the Old Jail Art Center children’s workshop coming up on Friday, July 21, parents need to get their 6-12 year olds signed up for one or more of the four sessions scheduled over the first two weeks of August.
All the workshops are only offered in person this year, moving back to pre-COVID traditions according to the OJAC’s director of education Erin Whitmore.
The traditional Cultural Connections Camp, which is centered on Egypt this year, will start things off on Wednesday, Aug. 2.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Shackelford County commissioners worked through several items on their July 10 agenda, including setting a time for the first budget workshop of 2023 next Monday at 1:00 p.m.
County judge John Viertel also reported that representatives from Lone Star I Windfarm Data Center are expected to be at the next regular session to talk about a proposed wind farm in Precinct 4 north of Hwy. 351.
Viertel said that he is studying the county’s tax abatement options and conferring with officials from other counties.
Broadband Transition
By Sam Waller
The Albany Booster Club will hold its kickoff meeting at 6:00 p.m. Monday, July 24, at The Feed Store.
The meeting is for all parents who would like to be involved in the Booster Club for the 2023-24 school year with team parent signups and other business on the agenda.
The Booster Club is also seeking volunteers to help with the annual Ice Cream Supper, scheduled for Monday, Aug. 7. A link to signupgenius.com has been posted on the Booster Club’s Facebook page for anyone wishing to help.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Students in grade 8-12 who are planning to be a member of the Ragin’ Red Lion Band will start preparing for the 2023 marching season on Monday, July 24 in the band hall with rehearsals for the percussion section including the pit crew.
The percussionists who stand on the sideline, known as the pit, will meet 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, with the drum line scheduled for 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Parents of students attending Nancy Smith Elementary are going to find the cost of sending children back to school will be lower this year.
The Albany PTO is furnishing all school supplies needed for Pre-K and Head Start through sixth grade this year.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Albany High School students entering grades 11 and 12 will again have the opportunity to take dual credit courses during the upcoming school year that earn course credit for both high school and college.
The high school offers a total of 43 hours of dual credit classes through partnerships through both Cisco College and Western Texas college.
