Work has begun on Albany’scommunitygarden for this year with organizer RambyAnderson invitinglocalresidentsto join in the activity. The garden occupies approximately 4,000 square feet behind the Ramco Insurance building at 9 S.

ShackelfordCounty4-H will hold its final meeting of the school year at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, May 5 at The Feed Store with officer elections for next year the main order of business.

The sixth grade bands earned three Division I ratings from the judges for concert selections played at the Clyde Band Festival last Friday. “The band got straight Division I ratings across the board,” assistant director Danna Vaughan said.

Outstanding Student Holden Sanchez, Albany High School junior, received the President’s Outstanding StudentAwardin the English Department of Cisco College at an awards banquet Monday at the Cisco campus. He was presented a certificate and a medallion by college president Dr.

Anyone interested in adding a veteran’s name to the newest veteran’s marker that will soon be added to those already installed on the Shackelford CountyCourthousesquare should contact Mary Kay O’Connor by Wednesday, May 15.

The Feed Store is winding down its activities for the school year with the final combined youth worship night of the semester held Wednesday, April 24. Executive director Tisha Wilkins said the Tuesday lunches for high school juniors and seniors are the only items on the schedule.

Local supporters of Ben Richey Boys Ranch are making plans for a workday to install irrigation equipment for the facility’s orchard. OrganizerAliciaBurton said the group has decided to plant a fall garden this year instead of the usual spring and summer garden, but volunteers will work on the orchard in the next week or two.

Kalison Oliver, a sixth grader at Nancy Smith Elementary, has been selected to attend the Texas Ballet Theater Summer Intensive, a three-week advanced program for dancers who auditioned and then were chosen to participate.

The Albany Parent Teachers Organization plans to honor past and present educators by establishing a dedication wall and sponsorships of murals in the recently renovatedlibraryatNancy Smith Elementary School. The PTO assisted the school district with decorating new walls that had to be replaced in the library due to a major roof leak almost a year ago.

Friday in Denison A dozen Albany High students are advancing to the Region II Academic Meet on Friday and Saturday at Grayson College in Denison. Students qualified in 11 contests by placing in the top three places individually or as part of first place teams at the district UIL meet last month atAnson.