By Melinda L. Lucas
The chance to hunt for eggs by the basketful should make for a fun Saturday for local children.
With a new late afternoon time, members of the Albany Volunteer Fire Department will host their annual Easter egg hunt at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 16 at Webb City Park.
The egg hunt is open to all local children and their guests.
This will be the 20th year for the community egg hunt, which is normally set for mid-afternoon.
By Sam Waller
The Moran Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual Easter egg hunt at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 16 at the Moran City Park.
Tyler George of the MVFD said the hunt is open to all ages. The event will be held in conjunction with a Moran PTO bake sale.
“We’ve got close to 4,000 eggs for the kids to hunt,” George said.
By Sam Waller
The Moran meat judging team won its judging contest Sunday, March 27 at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, wrapping up a busy week that saw students cover much of the state.
The team competed at Texas A&M-Commerce on Tuesday, March 22, placing 11th.
The students continued competition with two events last week. On Friday, April 1, Moran finished 25th at San Angelo. That was followed Saturday, April 2 with 14th place at Texas Tech.
By Sam Waller
The Shackelford Youth and Livestock Association will close the books on the 2022 show and begin planning for 2023 in the next few days.
Checks for animals sold at this year’s show will be distributed from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday, April 8 at the Albany Visitors Center parking lot.
The Shackelford Youth and Livestock Association will hold its annual meeting at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 at the Albany High School ag classroom.
By Sam Waller
Albany graduate Samantha Harris, a pediatric oncology nurse at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, has been nominated for Tarrant County Woman of the Year by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
She is working with other candidates to raise funds for the society. The fundraising effort runs through June 10.
“Multiple people are nominated for this recognition,” Harris said. “At the end of the 10 weeks, whoever has raised the most money is the Woman or Man of the Year. It’s a way that we can make a difference.”
Shackelford County Judge Robert Skelton has been honored by the Texas Association of Counties’ (TAC) Texas Judicial Academy for “going the extra mile.”
The academy recognizes county judges who attain significant judicial education beyond state requirements as Fellows.
The academy inducted a number of county judges as Fellows during its 2022 Spring Judicial Education Session, held March 9-11 in Lubbock.
By Sam Waller
Albany’s Chance Robison shot the low gross score and tied for low net Saturday, March 26 at the Legacy Golf Tour’s Split Rail Open at Split Rail Golf Club in Aledo.
Robison shot a 73 in the one-day tourney and shared net honors with Blake Little of San Diego, California.
Robison, a 1-handicapper, said he is using the Legacy Golf Tour as a stepping stone to a shot at the PGA Tour.
By Sam Waller
Local churches are making preparations for special Easter activities with a number of Holy Week programs in addition to Easter Sunday services.
Easter Sunday falls on April 17 this year.
Friendship Baptist Church will conduct its traditional flowering of the cross during Easter morning services at 10:55 a.m. An Easter egg hunt for children will follow worship services.
By Sam Waller
Shackelford County 4-Hers qualified for state competition last week in both fashion and horse judging events.
The qualifiers will compete at the State Roundup this summer.
There will also be photography submissions at state, according to Shackelford County extension agent Kelsey Bell.
At the District 7 Fashion Show held March 30 at Llano, Johnnie Hise placed first in Construction Everyday Living and second in Natural Fibers, both in the Senior Division, to advance to state. Hise also helped emcee the event.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Not to diminish any of the success of the Albany High School band earning a sweepstakes award last week, but the current group is not the first Albany band – or even the second – to earn the distinguished designation.
The News stated last week that the sweepstakes award was “thought” to be the first in program history. However, several readers of the newspaper quickly pointed out the mistake.
