By Kathy Thomson
Shackelford County senior adults (50 and up) are invited to attend the Shackelford County Resource Center’s September senior luncheon to be held on Friday, Sept. 20 at the Youth Center beginning at 11:15 a.m.
ResourceCare will be hosting the meal this month, according to program assistant Ragan Riley.
Sen. Charles Perry will be hosting a town hall meeting in the Albany High School auditorium from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 25.
Sen. Perry currently chairs the Senate Committee on Water and Rural Affairs and is Vice-Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee.
He also sits on the Senate Committees for Agriculture, Criminal Justice, Finance, Transportation, and Redistricting.
At the meeting, Sen. Perry will discuss the successes of the 86th Legislative Session, as well as answer questions and listen to feedback.
By Kathy Thomson
Sue Breeden placed first in her class of Pinterest Pinners in the Creative Arts department at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo Sept. 5-14, and her shadowbox featuring hand sewn bead work was also chosen as Best in Show.
“I took lessons in beading from Intuit Indians while I was visiting my daughter in Alaska,” said Breeden. “I love to bead!”
The colorful bead work is of five parrots, and took Breeden at least 100 hours of work, she said.
By Melinda L. Lucas
The Albany FFA Chapter has elected its officers for the 2019-2020 school year, and the new chapter leaders plan to attend a Chapter Officer Leadership Training conference in Abilene on Oct. 7.
FFA officers include president Tyler Beard, vice president Brayden Sullivan, secretary Blaine Kayga, treasurer Mady Connally, and reporter Conner Clark. Also serving the chapter this year are sentinel Seth Hale, historian Kamryn Browning, parliamentarian Cade Neve, and chaplain Susie Cormack.
By Kathy Thomson
Open registration for the Albany General Education Development (GED) classes will continue on Monday nights at the Shackelford County Library, according to local instructor Kenzie Fairchild.
“You will need to bring an acceptable form of identification to register,” Fairchild said. “In order to qualify, one must be at least 17 years of age (with parent’s consent) or older.”
By Kathy Thomson
Twenty-nine sale sites took part in the 26th Annual Community Wide Garage Sale last Saturday, Sept. 14, and many locations reported that they did really well, while others did not, according to Chamber of Commerce manager Mary Beth Jones.
“Around 75 maps were picked up,” Jones said. “Although I don’t know why some sales didn’t do as well, it does seem like location may have made a difference.”
Jones said from what she heard, sales located on Main Street may have been better attended than those located off of the beaten path.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Albany ISD trustees heard the district’s 2018-2019 financial review during an hour-long meeting on Monday, Sept. 16, but no action was taken.
CPA Cameron Gulley presented the audit for last school year as “pending,” with the final report due next month.
He advised that no action be taken until figures are received from the Community Foundation of Abilene regarding Albany ISD’s investments.
He did not cite any compliance issues and noted that even though the fund balance has again decreased, the district is in good shape.
By Kathy Thomson
Albany High students voted earlier this week for the students to be named as 2019 Homecoming King and Queen.
Members of each of the four classes at AHS have selected nominees for king and queen from among the seniors, all of whom will be presented during the Sept. 27 halftime ceremony.
The juniors, sophomores, and freshmen have each selected their class prince and princess, and honorees from several other organizations will also be in the homecoming court.
AHS Royalty
Amber Michelle Nostrand and Seth Adam Viertel were united in marriage Saturday May 18, 2019 at the Whitney Theatre in Albany, Texas. The service was officiated by John Viertel, father of the groom.
The bride, who was given in marriage by Ted King, wore a floor-length strapless candlelight gown with a criss-cross shirred bodice accented with a wide band of pearls. The A-line gown was also accented with crystals and pearls as was the hairpiece worn by the bride. She carried a large bouquet of sunflowers, baby’s breath, white dahlias, and daisies.
By Kathy Thomson
The West Texas Fair and Rodeo in Abilene ran from Sept. 5-14 and several Shackelford County youth participated in the junior steer show and in the youth open swine show last weekend.
JT Holland placed first in his class of heavy weight Brahman steers and returned to the ring a few minutes later to claim the Brahman championship.
Bryce Asher and Isaiah Carrillo both caught animals during the calf scramble on Wednesday, Sept. 11.
Results from the livestock show are listed below.
Junior Steer Show
