Albany’s Riley Reames has been named Albany Lions Club sweetheart for 2024-25. Reames’sdutiesinclude supporting and promoting Lions Club projects during the year.

As scheduled, Albany families can pick up their October food commodities this Friday, Oct. 6 from 9:00to11:00a.m.,withMoran distribution scheduled on the same day instead of the usual Thursday because of a conflict.

Friends of Fort Griffin The deadline to make reservations for the 20th annual Friends of Fort Griffin Gala has been set for Tuesday, Oct. 8, according to event coordinator Susan Waller.

The Culpepper and Merriweather Circus, sponsored by Albany Lions Club, will roll into town Tuesday, Oct. 1.

Members of the Shackelford County sesquicentennial 150 Club have finalized plans for a weekend of celebration to mark the 150th anniversary of the foundingofShackelfordCounty. Commemorative activities are planned for Friday and Saturday,Oct.11-12,inconjunction with the Fort Griffin Living Days and the Friends of Fort Griffin Gala.

amilies Entire families are invited to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival this Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Old Jail Art Center.

The fourth monument honoring Albany’s state championship football teams has been installed atMonumentParkoutside Robert Nail Memorial Stadium, completing the first upgrade to the facility. Monuments honoring Albany’s 1960, 1961 and 2022 teams were joined by one for the 2023 team.

Homecoming activities have been under way this week at Moran, building spirit for the homecoming football game. Moran will host Rotan at 7:30 p.m.