By Sam Waller

All seven players on the Moran volleyball team were honored with inclusion on the All-District 6-2A team.

Johnnie Hise was voted to the first team with Hannah Rogers being named to the second team.

Receiving honorable mention were Emily Murk, Harmony Slaughter, Alli Scott, Alyssa Allred, and Hannah Noble.

Hise and Rogers also earned academic all-district honors.

Lady Bulldog Action

The Moran Lady Bulldogs tipped off their basketball season Friday with a 39-27 home loss to Strawn.

Photo packages of local flag football teams and individuals have been printed and are now available.

Parents who paid in advance or who have valid accounts can pick up their packages at The Albany News office.

Others can be ordered when they are paid.

By Sam Waller

Registration deadline is Friday, Nov. 19 for fifth and sixth grade boys and girls wanting to play in the local youth basketball league.

Organizer Clint Chapman said the teams will begin practicing after Thanksgiving.

“We’re going to start just as soon as we can,” he said.

Games will start Jan. 15 and continue on Saturdays through Feb. 5. The teams will compete in one-day tournaments against teams from Eula, Merkel, Jim Ned, and Hawley. Most games will be played out of town, though Chapman expects Albany to host one tournament on Jan. 29.

By Sam Waller

Beverly Rogers of Albany is steadily nearing her overall goal of raising $100,000 for Alzheimer’s awareness.

Rogers raised $5,825, the second-highest individual total this year in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, held Oct. 9 at Abilene’s Grover Nelson Park.

Rogers was sponsored by Team Albany, 59 contributors who donated to her fundraising effort. 

The 2021 event raised $115,065 despite lingering COVID-19 issues. Ed Greenlee of Abilene raised $6,150 for top honors.

By Sam Waller

Local shoppers can start this weekend earning tickets that can be redeemed for Albany Bucks.

Albany Chamber of Commerce manager Mary Beth Jones said boxes will be in stores Saturday.

Tickets are earned by shopping at participating downtown or locally-owned merchants. Every $10 spent in a Chamber-member business earns the shopper one ticket.

The campaign leads up to Small Town Saturday on Nov. 27. The event will include live music, food and an appearance by Santa Claus, culminating with the Lighted Christmas Parade.

By Sam Waller

Albany’s First United Methodist Church will once again help the Abilene Salvation Army with its Thanksgiving meal.

Local residents can contribute by bringing homemade or purchased pies to the church’s fellowship hall by 10:00 a.m. Monday.

“We’ll put up a little sign showing where you can leave pies,” FUMC member Lance Thomas said.

The Salvation Army serves 4,000 to 6,000 meals a month and is especially busy at Thanksgiving. The Abilene Salvation Army is located at 1726 Butternut St.

By Sam Waller

Friendship Baptist Church’s fifth annual Harvest Acres bazaar offers local residents a chance to enjoy food, crafts and fellowship all while helping worthy causes.

The event will start at 9:00 a.m. Saturday at the church’s Activity Center located at 600 Greer St.

“We’re really excited about it,” Danita Johnston said. “It’s one of our favorite days because we get to have fellowship with each other in the process of sharing our talents with the community. That’s the thing we really look forward to.”

By Donnie A. Lucas

Albany school students and staff members will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. next Tuesday, Nov. 23 for the Thanksgiving holidays.

Students at Nancy Smith Elementary and Albany Jr./Sr. High will  all be dismissed early, with buses running about 12:35 p.m. Parents will need to pick up students or make other arrangements for the early release.

All students at the junior/senior high campus will follow a shortened schedule, with all eight class periods meeting for 25 minutes each.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Albany Junior High one act play cast has taken on the task of providing justice in the comedy “The Trial of Goldilocks,” which will be presented today in Stamford at the district contest.

The group performed the play for a local audience on Tuesday in preparation for the competition. Albany will perform second on Thursday (today) at about 11:15 a.m., according to director Melanie Turner.

“The kids have improved greatly over the past week,” Turner said. “I think they feel much more prepared and confident this week.”

By Donnie A. Lucas

A total of 13 students will be inducted in the Albany Chapter of the National Honor Society during a ceremony set for Sunday, Nov. 21 at the high school auditorium.

The public is invited to attend the 2:00 p.m. ceremony, which will be followed by a reception in the school library.

Officers of the chapter will conduct the program, reviewing the four pillars of the  NHS which include scholarship, leadership, service and character.