Due to a day of rain, the annual MembershipSamplerand dinner for the Fort Griffin Fandangle Association was moved indoors to the Whitney Theatre in Albany last Saturday.

In-person early voting for the May 4 Albany Independent School District trustee election started Monday, April 22, with 54 ballots already cast by midday on Tuesday, according to early voting clerk Lynsi Musselman.

A positive atmosphere greeted members of the Shackelford CountyYouth and Livestock Show Association at their annual meeting held Tuesday, April 16, according to board president Bronco Askew, “The money spent on renovations to the stock show barn paid off substantially,” Askew said.

The Shackelford County Rural Fire Department is sponsoring a brisket fundraiser Sunday, April 28 at the county fire barn, 623 Railroad St. beginning at 11:00 a.m.

The20thannualSpring Health Fair sponsored by Shackelford County ResourceCare is set for Friday, May 3, at the Bank Park.

Albany’s Classic Car Showwasoneofseveralcasualties of severe weather on Saturday, with the event cancelled well in advance so that participants and visitors could adjust their plans.

Extension services for Shackelford and Throckmorton counties will present a third cattle management workshop at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, May 2 at Bellah Cattle Company.

The week of April 28 through May 5 has been proclaimed as Soil & Water Stewardship Week in Shackelford County, with anofficialdocumentsigned at the end of Monday’s regular county commissioners meeting by county judge John Viertel.

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.