By Kathy Thomson
The Albany Chamber of Commerce’s bi-annual party at the Aztec Theater at 7:00 p.m. next Friday, Aug. 23 will feature both a look backwards into local history and will also honor three people who are helping Albany shine brightly toward the future.
The “Home of the Here-ford” sign celebration and recognition party is for all Chamber members and prospective members, according to Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones.
By Kathy Thomson
Albany High agriculture teacher Chris Beard said that Albany students will exhibit steers, heifers, goats, and pigs at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo in Abilene, which runs Sept. 5-14, and those entries are due today.
Junior livestock show entries must be submitted through the student’s local FFA instructor or county agent, and Thursday, Aug. 15 is the deadline to register for the fair.
EDITOR’S NOTE: In last week’s Back-to-School special section, the News mistakenly switched two of the photos that went with the new teacher bios. Those two portions of the article are reprinted below. The News apologizes for this error.
Also, the list of teacher assignments from the school inadvertently left off the name of veteran secondary English instructor Melanie Anderson, who will teach junior high ELA.
Whitney Bennett
By Kathy Thomson
Golfers are invited to sign up and enjoy two days of play at the Albany Golf Club’s traditional Labor Day tournament on Saturday, Aug. 31 and Sunday, Sept. 1.
“We still have openings for both the 8:30 a.m. and the 1:30 p.m. tee times on Saturday,”
said club president Randy Walker. “After Saturday’s rounds, the teams will be flighted for Sunday.”
By Kathy Thomson
Students at the Moran Independent School District have two more weeks of summer vacation before classes start on Monday, Aug. 26, but the new school year officially began today for the staff.
Teachers were assigned book study for today and tomorrow, offering them some flexibility on scheduling as long as each of them is ready to present their part of the material to their peers on Monday, Aug. 12.
Staff development days are set for Aug. 12-16 and Aug. 19-23.
Registration
By Kathy Thomson
Both the Bulldogs and the Lady Bulldogs began practices this past Monday, Aug 5.
The football players started at 7:00 a.m., and volleyball two-a-days began at 8:00 a.m.
Football
“I was extremely pleased with practice,” said new head coach John Hughes on Monday. “I had seven show up for practice. The guys were flying around and getting after it.”
One of the Bulldogs is currently sick and another is out of town, so the full roster will be nine, according to the coach.
By Kathy Thomson
Moran’s annual city-wide garage sale will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7, starting at 8:00 a.m., according to organizer Michelle Taggart.
There is no charge to participate, and maps showing all of the garage sale locations will be available.
To register a sale, contact Taggart at 325-513-5398.
Church Activities
The Moran First Baptist Church served lunch and led a Bible study for students from sixth graders up through high school ages this week.
By Melinda L. Lucas
The final two Old Jail Art Center sponsored children’s summer camps take place in the next week, with spots still available for both classes at press time.
The traditional Cell Series Teen Workshop originally scheduled for next Tuesday, Aug. 13 has been cancelled, according to Susan Montgomery, the Old Jail’s membership and development coordinator.
Usually planned for eighth graders through high school age, the class didn’t draw enough participants this year, probably because of too many conflicts, said Montgomery.
By Kathy Thomson
The Albany Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its new “Lights of Albany” awards.
“We want people to call in, email, message, or stop by with their nominations,” said Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones. “We want to recognize people for going above and beyond to keep Albany the special place it is.”
Nominations should include information on why the person deserves the recognition.
New teacher bios, along with faculty assignment and school supply lists, are included in the special back-to-school section in this week’s issue.
There are also articles about vaccination requirements, elementary “meet the teacher” night, and orientation for new junior high and high school students.
See Section C for details.
