By Kathy Thomson
Albany High School students were the second place journalism team and the second place science team at the Stamford UIL Invitational meet on Saturday, Feb. 22, and Luke Ivy won the chemistry section of the science contest.
“I was very pleased with how the students did,” said local UIL coordinator Rick Davis. “We took 16 students and came home with 17 awards!”
By Kathy Thomson
Juniors Sidney Bartee and Tristan Edgar both competed at the UIL Region 6 East Zone Band Solo and Ensemble competition held at Abilene High on Saturday, Feb. 22.
Bartee earned a Division 1 rating, and Edgar was given a Division 2 rating, with both girs playing Class 1 solos.
Bartee played Lento by Holmes on the tuba, and Edgar performed Adagio and Allegro by Handel on the alto saxophone.
Both students were accompanied by Sandy Abel on the piano.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Shackelford County elected officials are combing through three IT bids opened Monday, Feb. 24, with plans to meet with each vendor separately in the next couple of weeks before making a decision.
Sealed bids were received from Computer Transition Services Inc., Tolar Systems, and Goldsmith Solutions, the current vendor.
Consultation meetings with representatives of the companies have already been posted for March 5-6, with plans to vote at the next regular meeting on Monday, March 9, according to county judge Robert Skelton.
By Kathy Thomson
Everyone is invited to attend next Monday’s public performance of The 39 Steps, the one-act play Albany High School students will take to district competition next week.
The free production will be given at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 2, in the AHS auditorium.
The cast has been rehearsing for weeks and already performed at a one-act play festival.
By Melinda L. Lucas
The Old Jail Art Center will celebrate International Kite Month with a first ever Kites Around the World Family Festival on Saturday, March 7.
The free event will kick off the week of Spring Break on Saturday, March 7, and will be held in the Stasney center along with other parts of the museum from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m.
OJAC staff members invite local families to come and bring visitors for an hour or two of cultural crafts, games, food, and music inspired by kite festivals around the world.
The Hendrick Regional Blood Center bloodmobile will be at Albany High School next Monday, March 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., then at First Baptist Church on Thursday, March 5 from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
While the AHS location is primarily for students, anyone can donate blood at either event, depending on which is more convenient.
Hendrick Regional Blood Center supplies all of the blood and blood products used for patient care at 17 area hospitals.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Almost 93 percent of the 2019 tax levy had been collected with the required Jan. 31 postmark deadline, according to chief appraiser Clayton Snyder at the Shackelford County Central Appraisal District (CAD) office, with eligible payments coming in for another week or so at the beginning of February.
Official CAD reports show that 8,754,165 of the $9,444,036, or 92.68 percent, had come in as of Feb. 3, when the latest reports were finalized.
By Donnie A. Lucas
It was a true cat fight in Tuscola on Monday, with the Lions and the Christoval Cougars clawing their way to a 33-33 tie at the end of regulation time in the bi-district round of the Class 2A playoffs.
The Cougars came out on top, outscoring Albany 10-6 in overtime for a 43-39 win.
“I thought the guys did a great job of playing hard tonight,” coach Ryder Peacock said. “Defensively, we did exactly what we needed to do to keep the game around 40 points by not allowing Christoval to run transition and eliminate second-chance points.”
By Kathy Thomson
County winners at the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo last week included several family members, two of whom claimed second place ribbons in back-to-back swine classes on Monday, Feb. 17.
Callan Edgar’s Duroc barrow was selected as runner up in class 37 and Tatum Grady took second place in class 38, also with a Duroc barrow.
Carli Edgar was seventh with a dark cross barrow in Class 58.
Tye Edgar was 10th in class 100.
By Melinda L. Lucas
A few members of Albany High School’s tennis team saw their first action of the 2020 season on Feb. 20, traveling to Rose Park in Abilene to participate in the Hawley Invitational Tournament.
Tennis coach Sara Wilson said that the six local players who were able to compete last week did “surprisingly well considering it was their first tournament of the year” with limited practice time.
Albany hosted Throckmorton and Cisco on Wednesday. Results will be reported next week.
