Albany’s Cause for Paws helps keep the stray animal population in check by contributing toward the costs of spaying and neutering local dogs and cats. However, the nonprofit is struggling to keep up with the requests for assistance, and they are asking for help themselves.
“Demand has been high, which is good,” said board member Lacey Anderson. “People have been doing a good job of getting their animals taken care of, but we’re stretched thin.”
A visit from the Easter Bunny and the chance to hunt for eggs by the basketful should make for a fun Saturday for local children.
The Easter Bunny will make what has become an annual trip to downtown Albany on April 20, visiting in stores and along the street from 11:00 a.m. through the lunch hour until 1:00 p.m. He will probably take a walk through the nearby car show area as well.
Participating merchants will have Easter candy for visiting children during that two-hour time period.
The boys and girls track teams both advanced two relays and several individuals to the Region I meet by placing in the top four positions at the area track meet last Wednesday, April 10 in Mertzon.
A contingent of eight boys and seven girls qualified to compete in a total of 11 events at the regional meet set for next Friday and Saturday, April 26-27 at South Plains College in Levelland.
The Albany High School baseball team picked up a 15-0 win in a no-hitter in Hamlin last week as the Lions prepared for their final round of district games.
Albany hosted Stamford on Tuesday to start the final three district bouts against the 2A portion of the bracket, earning a 3-0 win over the Bulldogs. Details of the game will be reported next week.
The Lions hold a 2-2 record among the 2A members of the district, with two games remaining.
The Lady Lion softball team continues to fall to the 2A teams in their district, losing to Hawley at home on Tuesday, 9-7 to finish in fourth place in their bracket of the playoffs.
The regular season schedule will end next Tuesday in Eula against Lady Pirates at 5:00 p.m., rescheduled from this Friday.
The Lady Lions, Haskell, Stamford, and Hawley competed in the 2A division of District 7-2A, while Knox City, Eula, and Baird will advance into the 1A bracket of the playoffs.
Six Albany basketball players have been named to positions on the All-Big Country Basketball teams for Class 2A, along with a local coach being recognized as Coach of the Year.
Seniors Cameron Dacus and Ryan Hill both received first team selections for Class 2A, while senior Josh Dyer and juniors Ben West and Coby Knight were named to the second team.
On the girls side, junior Jaleigh Morales was given a place on the Class 2A first team, and third-year girls coach Tate Thompson was named Coach of the Year.
The newest employee at the Shackelford County sheriff’s office is only two years old, but the energetic youngster comes highly trained and is a specialist at narcotics detection.
Joey was brought on board to replace Spyngo, the recently retired 11 year-old narcotic detection canine.
Joey works and lives with chief deputy sheriff Johnny Freeman.
Members of the Albany Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call of a tank battery fire just after 6:00 a.m. last Saturday, April 13. The location was about two and a half miles south of town off of Highway 283.
“Upon our arrival, we found one 210 barrel tank battery fully involved with the top blow-off and sitting where it landed some 75 feet away,” said fire chief Kyle Tischler. “The second tank battery was at the point of being involved. It had tremendous heat and smoke coming out of the tank.”
All 4-H and FFA members who plan to enter steers in major livestock shows in the fall of 2019 or the spring of 2020 should have already placed their order for validation ear tags. Tags should also have been ordered for show heifers, swine, market lambs, and market goats destined for the State Fair.
The tags cost $15 each if they were ordered by the early deadline, or $25 each if ordered late, but before June 30. After June 30, animals (except breeding heifers) will not be eligible for validation.
The Moran Independent School District will be closed on Good Friday, April 19 and Easter Monday, April 22.
Classes will release at the normal times on Thursday, April 18 and begin again on the regular schedule on Tuesday, April 23.
The next break from classes will be holidays on May 24 and 27 for the Memorial Day weekend.
Classes will release early on the last two days of school, May 30 and 31.
High school graduation will take place on May 31.
UIL Region 3 meet
