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Art students ‘talking back’ The art of area students, following a theme of ‘talking back,’ will be on display at the Old Jail starting Sunday. See story, pg. 8A THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012, ALBANY, TEXAS 76430 14 PAGES IN 2 SECTIONS VOLUME NUMBER 136 NUMBER 41 PRICE 75¢ Oldest Journalistic Venture West of the Brazos” www.thealbanynews.net THE A LBANY N EWS Area champions! The Lions came back to win a tight game over Seymour for the area title, but lost to Stamford in the quarterfinals. See story, pg. 1B (See Chamber, pg. 8A) WEATHER WEEK (See City, pg. 8A) Member FDIC GET ONLINE-NOT IN LINE DIAL-A-BANK MOTOR BANK 1-888-743-5123 325-762-3678 www.fnbab.com UP TO THE MINUTE FORECASTS 762-3600 THE N EWS.NET T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ALBANY Poll of the Week Poll of the Week Last Week’s Poll Last Week’s Poll To vote, simply visit our website at thealbanynews.net to cast your vote in this week’s poll. All visitors to the website are eligible to vote. Voting ends on Tuesday at 5PM. Please vote only once per computer. Will redistricting delays in Texas alter the GOP presidential candidate selection? Why did you watch the Academy Awards? Yes, definitely It’ll all be over before Super Tuesday anyway I’m not sure I don’t care; I’m a Democrat 43% To see who won 14% The dresses 0% Billy Crystal 43% I don’t watch the Oscars By Kathryn Stapp Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board were at the scene of a plane crash near Albany last Wednesday doing “very early fact- gathering,” according to a NTSB public affairs officer. “I hope to have a pre- liminary report by the end of this week, or perhaps Monday,” said Tom Latson, NTSB regional investiga- tor in charge. Latson explained that the preliminary report is a brief listing of factual findings from examination of the wreckage. Recovered pieces of the wreckage of the Piper Co- manche that Dale Phillips was flying, including its instrument panel, were taken to a NTSB secured storage area in the Metro- plex area on Thursday for further examination. The investgation pro- cess examines the craft for indication of potential fail- ure in aircraft mechanics, radar data and air traffic control communications, and is fairly lengthy, with a final report taking 12 to 18 months to complete, Latson said. The crash, which hap- pened the evening of Feb. 20, took the life of pilot Dale “Scooter” Phillips Jr., 47, and Amy Clay, 31. The pair were en route to Oklahoma City. Plane crash investigation continues Next step taken in annexation Golf cart issue to be considered By Melinda L. Lucas Albany city council members accepted petitions from two landowners requesting annexa- tion and discussed golf cart laws during a special session held Monday, Feb. 27 at the Aztec Theater’s reception room. The meeting was actually called to work on the budget, with plans for at least one more workshop before the budget is adopted later this month. The city’s fiscal year begins April 1. The Monday evening ses- sion was conducted by senior councilman Don Koch in the absence of mayor Sally Maxey. Annexation Progress The council was formally presented with separate peti- tions from Fox Tank and Mo- mentum Operating to continue the annexation of two tracts of property just east of the city limits on Hwy. 180. David Cleveland, a member of the city’s planning commit- tee, has been working with both parties to obtain the petitions for voluntary annexation. The council also approved a revision in the required “Chapter 380” agreement as recommended by the city’s legal counsel, Lois Rockefeller. Richard Fox of Fox Tank also submitted a written request for JODY PATTERSON / ALBANY NEWS A local resident turns her cart onto the street on her way to the golf course. At their most recent meeting on Monday, the city council discussed the possibility of expanding the legal use of golf carts inside the city limits. By Kathryn Stapp Prospective candidates have until the end of the business day on Monday, March 5 to file in this spring’s city council and school board elections, with a couple of new filings since last week. The city and school board elections, which are unaffected by the ongoing redistricting lawsuits, will be held Saturday, May 12. If all races are uncontested, municipalities and school dis- tricts have the option of cancel- ing the election under state law. Three spots are up for election this spring on both the Albany and Moran city councils. Two spots each are up for grabs on the Albany school boards, while Moran will elect three trustees. The Shackelford County Hos- pital Districts has the largest number of seats up for election with four expiring terms. Hospital Election Four of the seven at-large seats on the Shackelford County Hospital District’s board must be filled this spring. Frances McAfee, who previ- ously served two terms on the board, has placed her name on the ballot during the last week. Terms are expiring for John Ayers, Diana Price, Stephen Kayga and Misty Braly. Citizens who wish to file for the county-wide election must pick up an application from Les- lie Belcher at the EMS station or the health clinic. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. City Council In the Albany City Council race, incumbents Don Koch, Lester Galbreath and Bobbie Cauble have all filed for reelec- tion. Their two-year terms as council members are all expiring this spring. Incumbent Moran council members Shirley Babin Since last week, Donovan Boyett has filed to run again. James Power has been ap- pointed to fill the unexpired seat of Mike Farrell, who resigned earlier this year, but has not officially filed for the election. Candidates intending to file for places on the ballot in the at-large elections can sign up at the Albany City Hall, which is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with the exception of the noon hour. The Moran office is open from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each weekday. There are no designated seats in the city elections, and the top candidates will be elected from the slate of applicants for council positions in each community. School Board Seats Voters in the Albany school district will decide the fate of two seats on the board of trustees in the May election, both for full three-year terms. Incumbents Doug Neece and Clint Bumguardner have already filed for the two Albany school positions. In Moran, incumbents Sug Roller and John Adams turned in paperwork for another term. Russell Holland’s seat is also expiring and will be listed on the ballot. Applications for school board posts can be picked up at the superintendent’s offices at both schools, open from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Candidates in the Albany school election must file for a specific seat on the board and must live within the boundaries of the school district. The Moran candidates are elected at-large. Election day for all local elec- tions has been set for Saturday, May 12. Local ling period to end next Monday Feb. 21 - 27 DATE HIGH LOW PREC. 2-21 67 28 2-22 73 30 2-23 78 58 2-24 84 39 2-25 57 35 2-26 63 38 2-27 70 40 Feb. total 1.63 Year-to-date total 4.73 Most candidates incumbents so far By Kathryn Stapp Expectations are running high for the annual Albany Chamber of Commerce ban- quet set for 6:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday, March 1) at the Old Jail Art Center. In addition to a special speaker, several awards will be handed out during the evening. Tickets are $20 and are available at the Chamber of- fice, or additional tickets may be purchased at the door. The event will carry a “Hunt Albany” theme in table decora- tions and program. Featured Speaker Albany native Nancy Leech Birdwell will introduce Presi- dent and CEO of Scott & White Healthcare, Robert W. Pryor, MD, MBA, who will be speaking on the topic of rural health care. Pryor joined Scott & White Healthcare in 2005 as chief medical officer. In 2007, he as- sumed the position of chief op- erating officer for the sys- tem. He became president and CEO on April 15, 2011. Prior to joining Scott & White, Dr. Pryor served as Chief Medical Officer at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix. A graduate of Baylor Uni- versity in Waco, Pryor received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Arizona State University, Tempe. He is a board-certified ANNUAL CHAMBER FÊTE Banquet set tonight Special awards to be presented DR. PRYOR JODY PATTERSON / ALBANY NEWS Brittany Anderson starts working on centerpieces for tonight’s annual Chamber of Commerce banquet, which will be held at the Old Jail Art Center. Several special awards will be handed out.

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Art students ‘talking back’The art of area students, following a theme of ‘talking back,’ will be on display at the Old Jail starting Sunday.

See story, pg. 8A

THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012, ALBANY, TEXAS 76430 14 PAGES IN 2 SECTIONS VOLUME NUMBER 136 NUMBER 41 PRICE 75¢

“Oldest Journalistic Venture West of the Brazos” www.thealbanynews.netTHE ALBANY NEWS

Area champions!The Lions came back to win a tight game over Seymour for the area title, but lost to Stamford in the quarterfi nals.

See story, pg. 1B

(See Chamber, pg. 8A)

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(See City, pg. 8A)

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Poll of the WeekPoll of the Week

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To vote, simply visit our website at thealbanynews.net to cast your

vote in this week’s poll. All visitors to the website are

eligible to vote. Voting ends on Tuesday at 5PM. Please vote

only once per computer.

Will redistricting delays in Texas alter the GOP presidential

candidate selection?

Why did you watch theAcademy Awards?

Yes, defi nitelyIt’ll all be over before Super Tuesday anywayI’m not sureI don’t care; I’m a Democrat

43% To see who won14% The dresses

0% Billy Crystal 43% I don’t watch the Oscars

By Kathryn StappInvestigators from the

National Transportation Safety Board were at the scene of a plane crash near Albany last Wednesday doing “very early fact-gathering,” according to a NTSB public affairs offi cer.

“I hope to have a pre-liminary report by the end of this week, or perhaps Monday,” said Tom Latson, NTSB regional investiga-tor in charge.

Latson explained that the preliminary report is a brief listing of factual fi ndings from examination of the wreckage.

Recovered pieces of the wreckage of the Piper Co-manche that Dale Phillips was fl ying, including its instrument panel, were taken to a NTSB secured storage area in the Metro-plex area on Thursday for further examination.

The investgation pro-cess examines the craft for indication of potential fail-ure in aircraft mechanics, radar data and air traffi c control communications, and is fairly lengthy, with a fi nal report taking 12 to 18 months to complete, Latson said.

The crash, which hap-pened the evening of Feb. 20, took the life of pilot Dale “Scooter” Phillips Jr., 47, and Amy Clay, 31. The pair were en route to Oklahoma City.

Plane crashinvestigationcontinues

Next step taken in annexation♦ Golf cart issueto be considered

By Melinda L. LucasAlbany city council members

accepted petitions from two landowners requesting annexa-tion and discussed golf cart laws during a special session held Monday, Feb. 27 at the Aztec Theater’s reception room.

The meeting was actually called to work on the budget, with plans for at least one more workshop before the budget is adopted later this month.

The city’s fi scal year begins April 1.

The Monday evening ses-sion was conducted by senior

councilman Don Koch in the absence of mayor Sally Maxey.

Annexation ProgressThe council was formally

presented with separate peti-tions from Fox Tank and Mo-mentum Operating to continue the annexation of two tracts of property just east of the city limits on Hwy. 180.

David Cleveland, a member of the city’s planning commit-tee, has been working with both parties to obtain the petitions for voluntary annexation.

The council also approved a revision in the required “Chapter 380” agreement as recommended by the city’s legal counsel, Lois Rockefeller.

Richard Fox of Fox Tank also submitted a written request for

JODY PATTERSON / ALBANY NEWS

A local resident turns her cart onto the street on her way to the golf course. At their most recent meeting on Monday, the city council discussed the possibility of expanding the legal use of golf carts inside the city limits.

By Kathryn StappProspective candidates have

until the end of the business day on Monday, March 5 to fi le in this spring’s city council and school board elections, with a couple of new fi lings since last week.

The city and school board elections, which are unaffected by the ongoing redistricting lawsuits, will be held Saturday, May 12.

If all races are uncontested, municipalities and school dis-tricts have the option of cancel-ing the election under state law.

Three spots are up for election this spring on both the Albany and Moran city councils. Two spots each are up for grabs on the Albany school boards, while

Moran will elect three trustees. The Shackelford County Hos-pital Districts has the largest number of seats up for election with four expiring terms.

Hospital ElectionFour of the seven at-large

seats on the Shackelford County Hospital District’s board must be fi lled this spring.

Frances McAfee, who previ-ously served two terms on the board, has placed her name on the ballot during the last week.

Terms are expiring for John Ayers, Diana Price, Stephen Kayga and Misty Braly.

Citizens who wish to fi le for the county-wide election must pick up an application from Les-lie Belcher at the EMS station or the health clinic. Offi ce hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

City CouncilIn the Albany City Council

race, incumbents Don Koch, Lester Galbreath and Bobbie Cauble have all fi led for reelec-

tion. Their two-year terms as council members are all expiring this spring.

Incumbent Moran council members Shirley Babin Since last week, Donovan Boyett has fi led to run again.

James Power has been ap-pointed to fi ll the unexpired seat of Mike Farrell, who resigned earlier this year, but has not offi cially fi led for the election.

Candidates intending to fi le for places on the ballot in the at-large elections can sign up at the Albany City Hall, which is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with the exception of the noon hour. The Moran offi ce is open from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each weekday.

There are no designated seats in the city elections, and the top candidates will be elected from the slate of applicants for council positions in each community.

School Board SeatsVoters in the Albany school

district will decide the fate of two seats on the board of trustees in the May election, both for full three-year terms.

Incumbents Doug Neece and Clint Bumguardner have already fi led for the two Albany school positions.

In Moran, incumbents Sug Roller and John Adams turned in paperwork for another term. Russell Holland’s seat is also expiring and will be listed on the ballot.

Applications for school board posts can be picked up at the superintendent’s offi ces at both schools, open from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Candidates in the Albany school election must fi le for a specifi c seat on the board and must live within the boundaries of the school district. The Moran candidates are elected at-large.

Election day for all local elec-tions has been set for Saturday, May 12.

Local fi ling period to end next Monday

Feb. 21 - 27DATE HIGH LOW PREC.2-21 67 282-22 73 302-23 78 582-24 84 39 2-25 57 352-26 63 382-27 70 40Feb. total 1.63Year-to-date total 4.73

♦ Most candidatesincumbents so far

By Kathryn StappExpectations are running

high for the annual Albany Chamber of Commerce ban-quet set for 6:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday, March 1) at the Old Jail Art Center.

In addition to a special speaker, several awards will be handed out during the evening.

Tickets are $20 and are available at the Chamber of-fi ce, or additional tickets may be purchased at the door.

The event will carry a “Hunt Albany” theme in table decora-tions and program.

Featured SpeakerAlbany native Nancy Leech

Birdwell will introduce Presi-dent and CEO of Scott & White Healthcare, Robert W. Pryor, MD, MBA, who will be speaking on the topic of rural health care.

Pryor joined Scott & White Healthcare in 2005 as chief medical offi cer. In 2007, he as-sumed the position of chief op-e r a t i n g offi cer for the sys-tem. He b e c a m e president and CEO on April 15, 2011.

Prior to joining Scott & White, Dr. Pryor served as Chief Medical Offi cer at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.

A graduate of Baylor Uni-versity in Waco, Pryor received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Arizona State University, Tempe. He is a board-certifi ed

ANNUAL CHAMBER FÊTE

Banquet set tonight♦ Special awardsto be presented

DR. PRYOR

JODY PATTERSON / ALBANY NEWS

Brittany Anderson starts working on centerpieces for tonight’s annual Chamber of Commerce banquet, which will be held at the Old Jail Art Center. Several special awards will be handed out.

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Albany Cub Scouts, leaders and family mem-bers celebrated Cub Scouting Monday night, Feb. 27, with the annual Blue and Gold Banquet.

The event was held at the Albany Church of Christ, with Pack 255 hosting the dinner.

Guest speaker was Dennis Patience.

Awards were pre-sented as follows:

Tiger Cub beads – Coy Knight, Jayden Lucas and Caden Price.

Bobcat badge – Bryce Asher, Taren Farmer and Ryley Santiago.

Wolf badge – Bryce Asher, Taren Farmer and Ryley Santiago, Barrett Clark, Tyler Everitt, Luke Ivy, Miles McCloy, Brooks Neece and Joseph Pepper.

Bear den: Brodey Jones – three red beads for Bear badge

Webelos IMax Balliew, Bryan

Jones, Gregori Mikeska and Brayden Sullivan all earned pins for:

Showman, Fitness Pin, Communicator, Family Member Pin, Athlete, Citizen, Craftsman, Natu-ralist, Scholar, Sportsman and Faith.

Fifteen scouts were awarded for their par-ticipation in popcorn sales. Altogether the pack had

$3,746 in popcorn sales. The overall top three

popcorn salesman were Luke Ivy, Gregori Mikes-ka and Bryce Asher.

Jayden Lucas won the Tiger Cubs gift and Brooks Neece won the wolf gift. Ty Everitt won the Webelos I gift.

♦ Families attendannual banquet

MELINDA LUCAS / ALBANY NEWS

Stephanie Asher (r) pins Bryce Asher’s Bobcat badge on his uniform during the Albany Cub Scouts’ an-nual Blue and Gold Banquet held Monday night.

New maps may mean May primary♦ Federal judgeswait for response

By Kathryn StappTexas voters may now

know just how much longer they’ll have to wait before voting in the state primary.

Tuesday afternoon, Federal judges in San Antonio released maps for the state’s congressional delegation and for the state House, allowing time for the state to hold its delayed political primaries on May 29. The court also approved Senate plans agreed to earlier this month.

The court has not yet ordered a May 29 election, but on Monday asked the political parties to detail the election law waivers they would need in order

to hold their primaries on that date.

An order should follow in the next few days, which confi rms that these will be the maps, along with a new scheduling order. The long-awaited redrawn con-gressional and legislative maps had to be available by Saturday if Texas was to hold its primaries on May 29.

“I am hopeful that this process is fi nally coming to an end. It has been a long road to get here, but in the end we fi nally have a map that is fair for vot-ers across Texas and we can look forward to the scheduling of elections,” Republican Congressman Quico Canseco said Tues-day afternoon. “In this Presidential election year, it is well past time that Texans know when their

voices will be heard in choosing candidates and nominees.”

However, Texas Demo-cratic Party spokeswoman Rebecca Acuña had a dif-ferent response to the San Antonio court’s interim maps.

“We appreciate the court’s efforts, but their maps are far from accu-rate representation. These maps may be slightly bet-ter than those passed by the legislature but they still grossly misrepresent the demographics of our state.”

Any problems with the newly posted maps could mean that the state might push the primary to June 26, which would make Texas, along with Utah, the last state in the country to vote in the presidential primary process.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Jail stone concerns addressedBy Melinda L. Lucas

Shackelford County commissioners discussed the appearance of the new law enforcement center with a local citizen and okayed the laying of a cornerstone, along with approving the 2011 audit during a regular Monday morning meeting on Feb. 27.

The elected offi cials also opted not to reinstate the county-wide burn ban.

County AuditJeromy Stephens of Da-

vis Kinard & Co. presented the fi nal audit for the fi scal year that ended September 30, 2011, citing one major

fi nding and several minor defi ciencies.

There was a $19,000 discrepancy between the bank balance and the general ledger fi gures, al-though the variance was in the county’s favor, he said.

The audit was approved.Building ConcernsJane Hooker expressed

concern to the court about the variation of colors in the stones shown on the sample board for the new jail.

She was also concerned that her earlier suggestion for the entrance would not be in proportion with the rest of the structure.

County judge Ross Montgomery suggested that Hooker meet with the architect on Wednes-day and a meeting time was set.

CornerstoneBob Skelton, member of

the local Masonic Lodge, requested that the com-missioners allow the Lodge to place a cornerstone in the northeast corner of the new law enforcement center, marking the oc-casion with a ceremony that would hopefully draw statewide attention from the Masonic community.

The court approved the request.

Relay meeting slated March 8The American Cancer

Society Shackelford Coun-ty unit will meet March 8 at 5:30 p.m. in the Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church fellowship hall.

New ideas for fund-raising will be presented and teams will have an opportunity to sign up for fundraising event dates.

A goal of $38,000 has been set for the event, which will be held April 28 at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.

RegistrationSeveral teams have

offi cially signed up online and started to raise money, according to chair Amy O’Neil.

“We are looking for-ward to getting everyone registered and getting the fundraising going. If any-one needs assistance with registration or fundraising ideas, please do not hesi-tate to call me,” O’Neil said.

Any community fund-raisers held by churches, teams or civic groups need to be listed with O’Neil on the Relay master calender to avoid having two events on the same day or of the

same kind, according to O’Neil.

Relay for Life raises funds for the American Cancer Society, which provides services to Shack-

elford County cancer pa-tients and caregivers.

For information, con-tact O’Neil at 214-336-4911.

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Blood drive set today

Fourteen exhibitors from Shackelford County 4-H, Albany FFA and Mo-ran FFA participated in the San Antonio Livestock Show held February 11-24.

Results were as follows:Barrows

3. Sierra Scott, 11. Tay-lor Manske Other barrow exhibitors included Kaylee Jones, Madison Ratliff, Ty-

ler Beard and Orrin VinsonGilts

3. Adam Faith, 3. Zack Boyett, 11. Alex Faith. Audrey Faith also exhib-ited a gilt

Market Lambs8. Kelsey Ripley

SteersExhibiting steers were

Michaela Folsom, J.T. Hol-land and Stormi Campbell.

Exhibitors show at San Antonio

The Meek Blood Center bloodmobile will be at First Baptist Church on Thurs-day, March 1 from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. The blood drives in Albany are sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. Sixteen donors par-ticipated in the last blood drive, which took place on

Jan. 5.Those who have eligi-

bility questions may call Meek Blood Center at 325-670-2798 or visit the website at www.meek-bloodcenter.org. Each do-nor will receive a T-shirt or a 2012 wall calendar.

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PRINCIPAL’S POINTSSpecial thanks to the

parents and community members who volun-teered their time toward a successful PTO Book Fair. Various community members donated funds to purchase a book for any child who would not be able to purchase one. The excitement of those children is a tribute to Albany’s generosity and care. Thank you.

Last Friday’s Awards Assembly honored stu-dents for outstanding attendance, behavior, and grades. In addi-tion, members of the Sixth Grade Leadership Team were introduced. Roaring Lions Hannah Snyder and Cole Reed had their names drawn to receive a $5 gift.

In preparation for the upcoming STAAR assessment, students in grades 4 and 6 will take benchmark tests the fi rst few days of March. Fourth grade will prac-tice for the writing on

March 1 and 2. Sixth grade math and read-ing benchmarks will be March 7 and 8.

Spring break will be enjoyed March 12-16. School will dismiss at the normal 3:00 Friday dis-missal time on March 9.

COUNSELOR’S CORNERChildren are not held

back because of what they can’t do. They are held back because of what they are afraid that they can’t do. More often, they are held back because of the fear of failing. This is called a lack of self-esteem.

Our self-concept rules our lives. It some-times works as a wonder-ful encourager control-ling almost every move we make; it talks to us constantly, “You can do it. Go for it! Or, Not me, I could never do that.”

A youngster’s mind is especially receptive to what is going on in his or her world. There-fore, children are easily infl uenced by the mes-sages they hear from teachers and parents. We can help our children store both positive and negative messages. We do this best not through our words, but through our actions.

Parents and teachers who constantly encour-age children to decide be-tween two alternatives teach children to think for themselves. They send powerful messages that imply, “You are so smart that I can allow you to think for yourself.” This action also implies, “I can trust you to know what is good for you

NHS raises funds for CF research♦ $575 collectedto fi nd ‘link’ for

The National Honor Society chapter at Albany High School spent last week attempting to be a “link” in fi nding a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. Each of the 28 members was respon-sible for selling 10 paper links for $1 each, which were then combined to create a chain. The theme for the fundraiser was “We Are One Link Closer to a Cure.”

“The reason we selected the Cystic Fibrosis Foun-dation as a recipient for our fund-raising efforts is that Jalen Huckabay, a member who was inducted into the local NHS chapter in 2010, has lived with the disease for most of her life,” NHS co-sponsor Donna Schkade said.

Huckabay is a fresh-man at Hardin Simmons University in Abilene this year, but much of her time in high school was spent either in the hospital or recovering from a liver transplant and then later from a double-lung trans-plant.

“My only school-related goal, when I fi nally got back, was to graduate with my class, which I did. Be-ing an honor student and an inductee to NHS was icing on the cake,” Jalen added.

Jalen’s mother, Karen Huckabay, is still amazed that Jalen was able to graduate in the top 25 per-cent of her class after miss-ing more than two years of classroom instruction.

“From Christmas 2007 until Christmas 2009, we were either in Houston

or travelling back and forth for treatments,” Mrs. Huckabay said. “Mr. Ter-rell assured us that she would come back to Albany and get it all done, and he was right!”

The Faculty Council likewise was impressed enough by her character and leadership that they agreed she should be inducted into the organi-zation.

“I think it speaks vol-umes about the character and scholastic ability of Jalen that she was able to make up all the course work and have grades high enough to qualify for NHS,” said NHS co-sponsor Karen Noble.

Rob Montgomery, a

junior inductee, exceeded the requirements set by the sponsors by collect-ing a total of $275. Rob’s fi rst cousin, former AHS student Ryan Montgom-ery, is engaged to Paige Nettles who was recently diagnosed with CF.

“This is something that our family has become very passionate about because we would do anything we could to help researchers fi nd a cure for the disease,” said Montgomery.

“When we started the fundraiser, we had hoped to raise $280,” Noble ex-plained. “Rob far sur-passed the goal we set for him by contacting mem-bers of his extended family. We never dreamed that we

would run out of links for a chain, but what a good problem to have!”

The chapter was able to collect a total of $575.

“I’m happy that AHS students could raise funds to contribute a substantial amount to a cause that could actually benefi t one of our NHS members and also the cousin of a mem-ber,” said Schkade.

According to the website for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, CF is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States. Since 1955, the foundation has been the driving force be-hind the pursuit of a cure.

JODY PATTERSON / ALBANY NEWS

Rob Montgomery (l) and Jalen Huckabay (r) look through the names on a paper chain as local National Honor Society members attempt to be a ‘link’ in fi nding a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. The members raised $575 through a recent fundraiser. Montgomery collected $275 of that amount. Huckabay, a 2011 AHS graduate and NHS member, has lived with CF most of her life.

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Grandchild number 9 on the wayGrand children.......Grandchildren...........

They are GRAND and they are CHILDREN. You never really fully understand the word until these little people come into your life. Most people who decide to marry also expect at some time to have children and most of them do.

After marriage, the next step is usually to start a family. In the scheme of life, this seems to be a part of the normal routine for most of us.

We have our children, we parent them the best we can, we provide for them, love and nurture

them and try to teach them what’s really important in life. We put band-aids on their boo boos, help them with their homework, try to teach them right from wrong and try to set the best example that we can.

Before we know it, they have suddenly grown up, chosen a mate, gotten married

and started their own family. The circle of live begins to get bigger.

What’s the old saying? “If I had known grandchildren were so great, I would have had them fi rst.”

I am currently Mimi to eight grandchil-dren, six boys and two girls. My oldest is Madison, going on 15 (Wow! that went fast) and the youngest is Baby Ben who is turn-ing one year old next month.

I get equally excited every time a new grandchild is born. I got a double jolt of excitement when my twin grandsons made their grand entry.

It’s always diffi cult to watch your children actually having children. I don’t care what anybody says.......childbirth is painful.....I don’t care who you are....but, the reward is wonderful.

My son Jeff and wife Tara called on Saturday to give me the news that they are expecting in November......that will make

number nine. They have Miss Alice who will be two in April and I am sure she will be thinking that she is in charge of the new baby. I reminded Jeff of his Houston nephews who constantly love on their baby brother Ben......they love to touch his eyes (while they are open), they love to hug him

around the neck...rather tightly (as he looks for help from his mommy) and they love to

feed him things he is not supposed to have (because they think he looks hungry).

I enjoy being with my grandchildren because there is always something new and exciting they want to tell me about or show me. Sometimes it can be as simple as repeating a phrase that I often use.

The last time I visited in Houston, Alex who will soon be four, met me at the door saying “Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog...Mimi is here!”.................Grandchildren just make you smile!

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You, me & everyday life

Bobbie Cauble

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editorial

Jeremy Lin’s World of WordsIt’s enough to make a grown man – or

woman – cry. And it could induce “sniffl e-like symptoms” for discerning teen-agers, albeit the latter a shrinking group.

With an “America, love it or leave it” senti-ment strong in the land, we yearn for newcomers to learn English. It’s a worthy goal. Trouble is, we natives are having a hard time keeping up with it ourselves, what with new words intro-

duced at a record clip and old words cast aside like old tires in a wrecking yard.

And “talking heads” on newscasts – as well as “mikeside” announcers at sporting events – aren’t helping. They often butcher the language, slaughtering both grammar and pronunciation.

English teachers are tossing their pen-cils – particularly retired ones who hoped and prayed that students whose papers they reddened with corrections would turn out better.

Paces hasten as life is compressed. “Once over lightly” is now a daily practice that blankets our waking hours. Abbreviations are given “thumbs up” for both the written and spoken word.

We welcome shortcuts. Postures for prayer became “Tebowing” – seemingly overnight – and now, the emergence of NBA star Jeremy Lin has sparked such national interest that a new vocabulary is emerging. It applies specifi cally to him and his growing legion of fans.

He’s in the process of copyrighting the

word “Lin-sanity,” for goodness sakes, and in the rapidly-whirling literary world of Lin, “L’s” now precede dozens of words that formerly began with “in.”

We’re now “Lin-formed,” and visitors in his home need fi rst to be “Lin-vited.” He clearly is “Lin-dustrious,” and he “Lin-vokes” the sort of verbiage that Christians are hungry to hear. When’s the last time you heard a superstar quoting Corin-thians? (It’s good to know Harvard – moored by Puritans, then Baptists, in its early years nearly 400 years ago—has at least one graduate acknowledging the scriptures.)

Lin’s boldness, brightness and character are traits we dream of in sports stars. Can he be as genuine as he seems? So far, so good.

Millions line up (dare we say “LINear?”) to pull for him. Oh, that he might “Lin-spire” our youth, always be “Lin-sational” and never be “Lin-visible.”

With luck and continued commitment, this Harvard graduate could change the way we view sports stars. (Wasn’t it the Dallas Cowboys’ Hollywood Henderson who said Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw couldn’t spell “cat” if you spotted him the “c” and the “t?”) Lin is extremely articulate, using words like “anomaly.”

If anyone can have fun with all the new “Lin” words, he can.

“Googled” by gazillions, Lin stands taller than his height and seems wiser than his years. Refreshing. Remarkable.

Getting back to absolutes, maybe Lin

could become the “LINchpin” to secure our moorings of truth, fairness, honor, integrity and a host of other words long viewed as the glue holding square deals together.

Such squaring won’t come easily. We’ve rounded too many corners, essentially mak-ing such “deals” circular.

Maybe that’s why so many run-ning in circular motions think themselves to be

big wheels.Lin’s play on the court – and play on

words – provide some relief from “catch phrases” that usually run at a gallop for a season or two. Yes, the reference is to sports announcers and athletes.

We still hear too many “you knows,” and we’ve heard enough “at the end of the day,” another expression that is suffering literary fatigue. (“Are you kidding me?” by sports reporters is an expression long since “tuckered out.”)

If Lin can succeed in “squaring things up,” we may even hear “That’s the way we roll” less often. Whatever, he’s bound to give us plenty of “Lin-side” information, and, in some games, add “Lin-sult to Lin-jury.” Millions of admirers hang on his every word and watch his every move. After all, we have “Lin-satiable” appetites for such a feel good story¸ and will vote “yes” if they introduce “Lin-glish as a second language.” And, if Lin’s basketball magic turns to mush, he can grab his cello and head for the symphony. I don’t know how many chairs they have for cellists, but he’d be in one of the fi rst ones.

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The Idle AmericanDr. Don Newbury

Dressing in style...who needs it?For years American men have sometimes

made fun of our ladies for their devotion to staying in style. Hemlines go up, hemlines go down. Sleeves get shorter, then they get longer. Necklines get higher, then lower. A certain color is favored this year, then condemned next year. We men have won-dered why you would allow some sissy little

fellows in Paris or New York or, even worse, Los Angeles to dictate to you what to wear.

To their enormous credit, American women in recent years have paid much less attention to those style decrees. This appears especially true of

Southwestern women for whom the climate and more independent minds make a differ-ence.

If an announced favored new style has been ridiculous or too extreme, most of our ladies have ignored it. Examples were the maxi-dress, the thigh-high split in the skirt, and chartreuse as “The” color of the mo-ment. Bravo, ladies!

(Please note: I’m discussing adult styles here, not teenage or college fads. That’s entirely another world, often beyond com-prehension.)

The bad news is that as American women

have become more independent, rational and practical in regard to dress, some men have gotten worse. They allow clothiers – or someone – to decree that coat lapels will be wider, then narrower. Same thing with ties: wide, then thin. Trousers with cuffs, then without. Vests are “In,” then “Out.”

Bless-edly, here in Albany only our bankers, visiting lawyers and an occasional preacher feel compelled to wear dress coats and ties. (And they can’t help it; it’s in their DNA.) We others don’t even have to wear them to church or to funerals. It’s one of the things I love about Albany. Personally, I hope the masochist who invented the necktie is roast-ing in the deepest pits of Hades along with Hitler, Stalin, et al.

Over in the Metromess and other American urban globs, however, many men actually pay attention to this style nonsense. The width of ties, shirt collars and coat la-pels goes back and forth. Brown is “In,” then “Out,” suits are cut full, then tight.

Sometimes it has gotten bizarre, and television was to blame. A few years ago, emulating a certain tv show, it became fashionable for men to pull their dress coat sleeves up over their forearms. Likewise, turning up the collar on a suit coat or sport

coat and going about that way became “cool.” For a while they put little button-holed tabs sticking out at the top of the left lapel – as if one were going to button the top lapels. All totally absurd.

That, however, wasn’t as bad as the sockless phase. Would you believe that it be-

came fashionable for big-city men in dress clothes to wear loafers or even dress shoes

with no socks? Some lawyers appearing in court actually did so. A federal judge of my acquaintance was shocked to see such at the counsel table and he admonished the law-yers that socks were required in his court.

Along with all that, “vanity sizing” has now invaded men’s clothing. Women have endured it for years. That is, the actual size of a garment is larger than its offi cial, published label size. This way I can wear trousers size 38 but say – more or less truth-fully – that I’m wearing 36 or 34. We can’t trust the label size any more. It reminds me of the old joke where, in regard to shoes, the fellow says, “I wear 10s, but 11s feel so good that I buy 12s.”

Fortunately, West Texans generally ignore most of that style silliness. Overall, it seems to me, the style dictators have lost much of their former clout. I respectfully suggest that this is a very good thing.

Amblin’ through Albany

Larry Bell

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WHO DOYOU CALL?

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison284 Russell Senate Offi ce Bldg.Washington, DC 20510-4304Phone: 202-224-5922Website: hutchison.senate.gov

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn517 Hart Senate Offi ce Bldg.Washington, DC 20510Phone: 202-224-2934Website: cornyn.senate.gov

U.S. Rep Randy Neugebauer1424 Longworth HOBWashington, DC 20515Phone: 888-763-1611Website: randy.house.gov

State Sen. Craig EstesP.O. Box 12068Austin, Texas 78711Phone: 512-463-0130Website: craigestes.com

State Rep. Jim KefferP.O. Box 2910Austin, TX 78768Phone: 800-586-4515Website: house.state.tx.us/members

Kudos & moreIt has been a busy few weeks

in Albany and the schedule is just getting tighter. Here are just a few items that deserve notice:

• Albany’s varsity basketball teams, even though both have ended their seasons, deserve a pat on the back, along with their coaches. They advanced into the playoffs once again this year. The Lady Lions claimed a bi-district championship after fi nishing dis-trict in the third place position, while the Lions were undefeated in district, drew a bye for bi-district and posted a comeback victory over Seymour for the area title before losing a close game to Stamford in the quarterfi nals. Both squads are to be commended, especially since a good percentage are younger stu-dents and will be back next year. Now, on to baseball, softball and all the rest of the spring sports!

• But sports aren’t the only game in town. Many of Albany’s students are involved with UIL academics, solo and ensemble com-petition, one-act play, stock shows, and other endeavors. It’s a busy time for almost all of them, with a large number participating in mul-tiple activities. Local students de-serve just as much credit for their academic and artistic accomplish-ments as for athletic achievements. For example, several students are traveling to Plains this weekend for a practice UIL meet in prepa-ration for the real thing later this month.

• Also, quite a few elementary and secondary art students en-tered in this year’s Student Art Show at the Old Jail Art Center, with commendable results. Stop by the opening reception on Sunday afternoon and see their efforts.

• The Albany Band Boosters, with the help of students and the school district, not to mention nu-merous donors, have put together an enviable trip for local members of the high school band. The group will travel on an Amtrak train for a spring break trip to Chicago. Other than a performance in the Field Museum, the participants will have free time to enjoy several days of sightseeing. What a treat!

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By Doug StenbergTrinity Covenant

FellowshipAre you a sheep? I hope

you are not a goat? Sheep are those who know Jesus as their Savior from sin and death unto eternal life.

Goats don’t know Jesus yet. Have you noticed many Christians still have a lot of goaty ways?

Why? Because they have not gotten to know the God of Love. To know Him is to love Him!

Bottom line, if we have come to love Him, we will walk with Him and follow Him and be about our Heav-enly Father’s work while there is still time.

We are taught God loves us from the beginning and because Jesus loves us He laid His life down for us. John 15:13, “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”

As we receive Jesus as our Savior, we are transformed from a sinner (goat) into a child of God (sheep).

Jesus tells us in John 13:34, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.”

Jesus wouldn’t tell us to

love one another as He has loved us if we couldn’t. I John 4:17b, “As He is so are we in this world.” Wow!

Jesus is our salvation, our life, our example, our master, our truth, our wisdom, our power, our nature and our love! Oh yes, He is our friend!

Everything is His king-dom works by love, faith works by love, Gal 5:6. You should work by love. If we love Him, we will do what He says.

But are you? If not, why not? Have you fallen from your fi rst love or have you ever truly come to love Him?

Faith loves and follows Jesus. Faith without love is dead because of a lack of relationship with Jesus. Faith without God’s Word is dead because faith comes

by hearing/understanding God’s Word. Faith without works is dead because the works of faith is the doing and living God’s Word in what we think, say and do in following Him!

Jesus tells us He only says what His Father tells Him to say and He only does what His Father tells Him to do. That is the life of faith and loving God.

We are all His ministers and witnesses. Keep your-self in a position to hear from Jesus to get your daily marching orders.

How? 1. Stay in the word. 2. Live His Word. 3. Pray, praise, worship daily. 4. Live a fasted life - seeking His will. 5. Do what you know to do. 6. Give your life to Jesus anew every day. 7. Love Him with all your heart. 8. Be a witness, tell someone every day that Jesus loves them and that you do too.

Hear this: If you want your prayers to be answered, become an answer to prayer for someone else!

In John 10:1-5 Jesus tells us His sheep know His voice and hear His voice and fol-low Him. It’s time to get out of our comfort zone and into our prayer closets. Jesus is there waiting for you!

DOUG STENBERG

FCC to honor hymn writers in MarchIn another of more than

20 initiatives to commemo-rate the church’s 125th year, First Christian Church has designated the hymns of Fanny Crosby, William Bradbury, Robert Lowry and Lowell Mason to be sung and performed on each of the four Sundays in March.

The works of the four hymn writers were chosen for worship for each Sunday in March, because each writer’s hymns had been composed and were widely accepted

by the time First Christian Church was established in Albany in 1886.

“We’re confident these cherished hymns were sung by and were an integral part of worship for the earliest members of First Chris-tian Church,” Karen Noble, organist for the church, explained. “In our year-long celebration of the church’s long life, we acknowledge the church’s heritage, as well as pay tribute to the importance and lasting treasure of Chris-

tian music in worship, then and now.”

On Sunday, March 4, the hymns of Fanny Crosby (1820–1915), perhaps the most prolifi c hymn writer in history, will be featured. More than 8,000 of the blind poet’s compositions were set to music, including “All the Way My Savior Leads Me,” “He Hideth My Soul,” and “Tis the Blessed Hour of Prayer.”

Information about the other three hymn writers will be published next week.

Closet Angels to reopen FridayA local clothing and

home furnishings mission reopens Friday after a brief closure with a new look, a variety of merchandise, refreshments and prizes.

New hours of operation for Closet Angels will be Monday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., as well as the fi rst Saturday of each month.

“We continue to support our community and schools by ensuring all local stu-dents have coats, shoes and basic needs,” said Closet Angels coordinator Lori Reames. “We also donate needed items to A.S.P.I.R.E. and summer camp programs to ensure kids have the best experi-ence possible.”

Now, the Closet Angels store also has items avail-able for resale to individu-als who may not qualify for the free clothing ministry.

“Anyone can shop here on a donation basis,” Reames said.

To best handle all of the non-clothing donations, Closet Angels will have a “First Saturday Garage Sale,” a fundraiser held the fi rst Saturday of every month from 9:00 a.m. until noon. Held behind Closet Angels, shoppers can look for needed household items out back in the garage sale area.

“Closet Angels is open to the public, regardless of income or ability to pay. For the past 18 months, Closet Angels has been increasingly blessed with good quality donations, and now our donations exceed our giving, so we would like to welcome ALL shoppers to come check out our merchandise, which is available on a donation basis, and is still free to those who cannot pay,” Reames emphasized.

She invited everyone to attend the facility’s Grand Re-Opening on Friday, March 2 and again Satur-day, March 3.

“You can tour the facil-ity, enjoy refreshments, and enter the drawing for

several door prizes like gas cards, food and services,” Reames said.

Anyone interested in volunteering may call Reames at 325-721-8620 to add a name to the vol-unteers list.

Albany First Baptist Church will host a Relay for Life fundraiser chicken spaghetti dinner Sunday beginning at noon.

Proceeds from the event will go to the FBC Relay for Life team for the American Cancer Society event.

The dinner features chicken spaghetti, salad, bread and dessert, and is

open to the public. Dona-tions will be accepted. Take-out orders will be available.

The 2012 Relay For Life of Shackelford County will be held Saturday, April 28 from 12:30 p.m. through 12:30 a.m. at the Robert Nail Memorial Stadium in Albany.

Members of the Albany Ministerial Alliance raised approximately $1,106 for the Shackelford County’s ResourceCare Center with their traditional chili lun-cheon fundraiser held Fri-

day, Feb. 17 at the Albany Youth Center.

A typographical error in the Feb. 23 News stated that the luncheon netted $11,106. The News regrets the error.

FBC to host Relay lunch

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JODY PATTERSON / ALBANY NEWS

Closet Angels coordinator Lori Reames adjusts an out-fi t on a mannequin as she and other volunteers get ready to reopen the facility this Friday.

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VIPERS - (front) Luke Ivy, Ryder Wilkins, Brady Garcia, Michael Hernan-dez, Brodey Jones, (back) Bryan Jones, Gregori Mikeska, Coby Knight, Max Balliew, Coach Shelley Garcia

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5TH GRADE ALBANY LIONS - (front) Joshua Dyer, Kade Everitt, Thomas Pepper, Cameron Dacus, (back) Coach Kevin Hill, Cutter Cowart, Ryan Hill, Derek Isbell

6TH GRADE ALBANY LIONS - (front) Parker Moon, Henry Kelly, Kyle Manning, Chase Hill, (middle) Kelton Parker, Mason Denton, Adam Faith, Jorge Jimenez, Weston Vickers, (back) Coach Brian Bartee, Dax Neece, Brian Hamilton, Robert Rhodes, Nolan Davis, Coach Doug Neece

GREEN GATORS - (front) Sidney Glover, Caitlyn Holson, (middle) Kelli Man-ning, Larson Garcia, Tristen Brown, Marty Jo Farmer, (back) Coach Sunny Fuentes, Blanton Belcher, Hannah Snyder, Torie Fuentes, Coach Angela Farmer

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letter to the editorDear Editor:

While the tragic death of Whitney Houston is no longer dominating the news, the reality of it is setting in on her extensive network of family, friends, co-workers and fans. The infl uence of her life and tragic end, however, goes far beyond these and is the object of this commentary.

To say she was gifted is an understatement. Pair-ing an unusually wide vo-cal range with movie star looks and personality to match, she was destined to greatness from the start. Tragically it was from these lofty heights she began to fall early in her career to substance abuse.

None of us need to be reminded of the con-sequences of drug and alcohol abuse. However, on behalf of the Albany Alcohol and Drug Task Force it seems this is an appropriate moment to examine our personal behavior and responsi-bilities as it pertains to this issue.

— Task Force looks at intervention issues —For frame of reference,

the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMH-SA), fi nds 8.1 percent of adults age 26 or older in D.C. are alcohol depen-dent, the highest in the country. It would seem obvious those that are dependent (drugs and alcohol) did not start out by abusing or thinking they will (or are). Fewer still would ever believe they will or even could develop an incurable dis-ease. Compounding the problem are the implica-tions that extend beyond the individual – family, friends, co-workers…. These, particularly those closest, can be caught in at best an awkward posi-tion of interfering into that person’s life at a very personal level.

Public awareness of in-tervention has succeeded to some degree. Take, for example, situations such as not letting someone who is intoxicated drive – those who are not so-ber are more prepared

(because of this public awareness) than in the past to yield their car keys to someone who is sober.

Much more diffi cult and sensitive situations exist where a person with some form of addiction is “mostly” functional. This seemed to be the situation with Ms. Houston and Mi-chael Jackson. These are not necessarily extreme cases of a complicated web of co-dependency and enabling.

One doesn’t have to be rich or famous to evolve into such a situ-ation. When they exist it becomes a challeng-ing situation for all in-volved. Most of us are not equipped to deal with such a thing – how could we be?

The Task Force re-cently discussed the issue of intervention and are early in the process of researching and creat-ing recommendations to the community. Any comments and/or help in this regard are welcome.

Jeff Jones

UIL play cast to perform SylviaSylviaThe clock is ticking as

the cast and crew of the Albany High School entry in the University Inter-scholastic League One Act Play competition prepare to take the stage in zone competition in Anson on March 22.

The cast will have a strictly enforced 40 min-utes to enact the story of Sylvia, by A. R. Gurney.

“I fi rst saw this play several years ago at the Regional One Act Play Championships held in Levelland at South Plains College, and I loved it,” OAP director Greta Sher-rill said. “I have always wanted to direct it, but this year we just seemed to have the right actors to make up the perfect casting.”

The character Sylvia, an energetic lab-poodle mix, will also speak, liter-ally, as the pooch in this play. Sylvia is played by Abby Ayers who commu-nicates with the audience and the characters in plain English.

The play is both humor-ous and philosophical in nature.

Greg (Stetson Hobbs) and Kate (Lexa Willen) are a pair of new empty-nesters who have returned to living in the city after a long stint in the suburbs. She’s a successful aca-demic; he’s a dissatisfi ed paper-pusher. While Kate is eager to explore a new chapter of her life, Greg is obsessed with looking back and examining what he’s done with his.

Greg found Sylvia as a stray in the park and he an-nounces his plans to keep her to a resistant Kate, who insists that they’re over the dog phase of their life, and means it. What ensues is

an increasing love between Greg and Sylvia, and a mounting sense of disdain between Kate and Sylvia that becomes infl amed into all-out hatred.

Kate’s unwavering op-position to the dog and everything she represents creates a bit of a nerve-fraying strife.

Greg has an amiable, introspective charm, and his fawning over the dog manages to be both win-ning and pathetic in alter-nating measures.

Josiah Haan plays the character of Tom, a fellow dog owner whom Greg meets at the dog park. Diehlan Key plays Les-lie, a zany and confused psychiatrist. Lexi Hudson plays Phyllis, a New York socialite and former Vas-sar collegemate of Kate’s. They all have different reactions to Kate’s and Greg’s “dog” delimma.

The veteran crew of Emily Grimshaw on lights, Natalie Darby on sound, Johnny Jimenez and Rob Montgomery on set, all re-turn from last year’s play.

The alternates are Mati Rupp and Abe Rodriquez.

“We will perform for the community but the dates are yet undetermined de-pending on if we advance in the competition,” Sher-rill said.

The Albany play will be competing against Stam-ford, Hamlin, Eula, and Rotan. The judge is Sam-mye Green, a retired direc-tor from Houston.

Sylvia is the fourth play on the program, and the competition starts at 2:00 p.m. Estimated time of Albany’s performance is around 3:45 p.m.

“I recommend getting there early, however, as some plays run less time than others. It is hard to know exactly when each show will start,” Sherrill explained. “No one is al-lowed in the auditorium once a play begins in order to eliminate distraction.”

This is Sherrill’s fi fth year to direct; the fi rst three years she co-directed with Danita Johnston. This is her second year as sole director.

JODY PATTERSON / ALBANY NEWS

Lexa Willen (l) in the role of Kate looks skeptically at Abby Ayers (r), who plays the title role in Sylvia, Al-bany High School’s 2012 entry in the one act play competition. The zone contest is set for March 22.

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pediatrician and a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American College of Criti-cal Care Medicine.

Prairie Star will be catering this year’s ban-quet. The dinner menu

includes Patsy Rose’s Beef Stroganoff over rice, a fi eld greens salad with walnuts and feta cheese, rolls and chocolate mousse.

Special Awards Four annual awards

will be presented by the Chamber including Out-standing Citizen of the Year, Outstanding Busi-ness of the Year, Outstand-ing Farmer/Rancher of the

Year and Volunteer of the Year.

The awards were added to the annual banquet activities in 1997 in order to recognize local citizens who work for the better-ment of Albany and this area.

Chamber members are asked to submit nomina-tions for the four recogni-tions.

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MAR. 1 Lions Club - Icehouse, noon Blood drive - First Baptist parking lot,

1-6 pm Chamber banquet - Old Jail Art Center,

6:30 pmMAR. 2 Closet Angels - 10 am-2 pm Chamber lunch - Icehouse, noon Alcoholics Anonymous - Methodist

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Closet Angels, 9 am-noonMAR. 4 Relay fundraiser lunch - First Baptist,

noon Student Art Show - Old Jail Art Center,

3-4:30 pm Prairieland Quilters - Presbyterian

Church, 2 pm Little League registration - Presbyterian

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ROBERT O’CONNORFormer Albany resident

Robert O’Connor of Breck-enridge died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. Funeral services will be held at the As-sembly of God Church in Albany on Friday, March 2 at 2:00 p.m. Visitation is 6:00 p.m. Thursday, March 1 at Melton Funeral Home in Breckenridge.

— —ARLICE

WHITWORTH WILLIAMS

Arlice Fannie Whit-worth was born in Paint Rock, Texas on Oct. 26, 1913 to William R. and Fannie Caudle Whitworth. She passed away at the home of her daughter, Linda, in Austin, Texas on Feb. 27, 2012.

Graveside service will be Monday, March 5 at 11:00 a.m. in the Albany Cemetery with son-in-law, Monte Smith, offi ciating.

Arlice moved with her family to Albany when she was 12 from Ball-inger. She attended Albany

schools and graduated from Albany High School. Upon graduation she at-tended and graduated from Draughon’s Business Col-lege in Abilene, Texas. She was employed for almost 25 years with Southwest-ern Bell Telephone as an operator in the offi ce in Albany. When the offi ce closed and Albany “went dial,” she chose not to transfer to another loca-tion but help her husband, Johnny Williams, manage his businesses. She and Johnny were married in 1941 while he was serv-ing in World War II. Arlice was also employed for a number of years in Dallas at the historic Adolphus Hotel as a PBX operator. She returned to Albany in 1969 and helped her sister, Lela Anderson, operate the Western Auto store after the death of Lela’s hus-band, Joe. Arlice continued to keep the store open and operate it by herself for a number of years after Lela’s death.

Arlice was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny, her parents, and sisters Lela Anderson and Dorothy Whitworth and brother, William Truly Whitworth.

She is survived by her daughter, Linda Smith and husband, Monte of Austin; grandson, Rick Cole of Denver, Colorado; granddaughter, Sherri Mc-Cue and Brian of Austin; nephew, Bobby Whitworth of Arlington and several great grandchildren and one great great grandson and numerous nieces and nephews. She is also sur-vived by two grand dogs, Bailey and Tucker, who faithfully watched over her.

The family wishes to thank Beverley Salters for taking care of Arlice for a number of years and being “like a daughter” to her. Also thanks to Buford Salters, Barbara and Bon-nie Miller, and Jann and Howard Todd for all their kindnesses over the years.

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development assistance from the city, but that will be considered separately by the A-B board.

Golf Cart DebateNew city manager Da-

vid Denman gave the council members copies of information provided by Rockefeller concerning the operation of golf carts within the city limits, an issue that has resulted in complaints from both sides.

Currently, the city does not have an ordinance regulating the use of golf carts, and therefore oper-ates under state law, which basically says that the vehicles cannot be driven on streets or highways except during daylight hours and only if they are being driven to and from a golf course.

A municipality is al-lowed to adopt ordinances that broaden golf cart use, Denman said, as long as the posted speed limit is not more than 35 miles per hour and if the cart has specifi ed equipment, including headlights, tail-lights, refl ectors, a parking brake, and mirrors.

After one council mem-ber suggested that the cart drivers simply be disre-garded, police chief Jason Price pointed out that if he knowingly allowed certain people to break the law, he would have no grounds for ticketing any violator.

At the end of the discus-sion, the council members seemed to be in favor of initiating a local ordi-nance, with a few condi-tions, such as identifying a minimum age for drivers and requiring parents to sign documentation for unlicensed children to be able to drive carts in the city limits.

The issue will be in-cluded on the next agenda.

Back-up GeneratorBecause of a recent pow-

er outage, it was pointed out that there is no back-up generator at the new water plant.

Engineers Hibbs & Todd estimate the pur-chase and installation of a large enough generator to power the plant at almost $200,000.

Public works supervi-sor Billy Holson stated that the generator can be purchased with part of the $387,000 left from the USDA loan for the water plant.

The council authorized Hibbs & Todd to proceed with the bidding process for a new generator.

Other Business• At Denman’s sug-

gestion, approval was given for the purchase of accounting software and training from Wolfpack

so that city personnel can manage the city’s fi nan-cials and eventually the payroll.

• Representatives of Al-lied Waste will be in town this week to survey street damage in Weaver Heights reportedly caused by trash trucks turning around in the cul-de-sacs.

• During a brief closed session, the council dis-cussed possible salary in-creases for city employees relative to the budget, but no action was taken.

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Youth art to be exhibited all month♦ Winners to beannounced Sunday

More than 100 original pieces of art refl ecting the infl uence of one of fi ve focus pieces from the Old Jail Art Center, are entered in the 12th annual Student Art Show at the OJAC, with an opening reception planned for this Sunday, March 4 in the Stasney Education Center.

OJAC Junior Docents have planned and orga-nized the show, which will celebrate Youth Art Month at the museum.

With the 2012 theme of “Talking Back,” all par-ticipants are encouraged to look at one of fi ve focus pieces from the OJAC col-lection and create a unique work of art in response.

“We wanted young art-ists to refl ect the infl uence of the OJAC piece as they think about the original art that they create which refl ects their style, idea or opinion,” said OJAC outreach coordinator Erin Whitmore.

Awards Ceremony A March 4 reception

from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. and an awards ceremony mark the opening of the exhibition and are free and open to the public. Re-freshments will be served, with a brief presentation

ceremony planned about 3:30 p.m.

“The variety of the submissions is wonderful,” Whitmore said. “There is more sculptural work in the show than in any previ-ous one. Now we have the challenge of selecting the best and displaying it all.”

The student art show will be displayed in the Stasney Center through-

out the month of March.Entries come from stu-

dents in the fi fth grade through high school, with entries from Cisco and Stamford as well as Albany and Moran. Out of the pieces that are entered, the Junior Docents will select works for the month-long show.

Junior Docents involved in the organization of

the show are Mati Rupp, Savannah Perez, Tatum Jenkins, Jenna Phillips, Travis Huckabay and Hunter Weir.

“The Junior Docents and the Old Jail Art Center staff thank all the students and teachers for their hard work,” said Whitmore, who is helping the Junior Do-cents coordinate the show.

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PHOTO BY REBECCA BRIDGES

Junior Docents at the Old Jail Art Center start the process of jurying entries in the 2012 Student Art Show to decide which ones will be displayed during the month of March. The four-week show will begin with a reception and awards ceremony this Sunday afternoon from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Pictured are (l-r) Travis Huckabay, Mati Rupp, Jenna Phillips, and Savannah Perez.

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♦ Girls to competein Eula this week

By Donnie A. LucasThe Lady Lion softball team

brought home the champion-ship trophy from the Silver Bracket of the Stephenville tournament last week, win-ning four out of six games over three days.

The local girls hosted Cole-man on Tuesday, adding a 14-0 victory for a 8-4 record. Details of the game were not avail-able at press time, but will be reported next week.

The Lady Lions plan to com-pete in the Eula tournament this week, starting Thursday, March 1, at 10:45 a.m. against Merkel. Albany will continue in pool play on Thursday, switch-ing to bracket competition on Friday and Saturday.

Albany will host Ballinger on Monday, March 5 at 6:00 p.m. before traveling to Baird on Friday, March 9 to open district action.

Girls Win BracketThe Albany girls won two out

of three pool games on Friday in Stephenville to advance into the Silver Bracket of the tourney. The Lady Lions lost the opening round of bracket play on Saturday to Jim Ned, but came back to defeat Gran-bury, 14-11, in the second round and Cameron Yoe, 8-4, in the

championship game.“I was very proud of how well

our kids competed against some really good competition,” Coach Jimmy Fuentes said. “We came away from the tournament learning a lot about ourselves, which is something we really needed.”

Senior Michaela Folsom, who pitches for the Lady Lions, was named to the all-tournament team.

“We have a lot of young kids that gained some much-needed experience,” said the coach. “We pretty much know who we are playing at each position and are getting ready for district.”

Five of the players just joined the team last week due to the basketball playoffs.

The Lady Lions opened the tournament with a 13-2 victory over Goldthwaite, but lost in the second round of pool play to Brownwood, 4-1. Albany came back to pick up a second win on Friday to beat Dublin 16-5.

Albany was edged out 7-5 by Jim Ned in the opening game of bracket play on Saturday.

Tournament TotalsINDIVIDUAL STATS

K Schkade 5 sgl, 1 dbl, 2 hr, 10 RBIs, 8 runsCo Wilson 2 sgl, 1 dbl, 1 RBI, 4 runsL Moore 6 sgl, 2 RBIs, 6 runsK Hamilton 6 sgl, 3 dbl, 8 RBIs, 5 runsL Keller 1 sgl, 1 dbl, 3 RBIs, 3 runsCa Wilson 4 sgl, 1 dbl, 4 RBIs, 4 runsK Sullivan 1 RBI, 2 runsA Faith 6 sgl, 1 dbl, 5 RBIs, 7 runsK Hill 3 sgl, 2 dbl, 1 tpl, 10 runsM Folsom 3 sgl, 1 dbl, 7 RBIsA Alvarez 1 sgl, 1 dbl, 3 RBIs, 2 runsH Wood 1 run

DONNIE LUCAS / ALBANY NEWS

PHOTO BY ANGELYN FAITH

Madison Jones (top photo, l) catches a throw from Conor Wilson (r) for an out at fi rst during the Lady Lions’ 14-0 victory over Coleman on Tuesday afternoon. The local girls claimed the championship trophy (lower photo) in the Silver Bracket of the Ste-phenville tournament last week, and will be returning to tournament play this Thursday at Eula. They will also host Ballinger at the Albany fi eld on Monday.

Lady Lions win silver bracket at Stephenville

Lions win area, edged out in quarterfi nals♦ Boys end seasonwith 24-5 record

By Donnie A. LucasDespite holding the lead

through three quarters, the Lion basketball team was edged out in the quarterfi nal playoff on Tuesday by the Stamford Bulldogs, 43-37.

The quarterfinal face-off between Albany and Stamford played at Wylie High School in Abilene was set up by a similiar fourth-quarter win by the Lions in the area playoff game against Seymour last Friday.

The Lions ended the season with a 24-5 record, which in-cludes a 10-0 district champion-ship along with the area title.

Stamford (14-4) will advance to the regional tournament on Friday to play Mart on Friday at 3:00 p.m. at ACU’s Moody Coliseum. The regional cham-pionship game is set for 12:00 noon on Saturday.

“Our guys played a great game, but we couldn’t get a rebound in the fourth quarter to save our lives,” said coach Ryder Peacock. “Stamford had 17 or 18 offensive rebounds that they just kept jumping for, and we couldn’t get a call to go our way.”

The coach added that the Bulldogs sank seven of eight free throws in the fi nal minutes of the game when the Lions were forced to foul to try to get the ball back.

“Normally they are a 50 per-cent team at the line, but they hit almost everything they put up, and that was the difference in the game,” said Peacock.Albany 9 10 6 12 - 37Stamford 3 11 10 19 - 43PLAYER PTS. AST. REB. STL.R Pleasant 4 2 2C Hudson 1 0 8Ethan Edington 6 1 8C Petree 18 2 15 3A Hamilton 6 2 4 2J Bumguardner 2 0 0 1

Area ChampionshipDown by as much as 11

points in the second half, the Lion basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter to win the area playoff over Seymour, 50-47, in Graham.

“This was a huge test for our guys,” said coach Peacock. “Seymour was a deep team with some good shooters to go along with their 6-8 post.”

The Panthers took an early lead and held it well into the second half, leading by as much as 11 points at one time.

A timely three-point bucket by Ryan Pleasant, followed by a couple of big steals and scores by Jake Bumguardner, helped the Lions take a narrow lead in the fi nal few minutes of the game.

“Jake stepped up in a big way at the end of the game and came up with some important shots,” said the coach. “Cody (Petree) continued to play well, keeping us in the game offensively until the very end.”

The Lions shot 43 percent from the fl oor and 64 percent at the line, with Petree named as offensive standout. Bumguard-ner and Clay Hudson were tapped with defensive honors.Albany 10 10 13 17 - 50Seymour 9 16 12 10 - 47

PLAYER PTS. AST. REB. STL.S Raymond 1R Pleasant 5 1 2C Hudson 4 0 2Ethan Edington 4C Petree 22 0 12 2A Hamilton 7 1 2 1J Bumguardner 8 1 3 2

DONNIE LUCAS / ALBANY NEWS

Jake Bumguardner goes up with a two-point lay-up on a steal to put the Lions ahead in the four quarter of the area playoff against Seymour last Friday in Graham. Albany came from be-hind to win the game 50-47. PHOTO BY KYLE VIERTEL

Closely guarded by two Stam-ford players, senior Cody Petree turns and puts in two of his 22 points during the Lions’ loss in the quarterfi -nals on Tues-day night at Wylie. Al-bany fi nished district with a perfect 10-1 record, earned a bye in the fi rst round, then defeated Seymour for the area crown.

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“We expect about 10 to 12 teams at Roby,” said girls coach Ginger Norton.

It is doubtful that any boys will compete at Roby, according to boys coach Rod Britting.

“I actually haven’t seen the boys run yet,” said Brit-ting, who until Wednesday was still involved in coach-ing the boys basketball team in the playoffs. “I doubt we’ll have guys run-ning on their own.”

Roby field events for the boys will start at 10:00 while the girls are running their prelims. The running events beginning after lunch, with fi nals starting

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has 13 girls working out, with several slots to fi ll.

“We lost two seniors from last year who contrib-uted to our sprint relay and mile-relay at state level,” Norton said. “Hopefully we will have some runners to fi ll their positions, but they will have to have a hard work ethic and want to compete at the next level of competition.”

Christoval, Eula, Cross Plains, Hamlin, Miles, Roscoe, Rotan, San Angelo-TLC Academy, Stamford, and Winters make up the track district.

“I expect Hamlin to be the dominating girls team in district for this year,” Norton said. “We competed

against them at state in mile relay, coming in second behind them. They only lost a few runners from last year.”

Both boys and girls teams are scheduled to run at Clyde on Friday, March 9. Albany will travel to Hamlin on March 17, Breckenridge on March 24 and Cisco on March 29.

Albany will host the high school district meet on Wednesday, April 4 and Friday, April 6.

The junior high teams will open their season on Thursday (today) in Roby. They will run at Roscoe on March 8 and Strawn on March 20. Albany will host the junior high dis-trict meet on Saturday, March 31.

Track season to open at Roby

Baseball team to host fundraiser TuesdayBy Donnie A. Lucas

The Lion baseball team split games as host team in the season-opening Albany Lead-off Classic last week.

Nine area teams entered the three-day event.

The Lions were open

during the fi rst part of the week, but will travel to Santo for tournament play starting Friday, March 2. Albany will open the tour-ney against Dublin at 12:00 p.m., returning Saturday for a second day of action.

Albany will host its an-nual fundraiser next Tues-day, March 6, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the local fi eld.

The local team opened their season with a 15-2 win over Haskell during the Albany tournament last

Thursday.Martin Ruiz was the

winning pitcher for the Lions.

“Martin threw well, and Hunter Connally came in to relieve him in the third and did a good job,” said Coach David Fairchild. “Overall, we put the ball in play and made good defensive plays.”

LIONS vs HASKELLSCORE BY INNING 1 2 3 FINALALBANY 0 6 9 15HASKELL 1 0 2 3Ryan Preslar, 1-2; Hunter Connally, 2-2; Martin Ruiz, 2-4; Lewis Kelly, 1-2; Justin Jones, 1-3; Seth Taplin, 2-3; Jared Hus-mann, 1-1; Stetson Hobbs, 1-1.

The Lions lost to Hamlin 9-0 in the second round played on Friday.

“We faced a very good pitcher,” said the coach. “Connally pitched three good innings, including seven strikeouts.”

Also pitching for the Lions were Justin Jones, Ethan Nall and Seth Taplin.

“It was a good tour-nament,” said Fairchild. “Everything ran smoothly, and I want to thank all the volunteers who helped us.”

LIONS vs HAMLINSCORE BY INNING 1 2 3 4 FINALALBANY 0 0 0 0 0HAMLIN 1 0 7 1 9

PHOTO BY ROB MONTGOMERY

Ryan Preslar barely beats the ball at home plate for a Lion run as the Lions defeat Haskell in the opening game of the local tournament last Thursday. Albany will be in Santo this week for tourney play.

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Coby Knight goes inside for a two-point shot when the Vipers took on the Cowboys last Saturday morn-ing in the last games of the Little Dribblers season.

The 2012 season of Little Dribblers concluded with games Saturday, Feb. 25 in Albany High School’s ancillary gym.

Results from last week-end’s games are as follows:

BOYS GAMESGray 22 - Green 20

Gray - Blaine Kayga 6, Monte Cauble 2, Jackson Chapman 4, BJ Morris 8, Tyler Beard 2.

Green - Coby Knight 10, Max Balliew 8, Ryder Wilkins 2Gray 28 - Black 15

Gray - Blaine Kayga 8, Monte Cauble 2, Jackson Chapman 4, BJ Morris 4, Tyler Beard 10

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GIRLS GAMESGreen 11 - Black 9

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Beth Denton 3 Turquoise 17 - Green 13

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Denton 6Green - Caitlyn Holson

2, Larson Garcia 2, Torie Fuentes 2, Sydney Glover 7

Youth tournament played in EulaEula hosted the fi nal

season tournament on Feb. 25, with championships awarded to the Albany fi fth and sixth grade boys teams in the West Texas Youth Basketball League.

Teams participating in the league are fifth and sixth grade boys and girls teams from Albany, Eula, Anson, Merkel, and Hawley.

Tournament results:FIFTH GRADE GIRLS

Albany 14 - Hawley 13 Summer Wagman 2, Jas-

mine Sanchez 2, Taylor Manske 6, Cyrena Viertel 2, Caitlyn Patterson 2Merkel 19 - Albany 5

Lost in championship game to Merkel, 19-5, Sum-mer Wagman 2, Caitlyn Patterson 1

SIXTH GRADE GIRLS (No stats available)FIFTH GRADE BOYS

Albany 30 - Merkel 23Cameron Dacus 18, Ryan

Hill 8, Cutter Cowart 4

Albany 29 - Hawley 24Cameron Dacus 11, Ryan

Hill 11, Derek Isbell 3, Josh Dyer 2, Kade Everitt 1, Cut-ter Cowart 1

SIXTH GRADE BOYS Albany 41 - Anson 22

Adam Faith 11, Brian Hamilton 16, Dax Neece 6, Weston Vickers 4, Henry Kelly 2, Kyle Manning 2

Albany 47 - Haskell 17 Dax Neece 8, Adam Faith

6, Brian Hamilton 17, Weston Vickers 2, Kelton Parker 4, Kyle Manning 2, Mason Denton 2, Robert Rhodes 6Albany 38 - Hawley 25 (Championship)

Dax Neece 8, Adam Faith 8, Brian Hamilton 15, Weston Vickers 5, Kyle Manning 2

A registration meeting will be held Sunday, March 4 at Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Fees will be $25 for fi ve to 12 year old divisions. The 12-15 year old division fee had to be increased to $40 due to rising umpire and equipment costs, according to organization president Pat Kelly. There is a $15 late charge for anyone register-ing past the deadline.

All players must regis-

ter, regardless if they were assigned to a team last year.

The league will not pro-cess a registration form if it does not include full pay-ment. Financial scholar-ships are available to those who cannot pay the fee, but a note should be attached stating that the player is in need of assistance.

Registration forms and fees can be mailed to Albany Little League at the address on the form to arrive prior to March 4.

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“Trae Martin of Mar-shall is visiting her grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Martin. The little lady of fi ve years arrived Monday for a visit of two or three weeks in Moran.

Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Churchill of Midland spent the weekend and Easter Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Brewster.

IN APPRECIATION – We wish to thank all our good friends for all the kind things that they did for us in our sorrow for Emri Terry. Special thanks to the Baptist ladies for the lovely dinner and to Reverend Bell and wife, Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Shelton and the choir for the lovely music. Dean Hicks, Catherine Smith, Loren Terry, and sister and brothers, Jim, Jay, Steve, Zed, Curtis and Kate.

Mr. and Mrs. Vernie Garrison of Edinburg vis-ited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Drake, Easter Sunday. Both the Gar-risons are teachers in the Edinburg school.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stokes and children of Al-bany, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nesom and Loren Williams of Dallas were Easter guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley C. Williams.

Mr. and Mrs. R.F. Thames went to Big Spring to attend the birthday party of their sons, Earl and Jeral Lisem-bee last weekend. They also attended a family reunion while there.

Mr. and Mrs. Troy Perry and children, Lynda and Marge, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Cottle for Easter Sunday and the fol-lowing week. Mrs. Perry was Mary Nette Snyder before her marriage. She is very well-known in Moran, hav-ing taught home econom-ics in our school for three years. Their home is now in San Angelo. Mr. Perry is in the insurance business there. He is now taking a fi ve-weeks course at SMU in Dallas.

Mrs. Nora H. Lee of Fort Worth is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ida Leftwich.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Taylor attended the wedding of their son, Laury Taylor at the Fort Worth Methodist Chapel on Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ham-ilton of Odessa visited in Moran last week with his brother, Floyd Hamilton, and family. They left for Fort Worth Monday where Carl is to be fi tted with an artifi cial limb. He had the misfortune of losing his left leg at the knee, caused by a blood clot. The operation was performed at Harris Memorial Hospital last No-vember. They will return to Moran in a few days.

IMPROVING – The Mo-ran people who were injured

in a car accident Tuesday of last week are improving. Floyd C. Pool telephones Tuesday noon from Harris Memorial Hospital in Fort Worth and reported he is still in bed but he expects to be home this weekend. Mrs. Pool will be in the hospital for several weeks. Mrs. Will English has returned home and is doing well. Mr. English is at the home of his brother in Weatherford recuperating.

Mrs. Lillie Baker and Mrs. Smith, sisters of Al-berta McClendon, who live in Dallas, visited in the McClendon home Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gay visited relatives in Lamesa last week. Her mother, Mrs. William Wright, and Mrs. Gay’s sis-ter, Ima, returned to Moran for a visit.

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Roger Scott, 79, died Feb. 18, 2012 in Mineola, Texas. Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 24, at the Moran Cemetery with Rev. Jason Martin, pastor of First Baptist Church of Breckenridge offi ciating.

Those attending the services included four of his classmates who started to school with him in the fi rst grade at Moran.

Roger was born Oct. 6, 1932 in Moran to Roe Scott and Myrtle Morrison Scott. He graduated from Moran High School where he was a very popular student and a member of the football team. After graduation he joined the U.S. Navy and served during the Korean War.

His lifetime employ-ment was with Texaco Oil Company in Odessa,

Texas. Upon retirement he moved to his property in East Texas and enjoyed is favorite sport of fi shing.

Preceding him in death were his parents; three brothers, Lynn, Bob and Jack; and one sister, Mary Jean.

Survivors include his son, Steve Scott; one sis-ter, JoAnn Austin; and nephews David Austin and Scott Austin. PD

MORAN OBITUARY —

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Members of the Moran School faculty and staff met Monday night, Feb. 27 for a STAAR test administartors’ training meeting. In addition to the good information about administering the test, the educators were also treated to some good food! Pictured are (l-r) Lanny Holt, Robin Harvey, and Brian Davis.

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(254) 559-3306RENTALS INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:BACKHOE, GENERATORS, TRAILERS, WATER PUMPS, SKID STEER,COMPRESSORS, DOZER, DITCHERS, FORKLIFT & MUCH MORE!!!

INVITATION FOR BIDSSealed proposals ad-

dressed to Mr. Chris Wing-ert, P.E., General Manager of the West Central Texas Municipal Water District, will be received at the of- ce of the West Central Texas Municipal Water District, 410 Hickory Street, Abilene, Texas 79601, until Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. for furnishing the following items:

• 14” Cone Valve and Associated Appurtenances at Lake Pump Station, Pump #1

• 16” Cone Valve and Associated Appurtenances at Booster Station #2, Pump #3

At this time and place the proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bid received after closing time will not be accepted and will be returned to sender unopened.

Contract Documents are on le and may be examined free of charge at the follow-ing address:

Engineer: Freese and Nichols, Inc., 4055 Interna-tional Plaza, Suite 200, Fort Worth, Texas 76109-4895, Construction Services De-partment

Owner: West Central Texas Municipal Water District, 410 Hickory Street, Abilene, Texas, 79601, Of- ce of General Manager

Advertisement and infor-mation for the Project can be found at the following web site: http://construction.freese.com

Contract Documents may be downloaded or viewed free of charge at this web site. It is the down-loader’s responsibility to de-termine that a complete set of documents, as de ned in the Instructions to Offerors are received. Printed copies of the Contract Documents may be purchased at the website for the cost of print-ing. The cost for printed Contract Documents is not refunded.

The web site will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of interested parties, reports or other

information relevant to sub-mitting a proposal for the Project.

Direct questions related to distribution of Contract Documents for this project to the Freese and Nichols Construction Services De-partment. Direct questions related to the design of the project to: David Bennett, P.E., (210) 298-3829, [email protected].

A bid security bond shall be as set forth in the instruc-tions to Bidders.

In case of ambiguity or lack of clarity in stating proposed prices, the West Central Texas Municipal Water District reserves the right to adopt the most ad-vantageous bid thereof, to reject any or all bids, and to waive formalities. The District anticipates that it will award the contract by March 30, 2012. No bid may be withdrawn within sixty (60) days after date on which bids are opened.

WEST CENTRAL TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTChris Wingert, P.E.,

General Manager41c

BUDGET HEARINGA public meeting to re-

view the City of Albany budget for the 2012-2013 scal year will be held at 6:45 p.m. Monday, March 12, 2012 in the reception room of the Aztec Theater.

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HELP WANTEDHomestead Nursing of Baird needs a 6 am- 2 pm LVN. Needed C.N.A.’s for 6 am-2 pm shift and 2 pm-10 pm shift. Call 325-854-1429 ask for Scott orJoanne. 41c

Property For Salein Shackelford County!

441 Glesk Street Great Hunter’s Retreat in

Albany REDUCED to $65,000 - Motivated Seller!

314± AcresCultivation and pasture Good stock farm and great hunting!

$1,595 per Acre

218 Hill St - LuedersReduced to $22.000 - Cozy

and quiet remodel - 2Bd/1Bth Call Lisa 325.668.2385

EKDAHLREAL ESTATE

Stamford, TX

John Ekdahl - Broker325.773.3676

See more information on these properties at

www.ekdahlrealestate.net

HELP WANTEDVintage Vanilla. See Michelle or call 762-3030. tfc

LEGALBRIEFSBRIEFS

FAA that radar contact was lost with an aircraft in the area of Shackelford County.2-21 Medic 1 responded to a residence on Pate St.2-23 Medic 1, Shackelford FD, Deputy Boyett, Trooper Salas and Southwest MedEvac re-sponded to CR 283 and 576 for a vehicle accident.2-24 Medic 1 responded to Earheart St for a medi-cal emergency. Patient was transported to Abilene.2-24 Medic 1 responded to Rambler St for a medical emergency.2-24 Deputy Boyett respond-ed to Hwy 351 for a one-ve-hicle accident. CD Wrecker Service took possession of the vehicle.2-25 Medic 1, Deputies Huck-abay and Mabry responded to Hwy 283 S for an accident with injuries. Southwest MedEvac responded and transported on patient Medic 1 also transported one patient to Abilene.2-25 Deputy Mabry respond-

ed to the area near FM 2312 and CR 122 for a call con-cerning stray livestock. He was unable to locate the stray.2-25 Offi cer Price and Deputy Mabry responded to the area of W Moran St for a call concerning a loud noise. They were unable to locate the source of the noise.2-25 Deputy Mabry and Of-fi cer Price responded to the area of Gordon for a call concerning criminal mis-chief. The were unable to locate said vehicle involved.

•Arrest RecordsEpigmento Cortez Valles DOB 10-27-1962 serving time/DWI 3rd.

• CALL 9-1-1The Sheriff ’s Department dispatches calls for the sher-iff and deputies, DPS troop-ers, city police, constable fi re department and EMS. Dial 911 for emergency calls.

•Sheriff’s Dept. Dispatch SummaryThe Shackelford County Sheriff ’s Offi ce answered 149 calls for service for the period of Feb. 19-25. An additional 27 calls for emergency services were dispatched to Shackelford County EMS and Fire De-partments for a total of 176 calls for service. 2-19 Sheriff Miller re-sponded to a call on Mat-thews St about someone trying to get into their residence. No subject was found.2-19 Deputy Watson re-sponded to a call of a downed power line on CR 240 The line was removed from the roadway.2-19 Medic 1 responded to a call on Fisher St. One person was transported to Abilene.2-20 A search and rescue effort was launched after receiving information from

HELP WANTEDSazama Fuel. Hard working, drug free. Apply in person - ask for Donna 42c

The West Central Texas Municipal Water District has an immediate job opening for the position of a

Lake Maintenance Technician.

WCTMWD provides raw water to cities and industry. We operate offi ces in Abilene and Breckenridge with a combined staff of 25 employees. We are an Equal Opportunity, Drug Free, and At-Will Employer

The West Central Texas Municipal Water District has an immediate opening for a full-time Lake Maintenance Technician position working out of our Breckenridge location.

Some of the requirements for this position: CDL preferred, or ability to obtain CDL within 6 months, operation of heavy equipment, general maintenance of District property (i.e. mowing, weed eating), painting, welding, heavy maintenance of the cathodic bonds and maintenance of District equipment.

This position includes: health & dental insurance, work vehicle, retirement program, 8 paid holidays, PTO, and other optional benefi ts.

Please see our website for job description, qualifi cations, and application. www.wctmwd.org

Applications will be accepted via fax; Attn: Human Resources (325-673-8272), email [email protected], or in person weekdays between the hours of 9-4 at 4164 Water District Road, Breckenridge, TX 76424. Applications will be accepted through 4 PM, Friday, March 9, 2012. Salary DOQ

Inquiries about this position may be directed to Ms. Coby Roberts at 325.673.8254 or emailed to the above address.

NEIGHBORS IN NEEDThis week’s needs are: Beds, fridge, couch, gas cook stoves, microwave, dressers, kitchen table, coffee & end ta-bles, washer & dryer, sewing machine, gas dryer, vacuum, household items, baby gear, toys (trampolines, swingsets, bikes, etc.). To give: bathroom sink, tub, and toilet. Contact Lori Reames for information at 325-721-8620 ** CLOSET ANGELS WILL REOPEN FRI-DAY MARCH 2, FROM 10-2, AND SATURDAY FROM 9-NOON (with garage sale out back!). tfc

ALBANY TASK FORCE ON DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSEALBANY TASK FORCE ON DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE

HubbardCreek Lake

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Levels of Current Stage 1,155.01-1,170.00

Drought Stage

VoluntaryConservation

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1169.02Current Level:

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GO GO LIONS!LIONS!

Tommy & Doyleen Tommy & Doyleen TerrellTerrell

GO LIONS!GO LIONS!Shane, Melissa, Shane, Melissa,

Chandler & Chloe Chandler & Chloe FieldsFields

6B PAGE THE ALBANY NEWS www.thealbanynews.net THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012

ALBANYALBANY HIGHHIGH SCHOOLSCHOOLLIONSLIONS

Ethan Ethan EdingtonEdington #32 #32Congratulations to Congratulations to our shining star! our shining star!

Prairie StarPrairie Star

Clay Clay HudsonHudson #23 #23

Love Mom, Love Mom, Dad , Lexi,Dad , Lexi,Drew & BritDrew & Brit

Clay Clay HudsonHudson #23 #23

We’re proud of you! We’re proud of you! Love GrannyLove Granny

Cody Cody #34#34& Dylan #25& Dylan #25

PetreePetreeCAN DO! Phil. 4:13 CAN DO! Phil. 4:13 Mom, Dad, & EvanMom, Dad, & Evan

RyanRyanPleasantPleasant #12 #12

We’re proud of you! We’re proud of you! Jeff, Ricia Jeff, Ricia & Jordan& Jordan

AndrewAndrew “Hammy” “Hammy”

Hamilton #45Hamilton #45Papa Ham, Mama Papa Ham, Mama Ham, Little HamHam, Little Ham& Honey Ham& Honey Ham

Cody Cody #34,#34,Dylan #25Dylan #25& Ryan #12& Ryan #12

We are proud of you!We are proud of you!Love, MawmawLove, Mawmaw

& Pawpaw& Pawpaw

DylanDylanBurchBurch #21 #21

We’re proud of you! We’re proud of you! Granddad & GrannyGranddad & Granny

GO LIONS!GO LIONS!J.E. & Gayle J.E. & Gayle

MikeskaMikeska

Ethan Ethan EdingtonEdington #32 #32

Love Mom, Dad Love Mom, Dad Mimi, Treca, Danny Mimi, Treca, Danny

& Elia& Elia

Jake Jake BumguardnerBumguardner #10#10

Great Job! Great Job! Mom, Dad, Grace, Mom, Dad, Grace,

Ben & SuzeteBen & Suzete

AREAAREACHAMPIONSCHAMPIONS

CONGRATULATIONSCONGRATULATIONSon a great season!on a great season!