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HOSPITAL DISTRICT
Clinic to be
supervised
by Dr. Ford
By Melinda L. Lucas
Although Wednesday,
May 12 was Dr. Ryan Ford’s
last official day at the local
clinic, he will continue to
supervise operations for
awhile and is expected to
be “in and out” of the office
until he begins his duties at
Mother Frances Hospital in
Jacksonville, Texas.
Shackelford County
Hospital District board
members are still working
with several applicants and
are optimistic that another
physician will be found to
practice at the facility.
“We appreciate Ryan for
being willing to continue
supervising Travis (Wil-
burn) until we make other
arrangements,” said board
president John Ayers.
“We don’t have any rea-
son to think that this won’t
be a smooth transition.”
Ayers added that the
board may bringin another
mid-level provider to help
Wilburn, a nurse practitio-
ner in the interim.
“Even after we have a
permanent physician in
place, we may need an-
other nurse practitioner
or physician’s assistant,”
Ayers said.
Dr. Ford privatized the
Albany clinic four years
ago, but it will revert to
hospital district control
when he leaves, operating
under the name, Shackel-
ford County Health Clinic.
Workshop
slated today
A Texas Midwest Com-
munity Network Main
Street and heritage tourism
workshop is set for today
(Thursday, May 13) from
9:00 a.m. to noon at the
Aztec Theater in Albany.
The seminar is spon-
sored by the City of Albany
Chamber of Commerce,
TDA-Rural Economic De-
velopment, and USDA
-Rural Development.
The goal of Texas Mid-
west is to promote a region-
al approach to provide the
resources and awareness
for its members to achieve
economic and community
growth.
No registration fee is
required but reservations
were requested. ,
Weather Week
▼
DATE'
May 4
HIGH
-10
LOW
PREC.
5-4
86
64
5-5
84
53
5-6
93
65
5-7
75
48
5-8
69
49
5-9
69
49
5-10
95
49
May total
0.00
Year-to-date- total
11.44
Council, hospital seats filled
♦ Only 140 voters
turn out Saturday
By Kathryn Stapp
Low turnouts were recorded
for election day in Albany and
Moran last Saturday, May 8.
Two city councilmen were
decided by 128 Albany voters,
while 140 county votes decided
the three seats on the Shackel-
ford Comity Hospital District’s
board of directors.
In Moran, voters cast bal-
lots for school board positions
in that community. Just over
70 votes were counted, filling
two seats.
The city election in Moran
was cancelled with only two
candidates filingfor three seats.
The Albany ISD election was
also cancelled.
Albany City Council
One newcomer and one in-
cumbent were elected in Satur-
day’s Albany city council election.
Incumbent Bobbie Cauble
led the ballot count with 92
votes, while returning chal-
lenger Lester Galbreath gar-
nered 89. Incumbent Don Koch
received 68 votes to fill the third
open seat.
Cauble, Galbreath and Koch
will be sworn in at the council’s
regular meeting on Monday,
June 14. Galbreath is a former
city council member who lost
his seat in 2008.
Hospital Board
Five candidates were on
the ballot for four seats on the
Shackelford County Hospital
District (SCHD) board.
Incumbents who will remain
on the board include Stephen
Kayga with 110 votes, John
Ayers with 94 votes and Alma
Godfrey Neese with 63 votes.
Challenger Diana Price cap-
tured 100 votes to defeat Mona
Hart with 55 votes to take the
final seat on the board.
Voting for the SCHD board
was combined in one location
at the Albany City Hall.
Moran School Board
Four candidates in the
Moran ISD were vying for two
seats on the school board there.
One incumbent running for
reelection, retained her seat,
with a total of 58 votes for Al-
ice Branham. Melvin Holland
with 31 votes was unseated by
challenger Gary Roan with 49
votes. Roan is a former Moran
teacher and coach. Challenger
Dona Tingle tallied five votes.
Moran City Election
Incumbent council members
Aline McCormack and Mike
Farrell retained their seats,
leaving one opening on the
council.
Albany School Board
Candidates on the Albany
school board did not face op-
position for either of their seats.
Op the AISD board, the two
three-year terms will be filled
by incumbents Betsy Parsons,
Pam Davis and Kelly Head.
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Melinda Lucas / Albany News
Car show organizers Matt Birkla (I) and Robert Snyder (a), with some assistance
from Snyder's daughter Hannah, load up several boxes of trophies in the back
of a classic station wagon for this weekend's WRM Albany Classic Car Show.
The fourth annual event, originally scheduled April 17 and postponed because
of bad weather, will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. A chuck wagon breakfast
will get underway even earlier, serving bacon and eggs from 7:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Delayed car show
will hopefully get
underway May 15
With rain in the forecast through
the weekend, organizers are hoping for
a break in the weather long enough to
stage the fourth annual WRM Albany
Classic Car Show, which was postponed
from its original date of April 17 for the
same reason.
The Chamber of Commerce event is
slated to start at 8:00 a.m. this Saturday,
May 15, along with a 7:00 a.m. chuck
wagon breakfast and all-day sidewalk fair.
Unfortunately, said show coordinator
Robert Snyder, if there are storms on
Friday or Friday night, most classic car
owners will hesitate to get their vehicles
uncovered.
‘We’ve got the 2010 trophies and t-
shirts, so if the weather doesn’t cooperate,
we’ll try to schedule it again later,” said
Snyder. “It’s a little nerve-wracking, but
we can’t control the weather and we’ll
just do what we can.”
The car show chairman added that as
long as there is no rain on Saturday, he
(See Car show, pg. 8A)
OJAC festival shines light on art
♦ Construction
forces events inside
The Old Jail Art Center
will celebrate International
Museum Day on Saturday,
May 15 by hosting its annual
Art Carnival from 10:00 a.m.
until noon.
At the festival everything
from game booths to refresh-
ments to crafts has been
designed to shine a light on
the amazing world of art in its
many forms.
“The carnival is such a cool
opportunity for kids - it’s a
chance to run around and re-
ally interact with art in a way
that you can’t in the everyday
museum setting,” Outreach
Coordinator Shaela Nay saicj.
“This year we’ll have a
scavenger hunt through the
European Masterworks Collec-
tion, and the art projects have
all been designed to help make
sense of abstract art.” “There’s
a famous quote from Picasso
that says, ‘Every child is an
artist; the problem is how to
remain one once we grow up’,
something I’ve always found to
be true as an art teacher,” Nay
commented.
Because of the construction
taking place in the Sculpture
Garden, the Carnival will be
held inside the museum this
year. The Stasney Center for
Education will be decorated
with artwork made by students
from Albany and Moran, and
kid-friendly wall texts will be
posted throughout the mu-
seum.
Activities include: a cupcake
walk, face painting, finger
painting, picture booths, sculp-
ture booths, a scavenger hunt,
refreshments, prizes, and more.
And, as always, games will cost
one cent per game - just for fun.
If you have any questions
or would like to volunteer, call
OJAC Outreach Coordinator
Shaela Nay, at 325-762-2269.
Kathryn Mitchell at the Old Jail Art Center practices the art
of balloon sculpture for this Saturday's annual International
Museum Day Family Festival, which will take place inside
the Old Jail this year because of construction.
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