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The Albany News
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
95 entries roll in for spring car show
About 200 visitors checked
out the art pieces displayed
at the Whitney Theatre over
the weekend, while there
were close to 100 entries in
the 4th Annual Albany Car
Show on Saturday, all part
of the WRM Arts Roundup
sponsored by the Albany
Chamber of Commerce.
Chamber Executive Di-
rector Chuck Senter report-
ed that most of those who
viewed the art pieces came to
the Preview Party on Friday
evening, with only light traf-
fic on Saturday.
"We were a little disap-
pointed in Saturday's atten-
dance at the art show, es-
pecially since there were so
many people at the car show,"
said Senter. "I don't know
what the answer is, but we
will revisit that issue before
next spring."
Car Show Results
Meanwhile, down the
street at the car show, a total
of 95 vehicles were registered,
almost doubling the number
at previous shows.
"People just kept showing
up," commented Robert Sny-
der, who organized the event
with the help of Wayne Bur-
row. "We had over 50 entries
by 9:00 a.m., so we knew it was
going to be a good day. And the
weather was perfect."
He added that show par-
ticipants were pleased with
the location change back to
the Bank Park.
"They were closer to the
shops and food and the re-
strooms, so I think everyone
was happy. And there were
so many vehicles that it at-
tracted a lot of attention from
people just passing through,"
Snyder continued.
"Two different groups of
bikers (one on motorcycles
Elementary art teacher Pam
Cope (top photo, r) shows third
grader Alycia Smith (I) how to
make a propane blown glass
bead at the booth manned
by Cope and secondary art
instructor Sage Yerger during
Saturday's WRM Arts Roundup
in downtown Albany. Proceeds
from the booth will be used in
the school's art program. Two
of the spectators (lower pho-
to) at the Albany Car Show,
which drew a record number
of entries, discuss one of the
antique trucks on display.
Melinda Lucas / Albany News
and the other on bicycles)
stopped when they saw all
the activities."
Both Snyder and Senter
were enthusiastic about the
response from both the spec-
tators and the participants.
Senter is in the process of
"building an email list" and
he expects next year's show
to be even bigger.
"We're also hoping that a
bunch of these guys will come
back for our 'Show and Shine'
event during Fandangle."
The Chamber manager
explained that a scaled-down
version of the car show is
planned in June, with more
information available at a
later date.
2008 Winners
Ronnie Anderson's 1957
Nomad was named Best
of Show at the 2008 show,
with a 1957 Corvette owned
by Terri Anderson winning
the People's Choice Award.
A 1948 Ford entered by Roy
Wyatt had the "Best Engine."
Traveling the "Furthest
Distance" to participate in
the show were Dale and Lin-
da Green of Levelland.
The complete list of win-
ners, with trophies given in
24 categories, is as follows:
Antique car pre-1949 -1. Gladys
Patterson, 1926 Chevy Coupe;
2. Richard Norman, 1946 Ford
Coupe.
Original car - 1. Sonia Weaver,
1957 Thunderbird; 2. Bobby
Wood, 1972 Chevy Malibu.
Muscle car - 1. Larry Warren,
1965 Chevelle; 2. Matt Birkla,
1970 Chevelle.
Street machine - 1. Ronnie
Sandlin, 1963 Chevy II; 2. Rocky
White, 1967 Camaro.
Ford Mercury -1. Roger Conner,
1966 Ford; 2. Terry Steele, 1962
Ford Galaxy.
Mopar - 1. Tanner Scott, 1994
Dodge Viper; 2. Brian Hendley,
1969 Charger.
Chevy 1955-59 - 1. Justin An-
derson, 1957 Chevy; 2. Robert &
Clara Spalding, 1957 Belair. .
Custom car pre-1960 -1. Ronnie
Anderson, 1957 Chevy Nomad;
2. David Rios, 1941 Packard.
Custom car 1960-1980 - 1. Dale
Green, 1986 Corvette.
Corvette 1953-83 - 1. Terri An-
derson, 1957 Corvette; 2. Eddy
Armstrong, 1960 Corvette.
Corvette 1984-present -1. Mark
Melinda Lucas / Albany News
City
(Cont. from pg. 1A)
"We may be able to negoti-
ate some changes, but hand
loading for the most part is a
thing of the past," commented
councilman Lester Galbreath.
Koch also stated that he
had personally spent a num-
ber of hours that day review-
ing all the alleys in the com-
munity to see if they could be
cleared or improved enough to
accommodate the new auto-
mated truck.
'We're seriously negotiat-
ing with them to continue al-
ley pickup," said Koch.
Mayor Harold Cox added
that the company "didn't do
what they said they would do
and we're still working on it.
It's been total confusion. They
didn't work with Bobby (Rus-
sell) or communicate with
anybody about what they
were doing until it was done,
and we're trying to straighten
it all out."
Allied officials who met
with the council in both Janu-
ary and February implied that
alley pickup could continue,
Cox said, but later stated that
most alleys were too narrow
for the truck.
The mayor also empha-
sized that Allied's new con-
tract with the city had not yet
been signed.
"Nobody likes change,
but you've got to be patient,"
said council member Terry
Moberley. "Anytime you have
change, there are going to be
problems, but we're working
to find some answers."
Shirley Caldwell, who was
present at the meeting for the
beautification committee re-
port, suggested that the citi-
zens "give the city sue months"
to work on solutions. "If things
aren't working out, come back
then. I trust these guys to do
the right thing."
Jim Robertson suggested
that the council consider an
ordinance requiring the poly
carts to be off the street by
dark on pickup days, and Cox
stated that such an ordinance
was already in hand.
Later in the meeting, the
council members agreed that
having a place for local resi-
dents to take excess trash is a
priority
They discussed several op-
tions, including having more
frequent roll-off availability;
fencing a portion of city-owned
property so that the roll-off
could be available on week-
ends; and possibly providing
a city employee at specified
times to help elderly or dis-
abled citizens who might have
trouble getting excess trash
School
(Cont. from pg. 1A)
Other Business
• The board voted to allow
student participants in the
Fandangle sampler at the
LBJ Ranch to travel on May
16 aB a classroom extension,
or field trip, with the possible
requirement of a written pa-
per, as deemed appropriate
by the campus administra-
tor.
• The annual contract
with Interquest Detection
Canines of West Texas was
renewed, as was the student
accident insurance coverage
with Texas Kids First.
• High school principal
Tommy Tterrell reported that
the college credit classes will
be included in the class rank-
ing system starting the next
school year, with at least 15
students planning to take
The seventh annual chil-
dren's health fair is planned
for next Friday, May 2 at the
Bank Park.
The fair, sponsored by the
Shackelford County Commu-
nity Resource Center, is open
to all children and adults of
all ages, with an emphasis
on children's programs.
The event will begin at
9:00 a.m. and end at 4:00
Birkla, 1993 Corvette.
Mustang 1964-70 - 1. Ernie
Doshien, 1967 Mustang; 2. George
& Marsha Hays, 1965 Mustang.
Mustang 1971-1985 - 1. Brett
Howard, 1989 Mustang.
Street rod pre-1949 - 1. Chase
Gauger, 1937 Chevy Coupe; 2.
Eddie Baugh, 1934 Coupe.
Antique truck pre-1949 - 1.
Clarence Everett, 1947 Ford; 2.
John Smith, 1948 Ford.
Custom truck 1950-66 - 1. Don-
nie Anderson, 1951 Ford; 2. Bil-
ly Boland, 1957 truck.
Custom truck 1967-85 - 1.
Chase Newman, 1979 GMC; 2.
Joe Parson, 1972 Chevy pickup.
Original truck - 1. George &
Marsha Hays, 1955 Cameo; 2.
Lynn Maxwell, 1972 Chevy.
Chevy truck 1967-72 - 1. Mor-
gan Anderson, 1972 Chevy pick-
up. 2. Malarie Anderson, 1972
Chevy pickup.
Street rod truck pre-1949 1.
Barry Bonner, 1947 Interna-
tional; 2. George & Marsha
Hays, 1948 Ford.
Rat rod - 1. Mike Carey, 1932
Dodge coupe.
Unfinished -1. Aaron Newman,
1986 Chevy; 2. Roy Wyatt, 1948
Ford.
Motorcycles -1. Jeff Roger, 1906
chopper; 2. Kelly Scott, 2006
Ironhorse.
Open -1. George & Marsha Hays,
1959 Willys; 2. Bruce Reed, 1944
Jeep.
ALBANY
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
APR. 24 Community Action Program - Resource Center,
■9 am-4 pm
Uons Club - Icehouse, 12 noon
Bipod drive - FBC parking lot, 12 noon-6 pm
CED/ESL class - Resource Center, 5-7:30 pm
Youth drama showcase - Aztet: Theater, 7 pm
APR. 25 Senior lunch - Youth Center, 11:30 am
Chamber of Commerce lunch - Icehouse, 12 noon
APR. 28-MAY 6 Early voting
APR. 29 County commissioners - Courthouse, 9 am
GED/ESL class - Resource Center, 5-7:30 pm
Beef Cattle Reproduction Health meeting -
Friendship Baptist Church, 7 pm
APR. 30 Kiwanis Club - Ft. Griffin Gen. Mdse., 12 noon
MAY 1 National Day of Prayer - Gazebo, 7 am
Roll-off availability - Chamber area, 8 am-4 pm
MAY 2 Children's health fair - Bank Park, 9 am-4 pm
Deadline to request ballots by mail
MAY 3 . Polo on the Prairie - Lazy 3 Ranch
MAY 5 Historical Commission meeting - First Christian
Church, 6:30 pm
MAY 6 Elementary musical - AHS gym, 7 pm
MAY 10 Local elections - Albany City Hall, 7 am-7 pm
Project Graduation golf tournament
MAY 12 Academic banquet - AHS gym, 7 pm
MAY 13 Relay For Life Wrap-up - McCullar-Ferguson
office, 5;30 pm
Sports banquet - AHS gym, 7 pm
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into the roll-offs.
"Whatever it takes, we've
got to provide some place for
people to put trash, and un-
fortunately, it's just not going
to be as simple as it has been
in the past," said Cox.
It was reported after this
week's deadline that the city
has arranged for weekly roll-
offs for at least six weeks
starting May 1. Details will
be printed next week.
Downtown Planters
Chamber president Diana
Nail presented the beautifi-
cation committee's proposal
to purchase 14 heavy duty
planters for the city.
The purchase price, to-
gether with the cost of freight,
plants and plant material,
should total around $5,000.
The council approved the
design and gave the commit-
tee authority to order the con-
tainers, which will hopefully
be in place by the Fandangle
season.
Nail also explained ttfiat
the cost of new permanent
trash containers for the down-
town area is very high, and
the committee has decided to
salvage the benches already
in place in order to spend
more of their budget on the
trash receptacles.
The city budgeted $15,000
for beautification in the cur-
rent fiscal year.
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Health fair set May 2
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p.m., with all local elementa-
ry students to be bused to the
park during school hours.
Mexican food plate lunch-
es will be available at the
Bank Park during the noon
hour, according to Mindy
Underwood, who is helping
to coordinate the event.
For information about the
health fair, call the Resource
Center at 762-2447.
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