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Thursday, September 23, 1999
The Albany News
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Nancy Smith Elementary
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_ SCHOOL MENUS
Sept. 27-30
Monday - Chicken nuggets,
mashed potatoes, gravy,
green beans, bread, peaches,
milk
Tuesday - Hamburger
steak, brown gravy, salad,
crackers, carrot, bread, apple
sauce, milk
Wednesday - Corn dog,
salad, crackers, vegetarian
beans, pineapple, milk
Thursday - Steak fingers,
mashed potatoes, gravy, corn,
bread, fruit cocktail, milk
Friday - Hamburgers,
french fries, lettuce, tomato,
fruit, milk
I PARENTS IN PARTNERSHIP
The first training session
for parents and teachers was
held on Monday, September
13 at the Albany Youth Cen-
ter. Dr. Periy Kay Haley pre-
sented some information on
communication, She pointed
out that early language expe-
riences at home are impor-
tant. Some suggestions for
what can be done,by parents
included engage in conversa-
tion with your child, use
storytelling (to develop
memory), and let children "act
out" stories.
The next meeting for Par-
ents in Partnership will be
Monday, October 4, at 7:00
p. m. at the Albany Youth Cen-
ter. Dr. Candice Jordan will
, present information and ideas
on using environmental print
(such things as ai McDonald's
sign) to help children learn to
read. Child care will be pro-
vided at the Community Re-
source Center. Raquel Varela
will provide Spanish transla-
tion as needed.
Parents in Partnership is
a collaborative effort among
Albany ISD, McMurry Uni-
versity and the Shackelford
County Community Resource
■ Center, funded < by an Aca-
demics 2000 Reading grant.
I HORSES NOTES
Parents, it is very impor-
tant for me to be aware of any
health conditions that your
child has that could jeopar-
dize his/her safety while at
schoolfi.e. asthma). Health
forms will be sent out with
report cards so they can be
updated and sent back. If you
have just filled out a health
form this year, you can disre-
gard it.
✓✓✓
In the fourth grade lan-
guage classes, students are
learning to use description in
their writing. They've learned
to use their senses, exact
words, and to write in logical
order. They've also learned to
use location words, powerful
adjectives and "Avoid the
Noids!" Writing descriptively
is a skill necessary for all four
writing styles the fourth grad-
ers will learn.
✓✓✓
Third graders have an ex-
citing field trip planned today.
They will travel to Abilene to
hear a young people's concert.
This concert is .presented by
the Abilene Philharmonic Or-
chestra. They will also enjoy a
picnic lunch at the park after
the concert.
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Our preschool classes will
be studying about the triangle
shape this week. We'll be sing-
ing about the triangle and try-
ing to find triangles on cam-
pus. This week's hew color is
orange.
The boys and girls will be
wearing laminated mega-.
phones and footballs home
from school on Wednesday and
Thursday. These can be worn
at the Albany Lions' home-
cominggairle this Friday. The
kids are big fans of the Lions!
✓✓✓
Kindergarten Stars' of the
Week are Ryne Lucas and
Carson Wilson..
We studied about our world
this week. We made Statue of
Liberty crowns and learned
the nataes pf our school, city, .
• cotlniy. cotfiifr/ '
planet. We went to the sheriffs
office and court house. It was
fun!
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Local students compete at fair
More than a dozen Shackel-
ford County youth participated
in various areas of the West
Texas Fair and Rodeo held last
week in Abilene, with several of
them winning top spots in their
divisions.
In the Youth Hobbies compe-
tition, Kathleen Wallis placed
first with a scarecrow, second
with a candy wreath, and third
with a yarn doll. Because of her
use of recycled products in the
"Something from Nothing" divi-
sion, Wallis' sixth place plastic
bluebonnets garnered her a $50
savings bond from the Abilene
Clean and Proud committee.
■ In the youth food show,
Amanda Vinson placed fifth with
her zucchini bread. Wallis also
participated.
Brock Jones' drawing of the
Titanic took first place in his
division of the art show.
Several of the students also
participated in the bubble gum
blowingcontest, includingOrrin
Vinson, who won first place,
Heather Patterson and Amanda
Vinson.
In the livestock exhibition,
several 4-H'ers showed goats;
Amanda Vinson was fifth in goat
showmanship, and Orrin Vinson
came in 12th with his goat. Also
participating were Allison
Beard and Stormi. Hare.'
Bryan McBride placed second
with a European cross steer and
Stormi Hare competed in the
western pleasure with her paint
horse.
Exhibiting lambs were Kenzie
Shack, Kirstin Nobel, Lauren
Willen, Clint Shack and Peyton
Parsons.
Three local students also fin-
ished in the money in the calf
scramble. Kye Brandon placed
third, Jim Stewart fifth, and:
Jacob Cope sixth. All three
caught a calf and will receive a
certificate toward the purchase
of a heifer to be shown in next
year's fair.
Rocky Vinson is the Shackel-
ford County 4-H sponsor.
TEMPERATURES
date
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9-17
9-18
9-19
9-20
9-21
September 15-21, 1999
HIGH
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LOW
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PREC.
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August to date
Year to date
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Cattle needed for Rehab auction
Shackelford County cattle-
men are urged to show their
support for the West Texas Re-
habilitation Center bv contrib-
uting livestock or cash to the
annual Cattleman's Roundup for
the Rehab scheduled later this
month.
The cattle sale is set to begin
at' 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Sep-
tember 28 at the Abilene Live-
stock Auction.
' Longtime Roundup county
chairman Floyd McComas re-
marked that Shackelford County
is well known for its strong sup-
port of the event since the idea
was conceived 40 years ago.
Other local chairmen for the
fundraising event are John Mat-
thews, John Caldwell and Rob-
ert Montgomery.
Those who wish to make a
donation of livestock or cash
should contact one of the local
chairmen or call WTRC at 793-
3509.
McComas will have a trailer
at the old railroad pens on Cook
Field Road at 8:00 a.m. on the
day of the sale to load cattle and
take them to Abilene. Donated
livestock may be brought by the
pens that morning for pickup.
Checks made out to the West
Texas Rehabilitation Center
may be mailed to McComas at
725 Potosi Road, Abilene TX
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Participants in the recent West Texas Fair include (front, l-r) Brock Jones, Allison Beard,
Kathleen Wallis, Orrin Vinson, (2nd row) Heather Patterson, Amanda Vinson, Bryan McBride.
(back) Lauren Willen, Kenzie Shack, Kirstin Nobel, JacobCope, Clint Shack, Peyton Parsons'
Kve Brandon, and (not pictured) Stormi Hare and Jini Stewart.
County burn ban still in effect
Despite scattered showers in
Shackelford County last week,
the danger of wildfires is still
high, and local firemen are ask-
ing that local residents continue
to observe the county-wide ban
on open fires'.
Donald Pearce, chief of the
Shackelford County Rural Fire
Department, reported Monday
that there have been two in-
stances of burn ban violations in
the past few weeks. Law en-
forcement officers have discov-
ered at least two open pits being
burned in rural areas by their
owners.
"We are having trouble with
people just ignoring the burn
ban," said Pearce. "It is still in
effect, and the grass is just as
drv as it was before that little
rain. Overall, conditions are still
very dangerous, and an open pit
with no one watching is about as
dangerous as it can get."
He reminded county residents
that while the ban is in effect,
only fires contained in closed
containers are allowed.
For more information, con-
tact the sheriffs office at 762-
2000.
79602, or given directly to any of
the local chairmen.
"All of the donations will wind
up in the same place, so they can
be given to any of us or sent
directly to the Rehab," explained
■ McComas. "We just like the
money to be tunneled through
local channels so that we can
keep track of how much aid
comes from Shackelford
County."
Proceeds from the area sales
.help West Texas Rehabilitation
Center provide outpatient ser-
vices to more than 17,000 dis-
abled children and adults each
vear.
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Historical photographs of the
interior of the Shackelford
County Courthouse.
We would like to borrow old
photos showing how the inside
of the courthouse looked in the
early years in order to complete
research for the courthouse
restoration.
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762-2232
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Lucas, Donnie A. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1999, newspaper, September 23, 1999; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth413802/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.