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The Albany News
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Hare, McBride share scholarship
Donnie Lucas / Albany News
Jonathan McBride (I) and Stormi Hare (r) were awarded the
Watt Matthews Memorial Scholarship during last week's
annual Buyer-Seller Banquet, which honors patrons of the
Shackelford County Youth & Livestock Association.
Albany High School seniors
Stormi Hare and Jonathan
McBride were named as the re-
cipients of the Watt Matthews
Memorial Scholarship awarded
last week at the annual Buyer-
Seller Banquet.
The two will split the $1,000
scholarship awarded by First
National Bank in memory of the
well-known rancher.
Hare has been a member of 4-
H for 10 years and FFA for four,
serving as president of 4-H, as
well as in several other offices
for both organizations.
■ She has shown swine, goats,
lambs and cattle at the Shackel-
ford County Youth andLivestock
Show and at various regional
shows. The local senior has also
been involved in 4-H horse com-
petitions, including halter,
break-away, pole bending, bar-
rel racing, precision team and
team penning.
Honors over the last few years
include the 4-H Gold Star Award,
State 4-H Halter Champion,
State 4-H Horse Show Grade
Mare Halter Champion, Top 10
Break-away, Top 20 Pole Bend-
ing and Top 10 Team Penning at
the state 4-H horse show. She is
the Texas High School Rodeo
Region X Ail-Around Champion
this year and was Reserve Ail-
Around Champion in 2004. She
has been a state qualifier in the
high school rodeo competition
all four years of high school.
Hare has delivered meals for
Vittles by Vehicle and has
worked as a secretary in the
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Rope Co. She has also served as
a referee for junior high volley-
ball games.
During her high school years,
Hare has played volleyball, earn-
ing several honors including dis-
trict MVP, and all-district teams.
She is a member of the National
Honor Society and has been se-
lected for Who's Who Among
American High School Students.
Hare intends to attend
Weatherford College on a rodeo
scholarship for two years and
then transfer to Midwestern
State University, earning a de-
gree in dental hygiene.
Jonathan McBride, son of
Gerald and Sharon McBride, has
been active in 4-H and FFA 10
years, and has held several dif-
ferent offices in both organiza-
tions.
He participated in 4-H shoot-
ing sports for seven years and
has exhibited beef and swine
projects for the past 10 years at
both the county stock show and
other major livestock shows. He
has earned junior and senior
showmanship honors at the
county show.
McBride has also been in-
volved in various other ag com-
petitions over the years, includ-
ing skills team and wildlife, live-
stock and range competition
during his years in FFA. He has
competed at the state level twice
in wildlife judging and has also
attended the FFA state conven-
tion two times.
The AHS senior has partici-
pated in the Buckskin Brigade
and Range Camp in recent years.
At Albany High School,
McBride has earned honors in
football and is currently prepar-
ing for the pole vault event at
the upcoming regional track
meet.
He plans to attend college at
South Plains College and then
Texas Tech University to obtain
a degree in wildlife manage-
ment.
FORT GRIFFIN FANDANGLE
Ticket sales open to public May 2
With ticket sales opening to
the public on Monday morning,
May 2, the Fandangle office is
expected to be busy the rest of
this week.
Fandangle secretary Susan
Waller commented that there
have already been a number of
inquiries about ticket orders, and
she anticipates that many of
those area residents will call
back in the next few days to
reserve their seats.
"We're expecting things to
speed up in the next few weeks,
and we encourage local residents
to get their ticket orders to us as
soon as they can."
Box seats especially are going
fast, but Waller reminded local
residents that boxes are sold only
in groups of four, six or eight
tickets. The two eight-seat boxes
are new this year, she explained.
Tickets can be reserved over
the phone with the use of a credit
card, but otherwise, tickets or-
dered by phone will not actually
be pulled until a check or some
other form of payment is received.
Waller mentioned that the
Fandangle's email provider is in
the process of making some
changes to their service, and
patrons may not be able to con-
tact her through the address at
the regular Bit Street address.
She suggested that email orders
can be sent to albanyfandangle
@aol.com.
This year's summer shows
will be produced on June 16-18
and June 23-25.
Rehearsal Schedule
. While Waller is preparing for
the increase in activity over the
next month, the cast and crew is
gearing up to rehearse the sum-
mer production.
According to creative director
Betsy Parsons, rehearsals for the
2005 summer shows have been
moved back another week. Par-
sons originally intended to start
practice on May 4, but because
of delays at the Prairie Theater,
she has postponed the schedule
another week until May 11.
Rehearsals for the 2005 pro-
duction will get underway with
practice sessions for square
dancers and Huppi Hi dancers
on Wednesday, May 4.
Children from three years
through sixth grade are asked to
report to the Prairie Theater for
square dancing practice at 8:00
p.m. Wednesday night, May 11,
followed by Huppi Hi rehearsal
for junior high and high school
students, starting at 9:00 p.m.
The first general practice for
the entire cast will be Thursday,
May 7, beginning at 7:30 p.m. on
the stage of the Prairie Theater.
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By Melinda L. Lucas
Two Shackelford County
Commissioners and County
Judge Ross Montgomery made
up a quorum at a brief regular
meeting held Tuesday morning,
April 26 at the Courthouse.
The elected officials decided
to delay enactment of a burn
ban until a later date.
In other action, the court voted
to raise the current $25 per day
meal reimbursement to $35 a
day.
They also approved several
adjustments to the county bud-
get, as well as okaying the
monthly and quarterly financial
reports, as presented by County
Treasurer Sherry Enloe.
Judge Montgomery read a let-
ter from members of the Albany
Study Club regarding the
County Library. The club is in
the process of seeking an audi-
tor to meet grant requirements.
They are also getting bids for
needed electrical work at the
facility before new computers
acquired through a recent grant
are installed.
Montgomery also reported
that Constable Ed Miller afljd
Deputy Ray Watson served as
bailiffs during district court 0
April 21, fulfilling an order frqfn
District Judge Brooks Hagl#J
that two law enforcement offic-
ers be on hand for each trial.?*
Children s health fair set May 6
The fifth annual children's
health fair is planned for next
Friday, May 6 at the Bank Park.
The fair, sponsored by the
Shackelford County Community
Resource Center (CRC), 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 5:00 p.m., with all local el-
ementary students to be bused
to the park during school hours.
Mexican food plate lunches
will be available at the Bank
Park during the noon hour.
Organizers changed the loca-
tion of the fair last year from the
City Park to the downtown area.
"Most of our participating agen-
cies prefer the Bank Park, and
that way, we can also include
townspeople," commented Clau-
dia Skiles, who is coordinating
the event for the Resource Center.
In addition to local classes,
Moran students will attend the
health fair and students from
other area elementary schools
have been invited as well.
Parents are encouraged to
meet their children there and
especially to bring preschool-age
children. "This is an 'interac-
tive' fair," explained Skiles.
"We'll have activities and infor-
mation for all ages."
She added that adults will
find helpful information at the
fair on many different services,
not just those for children. "Our
emphasis is on children, but
there will be plenty for all ages,"
she stated.
Last year, close to 450 stu-
dents and adults visited the fair.
It is hoped that 25 to 30 agen-
cies and companies will again
participate in the fair, with more
information available next week.
Among the participants will
be the Shackelford County EMS,
with an ambulance on site for
children to "tour." Also, South-
west Medi-Vac plans to bring-a
helicopter ambulance, Skilgs
said.
For more information abojit
the health fair, call the Resource
Center at 762-2447.
Temperatures
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4-21
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4-23
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82
26
4-26
77
44
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Lucas, Melinda L. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 2005, newspaper, April 28, 2005; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth413851/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.