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GED classes
It's not too late to enroll
for new GED classes
that started this week
at the Resource Center.
See story, pg. 2
The
Local action
Two different teams of
Little League All-Stars
have been involved in
tournaments this week.
See story, pg. 3
Albany News
Fiesta funf*
Pinatas, mariachi bands
and auctions are just part
of the plans for the CRC
Mexican Fiesta July 24.
See story, pg. 2
"Oldest Jour nalistic V enture West of the Brazos
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Thursday, July 8,1999, Albany, Texas 76430
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Volume Number 124 - Number 5 Price 75tf
July for Kids to feature marionette show
The annual "July for Kids"
program, sponsored and hosted
by the Old Jail Art Center, is
just around the corner with a
start date of Monday, July 12.
The six days of educational
and enteriaiiiingevents for ages
five through 14 will be spread
over a two-week period, held
from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. on Mon-
day, Wednesday and Thursday
mornings at the Old Jail.
According to Education Cu-
rator Kate Fullinwider, next
Monday morning's initial activi-
ties for participants will be fol-
lowed later in the day by a spe-
cial event for all ages.
Marionette Show
One of the highlights of the
week' will be a performance by
the Harms Marionettes con-
ducted by Don Harms, set for
3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 12 at
the Old Jail.
Fullinwider emphasized that
the show is open to everyone,
not just "July for Kids" partici-
pants-. She commented that
younger children, as well as
adults, would enjoy the puppets.
The wooden marionettes are
carved by Harms himself. He
also designs his.own stages.
The performance to be pre-
sented next week at the Old Jail
will be "Aladdin's Magic Lamp."
There is no admission charge for
the 3:00 p.m. show in the Stasney
Center for Learning.
The Mid-America Arts Alli-
ance is the agency that makes it
Activities to begin Monday morning
possible for the event to be pre-
sented free of charge. The Alli-
ance is a nonprofit regional arts
organization assisted by the
National Endowment for the
Arts, Texas Commission on the
Arts, its six partner state arts
agencies of Arkansas, Kansas,
Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma
and Texas and private contribu-
tors.
July for Kids Plans
"Cultural Connections" has
been the general theme of the
•July for Kids program for sev-
eral years, with an emphasis on
a different culture each sum-
mer.
The country of choice for 1999
is Great Britain
Participants will spend the
first week immersed,in puppet
;■ culture of all kinds, from the
traditional wooden marionettes
of Old Ei r >pe to the more mod-
ern cloth puppets of today.
After opening activities on
Monday morning, July 12, the
children can attend the after-
noon marionette performance,
then return on Wednesday and
Thursday for the unique ex peri
ence ot learning how to make a
puppet .from professional pup-
peteers'.
Charlie Rose and Dan Peeler,
well known in Albany for their
Christmas puppet productions
over the last decade, will again
travel west from .their Dallas
headquarters, this time to teach
a cloth puppet-making workshop
for program participants.- The
class will; have a 'Punch and
Judy" theme, and will last for
two days only, July 11-15.
Space is limited for the. free
■ workshop, so parents are urged
to register their children as soo'n
as possible, said .Fullinwider.
Participants can also expect
to do other fun "British" projects
Such as make their own fit-for-
rovalty British flag and'crown
comiete with jewels " ,
FocusingoR the ()ld Jail's own
works' by Brush the chil-
dren vflit create Henry moore
clay masterpiece, and work m
' watercolors, collage and pastels,
among many other activities
"There.will also be some tasty
' treats representative of British
cuisine,, not t» be missed!" com-
mented F.u ll'i nwider. : J
July for Kids is sponsored by
the Al bany Chest and •in part by
donations from the Texas Com-,
mission on the Arts and, private
individuals.
For more information or to
sign up for the program, parents
should contact Fullinwider- at
the Old Jail, 762-2269.
'Suspicious' fire to be i
A Friday night fire claimed an unoccupied mobile
south of Albany.
belonging to Bill King a rew miles
(Staff photo)
The State Fire Marshall will
be investigating a fire last Fri-
day, July ,2 that completely de-
stroyed a mobile home^ belong-
ing to Bill King, No one was
injured in the incident.
The trailer was located on
King's property along Highway
2$3 about two miles south of
Albany. A passing motorist
' called in the blaze about 10:30
p.m.. and the structure was com-
pletely involved in flames by the
time fire' units arrived at the
scene. .
The trailer has been unoccu-
pied for a long period of time,
and there was no electricity and
gas hodked up. according to
County Sheriff Larry Bonner
"I advised, the state that, the
tire was suspicious in nature
and the Fire Marshall's office
has been notified," said Bonner.
The sheriff added that the
Fire Marshall would probably
not start his investigation until
this Friday or possibly even later.
"He has several other' fires to
work involving fatalities that.
have priority over this one," ex
plained Bonner.
Once, he* arrives, the'Fire
Marshall will attempt to deter-
mine the cause of.the fire, and
may call in a -trained arson dog,
said the sheriff., Aft A- he makes
a determination, .the state offi-
cial Will, file a report stating his
findings, and any legal action or
local investigations wilkontinue
from that point.
"We have no way of knowing
how,long we'll have to wait for
■ the Fire Marshall's report," said
Bonner, "it could be a matter of
days, but it might be a lot longer.
'It jiist depends on his case load.
With the usual-Fourth of July
tires, it may ^e a while before we
know anything. This is; a busy
. time of year for them."
Along, with Bonnr, two depu-
ties, city policmar. Lvna
Wilkins arid both the city and
rural fire departments an-
swered the 911 call.
Early deadline set today
An early deadline has- been
set for. the next edition of The
Albany New#.
Anyone wishing tp submit an
article or place an advertisement
in the July 15 issue 0f the News
will have only until 5:00 "p.m
Thursday, J uly 8 (today), accord-
ing to publisher Dohnie-Lucas.-
The deadline has beert moved
up for next vyeek's issue to ac-
commodate the early publica-
tion of the'edition. . '
The staff of the local newspa-
per is taking a week of vacation
starting next week;
. "Having such a small staff
makes it difficult to stagger va-
cation time," said Lucas. "We
discovered severalyearst ago that
, (See Deadline pg. 2)
Funds needed for summer day camp
Forty children are expected
for this year's Summer Day
Camp, being conducted during
July by the Shackelford County
Community Resource Center
(CRC), along with several other
agencies.
The camp'actually began with
22 students on Tuesday, July 6,
but organizers feel sure that
when the word gets out this,
week, the limit of 40 students
will be filled by this Friday.
"We didn't advertise the camp
because we knew from past ex-
perience that the kids would
start showing up, and we might
end up with more than we could
adequately handle," said CRC
director Susan Jones.
Jones explained that the sum-
mer day camp is intended pri-
marily for "at-risk" fourth, fifth
and sixth graders who are oth-
erwise "at loose ends" during
the long summer days and into
the evenings.
The camp is being held from
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. four days
a week for four, weeks during
July, with a focus on making
good decisions. The amount of
time spent with the participants
has been increased significantly
since last year's camp, when the
event was held three days a week
for three weeks.
Jones commented that
County Judge Ross Montgom-
ery has attributed a dramatic
decrease in juvenile vandalism
over the last two years to the
beneficial effects of the day camp.
"He feels, as we do, that the
camp has directly affected what
kinds of activities these kids
choose to be involved with."
County Sheriff Larry Bonner
and Juvenile Piobation Chief
Carol Carreon have also ex-
pressed support for the program.
The participants in the CRC
day camp meet Tuesday through
Friday. Each day includes sports
activities and games, to help the
children learn- to play together, -
special programs to teach them
how to make good decisions, and
a. time- for crafts, as well as a
noon meal and swimming after-
wards.
The Resource Center staff is
(See Day camp, pg. 2}
Surveys should be returned
All Shackelford County resi-
dents are urged to return the
health care survey recently dis-
tributed by the Albany Cham-
ber of Commerce by the end of
-this week,-
Diedre Stewart, business
manager for the Shackelford
County Hospital District, said
Tuesday that she and several
volunteers plan to tabulate the
results of the survey next week.
Anyone who hasn't finished
and returned their survey needs
to do so by 5:00 p.m. Friday,
June 9.
Copies of the questions are
available at the Chamber of
Commerce office or at the hospi-
tal business office in the clinic
building. Both offices are closed
during the noon hour.
According to Stewart, it only
takes a few minutes to fill out
the survey, so it is feasible for
local residents to pick up a form
at one of the two offices, then sit
down and complete it on th e spot
without having to take it home
and make a trip back.
"These surveys will be very
important in helping the hospi-
tal board and other agencies
make some educated decisions
about where health care in our
community needs to go," said
Stewart.
For more information, call the
hospital office at 762-3313 or
the Chamber office at 762-2525.
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Elizabeth Lancaster of Moran serves hot dogs to participants in the C mmuriity Resource
Center's annual Summer Day Camp. Those attending the camp are involved in sports
activities, games, special programs, and crafts. [Staffphotol
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Lucas, Donnie A. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1999, newspaper, July 8, 1999; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth413854/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.