The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 8, 1983 Page: 3 of 14
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Thursday December 8 1983 The Albany News — Page 3-A
Employee of month ...
Howard Todd (right) choirmon of the Chamber of Commerce Merchants Activities committee pins the
December Employee of the Month pin on Tommi Taggart when sty was named this month s honoree Tuesday
morning lim Robertson (left) <. horn be r president piesented her with on arrangement of flowers
C'airy products to be distributed in Albany, Moran
Butter, cheese to be given away
F ree butter and c heese
will be given away to per
sons meeting state and
federal guidelines Tues
day, December 13 at the
Albany Youth ("enter
The butter and cheese
program is a combined
project of the Department
of. Agriculture, Itepart
ment of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare, and the
state -and local govern
mints
The dairy products Will-
be distributee) between
UHMi and ti Oli p.in in
Albany, and at 10:00 a.m.
at the Moran < ity Hall
< ounty Judge K. l>. Kin
cher stated that the
necessary forms to fill out
are now available in his
office if anyone should
want to complete the
paperwork early
"Anyone may fill out a
form to see if they meet
the criteria, Fincher
said
Fincher added that
shut ins who are unable to
come to the Youth Center
Tuesday'to pick up the
dairy products may have
them delivered to them if
they meet the necessary
guidelines Interested
persons should contact
the judge for more infor
ination.
Under the guidelines of
the new program, which
is entitled the Emergency
Food Assistance Pro
gram, recipients of the
products must be screen
ed more closely than
before.
To qualify for the
distribution, a person
must currently be on food
stamps, a collector of the
Social Security System's
Insurance benefits,
qualify for Medicaid or
receive A.FD.C. depen
dent care funds
Persons not par
ticipating in any of those
programs may qualify if
their gross salary is
within certain limits
Robert Rowntree is the
local coordinator of the
give away
Rowntree urges per
sons 60 years and over to
come to the Youth Center
at 10:00 am to begin fill
ing out the paperwork He
also asks that those re
questing the dairy pro
ducts who are under age
60 not to come before 1:00
p.m.
Rowntree said that four
volunteers will help pro-
cess the applications. He
added that applicants
should plan to spend ap
proximately an hour to fill
out the application and
have it processed to see if
they qualify.
The requirements arc
more strict than before,
he said
Butter will be, given out
at the ratio of one pound
per each two people in the
family, while cheese will
be given at the rate of five
pounds per each two peo
pie. 1 -
Taggart named best employee
Tammi Taggart was
named Employee of the
Month for December by
the Merchant's Activity.
Committee of the \l
bany Chamber of Com
merce
Ms. Taggart, a resident
of Moran and an employee
of Thf Alhtmij Nnws for a
total of almost two years
commented that this is a
real honor for me
She was presented a
rose and pin by Hetty
I,aw Howard Todd and
Jim Robertson Tuesday
Ms Taggart is business
manager for the news
paper, but also serves as
secretary, recept ionist
and assists with produc
turn of the newspaper
Horn ui Steubenville.
Ohio, the ."J. year old at
tended Moran schools and
graduated in 1979 She at
tended Cisco Junior Col
lege for one year, study
ing office occupations
She is the daughter of
Mi and Mrs. Wayne Tag
gart of Moran, and has a
1 I year old brother.
Steven
. She has ' been pre
victusly employee! at Kid
die Kollege in Albany
Ms Taggart's hobbies
include drawing, tennis
and softball She also en
joys meeting new people
Itonnie Iiucas, editor of
I he Nr u s and Ms Tag
gart's employer, stated
that she "always seems to
be friendly and smiling
She is very helpful and
congenial with the
customers,' and helps
them make selections."
Holiday cantata planned Dec. 15
Reason to Rejoice." a
Christmas cantata, will be
presented at H: I:» pin
Thursday, December li>
at the hirst Baptist
Church in Albany
The .10 member column
nity choir invites every
one to attend the musical
event being directed by
Jon Viertel
"The tune of H:lii p in
was selected so that shop
pers taking advantage of
the later store hours that
night would be able to
come." said Viertel We
didn't want to interfere
with the efforts of local
merchants to promote
shopping in Albany, and
also, we have several
business people in the
group who will be tied up
until the stores close at
8:00 p m
'We hope that this
later time will not keep
anyone from attending,
he continued The niiisi
cat itself shouldn't last
much more than a half
hour
The cantata will also be
presented for residents at
the III lie bonnet Nursing
Home on Sunday, Decern
be I I I at' I OH p. m.
Those who cannot at
tend the Thursday night
performance have been
invited by the iiursin'
home to come to the
special concert Sunda v
"Keep in mind, though,
that there isn't a great
deal of room at the nurs
ing home and they can't
accommodate an excep
Pecan show
Avers,
I W ha ley. I!
Winkler. U.
Albany Lodge
No. 482, AF I AM
Meats on 3rd Thurtdoyi
Of lock Month
Time 8:00 PM
Harold Cockroll, Set.
lielmas
Williams
I leSirablc
Coekrell
Kiowa
Coekrell
Mahan . I Winkler, V
I lint v Bowman, ' I .incla
Pittard
Mohawk I Winkler :»
tierri Winkler, ! Cock
r *'11
Stuart C Morrison.
Bowman. I Coekrell
Success I Coekrell. L'
Morrison
Wichita 1 Courthouse.
•J 1 A lima n, :i Chamber
ot ( ommeri e (Hetty 1 .aw i
Tejfts I Coekrell, 2
Mvra Hist
Western I I'aul Pat
t e r son, 2 Charles
Cassaboue l , (iarv
THE
WASH
HOUSE
Open to the Public
7 am • t'O pm
Attendant
On Duty
Seedling 1.
Matt Simons,
McMinn
In Shell
Coekrell, i
t Winkler
Shelling Seedling I
Cocks, '£ Vaughan Moore
Cheyenne I Coekrell
Sioux I Coekrell
Shawnee t Coekrell
1 to ii ally large crowd,
stated the director We
do want everyone to hear
the music, however, so it
you can't attend I'hurs
day night, be sure to come
Sunday
(Coot, from pg I)
Native I Courthouse,
2 Williams. :t Morrison
Lightest Native I
Butch Patterson (319 nuts
per pounds), 2 Paul Pat
t erson (296 nuts per
poundl, 'I Freddy Casper
(274 nuts per pound)
New book available
ih> l.nh I c>Uy, a book
p u bli shed b v Texas
Monthly Press, contains
three articles from past
(tlil Timer magazines
The book will be avail
able in bookstores before
Christmas
The Albany High
School Junior Historian
chapter has o r d e r ed
books to be sold locally
Articles contained in
the book by Albany stu
dents include "Jack Pate.
Cowboy," "Sehkade Pure
BB Honey, and Water
Witching
The book will sell lor
$11 95, and will be av »il
able from any Junior
Historian member
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Lucas, Donnie A. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 8, 1983, newspaper, December 8, 1983; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth414015/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.