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Thursday, April 8,1993
The Albany News
The Albany News
Since 1875
Oldest Journalistic venture west of the Brazos
Editor / Publisher Donnlc A. Lucas
Managing Editor
Melinda L. Lucas
Advertising & Business Manager Betty Viertel
Composition
Betty Balliew
Moran Correspondent
Audrey Brooks
Office Assistant
Betty Law
Office Assistant
.Jana McCoy
Office Assistant
Stephanie Heat ley
Spring Fling
Features Music
The annual Spring Fling set for Saturday in
downtown Albany will feature an abundance of
music for fair-goers this year.
The event is sponsored by The Albany
Chamber of Commerce and features vendor
The usual selection of art and crafts will be on
hand,
The food booths and entertainment will be
held at the First National Bank Park
But there will be something very special about
the entertainment this year.
The Chamber has lined up four area bands to
playfor fair-goers throughout the day. The music
will start at 9:30 a.m. and continue until 4:00
p.m.
There will also be a magic show and a pet
parade for young and old alike to enjoy.
A children s band will start the day at 9:30
a.m., followed by the'magic show at the Picket
House at 10:30 a.m. ,
Guy Archer and Southern Exposure will en-
tertain the crowd from 11:00 to 1:00, along with
the pet parade at 12:30 a.m.
Shane Steddum andToepepper will play from
1:00 until 2:00 p.m.,-The day will end with Roy
Pilgrim and Saddle Creek performi ng from 2:00
until 4:00 p.m. , -
Music lovers are urged to come listen to the
bands and browse through the many booths in
downtown. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to
spread out at the park.
It should be a great day, so make plan snow to
spend some time having some "old-fashioned"
fun in Albany on Saturday
Busy Time
This is a hectic time of the year for local
students.
They are competing in numerous events,
usually several at the same time. But they
continue to give each event their best effort, as if
it were the only one they were involved with.
We wish our young people the best in all
endeavors.
We are proud of your accomplishments and
the way you represent our community.
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ponderiiigs by pat
By Pat Lidia Jones
Bits and Pieces from a Littered
Mind
Usually the first thing I do in the
early morning after reading the paper is
to work both crossword puzzles in the
Abilene paper. I have a theory that how
I do on those puzzles will tell me how
sane I will be for the remainder of the
day.
That surmise is going to have to go on
the shelf if last week is figured into it.
I did really well on each day's cross-
words. Sane, right?
It began at mid-week. I had a million
things to do, mainly surrounding the
. MauridyThursday service at our oh urch.
I loaded everything I needed into the
Suburban, which was full of stools for
the da Vinci re-enactment. I just couldn't
seem to be able to back out of the garage
without returning for one more item I'd
overlooked.
After about four starts, I was on my
way. Moving at a pretty good clip, I did
an hour's worth Of "must do's."
I stopped by the office. Son K.C.
walked me to the car when I left.
Home again Soon the need for a few
more errands arose. I looked around for
my purse. No where in sight. I knew 1
had had it earlier because I'd written a
check.
Maybe 1 left it in the car.
V . No. ■ ■, v
Oh, dear, I must have left it in one of
my ports of call. I'd have to retrace my
stops.
My helper said, "What car are you
in?"
The gray Suburban."
She looked into the carport.
"No, you're not; you're in the black
car."
I got into the black car and drove back
to the office where the Suburban, with
my purse in it, was parked.
How could I not know I was changing
"cars?-
Shaking my head at my own forget-
fulness, I looked at my watch and headed
toward the beauty shop, for my "stand-
ing:"
The beauty shop is a pleasant expe-
rience. It's like psycho-therapy with a
comb-out. And it's fun to see the women
who are there every week at the same
time.
As my hair was being rolled, I noticed
that the women who were usually there
were not. Then I saw an Albany News.
"This is Thursday, not Wednesday."
Ann looked at me like I was a child
saying her memory verse correctly.
"Right."
"So 1 didn't get here for my Wednes-
day appointment yesterday."
"Right."
No wonder I was seeing women other
than the ones with whom I usually share
a time.
Ann would never say a word; I had to
discover it for myself.
Oh, dear.
It did provide us with a forum for
telling about other forgetful moments.
A while later, I was at home. I admired
the beautiful Easter lily in the family
room. Pati and K.C. had brought it to
me.
The most seasonal of all the lily family,
it just spells out EASTER to me.
Still talking, I moved to the doorway
between the kitchen area and the dining
room.
There was a gorgeous Easter lily in
the dining room. This one was from
Dorcas, Caprice and Rachel, tny three
step-granddaughters.
' So I had two lilies instead of one.
I admired it and then walked on into
the living room. There sat another
beautiful Easter lily.
I turned and retraced my steps. Yes,
there's onein the diningroom and one in
the family room. And now one is in the
living room.
Three lilies.
I had thought one had been moved
from place to place.
/ So m uch for my theory th at my sanity
was reflected in the prowess I showed in
working the morning paper's crossword
puzzles.
It's time for me to start keeping my
schedule calendar again.
I wonder where I put it.
I Editor's Note: The following are son-
nets selected by Vickie Wilson, Albany
High School English IVteacher. Seniors
recently completed a four-week study of
sonnets including Shakespearian,
Petrarchan and Spencerian J
A Dreadful Day
by Clint Chapman
He approached her slowly, sad and weak;
His heart was pounding, very hard and
fast.
He did not want to'take away the ring,
This short time together, will be the last.
The love they shared, will stay with him
always,
He wanted to be with her forever.
From this time on he will think on this
day.
He thought they would always stay
together.
The time had come, for both of them to
part.
He pulled his senior ring off her finger.
The memories will never leave his heart;
She is the girl he'll always remember.
A tear dropped down from the lonely
boy's face,
Down on the casket, where the young
girl laid.
The Coming
by Jeff Lenamon
He stepped through the inarticulate
crowd
He began to see doubt on their faces
Faces that were dreary as a dark cloud
Like a huge, and even dreadful blank
space.
The crowd had grown to an enormous
. size ■
Gathered from all parts of the country
side
Like bundles of hay hidden in disguise
Began them asking, about Regicide.
He then raised his hand to silence the.
crowd
Like a king of the highest court of law
He stood gazing upon the once loved
crowd
And at that point in time," the crowd then
saw
The great power of the Lord Jesus Christ,
With just one touch, he saved the great
king's life.
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The Garden
by Heather Parsons
I walk alone through the garden of love.
Alone by choice, no one walking with me.
Searching for the one low and above.
The sun is so bright surely I can see.
There are many paths. Which one should
I take?
I pick to take the longest, windingchoice.
It was flower filled and beside a lake.
It would be easier without the voice.
The days grew long as I traveled this
trail.
The bright sun became less day after
day.
Even though darkness came the one
prevailed'.
It was a rose perfect in many ways.
I began to take the one they had warned.
The petals fell and I was left with thorns.
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By Jim McComas
As I sit here, thinking of your charms,
I have memorized the first moment I
saw,
Your lovely face and your warm and
caring heart,
Tighten its grip and my heart began to
fall.
From your golden hair to your soft
spoken voice
I make my love for you an occupation,
To love you forever I certainly have no
choice,
To go with you through any situation.
I would love to feel your body close to
mine,
To whispera sweetnothinginyour lovely
ear,
To tell you our love will last an eternity's
time,
And to see from joyyour eyesshed atear.
Now if I can only make you see,
What unrequited love has done to me.
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True Love Will Wait
by Blake Picquet
We know that we will have to part real
soon,
And even though I'll have to be alone,
I'll think of you each time I see the
moon.
If you get lonely call me on the phone.
When I decide to see you for a while,
A lot of miles between us I will fly.
I know when I get home that you will
smile
'Cause there will be no need for you to
cry.
The love we have must never go astray.
The memories we made will dry your
tears.
I promise you that every night I pray
So we can be together through the years.
And though I'm gone there is no need for
fright.
We know if we both wait it will be right.
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state capital highlights
By Lyndell Williams
Districts drawn by the Legislature
will be used in 1994 to elect state sena-
tors under an April 4 rulingby a panel of
three federal judges.
Republicans Winced at the ruling be-
cause it cancels the January 8, 1992
court-imposed reapportionment that
resulted in the election of 13 GOP
senators last fall.
Now that the Democrat-controlled
Legislature's plan has been approved,
however, all 31 Senate seats would be up
for re-election because boundary lines
have been redrawn, casting some doubt
as to which party wilj benefit most.
U.S. District Judge Harry Lee
Hudspeth of El Paso and 5th Circuit
Court of Appeals Judge Will Garwood of
Austin favored the ruling. U.S. District
Judge Walter Smith Jr. of Waco was the
dissenter in the 2-1 ruling.
Attorney General Dan Morales said
he considered the ruling favorable for
Texas voters. But state GOP chairman
Fred Meyer, echoing a contention by
Judge Smith, criticized the action. Meyer
and Smith claimed Garwood had re-
versed himself, pointing to the judge's
December 1991 opinion that the
Legislature's redistrictingplan violated
the federal Voting Rights Act.
School Propositions Backed
Some ofTexas' largest school districts
announced last week they support the
three May 1 ballot proposals to redis-
tribute some local school tax money,
restrict unfunded mandates and use
state bonds to build classrooms.
"We believe that they will help bring
some stability to Texas school finance,"
said Hal Guthrie, president ofthe Texas
School Alliance.
"Our school districts and employees
need to be focused on teaching and
learning, rather than on an uncertain
future that is clouded by possible public
school closings," said Guthrie, who is
superintendent of Houston's Spring
Branch school district.
The alliance includes the school dis-
tricts of Abilene, Amarillo, Arlington,
Austin, Corpus Christi, Cypress-
Fairbanks, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth,
Houston, Garland, Irving, Lubbock,
North-East in San Antonio, Waco,
Wichita Falls and Ysleta.
The districts have an enrollment of
more than one million students out of
about 3.4 million in Texas.
Relaxes School Regulations
A House subcommittee has endorsed
a bill that would shorten the school year,
abolish a merit pay system for teachers
and allow larger classes in elementary
grades.
"1 hope this accomplishes much-
needed relief to our school districts,"
said Rep. Paul Sadler, chairman of the
House Public Education Subcommittee.
The clear shift in this bill is to give -
greater flexibility to districts in educat-
ing students," said Sadler, D-Henderson.
But Some groups feaf that the legis-
lation is a retreat from state-mandated
educational reforms.
The Texas Classroom Teachers As-
sociation and Texas Federation of
Teachers oppose the bill because it
weakens the 1984 state law prohibiting
more than 22 students in any kinder-
garten through fourth grade class.
GOP Dissidents Group
• Republicans unhappy with the party's
direction have formed an organization
called Take It Back! and opened an office
in downtown Austin.
George Dutton of Arlington, the'
group's chairman, said "religious ex-
tremists have hijacked the Republican
Party in order to promote their own
narrow social and theological agenda,
such as banning abortions and opposing
gay rights."
Carole Gates of Converse is the group s
secretary and Katie Seewald of Amarillo
is the treasurer.
Other Highlights
•U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm and noted
Houston trauma surgeon Dr. Red Duke
testified last week in favor of a bill that
would automatically revoke the driver's
license of people caught driving while
intoxicated. The bill by state Sen. Judith
Zaffirini, D-Laredo, received committee
approval, 13-0.
APRIL 15 Community Action Program - Depot, 10 am-3 pm
Nutrition Program Meal - Youth Center, 11:30 am
Lions Club - Longhorn, 12 noon
Fandangle rehearsal - Youth Center, 8 pm
APRIL 16 School holiday
Chamber of Commerce luncheon - Ft. Griffin, 12
noon
Chamber merchants meeting - Ranch Rags, 3 pm
APRIL 17 Spring Fling - Downtown Albany, 9 am
Junior high UIL academic competition - Cisco
APRIL 19 Emergency management meeting- Courthouse,
9 am
Hospital board - Clinic board room, 1 pm
Co-Dependents Anonymous meeting - FCC, 6 pm
School board - Supt.'s office, 7:30 pm
APRIL 20 Nutrition program meal - Youth Center, 11:30 am
Men's basketball game - AHS gym, 7:30 pm
APRIL 21 Nutrition program meal - Youth Center, 11:30 am
Kiwanis Club meeting - Ft. Griffin, 12 noon
Noah Project Outreach - Courthouse, 1:30-4 pm
APRiL 22 UIL band competition - Stamford
APRIL 24 Regional UIL academic meet - ACU-Abilene
APRIL 30 Fandangle membership picnic & sampler -
Reynolds Bend, dusk
MAY 1 Art auction & buffet - Old Jail Art Center, 11 am
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