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One-act play stopped at district level!
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S< vi f. memfom of the Ult one-a< t play ( ast were honored at the district < ompetition hHd
1.-st »'k in Anson, including (front, Misty Wolf, (back, l-rj Talmadge Hill, Tim Miler and
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Albany's one-act play entry
will not advance to thf area con
test. but fo-r local thespians
were recognized during the dia-
tnct competition held last Thurs-
day in Anson The AHS play had
been picked as one of the top
four zone winner* in District 8
2A toquaJify for the district level.
Senior Tiro Miler again was
named Beet Actor by the judge,
an honor he had received the
previous week at the tone con-
test Miler played the part of
C.C. Showers, a "backsliding
preacher" in Jim !*eonard Jr's
play, The Da iners.
Talmadge Hill once more
earned a place on the All-Star
Cast He was cast in the role of
an "idiot boy" deathly afraid of
water who. was befriended by
Showers
Given honorable mention at
the district, competition were
Misty Wolf and Travis Tunnell
Eula and Anson were choaen
by the judge, Nancy Jo Humfcld
of Howard Payne University, to
adv ance to the area contest
Danita Johnston was the fac-
ulty director of A1 ban/a entry in
the one-act play conteat.
Johnston stated Tuesday that
the play will be performed for
the public sometime before the
Easter holidays, hopefully dur-
ing the Rediscover Albany fes-
tivities.
The director commended all
the cast members, along with
the crew, for their work prepar-
ing the play for the district com-
petition "The kids did an excel-
lent job and received lota of posi-
tive comments from everybody
whd saw it, even the judge. I also
thought it was very impressive
that Tin was selected Best Ac-
tor by two different judges *
Johnston commended the
members of the crew, stating
that "the play couldn't be done
without the help of our crew I
am pot allowed to help once the
play begins and they have to
make some last minute decunc na
on their own. especially regard-
ing timing "
Crew members for the play
were Lisa Warne, Jesus Cisner os
and Amanda Metcalf.
Others on the cast of Tht Dt
uinera were Jacob Hardegri-e,
Jeremy Maurer, Kevin Schkade,
Melissa Bartee, Lauren HilL
Casaie Mayes and Rachel Lim-
ing.
Memberships coming in fast
With the annual Fandangle
membership sampler only four
weeks away, Fort Griffin Fan-
dangle Association secretary
Debbe Hudman i6 encouraging
everyone to get membership
forms returned as soon as pos-
sible.
The membership picnic and
sampler will be held on Satur-
day, May 6 at the Prairie The-
ater, Gates will open to the sam-
pler at 6:00 p m.
According to Hudman, the
initial response to the yearly
membership drive for the Fort
Griffin Fandangle has been ex-
cellent so far.
Hudman related that a large
number of tour,groups have al-
ready committed to coming to
the 2000 Fandangle. She is cur-
rently working with 27 differ-
ent groups with 20 to 60 indi-
viduals in each group. Many of
the organizers nd tour compa-
nies have been drawn by recent
magazine articles, as well as
information distributed from
Albany booths at various trade
shows.
The secretary also com-
mented that several new mem-
berships have come in, along
with the large response from
■ CHAMBER NOTES
previous members.
Association members and
patrons not only get a preview
of the show, but can also pur-
chase tickets before they go on
sale to the public.
Anyone interested in joining
the Fandangle association ie
encouraged to contact the Fan-
dangle office at 762-3838 or 762-
2525 Office hours are from 9:00
a m to 4:00 p.m. Mondays
through Fridays at the Albany
Visitors Center.
Membership Information
Persons donating $1,000 or
more to the Fandangle associa-
tion will lie recognized as gold
patrons, while those who do-
nate $500 are listed as silver
patrons.
Regular patron memberships
are available for contributions
of $125 or more.
All three patron member-
ships will be recognized in the
souvenir program for the six
summer shows of the annual
production, which are scheduled
for June 22 24 and June 29-
July 1.
Regular memberships in the
association can be obtained for
a contribution of $25 or more,
and pioneer memberships,
available to persons age 65 and
older, are $10.
Ticket order forms are sent
as soon as membership dues are
received, and tickets are not
made available to the public
until May 1.
Other Information
Along with the spring sam-
pler, members will be able to
enjoy a picnic supper at the
event. Bill Cauble will cater
barbecue plates for $6 per adults
and $4 for children under age
10.
Members not interested in the
barbecue dinner are welcome to
bring a picnic basket.
Hudman added that volun-
teers are once again being solic
ited to work as "step on" guides
for the tour buses, especially on
parade night, when it is diffi-
cult to find enough help
Also, she requested that in-
formation about any special
events or fundraising activities rs
during the Fandangle season b»H|
turned in to her as soon as pos- ■
Bible. These events can be in-
cluded in the "memo" sent to
association members, tour
groups, etc. ; j
For more information, call
762-3838 or 762-2525.
Bartlett to speak at banquet
By Sue Layman-Fincher
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants Committee
• Chamber Lunch
The next meeting of the Al
bany Chamber of Commerce will
be at the Icehouse Restaurant
on Friday, April 7.
• Albany Main,street Players
Special guest at Friday's 1 un-
cheon was Iteiily Nail, director
of "Steel Magnolias," along with
Dorl Koch and John Bernard
John was identified as the voice
behind stage during t.h<; play.
Reilly hailed Don as the set con
struction expert.
Reilly encouraged the Cham-
ber to consider developing the
theater on a more regular basis,
with some dinner theater as
well. Additional people are
needed to help v/ith all aspects
■acting, staging, etc. He stated
that Albany is getting a reputa-
tion in the metropolitan areas
as a place to "get away to" for
tin? weekend and plays would
be one more draw to this area.
Hob Echols showed off the
new "Steel Magnolias" tee-shirt,
which is now on sale for $10 and
can be purchased at the Cham-
ber office.
• Lance Thomas Introduced
Stan Wallis introduced Lance
Thomas, the new general man-
ager for Stasney & Sons. Echols
mentioned that he had discov-
ered Lance had done set con-
struction at Baylt r University
and has recruited him for fu-
ture AMP productions.
• Annual Chamber Banquet
The ann u al Chamber of Com -
merce banquet will be held Sat-
urday, April 8 at 7.30 p.m. at
the Whitney Theater. The
speaker will be Richard Bartlett,
vice chairman of Mary Kay Cos-
metics. Bartlett has written a
book entitled, "Saving the Best
ofTexas." Bartlett has two great
loves - Texas and free enter-
prise. He speaks around the
world. He is the largest employer
in Russia and has a large con-
tingency in China. He uses his
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VOTE
DICKIE SHELTON
County Commissioner
Precinct 1
AprH 11, 2000
Thank you, voters, for supporting me in the March 14
primary. 1 would like to take the opportunity to serve you as
your County Commissioner. I realize that it is your tax dollars
that run this a unty. This money belongs to you, the tax
payers, and is riot to be used as the commissioners "private
fund' and treated as though there is an endless supply. Unnec-
essary costs in the budget only do one thing: Increase the taxes
you pay! Why not run the county as we do our households? If
you don't have it, don't spend it!
Remember, it's your tax dollars fiat run this county. It's your
Commissioner's duty and oblation to spend this money
wisely. I encourage you to return to the polls on April, 11 and
togei r we can make a difference.
LL- Paid for by Dickie SHeltun; P.O. Box 1017, Albany, Texas 76450 A
uusiness prominence to try to
influence, these countries toward
more free enterprise. We are
quite honored to have him a*
our guest speaker.
In addition, the annuaJ
Chamber awards will be given
out. Tickets are $13 each and
are on sale at the Chamber of-
fice. The banquet is open to the
public,
• Hediscouer Albany Family Day
Booth applications continue
to come in, as wel as special J
local ] ograms being added to
the schedule There has also
been an overwhelming response
to the Albany businesses ad
sheets. The fiddlers'contest will
be held on the Courthouse
square at the gazebo. It is going
to be an overall quality event. If
schedules can lie worked out,
the AHS UIL one act play will
also be given that afternoon.
• Polo on the Prairie
Polo on the Prairie, a fund-
raiser for benefiting the Uni-
versity ofTexas M I). Anderson
Cancer Center will be hekl Sat-
urday, April 15 at the
Musselman Brothers Lazy 3
Ranch. This is being co-hosted
by Mary Anne McCloud of East-
land and Melinda and Henry
Musselman of Midland
Green serves as RA
Laura Green of Albany, a jun-
ior at Washington and Lee Uni-
versity, is serving as a resident
assistant (RA) for the 1999-2000
academic year at W&L.
The qualities sought in po-
tential RAs include sensitivity
to the needs of other students,
leadership, achievements in dif-
ferent areas of university life
(which would enable RAs to serve
as role models), and the ability
to work with other student"
groups and the administration
to form university policy and
consistently enforce it.
In addition, it is important,
for RAs to have common sense,
good judgment, and "approach-
ability" - the ease with which 1
students would discuss serious
issues with their RA.
Green is the daughter of Mr .,
and Mrs. Billy Green of Albany.
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Lucas, Donnie A. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 2000, newspaper, April 6, 2000; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth414722/m1/2/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.