The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1996 Page: 3 of 24
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The Albany News
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Commissioners
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By Melinda L. Lucas
Shackelford County commis-
sioners discussed ideas for rais-
ing funds for the courthouse
restoration and heard a report
on recent range fires during a
routine meeting on Monday,
March 11.
The commissioners also pre-
sented a plaque to Bobby Tatom,
a county employee for a-number
of years, in appreciation for hi6
service. Tatom retired recently
for health reasons.
Fundrai sing Plans
County Judge Ross Mont-
gomery reminded the court that
the county is $160,000 short of
the funding needed to restore
the courthouse bell tower and
main cornice and replace the
copper roof.
He suggested that a memorial
fund be started to which local
citizens, former residents and
others could donate in the event
of someone'8 death. Acknowl-
edgments would be sent just as
they are for scholarship funds,
the public library and other types
of funds.
County treasurer Sherry En-
loe agreed to learn what, if any,
state guidelines are necessary
in order for the county to estab-
lish such a fund
Montgomery also told the
commissioners that he has lo-
cated a company in Dallas to
engrave the old copper , roofing
tiles with a sketch of the court-
house . The tiles will then be sold.
The problem with this prc^ect
is that we have to wait until the
roof is removed before we can
rtart," he commented.
The judge reported that Clif-
ton and Shirley Caldwell are
working on obtaining grants for
the renovation, and former Al-
bany resident and grantwriter
Nancy Leech Birdwell has
agreed to help with grant con-
tacts.
Other possibilities for fund-
raising mentioned during the
meeting included a county fair,
celebrity hunt, celebrity auto-
graph booth, and engraved
bricks for a walkway.
"The courthouse is the pride
of this county and I feel that
people will want an opportunity
to donate toward its restoration,"
6aid Montgomery.
"I think we're all committed
not to raise taxes, and in order
not to do that, wehave to look for
other ways to raise money."
Range Fires
Jim Law, chief of the Shack-
elford County Rural Fire De-
partment, appeared before the
commissioners to thank the
county officials for their help
during numerous range fires in
recent weeks.
The commissioners have
supplied various parts and
equipment for the department
to keep some of the RFD trucks
in operation The fire depart-
ment is presently about $1,000
in debt due to the cost of repairs
and replacement of equipment.
The court in turn expressed
its appreciation to La w and other
firefighters for their dedicated
work in extinguishing dangerous
grass fires
Law told commissioners that
the track vehicle given to the
fire department by the Texas
Forest Service (TPS) has been
outfitted with a pump and is
almost ready for use. A perma-
nent tilt-type trailer is still
needed to transport the vehicle
to and from fire sites
Commissioner and county
emergency officer James Wad-
dington stated that the Forest
Service has set up a temporary
command post in Abilene until
the range fire crisis has passed,
and that TFS equipment and
personnel have assisted in sev-
eral Shackelford County fires
over the past month.
Also, members of the Civil
Air Patrol are standing by to
help spot fires-and provide in-
formation for firefighting strat-
egy. Local pilots include Bob
Snyder, Bud Wilfong, Larry
Shelton and Penny Montgomery.
NHS induction planned Sunday
Eleven new members will be
inducted, into the Albany High
.School chapter of the National
Honor Society this Sunday,
March 17, according to NHS
sponsor Carolyn Waller
The ceremony, which will
conducted by the three present
members, is set for 3:00 p.m. in
the AHS auditorium
Refreshments will follow in
the school snack bar.
Selection to the National
Honor Society is limited to jun-
ior and senior students and is
based un scholarship, leader-
ship, character and service. The
local chapter requires members
to have a 90.0 percent.cumula-
tive grade point average.
Senior inductees include
Melissa Brooks, Mary Gates and
Jesse Tunnell.
Among the juniors chosen are
Danny Bowman, Jessica Esfan-
diary, Zach Kincaid, Kim Leech,
Doris Martinez, Michelle Pec-
quet, Loree Skiles and Lara
Woods.
Present members and officers
are Michele Grigsby - president,
Desi Hudson - vice president,
and Tera Hudson - secretary.
Local one-act play being rehearsed
. Albany high school thespians
are currently rehearsing Max-
well Anderson's The Bad Seed
for the UILone-act play compe-
tition setfor Monday, March 25.
There is not a public perfor-
mance planned prior to the
competition, but the director,
Vickie Wilson, encourages local
residents to support the local
east on March 25.
Albany is last in the line-up of
the six schools, with the perfor-
mance slated to begin at 7:00
p.m. Other schools participating
in the competition are, in order
of appearance: Dublin, DeLeon,
Baird, Ranger and Cisco.
Dublin actors are slated to
begin their production at 2:00
p.m., with new productions
starting every hour, on the hour.
There will be no admission
charge for the local productions,
but no one will be allowed to
enter the auditorium once a
performance has begun.
"This has been a very difficult
play to do," commented director
Vickie Wilson. "It is totally dif-
ferent from the plays we have
done at Albany High School for
many years. This play is a heavy
drama, and not one I would en-
courage younger children to see.
"If you like mystepr, murder
and drama," she continued, "you
should enjoy watching this play
and trying to figure out what
will happen."
Chamber
news
By Dee Hamilton
Due to a prior commitment
(like a trip to France) I missed
the Chamber of Commerce
Banquet- But by all accounts, it
was a huge success.
Many thanks to all who
helped, especially the Chamber
committees.
Ann Lenhart has proven to be
a competent and reliable stand-
in for me at the Chamber office.
I'm so appreciative of her for all
her help. . .
Spring Fling is set for April
520. Letters have gone out to
vendors and reservations are
already coming in.
Wehave an unusual program
scheduled for Chamber lunch
this Friday. Patty Go ugh of
' Abilene will tell us about the
African Elephant Research and
Survival Ranch. She is search-
ing the area for a box canyon
that could be a home for these
animals. Anyone interested is
invited to Ft. Griffin General
Merchan d ise Restaurant at noon
IViday.
This year's cast in order of
appearance are Jessica Esfan-
diary, David Fitzgibbons, Mel-
issa Oden, Mary Gates, Kyle
Hogiri, Richard Balliew, Jessica
Lucas, Rob Waller, Shawna
Boone, Charles Warne, Jody
Metcalf and Paul Woodruff.
Brian Estep is serving as
student director and light tech-
nician.
"We would like to encourage
everyone to come see all the
plays, but especially come, to
support Albany," concluded
Wilson.
Eleanor Dryden will judge the
local one-act competition.
Hospital board denies request
By Melinda L. Lucas
In a very brief meeting on
Tuesday, March 5, members of
the Shackelford County Hospi-
tal District board of directors
denied an application for indi-
gent health care that had been
received February 20.
The board closed the meeting
i m mediately after con veni ng for
consultation with the hospital's
attorney, Loren Williams. The
session was re-opened about 10
minutes later
Mike Parsons voiced the mo-
tion to deny the request ba$ed
on the advice of counsel, because
the patient "has resources in
excess of the i ndigent health care
guidelines."
In the motion, the subject was
referred to only by patient
numbers and social security
number.
Teresa Edmison seconded
Parsons' motion, which passed
unanimously. All board mem-
bers were present.
Hospital administrator David
Jordan said Tuesday that there
had been no further develop-
ments in the case this week.
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Commissioner RJP Mitchell
mentioned that the inmates from
the mint mum security prison in
Breckenridge are available for
firefighting, if needed.
Waddingtoc reported that the
county has recently been ap-
proved for licensing for the new
county radio system
He and Sheriff Larry Bonner
explained that the present fire
channel will still be used in the
event of range fires, but the new
frequency will reach further.
The system will also be used
by the commissioners, sheriff's
office, and other county em-
ployees in daily operations.
Other Business
• Shackelford County's 17
percent portion of 259th Judicial
District expenses for 1995 to-
taled $22,554 after corrections
and waB approved for payment
by the commissioners.
• The court agreed to pay the
$6 per month fee for a pager
purchased by District Judge
Quay Parker. The pager will give
the clerk's office and sheriffs
department additional access to
the judge.
• A stress management
workshop for county employees
is scheduled for April 23, to be
conducted by James Gain. The
session will serve as one of the
county's required safety meet-
ings.
• The Shackelford County
Historical Commission was
given permission to serve a box
lunch on the courthouse lawn
April 27 when members of an-
other historical organisation
visit Albany.
• The commissioners ap-
proved the installation of an-
other county fax line. The first
line is currently used for both
faxes and for the county agent's
on-line computer system, and
there are growing problems with
time conflicts.,
• Mitchell reported that the
bridge on the Caldwell Ranch i6
nearing completion, with the
guard rails being.put into place
this week The bridge is expected
to be finished by the end of the
month.
• The next commissioners
court meeting was set for Mon-
day, March 25.
Nancy Smith Elementary
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SCHOOL LUNCH MENU
March118-22
MONDAY Holiday
TUESDAY: Fish, cole slaw,
hush puppies, beans, fruit, milk
WEDNESDAY Nachos.
beans, rice, fruit, milk
THURSDAY Pitta, salad,
corn, fruit, milk
FRI DAY. Hamburgers, salad,
French fries, fruit, milk
I UIL CONTEST
Some of our elementary stu-
dents will be participating in UIL
contests in Ranger on March 19
and 21. Students who tire en-.
tered in spelling, music memory,
art contest^ listening and num-
ber sense will have their contests
on March 19 Entrants in
storytelling, oral reading, dictio-
nary skills and maps, graphs and
charts will compete March 21
1 GIT T-SHIRTS
""The NSES G/T students and
the sixth graders will begin sell-
ing environmental t-shirts this
week The students are trying to
raise money for the GAT program
and for Cub Mart
The school gets $4 from each
shirt. They are $12 for children's
sizes, $14 for adults, $16 for XL
and $18 for long-sleeved shirts
I OPEN HOUSE
Many parents have been com-
ing to school this week to eat with
their children in observance of
Public School Week
Open House was held on Tues-
day night. Parents visited class-
rooms, the computer lab. music/
band rooms, and the gym
1 HEALTH WEEK
Nurse Monica Winters has
planned many activities for NSES
Students this week to promote
Health Week.
The fourth through sixth
grades visited Hendrick Medical
Center; students in K-3 will visit
the local hospital on Friday.
Each class has had some spe-
cial health emphasis presented
dunng the week
Cuest speaker* included
Claudia Skiles RN, Melissa
Black, Dr Arlene Lonca. Nancy
Anthony RN. Marsha Mickler
RN , Kim Jacobs PA DelorisLon
derholro RN, and Dr Victor Lonca
The students and staff appre-
ciate the time given by these spe-
cial speakers
1 "POSITIVE PARENTING"
Karla Cooke recently pronded
a videotape presentation by Sgt
Bud Hulsey in which he gave
three well-known fbut nbt always
implemented parenting tips for
helping your child develop a
healthy and happy lifestyle
#1—Build character and re-
sponsibility. Help your child un-
derstand the difference between
right and wrong. The goal is for
the child to do the right thing
even when no one is watching.
Something as simple as taking
the clothes to the laundry room
without being told to do so de-
serves immediate and loud
praise '
#2—Provide discipline coupled
with love Hulsey said that disci-
pline is the "platform for building
self-image," He pointed out that
we provide "fences' for our chil-
dren from baby b?cis to houses,
not to be mean but to provide
safety Teenagers need fences"
too, because this provides them
with security. Say "1 love you" to
your child every day
#3—Spend quality time with
your child. Do things with your
child that involve only the two of
r. Give 100% of yourself dur-
ing these speda! times Spend-
ing quality time opens the door to
communication.
S NEWS BRIEES
There will be another school
holiday on Mwvda^r, March 18.
Parents received a brochure
this week explaining the Ident-
A-Kid program that NSES will
make available to this commu-
nity. The special service will be
offered Friday, March 22
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Lucas, Donnie A. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1996, newspaper, March 14, 1996; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth414895/m1/3/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Shackelford+County+-+Albany%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.