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The Albany News
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Gala draws 200 Fort Griffin supporters
Eric Abercrombie / Fort Griffin Historic Site
A reenactor shows some students how butter was churned on the frontier during
Fort Griffin State Historic Site's annual Living History Days. More than 1,000 visi-
tors from area schools were recorded on Friday, but storms with heavy rains shut
the 2011 event down early on Saturday.
1,000+ see Living History Days
4 Heavy rains
shut reenactment
down on Saturday
A working stagecoach,
Indian artifacts and old
time firearms, along with
dozens of other living his-
tory demonstrations, held
the attention of over 1,000
visiting school students
and adults during the sev-
enth Living History Days
reenactment held this past
weekend at Fort Griffin
State Historic Site.
Organizers were
pleased with the numbers
on Friday, when nearly 750
students, 120 teachers,
81 bike riders and 21 Boy
Scouts accompanied by 10
adult Scouts visited from
several area schools and
communities.
Site manager Mitch
Baird was very pleased
with Friday’s attendance,
and noted that, “Overall
it was a successful event.
Friday attendance was
great, and hopefully we
can continue to grow the
event,” Baird said.
“We had people here
ready to go Saturday, but
the heavy 4.17-inch rains
and constant wind Satur-
day shut us down.”
Friday highlights for
the students seemed to
be a frontier stagecoach,
whose owner took hun-
dreds of participants for
short rides.
Of particular interest
were presentations about
frontier life and times.
“Saturday, we had to
remember that this is a
historic site, and be mindful
not to tear up the grounds
with ruts in the mud; and
with the reenactors in
canvas tents the wind was
a safety issue, so we called
it pretty early,” Baird said.
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♦ Auction items
earn good proceeds
An enthusiastic crowd
enjoyed the eighth annual
Friends of Fort Griffin Gala
Saturday night, with over
200 Fort Griffin support-
ers attending the 2011
fundraiser.
The gala, sponsored by
Friends of Fort Griffin,
was held at the Whitney
Theatre, after heavy show-
ers threatened the original
partially outdoor venue.
Proceeds are earmarked
to restore buildings at Fort
Griffin State Historic Site,
where the frontier military
post was located.
“It was fantastic,” said
event organizer Susan
Waller. “We had a huge
crowd, the rain had every-
one smiling, the food was
excellent, and the band was
really fun,” she concluded.
“There were almost 50
people from Abilene and
then the eight descendents
of T.E. Jackson from all
over the state,” Waller said.
‘They were all so impressed
with Albany and promised
to come back and bring
friends and family.”
Waller added that the
silent auction, which in-
cluded a vast array of items
ranging from limited edi-
tion art to beef tenderloins,
was an enormous success,
resulting in “good money”
for the project.
The highlight of the sale
was the live auction, with
auctioneer Mike Parsons
stirring the crowd as they
bid on several “one of a
kind” items. The donated
pieces included an origi-
nal sculpture by Joe Bar-
rington,, a private ranch
tour, and a Cheryl Whit-
more courthouse painting.
“The group was so gen-
erous,” Waller said. “They
know that we are serious
and that Fort Griffin is
getting things done be-
cause of the funding this
event provides. Other than
sponsorships, the auction is
our biggest money maker,”
Waller continued. “We
appreciate everyone who
donated and participated
to make the auction such
a success.”
The Friends group also
expressed appreciation
to Shirley Caldwell and
Saundra Nobles for the
research and writing of
a paper documenting the
history of the T.E. Jackson
Warehouse. Copies of the
document were printed and
presented to the Jackson
descendents who attended
the affair.
Activities associated
with Saturday’s benefit
included a silent auction,
live auction, prime rib
dinner, dance and musical
entertainment.
“It couldn’t have been
better,” Waller related,
“and our guests had more
fun than anyone.”
She extended the
Friends of Fort Griffin
organization’s appreciation
to everyone who helped
with the event, including
Western Wagons Catering.
Sponsorships are still
available in the follow-
ing amounts: Friends
$50, Good Friends $100,
Best Friends $250, Great
Friends $500, Fabulous
Friends $1,000, and Incred-
ible Friends $2,500.
The Friends of Fort
Griffin organization is an
approved 501(c)(3) entity.
For more information,
call Waller at 762-5038 or
mail checks to Friends of
Fort Griffin, PO Box 2154,
Albany TX 76430.
Donnie Lucas / Albany News
With silent auction items in the background, partici-
pants in last Saturday's Friends of Fort Griffin Gala visit
while checking in at the registration table.
Bacon exhibit to open Oct 21
A large group of Old
Jail Art Center docents,
members, and Albany art
lovers will be on hand when
21 of Albany artist Randy
Bacon’s oil on canvas pan-
oramic scenes of the West
Texas Panhandle preview
an exhibit Oct. 21.
The exhibition is part of
the grand opening of the
new north addition of the
exhibition building at the
National Ranching Heri-
tage Center in Lubbock.
The exhibition at the
National Ranching Heri-
tage Center in Lubbock,
entitled Familiar Ter-
ritory: the Art of Randy
Bacon, will run through
Jan. 20, 2012.
Ember promotes fire prevention
The Albany Volunteer
Fire Department, along
with fire departments
across the nation, com-
memorated National Fire
Prevention Week, Oct. 9-15.
Monday morning, sever-
al members of the local fire
crew visited Nancy Smith
Elementary school, arriv-
ing on a fire truck along
with local fire dog Ember.
Department members
presented demonstrations,
visited classrooms and
distributed educational fire
safety information.
“I was so impressed
with how much the kids
knew and how much they
remembered from previous
fire safety events,” AVFD
chief Kyle Tischler said.
“They were very responsive
to our information, but the
star of the thing was our
fire dog, Ember. The kids
loved her.”
Ember is a three-year-
old dalmation female, ad-
Donnie Lucas / Albany News
Albany Fire Chief Kyle Tischler gets local fire dog Em-
ber ready for a visit to Nancy Smith Elementary School
as a part of Natiohal Fire Prevention Week activities.
opted by Tischler from a
San Antonio rescue shelter.
She was malnourished and
covered with fleas, but
Tischler and the local fire-
men adopted her and have
nursed her back to health.
Fire Prevention Week
is a time to check evacua-
tion plans at home and the
workplace to ensure the
safety of loved ones and
co-workers.
In 2011, home fires were
reported every 87 seconds,
killing 2,565 people, injur-
ing 12,650 and causing $7.6
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