The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 138, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 2013 Page: 3 of 12
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Thursday, December 26, 201 3
www.thealbanynews.net
The Albany News
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Financial aid meetings set Jan. 9, Jan. 15
Donnie Lucas / Albany News
Assisted by her mother, Sharia Mitchell (r), Autumn Owen checks over the infor-
mation on her Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as FAFSA.
Two meetings about financial aid are scheduled during January for local seniors
and their parents.
Cell phones collected by students
Jody Patterson / Albany News
Kim Huggins (I) and Fiona Smith (r) from the Noah
Project accept a box full of used cell phones from lo-
cal sixth graders (l-r) Larson Garcia, Conner Clark, and
Riley Caudel. The class collected 53 phones.
Most of us have them
lying unused in a drawer,
or have given them to chil-
dren to play with.
An old cell phone can
be a lifeline for clients who
need a way to call 9-1-1.
Noah Project can also
benefit from cell phones
that are broken or miss-
ing parts.
The sixth grade leader-
ship team of Nancy Smith
Elementary School asked
the community to donate
any unused cell phones to
their campaign benefitting
the Noah Project. Phones
were collected at the school
office before Dec. 10, so
they could be taken to
the Noah project before
Christmas.
As it turned out, a Noah
Project representatives
came to them. On Dec. 17 a
total of 53 used cell phones
collected by the group were
given to Noah Project.
The mission of Noah
Project is advocating for
victims and working to
end family violence. Noah
Project is a center of care
for victims of family vio-
lence, serving 10 counties
in West Central Texas.
Services are designed to
meet the individual needs
of each person.
“The students were so
excited about doing some-
thing for people who need
this help,’’project coordina-
tor Myra Hise said.
Park longhorn calves to be sold
Even the state longhorn
herd has to be thinned out
sometimes.
The Fort Griffin His-
toric Site longhorn herd
manager, Dr. Will Crad-
duck, will be putting sev-
eral longhorn calves up for
sale beginning late Janu-
ary through mid-spring.
He estimates that there
will be approximately 20
calves he culled from the
state longhorn herd. Any-
one who would be interest-
ed in possibly purchasing
some animals from the herd
should email Cradduck to
be added to his email list.
He will notify everyone
on his list when animals
are weaned and ready to
be sold. The email is will.
cradduck@thc.state.tx.us.
State Herd
The Official State Long-
horn Herd includes about
225 cattle, and although
they are located in several
parks, they are all over-
seen by Cradduck.
A little less than half
of the herd is at Fort Grif-
fin, with another 100 or
so at San Angelo State
Park. Others are scat-
tered across the state for
“interpretative purposes”
at other parks.
Cradduck said the cat-
tle are very popular with
visitors, and that he was
aware.
“The official herd is the
pure longhorn breed that
descended from cattle
brought over from Europe
400 years ago. Our goal
is to maintain that ge-
netic base,” Cradduck said.
“Once they’re lost or gone,
we cannot get them back.”
The cattle reproduce
easily, creating the need to
thin out a herd from time
to time.
Photo Provided By Fort Griffin State Historic Site
About 20 calves from the official state longhorn herd
are scheduled to be sold in the next few weeks.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A
Golden Anniversary Celebration
honoring
Helen & Stanley Ivy
Saturday, January 4, 2014
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
The Jackson Warehouse
248 South Main Street
Albany, Texas
Given with love by their children
& GRANDCHILDREN
Michael, Shellie, Paul, Ginny,
Luke, Ronnie, & Mimi
Come & Go
No GIFTS, PLEASE
/
♦ Seniors,parents
invited to attend
High school seniors and
their parents need to mark
their calendars for two
upcoming events planned
for the college bound.
On Thursday, Jan. 9
at 6:00 p.m. in the AJSH
library will be “Senior
and Senior Parent FAFSA
Night.” Acollege represen-
tative will be available to
answer questions and help
with applications for the
free application for federal
student aid.
On Wednesday, Jan. 15
one-on-one FAFSA help
will be available from a
college representative
beginning at 10:30 a.m. in
the library.
All students are expect-
ed to contribute towards
the cost of their college
education. How much each
family will be expected
to contribute depends on
their financial situation.
The family portion is
what is referred to as the
Expected Family Contri-
bution or EFC.
The Free Application
for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) is the form used
by the U.S. Department
of Education to determine
Expected Family Contri-
bution (EFC) by conduct-
ing a “need analysis” based
on financial information,
such as income, assets
and other household in-
formation, which students
(and parents if they are a
dependent student) will
be asked to provide. The
form is submitted to, and
processed by, a federal
processor contracted by the
U.S. Department of Educa-
tion (ED), and the results
are electronically trans-
mitted to the financial aid
offices of the schools that
the student lists on his
application.
FAFSA is the applica-
tion used by nearly all
colleges and universities
to determine eligibility for
federal, state, and college-
sponsored financial aid,
including grants, educa-
tional loans, and work-
study programs.
The Albany News
will be closed Jan. 1
for New Year’s Day.
Please pick up laundry
by 5 pm on Dec. 31.
We apologize for any inconvenience
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Lucas, Melinda L. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 138, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 2013, newspaper, December 26, 2013; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth703756/m1/3/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Shackelford+County+-+Albany%22: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.