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The Albany News
Thursday, March 29, 2001
letter to the editor
— School thanks volunteer judges, donors
Dear Editor:
All of us at Nancy Smitn
Elementary School would like
to express our genuine appre-
ciation for the mtstandingjob
thejudges did judging the oral
events for the UIL contests
Tuesday, March 20. 'Volun-
teers from the community and
from out-of-town were asked
to give of their time and judge
the second through sixth
grade students in oral con-
tests.
We heeded 43 judges in
order to have three judges per
section and we had 43 indi-
viduals who gave of their lime
to judge. It was a consider-
able responsibility the volun-
teers accepted, but they rose
to the occasion: All the schools
from our district were very
impressed and pleased with,
the dedication of the judges.
Most of the judges commented
that they enjoyed the students
and their performances. Please
notice the names of all the vol-*
unteers. When you see thejudges
in town, pat them on the back
again for us. They were remark-
•able!
The" vol unteers included Jim
Hill, Jeanine Hill, Betty Law,
Gayla Leech, Marsha Hays.
Averil Bradford, Chris Harlow,
Deloris Londerholm, Shirley
Caldwell, Gavle Mikeska,
Clifton Caldwell, John Tunnell,
Vickie Halbert, K.C. Jones,
Martha Montgomery, Barbara
Rippey. Doris Miller, Linda
Adams, Ross Montgon' v, John
Stockdale, Pat' Walhs, David
Mallory, Sally Stapp, Beverley
Salters, Helon Norman, Kari Al-
manze, 'Karla - Gaebler, Sandy.
Abel, Margie Tidwell, David
Cleveland, DougStenberg, Josie
Robertson, Jim Robertson,
Winifred Waller, Robert Echols,
Pain Tidwell, Melanie McCar-
thy, Carol Gates, Gerrv Gates,
Jeri Pfeifer, Kacey Kazda,
Lorna Avers and Kathi Stapp.
The "Judge's Bag" commit-.
,jtee would like to thank those
businesses that donated items
for the Thank You bags given
to volunteer judges, for the
UIL competition on March 20
and 23. We sincerely appreci-
ate their generosity and con-
tinued support of our school
and its activities.
Peoples State Bank of Mo-
ran, Weaver-Dates Phar-
macy, Abilene Teachers Fed-
eral Credit Union, Region 14
ESC, First National Bank of
Albany, Brookshire's, Prairie
" Star and Dollar General con-
tributed to the bags.
Sincerely,
The staff and st udents
of Nancy Smith
Elementary School
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FANDANGLE ASSOCIATION
Membership drive underway
Letters were recently mailed
to previous and prospective
members of the Fort Griffin Fan-
dangle Association, kicking off
the 2001 membership drive.
According to Debbe Hudman
of the Fandangle office, a large
number of memberships have
already been received, along
with quite a few ticket orders.
Association members are al-
lowed to purchase tickets for
the summer shows before they
go on sale to the public, assur-
ing the best seats for each per-
formance.
Tickets are not made avail-
able to the general public until
May 1.
- Membership in the associa-
tion helps support the annual
shows, with several levels of
membership available.
Persons donating $1,000 or
more to the Fandangle Associa-
tion will be recognized as gold
patrons, while those who do-
nate $500 are acknowledged as
silver patrons.
Regular patron memberships
are available for $125 or more.
AH throe types of patron
members will be distinguished
in the souvenir program for the
■ six summer shows of the annual
prod uction.
Patrons also receive special
permits which entitle them to
reserved parking at the Prairie
Theater during the summer per-
formances.
Regular memberships in the
association can be obtained for
a contribution of $25 or more,
ahd pioneer memberships,
available to those age 65 or
older, are $10.
All members and patrons are
treated to a preview of the sum-
mer production at the annual
membership sampler, which will
be held this year in Austin at
tbi> opening of the Bob Bullock
State History Museum April 28.
The dates for the six summer
shows are June 21-23 and June
28-30.
For more information about
Fandangle membership, call the
Fandangle office, at 762-3838.
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on service.
A reception, and special pro-
gram on prevention, awareness
and survival tactics for domes-
tic abuse and date rape is be-
ing planned.by the members of
Alpha Zeta Epsilon sorority,
the local chapterOfBeta Sigma
Phi.
The event will be held on
Monday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Aztec Theater.
The speaker, Christine
, Brockma'n of Albany, is a mem-
ber of AZE and a survivor of
violent crimes. Brockman has
worked as an advocate and
volunteer for Rape Crisis/Vic-
tim Services for six years, cov-
ering six counties in West
Texas.
Brockman's presentation,
entitled "Crushed Rose," will
identify with women who are
currently victims, survivors
and potential victims of vio-
lent crimes.
"The first thing is to accept
the fact that every woman is a
potential victim," said Brock-
man. "Many women operate
under the illusipn that 'it will
never happen to ,ne'."
By being aware, she contin-
ued, a woman can reduce the
likelihood of becoming a vic-
tim. This does not mean all
rapes can be prevented.
Every woman that is raped
is going to have to learn o feel
again. "Until that time, she is
a rose that has been crushed,
ground beneath someone's
heal, petals bruised and.stem
broken. She is a crushed rose."
The special event is open to
all women 12 years of age and
over.
For more information, con-
tact AZE president Denise
Everett at 762-3152.
Students raise funds for Oxford trip
Four local high School stu-
dents will be attending summer
school in Oxford, England at St.
Hugh's College, the third year
in a row for Albany students to
be involved in the special pro-
gram.
M ica Glover, Rachel Liming,
Bryan Hendley and Cassie
Mayes are in the process of rais-
ing funding for the three-week
trip, which will extend from July
7 to July 30.
The students will I ive on cam-
pus at Oxford University and
will study the Humanities in
England from the 1«th century
to the present. Each participant
will select an area of study from
English history, English litera-
ture, theatre or art. They will
earn college credit for their work.
Some of the activities include
two clays in London, where they
will see "Les Miserables," as well
as visit Warwich -Castle,
Stonehenge and Gloucester Ca-
thedral.
The trip will cost each stu-
dent $3,500, which includes air-
fare, room and board and the
cost of the classes.
The local students are earn-
ing money by performing odd
jobs, selling.cookie dough and
serving meals after church on
Sundays. They ask that Albany
. residents help by participating
in the fundraisers and contact-
ing them for lawn mowing or
other odd jobs.
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JEFF BARKER
Askew, McBride earn scholarships
Albany High School seniors
J.W. Askew and Bryan McBride
were named as the recipients of
two Watt Matthews Memorial
Scholarships awarded last week
at the annual Buyer-Seller Ban-
quet.
The students, who received
$500 each, are members of both
4-II and FFA and are longtime
participants in the Shackelford
County Youth and Livestock
Show, as well as in many other
related activities.
Askew's 4-H proj. cts have ,
included beef, swine, horse, rifle .
team, land judging, livestock
judging, teen leader, vvildlife
management and record book
keeping. In FFA, he has been
involved in beef, farm skills,
judging teams, range camp,
plant identification, beef profi-
ciency, pasture judging, wildlife
judging and soil judging.
11 e has earned n u merous beef
showmanship awards over the
past nine years, both at the local
stock show and various other
shows around the state. He has
also received the Lone Star
Farmer degree through his in-
volvement in FFA, and has
served in several 4-H and FFA
offices.
Askew is the son of Bro icc
and Gayala Askew. He plans to
attend Clarendon Junior Col-
lege next fall, where he will study
range and wildlife management.
In his 10 years of involve-
ment in 4-H and FFA, McBride
has also recorded a large num-
ber of achievements, including
the Gold Star Award, Star Chap-
ter Farmer, Agribusiness
Award, Star' Greenhand, Beef
Proficiency Award, Wildlife
Management Award, Beef En-
trepreneyrship Award and Lone
Star Farmer degree. He has also
earned several showmanship
buckles and has been an officer
in both 4-H and FFA.
Projects and activities i nclude
livestock, land and wildlife judg-
ing competitions, as well as-
range and horse judging and
plant identification. He has also
>een a leader in beef production,
participated in Bobwhi'e Bri-
gade and attended Range Camp.
Ml .Jride is the son of Gerald
am' Sharon McBride. Aft.;r
graduation, he intends to study
ranch management and equine
science at Tarleton State Uni-
versity.
LAP applications
The Shackelford Cqunty
Farm Service Agency is now ac-
cepti ng applications for the Live-
stock Assista nceProgr a m (LAP).
According to Kelly D. Head,
County Executive Director, LAP
regulations were published as a
final rule on March 19,2001 and
sign-up will end on April 27,
2001. LAP provides direct pay-
ments to producers who suffered
grazing losses due to natural
disaster during the calendar
year 2000.
"Often producers equate
Farm Service Agency assistance
with row crops. However, LAP
is one of the many livestock ori-
ented programs available toj ro-
ducers through FSA," said Head.
"We recognize that individuals
who raise livestock only and
those who raise livestock in con-
junction with row crops have
suffered devastating losses on
both accounts due to recent natu-
ral disasters," he said.
According to Head, 2001 LAP
payments are available to quali-
fying counties. In Texas, 240
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counties have been approved for
LAP, including Shackelford
County. Eligible counties must
have sustained a 10 percent or
greater loss of available grazing
for at least thrZ-e consecutive
months. Losses may have re-,
suited from drought, excessive
heat, disease, insect infestation
and other'adverse impacts at-
tributed to a natural disaster
event.
Eligible livestock under LAP
provisions are beef and dairy
cattle, buffalo and beefalo when
maintained oh the same basis as
beef cattle, sheep, goats, swine
and equine animals used com-
mercially for human food or kept
for the production of food or fi ber
on the owner's farm.
The Secretary of Agriculture
is authorized to provide approxi-
mately $400 million in LAP as-
sistance by the.Agriculture, Ru-
ral Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act,
2001, Pub. L. 105-277.
For more information regard-
ing Livestock Assistance Pro-
gram eligibility and to schedule
An appointment to file an appli-
cation, contact the Shackelford
County office at 762-2277ext.
2 or visit FSA's website at http:
//www.fas.usda.gov.
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