The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1987 Page: 2 of 50
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qualifiers tor the state compe*..
t:or. Ro,ar.da V.ckers BranDee
P a * e f f.r.a Chapman and Kim
( a j5,f A f-re a., named MVP for
Tr.e foursome finished third
in the 400 meter relay at the state
ie \'ir,rers captured
: rst p.ace ..- the h.zh jump.
or R.<-r.ard 'A'ad* and Brad
P ter*o.' a.so shared MVP
- * ards for boys cross country.
Both of the students have run in
the <-ave cross country meet the
pa-" three .'ear- with Patterson
a i -op .-d. .dual honors all
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Sophomore Mor.ica Mornsor.
was named MVP for ?:r.s cross
country during the banquet
In golf. Samartha Hawkins, a
ser.ior was given the MVP award
r>y goif sponsor Terry Harlow
Brad Patterson and sophomore
Chad Walsworth were both
honored with the MVP for the
boys division.
Awards were also given for
Albany's two newest sports —
voheyba.. and baseball.
Kim Cauble was named the
most valuable setter and Rolanda
Vickers honored as most valuable
spiker.
In oasebali. Chr:« Beard was
?iven the first MVP award for the
new sport.
Coach Tommy Dittmar also
handed out several special
awards to lo**ai citizen ■ and s^nooi
officials for their as1-. a.n^e oft r.e
athletic departmer.* tn.p
past year.
Walter Bond was r.-i r.f-d the fan
of the year.
Each athlete was aiso i 'en a
participation plaque for taking
part in athletics d ..ring 'he school
year after the banquet concluded
A special highlight fi.m ot foot
ball and a slide show for a other
sports was presented by the
booster club a' the <■ renine s
entertainment
The booster club members
honored the coaching -*aff and
manager Roy Flubanks with
special plaques of apprer.atjon.
The banquet was attended by
over 250 local studer's. parents
school officials and fan«.
City applicants whittled to 14
Bv Donnie \ Lucas
The A.oany ( .*>• Council nar
-owed 'he field of applicants for
•re new •• created Assistant City
Manager po- '.on from to 14
during a special meeting held
Wednesday, May 20.
Tr.e counr, A-ent into closed
«e« io- to continue the screening
of applicants for the position.
' po- open ng rr,e meeting again
Mayor 'A'a. ne Hogan announced
'hat the field had been trimmed
from ** ro 14 applicants.
The council was scheduled to
meet in special session again on
Wednesday, May 27 to continue
the selection process.
One of the councilmen stated
'haf the ,,>t of prospects would be
red j fed to , ;ist 'hose applicants
that the council would want to in
fervjew personally after the
last meeting.
Before the group entered into
closed session on a motion by
Glenn Picquet to discuss person
nel, the council hired a swimming
pool manager for the summer.
Eddie Bartee made a motion to
hire Carolyn Hill as the city's pool
manager for the summer months.
Mrs. Hill has held 'he position for
the past two years.
When asked for a list of ap
plicants for the position. City
Manager Liston Todd stated that
he just had a verbal request from
Hill for the position. Evidently no
other applications were received.
The council agreed that life-
guards used at the pool will be
paid 54 per hour this year, instead
of the $5 per hour fee paid last
summer.
The city set a budget of $5,000
for swimming pool expenses.
The pool is expected to open on
Tuesday, June 2, and continue
through the end of August. Pool
hours are 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on
Tuesday through Sunday. Private
swimming lessons will r>e taught
by Mrs. Hill during the morning.
The pool is also available for
private parties.
Todd noted that the pa.nting of
the pool has been completed and
that an awning to provide shade
on the west side of the facility
should be ready by opening day
Councilman Hugh Norman sug
gested that the city get bids from
local welder for the construction
of the awning, rather than at
tempting to use city crews to
build it.
"I just want to make sure it is
done right so it will look good and
stay there for a while.
Norman and Todd discussed at
some length how the awnir.g
should be constructed.
The council plans to continue
meeting on each Wednesday until
an Assistant City Manager >s
hired.
Public ticket sales to begin soon
Members of the Port Griffin
F andangle Association have until
Monday, June I to purchase
tickets for the summer show
before tickets go on sale to the
general public.
I encourage all members to
get their ticket orders in within
the next few days so they may
have a better chance on choice
tickets," said Louann George,
Fandangle secretary.
Ticket sales seem to be going
very well, and we have quite a
few orders to fill after June 1,"
she added.
There are still plenty of tickets
to he sold, however No nights are
close to being sold out, she said.
(ieorge said the association
now has 520 members. "The big
gest year for membership was
1970 with 528 members. I think
we can beat that this year."
This year, the Fort Griffin Fan
dangle is scheduled for June 18 20
and June 25 27.
Tickets may be purchased at
the Fandangle's ticket office,
which is located in the Musseiman
Petroleum Building. The office
was recently moved from the
I)epot. The telephone number is
762 3642.
Weekly rehearsals are continu
ing for the summer show, accord
ing to show director Marge Bray.
"Rehearsals are going very
well," Mray said. "We have had
quite a few new people show up at
our rehearsals, which is wonder
fill."
She stressed the importance of
everyone attending rehearsals as
soon as possible. "There are only
three weeks left until opening
night,'' Mray said.
Five and six year old square
dancers meet at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, followed by the older
square dancers at 8:00 p.m. "Five
years old is about as young as we
can work with for the square
dancing," she said.
Thursday at 8:00 p.m., the adult
rehearsal will be held. Teenage
Huppi Hi dancers will rehearse at
8:00 p.m. Sunday.
All rehearsals will be held at
the elementary school.
Rehearsals will he moved to the
theater June 5. Beerinnins: next
week, a schedule of all practices
will be distributed
The theme of the show this
year will be based on the various
types of people who settled this
area of Texas and the occupations
they pursued to tame the West.
'Splash Day' set Tuesday
"Splash Day" at the local swim
ming pool on Tuesday, June 2, will
mark the opening of the pool for
the summer mont hs.
Swimmers will be admitted
free on June 2 during the hours of
2:00 and 6:00 p.m.
Regular pool hours will be 2:00
until 6:00 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. Admission is $1. Pool
rental for private parties is $15
per hour.
"Ladies Night" at the pool is
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. each Tues
day. Admission is $1.
Pool manager Carolyn Hill said
that private swimming lessons
will be given July 13 24 and 20-31.
Mrs. Hill stated that several
rules will be strictly observed at
the pool:
• No blue jean cut offs,
•No unhemmed shorts,
• No glass or cans inside pool
area,
• No running inside fence,
•No jumping or diving off sides
of boards.
•Any disrespect of lifeguard
will result in removal from pool.
The wading pool will be open
during regular pool hours. No one
over six years old will he allowed
in the wading pool, and all
children must be accompanied by
an adult. There is no admission
charge for the wading pool
For more information about
party reservations and swimming
lessons, contact Hill at 762 2469.
Chamber
(Cont. from pg 1)
Tackett and the First National
Bank of Albany for their
assistance. "They were all in
strumental in continuing the
Chamber's work and getting the
office organized."
Todd added that if Tackett hap
pens to be away from the office,
persons needing Chamber
assistance can contact him at
Weaver —Oates Pharmacy,
762-3344, or leave a message on
the Chamber's answering
machine.
Again, the office will be open
from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on
Tuesday through Friday, at least
for the present.
Dr. Philip O'Neill
will be out of his office
to attend medical meetings
June 1-12
Other members of his staff will be
available during regular office hour*
Duggan
Welding
Corner of E Hwy 1 80
& N Hwy 283
[Former location of
Ayers Dozer Co ]
In Shop or In Field
Any Place or
Anytime
7 Days a Week
Lynn Duggan
24 HOUR PHONE
915/762-3845
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Lucas, Donnie A. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1987, newspaper, May 28, 1987; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402395/m1/2/?q=%22~1~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.