The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 123, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1998 Page: 6 of 16
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The Albany News
Thursday, October 8, 1998
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Cowboy days
(Cont. from pg. 1 A)
forming.
Raised in the oil patch of West
Texas, Hoover decided to be a
musician at age five. He studied
piano and played clarinet dur-
ing hisyouth. He graduated with
his bachelor and masters de-
grees in vocal music from West
Texas State University, now
West Texas A&M, and holds a
Doctor of Musical Arts degree
from Southwestern Seminary in
Fort Worth
Hoover entered church min-
istry in 1981 and served several
churches in Texas until 1996,
when he decided to commit full-
time to writing and performing.
He also has a passion for drama
and spent many years'as a com-
munity theater director.
The musician is a big believer
in the power of drama and mu-
sic combinations to teach, in-
spire, and entertain everyone,
especially children.
iTeam Sorting
County cowboys are being
given some incentive to register
early for the second annual team
sorting competition on Satur-
day. The four man teams can
get a discount if they sign up
before October 17
According to Chamber execu-
tive director Lisa Sanders, there
was a great turnout of partici-
pants in last year's contest , but
most of them didn't register until
the last minute, causing some
congestion and delays that
morning at the YL Ranch.
Those who come by the Al-
bany Visitors Center prior to
the competition will pay a $40
per team entry fee, while those
who register at the gate will be "
charged $50 $er team. All team
members are required to be
Shackelford County residents or
employed by a ranchef within
the county.
Tickets for spectators will be
$5, and will be available either
at the Visitors Center or at the
gate! The ranch is located just
south of Albany off of the Moran
highway.
Sanders emphasized that the
team sorting is a "true ranch
function, not rodeo events, show-
ing not only the skill of the cow-
boy, but the training and skills
of the horse as well."
Team sortingis a timed event
requiring cowboys to remove
individual animals out of a herd
of cattle in a specific numerical
order
Unlike team penning, this
event more accurately portrays
the actual sorting of a herd in
the pasture. While speed is a
factor, the quieter, more delib-
erate work on the part of the
cutterand his horse will be con-
sidered in the judging.
Special Events
In addition to the Hank the
Cowdog presentations on Fri-
day, a Western Writers Sympo-
sium will be held that afternoon
from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at file
Whitney Theater.
The symposium will feature
well-known western authors'
A C Greene, John Craves,
Elmer Kelton and Joan Stocks
Nobles, and will be moderated
by Dr. Lawrence Clayton ofAbi
lenp, who has written several
books about Watt Matthews and
Shackelford County.
The new event is being spon-
sored by the Old Jail Art Center
and the Chamber. Admission is
$5 per person.
All the participants had con-
nections to Watt Matthews, and
his philosophy of ranching and
stewardship of the land is re-
flected in their writing.
The only other event on Fri-
day, the Spanish Gourd Gala
honoring Hob Green, is already
sold out.
Saturday's activities will
start with a.cowboy breakfast
served on the courthouse lawn
from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. Proceeds,
which are by donation only, will
benefit the Shackelford County
Courthouse Restoration Fund.
After breakfast, visitors will
hftve the Opportunity to browse
the local community, shopping
the numerous specialty stores
along Main Street, and watch-'
ing the street entertainers in
the downtown block
Other activities on Saturday
include the follow ing:
• Quilt show at the Jackson
Warehouse, free admission.
• Kids games and activities
at the Bank Park, including a
stick horse rodeo, live buffalo
and longhorn cattle, and an ex
tensive petting zoo provided by
the Shackelford County 4-H
Club.
• Living history demonstra-
tions by the Fort Griffin Memo-
rial Regiment at the Bank Park.
• Silent auction of unique
items and services displayed in
downtown stores.
• Western exhibits at the Old
Jail Art Center.
• Street entertainment
throughout the day, including
cowboy music, poetry and more.
• The courtroom melodrama,
a "spin-off' of last year's popu-
lar story, reenacted by local citi-
zens and "celebrities." Admis-
sion is $3 for shows at 11:00
a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. at
the courthouse.
• The Old Friends Bench at
the Bank Park from 1:00 to 5:00
p.m.
• Organ concert at 4:00 p.m.
on the famous tracker organ at
the Matthews Memorial Pres-
byterian Church, no admission.
• Chuckwagon dinner at the
Bank Park, served from the
wagons of chuckwagon cooks Bill
Cauble, Cliff Teinert and Jimbo
Humphries, $10 per person.
• "An Evening at the Altec"
at 8:00 p.m. with the presenta-
t ion of the Spanish Gourd Award
and featuring the Arbuckl^ Boys
from San Antonio, as well as the
auction of Albany-theiqed denim
jackets, admission $7.
• Western danqe at 9:00 p.m.
at the Whitney Theater, a fam-
ily event featuring Durwood
Strubeand Texas Best, admis-
sion $5.
• Circuit Rider Church Ser-
vice on the courthouse square at
8:00 a.m. on Sunday morning,
featuring gospel singing and a
sermon on horseback.
Foreman's Passes
Along with the individual
tickets available for the day's
many events, all-inclusive
Foreman's Passes are also of-
fered by the Visitors Center.
The Foreman's Pass is sold
for $50 apiece, and gives its pur-
chaser full access to all the
weekend's events, except for the
sojd-out gala on Friday night
For more information about
tickets, passes or other activi-
ties., call 762-2525
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Lucas, Donnie A. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 123, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1998, newspaper, October 8, 1998; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth413056/m1/6/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.