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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1994, ALBANY, TEXAS 76430
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VOLUME NUMB: R 119 NUMB! R 1.9 PRICE 50c PF R COPY;
Albany High School st udents and ex students have
a full weekend ot activit ies planned as pari of the lfi9J
homecoming festivities "which will feature a parade,
the crowning of a homecoming queen and king, and
various .ex-student reunions and meetings
The special home-corn ing event s are set for Friday
and Saturday, October 14 If), and Are sponsored by
t he Albany Ex Students Association and Albany H igh.
School.
I'lie A1 IS graduation classes of 1943' and 191 1 w ill
be featured as the honor classes this year
Afternoon I Vp F&ally and Parade
, A special homecoming pep rally w ill Begin at no
p in in the Bank Park downtown
I lead cheerleader Kelly Bart.ee urges all I oi.nl
residents and I,ion fans to attend (lie pep rails and
then the game that evening
Albany ox student K.C Jones will be the speaker.
Ill case of bad weat her, t he pep rally will be held at
the high school gym
The pep rally will be followed at r>:,'!() p.m. bv a
homecoming parade, leu through downtown Albany
by the Alls Ragitf Red Banc]
Ex-students Sue Diller Belcher arid Jeannine
Matt hews 11 ill will coordinate the parade They st a ted
that, parade participants will line up from 11:30 to 5 DO
p.m or tlie street between the stadium and First
Bapt ist Church
('ompetition floats will be entered by three AI1S
classes, and a non competitive Boat by the combined
junior High classes, decorated to tit the 1994 theme of
"Decades"' Members of t he ('lass of 1913 will ride on
a school bus driven by I ,ist on Todd, and Hawk Bales
will have a wagon.
file 1994doming Home King and Queen will be
featured in the parade and convertibles will carry the
high school honorees.
l'hi parade will roll down Main Street, circle the
court house a nd reverse the route to end at the Bapt ist
church parking lot.
Friday Night Events
A bean and corn-bread supper will be held at the
First Baptist Church from 5:,'10 p.m. until game tmic
Friday, sponsored by the Shackelford County Unit of
the American .< 'aricer Society
Everyone is invited to attend the all you can eat
supper '.firkets sell for a minimum, donation of $.'i
The honieconiinggame ball is beiiiggiven away by
the Booster•('luh* with tickets available at the gate
before kickoff. Tickets will also available from club
officers Mike Parsons, Amy Ruff, or Boa Ruff.
Highlights — Football and Royalty
One of the highlights of the homecoming weekend
will be the match-up of the Albany Lions and the
Baird Bears at the Robert. Nail MemOria
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horiorees...
Albany seniors nominated lor
the1 honor ot 1994 Hqmet om-
jng King anti C^tjeen include
(top photo, front, I r) Nicole
Merrell loanie Holson, Jenny
Poller, Kelly Bat tee, (back)
Kevin Ruff, Jim Norman, John
Sudderthand Act1 Reames. Also
to he presented during Friday's
halttimec eremonieswill bethe
Coming Home Kingand Queen,
l.ynette I incher Myers (lower
photo,l)and( lydeStutoville(r).
7 30 p m Frida.\
Also featured during the haif'time c< remoni. s at
the g.i me will be the crowiing oft he 199 1 1 lomecorn '
. ing King and Queen", and the presentation of the1
Coming Home King arid Quern
King and queen nominee- selected bv the AIIS
senior class are Kelly Bartee .and Ace Reames. Those
named by tlie jilnior Has; art' denny Pot.ter and .John
Sndde»fth, while the sophomores elected joanie Hoi
, son and-Jim Norman as their candidates Kreshmen
noiiniiees from the seniorclass are Nicole Merrell and
Kevin Ruff
The -king and queen nominees will.he escorted bv
then parents.
Other honorees include a prince and princess from
each class The freshman prince and princess are
Amanda Kdgar and Brian Bennett Representing the
sophomore das- as prince and-princess are Christi
Huffman and -JcfT' Merrell. while the junior class
prince and prince are ShannoirMcNeill and Core\
Ruff,
Favorites to be .honored during halflime activities
include several club sweethearts and beaus Mr. and
MissFFA honorees art I >an Ruff and Kim Leech. The
FFA/HEK(> Sweetheart arid Beau. .Jennifer Wilson
and Kerry Pack, will also be pr< seated
Band Sweetheart Mary Oates will be .escr.. by
Band Beau Keith Wjlsotv, and Football Swei thea '
Misty Williarnsoi' ill he escorted by Allen Hi be!
Also to be honored.are the Choir Sweetheart and
Beau, Melissa Oden and Lance Caubl'e
Coining Home Honorees
The Coming Home Queen for 1994 is Lvnet.fe
Fm.cher M vi-rs of Pale -ti", a member ot the fei iss'of
1.942. , , ' ,i
('lyde St uteville of the < 'da ■ of 1939 is tiv mine
Home King. Stuteville lives in Olhey 1
The two honorees were ^ oosenby those'attending
the Kx-Student Association'business meeting al the
last "big" homecoming m 1992.
Following the football game, a special reception
honoring the Coming Home King and Queen will be
hold at the fellowship hall of the First Christian
Church
The public and all AHS exes are invited to attend
the reception, which will start at approximately 10:00
p iii
Exes To Meet Saturday
The Kx Student Association will gather on Satur
day, October lb for the biennial meeting, beginning
with coffee and registration at 9:00 a.m. at the Albany
High School auditorium
The business session will start at 1-0:00 a.m. when
(See Homec oming, pg, H A)
OctobeiWest to feature bargains, activities
By Donnie A. Lucas
Downtown Albany will be bus-
tling with activity on Saturday at
the annual OctoberVVest feat uring,
arts, crafts, bargains, a pumpkin
cook off, several contests for chil
dren and lively music provided by
area musicians.
While there will not lie quite as
many vendors downtown as some
years in the past, the day has been
filled with activities,food and music
—aloiig with bargains being offer(,d
by local participating merchants
that, should keep even the most
avid shopper happy.
As of Tuesday afternoon, only
If) booths had been reserved at the
Chamber office, according to
Chamber manager Dee Hamilton.
She stressed t hat it is st ill not
too late to reserve a space and join
other vendors downtown
The cost of a booth space is $15
and has to be reserved through the
Chamboroffice located in the depot.
Booths can still be reserved
through Saturday morning Ven
dors do have to be assigned an
approved booth location along the
down town block of Main Street.
Several of the booths already
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New door pieces...
Albany Chamber of Commerce manager Dee Hamilton (I) and
Halbert's Emporium employee Devone Reid hang one of the new
wooden signs that designates participating businesses.
i esei veil w ill be selling food items
at thi' Bank Park
Included t liis year will lie groups
selling baked potatoes with all t lie
trimmings, cold drinks, roasted
corn on the cob, baked goods and a
food wagon serving a full menu of
items such as catfish, hamburgers
and hot dogs.
. There will also be a booth selling
Lemon Chills, along with three
1 bake sales
"We have a good variety of food
that will be available," said
Hamilton "But we could always
use a few more."
One traditional item missing so
Car from the list of goodies is Ger-
man sausage on a stick.
Hamilton reported that while
the iTumberofvondors may lie down
this year, the quality of merchan
dise promises to be excellent.
The booths will all be open by
9 00 a tn
"We have a good variety of craft
items such as ceramics, jewelry,
wood crafts, floral arrangements,
yard signs and hand sewn goods."
Local participating merchants
will also be lining the sidewalks
with sale items, along with special
bargains both inside and outside
their stores.
Activities Start At 10 a.m.
After the booths open at 9:00
a.m., the first of several special
activities will start at ,10:00 a.m.
A costume contest will be held fit
The Collection Specialties for chil
dren age 12 and under. All par-
ticipants must be in place in frolit
of the store by 10:00 a.m. to be
included in-the judging. Prizes will
be given to the top three winners.
Following that will be fortune
telling at the 'fenovus Mall start,
ing at 10:30 a in
A decorated pumpkin contest
will be sponsored by I >esperatio's at
1 1:()() p.m. < 'ont est ant s need to
bring their entries already deco-
rated to the store for judging Prizes
will be given to the top three win
hers.
At 11:00 a.m. local musicians
will startplaying.it the Bank Park
.The groups and individuals will
continue to play until 1:00 p.m.
The sound equipment will be set
up at the Picket I louse at the Bank
Park.
"Most of the musicians havebeen
recruited by Randall Palmare, so
we are expecting some good enter
tainers," said Hamilton
She noted that no admission fee
will be charged Bales ofhay w ill be
scattered around the park, but se
rious music lovers who want to
enjoy the full two,hours of enter-
tainment should bring a lawn chair
to ensure comfortable seating.
At 11:30 a nr. the Albany News
will sponsor an old fashioned appl.e
bobbing at the Bank Park No fee
will be charge and participants get
to keep the apples they retrieve-"
from the wash tub
The Tefiovus Mall is also spoil
soring stick horse races near the
fountain at the park starting at
11:45 a.m.
The event is for children eight
years Old and younger Prizes will
he gi ven for the."best dressed" stick
horses, as well as to the winner of
the various heats of the race.
Stick horses will be available for
the children who do not have oneof
their own. Prizes and ribbons will
he given to the winners.
finally, a decorated hat contest
w ill lie sponsored by Mott's T> (V- 1(1
starting at 12:111! p.m Again, par
t icipants should w ear or bring in a .
at has already been decorat etl
• con test Prizes will be given
to the w inner-
The Great Pumpkin Cook offwill
start at 1:00 p in by receiving en
tries .Judging will start at 2:00
p.m. in both the children and adult
divisions.
Complete details about the cook-
off can be found in a related article.
Following the judging, the en-
tries will be sold through a silent
auction Written bids will be ac-
cepted, with the high bid winning
the right to take home each entry.
Bargains and Drawings
Many of the "local participating
merchants w ill also be offering door
prizes to shoppers along with bar-
gains and sale.items
Shoppers are encouraged to
check with local part icipatingretail
merchants on Saturday to find out
if a door prize is being offered
Participating merchants are
designated by a special w ooden sign
that will be on display at their
front entrance
The fourth annual Great
Pumpkin Cook-off will be held
this Saturday, October 15 in
conjunction with OctoherWest
activities.
The cook-off will take place
under a tent in the Bank Park,
with judging set to begin at
2:00 p.m.
Contestants may bring their
entries starting at 1:00 p.m.,
according to committee co-
chairman Shelly Bartee.
"We will have people in place ,
toacceptentriesstartingat 1:00
p.m.," said Bartee. "We would
l ike to have all the entries ready
for the judges by 1:30 p.m.''
Thejudginewill startat2:00
p.m. in both the children's and
adult divisions.
Cooks of all ages are urged to
enter their pumpkin recipes in
the contest. Judging will be con-
ducted in five categories in both
the adult and children's divi-
sions^ including pies, cakes,
cookies, bread, and miscella-
neous.
"We'd really like to see a lot
of entries from not only women,
but men and children also. This
is something that can be fun for
the entire family."
After winners are picked in
the five categories, there will
be a "Best of Show" selected in
both the children and adult di-
visions. Special prizes have
been donated by area mer-
chants for the winners.
The "Best of Show" winner
in the adult division will re-
ceive the grand prize, includ-
ing a night at the Kiva Inn of
Abilene in a suite, two movie
tickets at Park Central Six
Theaters, and dinner for two
(See Cook-off, pg. 8-A)_
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