The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2000 Page: 1 of 14
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Musical workout
Member* of th« AHS band, including
those on the drill team are beginning
their summer "worttouts" this week to
prepare tot the first halftime show *
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Practices inside & out
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A large number of Albany High School
athletes are working otrt this week, getting
ready for the opening of the 2000 footbaF
and volleyball seasons
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Thursday August 10, 2000, Albany, Texas 76430
10 PAGfS IN 1 SfCTK )N
VotUMt Number 125 Numbcr 11 Pro 75q.
Trustees study $4.3 million budget proposal
Hy Melind* i. Lucas
The Albany school board stud-
ied M $4 a million budget pro-
posal earlier this week bused on
a tax rate 'that is almost six
cents less than Issst year's rate.
The board met in spe< ml ses-
sion on Monday, August 7 lor a
formal review of the proposed
budget, along with taking rare
of several other agenda items,
including hiring a tfciidier, sev
era! aides and other support
personnel
11ms trustees also approved
bids for elementary computer
equipment, okayed the student
handbooks and held lunch room
prices at the same level
Budget Proposal
Supt Jen Heifer presented
the third draft of a $4.3 million
budget that she described as
"lean and conservative
The proposed budget for I'M)-
2001 tallies $4,306,000, almost
$100,000 less than last year's
adopted budget of $4,402,599
During Mondtfy night's meet
nig, the superintendent and
Shackelford County Chief Ap
praiser Bruce Bailey presented
an effective tax rate of $1.2516,
With a maximum rate without a
i ollback election of $ 1.3110, the
amount upon which the proposed
budget is based
hast year's tux rate was
$ 1,35971 which generated a levy
of $1,3%,281, compared to the
previous year's tax levy of
$1,524,857 The decrease from
1 !*y8 to I was due io a slump
in the price of crude oil during
Last minute personnel hired
1998 and the board's unwilling
ness to raise last years tax rate
the amount that would have
been required to rover the loss
This year, explained Bailey
the cot iity has basically recov
ered the 10 percent loss in the
property values, plus some, and
the proposed tax rate is expected
to generate about $1 430,000
Total revenue, including state
funding is projected to be
$4,292,2< if)
l)i Bfeifer explained later
that the appajent shortage in
the $4,306,600 budget is not ac-
tually a deficit "We still have
$66,600 in litigationcosts to take
care of, and we have to show
thai amount pi the expenditures
We already have that money set
aside, so we can't record it. next
year's revenue "
I'feifet f. < ommelided that the
board adopt the maximum
amount allowed without a roll
back <•!< i lion Jiointmg out thai
the district needs to resume its
policy of purchasing a new bus
each year, a practic < which has
been dropped dot- to budgi 1 * on
straints "We could go with tht
.effective lax rate but the diffei
em e is the < o.-t of a new bur-
'about $50,000) *
Ffeifer told board member*:
Monday night that Bailey's fi-
nal figures for the effective rate
could be slightly less, due to a
notice from the Texas Educa
turn Agency that she received
just prior to the meeting TEA
notified Heifer that special fund
ing in the amount of $10,000
was being awarded to the schoc I
to tie applied directly to the bond
indebtedness
On '1 in--day when the chief
appraiser turned in the legal
notice required by, law for the
district's proposed rate, the fig
ure had indeed dropped by al-
most one I I ;,!
The new figures set the effec-
tive l ux rate at $1,242.3 and the
proposed rate at $1 3023 Tins
rate would generate!-] 419,173,'
calculated at a 9Wi< collection
rate
This budget js a. lean and
yet as realistic as we could make
it using the most conservative
figure# we had in all areas," uaid
Di Pfeifer "Chances are we
will have increased enrollment,
but I'm not going to base a bud
get on chances We will probably
receive at least one substantial
grant, but I'm not going to count
oh that until we get it This bud-
get IS based Oil what We iff tut,
we re going to receive and oin
best estimates of what our ex
penses will he
A budget hearing is net foi
Monday August 21 at 7 00 p in
(See S< hoof budget, ffg 10)
Making progress
PRELIMINARY rrflWtMtN
Enrollment up from 1999 numbers
With the extensive .tnd
triplicated foundation
work out of (he way, con
struct ion of the new activ-
ity « enter at Albany Nigh
School is now progressing
a lot more rapidly (top
photo). Local coaches and
school officials hope to be
In the hit iliiy i. •/(.)< i«il (
The main feature of the
new in Id* houv will h.
large all-purpose room that
t an be used for indoor
practices. With football
practice underway (fower
Kholoi and (he old field
oust converted into a
weight rqom, the varsity
players will btnising dress-
Ing rooms in the gym on a j
temporary basis.
I
Although foi mat registration
fur local students is over, school
officials expert to be giving out
Schedules and information until
the time classes begin at 8:00
a.m next Wednesday August
16.
At the elementary level,almut
340 students are expected to
show upfoi the first day of school,
even though not all of those were
enrolled Tuesday morning dui
ing the official registration time
Nancy Sunt h Klementary School
secretary Mary Rose reported
that around 30 new students
had been recorded so far
The figures should be up a
lew students from last year's
first day total ofih'iO ftudents at
Nancy Smith
()f those who had already en-
rolled or are expected lot the
upcoming school, 25 registered
lor the volunteei preschool and
early childhood programs, 10 foi
bead start, 47 lot kindergarten,
40 for first grade, 42 for second
giade, 4<i for third grade, 45 for
fourth grade, -IB for filth grade
and 87 for sixth grade
Preliminary figure* at the
secondary level had already
reached 280 foi seventh through
12th gl ides well ahead of last
re are dways mm who
'1 flow up until the first
dfy of school, (xit it would
make things easier for us if
the/ would come by
Vsometime before then"
yi .ir s first day en roll men f.; of
206 -fin is primarily fki<- to a
large i lass of-incoming seventh
graders as compared to a small
t'piupol gi aduatiiig seniors this
past spi illf)
Alban y 1 hgh School secretary
Amanda Mliberiey reported that
around 10 new students had
enrolled ai the secondary cam
jius
By gradi the preliminary
enrollment includes 54 seventh
grader* 1.5 eighth graders, 46
freshmen sophomores, 47
juniors and 47 seniors
Moberley expects several
more to register by the time
• la ■ I underway liexl week,
and she asked that parents try
to make sure their students stop
by the AHS/AJHS off a i- before
August 10 if possible
"There are always some who
don't show up until the first day
ol schoolshe - aid, "but it would
make things easier lor us if they
would i dme by sometime before
then."
Rose agreed that parents of
elementary ag< ■ hildreft should
try to come to the NSKS offic e
prior to August 10 if at all jr>h
sible
For mnie infot mutton, cull the
Al IS/AJIIS ol lice at /62 .1974
and the NSESoffice at 762-3*184
Secondary Schedule
School days at Albany Junior
11i^li School ind Albany High
School ati still ha I'd on a much .
Iiell block rheduli but there
have been a lew adjustments ul
(See Registration, pg 10)
Kindergarten meetings set Aug. 15
Incoming Albany kindergai
ten students and their parents
are encouraged to attend a spe-
cial orientation aiid "meet the
teacher' tiine next Tuesday
August 15from5 30tot) OOp in
Parents-should bring their
kindergartners to the kinder
garten classrooms located on
the north side of the hallway 111
t he middle wing at Nancy Sunt h
Elementary School
The teachers an- asking that
the parents bring the child'
school supplies with them to the
meetings, remembering to label
each item with the student's
name
The brief mi < I no on I ties '
day will give, (hi 'iihli i n a
chance to explon tint las- rooms
as well as give lhe t n iters an
opportunity to relate nine -im-
portant information to the par
ents
Kindergai ii n hist i uctois
i arolyn Hill.Sheii V» rteland
PamCope feel thai bothpan nts
and students will benefit from
the short orientation
School schedules class poll
cies and rules will Im- discussed
Classes for kindergai t ilers
and all students will begin the
following day, on Wednesday,
August ic
Kindergarten classes, how
ever, will he c ut short lor the
first three days ol school, Au
gust Hi 18, to,allow the live
year-olds a little time to get ad
(listed to a lull day of school
activities
The Indents will eat lunch
early and will finish their activi-
ties'by 1'.' 00 noon Parents can
pick tlieni up at that time or
make an angement s for pickup
StartingMond tv. August21,
regulai school hours of 7 5ft
a in to 2 'J5 p in will begin.
Fire danger rises along with temperatures
The danger of ihl fires is
increasing each day as 100 plus
temperatures con ti nut* to dry out
whatever vegetation is left along
the roadsides and in pastures
"It'h bee n too dry to have a
whole lot of growUi, but we had
just enough rain in late spring
and* early summer to wheie it
could cause some problems if a
fire got away front us," said
Shackelford County Sheriff
Larry Bonner-
Willi temperatures reaching
triple digits all too frequently in
recent weeks, the grass and
weeds are drying out quickly
and area rangeland is a tinder-
box just wailing for a spark
. "Wr've been ltlc k y that thole
have been no big flare ups so
far, but conditions are begin
nrng to get dangerous," Homier
continued "There's quite a bit of
foliage in places, aud the mois-
ture in the plants themselves is
drying up,pint adding to the fact
that there's little or no humid
ity We've also had the wind kick
up a tew times lately. We could
look uponeday see lots of smoke
if we're not careful,"
Shackelford County Rural
I 11<'Chieft]ayleBrookeragreed
"We haven't had any big fires
yet this year for several reasons,
hut it could get seriuusinahurry
if one gets out of hand."
Besides the fact that dry veg-
etation is not as abundant as
some Augusts, Brooker noted
that there aire more volunteers
in the RFI) than there have been
in several years, so response time
has been faster
lie also pointed out that it
doesn't take much to get a fire
started. A trailer with a blown
out tiro sparked several fires
along a three mile stretch on
the Throckmorton highway last
Sunday
Also, lightning is normally a
factor this tune of year, although
local residents haven't seen
much ol that lately
Lightning can't he controlled,
but there are sevei al things that
people eon do to cut down oil the
number of tires
• Avoid driving in high grass,
as catalytic converters often
start fires in dry vegetation.
• Don't throw cigarettes out
(See Fire danger, pg. 10)
TEMPERATURES
Aug. 2 - 8,2000
DATE HIGH LOW I'HKC
8-2 103 63
8-3 106 64
8-4 103 73
8-5 102 75
8-* 104 73
8-7 103 76
8 8 _ 102 79
Vein lo date
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Lucas, Donnie A. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2000, newspaper, August 10, 2000; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth413860/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.