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The Albany News
Thursday, August 3, 2006
As the six-performance run
of Always... Patsy Cline came
to an end on Sunday after-
noon, Albany Mayor Harold
Cox (lower photo, I) and
City Manager Bobby Russell
(top photo, I) handed out
special plaques and certifi-
cates to the cast and crew in
recognition of their efforts
as "Albany Ambassadors"
over the past year. Among
those receiving plaques were
(top photo, c&r) Shirley and
Robert Echols, and Patsy
Cline herself, Lorna Ayers
(lower photo, r).
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Patsy closes with 5 sellouts
Five of the six Patsy Cline
shows last week were sold out,
including "26 standing room
only" seats, according to Albany
Mainstreet Playhouse executive
producer Robert Echols.
Opening night on Thursday,
July 20 was short of a sellout by
about 20 tickets, he said.
"We turned away about 500
people overall for the second
week," Echols stated, "but they
called late and there wasn't time
for us to add a performance."
This summer's encore perfor-
mances will be the end of the
local Always...Patsy Cline sen-
sation, but only temporarily.
Echols reported that there are
already three bookings that the
cast and crew are considering
after the first of the year, and
they may stage another Albany
run next summer.
"We thought we'd skip a year,
but there have been so many
comments that we may be back
in the summer of 2007."
The cast and crew of AMP's
version of Always...Patsy Cline
were awarded special Albany
Ambassador plaques and cer-
tificates by the local City Coun-
cil following Sunday afternoon's
final performance.
The plaques were presented
by Mayor Harold Cox and City
Manager Bobby Russell in rec-
ognition of the group's outstand-
ing contribution to the com-
munity's notoriety over the past
year during performances all
over the Big Country and be-
yond.
Show Cancelled
Echols announced this week
that the Neil Simon play, Jake's
Women, originally scheduled to
open at the Aztec Theater later
this month, has been cancelled.
"The leading lady has to have
surgery in August, so someone
else was called in to take her
place, and she also ended up
with a major conflict, so it was
decided to postpone until early
spring."
The AMP producer stated that
Jake's Women would probably
be staged in February 2007.
Support staff gets 15% pay raise
By Melinda L. Lucas
Albany ISD trustees awarded
a 15 percent across-the-board
salary increase for the support
staff within the district, which
encompasses instructional
aides, maintenance and cafete-
ria workers, administrative as-
sistants and PEIMS secretar-
ies, during a special meeting on
July 27.
Supt. Shane Fields explained
that the increase will affect the
entire paraprofessional staff,
including those who have
"topped out" on the salary scale
because they have worked for
the district more than six to 10
years, depending on their em-
ployment category.
The support staffs annual
"step raise," which averages
about four percent per year, was
"frozen" or suspended for the
2006-2007 school year, and will
be reinstituted next year.
"We are losing good instruc-
tional aides to other jobs, and we
can't keep janitors," said board
president Betsy Parsons. "I hope
these raises will help alleviate
some of the turnover we've been
experiencing."
About $53,000 will need to be
added to the budget to cover the
increases, Fields said.
The 15 percent raise for the
support staff was enacted unani-
mously on a motion by Robert
Montgomery, seconded by Larry
Nail.
The remainder of the teach-
ing staff will receive the regular
annual step increase, as man-
dated by the state, along with a
statewide raise amounting to
$2,000 annually.
Project Updates
Although the Thursday night
special session was called pri-
marily to discuss the support
staff salary schedule, Supt.
Fields reported briefly on the
progress of several district
projects.
He stated that bids for metal
siding are being sought to cover
the outside of a portable building
that was recently moved onto the
secondary campus just north of
the tennis courts.
When completed, the build-
ing will house some of the ad-
ministrative offices.
The superintendent also said
that "things are starting to fall
into place" to begin renovation
of the old field house at the foot-'
ball field into a concession stand.
It was suggested that com--
memorative stones be sold to
help fund the project, possibly
bearing the names and num-
bers of former Albany football'
players.
Commodities to be distributed
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Any Shackelford County resi-
dents interested in receiving bi-
monthly commodities need to
make sure their applications are
on file at the Courthouse before
the end of this week.
The next distribution date is
next Thursday, August 10, and
those without the required ap-
plications will not be allowed to
pick up their foods.
The paperwork can be picked
up on the first floor of the Court-
house at the tax office window,
according to Jeannie Balliew,
who helps coordinate the pro-
gram for the county.
Moran commodities partici-
pants can pick up a form at Mo-
ran City Hall from 8:00 a.m. to
12:00 noon on weekdays.
The completed forms can be
turned in at the Courthouse or
Moran City Hall, or by faxing
them to 762-3966.
For more information about
the commodities program, con-
tact Twyla Harris, Sherry Enloe
or Balliew at the Courthouse,
762-2232.
Eligibility Requirements
The chart below provides the
income limits for households
applying to participate in the
Texas Commodity Assistance
Program.
Gross income is used to deter-
mine eligibility, except for farm-
ers and self-employed house-
holds who can qualify based on
net income (total income mimW
expenses). r[T
Also, a family that expeyirs
ences unexpected and unavoid-,
able expenses may qualify for;
temporary, emergency food ai^
sistance without regard to th§
household's regular gross or npt
income.
income guidelines
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Household Size
Annual
Monthly
1
$16,613
$1,385
2
$22,422
$1,869
3
$28,231
$2,35$
4
$34,040
$2,837
5
$39,849
$3,321
6
$45,658
$3,805
7
$51,467
$4,289.
8
$57,276
$4,773
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Blood drive scheduled Aug. 10
A community blood drive will
take place on Thursday, August
10. The Meek Blood Center
bloodmobile will be at First Bap-
tist Church from 1:00 p.m until
6:00 p.m. Those who donated
blood on June 15 will be eligible
to give blood at the drive. Thirty
pints of lifesaving blood were
donated on May 15.
'The blood supply is very low,
with less than a one-day supply
on the shelf at this time," said
Frances Baker, donor recruiter.
"Blood usage doesn't stop be-
cause of vacations and holidays.
The need for blood is constant.'
"It is our responsibility to have
the right type and quantity of
blood available for the patients
in the 17 hospitals served by
Meek Blood Center," Baker con-
tinued.
Blood donors must be at least
17 years old and weigh a mini-
mum of 110 pounds and in good
health. Those who have eligibil-
ity questions may call Meek
Blood Center at 325-670-2798
or visit the website at www. meek
bloodcenter.org.
Donors will receive their
choice of either a cap or a T-shirt
and a total cholesterol test. Cho-
lesterol results are available
three days after the blood drive.
TEMPERATURES
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July 26 -
August 1
7-30 102
74
DATE HIGH
LOW PREC.
7-31 102
75
7-26
100
70
8-1 103
77
7-27
103
72
August total
.00
7-28
103
77
Year to date
13.54
7-29
100
75
Here beneatk the western sun,
I know <at last my cjuest is done
Reilly Nail s cjuest is done, but kis vision will live on.
Tk ank^you foryour love, caring and
support ol our lamily over tke last tkree weeks.
Tk e people ol Albany are tke best.
Love to all....
Diana Nail, Jeremy, Hmily & Buolty,
Ronnie & Beclcy N ail, Larry Nail
Jamie & Cheryl N ai isy ar M.errifield, L ezie Davis
& Sara Powell
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