The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 1998 Page: 5 of 16
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>Y, April 23, 1998
The Albany News
Page 5-A
Memberships continue to add up
With slightly over one week
Heft before the 1998 member-
iship sampler, Fort Griffin Fan-
idangle office secretary Lisa
Sanders reports that member-
ship forms are still being pro-
cessed daily.
i "We have a record number of
gold patrons this year and a
platinum patron for the first
Itime ever," related Sanders.
"There are lots of new people
who have never joined before
and quite a few out-of-town
meipbers, as well as local sup-
porters."
She added that ticket sales
are "great," with only one more
week that the sales are limited
to just members of the Fort Grif-
fin Fandangle Association.
Tickets go on sale to the gen-
eral public on May 1, so anyone
wanting an early shot at tickets
to this year's 60th anniversary
performances will need to get
the membership forms back to
Sanders and her staff as soon as
possible.
Although plenty of good seats
are still available, all of the box
seats for the final Saturday per-
formance have already been
Bold, and tickets are also lim-
ited for the parade night perfor-
mance on June 25.
"We have a full folder of ticket
orders for pon-members just
waiting to be pulled on May 1,"
said the secretary. "They've been
accuniulatingsince last July and
will be processed in the order
they were received. It really
would be better for all members
if they got all requests to us
before then.
This year's bummer shows
will be produced on June 18-20
arid June 25-27, with the mem-
bership sampler just one week
away on May 2.
The membership sampler,
which will be held at the Prairie
Theater next Saturday .flight, is
another incentive to join the
Fandangle association. All
members are invited to the pro-
duction preview that usually
runs about 45 minutes.
Fandangle director Betsy
Parsons is planning a fast-paced
show that will feature "Vintage
Fandangle" numbers, as will the
longer summer show. A lot of
Fandangle favorites will be pre-
sented as a part of the 60th
anniversary of the local outdoor
musical.
Several special reunion ac-
tivities are being planned for
those why performed in the first
two Fandangles in 1938 and
1989, according to Sanders, in-
cluding a reunion reception on
parade day and a float in the
parade. The reception will be-
gin at 2:00 p.m. on June 25 at
the Aztec Theater.
N LOCAL ELECTIONS
Early voting to
Only a few local residents took
advantage of the first Week of
early voting in school and city
elections, although the turnout
for the May 2 elections is ex-
pected to be fairly heavy.
Albany citizens, as well as
others within the Albany school
district, will still have the op-
jaoi tun.ity to vote early through
next Tuesday, April 28:
Voters may cast their ballots
at the Albany ISD super
intendent's office for the three
school races, and at Albany City
1 tall for the council positions.
Farly voting is taking place dur-
ing regular business hours in
those offices.
On the regular election day,
May 2, the City Hall will con-
t jjiue to be the voting site for the
council election, with the school
election taking place at the Al-
bany Visitors Center (Depot).
The polls will be open from
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Satur:
day, May 2. Three seats On the
Albany school board and three
positions on the Albany city
council will be filled.
There will be no elections for
the Moran school, City of Moran
or the Shackelford County Hos-
pital District because the races
are not contested.
Positions up for election on
the Albany school board this
year include Place 5 currently
held by Herb Hawkins, Place 6
held by Prissy Harvick, and
Place 7 held by Betsy Parsons.
Incumbents Hawkins and
, .Parsons have both filed far re r.
election, and both will face chal-
lengers at the polls.
Candidates for Place 5 are
Hawkins, Carl Lucas and former
AISD trustee David Schkade.
Vying for Place 6 are Pain
Davis, Don Hare and Handy
Parrott. Harvick chose not to
run for re-election.
On the ballot for Place 7 are
Parsons and former trustee John
Tate.
In the city race, Albany citi
zens will vote to fill three expir-
ing councilmen seats currently
liehl by Mike Cotter, Bonnie
Kitchens and Richard Wilson.
Cotter is the only incumbent
who filed for re-election and will
lace three other candidates in
the at-large election, including
former councilman Bob Davis,
Ed Tackett and W.J. Whitt.
Trail ride brings in $16,600
Proceeds from the biannual
Trail Bide for Rehab held April
17-18 totaled a little over
$ If ,600 for the WestTexas Re-
habilitation Center in Abilene.
The spring ride, whicji was held
on the Matthews Ranch, at-
tracted ('lose to 300 riders.
Volunteer Trail Bide chair-
men were Kelly Gill, MacSayles
and Thomas llicks, with enter-
tainment provided by Jean
Prescott.
. The route covered a number
of historic sites on the legend
ary ranch, anil included a Sun-
day morning worship serviceled
by the Rev. George Bandall of
Breckenridge.
Expenses for the event were
underwritten by Lawrence Hall
Chevrolet, with assistance from
Allied Stalling Group, Abilene
Peterbilt and Banting Inc.
To sign up for future trail
riiles, contact'John Thomas in
Abilene at 703-3508. The Pitch-
fork Ranch near Guthrie has
volunteered to host the fall trail
ride.
Summary of CRC March Services
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• W£ink! Wall heis he|(an this month on I iresdays
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These service! are Available because 6f your com, 'buttons
Sanders is requesting that
original cast members call or
write to reserve their spots on
the float, as well as better en-:
able Fandangle board members
to plan for the reception. The
association received a "huge re-
sponse" from letters sent to all
knowncast members ofthe 1938
and 1939 shows, but there are
still some addresses missing
from the list
Membership Information
Persons donating $1,000 or
more to the Fandangle Associa-
tion will be recognized as gold
patrons, while those who do-
nate $500 are designated as sil-
ver patrons.
Regular patron memberships
are available for $125 or more.
All three patron member-
ships will be recognized in the
souvenir program for the six
summer shows.
Patron members also receive
special parking permits which
entitle them to reserved park-
ing at the Prairie Theater.
Longhorn memberships in
the Fandantfle Association can
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be obtained for a contribution of
$25 or more, and pioneer mem-
berships, available to persons
65 and older, are $10.
For more information about
Fandangle membership, call the
Fandangle office at 762-3838 or
762-2525.
Rehearsal Schedule
Parsons said Tuesday that
several extra rehearsals have
been scheduled in order to pre-
pare for the May 2 membership
sampler.
Sampler cast members will
meet as usual this Thursday,
April 23 at the Prairie Theater.
Rehearsals are alpo sched
uled for next Tuesday, April 28,
Thursday, April 30 and Friday,
May 1. All practices will begin
at 8:00 p.m.: and Parsons asked
that cast members be prompt so
that they can start on time.
She also mentioned that chil-
dren who are involved in TAAS
tests on Wednesday, April 29
are not required to come to the
Tuesday night rehearsal. "But
we need all the adults and teen-
agers," she emphasized.
The director cautioned par-
ticipants to watch for snakes at
the theater and suggested that
they bring a flashlight until the
backstage lights are connected.
Cast members will take a
week off after the sampler, but
rehearsals for the summer
shows will start with huppi hi
and square dancing on Wednes-
day, May 13, beginning at 8:00
p.m. at the theater. A general
rehearsal will follow on the next
night, also at 8:00 p.m. at the
theater.
our
children...
My primary focus is c hildren -
they're the way I make my living. For
most of my waking hours, 1 am
involved with children
■
I feel fortunate to know most <>l your children, and because
. of this, I have an intense desire to see thai they arc given
every advantage available to them through oni schools.
The greatest rewards in life may be found not in personal
accomplishments, but those thai come by helping a child
• reach an "unattainable" goal. The glow ol success on thai
child's face is a reward that serves as ihe inspiration (<> help
yet another...and then another.
Our children are our most valuable assets and should be
regarded as such not only by then
own parents, but by everyone
bet ausc lliey are the HlTllRli. The
way they are educated will
II re elected, 1 will try to
represent each one til you
and make your voices heard
Please Vote Saturday, May 2
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Parsons
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