The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 30, 2000 Page: 1 of 23
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Homes for the holidays
Six local couples w ill open their homes
for the Chamber of Commerce's holiday
tour of homes scheduled on Monday
evening, Dec. 11.
See story; pg. 2
Area champions!
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Albany News
"Oldest journalistic Venture West of the Brazos"
Thursday, NovrMBfK 30, 2000, Ai bany, Texas 76430
12 Pages in 1 Section
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Work underway on courthouse restoration
By Melinda L. Lucas
Shas kelf'ord (mmtv commis
-moors met with a number of
contractors. Monday afternoon
toeffcousK Slit' courthouse r< >l«
ration, wliich i- already trhd'a
way, as well as make some con
crete decision* about several
items that were not included m
the original hid package
I )'al*- Seller* ot Phoenix ('.on
structiotV, thf company cIh>m n
to sen i' as the general contra*
tor (or the project. brought in.
..several dozen subcontractor -
Monday .to talk with comini.-
-loners
Work liar- already begun on
ilw vear-long renovation, with
workers current lv m the process
ill -tripping pailjt oilOl all the
w wdwork in the structure. as
wej.l removing ceiling tile to,
revetrf the original headboard'
CedlllKS
Ke.-torat ion and preservat ioji
i it the Shackelford t 'ount y ('onrt
•iou.se, which was completed in
! ss 1. \v111 include complete re
furhsh'ingof t lv!.' court room and
ill of the court house interior to
restore it to its original condi
turn
Thi proj- ct will also include
updat inn the ptuinbing mid ele-i
trii-.d • \.-.tents, replacing deti
•r:i rat in;: windows, m.-tnlhng a
heat ui},' and cooling svsfem.and
' bringing t he st met tire into com
phai • <• w ith federal require
nu n!- for handicap accessihil
it v
1 I;' I'M! I., liy tile work, plus
coHtmivu' • fees and the gen-
eral ctrn t rut or - portion,
amount to ,i little over $1 8
million \l>out $00.0(H) in bid
ilti rnate- wa- approved Mom
<j.i\ - hringlfigthe total closer to
s 1 9'thiihwii
I la corinty received a state
gt nit ot s 1 .TOa. 110, which w hen
(*d tn it matching cou'nt\
port i,,n. amounts to $2.00.'M90 ;
\\ > i' st di.under the budget
at tliis point-aidCounty.Judge
Ho-.- Montgomery (in Tuesday
"But invone who lias built or
remodeled a house or building
know - that things rarely go ac
(ordpg to plan, . nd we thay
need to raise -mile more local
haYdin'g '
pining the afternoon session
on Mond.iN. commissioners stud
fell the pros and can - i>f a gen
t hermal heat mgatid emtlmgss -
teiii vi i Us an updated tour |>ip<
i ll,I'll s,\ -tcni; neither ot winch
would require unsightly duct
W UI k
After lengtIn discussion, the
elf eti (1 offirial - Opt I'd t(i In>t i I'"
tin I'iiclose.d ton!' pipe chil] sy>
tein it a siimew:l'iat higher, cost
than the gen-rhi riiia! sytetn in
the origin * 1 hid
The •. .inmi.--'ti!ner- also d<
elded thai till ■■staircase dowels
-lioiild lie replaced with repro-
ductions ot the original dowels,
and that plaster should be re
moved and the walls seored
where needed Neither of these
items were included in the bid,
package
Still being considered are
stained glass windows in the
court roimijind wooden shutter,
for all the windows
"The Historical* 'ommission
did not approve c.ouhle-paned
windows, and since we' have to
go with single-pan,! we (eel that
the shutters will help with en-
ergy conservation." . x plained
Montgomery "Shutters were
original tn the cyurthouse, but
because nf tile expense, we rhay
have to wait and add them at a
latei da1'
flu adge . added that tin
count . - historical architect.
Kim Williams. hopes that the
entire court liouse project can be
■ completed by July 2001
"I'm not -are that I'm.that
opt I ill i.-tie, but oUI's the first
courthouse project ti the state
to actually get underway, and
they w ant it to be an example of
what ■ an be done with these
• hinds
The state.ha- aw a tiled $50
miHioti- ui matching grants to
Texa < 1111 III le- '(hi s yea I ;' 1 r
court liou.-i ■ rest orat ion
<)ther Business
During their regular session
on Moitdav morning Novejjiibei
21, t hecoiiimi,-s|i ,!Kir- discussed
or acted upon the following
items
• file ( ' ■ -• is !i .
phone service was dlsc •
until further nutit < A
omniendat mi. ■ ■' • ■
iff Dick Wagniatt The ;
seen very hurtled , -i
Vt-ars, lie said
• N ■ id ion ■.'. i '
cernmg roof repair t
t a I building, where
f il l's are teinpoi U
housed .
• 1 'oinit v1 'lie : i
riator Ton, liar' report
ie rec
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t son being -ulitllltt (
Tniy Fra-er aiid lit >;•.)
to rename I' M (•('• 1 v.
nates U1 Shack' Ifoi u i
hornir t he men nii wmiii If
were involved with the net Work
<«!' bah' -l ' nils ill ■ i! i'
Cold War period
• ( mint v I i i .is 11' i •1 t r,\
Knloe was 11,-1 fact' d tn nl >t:a 1: a
routine mit-ule eidit ol Me
sheriffs office ,ii ant !"■fnre
Waginar, lak.i >•!! -1 ?Ht i
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t ) t a ■ ()t
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Pa! kcll\ installs pii'i fs tnim'l IcImi Alt'ii.in's
( )lil | i I picpaics to opriijls \\ i nit t • \! hit a
Old Jail winter exhibit to open Saturday
Tfie' >ld .Jail Art < 'enter's win-
ter exhibition, ei'it it led "small."
w ill nneii this weekend with a
membership reception and din-
ner at the local museum.
The exhibit will incl ude works
by Helen Alt man. Patrick
l-'aulhaber and Fay Hooker
W'alleiic'er.and will run l)eceni
her 2 through .Januarv 2s
The t hree contem|)orary art
ist- all of whom share a Texas
hen! age, work in a small format
or uti'ize small object - as their
-uhji ' ts. acrordmgtof ).JA('edu
cation curator Kate Ferguson
\ltinan' cont ribut ions to
small' include w ire birds, which
<rni lose fou(i(f obii'i ts, and dell
cate inm il draw.ii - • real' •:
by a iMihiat lire hi. w tnr. I. on
paper
The artists laid aj'i 'ash-
Killed by hand, w ith i aelifwa''
skeleton sei^nig as a wattdim '
tile snial. object piaced insuii
whether a plM i;u-lu«'b 1 ;
whit tied -Ink n! V. ' " '
" Mounted 1 »tl- 1,11' Wall tie
birds cas' ant neat< sh idsivC
W Inch seelll to. hi . gflte!. 'hi 1'
sense . ot' isolat JOJV. - aid
Fergtlso.il
I * poi.i first inspection a
Alt man. torch ..draw mgs the
View el' recognizes t hi sillu'li' !•>
of aillliia.- sut'iras'x i «> rill.: di e:
or duck I l.ou e\ If, ailo.se! ;nnk
Wilis I-! I at ■ it
tr, pr J, ■
d imp pap. ' ■
"fluaj •• • -'
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Basket applications due next Monday
With the application forms
for the 2000 Christmas Basket
program due back m.a.litt lonver-
a week, members of ,thevAlbany
Ministerial Alliance are pa
t ieiitly waiting for cont ribut ions
to begin coming in
Application forms are avail
able at different locations all oyer
tow n. including the Community
Resource Center, Hrookshires.
. Weaver ()ates Pharmiicy. AI
bany News and all participating
cliurclves.
Those interested in the pro
gram are encouraged to coin
plete an application either for
themselves or for someone they
know as soon as possible
Fin ill's are due back by Moil
d December 1 1 and may he
returned to any of the locations
that have t he forms or to any of
the Alliance members
All forms w ill lie reviewed by
a committee to determine the
eligibility of the applicants
A donat ion box for nonperish
able food it ems has been placed
at Brookshires, and as tJlways.
nienihe'i - ot local churches are
williia' to accept and even pick
up an v it i rn- that anyone wishes
to donati
Meni ' a r\ cont i llhitors are
,, -kc.I to niad'their donations to
Alliance treasurer Don Lot
chen. i'< ) Bex a(i7, Albany1 IX
Tti l.'iO Checks shtmld be made
out to the Albany Ministerial'
Alliance with the notation that
they be usedTort lie basket pro-
gram or for toys
hoeschen comniented l ues
dav that vet \ tew'don.at ions had
been received so far As alwti vs,
it's slow at fliis 4ioint he said.
We are opt i.nustic that our good.
people will rttsporJd t" !1 s in i i J -
m tin next t\ o v. i ek-
■ Alliance pta siih ■ ' Dav
MaUoi'\ added that pick i-p eai
be. arranged tor alt ' ett - and
that te\.- v an tie lett tor pa k-Up li -
the local -'' 'ie.- thai.-'' '• '• - at. 1"
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County pecan show cancelled
For only the third time in its
22 \ car he to iy. the Shackelford
('ount'\ I'ecan- Show has been
cancelled due tiia lack of pecans
According to County Fxten
sion Agent Rocky Viiison.
drought conditions in this re
gtoil led to tile failure of t lie 2000
pecan crop
'flu is t lie t bird y ear tliat t he
e\ eiit lias been a ancelled since
its inception in 1979 In 1991.
■ thought and then lieav y rains at
the w rong tuiH' resulteil ill .a
poor harvest Twi) vears .ago, in
1-998. drought and ext rente best •
early in the summer resulted m
almost no pecans at all within
the county
This year; Vinson said that
tile prolonged drought, condi
turns stressed the trees during
. the time when nutlets should
have been forming
The lack of overall nioi-ture
was so extensive that th,e trees
(irehaving trouble surviving at
all. let alone manage to prod dee
nuts
"Fv.en with the ram we've
gotten latch ! h'-i • art s n . -
around town that wi re hot sun
are going to survive md Ueve
lost quite i tew in oti !iatais and
rural an as when 11.< \ i e not;
watered -aid Vinson
Tile ■ extension iiti'llt added
that tin county - at•• pecai
producer. Harold ( "ckrt'il, bad-
report ed that seVet a 1 nl hist ree.-'
had died t ins \ear
"There are trees around that
■■
produced'sonic nuts but over
till, there just aren't enough pe
cans to have i county show
YOU Wttcl ll/ill ::c I
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(~oai h I )etinc\ i aitr . ■ iiul. ' .: In 'tis wile
Angolynaiuithcii .se \U v. " • h< - '• • '-k thf area
championshi|> last 1 rnta\ ne. u a , nnsl t .: .ulta'i \ I his is
Faith's fourth area uitotv ilu'i his ]4 yc i ( arcrr as
Albany's head tonthall > '■» h.
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Lucas, Melinda L. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 30, 2000, newspaper, November 30, 2000; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth414997/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.