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Still $9,500 away from the $35,000 goal
for 2011, the Albany Chest campaign is
nearing its Dec. 31 deadline.
The Lions and Lady Lions are taking a
few days off for Christmas, but will be
back in action next week.
See story\ pg. 2A
See story, pg. 1AA
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The 2011 Christmas section
-featuring greetings from
local and area businesses
and families.
Post office to
close Monday
With the biggest Christ-
mas mailing day behind,
and post office lines begin-
ning to shorten, the Albany
Post Office will maintain
regular hours through the
rest of this week.
There will be no mail
service on Monday, Dec. 26.
Regular hours begin
weekdays at 8:00 a.m. The
office closes from 11:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for
lunch. The window closes
at 4:00 p.m.
Chamber
cancelled
There will be no Cham-
ber of Commerce luncheon
on Friday, Dec. 23, with
meeting resuming the fol-
lowing Friday, Dec. 30 at
the Icehouse.
On Friday, Jan.6, the
12:00 noon meetings move
to Fort Griffin General
Merchandise Restaurant.
For information about
the regular Chamber lun-
cheons or other Chamber
activities, call 762-2525.
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Terrell to retire at end of school year
♦ Search to begin
after holiday break
By Melinda L. Lucas
Albany principal Tommy
Terrell announced his retire-
ment in an otherwise routine
meeting on Monday night,
Dec. 19.
Terrell, who has been prin-
cipal at Albany Junior/Senior
High School for the past 11
years, told school board mem-
bers during a closed session
that he plans to retire when his
current contract ends in June.
According to superintendent
Shane Fields, Terrell made
the decision to make the an-
nouncement now rather than
later in the school year to give
the district more time to find a
replacement.
Fields said that the job will
be posted after the Christmas
break, although there has al-.
ready been some interest shown
and he expects a fairly large
number of applicants.
“We feel that there will be
quite a bit of interest due to
our success and the district’s
reputation,” he commented.
The Campus Improvement
Committee will begin the pro-
cess of interviewing candidates
as soon as possible, Fields said.
“We’re looking for someone
with experience and knowledge
in both administration and
technology, with a background
in classroom instruction,” he
continued. “We also want a
high energy individual who
will be fully involved in the
community.”
Finalists will be presented
to the board with the hope of
having someone in place before
the end of the school year.
‘We’re hopeful that our new
principal, if it is someone from
another district, will be able
to work with Tommy at least a
couple of days a week for awhile
before Tommy leaves,” said the
superintendent.
Terrell informed the staff of
his decision at a brief meeting
before the school day started
on Tuesday, Dec. 20.
His resignation was ac-
cepted with regrets Monday
night on a motion by Robert
Montgomery, seconded by Clint
Bumguardner.
Term Changes?
AISD trustees discussed the
possibility of changing board
terms from three years to four
should the election date change
from May to November, as has
recently been authorized by the
state legislature.
District elections would
(See School, pg. 8A)
— Starring Role—
Donnie Lucas / Albany News
The child in the manger played the starring role in most children's Christmas mu-
sicals performed around the community during the past week, including the one
presented at First Baptist Church on Sunday morning.
Wagman, Russell
sign up for places
on primary ballot
By Kathryn Stapp
With the extended filing deadline
ending Monday, Dec. 19, two additional
Republican candidates placed their
names on the ballot for local elected
positions, resulting in several contested
local races.
Ron Wagman, criminal investigator
with the office of the Texas Inspector
General, has challenged incumbent
Sheriff Ed Miller.
Former Albany city manager Bobby
Russell has filed for the Precinct 3 com-
missioner seat, facing Lanham Martin
and Ricky Pete Jones. Incumbent
Jimmy Brooks announced his retire-
ment last month.
Shackelford County Precinct 1 in-
cumbent David Everett, current Pre-
cinct 1 commissioner will face challenger
Steve Riley in the April Republican
primary.
Anson attorney Joe Ed Boaz has
filed as a Republican for the District
Attorney position currently held by
Billy John Edwards. Edwards did not
file for reelection.
Incumbent County Attorney Colton
Johnson has filed for reelection as has
Constable Creig Sherrin.
Lynne Teinert is the Republican
County Chair, and Kathryn Stapp fills
the Democratic County Chairman role.
Primary Update
Friday, the Texas Democratic Party
(TDP) and the Republican Party ofTexas
(RPT) issued a statement announcing
that the two parties have submitted
a joint agreed proposal on the 2012
General Primary Election to the U.S.
(See Filings, pg. 8A)
MMPC to dish out lunch
♦ Christmas feast
open to everyone
By Kathryn Stapp
The third annual Christmas
Feast will be held Sunday, Dec.
25 from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. at the
Matthews Memorial Presbyte-
rian Church fellowship hall.
According to organizer Nick-
ie Leveridge, the dinner is free
to the public, and everyone is
welcome.
We considered last year’s
dinner a big success,” Leveridge
said. “There were local resi-
dents, travellers, law enforce-
ment and EMT’s who joined us,
and that was a blessing.”
The event is a project of the
missions and evangelism team
of the church, and came about
in December 2009 as a result
of the group’s involvement in
delivery of Vittles by Vehicles.
‘When we discovered that
Vittles wasn’t delivering
Christmas Day, we decided
to cook and deliver for those
people,” said Leveridge. “Then
(See Feast, pg. 8A)
Melinda Lucas / Albany News
Johnny Jimenez (I) helps Michael Leveridge (r) unload several box-,
es of tenderloins in preparation for Sunday's feast. This is the third
year for the Christmas Day lunch, which is open to everyone.
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