Many adults and youth from Packsaddle Fellowship, Kingsland, participated in a baptism in Lake LBJ on April 25. The believers made professions for Christ before 150 people to tell others of their acceptance of Jesus Christ’s death on the cross for their salvation for eternal life. There were 17 baptized, 14 youth and 3 adults.

The Llano High School Class of 1962 and classmates celebrated their 50th Reunion April 27-29 with several events. A meet and greet on Friday, April 27, kicked off the weekend at the Badu House. Owners Stan and Karolina Venable provided us with a perfect venue to come together and get re-acquainted.

Grace Episcopal Church, Llano, under the leadership of Master Gardener, Judy Waddell, initiated a new Sunday school venture.　 The young attendees of Grace Church Sunday school and their teacher, Kendrah McDonald (with the help of caring parishioners) began Lent with a spring garden in the newly renovated children’s play area.　 The decision was made to build a raised bed for their garden.　 Bill Lipscombe chipped in with his carpentry skills and built the frame for the rais ...

This year’s United States Postal Service Food Drive was a huge success in Llano. Llano postal customers donated approximately 1200 pounds of food. Each year, postal carriers leave a brown paper bag for each customer to fill up and leave at their mail box. The carrier then picks up the bag on their regualr route.

Classic and antique car enthusiasts will want to be in Llano Memorial Day Weekend. As part of the 2nd Annual Blue Bell/Bluegrass Festival there will be plenty of the vintage wheels cruising around town. For car owners, a Poker Run has been scheduled for Saturday from 11am till 3pm. Those completing the scavenger hunt will be placed in a drawing for a gigantic gift basket.

Llano County Attorney, Cheryll Mabray, announces that newly revised Hot Check Packets are now available in the Llano County Courthouse. The County Attorney’s office provides services for merchants through its check collection division. Mrs. Mabray’s staff of Assistant County Attorney, Linda Bayless, Linda Poe, Katie Garnett, Abbie Painter, Beverly Gatliff and Gaylene Simpson does everything legally possible to collect restitution for victims of theft by check. The ...

Llano’s City Manager and City Council held a Town Hall Meeting on May 5 and invited the public to participate in the discussion of the future of Llano’s water. At the meeting City Manager Finley deGraffenried gave an overview of 7 water projects currently under Council consideration which would increase Llano’s water availability.

It’s almost time for the Lakeshore Library’s Annual Book & Bake Sale! This is your opportunity to add some great new books to your personal library while helping raise money for the library! And if you need to make room for new books, the library is currently taking donations of gently used books, movies and audio books that can be added to the sale. The sale will kick off with the popular “Friends Only” afternoon on Thursday, May 24 from 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Entry Forms/Parade Applications for the 77th Annual Llano County Rodeo Parade to be held Saturday, June 2, at 10:00 a.m. are available at the Llano Chamber of Commerce, Llano Feed & Supply, and at www.llano chamber.org. Ribbons will be awarded for 1st-2nd-3rd places for Horse Individuals (Horse & Rider), Horse Groups, Commercial and Non-Commercial Floats, Cars & Trucks, Tractors, and Marching Groups!!! Decorate a float, car or conver ...

Motorists who refuse to wear their seat belts – beware. The 2012 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization kicks off May 21 to help save lives by cracking down on those who don’t buckle up. The Llano County Sheriff’s Office According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2010 nationally, 61 percent of the 10,647 passenger vehicle occupants who were killed in moto ...

Clarence Alford Biddy, 76, of Burnet, Texas passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012. He was born August 11, 1935 to Dan Biddy and Lilly (Waldrope) Biddy in Lampasas, Texas. On September 12, 1964 Clarence married Shirley Hart in Lometa, Texas. Mr. Biddy lived most of his life in Burnet County; he was a boxer and loved boxing and playing pool.

Darlene Clara Davis, 82, of Kingsland, passed away, May 12, 2012. She was born to Nicholas and Clara (Franger) Tschirhart on August 26, 1929 in San Antonio, Texas.　 Mrs. Davis was a member of　the Ladies Club, Lady Knights of　 Columbus, volunteered at nursing homes, delivered Meals of Wheels, delivered Communion and loved the Aqua Boom parade.

Joyce Jerrenne Schneider, 89, of Tow, passed away Friday, May 11, 2012. Joyce was born on August 02, 1922 in Pearl, Texas to Gilbert and Wannie White. Joyce had one brother, Waymon C. White, and one sister, Theda "Sis" Word. She married W.J. "Duber" Alexander and moved to Tow in December 1941.

The second Sunday in May was officially proclaimed “Mother’s Day” by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914. Most families honor the women in their families with a special card or gift, often accompanied by a special meal. Statistics show there are more phone calls on Mother’s Day than any other day of the year.

Dear Editor, I believe our country is in serious trouble! It seems we are being attacked politically, financially and spiritually at the same time. To compound this, Americans in general have been lured into a sense of apathy (not interested), or I can’t do anything about it attitude, especially about the state of our country. We can take back our country from corrupt or self serving politicians, but we must get out of the apathetic mindset a ...

The 77th Annual Llano Co. Rodeo will take place in the new covered arena at the Llano Events Center on Friday & Saturday, June 1st & 2nd. The rodeo parade is scheduled for Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Applications for the parade are available at the Chamber of Commerce or on our website.

Rain showers in the early part of 2012 helped make Central Texas green again, but the drought that depleted the Highland Lakes last year is far from over. With the weather heating up again, LCRA encourages Central Texans to continue to use water as wisely as possible. Last summer's blistering heat may be a memory, but, unfortunately, the drought is still with us,"

Texas Extension Education Association members from Llano County were recognized at the District 7 Spring Conference of TEEA in Ballinger on April 10. Elna Preston, D’Ann Green, and Betty Branham served as voting delegates. Also attending were Betty Smith, Barbara Heldridge, Bill and Rebecca Jennings, Ruth Hopson, and Marilyn Hale, County Extension Agent – FCS.

AUSTIN—Someone told me recently I shouldn’t whine so much when Llano or a Jacket athlete does a good job and loses or finishes second or third. Good efforts, good games can happen even for the team or person who doesn’t win. With that philosophy as our co-pilot, I can tell you with no fear of flunking a polygraph exam, Marcos Vallejo ran a splendid 3200-meter race in the Class 3A state championships, May 11.

HORSESHOE BAY—Billy Tubbs, one of the most successful college coaches in the history of basketball in the Southwest, ran up-tempo teams and delivered an up-tempo speech, May 9, to the Horseshoe Bay Sports Club. “We took pride in the fact we were in better physical shape than the other guys,” Tubbs said.

Two pitchers, one from each major league, recently made residents of the Twilight Zone appear to show more intelligence than a class at Harvard. Closer down Mariano Rivera, the greatest relief pitcher in the modern era of one-inning artists, has had to hang up, for now, the greatest number in baseball history: 42. Rivera of the Yankees was shagging fly balls before a May 3 game in Kansas City, when he tripped between the outfield grass and the warning track and injured his knee.