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May 30, 2012 Issue
Front Page
Unofficial results are in from last night’s election. Runoffs will be held for the 33rd Judicial District between Wiley “Sonny” McAfee and Angela Dowdle. Angela garnered the most votes in Burnet County, with 38.90% over McAfee’s 35.67%, however McAfee took Llano County with 43.27% of the vote and Blanco County with 38.02%.
Allan Garrett beat out Richard Davis in the race for 33rd Judicial District Judge.
The date for the runoff election will be July 31.
In the race for Llano County C ...
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The 77th Annual Llano County Rodeo Parade, sponsored by the Llano Chamber of Commerce, will be held Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 at 10:00AM. The route will progress from West Llano Street down Ford Street, turn onto West Main and around the Courthouse Square. Additional sponsors include Stripes and Ratliff Chevrolet.
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The Prairie Mountain Schoolhouse bell was stolen from its stand beside the schoolhouse last week. The bell was attached to the schoolhouse porch ceiling when the schoolhouse was built in 1924 and was used to call the students to class until the school was closed in 1948. The building has been used as a community center since that time.
The school building has been renovated throughout the years and the bell was displayed on a pole beside the schoolhouse.
Visitors enjoyed viewing the bell and ...
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By Debbie Engler, UIL Academic Coordinator and Spelling Coach
The Llano High School Spelling and Vocabulary Team took top honors at the UIL Academic State Tournament last Tuesday, May 22, as well as one of their teammates placed first individually. Leading Llano to the State Championship was freshman Kasey Hairston who won first place and a gold medal. Finishing in fourth place was junior Drew Buttery, and just a few words behind were teammates sophomore Necille Nunez and freshman Sterling Owen.
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John and Amy Ackley of Centerville, Texas are proud to announce the arrival of their son, Lee Edward. Lee was born Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 6:43 pm at the College Station Medical Center. He weighed 8 lbs. 8 oz. and was 20 ¾ inches long. Lee was welcomed by grandparents Walter and Geneva Bass of Cedar Park, Texas and Charles ‘Boddy’ and Delores Ackley of Centerville, Texas.
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Graduation for the 2012 Highland Lakes Master Gardener Training Class - the Year of the Monarch Butterfly”Back Row: Left to Right = Debora Moroney (Coordinator), Roy Sanchez, Trish David, Ray Buchanan (Coordinator), Lee Peterson, Bob Caruthers, Cal Harmsen, Kate Fusselman Middle Row: Left to Right = Mitzi Reneau, Marla Leeper, Melissa Duckworth, Terri Behrmann, Patty Harmsen Front Row: Left to Right = Lorraine Fletcher, Carolyn Kennedy, Noveleen Parker, Quanah Green, Janice Hulsey, Diane Axte ...
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Many people are still unfamiliar with the concept of a 3 Dimensional Printer. Most of us are familiar with the idea of a personal printer that we hook up to our computer to print documents or pictures on paper (2 Dimensional). How can a printer produce real objects that we hold in our hand, or components that we can use to repair or build equipment?
“Llano ISD is working to make sure students are ready for the future by training students on how use 3D printing technology” says Jim Beasley, ...
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A work party from 8am to noon, June 6 (or so) is scheduled to pull up the flooring. We will be salvaging what we can of the tongue and groove boards. The point is to expose the substructure of the building so that contractors can bid on the 32 piers that need to be installed.
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The June 19 meeting of the Hill Country CattleWomen will be held at the Wild Seed Farms located between Fredericksburg and Stonewall on US Hwy 290 E.
This meeting is being hosted by the Executive Board, and social hour will begin at 10:00 am with the meeting to begin at 10:30 with lunch to follow.
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It’s a tradition – watch the parade and have barbecue lunch on the square! Each year the Annual Boy Scout Barbecue accompanies the rodeo parade. It’s the only fundraiser for the local troop.
Tickets are $8.00 from a scout in advance; after the parade tickets are available on the square for $9.00.
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Minna Ann Thorington Relaford, 89, departed this life Tuesday, May 23, 2012, at Wood Dale nursing home in Dalton, GA.
Ann was born June 7, 1922 in Birmingham, Alabama, a daughter to the late Binnie Ruth Thorington and Fletcher Thorington. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband of 63 years, Earnest Riley Relaford; infant son Earnest Riley Relaford, Jr.; brother, Dr.
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Don L. Holland of Tow, Texas passed away Friday, May 25, 2012 in Llano, Texas at the age of 73. He was born to Survella (Dean) and Sid Holland November 4, 1938 in Rotan, Texas. He married Sara Nuttall on May 24, 1981 in Tucson, Arizona.
Don moved to Tow in 1993 coming from Round Rock.
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Harold E. McAda, 79 of Llano, Texas passed away Monday, May 21, 2012. He was born November 21, 1932 to Arthur McAda and Martha (Buth) McAda in Lockney, Texas. Harold had been a resident of Llano, Texas since 1983 coming from Copperas Cove, Texas. He married June Carolyn Drake July 2, 1955 in Clark County Indiana, she preceded him in death January 17, 1998, he was also preceded in death by his parents, one brother and three sisters.
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Miles B. Bragg, 102 of Tow, Texas passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012. He was born October 10, 1909 to Jim Bragg and Macie (Tumlinson) Bragg in Lone Grove, Texas. Miles had been a lifelong resident of Tow, Texas and was the trustee of the Tow Cemetery Association, a member of the Babyhead Cemetery Association and a retired deacon of the Tow First Baptist Church.
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Edith Mary Whitt, 93, of Tow passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Edith was born on May 9, 1919 in Bexar County, Texas to Emil and Minerva (Givens) Divin. She married David Bernard Whitt on November 28, 1934.
Edith ranched with her husband in the Liberty Hill, Texas and Bertram, Texas areas and retired to Tow, Texas. She hunted for her family’s dinner, bailed hay, attended to hogs, mended fences and was a rancher’s wife.
Edith is survived by her daughter-in-law, Peggy Whitt, of Tow, Te ...
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Gwendolyn Kay Sheehan Oliver, 90 of Amarillo, passed away on May 24, 2012. Gwen was born on November 20, 1921 in New Castle, Texas to Harry Curran and Maude Burdick Sheehan. As a child, she moved to Eastland County, Texas. She graduated from Pioneer High School. Gwen married William H.
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Sylvia Yvonne Gordon -Jones, better known to friends and family as Susie Jones, 69, of Llano, Texas formerly of Gordon, Texas passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012. She was born June 8, 1942 to Lee Roy Gordon and Beatris (Williams) Gordon in Tarrant County. Susie married Larry Jones on March 7, 1969 in Ozona, Texas; he preceded her in death on May 22, 2003.
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Dear Editor:
The various clubs and organizations in Llano and surrounding areas fry catfish as a money-raising event. Do we know that the catfish is raised in America or in some cesspool in China or Indonesia? The salesman will say “You’re trying to make money and I can sell you a box of fish for $5.00 less than American-raised fish”.
Let’s get behind this and proudly tell your guests that this is “American Catfish” not fish from some foreign sewer.
Paul Paxton
Llano, Texas
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The Llano Tea Party will host the Honorable Talmadge Heflin, Director, Center of Fiscal Policy, Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) as Guest Speaker at the June 7 dinner meeting. The Texas State Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 will be discussed. This Budget is fraught with major issues affecting all Texans.
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Boys and girls will have more than a place to go this summer, they’ll have a way to be fit and have fun, too.
Hill Country Memorial Wellness Center will offer a different activity each week for kids ages five through 12 during the Fit Kids Summer Sports and Fitness Day Camp 2012 at Lady Bird Johnson Park.
The camp runs 7:30 a.m.
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If Terry Wootan polled 21 of his customers at Cooper’s Barbecue, and 11 said the brisket was decent, he wouldn’t be too happy. But if his Quarter Horse, Llano Teller, won 11 of 21 races, he’d be rather excited about the career of the four-year-old.
“Teller broke out on top and cruised to a win,” Wootan related, concerning his Texas-bred speedster, which captured the $100,530 Bank of America Remington Championship Challenge, May 6, in Oklahoma City.
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Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers leads the American League in home runs and runs batted in. He and Paul Konerko of the White Sox are close in batting average, because Kornerko hasn’t made an out since people learned Mitt was someone’s first name.
If Hamilton finishes first in all three offensive categories (AL only), he’ll win the Triple Crown, one of the greatest achievements in the history of sports.
Since 1900, 11 men have won the Crown 13 times.
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Action may speak louder than words, but Heide Forrister and Margaret Anderson will call on both elements in college this fall. Heide enrolls at Abilene Christian University, and Margaret heads to Texas Lutheran in Seguin—and both will be cheerleaders after being captains in Llano.
“I tried out in April,” Forrister related, “and we did a cheer, a chant, the fight song, tumbling, and stunts, and I was chosen to join the squad.” She’s been cheerleading since the seventh grade.
“I s ...
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BURNET/GATESVILLE—It wasn’t a great night at the home of the Bulldogs—too often the case—but not a bad one, as the Llano 7-on-7 group won one game and lost two, May 24.
Two days later in Gatesville, winning one of the most thrilling contests this casual sport can produce, the record was reversed making it a respectable three up, three down ledger.
There were positive signs and comments.
“I think we’re doing pretty good this early,” Wil Siegenthaler said.
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Mike Crumpler, Sr. of the cutting horse operation Crumpler Training Stables in Llano, is the trainer of a team of local youth cutters, who have become a force to be reckoned with in their continued success at cuttings across the state of Texas this year!
Senior youth cutters Justin Hagle and Sarah Culpepper, both students of Llano High, are in the Top 5 in the High School Rodeo standings, Region 5.
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First of all I would like to express our appreciation to Promote Llano, all the sponsors and volunteers that made the 2nd Annual Blue Bell Bluegrass Classic Car Show such a huge success.
The Chamber was the proud sponsor of the “Taste of Llano” which kicked off the weekend events with tasty delights from many local restaurants and caterers.
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School’s out for summer and the Llano and Kingsland Libraries have a great way for you to fill some of those long, hot, “I’m bored”, summer days – and it will get your kids reading too! Make plans to attend the Summer Reading Program at your library!
The Llano Library will kick-off the summer with a visit from Lucas Miller, “The Singing Zoologist”, on Thursday, June 7 at 2:00 p.m.
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