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August 15, 2012 Issue
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Concerned with the proposed cut in the county budget for the Llano County Library System, the courtroom was packed with Llano County citizens Monday morning. Rumors of the County shutting down the libraries were rampant, and a number of concerned citizens attended the August 13 meeting.
Supporters of the libraries in Llano County urged commissioners to find a way to keep the libraries in Llano, Kingsland, and Buchanan Dam open full time, following the news that the Court had cut the budget, re ...
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All three volunteer advocates will accept cases to advocate on behalf of abused and neglected children.
CASA is a non-profit organization that speaks up for the best interest of abused and neglected children in Blanco, Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, and San Saba counties. Since its inception 20-years ago, CASA for the Highland Lakes Area has served over 1750 abused and neglected children; and in calendar year 2011, its 97 volunteers served over 245 abused and neglected children.
CASA is currently a ...
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The September 18, 2012 meeting of the Hill Country CattleWomen will be hosted by the Fredericksburg/Harper Area members. The meeting will be held at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, located on the corner of San Antonio Street and Highway 16 South, (South Adams) in Fredericksburg.
The Social will begin at 10:00 am, with the meeting, guest speaker and lunch to follow.
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The T.J. Smith, The Voices in My Head Tour, has been cancelled for this Saturday, but T.J. will return to Llano September 29…in the meantime, we’ll have a full week-end of entertainment instead with the PG-13 rated The Dark Knight Rises! Friends of the Red Top Jail will be working concessions for this movie showing on Friday, August 17th, at 7:30 p.m.
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Youth who are interested in the 4-H shooting sports program must attend two upcoming safety classes in order to participate during the 2012-2103 4-H year. These mandatory classes will be offered at 3:30 p.m. on September 9 and September 16 at the Llano County Texas AgriLife Extension meeting room, located at 1447 E.
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While researching and writing a book on crime and justice, I was surprised to learn that two-thirds of those in prison had full time jobs at the time of their arrests.
These people, now barred from the simple pleasure of walking down the street, had not been the victims of unemployment or bad economic conditions; they had lost their freedom because they had not been content with what they had and were willing to break the law to get more.
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Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve the proposed tax rate for the coming year on Monday.
Currently, the tax rate is $ .299800 per $100 of taxable value. The effective rate is $ .298586.
The proposed rate is $ .308000, which will raise taxes essentially by a penny.
The increase will mean that on average, homeowners will see around a $15 hike in their tax bill for the year.
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Elizabeth C. Oexner, 93, of Llano, Texas formerly of Port Washington, New York passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2012. She was born November 1, 1918 in Flushing, New York. Elizabeth married Edward W. Oexner in New York in 1938. He preceded her in death. She is also preceded in death by her son, William and daughter, Joanne, sister, Dorothy Desborough, and brother.
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On August 11, 2012, Fairys Walker Sanders of Llano, Texas passed away at the age of 94 at the Christian Care Center in Mesquite, Texas. Born on June 19, 1918 to T.C. and Mildred Park Walker in Moran, Texas, Fairys grew up in Dallas and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and North Texas Agricultural College (now the University of Texas at Arlington).
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Kathrine Jean Wisdom, 60, a lifetime resident of Llano, Texas passed away Thursday, August 9, 2012. She was born May 5, 1952 to Robbie June (Sprouse) Fisher and Charles Roland Fisher in Artesia, New Mexico. Kathrine enjoyed going fishing and camping but most of all she loved her grandchildren. Her parents preceded her in death.
Survivors include her daughters, Shena June Sides of Dalhart, Texas, Rachel Lorrine Garcia of Llano, Texas and Atlanta Lee Martinez of Llano, Texas; son, Joseph Moore S ...
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Robert (Bob) Wayne Bradfield, 57 of Manvel, Texas passed away Monday, August 6, 2012. He was born November 25, 1954 to Mary Louise (Bartels) Bradfield and Jack S. Bradfield, Sr. in Groton, Connecticut. Bob was raised in Tow, Texas and attended school in Burnet, Texas, he was a veteran of the United States Army serving in 1973 thru 1977 he also was a hunter, fisherman, rock and coin collector.
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Teresa Ann Holder, 49 of Llano, Texas formerly of Bertram, Texas passed away Monday, August 6, 2012. She was born July 25, 1963 to Nancy (Waters) Bailey and Bill Bailey in Camden, Arkansas. Teresa was an extremely talented hairdresser and loved her calling; she also loved playing softball and was a tomboy at heart.
Survivors include her parents, Bill and Nancy Bailey of Beaumont, Texas; daughters, Erika Holder of Medina, Texas and Mallory Holder of Bertram, Texas; two sisters, Karen Cullpepper ...
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We feel that we need to share with you, as library patrons, a grave concern. We have become aware of pending Llano county budgeting that will reduce the library budget considerably. We, as Friends of the Llano County Library System, are asking for your support of our public libraries.
At this time, the proposed budget cuts will cause the libraries to be closed on Fridays and Saturdays reducing services to four days a week.
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The Commissioners Court of Llano County has landed a near crippling blow to the budget of the Llano Library System. The operating days have been reduced from 5 ½ to 4 days (Monday – Thursday). The book budget has been cut from $37,000 to $20,000 and the supply budget from $12,000 to $10,000.
I suspect that MY Commissioner, Mr.
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Llano High School Cheerleaders brought home numerous accolades from the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) summer camp they attended at Angelo State University. LHS cheerleaders earned both team awards as well as individual awards, including the coveted “Top Banana” title for demonstrating the greatest spirit and displaying their hometown traditions. This makes the fourth consecutive “Top Banana” award for LHS.
The girls competed in every category of competitions available at cam ...
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By Patti Zinsmeyer, Executive Director, Llano Chamber of Commerce
If you love to shop, Llano is your place! 90 Days of Shopping starts in September and runs through November. If you make a purchase at a participating merchant during September, October and November, your name will go in a drawing for one of five $100 gift credits to be redeemed at the local 90 Days of Shopping participating merchants.
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By Karylon Hallmark Russell
In the absence of many of Llano County's earliest records due to a courthouse fire that destroyed almost everything prior to 1880, there are few sources available to determine exactly WHO the earliest doctors in Llano County were. The most reliable sources are the United States Census records, which began in 1860 for Llano County since the county itself was not created until 1856.
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It’s hard to believe that summer is coming to an end and school is about to start again. That also means that at the libraries we shift gears a little too. Summer Reading Program is finished for another year, but regular youth programs fill the void – just perhaps not with as much of the “controlled chaos” as is generated by the larger number of children in the summer program.
The Kingsland Library will continue with the Storytime Connection programs on Wednesdays.
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